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Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI on April 19, 2005, replacing the late John Paul II, one of the most popular pontiffs of all times. Now, following 2,000-year-old church traditions, Benedict XVI leads some one billion followers worldwide by both command and consent. This biography examines the pope's life and times.

The Algerian war for independence began on November 1, 1954. After nearly eight years of violence, Algeria became an independent nation in 1962, but a half century later, it remains a country haunted by violence and struggling to achieve stability and prosperity for its people. Read about this conflict in The Algerian War.

Things Fall Apart, set in Nigeria about a century ago, is widely regarded as Chinua Achebe's masterpiece. Considered one of the most broadly read African novels, Achebe's work responded to the two-dimensional caricatures of Africans that often dominated Western literature. This guide contains a selection of contemporary criticism of this novel.

Since the publication of her first book, ""The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts"", Maxine Hong Kingston has been a presence on the literary scene. With a mix of autobiography, fiction, and Chinese myths and legends, Kingston's work reflects her cultural heritage and upbringing.

Brings forward the theme of enslavement and emancipation in ""Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"", ""Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl"", ""One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"", and many other notable works. Featuring original essays and excerpts from critical analyses, this book gives students an insight into the subject theme.

Noted for her witty depictions of English country life and sharply satirical views of class structure and human behavior, 19th-century novelist, Jane Austen's works possess a timeless appeal for both general readers and literary scholars. This volume showcases essays from Austen's own time period and beyond that create a portrait of this writer.

Traces the history of the exploration of western North America and the impact it had on the histories of both the United States and Canada. This title provides coverage including: John Wesley Powell's summer expedition that traversed the length of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon; and the other explorers, aside from Lewis and Clark.

The Middle Ages, though marked by plague in Europe, was a time of increased investigation of the world. People from civilizations around the globe, sought to understand the world at large and discover its secrets. This title offers an account of travels, expeditions, discoveries, and cross-cultural contacts in the span of 1,000 years in the world.

A collection of essays that provide a comprehensive critical overview of ""Beloved"", one of the greatest American novels of the last quarter century. It features a chronology of the author's life, a bibliography, an index, and notes on the contributing writers.

With the publication of her first novel, ""The Joy Luck Club"", in 1989, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. Her work focuses on issues of matrilineage and the ultimate triumph over female victimization. Part of the ""Bloom's Modern Critical Views"" series, this title also features a chronology, and a bibliography.

A literature of black women's courage and experience is at the heart of Maya Angelou's writing. She has been called a national institution and the people's poet. Part of the ""Bloom's Modern Critical Views"" series, this title features a chronology, bibliography, notes on the contributors, and an introductory essay by a noted literary scholar.

Explores the various forms of testicular cancer, discusses its detection, diagnosis, and treatment, and gives an overview of clinical and laboratory research.

For almost 1,200 years, the Persians ruled a territory that stretched from the Black Sea into Central Asia, from India to Egypt and into the fringes of southern Europe. This title looks at the rise and fall of the Persian empires, the daily life of the people, and their influence on subsequent civilizations.

Hemingway's last work published during his lifetime remains one of his most popular and best known. A man's symbolic quest to land the catch of a lifetime engages classic themes of the human struggle against nature as well as explores the intersection of expectation and desire. This title is filled with fresh essays about the book.

All animals have to eat, but feeding behavior goes far beyond predators and prey. Animals have a variety of ways to find food. Some sit and wait for food to come to them. Other animals are scavengers, breaking down the leftovers of other animals' meals. This title explains these various techniques and the importance of food chains and food webs.

Explores how oil moves from the ground to the gas pump, how the price of that oil is determined, and oil's role in international politics and in the countries where it is discovered. This title discusses Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) history, structure, successes and failures in fulfilling its mission.

The Christian festival of Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, while Hanukkah celebrates a miracle that took place during biblical times. This book looks at the unique ways people in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania celebrate these holidays.

Sleep is as important to the human body as food and water. This guide to sleep offers light on how it functions and how it can be disrupted. It covers sleep disorders such as insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, and sleepwalking.

Eleanor Roosevelt overcame many hardships throughout her life. Considered homely, Roosevelt grew up at the end of the Victorian era in an aristocratic family, where, as far as women were concerned, looks mattered more than intelligence. She lost both of her parents before she was 10 years old. This title explains the America's most notable women.

Madam C J Walker originally named Sarah Breedlove was the first in her formerly enslaved family to be born free. Poor for most of her life, Walker invented a line of hair-care products when she was 37 years old. Eleven years later, she owned her own thriving business, the Madam C J Walker Manufacturing Company. This book presents her story.

As a child in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon wrote a letter to the UN secretary-general regarding the Hungarian uprising against Russia. A few years later in the US, he met President John F Kennedy. From then, Ban desired to work for peace. This title discusses how his further success in these areas attempts to keep the UN relevant in the complex world.

On February 23, 1836, general and dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and a Mexican force of more than 2,000 men launched an assault against Colonel William B Travis of Texas, his army of 155 men, and 15 civilians who were living in the fort known as the Alamo. This title examines this episode in the Texas War of Independence against Mexico.

Though the United States stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, the shape of the nation has shifted many times over the course of its history. This title tells the story of the purchase that opened up the possibility of American westward expansion.

Early in 1898, the battleship USS Maine was sent to Havana. Then, on the night of February 15, the Maine blew up in Havana Harbor with the loss of 260 lives. This book examines the historical circumstances leading up the destruction of the Maine, the immediate aftermath, and the long-term consequences.

When an individual suffers from an impulse control disorder, that person has little or no control over repeated impulsive acts, causing problems for him or her. This book discusses the most common of these disorders, their treatments, and other psychological disorders commonly associated with them.