In early 2009, thousands of ethnic Rohingya Muslims from Burma and Bangladesh made perilous journeys by sea to southern Thailand and Indonesia. Scores are feared to have died as a result of Thailand's "push-back" policy: towing Rohingyas back out to sea to deter further arrivals. This report examines the causes of the exodus of Rohingya people from Burma and Bangladesh and their treatment once in flight. Repression and human rights violations continue against the Rohingya inside Burma, exacerbated by a draconian citizenship law that renders them stateless. Decades of mistreatment have pushed many to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. From there, many pay to be smuggled to Malaysia via other Southeast Asian countries. Because they lack official papers, they live in fear of arrest and possible repatriation to Burma.

This book is the first ever concordance to the rhymes of Spenser’s epic. It gives the reader unparalleled access to the formal nuts and bolts of this massive poem: the rhymes which he used to structure its intricate stanzas. As well as the main concordance to the rhymes, the volume features a wealth of ancillary materials, which will be of value to both professional Spenserians and students, including distribution lists and an alphabetical listing of all the words in The Faerie Queene. The volume breaks new ground by including two studies by Richard Danson Brown and J. B. Lethbridge, so that the reader is given provocative analyses alongside the raw data about Spenser as a rhymer. Brown considers the reception of rhyme, theoretical models and how Spenser’s rhymes may be reading for meaning. Lethbridge in contrast discusses the formulaic and rhetorical character of the rhymes.

Pastor and teacher Paul England has written a book that offers hope for every lost sheep and prodigal by providing a fresh revelation of the heart of God toward those who have ever strayed from Him. Here is a practical guide of instruction for pastors and church leaders that will equip them to fulfill their role as ""shepherds,"" those who oversee and care for ""God's sheep."" It also provides hope for every parent who has ever fostered a prodigal child.

New Age Chinese-English Dictionary is a hefty volume that contains over 120,000 terms including popular new words in all kinds of areas. Each entry provides precise explanation and a sample of word usage.

From the author of "Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos" comes a laugh-aloud adventure with Meg Langslow, who while working at her brother's office finds that the company's practical joker really is dead. Martin's Press.