When Qatar won its bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup™, it was the ultimate sporting miracle for a young and ambitious nation. But the critics wer...

Since women started working in the trades in the 1970s, very little has been published about their experiences. In this provocative and important b...

Describing the exciting and adventurous world surrounding geocaching -- a world-wide hunt in which treasures are located using global positioning s...

JRZDVLZ, by Lee Klein, author of The Shimmering Go-Between, is the autobiography of a sympathetic monster on a centuries-spanning quest for redempt...

Have you ever felt that you are just not living up to your potential? That you could be getting more out of life? In this introspective guide, Rabb...

In their long history, Jews encountered political, social, cultural, and religious crises which threatened not only their very existence but Jewish...

When Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure appeared in 1895, it immediately caused scandal and controversy. Its frank treatment of Jude’s sexual relatio...

On 16 March 2016, President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) ...

Judge Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by President Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 26, 2009. This book explores and examines selected opinions...

Renowned for his 'Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy' and 'Reflections on History', Jacob Burckhardt (1818-97) has been described as "the mos...

This book presents statistics regarding procedural actions taken on US district and circuit court nominations for the period January 4, 1977 throug...

Great achievements often take a lifetime of preparation, but when these achievements are becoming the World Number 1 at the age of 12 and the young...

This exceptional book continues the unique project where one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a ...

A Game of Queens completes the trilogy in which one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a roadmap f...

This book gives a quick overview of judo, from its historic origins to the ways people train and compete today. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read te...

The practice of judo katas has changed over time as a result of perceived purpose. The chapters in this Via Media anthology were written by seven ...

A total of 29 chapters are conveniently compiled in this special volume. In addition to 519 illustrations, there are glossaries, charts, and bibli...

Rollende Köpfe, verstümmelte Leichen, plötzliche Schockelemente: Wie reagieren Jugendliche auf Gewalt in Grusel- und Horrorfilmen? Vor dem Hintergr...