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At the dawn of the 21st century, we are witnessing the redefining and reforming of the Islamic Republic, a struggle between the President Khatami's reformist agenda and more militant conservative forces led by Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran's Supreme Religious Guide. The Islamic Republic of Iran at 20 is a place of new promises and aspirations whose political, economic, and socioeconomic struggles have significance not only for Iranians but also for Iran's relations with the international community. Iran at the Crossroads provides an intimate view of Iran, domestically and internationally, and the current struggle to reconstruct and thus relegitimate the revolution. This volume includes essays by American, European, and Iranian scholars writing on the extraordinary changing situation in Iran today.
A provocative look at the mystery surrounding the Jersey Devil, a
beast born of colonial times that haunts the corners of the Pine
Barrens-and the American imagination-to this day. Legend has it
that in 1735, a witch named Mother Leeds gave birth to a horrifying
monster-a deformed flying horse with glowing red eyes-that flew up
the chimney of her New Jersey home and disappeared into the Pine
Barrens. Ever since, this nightmarish beast has haunted those
woods, presaging catastrophe and frightening innocent passersby-or
so the story goes. In The Secret History of the Jersey Devil, Brian
Regal and Frank J. Esposito examine the genesis of this popular
myth, which is one of the oldest monster legends in the United
States. According to Regal and Esposito, everything you think you
know about the Jersey Devil is wrong. The real story of the Jersey
Devil's birth is far more interesting, complex, and important than
most people-believers and skeptics alike-realize. Leaving the Pine
Barrens, Regal and Esposito turn instead to the varied political
and cultural roots of the Devil's creation. Fascinating and lively,
this book finds the origins of New Jersey's favorite monster not in
witchcraft or an unnatural liaison between woman and devil but in
the bare-knuckled political fights and religious upheavals of
colonial America. A product of innuendo and rumor, as well as
scandal and media hype, the Jersey Devil enjoys a rich history
involving land grabs, astrological predictions, mermaids and
dinosaur bones, sideshows, Napoleon Bonaparte's brother, a
cross-dressing royal governor, and Founding Father Benjamin
Franklin.
At the dawn of the 21st century, we are witnessing the redefining
and reforming of the Islamic Republic, a struggle between the
President Khatami's reformist agenda and more militant conservative
forces led by Ayatollah Khameni, Iran's Supreme Religious Guide.
The Islamic Republic of Iran at 20 is a place of new promises and
aspirations whose political, economic ,and socioeconomic struggles
have significance not only for Iranians but also for Iran's
relations with the international community. Iran at the Crossroads
provides an intimate view of Iran, domestically and
internationally, and the current struggle to reconstruct and thus
relegitimate the revolution. This volume includes essays by
American, European, and Iranian scholars writing on the
extraordinary changing situation in Iran today.
This is the story of how Katie and Joey meet, both with a keen
interest in ghost hunting and mysteries. Together they are the
Ghost Detectives. They are soon thrown into the middle of a haunted
mystery when Katie sees a ghost in the old mansion her family just
moved into. A legendary treasure and a greedy businessman add to
the action as Katie and Joey try to solve the mystery of The Ghost
detectives and Silverton's Treasure. Suggested Age Group 7-12
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