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What’s a “stripper” name? For that matter, what’s a high-class name? How do you tell the difference? Why does everyone call them “baby” names when they follow us through our whole lives? And can your name determine your destiny?   From a television screenwriter and contributor on the...

Tattoos, body piercings, wild hairstyles -- people all over the world have been decorating and changing their bodies for as long as anyone can remember. Body Bizarre, Body Beautiful fills you in on the how, why, and when of what people have done in the past, and what they're doing now.

The Gypsi people are an ethnic group with origins in South Asia. Now officially called the Romani people are a widely dispersed ethnic group with the largest concentrated populations in Europe especially Romania and other Eastern European countries. Worldwide there is an estimated population of at...

New in paperback This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer...

The social suffering and self-determination of Indigenous peoples are important public policy issues in Canada today. This book asks a fundamental question regarding Canadian-Aboriginal relations: Are self-government agreements an effective path to self-determination? Finding Dahshaa describes...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.  *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.  This is a book of personal correspondence of four letters. The letters explain English culture through the lens of Asian eyes.

Savitri was the only child Of Madra's wise and mighty king; Stern warriors, when they saw her, smiled, As mountains smile to see the spring. Fair as a lotus when the moon Kisses its opening petals red, After sweet showers in sultry June! With happier heart, and lighter tread, Chance strangers, having...

A mid nineteenth century parlor conversation about social aesthetics particularly in women's clothing.

A Modest Proposal written by Jonathan Swift.This book will tell you about economy troubles by selling children as food for rich guys.

Jonas Lie is sufficiently famous to need but a very few words of introduction. Ever since 1870, when he made his reputation by his first novel, "Den Fremsynte," he has been a prime favourite with the Scandinavian public, and of late years his principal romances have gone the round of Europe....

A provocative and fascinating exploration of male–female relationships by the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth. Pearl S. Buck grew up in China, accustomed to its traditions, but when she moved to the United States as an adult in the 1930s she was struck by the cultural differences...

A short overview of Mexican superstitions: ghost stories, curses and spells written in the late nineteenth century. A Quick Read!

When the first edition of this book was published in 1957, the art of making a tipi was almost lost, even among American Indians. Since that time a tremendous resurgence of interest in the Indian way of life has occurred, resurgence due in part, at least, to the Laubins' life-long efforts at preservation...

American Indian  Fairy Tales was written by William Trowbridge Larned and pictured by John Rae. This book gave about ten Native American fairy tales along with colored illustrations by John Rae. There are interesting tales; some tales tell about adventure, love, ceremonies, or even explanations for natural phenomena.