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All Things in the Bible
An Encyclopedia of the Biblical World
2-Volume Set
by Nancy M. Tischler
ISBN-10: 0313330824
ISBN-13: 9780313330827
$149.95 Hardcover
Greenwood Press
Monumental in scope and written especially for high school students and general readers, this encyclopedia surveys the material culture, customs, and beliefs of the biblical world. Included are more than 200 alphabetically arranged entries on the tools, animals, foods, habits, laws, professions, and peoples of the Bible. Each entry provides definitions; scriptural references; etymological, historical, and archaeological information; and, when possible, a discussion of the relevance of the topic to modern readers. Entries include cross-references and cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia is generously illustrated.
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Shakespeares After Shakespeare
An Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture
2-Volume Set
Richard Burt, editor
ISBN-10: 0313331162
ISBN-13: 9780313331169
$299.95 Hardcover
Greenwood Press
Pub Date: June
With special emphasis on the last 100 years, this encyclopedia chronicles the lasting influence of Shakespeare on popular culture. It includes broad sections on media to which Shakespeare has been adapted--including radio, film, and television--each beginning with an overview essay followed by discussion of individual plays with chronologically arranged entries on adaptations. The encyclopedia also offers stage histories, biographies of actors and directors, and other valuable information.
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A Military History of Modern Egypt
From the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War
by Andrew McGregor
ISBN-10: 0275986012
ISBN-13: 9780275986018
$49.95 Hardcover
Praeger Publishers
Pub Date: May
In a lively and stirring narrative, this work tells the untold story of the Egyptian experience. It looks at the lives of Egyptian soldiers fighting at home and abroad and shows the role those soldiers and their leaders played in Middle Eastern and world history for 500 years, especially in the convulsions that have transformed the Muslim world during the past two centuries.
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Child Honoring
How to Turn This World Around
Raffi Cavoukian & Sharna Olfman, editors
Foreword by the Dalai Lama
ISBN-10: 027598981X
ISBN-13: 9780275989811
$39.95 Hardcover
Praeger Publishers
Pub Date: May
This riveting, reader-friendly book brings attention to the need to detoxify our world, safeguard fetal and infant development, ban corporal punishment, create family-friendly policies in business and employment, curb corporate advertising to children, and recognize the importance of protecting biodiversity. This book can inspire thought--and provoke action--by all who read it.
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A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments, 4th Edition
by John R. Vile
ISBN-10: 0275989577
ISBN-13: 9780275989576
$29.95 Paperback
Praeger Publishers
The fourth edition of this helpful guide is the first to be thoroughly revised in its entirety, rather than merely updated. The language has been made even more accessible, rendering this an ideal starting point for students, as well as new citizens, who are new to constitutional law, American politics, or American history. Those already familiar with constitutional issues will be able to make use of the book as a reference guide to landmarks in constitutional history and development.
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