"Encyclopedia of the World's Nations and Cultures" comprises an extensive overhaul of the original "Encyclopedia of the World's Nations". It provides concise and objective descriptions of the dominant political, economic, social, and cultural systems of the countries of the world. The encyclopedia features 193 country-by-country surveys in 40 separate categories, as well as tables, charts, and lists that are linked with narrative accounts of each nation's peoples, history, government, society, and culture.

The Washington Monument (Symbols of American Freedom)

Shortly after George Washington's death in 1799, Congress recognized the need for a presidential monument in his honor. However, progress did not begin on the structure until 1832. The Washington Monument traces the construction of the monument from its design by Robert Mills to halts in construction due to lack of funds and the Civil War to its dedication in 1885. Today, the world's largest obelisk stands as an eternal reminder of the accomplishments of the nation's first president.

H.G. Wells (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)

One of the most respected science fiction writers, Wells is perhaps best known for his classics The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds.

A Scream Goes Through the House: What Literature Teaches Us About Life

Literature, the best literature, both reflects and critiques the human condition.  Professor Arnold Weinstein uses novels, films, paintings and short stories to show how the world's best authors confront death, joy, dreams, love, and madness.

Eternitys End

After seven years of captivity at the hands of interstellar pirates, Star Rigger Renwald Legroeder escapes to the Centrist Worlds, thinking himself free to return to rigging.
Instead, he finds himself a target of a conspiracy that stretches across light-years—from the Centrist Worlds to the pirate stars beyond—a conspiracy that has survived interstellar war and claimed the lives of millions, both human and alien.