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"[This book] is the first ethnography to examine the everyday lives of the soldiers, families, and communities who personally bear the burden of America's most recent wars."--Dust jacket

"The ancient Greeks recorded their mythology on vase paintings, engraved gems, and bronze and stone sculptures, offering depictions that often predate any references to the myths in literature or...

Now at seventy-three volumes, this popular MLA series (ISSN 10591133) addresses a broad range of literary texts. Each volume surveys teaching aids and critical material and brings together essays...

“A celebration of African American cuisine right now, in all of its abundance and variety.”—Tejal Rao, The New York TimesJAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • IACP AWARD WINNER • IACP BOOK OF THE YEAR • TONI...

AN NPR NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the award-winning and bestselling author of Feed comes a raucous, slyly funny, and delightfully queer work of historical fantasy, based on a bizarre but true...

In this mesmerizing novel, a wealthy young boy searching for his mother teams up with a fiery jinn princess to battle in a tournament of heirs--and try to keep his life from changing forever. ...

The Greeks invented history as a literary genre in the fifth century B.C. The first historians owed much to Homer and adopted his vivid and direct style in narrating historical events. Yet, despite...

As captivating as the most thrilling novel, Burmese Looking Glass tells the story of tribal peoples who, though ravaged by malaria and weakened by poverty, are unforgettably brave. Author Edith...

The #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in the fourth graphic novel adaptation!In the shadows, trouble is brewing . . .When Starflight is stolen by his own tribe,...

In this major biography, MacCaffrey focuses on Elizabeth's career as a practicing politician, taking into account her formative personal experiences, her temperament, her own view of her role, and...

Acclaimed as a classic portrait, Griffin's work is widely considered to be the definitive biography of this notorious emperor.Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians, novelists...