"The dramatic terrain of South America is one of the great and thrilling frontiers of archaeology. Buried by the centuries on soaring mountain slopes and beneath arid deserts and lush jungles, the remains of extraordinary, majestic civilizations-- many completely unknown until recent decades-- are now coming to light and raising tantalizing questions about what else may be awaiting discovery. These newly uncovered sites, as well as previously known...

On March 5th, 2007, a car bomb was exploded on al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad-the historic center of Baghdad bookselling-wounding more than 100 people and killing more than 30. This anthology begins with a historical introduction to al-Mutanabbi Street and includes the writing of Iraqis as well as a wide swath of international poets and writers who were outraged by this attack. Exploring the question Where does al-Mutanabbi Street start?, the book...

Over 150 favorites including fun and nonsense songs, lullabies, movement and finger play songs, Mother Goose songs, folk songs, animal songs, sailing songs, songs from around the world, songs of reverence, holiday songs and Puff the Magic Dragon songs.

Rome open city: When the Nazis occupied Rome, a brave few fought against it. An underground agent who is cornered by the Germans in a certain quarter of Rome, flees the Germans. In the course of his flight he imperils his resistance friends. Paisan: Set during the liberation of Italy at the end of World War II, and taking place across the country, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. Looks at the struggles of different cultures to communicate...

In Amy Clipston's Basket of Sunshine, Kevin Weaver and Phoebe Kurtz must decide whether to take a chance on love, despite their age difference. In Kelly Irvin's Candlelight Sweethearts, Esther Marie Shrock and Jasper Cotter bond during a grocery store power outage. In Kathleen Fuller's Reeling in Love, fishing buddies Nina Stoll and Ira Yoder need some prodding to realize they're each other's perfect catch. In Vannetta Chapman's Picnics and Prospects,...