From Bitcoin to Apple Pay, big changes seem to be afoot in the world of money. Yet the use of coins and paper bills has persisted for 3,000 years. In How Would ...
Why are people continually surprised to discover that money is "just" meaning? Mutual Life, Limited spends time among those who, in acknowledging the fictions o...
The extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moonIn the gripping Never Panic Early, Fred Haise, Lunar Module Pilot ...
From the critically acclaimed author of Motor City, Detroit comes alive in a powerful and thrilling novel set amidst the chaos of the race riots and the serenit...
An acclaimed journalist and novelist makes history personal, painting a rich and vivid portrait of the time when America become modern by tracing the life of ...
Stories about objects left in the wake of transactions, from cryptocurrencies to leaf-imprinted banknotes to records kept with knotted string.Museums are full o...
Cultivate Intimacy and Honesty in Your Youth Ministry’s Small Groups Here are 31 small-group meetings about--well, small groups. After all, the kind of honest...
byIvan Small,Smoki Musaraj,Bill Maurer
Mobile money, e-commerce, cash cards, retail credit cards, and more—as new monetary technologies become increasingly available, the global South has cautiousl...
byCatherine Schuler,Kimberley Marra,Laurie Frederik
The interdisciplinary essays in Showing Off, Showing Up examine acts of showing, a particular species of performance that relies on competition and judgment, ac...
byWil Mara
A brief biography on the life of Benjamin Franklin and his lasting influence on America and Philadelphia. Includes index and Words You Know section that highli...
byWil Mara
Brief text chronicles the life of the Hall of Fame baseball player who, in 1947, became the first African American to play for a major league team....
byWil Mara
The Rookie Biographies series features historical and contemporary people who will captivate emergent readers. Each biography introduces readers to the lives a...
byWil Mara
An introduction to the life of Thomas Alva Edison, whose many inventions included the phonograph and the light bulb. ...
byWil Mara
Get ready to celebrate! People around the world look forward to different holidays and honor them with special traditions. Learn about the many types of holiday...