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Philip d'Aubigny is a young knight in the kingdom of Outremer and can't wait to prove himself. His chance comes when he rides into battle to defend his home from attack by Saracen leader, Saladin and his army. But after a disastrous campaign, Philip is taken prisoner by the Turks and must work as a servant- though all the while he is...

Digital Media and the Arab SpringIn 2011, the international community watched as citizens mobilized through the Internet and digital media to topple three of the world's most entrenched dictators: Ben Ali in Tunisia, Mubarak in Egypt, and Qaddafi in Libya. Democracy's Fourth Wave examines not only the unexpected evolution of events during...

Asian Immigrants and the Making of Agriculture in California's Santa Clara ValleyGarden of the World examines how overlapping waves of Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino immigrants fundamentally altered the agricultural economy and landscape of the Santa Clara Valley as well as white residents' ideas about race, gender, and what it meant to...

A Practical GuideMentalization-based treatment for borderline personality disorder is a practical guide outlining a clinically proven treatment for this disorder. It describes how to develop and implement treatment and is a companion to the highly successful book Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: mentalization based treatment....

A Short History of LanguagesSpeak: A Short History of Languages is a history of human speech from prehistory to the present. It charts the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining why some survive and others die. It shows how languages change their meaning, shape, and sounds, and how the history of languages is intimately linked to...

Kukai and Dogen on the Art of EnlightenmentPamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating juxtaposition and comparison of the thoughts of two pre-modern Japanese Buddhist masters, Kukai (774-835) and Dogen (1200-1253) on the role of imagery in the enlightenment experience....