Except for the Mormons and the Spanish missions, the religious dimension in the history of the American West has been sadly neglected. This collection of 20 scholarly essays) all but three published here for the first time) virtually opens up the field of religion in the West.

The Vatican's role in modern-day espionage is probed in a lively account of an often overlooked topic, ranging from Napolean through World War II. (History)

When a time and place has been set to choose the best father of all, each of the animals tells why their father is the best in the world, in a warm and loving tale about the child-father relationship. Original.

Selfish Daffy Duck has crazy adventures with Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and his other Looney Tunes friends.

Presents a collection of twelve tales involving the wisecracker Bugs Bunny and his friends, including Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martin, Elmer Fudd, and the Tasmanian Devil.

Product Description: Providing a gateway into the real literature emerging from the Middle East, this book shows teachers how to make the topic authentic, powerful, and relevant. Teaching the Literature of Today’s Middle East:• Introduces teachers to this literature and how to teach it• Brings to the reader a tremendous diversity of teachable texts and materials by Middle Eastern writers • Takes a thematic approach that allows students to understand and engage with the region  and address key issues • Includes stories from the author’s own classroom, and shares student insight and reactions• Utilizes contemporary teaching methods, including cultural studies, literary circles, blogs, YouTube, class speakers, and film analysis• Directly and powerfully models how to address controversial issues in the region Written in an open, personal, and engaging style, theoretically informed and academically smart, highly relevant across the field of literacy education, this text offers teachers and teacher-educators a much needed resource for helping students to think deeply and critically about the politics and culture of the Middle East through literary engagements...read more