The secrets of a complex belief system that have sustained the Mandaeans in their centuries-old native lands in Iraq and Iran have been collapsing before their eyes. This little-known Gnostic sect has been hidden from global awareness until now. With a...

The secrets of a complex belief system that have sustained the Mandaeans in their centuries-old native lands in Iraq and Iran have been collapsing before their eyes. This little-known Gnostic sect has been hidden from global awareness until now. With a...

This story is about a very badly behaved man - how a young boy invents a plan to change his behavior - and, with the help of the other villagers, succeeds.This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah, stories which have...

This story is about a badly behaved man and how a young boy initiates a plan to change his behavior and, with the help of all the villagers, succeeds. It will bring laughter to young children and, at the same time, teach them valuable lessons about...

This story is about a very badly behaved man - how a young boy invents a plan to change his behavior - and, with the help of the other villagers, succeeds. This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah, stories which have...

A man tricks a young fox into believing that he will give him a chicken. The fox is trapped, but through ingenuity and perseverance, he escapes. Reading this story inspires children to face challenges directly, and even to use the obstacles in their...

A man tricks a young fox into believing that he will give him a chicken. The fox is trapped, but through ingenuity and perseverance, he escapes. Reading this story inspires children to face challenges directly, and even to use the obstacles in their...

A man tricks a young fox into believing that he will give him a chicken. The fox is trapped, but through ingenuity and perseverance, he escapes. Reading this story inspires children to face challenges directly, and even to use the obstacles in their...

Brace yourself. The Malcontent is explosive -- it's packed with action. This fictional story is a fascinating narrative about the continuing struggle for freedom and justice in America for black people in the 21st century. However, unlike the Civil...

The Making of Atoma Merc: Fighting the Ghost of White Supremacy is about an identity lost and found. It is a story about the mindset of poverty and riches broken down to illustrate the negative effects of slavery. It is about a young boy that grew up...

The Making of Atoma Merc: Fighting the Ghost of White Supremacy is about an identity lost and found. It is a story about the mindset of poverty and riches broken down to illustrate the negative effects of slavery. It is about a young boy that grew up...

Growing up in the pre-Civil Rights Movement South was more than difficult for young Spencer Weston. He saw his family and his community ravaged by prejudice--both the passive discrimination present in everyday life and the active criminal behavior of the...

A hilarious and spunky new heroine in the vein of Ramona the Pest and Clementine, from Crystal Allen--the acclaimed author of How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy. Nine-year-old cowgirl Mya Tibbs is boot-scootin' excited for the best week of...

Thomas Wentworth Higginson is little known today, but during his own lifetime his remarkable activism put him at the very heart of the pivotal social movements reshaping America for the nineteenth century and beyond. Born in Cambridge, he was a fervent...

Inspired by the author's real life experiences, this rollicking, charming novel follows sixth grade Egyptian immigrant Nadia as she navigates the ups and downs of friendships, racism, and some magic, too!Nadia loves fun facts. Here are a few about her: -...

The life and work of the legendary "Pope of Voodoo," Marie Laveau--a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800sMarie Laveau may be the most influential American practitioner of the magical arts; certainly, she is among the...