social life and customs

Presents factual informaiton on Puritan beliefs, culture and life through the story of the Higgins family.

The classic Charles Dickens tale of the cold hearted miser who is reformed by the Ghosts of Christmas.

Looks at the foods, traditions, people, and holidays of Mexico.

The author discusses her life growing up in a war-torn Syria and offers a plea for peace.

Examines the lives of everyday people who lived during the Medieval period in Britian.

Explores Canada's history as a bilingual country and discusses its diverse economic, geographic, and cultural features.

". . . offers firsthand accounts of Haitian voodoo and witchcraft rituals"--Provided by publisher.

"Karluk has left home to become a man. For four months, he's off to learn falconry from Amir's brothers, living with them at their winter camp. As his training commences, what will Karluk learn about himself, and Amir, in the process?"--Publisher marketing.

Inspired by, but independent of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, the story of the first Mrs. Rochester, the mad wife in Charlotte Bront??'s Jane Eyre.

An introduction to common Japanese gestures--know as maido--describing each gesture and defining their meanings and the cultural contexts that surround them.