Beginning with the ancient conquest of Alexander the Great, these poems trace a journey through grief, as the poet mourns a child who did not live to have his name…

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and thousands of Americans were killed during the Persian Gulf War, which lasted from 1990 to 1991, and the Iraq War, which lasted from 2003…

Recent world events have brought the issue of immigration to the forefront of media and journalism, cultural debates, and political campaigns. Calls for regulation are criticized as racist and xenophobic…

A look at telescopes, probes, spacecraft, and the future of space exploration.

For most of her life, Harper Lee was (reluctantly) famous for her classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee’s newest book, Go Set a Watchman, caused quite a media frenzy…

Shortly after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the U.S. government began both a ground and aerial military campaign in the…

William Shakespeare wrote Twelfth Night for Epiphany, the twelfth day after Christmas. The comedy features ingenious plot twists, colorful characters, and slapstick humor. Reading Shakespeare Today: Twelfth Night examines each…

It s My State! Massachusetts gives readers a comprehensive look at the geography, history, people, government, economy, and culture of the Bay State.