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The Thanksgiving Ceremony
New Traditions for America's Family Feast
Written by Edward Bleier

Format: eBook
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $14.95

When we think about Thanksgiving we contemplate history, the autumn harvest, and, of course, eating turkey and watching football. But most of all, we think about family, friends, and the bounty of our country. Edward Bleier’s The Thanksgiving Ceremony introduces a brand-new tradition for the Thanksgiving table, offering a wonderful way... Read more >

The East, the West, and Sex
A History of Erotic Encounters
Written by Richard Bernstein

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $27.95

A rich and seductive narrative of the powerful erotic pull the East has always had for the West—a pervasive yet often ignored aspect of their long historical relationship—and a deep exploration of the intimate connection between sex and power.

Richard Bernstein defines the East widely—northern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific... Read more >

Discovering English Customs and Traditions

Written by Margaret Gascoigne

Format: Trade Paperback, 88 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $13.95

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The Joy of Family Traditions
A Season-by-Season Companion to Celebrations, Holidays, and Special Occasions
Written by Jennifer Trainer Thompson

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2008
Price: $16.95

When a special activity evolves into a tradition within a family, it creates meaning, connection, and community and makes common occasions more momentous and memorable. Establishing a sense of stability and shared history has never been more important to parents than it is today, as families become more fractured and scattered... Read more >

Christmas Cards

Written by Michelle Higgs

Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95

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Discovering Christmas Customs and Folklore
A Guide to Seasonal Rites Throughout the World
Written by Margaret Baker

Format: Trade Paperback, 120 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $13.95

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Discovering Surnames

Written by J.W. Freeman

Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $13.95

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London's Guilds

Written by John Kennedy Melling

Format: Trade Paperback, 120 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $17.95

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Las Christmas
Favorite Latino Authors Share Their Holiday Memories
Written by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow

Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.00

Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza.
From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved uncle from political oppression to Junot Díaz's story of his own uneasy assimilation on his first Christmas in America, to Sandra Cisneros's poignant memories... Read more >

Evolving God
A Provocative View on the Origins of Religion
Written by Barbara J. King

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2007
Price: $26.00

This cutting-edge book—with echoes of both Jane Goodall and Joseph Campbell—adds a fascinating new dimension to the debate about the origins of religion.
The study of evolution has uncovered invaluable information about many aspects of human behavior and culture, from the physiology of our bodies and brains to the development of hunting... Read more >

Mother Rising

Written by Yana Cortlund, Barb Lucke and Donna Miller Watelet

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2006
Price: $16.95

Different from a baby shower, where gifts are lavished upon the soon-to-be-born child, a blessingway ceremony honors the mother-to-be and creates a circle of support that will cradle her as she prepares to give birth. Surrounded by the most important women in her life, she can explore the challenges and joys... Read more >

In Praise of Nepotism
A History of Family Enterprise from King David to George W. Bush
Written by Adam Bellow

Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: July 13, 2004
Price: $16.00

Nepotism is one of those social habits we all claim to deplore in America; it offends our sense of fair play and our pride in living in a meritocracy. But somehow nepotism prevails; we all want to help our own and a quick glance around reveals any number of successful families... Read more >

In Praise of Nepotism

Written by Adam Bellow

Format: eBook
On Sale: July 13, 2004
Price: $16.00

Certain to be one of the most controversial books of the year, In Praise of Nepotism is a learned, lively, and provocative look at a practice we all deplore — except when we’re involved in it ourselves.

Nepotism, the favored treatment of one’s relatives, is a custom with infinitely more practitioners than... Read more >

The Thanksgiving Ceremony
New Traditions for America's Family Feast
Written by Edward Bleier

Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2003
Price: $14.95

When we think about Thanksgiving we contemplate history, the autumn harvest, and, of course, eating turkey and watching football. But most of all, we think about family, friends, and the bounty of our country. Edward Bleier’s The Thanksgiving Ceremony introduces a brand-new tradition for the Thanksgiving table, offering a wonderful way... Read more >

Songcatchers
In Search of the World's Music
Written by Mickey Hart

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2003
Price: $30.00

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Aching for Beauty
Footbinding in China
Written by Wang Ping

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2002
Price: $13.95

When Wang Ping was nine years old, she secretly set about binding her feet with elastic bands. Footbinding had by then been outlawed in China, women’s feet “liberated,” but at that young age she desperately wanted the tiny feet her grandmother had–deformed and malodorous as they were. By first examining the... Read more >