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By Peter Iverson, Monty Roessel. 2002
A cultural history of the largest North American Indian nation. Describes their Southwest origins bounded by four sacred mountains and…
their evolving lifestyle through the start of the twenty-first century. Discusses their adaptability as a means of survival, focusing on the final 150 years. Spur Award for nonfiction. 2002By Colin G. Calloway, Colin G Calloway. 2003
Traces the history of America's native peoples from the Appalachians to the Pacific until 1800. Describes constant environmental changes with…
development of a corn-growing agriculture, introduction of horses, acquisition of guns, and decimation from disease, among other factors. Also discusses continuing conflicts due to inter-tribal feuding and European penetration. 2003By Demi. 2003
A short biography of the prophet Muhammad (who died in A.D. 632)--a major figure in the Islamic religion. Discusses Muhammad's…
role as a messenger of God, his revelations from the angel Gabriel that became the Koran, and the observances faithful Muslims should practice in their daily routine. For grades 3-6. 2003Narrative overview of major events shaping the history of the Indian people in the lower forty-eight states. Discusses the arrival…
of "American Indians" on the North American continent some seventeen thousand years before Columbus landed. Explores their strife with European settlers and subsequent treatment by the United States government through the twentieth century. 2003By Charles Clark. 2002
A concise introduction to one of the world's major religions. Discusses the history, beliefs, acceptance, practices, and politics of Islam…
and looks at the challenges it faces. Explains some of the misunderstandings between Christians and Muslims. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2002By Gershom Gorenberg. 2000
Israeli journalist examines how faith and apocalyptic beliefs fuel strife over Jerusalem. Discusses conflicting Christian, Islamic, and Jewish prophecies regarding…
the Temple Mount; explores the volatile link between nationalism and religion, particularly lore relating to a holy war and its global impact. 2000Modern English translation of extracts from the Qur'an including hymns of praise, prayers, exhortations, and recitations illuminating the essence of…
Islam for the non-Muslim reader. Translation, introduction, and notes by Thomas Cleary. 1993By Michael A. Sells, Michael Anthony Sells. 1999
A religious scholar introduces the non-Arabic speaker to the beauty and wisdom of the Muslim holy text while explaining its…
cultural and historical context. Sells renders the earliest Suras (chapters of the Qur'an) into modern English, and explores their subtleties and meanings in subsequent commentaries. 1999By Caryle Murphy. 2002
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the historical roots of Middle East unrest, exemplified in the development of modern Egypt. Explores issues…
of tradition and change in politics and culture. Discusses social, political, and economic factors in the resurgence of Islam, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the dilemmas of regional governments. 2002By Tamim Ansary, Mir Tamim Ansary. 2002
Memoir exploring the author's bicultural heritage and his feelings about Islam. The son of an Afghan father and American mother,…
Ansary describes his childhood in Afghanistan, moving to the United States at sixteen, and subsequent identity crisis. Discusses his travels through the Muslim Middle East as an adult. Some strong language. 2002By Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner, Caner Y Caner. 2002
Presenta un estudio objectivo de las creencias, ética, práctica, y costumbres del Islam. Los autores, hermanos criados como musulmanes sunnis…
y ahora profesores cristianos de teología, están en una posición única para comparar ambas religiones y ofrecer un base de conocimientos para poder abrir un diálogo productivo entre cristianos y musulmanesExamines the collision of Native American and European cultures in northeastern America between 1620 and 1830. Discusses the interactions of…
these groups and the enduring aftereffects on their religions. Portrays outstanding individuals from both sides and assesses their spheres of influence. 2002Often described as the longest undefended border in the world, the Canada-US border was born in blood, conflict, and uncertainty.…
At the end of the American Revolution, Britain and the United States imagined a future for each of their nations that stretched across a continent. They signed treaties with one another dividing lands neither country could map, much less control. A century and a half later, Canada and the United States had largely fulfilled those earlier ambitions. Both countries had built nations that stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific and had made an expansive international border that restricted movement. The vision that seemed so clear in the minds of diplomats and politicians never behaved as such on the ground. Both countries built their border across Indigenous lands using hunger, violence, and coercion to displace existing communities and to disrupt their ideas of territory and belonging. The border's length undermined each nation's attempts at control. Unable to prevent movement at the border's physical location for over a century, Canada and the United States instead found ways to project fear across international lines They aimed to stop journeys before they even beganBy David Grann. 2017
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous…
crimes in American history, f rom the author of The Lost City of Z. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. Look for David Grann&’s new book, The Wager, coming in April 2023!By Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale. 2001
Introduces Islamic beliefs and practices. Follows fourth-grader Ibraheem and his Muslim family in New Jersey through Ramadan, the month of…
praying and fasting that ends with the feast of Eid al-Fitr. For grades 3-6. 2001By Karen Armstrong. 2000
Armstrong from A History of God (DB 38536) looks into how and why religious fundamentalist groups have come into existence.…
She concentrates on Protestants in the United States, Jews in Israel, and Muslims in Egypt, and concludes that fear of modernity has stimulated the growth of fundamentalism. 2000By Matthew Gordon, Matthew S. Gordon. 2001
Overview of Islam, the world's second largest religion. Discusses the history of Islam, its branches, the Koran, and various practices…
and customs. Traces the religion's origin from the Middle East to its spread through southern Asia, northern Africa, and around the globe. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001By Ahmed Rashid. 2000
Journalist with twenty years' experience covering Afghanistan discusses the origin and rise of the Taliban and its fundamentalist concepts of…
Islam regarding gender and drugs. Explains the importance of Afghanistan's energy resources for the region and the country's problems with smuggling, civil war, and lack of social services. 2000By Paula Mitchell Marks, Paula M. Marks. 1998
A historian chronicles European settlers' conquest of Native American lands from their initial contacts in 1607 up to the 1990s.…
Describes the indigenous inhabitants' struggle to maintain their traditional cultures despite forced relocations, the elimination of customs, and their own diminishing numbersBy Elaine Landau. 2002
Biography of the "world's most dangerous terrorist" and his radical Islamic view of the world. Traces the early life of…
the millionaire from Saudi Arabia and his gradual involvement with Muslim organizations that led to a jihad against the west. For junior and senior high readers. 2002