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Book Review: Why the West Rules–For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris
How far we are from Apocalypse?
Read More »UN Food Agency Aided World War I Reconstruction in Syria
WFP got its start helping Syria rebuild from World War I and is aiding many victims of conflict there today.
Read More »The Power of Film and Ending Child Hunger
If every nation had a comprehensive school lunch program, we could drastically reduce child hunger and poverty.
Read More »The Final Olympic Event: The Global Hunger Summit
This Sunday in London the starving peoples of the world are hoping the Olympic spirit can come to their aid.
Read More »DVD Review: Michael Wood’s Story of England
Michael Wood's acclaimed mini-series now available on DVD.
Read More »Book Review: Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946-1962: Essays on Graphic Treatment of Communism, the Code and Social Concerns, Edited by Chris and Rafiel York
Essays examine how comic books helped shape American youth during the Cold War.
Read More »Book Review: Grail Mysterium: An Adventure on the Heights by Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield
With Evil taking over Boston College, can a group of college seniors find the problem before it is too late?
Read More »Book Review: Manure Matters: Historical, Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspectives by Richard Jones (ed)
You mightn't think a book about the history of manure is to your taste - but you might be surprised.
Read More »Book Review: Roma, Underground by Gabriel Valjan
A well written and suspenseful novel with a strong heroine.
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