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1) Sweden
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Corp
Pub. Date
1992.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the fourth largest country in Europe.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
38 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the cultural and social meanings behind the clothing and jewelry worn by people around the world.
4) India
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
2nd edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
144 pages color illustrations, maps
Language
English
Description
Introduces the geography, history, religious beliefs, government, and people of India.
Author
Language
English
Description
Children can try their hand at re-creating ancient Israelite culture along with the cultures of their neighbors, the Philistines and Phoenicians in a way that will provide perspective on current events. The book covers a key period from the Israelites settlement in Canaan in 1200 B.C.E. to their return from exile in Babylonia in 538 B.C.E. This part of the Middle East no larger than modern-day Michigan was the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity,...
6) China
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
c2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of China.
7) England
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
c2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 22 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of England.
8) Japan
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
c2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Japan.
9) Mexico
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
c2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Mexico.
10) Sweden
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
2nd ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the fourth largest country in Europe.
11) Canada
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
c2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the geography, culture, and people of Canada, including a map, legend, recipe, craft, and game.
12) Korea
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In America, death rituals display a remarkable diversity and range from the minimalist to the extravagant. Chart the evolution of American funerals by looking at three major periods: the traditional (exemplified by Puritan burial rites), the modern (characterized by professionalization), and the post-modern (where loved ones play a more active role).
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Start your exploration of this profound topic with a helpful overview of how we, as human beings, think about death. What place does it occupy in our lives? How have our attitudes about it changed over time? What symbols and euphemisms do we use to talk about it?
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Since the dawn of humanity, corpses have held lasting significance for us. In this lecture, probe the various ways human civilizations have "disposed" of corpses - from burial (the oldest method for which evidence still exists) and mummification to cremation and natural exposure (known as "excarnation").
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
To truly understand the subject of death, you have to be able to define it. Here, discover how the definition of death exists on multiple levels and how each of these levels - the religious, biological, philosophical, cultural, legal, and political - determines when a living being becomes a dead one.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Should death be considered "bad"? Should we even bother fearing it? As you reflect on philosophical arguments by the ancient Epicurus (who thought death wasn't bad for the dead) and the modern Thomas Nagel (who believes we should fear death), you'll consider the possibility that both sides are right.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
None of us can avoid dying. But some believe we can learn how to die well. Professor Berkson introduces you to ways that others have faced death (with regret, dignity, even rage) and also considers some of the practical ways we can make the best of our deaths when our time comes.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Explore how it's possible for us to find meaning in life - even when confronted with the finality of it. Drawing on the work of cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker, discover how forms of death denial serve to allay fears about our insignificance, and how we can cultivate meaning in the face of mortality.
20) Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures: Judaism on Death and the Afterlife
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In the first of several lectures on how major world faiths approach death, the focus is on Judaism. From the importance of mourning and burial rites to the recent resurgence in American Jewish belief in an afterlife, go inside the evolving views on death and the afterlife in Jewish history.
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