Hugh Goddard investigates the history of the relationships between Christians and Muslims over the centuries.

From the Publisher In 99 full-color maps spread over 175 pages, the Barrington Atlas recreates the entire world of the Greeks and Romans from the British Isles to the Indian subcontinent and deep into North Africa. It spans the territory of more than 75 modern countries. Its large format (13 1/4 x 18 1/4) has been custom-designed by the leading...

Hansel and Gretel, The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Brave Little Tailor...These and all the rest of the world's best-known and most cherished stories of enchantment for children are collected here in one marvelous volume. Inside, 100 black-and-white illustrations by the Dalziel Brothers, Walter Crane, and a host of Vic...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Deluxe Edition) The Deluxe Edition includes an exclusive insert featuring near-scale reproductions of Mary GrandPre's interior art, as well as never-before-seen full-color frontispiece art on special paper. The custom-designed slipcase is foil-stamped and contains a full-cloth case book that has been blin...

Now available in a well-priced paperback edition, this award-winning study explores the life and work of Susan Rothenberg, a major talent (Robert Hughes, Time) who is one of the best artists of her generation (Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times) and our best painter's painter (Peter Plagens, Newsweek).Illustrated with original documentary pho...

commercial graphics, 22 in full color, from the 20s and 30s, selected from the work of 108 artists and studios.

A great book on the people and development ofHawaii. Includes pictures of old and new Hawaiiand tables of various statistics showing Hawaii'sdevelopment over the years.

From Christopher Columbus to Charles Darwin, this atlas follows the journeys of great explorers throughout history and around the world. The book features timelines and maps in each section; major inserts on famous explorers, their routes of march and the people they met; and detailed illustrations of the various machines they used. 130 color il...

Jeffery Gitomers Little Green Book of Persuasion: How to Speak, Write, Present, Influence, and Sell Your Point of View Following in the bestselling footsteps of Little Red Book of Selling, Little Red Book of Sales Answers, Little Black Book of Connections, and The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude, Jeffrey Gitomer's The Little Green Book of G...

These energetic retellings of three traditional tales--Jack and the Beanstalk, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and Tom Thumb--follow a young lad, a brave soldier and a tiny traveller on fabulous journeys. Perfect for bedtime or anytime.

This oversized volume collects six of Disney's most popular stories together: Aladdin, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . Each story has full-color illustrations.

On the day she was born, Sally Ann proudly announces she can out-talk, out-swim, and out-run any baby in Kentucky. Soon she's off to the frontier, where she defeats a grizzly bear and makes a lasso out of six rattlesnakes. When Sally Ann rescues Davy Crockett from a pair of ferocious eagles, even her skunk perfume can't stop him from proposing m...

Fully illustrated, this comprehensive workbook is designed primarily for homeowners, renters, architects, and business owners who want to put feng-shui to practical personal use--to choose a home, build a house, select an office, or find a retail space. 150 photos. 207 diagrams.

Fifty-five simple recipes with related drawings to color.

Chung Ju Yung rose from poverty to build Hyundai, one of the world's largest and most successful business empires. This book tells his fascinating story and reveals his winning business strategies. 32 photos.

Based on Ferriss's controversial lectures at Princeton University, this resource shows how members of a new subculture use simple loopholes and tactics to escape the 9-5 workday, live anywhere, and join the RNew Rich, S with complete freedom of time and place.

An ideal introduction to the study of population, this highly accessible textbook outlines the fundamental concepts and measurement techniques of demography. Assuming the reader has no prior knowledge, the book begins by defining key terms and presenting a brief overview of the topic. Subsequent chapters trace demography from its early beginning...

Sick with influenza during the 1918 epidemic and separated from her two sisters, a young Jewish girl living in Boston relies on the help of an old German man, and her visions of angels, to get better and to reunite herself with her family.

Using full color maps and illustrations, The Routledge Historical Atlas of American Religion examines the changing peoples and creeds that have greatly affected the course of American life. Starting with the religions of Native Americans and moving from the Puritanism of the early English settlers to the Catholicism of immigrants of the 19th and...