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The African American Experience

Africans in America

Companion volume to the PBS series. Meticulously researched, this book weaves together the experiences of the colonists, slaves, free and fugitive blacks, and abolitionists to present an utterly original document, a startling and moving drama of the effects of slavery and racism on our conflicted national identity. The result transcends history as we were taught it and transforms the way we see our past.

Paperback. Sale price: $9.00

 

 

The Color of Bureaucracy: The Politics of Equity in Multicultural School Communities

Colleen L. Larson and Carlos J. Ovando

Future educators must be aware of educational experiences that will challenge deeply rooted assumptions about communities different from their own and achieve an understanding of the realities of other peoples' lives. The authors of THE COLOR OF BUREAUCRACY take an inquiry, practice-driven approach to understanding multicultural issues.

Paperback. Sale price: $19.00

 

The Price of a Child

by Lorene Carey

A powerful novel that deals with the struggle of an individual as she grapples with the truth and lies about being free in pre-civil war times in Philadelphia. The personal cost of freedom as well as the perimeters of freedom are etched in reality in this compelling work.

Paperback. Sale price: $3.00

 

 

Langhorn and Mary:
A 19th Century American Love Story

by Priscilla Stone Sharp

A rich, powerful, and intriguing true story of Langhorn, an African-American man and Mary, a German-American woman. Both born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 20 miles from Philadelphia, they are common working folks, inextricably caught in the maelstrom of significant events and issues of the day--slavery, abolition, the Underground Railroad, prejudice, racism, and the Civil War.

Hardcover. Sale price: $10.00

 

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Religion and Philosophy

The Golden Age: Thy Kingdom Come

by TK Ralya

After one of his friends is killed in Iraq, Geoffrey Waters prays for help in understanding God's purpose for humanity. He is whisked forward in time to witness what a world could be like when the prophesies from Isaiah bring about peace on earth. The people on the planet he visits explain that God's kingdom will be established on Earth no matter what, even if a horrible calamity must occur. There is a way, however, to avoid the calamity and save millions of lives. Geoffrey must find the key, and there is not much time.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

Rumors of Another World:
What on Earth Are We Missing?

by Philip Yancey

Yancey investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with why God made the world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the question, "How does one live in the natural world while expressing the values of the supernatural?"

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

 

 

The Qur'an and Its Exegesis: Selected Texts with Classical and Modern Muslim Interpretations

by Helmut Gatje

This work presents an overview of Muslim thinking through the ages and around the world. The book brings together a collection of commentaries, translated from the original Arabic, on some of the key passages of the Qu'ran. Presenting the views of classical and modern commentators, it focuses on topics such as God, Muhammad, revelation, and Muslim beliefs and duties. It also contains chapters exploring mystical, philosophical and Shi'ite Quranic exegesis.

Softcover. Sale price: $9.00

 

Dynamics of Faith

by Paul Tillich

A little classic.... From one of the 20th century's greatest thinkers comes his most succinct and accessible introduction to religion. His analyses of the purely intellectual, emotional and volitional interpretations of the dynamics of faith are superbly subtle in distinguishing what is true from what is false in each position. Again reveals the astounding virtuosity of the man and the thinker.

Softcover. Sale price: $4.00

 

 

 

The Hidden Face of God

by Richard Elliott Friedman

Friedman, author of "Who Wrote the Bible," traces the diminishment of God's interventions in human lives in the Bible, as humanity becomes more responsible for its own faith. Friedman also analyzes Zarathustra and the Superman, drawing parallels from Dostoevsky, and examines how science is actually drawing the human race closer to God.

Softcover. Sale price: $3.50

 

 

 

Sufism: A Short Introduction

by William C Chittick

The Sufi tradition, commonly associated with the Whirling Dervishes and the profoundly beautiful poetry of the great mystic Rumi, is introduced here in this new guide. William C. Chittick, the leading scholar in this filed, offers a compelling insight into the origins, context, and key themes of this movement. After a general overview of the tradition, he draws upon the words of some of the greatest Sufi writers - among them Ibn Arabi, Baha Walad and Rumi himself - to give a fresh an revealing perspective on the teaching and beliefs of Sufism and its proponents.

Softcover. Sale price: $3.00

 

God and the Universe of Faiths

by John Hick

Arguing that world religions represent different paths to the one divine reality, Jon Hick offers a conception of Christianity and the wider religious experience of humanity. He discusses the meaning of suffering, God and evil, and the literal interpretations of scripture.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

 

 

 

Light in the Dark

by Inder Malik

Man is divine by nature and is considered God's finest creation; yet, paradoxically, he faces all his life nothing but pain and suffering. Why? The author attempts to answer this age-old riddle, suggesting extremely rational, down-to-earth and easily applicable ways and means to reduce this misery if not totally wipe it out.

Hardcover. Sale price: $2.00

 

 

 

God Within

by Jon Sweeney

What does it mean to be young and spiritual today—when the New Age isn’t exactly new, when female rabbis and ministers are no longer unusual, and when Eastern religion’s ideas and practices are no longer considered exotic? Sometimes irreverent—but more importantly, always relevant—this thought-provoking collection of writings, poetry, and art showcases the voices that are defining the future of religion, faith, and belief as we know it.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

 

The Qur'an Manuscripts in the Al-Haram Al-Sharif Islamic Museum, Jerusalem

by Khader Salameh

Of the many ways in which Muslims through the ages have sought to express their faith, none is more impressive than that of Qur'anic calligraphy and illumination. The legacy of this elaborate art forms a comprehensive yet cohesive whole which has both assimilated and adapted to the cultural differences that exist over the vast distances separating the regions of the Islamic world. In this beautifully illustrated book Khader Salameh shows how the art has developed over time as he studies a selection of Qur'an manuscripts held in the al-Haram al-Sharif Islamic Museum in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.

Hardcover, 12x10 inches. Sale price: $45.00

 

The Enlightenment and the Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture

by Louis K Dupre

In this book, an eminent scholar of modern culture shows that the Enlightenment was a more complex phenomenon than most of its detractors and advocates assume. The Enlightenment's critique of tradition was a necessary consequence of the fundamental modern principle that we humans are solely responsible for the course of history. This foundation, for better or for worse, determined the course of the following centuries. Despite contemporary reactions against it, the Enlightenment continues to shape our own time and still distinguishes Western culture from any other.

Hardcover. Sale price: $15.00

 

Firesides

by Catherine Samimi

Wondering how to host a fireside? Who to invite? What to say? Shoghi Effendi called firesides the 'most effective method' of teaching. But what exactly is a fireside? And how can we make our firesides the channels through which people come to know and love Bahá'u'lláh and become members of His Faith?
Here is some practical, down-to-earth and often humorous advice from one who's been there - both before and after becoming a Bahá'í.

Softcover. Sale price: $3.50

 

Graces: Prayers for Everyday Meals and Special Occasions

by June Cotner

A gift edition of original, traditional, and multicultural blessings includes more than 135 poems, prayers, songs, invocations, and salutations for every occasion, and features the works of Yeats, King Solomon, Cat Stevens, and more.

Hardcover. Sale price: $4.00

 

 

Understanding Religious Conversion

by Lewis R. Rambo

Drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, theology, and missiology, as well as on interviews with converts from disparate backgrounds, Lewis Rambo provides a critique and evaluation of religious conversion throughout the world. He considers various theories of conversion, examines the role of cultural and social factors in the conversion process, and describes how different religions and disciplines view conversion.

Softcover. Sale price: $10.00

God: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Keith Ward

Ward, a professor of theology at Oxford University, uses a variety of references both academic and popular to defend the existence of God. Ward is a philosopher as well as a theologian and he succeeds in presenting the sweep of mankind's religious and philosophical thought with style, reverence, and a wry humor. In seven chapters Ward takes us through the history of mankind's religious thought. He shows how philosophical questions have always been linked with religious questions, and how religion has never been merely a set of rules or doctrines, but a quest for meaning and a search for the blazing darkness that is God. In other words, Ward has written a feast for the mind and the heart.

Hardcover. Sale price: $3.00

Sa'di: The Poet of Life, Love and Compassion

by Homa Katouzian

One of greatest Persian writers of both classical prose and poetry, Sa'di was revered in his time as a man of great wisdom and passion. Sometimes said to have lived over one hundred years, the body of his work was written in the thirteenth century. Filled with extracts of the poet's melodious and insightful writing, and critical analysis thereof, this revealing biography examines why he was so idolised until the 1950s, and why since then he has fallen into relative obscurity.

Hardcover. Sale price: $12.00

Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Mysticism: A Short Introduction

by Professor Majid Fakhry

From the introduction of Greek philosophy into the Muslim world in the eighth century to modern times, this book charts the evolution and interaction of philosophy, theology and mysticism in the Islamic context. In a succinct but comprehensive guide, the author highlights key individuals, movements, concepts and writings, and explores the conflicts and controversies between anti-an pro-philosophical parties that have characterised the development of Islamic thought.

Softcover. Sale price: $9.00

The Bahá’í Faith: A Beginner's Guide

by Moojan Momen

In this clear, readable, and informative guide, Momen provides a vibrant introduction to all aspects of this fast-expanding faith, which now has over 5.5 million adherents. From its teachings on the spiritual development of the individual to the belief in the need for world peace, Momen's comprehensive study gives anyone interested in the contemporary religious landscape an authoritative insight into this 150-year old tradition.

Softcover. Sale price: $9.00

A Warm Place in My Heart

by Heather Cardin

Why have faith? Why practise faith in the world as it is today? What makes a young person in the early part of the 21st century willing to follow a Faith that requires exemplary moral conduct and which views spiritual growth as the purpose of an otherwise very material life? These are the questions Heather Cardin asked young people around the world. She invited Bahá’í youth and young adults to share their thoughts about why they believed and why they were Bahá’ís. Some have had very positive experiences, others not so positive, but all draw on the power of the love of Bahá'u'llá¡h and His teachings to give them strength to continue their lives as Bahá’ís. These are the authentic, powerful voices of young people as they see themselves and the Bahá’í Faith in the 21st century.

Softcover. Sale price: $9.00

Faith and Reason in Islam: Averroes' Exposition of Religious Arguments

by Averroes, Ibrahim Najjar (Translator), Professor Majid Fakhry (Introduction by)

Available for the first time in the English language, this is a complete and annotated translation of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher, Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Acknowledged as the leading transmitter of Aristotelian th ought, Averroes also held controversial views about the re lationship between faith and reason, arguing that religion should not be allowed to impose limits on the exercise of rational thought. His theory of rationality, along with others on language, justice and the interpretation of religious texts, is clearly presented here, in a work that provides the most comprehensive picture available of Averroes's great intellectual achievements.

Softcover. Sale price: $9.00

Daughters of the Desert: Stories of Remarkable Women from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Traditions

by Claire Rudolph Murphy (Editor)

Eighteen intriguing stories that give voice to often-overlooked figures from the holy writings of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Women?though seldom educated?played key roles in the development of these three great faiths, but their lives and contributions are rarely honored. The men who recorded and copied the sacred Scriptures and other important texts included very little about how women passed on their experiences of God through storytelling, song, and ritual.

Hardcover. Sale price: $4.00

At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew's Search for Hope with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land

by Yossi Klein Halevi

The renowned writer and filmmaker journeys through the Holy Land in search of the divine amidst three religions at war with one another over the territories of the Bible and analyzes the theological, political, historical, and psychological obstacles separating believers of the three religions.

Softcover. Sale price: $4.00

A Concise Encyclopedia of Christianity

by Geoffrey Parrinder

This succinct yet comprehensive encyclopedia presents Christianity in both its historical context and as a religion with great contemporary diversity. From figures and events of the earliest years to twentieth-century movements. Parrinder combines detail with breadth and remains clear and concise throughout. Anyone looking for a reliable, quick-reference work will be pleasantly surprised with Parrinder's work.

Softcover. Sale price: $3.00

 

 

Voices of the First Day:
Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime

by Robert Lawlor

Customs and beliefs of the Australian Aborigines have long fascinated social scientists. Placing little value on material possessions or the concept of linear time, the Aborigines possess a complex social, religious, and ceremonial system focused on preserving and maintaining their ancestral lands. Lawlor attempts to enter the Aboriginal mind, taking as sources early ethnological accounts, conversations with Aborigines reviving ancestral beliefs, and insights from his study of ancient religions.

Softcover. Sale price: $7.00

At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew's Search for Hope with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land

by Kathryn Kueny

Drawing on an array of revelatory, legal, historical, and exegetical materials (both Sunni and Shi'ite) from the early Islamic period, and contrasting them with comparable Judaic and Christian works form the same era, the author analyzes the rhetoric used to establish the proper authoritative boundaries that would contain wine's ambiguous nature.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

Doorkeeper of the Heart: Versions of Rabi'a

by Rabi'a al-Adawiyya, Charles Upton (translator)

To place Rabi'a in perspective we might compare her to another great Sufi figure and one of the greatest spiritual writers of all time - Rumi. First, she stands some five hundred years earlier, close to the beginnings of Sufi poetry as we know it. If Rumi is the Ocean, Rabi'a is the Well. If Rumi has sheer ecstatic energy and compacted multidimensional meanings, Rabi'a has virgin clarity and undistracted focus. Along with the taste of wine, she carries the taste of water - a precious substance when you live, as Rabi'a did, in the desert of God.

Softcover. Sale price: $4.00

Averroes: His Life, Works and Influence

by Professor Majid Fakhry

Born in 12th-century Muslim Spain, the philosopher Averroes was one of the chief commentators on Aristotle, and almost single-handedly responsible for bringing Aristotelian thought to the Western world. His theories on religion and reason, however, shocked many of his peers in the Islamic world, and he became an outcast, banished from his country and reviled by his successors. He died in 1198, at the age of 72. This is a comprehensive overview of Averroes's life and thoughts, covering everything from his role as Aristotelian thinker, to his position as the founding father of secular thought in Western Europe.

Softcover. Sale price: $9.00

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Education and Children

 

The Moral Life of Children

by Robert Coles

Robert Coles, a child psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, explores how children throughout the world deal with moral issues. "[Ruby Bridges Hall, who integrated a New Orleans School at age 6] is my touchstone, because if I hadn't seen her and seen what happened, I would have gone on and never gotten involved. I was just thuderstruck by that mob and her stoic dignity, and so I went back and watched it again and again."

Softcover. Sale price: $8.00

 

The Moral Dimensions of Teaching

by John I Goodlad, PH.D.

Brings together researchers and thinkers in educational philosophy to explore the critical moral questions that must be asked and answered before meaningful education reform can take place. Arguing that all questions concerning public schooling are actually moral questions, the book reveals how teaching is a moral craft - one requiring not only that educators act ethically, but that they fulfill the very complex charge of passing on to students and to the community as a whole, the deepest values of our culture.

Softcover. Sale price: $7.00

 

Towards a New Era

by Robert Thomas

On his retirement as a teacher in Wales, Robert Thomas was fortunate to get the opportunity to visit India and to teach at New Era High School. He found this an unforgettable experience for a number of reasons but particularly because of the friendliness of the staff and students. This book is meant to be an acknowledgement to all at New Era and to wish the school well as it goes from strength to strength.

Softcover. Sale price: $2.50

 

 

The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem

by Deborah Meier

The author writes about the success story of the school she founded in East Harlem from which 90 percent of the students graduate and go on to college. Meier shares her thoughts on why public education is vital to the future of America and its kids. She argues for radical innovation and is a proponent of breaking up huge schools into small schools, and an ideal of being "well-educated" that is not rooted in academics.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

Martin the Warrior: A Novel of Redwall

by Brian Jacques and Gary Chalk (Illustrator)

Brian Jacques uses the full force of his stunning storytelling talent to unravel the mystery and adventure that unfolds in this tale of Redwall as a quiet little mouse refuses to bow down to a tyrant and bids to fight for freedom at any cost. Brimming with cutthroat skullduggery and intellectual intrigue, Martin the Warrior is a mountainous tale that introduces the ethos and passions of Redwall with a host of well-drawn characters, each with their own Achilles' heel, making them feel as real as they are magical.

Hardcover. Sale price: $9.00

 

A Journey Through Time in Verse and Rhyme

by Heather Thomas

An invaluable collection of poetry for use by teachers at every stage of school life from primary to mid-teens. Arranged by age of the child from six to fourteen, they provide support for the subject matter of lessons, from botany and physics to history and astronomy. They encompass a wide variety of moods from gratitude and wonder at the natural world to the courage and heroism of individuals pitted against the odds, and range from ancient Egypt to modern times. Works by well-known poets - Shakespeare, Blake, Wordsworth, Browning - are found together with the refreshingly unfamiliar.

Hardcover. Sale price: $15.00

 

The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: the Traditions in English (Slipcased Edition)

by Jack Zipes, Lissa Paul, Lynne Vallone (Editors)

This new Norton Anthology traces the remarkable innovation and enduring pleasures of children's literature. It includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among many other genres.

Hardcover slipcase. Sale price: $35.00

 

 

Critical Consciousness: A Study of Morality in Global, Historical Context

by Elena Mustakova-Possardt

Explores the dialectic between mind and heart on an individual, collective and global level, as it pertains to the tensions of the transition to a global peaceful society. It offers a fully articulated model of optimal human development, substantiates it through cross-cultural analysis, and examines its paradigmatic implications for education.

Hardcover. Sale price: $35.00

 

 

The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem

by Deborah Meier

The author writes about the success story of the school she founded in East Harlem from which 90 percent of the students graduate and go on to college. Meier shares her thoughts on why public education is vital to the future of America and its kids. She argues for radical innovation and is a proponent of breaking up huge schools into small schools, and an ideal of being "well-educated" that is not rooted in academics.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

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Social and Economic Development

 

Reasons for Success: Learning from Instructive Experiences in Rural Development

by Prof. Norman Uphoff, Milton J Esman, Professor Anirudh Krishna

Draws from lessons presented in an earlier work, Reasons for Hope. It is enriched by the knowledge and insights the authors have gained from decades of participation, observation, and scholarship on Third World development. Concerned that rural development is increasingly neglected in economic development circles, the authors demonstrate that improving rural living standards depends more on ideas, leadership, and appropriate methods and less on money alone.

Softcover. Sale price: $9.00

 

 

The Humanitarian Enterprise: Dilemmas and Discoveries

by Larry Minear

International humanitarian activities have grown enormously in scale over the past ten years. Alongside this greater experience, the complex links between humanitarian work and the worlds of politics and military engagement have become ever more contested. Through the lens of the Humanitarianism and War Project, Larry Minear explores what international humanitarians - from the UN and national governments, to the Red Cross and the many private relief and development agencies - have learned about how to do humanitarian work well, and the arguments which remain unresolved.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

A Tradition That Has No Name:
Women's Ways of Leading

by Mary Field Belenky, Lynne A Bond, Jacqueline S Weinstock, Ph.D.

In their research report on community development and collaborative leadership programs for impoverished women, the authors examine the methods and impact of several innovative efforts shaped by their common utilization of insights about the differences in the way women and men learn.

Softcover. Sale price: $7.00

 

The Ascent of Society: The Social Imperative in Personal Salvation

by John S. Hatcher

John S. Hatcher answers questions that have been explored by spiritual seekers for many yearshow does personal spiritual development translate into social experience? Is there a social imperative connected with individual spiritual growth? Is involvement with others necessary for one to evolve spiritually? This penetrating study describes the objective of personal spiritual growth as an ever-expanding sense of self that requires social relationships in order to develop.

Softcover. Sale price: $15.00

 

Reasons for Hope:
Instructive Experiences in Rural Development

by Prof. Norman Uphoff (Editor), Milton J Esman (Editor), Professor Anirudh Krishna (Editor)

In the personal words of international development initiators, "Reasons for Hope" tells true stories of what can be done to improve the lives of those in rural communities. Read individually for specific guidance, or collectively for cumulative advice on how to promote the most desirable forms of rural development, these stories offer a timely and crucial message concerning the plight of the rural poor.

Softcover. Sale price: $9.00

 

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Arts, Culture, and Fiction

 

Lost Treasures of Persia:
Persian Art in the Hermitage Museum

by Vladimir Loukonine

Persia's history is a complex and fascinating tale. Loukonine, former director of the Oriental Art Department of the Hermitage Museum, and his assistant, Ivanov, sketch an introduction to the tale in this work. Loukonine attempts to construct a framework for classification of Persian art while at the same time explaining the pitfalls of his approach, such as a lack of source material, the tremendous looting of archaeological sites during the 1950s and 1960s, and regional stylistic developments. Nearly 300 color and 150 black-and-white plates showing works from 13 museums across the former Soviet Union splendidly illustrate Loukonine's conceptualization.

Hardcover. Sale price: $29.00

 

American Religious Poems: An Anthology

by Harold Bloom

To his long eminence as a poetry critic, Yale professor Bloom has more recently added the mantles of expert in comparative religion (Jesus and Yahweh, 2005) and all-around literary sage (Genius, 2003). This expansive anthology takes advantage of all three Bloomian reputations, gathering verse on Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Native American spiritual, Transcendentalist and even agnostic themes, from 17th-century European colonists (one poet is Roger Williams, who founded Rhode Island) to up-and-comers in contemporary verse.

Hardcover slipcase. Sale price: $19.00

 

Wave Watcher

by Craig Alan Johnson

A heartwarming tale of love and appreciation for the simple things in life that most of us take for granted. Author Craig Alan Johnson has done such an excellent job in bringing the character of Ray to life that the reader will at times forget that the author of the book is other than this young teenager. A touching, healing book about the special love between father and son and between brothers.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

Searching for Hassan: An American Family's Journey Home to Iran

by Terence Ward

The author grew up in Tehran, and many years later he tries to locate the family cook, a man named Hassan, who cared for the family during the 1960s. This memoir is an unusual view of the Middle East from an American perspective.

Softcover. Sale price: $2.00

 

 

The Reckonings of Doña María del Carmen

by Kenneth Cutler

After being sold as a "wife" at the age of 14 in Honduras, you’re now 52 years old, you live in the United States, own and run your own successful business, and have two daughters who are college graduates, the older of whom considers you her heroine. You are no longer with the engineer, who never married you, but you do have a new man in your life who perhaps loves you and will perhaps ask you to marry him.

This book describes in graphic language the development of the human spirit, the overcoming of different forms of oppression, and the spiritual evolution of a human soul.

Softcover. Sale price: $2.50

 

Iqbal

by Francesco D'Adamo

This moving, fictionalized account of the life of Iqbal Masih, a Pakistani boy who brings hope to child workers in a carpet factory, is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is chanced by Iqbal's courage.

Softcover. Sale price: $2.50

 

 

 

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Nobel Prize-winning mix of politics, magic, and romance, the saga of the mysterious history of the Buendia family of the village of Macondo does nothing less than recapitulate the entire history of the human race. Written with little regard for traditional novelistic conventions, Garcia Marquez's novel incorporates emotional responses in lieu of plot, a cyclical approach to fractured time lines, and many different characters with similar or identical names.

Softcover. Sale price: $3.00

 

The Island of the Same Name

by Joseph Sheppherd

This novel follows the adventures and discoveries of two generations of researchers: an archaeologist named Hemet Recuero Holden and his daughter Maya Lillian Holden, an anthropologist. Each in turn, visits the same African island, but each discovers vastly different things.

Softcover. Sale price: $5.00

 

 

 

My Lord, What a Morning

by Marian Anderson

Anderson published this autobiography in 1956 on the heels of her groundbreaking role as the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. In it are bittersweet reminiscences of a working-class childhood, from her first job scrubbing the neighbors' steps to the sorrow and upheaval of her father's untimely death. Here are the stories of a young girl with prodigious talent, and her warm remembrances of the teachers, managers, friends, accompanists, and fans who worked to foster it. Here is a veritable travelogue of her concerts across the globe and rare glimpses at the personal life of a woman more concerned with family than celebrity.

Softcover. Sale price: $3.00

 

Borrowed Ware: Medieval Persian Epigrams

by Mehdi Khansari, Dick Davis (Translator)

Poet and translator Dick Davis brings together a collection of epigrams by poets from the 'classic' period of Persian literature. It makes a fascinating introduction to a literature that is little known in the West, and incidentally provides insight into a vanished and extraordinary way of life. Davis's prodigious scholarship of Persian poetry has enabled him to select a wide range of poems, from both famous and little-known poets. The result is some of the best English translations of Persian poetry ever.

Softcover. Sale price: $8.00

 

Chinese Lessons:
Five Classmates and the Story of the New China

by John Pomfret

A first-hand account of the remarkable transformation of China over the past forty years as seen through the life of an award-winning journalist and his four Chinese classmates. As a twenty-year-old exchange student from Stanford University, John Pomfret spent a year at Nanjing University in China. His fellow classmates were among those who survived the twin tragedies of Mao's rule--the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution--and whose success in government and private industry today are shaping China's future.

Hardcover. Sale price: $6.00

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