On Second Glance Jackie Ward *Revised throughout to incorporate new

*Revised throughout to incorporate new studies and timely topics: the expanding role of technology

Daily political events and the steady inevitability of globalism require that informed students and citizens learn something about religious traditions foreign to their own

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McConnell and Loveless show how the Amish response to regional and global environmental issues

In Why Postnatal Recovery Matters Sophie Messager draws on her experience as a scientist and doula to show that thinking ahead to after the birth can get new families off to the best possible start

On Second Glance Jackie Ward *Revised throughout to incorporate newWithout the evident drama of treacherous glaciers or mountain peaks, the midwestern landscape may on first glance appear commonplace. But those who look again will find an uncommon beauty as eloquent as that of the highest waterfall. With this distinctive collection of photographs, Larry Kanfer uncovers anew the drama of the prairie's changing skies and seasons and celebrates the serene dignity of the Midwest. Kanfer points as well to the overlooked