In 1948, John F. Howes, a young American with a family background in Asia and a future as a distinguished professor of East Asian history, traveled across ...

A Study Guide for George Eliot's "Adam Bede," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character ...

The end of the Cold War has raised questions about the future of NATO. Now that the threat from the Warsaw Pact has disappeared, there seems little need ...

Painstakingly selected from the most moving battle accounts written about American heroism and breathtaking courage during the largest war in the world ...

Martin Sheen, best known for his role as a Catholic president in the prestigious television series The West Wing, returned to the practice of his Catholic ...

Fanny Percy's Knight Errant is a novel written by Mary Graham and published in 1876. The story is set in the 18th century and follows the adventures of ...

This volume introduces the economy of entrepreneurs and the coming age of tech and awareness while showing off fashion, food and lifestyle. This book ...

Sixteen comedic scenes and monologues and an assortment of colourful characters. Au Revoir, Reservoir Rendezvous : A group of conmen wait to perform ...

Steve Wilkens introduces the study of philosophy by exploring a single issue from each of these well-known philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine ...

The First Life of Bernard of Clairvaux, traditionally known as the Vita Prima, originated to prepare the case for canonization of Bernard, first abbot ...