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Idle Threats
The 19th century witnessed an explosion of writing about unproductivity, with the exploits of various idlers, loafers, and “gentlemen of refinement” capturing the imagination o fa country that was deeply ambivalent about its work ethic. Idle Threats documents this American obsession with unproductivity and its potentials, while offering an explanation of the profound significance of idle practices for literary and cultural production. While this fascination with unproductivity memorably defined literary characters from Rip Van Winkle to Bartleby to George Hurstwood, it also reverberated deeply through the entire culture, both as a seductive ideal and as a potentially corrosive threat to ...
The Novel and the American Left
The first collection of critical essays to focus specifically on the fiction produced by American novelists of the Depression era, The Novel and the American Left contributes substantially to the newly emerging emphasis on twentieth-century American literary radicalism. Recent studies have recovered this body of work and redefined in historical and theoretical terms its vibrant contribution to American letters. Casey consolidates and expands this field of study by providing a more specific consideration of individual novels and novelists, many of which are reaching new contemporary audiences through reprints. The Novel and the American Left focuses exclusively on left-leaning fiction of the ...
The Ways of Magic
Magic flourishes once more, finding itself new and beautiful forms of expression, some creative, some destructive, but all exquisite and stunning in their own way. Fantasy is now blessed with new visions, new ways of seeing the familiar, as each of the twelve authors herein has tackled the use of magic in their own inimitable style, taking on the challenge of creating ways of magic never before seen, and succeedingly admirably. Turn the page, and behold majestic new magics. The Ways of Magic is a 95,000 word fantasy anthology edited by James Tallett. The twelve authors appearing in the anthology, in order of their stories, are Ken Lizzi, Joel V. Kela, Andrew Kaye, Jess Owen, T. Eric Bakutis, Jennifer Povey, Julie Frost, Sarina Dorie, Andrew Knighton, Auston Habershaw, Steven Long, and Jonathan Fisher.
Essays on Music
"A book of landmark importance. It is unprecedented in its design: a brilliantly selected group of essays on music coupled with lucid, deeply incisive, and in every way masterly analysis of Adorno's thinking about music. No one who studies Adorno and music will be able to dispense with it; and if they can afford only one book on Adorno and music, this will be the one. For in miniature, it contains everything one needs: a collection of exceptionally important writings on all the principal aspects of music and musical life with which Adorno dealt; totally reliable scholarship; and powerfully illuminating commentary that will help readers at all levels read and re-read the essays in question."...
A Ray of Light
This is the inspiring true story of what happens when ordinary people unite to make a stand against evil. Lidice was a peaceful and vibrant community in Czechoslovakia with a rich mining heritage. But an act of Nazi revenge saw this village wiped from existence in a horrifying chapter of European history. Disaster struck for Lidice in 1942 when the prominent Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated. Described by Hitler as "the man with an iron heart", Heydrich was one of the key architects of the Holocaust. His death, after an attack by members of the Czech resistance, left Hitler furious and desperate for vengeance. Looking for a scapegoat to blame for Heydrich's death, he settled o...
A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times
It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of their technology. Rome, for example, made advances in many areas which were subsequently lost and not regained for more than a millenium. This is a knowledgeable yet lucid account of the wonderful triumphs and the limitations of ancient and medieval engineering. This book systematically describes what is known about the evolution of irrigation works, dams, bridges, roads, building construction, water and wind power, automata, and clocks, with references to the social, geographical, and intellectual context.
Leadership Through Hell and High Water
In 2016, wildfires devastated Fort McMurray, Alberta. Eighty Six thousands residents were displaced, and twenty-four hundred homes and buildings were destroyed. With almost $9 billion in damages, it’s recognized as the most expensive natural disaster in Canadian history. During this time, author Jean-Marc Guillamot managed eight hotels in the city and was responsible for getting patrons and his teams to safety. Four years later, Fort McMurray faced the unimaginable once more: floods due to icepacks obstructing the surrounding rivers. Based on research and personal logs reflecting on these events, Leadership through Hell and High Water is an introductory guide to crisis management and leade...
Poetics of Character
A study of literary character in a comparative context, offering a wide-ranging approach to transatlantic literature in history.
The Bishop's Council
Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
