religion

Introduces readers to the basic tenets of Hinduism, its origins, and the challenges faced in the present day.

Buddhism beginnings are discussed, along with core beliefs, common practices, and challenges for the future.

"In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sixteen-year-old half-Hindu/half-Parsi Zarin Wadia is the class troublemaker and top subject for the school rumor blogs, regularly leaving class to smoke cigarettes in cars with boys, but she also desperately wants to grow up and move out of her aunt and uncle's house, perhaps realizing too late that Porus, another non-Muslim Indian who risks deportation but remains devoted to Zarin, could help her escape"--Publisher provided.

This book focuses on the observation of Lent in the Christian tradition, the Jewish observance of Yom Kippur, and Vassa, the Buddhist practice also known as the Rains Retreat or Buddhist Lent.

Set in the near future, America has become a puritanical theocracy and Offred tells her story as a Handmaid under the new social order.

Set in the near future, America has become a puritanical theocracy and Offred tells her story as a Handmaid under the new social order.

The ancient Greeks created a remarkable culture that in many ways fashioned the foundations of later Western civilization.

Along a narrow strip of fertile land bordering the mighty Nile River, the ancient Egyptians fashioned a complex, successful civilization that endured for more than three millennia.

Ancient Mesopotamia was a true cradle of civilization that produced the world’s first writing system, cities, and law codes.