21st century

Larkin, abducted from her parents as a child and raised by members of the Church of Christian America, comes to suspect that Lauren Olamina, leader of the cult Earthseed, is her biological mother.

Collected poems that serve as a companion to Giovanni's 1997 Love Poems. That book--romantic, bold, and erotic--expressed notions of love in ways that were delightfully unexpected. In the years that followed, Giovanni experienced losses both public and private. A mother's passing, a sister's, too. A massacre on the campus at which she teaches. And just when it seemed life was spinning out of control, Giovanni rediscovered love--what she calls the antidote. Here romantic love--and all its manifestations, the physical touch, the emotional pull, the hungry heart--is distilled as never before by one of our most talented poets.--From publisher description.

A collection of poetry and prose by fifty-eight young American Indian writers, ages eleven to twenty-two.

An anthology of poetry which showcases the most important contributions to American poetry in the year 2002.

Presents twenty of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

Poet and cartoonist Austin Kleon has discovered a new way to read between the lines. Armed with a daily newspaper and a permanent marker, he constructs through deconstruction?eliminating the words he doesn't need to create a new art form: Newspaper Blackout poetry.

Examines the growing role of the U.S. military in world affairs, presenting comments from soldiers and officers on the unknown territory they face in the wake of September 11, from nation building to diplomacy, and arguing that the government is giving the armed forces tasks for which they should not be held responsible.

Bring your learning to life with compelling images, media and text from National Geographic. The fifteen articles gathered in this single-themed reader offer an exceptionally direct entree to issues surrounding identity and culture in the 21st-century United States. Introducing readers to people and customs that may seem foreign, they shed new light on familiar American themes as well..

Offers ideas about what the technologically advanced future might be like, based on interviews with over three hundred scientists, and includes descriptions of potential developments in medicine, computers, quantum physics, and space travel.