Early one spring morning, disaster struck San Francisco, and a young man grabbed his camera and started documenting the destruction and death surro...

Star Trek's Captain Kirk has a kindred soul in Lars the Ranger, a commander of his own star fleet. But whereas Kirk's mission is to boldly go where...

In his new poetry collection, Jack Foley revels in a wild and varied display bringing together many styles and preoccupations, from the depths of g...

Antiziganism is a widespread phenomenon in all European societies. Poor or rich, 'post-communist' or 'traditional', North or South, with 'lean' or ...

The study "When the bad bleeds" examines the function of manticism in the English revenge tragedy of the Renaissance. Mantic elements are supernatu...

It's 1906, and strict immigration laws have divided Han Liu's family. His mother and sister are in China, while he and his father live in San Franc...

It's 1906, and strict immigration laws have divided Han Liu's family. His mother and sister are in China, while he and his father live in San Franc...

This captivating volume brings together case studies drawn from four post-Soviet states—Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. The collected papers...

The most persistent enemy of the native Californians was the firmly rooted white philosophy which preached that, one way or another, the Indian was...

This book introduces the reader to 32 self-taught artists in the Southeastern United States. Some have already come to the attention of collectors ...

When The Wolf Comes is a game of storytelling, heroism, and epic struggle set during a reimagined Ragnarök, a parallel timeline where the Norse ru...

The power of poetry to map the human heart has been a hallmark of Persian culture for at least a thousand years, and Fatemeh Shams wields it unforg...

When Thor's beloved hammer goes missing, his first suspect is his mischievous brother Loki. But for once Loki is innocent! Maybe the fierce giants ...

"Around the globe, thoughts circulate freely, visiting all people... She knocks on our doors seeking to enter, so we allow her... We host her to th...

Retirement in America is still possible but becoming less a widespread reality given the economic crisis strangling the country. This book looks at...

As one of Australia’s largest wartime ports, Fremantle played a unique role in the nation’s story. Featuring extraordinary photographs, this volume...

Inquisitive kids should look no further to find all of the amazing answers to the unique questions that may have ever crossed their minds. With pag...

Growing up in the 1960s in a small rural community, Suzanne Covich is the dux of her primary-school classes. But it’s what she learns at home that ...

Text in Arabic. Christopher Banks, an English boy born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, is orphaned at age nine when his mother and father both...

A strongly expressed plea has been issued… Dynamic and diverse as life is, a human being can be viewed as a work in progress towards self-actualisa...

When You Left is a picture book for 4-8 year-olds, and explores the theme that when parents break up and one parent moves on, it's okay to have mud...

There is space in your heart made by the love for a cat. It is created by snuggles, quiet sounds, and gentle nudges that remind you every day of th...

When you love a dog, there is always someone at home waiting to greet you with wide eyes and an open heart. Life is filled with belly rubs, quiet w...

The stories in When Zero Died" aren't ordinary: They draw on some of the oldest, classic forms in storytelling -- allegory and myth -- to explore w...