Philanthropy has become a staple of American society and culture. Associations, endowments foundations and limited dividend companies have funded education, culture, healthcare, religion and social welfare.

Yet American philanthropy is…

A comprehensively researched reference work that details over 430 RFA vessels, including 33 war and marine losses, plus 53 entries showcasing class backgrounds.

Learn how to use cognitive science principles to deliver more effective, dynamic and engaging lessons, whatever your level of experience. Divided into topics, rather than lessons, this handbook enables you…

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The spotlight's on the guardian of Angel Island, Knuckles the Echinda! Tasked with protecting his floating home and the powerful Master Emerald, Knuckles has encountered the worst of the worst-…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

Thomas Adams (1583-1653) was an English clergyman who was described as ‘the prose Shakespeare of Puritan theologians’ by Robert Southey. This 1909 book presents an edited selection of his sermons…

This introduction and collection of sources for courses on world and transnational history, focuses on the interconnected and interrelated nature of societies and cultures from 1800 onwards. Case studies trace…