"With open hearts and open hands, we gave what we could, and a little became a lot." --from Give a Little Dimes destroyed polio. Five bucks can beat malaria. Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World not only contains remarkable, inspiring stories of how small donations are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of millions both here in the United States and around the world, but also lays out where and how to start giving . . . today. Together, ordinary Americans have far more transformational power than any government or...
"With open hearts and open hands, we gave what we could, and a little became a lot." --from Give a Little Dimes destroyed polio. Fi...
Migrants, both spatially and mentally, no longer settle in only one national territory but interact or move across borders regularly, profoundly challenging the nation-state and the image of society as a container. This volume explores the ways in which migrants, activists and professionals connect social worlds across national boundaries through a variety of social practices. The contributions from various disciplines - anthropology, economics, political and social sciences, educational studies and social work - illuminate the meaning of agency in situations where the capabilities of...
Migrants, both spatially and mentally, no longer settle in only one national territory but interact or move across borders regularly, profoundly ch...
The most famous Theatre company in America, The Group Theatre, only produced 23 plays in their 10 year existence, and only a few of those are currently in print. Though they shaped the future of America drama, many of these plays have been long out of print, or were never published. For the first time EVER, 2 of these plays see publication for the first time ever - Nellise Child's WEEP FOR THE VIRGINS and Robery Ardrey's CASEY JONES finally see publication in this volume, along with Mr. Ardrey's classic THUNDER ROCK Weep for the Virgins: A Bitter Comedy by Nellise Child was presented by the...
The most famous Theatre company in America, The Group Theatre, only produced 23 plays in their 10 year existence, and only a few of those are currentl...
Real Life Drama is the classic history of the remarkable group that revitalized American theater in the 1930s by engaging urgent social and moral issues that still resonate today. Born in the turbulent decade of the Depression, the Group Theatre revolutionized American arts. Wendy Smith's dramatic narrative brings the influential troupe and its founders to life once again, capturing their joys and pains, their triumphs and defeats. Filled with fresh insights into the towering personalities of Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg, Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan, Clifford Odets, Stella and...
Real Life Drama is the classic history of the remarkable group that revitalized American theater in the 1930s by engaging urgent social and mor...
Imagine, discover and explore amazing places around the U.S., in this new story series led by a loveable American dog, Big Sil. Reality and imagination blur, in this visually transformative mixed media experience, as Big Sil jumps into a real life adventure through Los Angeles, told through a unique combination of illustration and photography. The Adventures of Big Sil is an educational experience celebrating art and culture icons as Big Sil goes hiking, visits the movie studios, and tries surfing at the beach.
The love of art, animals, and America was the driving force...
Imagine, discover and explore amazing places around the U.S., in this new story series led by a loveable American dog, Big Sil. Reality and imagina...
This delightful introduction to bats focuses on little brown bats, showing how they fly, locate food, seek shelter and sleep. This bilingual Spanish/English edition features the same "shared reading" format as the English edition. This makes the book perfect for shared reading in Spanish-language homes in which parents read little or no English. And the bilingual and duel-language options create an opportunity for children and parents to hone their skills in reading both Spanish and English.
This delightful introduction to bats focuses on little brown bats, showing how they fly, locate food, seek shelter and sleep. This bilingual Spanish/E...
Young children will be entranced by this introduction to bats As they share in the reading, students will learn about many different kinds of bats. The book also helps to dispel myths about bats, as it focuses on the life of a little brown bat, showing how it flies, locates food, seeks shelter, and sleeps.
Young children will be entranced by this introduction to bats As they share in the reading, students will learn about many different kinds of bats. T...
Unique local transformations of the practice of established religions in Asia and the Pacific are juxtaposed with the emergence of new religious movements whose incidence is growing across the region. In Flows of Faith, the contributing authors take as their starting point questions of how religions manifest outside their cultural boundaries and provide the basis for new social identities, political movements and social transformations. With fresh insights into the globalization of beliefs, their local inflections, and their institutionalization, the authors explore how old and new religions...
Unique local transformations of the practice of established religions in Asia and the Pacific are juxtaposed with the emergence of new religious movem...
