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This volume covers the remarkably productive first decades of the Franciscan missions to the Navajo, during the ministry of Father Anselm Weber, from the arrival of the first missionaries in 1898 to Fr. Anselm's passing in 1921. Its 43 chapters are divided into six parts: Beginnings, Indian Policy, ... More

Objects that differ from their mirror images, such as the left and right hands, play an important role in physics at all lengths scales, from elementary particles to macroscopic systems. The handedness, or chirality, of molecules in liquid crystals has a remarkable influence on the macroscopic physi... More

When a young Confederate rifleman named Bushrod Carter is wounded and taken to a makeshift hospital, he comes under the care of Anna, who has already lost two potential romances to battle. Bushrod and Anna's attempt to forge a bond in the midst of pathos and horror is a powerful reminder that the wa... More

Written with scrupulous respect for historical accuracy, "The Year of Jubilo"--now in paperback--is the story of Civil War soldier Gawain Harper, who returns to his home in Cumberland, Mississippi, only to find that a showdown awaits him that once again pits South against North, and dignity against ... More

The roots of Sikhism lie in India, where it was founded approximately 1500 A.D. by Guru Nanak, who was critical of the blind rituals of Hindus and Muslims.... More

A Chinese mystical philosophy, Taoism was founded by Lao-tzu in the sixth century B.C. Taoism is a way of life in that the "Tao" is a force that flows through all sentient beings and when the Tao is in balance, perfect happiness is possible.... More