Mckennas crossing

Teachers are often in the forefront of today?s cross-cultural contact, whether in the language classroom or in the K?12 or university/ college classroom, but they are not always prepared to handle the various issues that…

Parker Sloane, an adversarial English sea captain, has been asked to transport McKenna Reed to England, to let her escape the impending Civil War in the States. The beautiful belle and the handsome captain will meet…

'I cannot imagine setting sail without it' SAIL 'A must for all aspiring ocean crossers' Yachting World We call it ?The Pond?, yet the Atlantic Ocean covers one fifth of the surface of our planet and one third of its…

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Will Andrews er ingen akademiker. Han lengter etter villmark, frihet og heltemot. Han slutter på Harvard og drar vestover for å oppleve en ny måte å leve på. I en liten by ved navn…

On December 17, 1922, Andre Citroen sent an expedition of Citroen half tracks or autochenilles to follow the camel tracks across the Sahara desert from Algeria to Timbuktu on the banks of the River Niger. This was the…

During the nineteenth century, tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California. Making use of extensive research in archives around the world, Pacific Crossing…

Crossing a Great Frontier collects twenty-one hard-to-find scholarly essays about Phantastes into one convenient volume. In his comprehensive introduction, editor John Pennington describes the essays as reflecting four…

A fascinating journey into thresholds and crossing places.

Considered one of Belgium's foremost painters, Phillippe Vandenberg (1952-2009) filled hundreds of sketchbooks with drawings that explore difficult subjects of human suffering and cruelty in a style both urgent and…

A child's bones are discovered on the windswept Norfolk marshes. Believing them to be ancient, the police call in Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. But this is no prehistoric grave. It seems a cold missing person…

Parker Sloane, an adversarial English sea captain, has been asked to transport McKenna Reed to England, to let her escape the impending Civil War in the States. The beautiful belle and the handsome captain will meet…

In the powerful, often joyous poems of Crossing the Bloodline, Angela Platt writes movingly of subjects like family and memories.

Drawing on interviews with the few remaining survivors and the families of those who were there, Edward Stourton's vivid history of this little-known aspect of the Second World War is shocking, dramatic and intensely…

Following a reassignment to London, government girl Louise Pearlie journeys across the Atlantic. She is joined by an eclectic group of passengers, including a widow whose husband mysteriously died on the outward voyage…

Ancient Ocean Crossings paints a compelling picture of impressive pre-Columbian cultures and Old World civilizations that, contrary to many prevailing notions, were not isolated from one another, evolving independently,…

In his National Book Award-winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butcher's Crossing, his fiercely intelligent, beautifully written western, Williams dismantles the myths of…

For almost a hundred years from the 1860s, the City of London's overseas banks financed the global trade that lay at the core of the British Empire. Foremost among them from the beginning were two start-up ventures: the…

Based on true accounts and real Syrian children, A Dangerous Crossing is the story of one boy's search for refuge.

Weaving U.S. history into the larger fabric of world history, the contributors to Crossing Empires de-exceptionalize the American empire, placing it in a global transimperial context. They draw attention to the breadth…

Starting with the Crisis on Earth story, the Justice League of America meets the Justice Society of America! The teams have to team up if they want to defeat the Crime Champions and they ll even have to switch Earths?!…

Crossing Borders examines how translocal, transnational, and internal borders of various kinds distribute uneven capabilities for moving, dwelling, and circulating. The contributors offer nuanced understandings of the…

#1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr delivers an emotional and triumphant novel about the fierce power of a mother's love. A summer rental, a new beginning... Hannah Russell's carefully crafted plans for her…

The second magnificent volume in the Arthur trilogy, where medieval life and Arthurian magic transcends boundaries, with appeal for children of 9+ and older readers alike.

The fifth Phoebe and Her Unicorn book!

Crosscultural specialist Patty Lane shows you how to develop hands-on relational skills that help build crosscultural friendships, noting practical resources for navigating multicultural environments with sensitivity and…

This carefully selected program by the multi award-winning Mare Duo presents some of the best original music written for mandolin and guitar, showing both instruments as equal chamber music partners in works both…

Brian McGilloway returns with a truly gripping crime novel which masterfully captures the complexity of loss and guilt; of memory and the past.

A thought-provoking look at the biggest challenges facing society through the unique lens of an experienced police officer and hostage negotiator

Join the Justice League of America in some of their most action-packed adventures!

This book offers an innovative engagement with the diverse histories of colonial and indigenous medicines. Engagement with different kinds of colonialism and varied indigenous socio-political cultures has led to a wide…

A marvelous addition to the literature of inspirational sports stories. - Booklist (Starred Review) This remarkable and inspiring story shines. - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Crossing the Line will not just leave…

Dangerous Crossings offers an interpretation of the impassioned disputes that have arisen in the contemporary United States over the use of animals in the cultural practices of nonwhite peoples. It examines three…

A sparkling debut. Landragin's seductive literary romp shines as a celebration of the act of storytelling. -- Publishers Weekly Romance, mystery, history, and magical invention dance across centuries in an impressive…

Dangerous Crossings offers an interpretation of the impassioned disputes that have arisen in the contemporary United States over the use of animals in the cultural practices of nonwhite peoples. It examines three…