Is California beyond repair? A sizable number of Golden State citizens have concluded that it is. Incessant budget crises plus a government paralyzed by partisan gridlock have led to demands for reform, even a constitutional convention. But what, exactly, is wrong and how can we fix it? In "Californ[...]

What was it like to be a child in ancient Athens? Mark Golden draws on a variety of sources to present a vivid portrait of the private and public lives of children from about 500 to 300 BC. He offers a substantive and methodological contribution to the social history of ancient Athens.[...]

Starting in the 1870s, the barns, icehouses, gymnasiums and empty theaters of central Illinois provided the practice sites for aerial performers whose names still command reverence in the annals of American circus history. Meet Fred Miltimore and the Green Brothers, runaways from the Fourth Ward Sch[...]

With features and activities that encourage active learning and critical thinking, this book will improve skills across a range of areas. SL and HL are both covered entirely. This course book places the subject in a broader context, with features about famous figures in business and management, as w[...]

The irrepressible Jacky Faber, condemned for life to the English penal colony in Australia for crimes against the Crown, has once again wriggled out of the grasp of British authorities. Back on her flagship, the Lorelei Lee, she eagerly heads back to England in the company of friends and her beloved[...]

Mark Clifton (1906-1963) was an American science fiction writer, the co-winner of the first Hugo Award for best novel (for THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT, written with Frank Riley). This volume assembles some of Clifton's very best work -- including THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT:STAR BRIGHT (1952)THE KENZIE REPORT[...]