One of the most crucial changes in North American life, Lyle E. Schaller explains, has been the shift from small to large institutions. Sixty years ago one teacher, one room schoolhouses sti ...more on ebook "Very Large Church..."

Using a wide range of sources inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archeological evidence Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the South, to t ...more on ebook "Arabia and the Arabs..."

"Once in a great while, a book comes along that not only discusses a topic of interest, it changes the boundaries of that discussion forever. This is such a book. In How Israel Lost Richard ...more on ebook "How Israel Lost: The Four Questions..."

The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity provides an erudite and stimulating analysis of the role of the sage in late antiquity and sheds new light on rabbinic comments on diverse topics ...more on ebook "The Sage in Jewish Society of Late ..."

Michael Keller was once a software executive from Florida. Then came September 11, 2001. A few weeks after the al Qaeda attacks on America, he joined the Army National Guard and was deployed ...more on ebook "Torture Central..."

The first complete modern edition of the Latin text of the original (1561) edition of Pierre Gilles' De Topographia Constantinopoleos, et de illius Antiquitatibus Libri Quatuor. This new edi ...more on ebook "Constantinople: De Topographia Cons..."

The first authorized inside account of one of the most daring—and successful—military operations in recent historyFrom the earliest days of hi ...more on ebook "Raid On The Sun..."