National Network for Equitable Library Service

The story of Mireille Duval Jameson, a rich and self-assured Haitian woman kidnapped by a gang of heavily armed men who intend to hold her until her unwilling father pays up.

The dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities.

Edward VII, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age but was always known as Bertie, was fifty-nine when he finally came to power in 1901. He was only king for the last nine years of his life.

"In Bligh, the story of the most notorious of all Pacific explorers is told through a new lens as a key episode in the history of the world, rather than simply of the West.

Features lectures on a variety of topics from major academic disciplines with accompanying exercises to help students concentrate, listen effectively, take notes, review key ideas & retain info

People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world--North America, Australia and New Zealand.