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For fans of Connie Willis, Lucy Lyons, and Janet Evanovich, a debut cozy mystery with a speculative bent, set in Ann Arbor, that’s replete with wormholes, incorrigible pets, and delightfully quirky characters.When Allie Caldwell gets a rambling middle-of-the-night call from her very excited aunt Mel, she initially curbs her concern; her aunt has always been a bit eccentric, after all. But when Mel disappears before telling anyone what has her so worked up, Allie dr...

'Not only one of our most distinguished historians but also one of the most valuable contributors to historical theory' SpectatorIn formulating an answer to the question of 'What is History', Carr argues that the 'facts' of history are simply those which historians have chosen to focus on. All historical facts come to us as a result of interpretive choices by historians influenced by the standards of their age.Now for the first time in Penguin Mode...

E.H. Carr's Twenty Years' Crisis is a classic work in International Relations. Published in 1939, on the eve of World War II, it was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work in the fledgling discipline. The author was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals of the twentieth century. The issues and themes he develops in this book continue to have relevance to modern day concerns with power and its distribution in the international system....

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales.As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object.Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart.What objects do you think have stories to tell?

Meg Reynolds was a video game playing loner stuck in a dead-end job. Her life was on the fast track to nowhere until the fateful day she bit into a bad burrito filled with fate - and a bit of a food poisoning.Crying out for relief from the abdominal agony, her prayers were answered - but not in any way she ever expected. Now Meg has a new problem - Vocharlian Variegatus, the so-called guardian demon she accidentally summoned to her bathroom.Now this extremely odd couple have ...

Calls into question the very universal, unquestioned assumptions about globalization, development, and environmental change that undergird much of development and economic policy. Compels the reader to question conventional wisdom and explores alternative ways of achieving meaningful, enduring improvements to human well-being.

Princess Mia is enjoying the wonderful day with her best friend Tippy the Toy Tiger when one of her forest friends comes to her with a problem. What could it be? Can she help or will it only get worse?

In "A Night in the Snow or, A Struggle for Life," E. Donald Carr crafts a gripping narrative that immerses readers in the harrowing experiences of survival against the unforgiving backdrop of a snow-laden landscape. The novel skillfully intertwines elements of adventure and existential inquiry, employing vivid imagery and stark dialogue that captures the raw emotion of human resilience. As the characters navigate both physical peril and psychological turmoil, Carr navigates the thin line b...

An authoritative "biography" of one of history's great financial crises with enduring lessons about contemporary financeIn this newly-revised second edition, offering 50% entirely new material, The Panic of 1907: Heralding a New Era of Finance, Capitalism, and Democracy, delivers a groundbreaking examination of one of the most consequential crises in financial history. Deftly weaving historical evidence, insightful analysis, and compelling narrative, The Panic of 1...

Emily Carr's Growing Pains is an autobiographical account of artistic formation, tracing the difficult passage from a restless childhood in Victoria to disciplined study in San Francisco, London, and Paris, and finally toward a distinctly Canadian modernist vision. Written in vivid, episodic prose, the book has the texture of a painter's notebook: scenes are sharply observed, emotionally candid, and often edged with irony. Within the context of Canadian life writing, it stands as both Küns...

The bare events of Dostoevsky’s life – his father murdered by peasants, his own ordeal before a firing squad, then exile in Siberia, his epilepsy, gambling, poverty and debts – go far to account for his strange intensity of vision. This biography, first published in 1931, traces his wayward development, from his strict and secluded childhood to his debut as ‘literary pimple’, through his years of anguish, to his maturity as artist and final apotheosis as Russian patriot.Written som...

Gaming the language of addiction treatmentScripting Addiction takes readers into the highly ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. It is a world where clinical practitioners evaluate how drug users speak about themselves and their problems, and where the ideal of "healthy" talk is explicitly promoted, carefully monitored, and identified as the primary sign of therapeutic progress. The book explores the puzzling question: why do addict...