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The "Thorn Birds of Detroit" series features inner-city folks fighting an uphill battle against the Mafia. As a work of historical fiction, SAX CLUB portrays the efforts of men and women from 1977 to 1979 in Detroit working against all odds to take back their neighborhoods. It depicts residents unwilling to be slaves to the mob bosses; local entrepreneurs wanting to build their own businesses; and other individuals compelled to push beyond the limits.

A group of friends meet monthly for a night of poker on the second floor of the infamous Sax Club on Six Mile/McNichols...

It's June in Cranberry Cove and Monica Albertson's plan to sell cranberry relish to chain stores is taking off. The cranberry bogs are in bloom, and local beekeeper Rick Taylor and his assistant Lori Wenk are bringing in bees to pollinate the blossoms. When a fatal prick fells Lori, the buzz is that Rick is to blame.

In trying to clear her friend's name, Monica discovers that more than a few people in Cranberry Cove have felt the power of Lori's venom, and it looks as if...

Egyptian education is a central, social and economic force in the Middle East. For hundreds of years Al Azhar University has been the centre of Islamic thinking and education. More recently Egypt became the leader in secular education as Mohammed Ali established the first medical, veterinarian, engineering and accounting schools in the Middle East. Nasser expanded Egyptian educational leadership by providing free education for Muslem students from neighbouring countries. The extensive exportation of Egyptian educators to initiate and educate in schools and universities throughout the Arab...

Moving chronologically from the colonial period to the present, this collection of seventeen biographical essays provides a window into the social, cultural, and geographic milieu of women s lives in the state. Within the context of the historical forces that have shaped Louisiana, the contributors look at ways in which the women they profile either abided by prevailing gender norms or negotiated new models of behavior for themselves and other women. "Louisiana Women" concludes with an essay that examines women's active responses to problems that emerged in New Orleans after Hurricane...