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A film by Jean-Paul Jaud Over 50 years have passed since Jacques Cousteau won world-wide acclaim and a Palme d’Or at Cannes for his film The Silent World – one of the few important environmental films to ever come out of France. If the preservation of the marine world was an invaluable cause, that of sustainable, safe food production and a healthy diet for our children is even more urgent. Now, from director Jean-Paul Jaud comes FOOD BEWARE: THE FRENCH...

Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, editors Although major New Testament figures–Jesus and Paul, Peter and James, Jesus’ mother Mary and Mary Magdalene–were Jews, living in a culture steeped in Jewish history, beliefs, and practices, there has never been an edition of the New Testament that addresses its Jewish background and the culture from which it grew–until now. In The Jewish Annotated New Testament, eminent experts under the general editorship of Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler put these writings...

Rodger K. Newman, editor in chief The 165 signed essays in this four-volume set are arranged chronologically and highlight the Constitution’s 7 articles and 27 amendments. They offer clear explanations of political, social, and judicial issues and cover important Supreme Court cases such as Brown v. Board of Education. Abortion, the right to die, and censorship are also discussed. Black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and political cartoons accompany nearly every article, breaking the text into digestible sections. Terms are defined in sidebars,...

by Kent Roach This book critically and comparatively examines the responses of the United Nations and a range of countries to the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. It assesses the convergence between the responses of western democracies including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada with countries with more experience with terrorism including Egypt, Syria, Israel, Singapore, and Indonesia. A number of common themes – the use of criminal law and immigration law, the regulation of speech...