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Fea offers an even-handed primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. ... More

The Way of Improvement Leads Home traces the short but fascinating life of Philip Vickers Fithian, one of the most prolific diarists in early America. Born to Presbyterian grain-growers in rural New Jersey, he was never quite satisfied with the agricultural life he seemed destined to inherit. Fithia... More

John Fea offers a thoroughly researched, evenhanded primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. He approaches the title's question from a historical perspective, helping readers see past the emotional rhetoric of... More

What is the purpose of studying history? How do we reflect on contemporary life from a historical perspective and can such reflection help us better understand ourselves, the world around us, and the God we worship and serve? <p><p> In this introductory textbook, accomplished historian John Fea sh... More

Becoming Vaishnava in an Ideal Vedic City centers on a growing multinational community of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) devotees in Mayapur, West Bengal. While ISKCON’s history is often presented in terms of an Indian guru ‘transplanting’ Indian spirituality to the West, t... More

Dramatic changes are taking place in the world of international business as we move forward in the twenty first century. Increasing levels of international trade and foreign direct investment, the growth of huge multinational corporations, and the emergence of new centres of economic prosperity are ... More

The Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton (1891–1934) was born and raised around Mississippi's cotton plantations. During the 1920s, he was the first of the region's great stars, performing for packed houses throughout the South and making popular recordings in New York City. His music — ranging... More

A historian’s discerning, critical take on current American politics“Believe me” may be the most commonly used phrase in Donald Trump’s lexicon. Whether about building a wall or protecting a Christian heritage, the refrain has been constant. And to the surprise of many, a good 80 percent of white ev... More

A historian&’s discerning, critical take on current American politics&“Believe me&” may be the most commonly used phrase in Donald Trump&’s lexicon. Whether about building a wall or protecting a Christian heritage, the refrain has been constant. And to the surprise of many, a good 80 percent of whit... More

In John Foy's Night Vision, wars go on in the Middle East, violence is never far away, and the creatures of the field are much the worse / for having been beneath the rotor blades. Written in an uncluttered idiom, these poems, technically adept, play across a range of forms in a voice that stands ou... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die. "From today onwards, you are mine!" She was, however, only his nominal sister. For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him. Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer.... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die. "From today onwards, you are mine!" She was, however, only his nominal sister. For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him. Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer.... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die. "From today onwards, you are mine!" She was, however, only his nominal sister. For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him. Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer.... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die."From today onwards, you are mine!"She was, however, only his nominal sister.For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him.Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer. "What d... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die."From today onwards, you are mine!"She was, however, only his nominal sister.For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him.Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer. "What d... More

Yang Qi, a medicine shop assistant, went to the demon temple to pick seven leafed orchids. Unexpectedly, he met the immortal, and was able to teach Ganmo Feijian. From then on, he embarked on a dream like journey of cultivation. Among the 100000 mountains, Yang Qi flies in a kite boat to fight again... More

Ever since John Winthrop told his fellow colonists in 1630 that they were about to establish a City upon a Hill, the idea of having a special place in history has captured the American imagination. Through centuries of crises and opportunities, many have taken up this theme to inspire the nation. Bu... More

Although its beginnings can be traced back to the late 19th century, the interfaith movement has only recently begun to attract mainstream attention, with governments, religious leaders and grassroots activists around the world increasingly turning to interfaith dialogue and collective action to add... More

The growth of the Chinese economy and the emergence of the Chinese middle class have fuelled the rapid expansion of China’s outbound tourism market, with many destinations around the world trying to capitalise on the opportunities created by the growing number of Chinese visitors. This book specific... More

This book presents a persuasive argument in favour of evolutionary naturalism and outlines what such a stance means for our capacity of observation and understanding reality. The author discusses how our capacity of knowledge is adapted to handle sensory information about the environment in the lig... More