Anthropology has two main tasks: to understand what it is to be human and to examine how humanity is manifested differently in the diversity of culture. These tasks have gained new impetus from the extraordinary rise of the digital. This book brings together several key anthropologists working with digital culture to demonstrate just how productive…

A beautifully illustrated, informative, and engaging guide to 100 plants used for medicinal purposes. Remedies derived from plants are the world’s oldest medicines. Used extensively in China, India, and many African countries, herbal medicine has become increasingly popular in the West along with other holistic and alternative therapies. Botanicum Medicinale offers a modern guide to…

Reluctantly drawn into the schemes of his con-man developer father, Jack Acheson is frustrated by his progenitor’s dishonest intents for the citizens of Kansas City, a situation that becomes further complicated by the machinations of corrupt authorities and mobsters. By the author of The Huntsman. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“2bX3qzsM5zsC”, 500,400);