Kate Malone is a successful teen who is eagerly awaiting her acceptance from her dream college, yet when her neighbor's home is destroyed and she is forced to share a room with her enemy, Kate finds herself having to reevaluate her life as the tension in her home gets out of control. Reprint.[...]

Another "New York Times" bestseller from Laurie Halse Anderson High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn't b[...]

A detailed history of colonial America examines how the French and Indian War of the mid-eighteenth century had a definitive impact on history, tracing how it served to overturn the balance of power on two continents and laid the groundwork for the American Revolution. Reprint. 40,000 first printing[...]

This introduction to medical anthropology covers a range of interests, including cultural studies, ethnic studies, and medical and health issues. Emphasis on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary topics match the text with the real world of medical anthropology and reflects the major thrust in th[...]

The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of [...]

Ecologies of the Heart offers a highly readable new look at the range of approaches we use in thinking about environmental management. In answering the questions of why people hold beliefs about the environment that are 'counterfactual' - against the facts - to modern scientists, often making ecolog[...]

Violent video games are successfully marketed to and easily obtained by children and adolescents. Even the U.S. government distributes one such game, America's Army, through both the internet and its recruiting offices. Is there any scientific evidence to support the claims that violent games contri[...]

Studies in religion are flourishing internationally, and one of the central topics discussed in the field today-perhaps the most discussed topic-is religious diversity. With the influx of religious traditions in the West and the growing diversity of religious adherents and practitioners worldwide, p[...]

The growth of Christianity in the global South is one of the most important religious stories of the last decade. In no branch of Christianity has that growth been more rapid than Pentecostalism. There are over 100 million Pentecostals in Africa, and Pentecostal practices infuse Catholic, Anglican,[...]