Household archaeology and the unraveling of Classic Maya power The Classic Maya collapse (ca. CE 800) in Mesoamerica has been the focus of much scholarly debate over the last century. In Classic Maya Social Inequality, Networks, and Collapse at Dos Pilas, Peten, Guatemala, Joel W. Palka further explores possible causes of the collapse and breaks ......
Featuring the Notorious Story of the Endangered Snail Darter and the TVA's Final Dam
The "snail darter story" has become an iconic episode in modern American history-a classic case regularly voted one of the top three Supreme Court environmental decisions but also enjoying dubious public notoriety as "The Most Extreme Environmental Case Ever." Yet most of the snail darter story has never been told. Behind the fish marched a ......
Savory, heart-healthy Lebanese recipes from a renowned chef
The cuisine of Lebanon epitomizes the best of the Mediterranean diet, which is highly regarded for its positive health benefits. Abounding in vegetables, grains, fresh herbs and spices, poultry, and lamb, it yields meals replete with robust, earthy flavors. In Classic ......
Classic Keys is a beautifully photographed and illustrated book focusing on the signature rock keyboard sounds of the 1950s to the early 1980s. It celebrates the Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, the Vox Continental and Farfisa combo organs, the Hohner Clavinet, the Mellotron, the Minimoog and other famous and collectable ......
Lifestyles and Film Styles of American Cinema, 1930-1960
An ambitious reinterpretation of the most storied era in movie historyStudies of ""Classic Hollywood"" typically treat Hollywood films released from 1930 to 1960 as a single interpretive mass. Veronica Pravadelli complicates this idea. Focusing on dominant tendencies in box office hits and Oscar-recognized classics, she breaks down the so-called ......
Lifestyles and Film Styles of American Cinema, 1930-1960
An ambitious reinterpretation of the most storied era in movie historyStudies of ""Classic Hollywood"" typically treat Hollywood films released from 1930 to 1960 as a single interpretive mass. Veronica Pravadelli complicates this idea. Focusing on dominant tendencies in box office hits and Oscar-recognized classics, she breaks down the so-called ......
Angling historians may study the evolution of tackle or tying techniques, or perhaps the methods of fishing used hundreds of years ago, but the wonderful old stories about fishing are read and reread only because they give pleasure today; because they give us insights into why we fish and the nature of our passion; and because they are well ......
Don't you just love the savory flavors that only long slow-cooking can create? On busy days when fast food seems like the only answer, here's our secret...put a crockpot to work! In this community-style cookbook you will find more than 200 new classic crockpot recipes that your family craves...Homestyle Pork Chops & Gravy, Creamy Chicken & ......
Church potlucks and carry-ins, community gatherings and reunion picnics...these events are filled with family & friends and some of the most delicious food we've ever tasted. Over & over, we find ourselves asking, "Please, may I have your recipe?"
