Ireland in the mid-1800s was primarily a population of peasants, forced to live on a single, moderately nutritious crop: potatoes.

5,000 phrasal verbs, including new ones from computing, business, and the Internet. Unique Phrasal Verbs Activator® helps learners choose the right phrasal verb for the context. Clear grammar patterns show how to use phrasal verbs.

Sheds light on the history of food, cooking, and eating. This collection of essays investigates the connections between food studies and women's studies.

Author's memoir of her return to her Polish homeland and travels to five other Eastern European countries after their historic transformation.

"In their own words, in graphic detail, this is their story . . .

Critical essays about the work of Margaret Atwood.

Free man of color Benjamin January travels to Washington, DC, to track down a missing mathematician in this “excellent” pre–Civil War mystery (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Veteran youth workers Helen Musick and Duffy Robbins dip into their bag of tried-and-true teaching tricks to present this collection of 52 of their most effective object lessons.

This book is of pivotal importance to the development of Indian poetry in English and will serve as an invaluable reference for specialists and students alike.

Aimed at the absolute beginner andassuming no prior knowledge, this book starts with basic skills and will serveas a long term reference guide to essential crochet techniques.