Documents the achievements, current challenges, and status of women in more than 130 countries, addressing women's issues ranging from education to violence.

There is no better way for students to learn about cultural diversity than to study the folklore and folkways of different ethnic groups.

Provides access to the stories and legends that have captivated us for generations and continue to influence film, television, literature, and popular culture. This four-volume work gathers a range of popular and obscure lore from a range of American ethnic traditions and groups the folktales by region. It also includes less familiar stories.

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Following in the curmudgeonly footsteps of One Grump or Two, The Grumpy Drivers Handbook is a celebration of all that is miserable and tedious on the road.

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A study of the rise of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature in Islam during the first six Muslim centuries. This collection of 24 essays covers the key achievements of the Muslim intellectual and cultural tradition in history, mysticism, philosophy and poetry.

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Drawing on twenty-four authorities in the field, this book combines essays on all aspects of Sufism in this period - the religious, political, philosophical, mystical, artistic, literary and historical.

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This collection examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the 12th to the 15th centuries. It includes essays on Rumi's poetry and imagery; Sufi music and the idea of ecstacy; sainthood and Neoplatonism; and comparative metaphysics and literature

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The creator of Yale University's popular "Genius Course" examines how fourteen key habits of genius, from curiosity and creative maladjustment to rebelliousness and obsession, have been effectively demonstrated by history's most influential and change-promoting intellectuals.

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The epic story of how humans evolved from intimate chimp communities into a world-dominating species.

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Why does the city of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy feature one of the best public systems of early education in the world This book documents the comprehensive and innovative approach that utilizes the "hundred languages of children" to support their well-being and foster their intellectual development.

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The producer of "The Rachel Maddow Show" reveals how the Republican Party has undergone a disturbing metamorphosis throughout the past decade and has effectively seized power at the cost of American democracy.

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This book is focused on the native peoples of Central America. Robert Carmack examines their history, societies and cultures, and relates their many historical accomplishments to larger world history.

The most complete single-source collection on gambling ever assembled gives readers access to the best possible information about one of the fastest growing industries in the world.

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A detailed, illustrated history of the Israeli tank force, from the early wars for independence to the streets of Gaza in 2024.

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Traces the military history of the Knights of St John from its origins in the Crusades to their defeat by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798.

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Offers a behind-the-scenes account of American foreign policymaking in the late twentieth century. Through the eyes, diary, and notes of a key participant, the book provides a contemporaneous perspective on such major events as the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam, and the elections of the 1960s.

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After Emma returns home from boarding school, she realizes her mother's suffering from a schizophrenic break, and suddenly Emma's entire childhood and identity is called into question, pushing her to turn to her boyfriend Daniel for answers--but perhaps it's the brooding Phil who Emma meets while visiting her mother at the hospital who really understands her.

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Groundbreaking exploration of the philosophy underpinning Western humanitarian intervention.

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The Legal Status of Church-State Relationships in the United States was first published in 1934. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

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A translation of Carl Schmitt's work, which, under the guise of studying the significance of the symbol of the leviathan in Hobbes, actually dealt with the demise of the Third Reich. Schmitt showed that its descent into totalitarianism proves that the Hobbesian protection-obedience axis was tilted.

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"A Yale physician's ... exploration of why so many people die poorly and how a medieval bestseller on the art of dying well holds important lessons for today"--

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As the mainstream media keep churning out lies about the real reasons behind the new conservative agenda, Charlie Kirks The MAGA Doctrine is a powerful reminder of the true narrative of freedom and greatness that swept Donald Trump to the presidency.