Short Stories and Political Philosophy: Power, Prose, and Persuasion explores the relationship between fictional short stories and the classic works of political philosophy. This edited volume addresses the innovative ways that short stories grapple with the same complex political and moral questions, concerns, and problems studied in the fields of political philosophy and ethics. The volume is designed to highlight the ways in which short stories may be used as an access point for the cha...

Bone health is one of the most widely discussed topics in pediatric nutrition. Ensuring adequate calcium and vitamin D intake is essential, and other factors also play a significant role. Bone Health in Children explores the recent decades of research and public commentary on the subject, debunks popular myths, and clarifies the often confusing and

So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the rampage that broke out in late-Tsarist Russia in April 1903, that one historian remarked that it was "nothing less than a prototype for the Holocaust itself." In three days of violence, 49 Jews were killed and 600 raped or wounded, while more than 1,000 Jewish-owned houses and stores were ransacked and destroyed. Recounted in lurid detail by newspapers throughout the Western world, and covered sensationally by America's Hearst press, the...

Reuben V. "Uncle Bud" Robinson rose from a moonshiner's son in rural Tennessee to become the most beloved voice of the early twentieth‑century Holiness movement. Converted under a circuit‑riding preacher while working as a Texas ranch hand, Robinson's wit, warmth, and unmistakable storytelling earned him the nickname "the Mark Twain of the Holiness movement" and, at the height of his ministry, the reputation of being "the most popular man in America." This book explores how a man who began...