In Difficult Days, Rosemary McComb is a debutante from New Orleans who finds herself caught up in a fight for equality when she falls in love with a black professor from Boston. Threatened by the KKK, who are determined to see the professor dead, Rosemary and her friends must find a way to continue their fight for justice even as they face great danger. As tensions rise and the stakes become higher, Rosemary must decide how far she is willing to go to protect the man she loves and the causes she believes in. With the fate of both the professor and the fight for equality on the line, Difficult Days is a heart-wrenching and powerful tale of love and activism in the face of hatred and oppression.

The description for this book, The Languages of China, will be forthcoming.

A History of the Korean Language is the first book on the subject ever published in English. It traces the origin, formation, and various historical stages through which the language has passed, from Old Korean through to the present day. Each chapter begins with an account of the historical and cultural background. A comprehensive list of the literature of each period is then provided and the textual record described, along with the script or scripts used to write it. Finally, each stage of the language is analyzed, offering new details supplementing what is known about its phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. The extraordinary alphabetic materials of the 15th and 16th centuries are given special attention, and are used to shed light on earlier, pre-alphabetic periods.

This book describes the structure and history of the Korean language, ranging from its cultural and sociological setting, writing system, and modern dialects, to how Koreans themselves view their language and its role in society. An accessible, comprehensive source of information on the Korean language, Lee and Ramsey's work is an important resource for all those interested in Korean history and culture, offering information not readily available elsewhere in the English-language literature.

Newly revised and updated, this invaluable resource from esteemed educator Robert Ramsey is packed with practical and inspirational tips for teachers. 501 Tips for Teachers covers everything from classroom management, to student relations, to personal development and motivation, to working with parents, colleagues, and the community. Educators at all levels will appreciate the book's easy-to-follow advice and no-nonsense approach to teaching.

"A History of the Korean Language is the first book on the subject ever published in English. It traces the origin, formation, and various historical stages through which the language has passed, from Old Korean through to the present day. Each chapter begins with an account of the historical and cultural background. A comprehensive list of the literature of each period is then provided and the textual record described, along with the script or scripts used to write it. Finally, each stage of the language is analyzed, offering new details supplementing what is known about its phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. The extraordinary alphabetic materials of the 15th and 16th centuries are given special attention, and are used to shed light on earlier, pre-alphabetic periods"--

Self-esteem not only plays a major role in a child's success or failure in school and in social situations but also influences how the child views the world. Drawing from his experience as a lifelong educator, Robert D. Ramsey provides valuable advice and information on building self-esteem in children. 501 Ways to Boost Your Child's Self-Esteem shows parents how to help their children develop the positive self-images needed to lead successful, productive, happy lives.

The Army has recently embarked on massive advisory missions with foreign militaries in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere around the globe. We are simultaneously engaged in a huge effort to learn how to conduct those missions for which we do not consistently prepare. Mr. Robert Ramsey's historical study examines three cases where the US Army has performed this same mission in the last half of the 20th century. In Korea during the 1950s, in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s, and in El Salvador in the 1980s the Army was tasked to build and advise host nation armies during a time of war. The author makes several key arguments about the lessons the Army thought it learned at the time.Among the key points Mr. Ramsey makes are the need for US advisors to have extensive language and cultural training, the lesser importance for them of technical and tactical skills training, and the need to adapt US organizational concepts, training techniques, and tactics to local conditions. Accordingly, he also notes the great importance of the host nation's leadership buying into and actively supporting the development of a performance-based selection, training, and promotion system. To its credit, the institutional Army learned these hard lessons, from successes and failures, during and after each of the cases examined in this study. However, they were often forgotten as the Army prepared for the next major conventional conflict.

This account of the settlement of one segment of the North Carolina frontier — the land between the Yadkin and Catawba rivers — examines the process by which the piedmont South was populated. Through its ingenious use of hundreds of sources and documents, Robert Ramsey traces the movement of the original settlers and their families from the time they stepped onto American shores to their final settlement in the northwest Carolina territory. He considers the economic, religious, social, and geographical influences that led the settlers to Rowan County and describes how this frontier community was organized and supervised.