An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Canada. Includes a map, legend, recipe, craft, and game.

An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Ireland. Includes a map, legend, recipe, craft, and game.

An introduction to the geography, culture, family life, and people of Peru, including a map, legend, recipe, craft, and game.

An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Sweden. Includes a map, legend, recipe, craft, and game.

Do you want to speak Hittite? Hold out a glass and ask for wa-tar. This unique activity book for children ages nine and up shows what life was like among the Nubians, Mesopotamians, Hittites, and their neighbors the Egyptians from around 3100 B.C., when Upper and Lower Egypt became one kingdom, to the death of Queen Cleopatra under the Romans, in 30 B.C. Projects such as building a Nubian irrigation machine, creating a Mesopotamian cylinder seal out...

"Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Puerto Rico"--Provided by publisher.

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.

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.

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").

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.