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Product Description: This book lists the 100 most influential women chronologically. It begins with Hatshepsut and ends with Diana, Princess of Wales. Overall, the selections offer a good balance of gender, nationality, and ethnicity.

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Product Description: Since ancient times, storytelling has been a valued art form that enables traditions, beliefs, and lessons to be transmitted from one generation to the next. Epics such as Homers Odyssey and Virgils Aeneid and tales such as those contained in the collected The Thousand and One Nights offer modern-day readers a glimpse into various countries and cultures, as well as different eras...read more

Product Description: Examines the comedies of Shakespeare, including ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona,'' ''As You Like It,'' and ''Measure For Measure.''Title: The Comedies of William ShakespeareAuthor: Kuiper, Kathleen (EDT)Publisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2012/12/15Number of Pages: 117Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 201202931...read more

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Product Description: The indigenous peoples of North America and Greenland have long inhabited and thrived in a variety of terrains and climates. The three different culture areas of the Arctic, American Subarctic, and American Northwest perhaps best exemplify thisfrom the sometimes stark environment of the tundra to the moderate conditions of the coastal regions in northern California, the indigenous communities in each found ways to subsist on the resources available to them even when facing social, political, or geographic adversity...read more

Product Description: What are the precepts of Shariah law? What role did Genghis Khan play in Islamic history? How do the teachings of the Quran mesh with those of other religious texts? In this powerful, probing, and thought-provoking series, the world of Islam is explored and explained...read more

Product Description: As with many writers before and since, William Shakespeare was influenced by the events that took shape all around him. Sweeping changes to Englands politics, language, and culture that took place during his lifetime were the fertile ground from which the Bard drew inspiration...read more

Product Description: Looks at the history and evolution of music and musical instruments during the Renaissance, and profiles such composers as Heinrich Issac, Binchois, Orlando di Lasso, and John Bull.

Product Description: Native American cultures and contributions predate those of the American majority, and yet they are often unfairly consigned to the peripheries of the mainstream. The longevity of many Native American traditions is testament to the strength and endurance of these societies and their perseverance in the face of trials and persecution...read more

Product Description: Profiles European painters of the Renaissance, including Giovanni Bellini, Sandro Botticelli, and Hans Memling.

Product Description: Packed with detailed analysis, this thick, one-volume overview in the Britannica Guide to Literary Elements series is a valuable reference resource about literary forms and important writers. It looks like heavy going, but Kuiper's informal text (Think about it) will encourage many older YAs to read on...read more

Product Description: Narratives come in many forms, fall into many genres, and tell the stories of an endless assortment of characters. Despite recurring themes and conceits in works from around the world, each storyfrom biography to science fictionis singular and designed to elicit a distinct emotional response from its readers...read more