Richard Wright: 78 books

Kiev is the capital of Ukraine, the largest country in Europe. It is the largest city in Ukraine with 2.7 million inhabitants. The city has a lovely balance of antiquity and modernity and the gleaming domes of the thousand-year-old monasteries and churches are why Kiev is often referred to as the...

Homer refers to the island in his works the Iliad and Odyssey, stating that Zakynthos, a prince of Troy and son of King Dardanos arrived here somewhere between 1500 and 1600 BC. The Italians named it Zacinto and in more recent years, following the struggle for national independence, it became Zante....

Denver, the capital of Colorado, is nicknamed the Mile High City at 5,280 feet (1 mile) above sea level in the Rocky Mountains.  The city’s neighborhoods include LoDo (Lower Downtown), Capitol Hill, Highland, Washington Park, Baker and Lowry. With its green city parklands, the impressive Rocky...

The jetsetter’s paradise of Marbella is located in the province of Andalusia in the Costa del Sol region of southern Spain. It is one of Europe’s most well known resorts for the rich and famous to “see and be seen” but this sunny city can be enjoyed by the more budget-conscious vacationer...

Located in central Florida, Orlando attracts over 50 million visitors a year. Orlando is the theme park capital of the United States, with dozens of parks, resorts and other attractions. Walt Disney World, Epcot and Universal Studios Florida are among many that are known worldwide.   TABLE...

At the southern tip of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula lies one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Africa. Sharm el-Sheikh has a sunny Red Sea location and is called the “City of Peace.” Sharm is very popular with northern Europeans in search of winter sunshine.   TABLE OF...

The Old Confederacy, the Civil Rights Movement, the Chattahoochee River, Coca-Cola and the 1996 Centennial Olympics bring to mind the famous southern city of Atlanta, Georgia. In the 1960s during the times of the civil rights movement, Atlanta was dubbed “the city too busy to hate”. Nowadays it...

Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation and its most famous attraction, the Kremlin, is full of historic significance. Moscow was once the capital of the Soviet Union (USSR) prior to the end of the Cold War and architecture from the Russian Empire is everywhere to be seen while signs of wealth...

Located in the heart of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (KL) is a vibrant and modern Asian city. It is the capital of Malaysia’s tiger economy and is the country’s cultural, political and financial heart.  Kuala Lumpur’s famous Petronas Twin Towers have been featured in many Hollywood movies.

One of the liveliest and most cosmopolitan cities in Canada, Montreal in Quebec is an island situated between the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers. At its center is the “mountain”, Mont-Royal after which the city is named.     TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Overview - Culture - Location &...

Picture the rich, green landscape of Edinburgh, Scotland. A walk in the great outdoors is a fantastic experience where tourists can enjoy the fresh air of Scotland and the grand views of the city’s meadows and flowers. Alongside the natural environment, the busy city life is a symbol of what Edinburgh...

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of criminology find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data...

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of criminology find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data...

The excerpts featured in this free sampler come from some of our most popular nonfiction books for middle and high school classrooms—making them ideal choices to meet the new Common Core Standards for the English Language Arts. From the primary documents of The American Reader to The Boy Who Harnessed...