This book is the first extended study of the importance of Gothic for an appreciation of the Brontës’ writing. It resituates Gothic from the mode that gives the pleasing sensation of terror to being the source of the Brontës’ deepest preoccupations – it is the mode they use to register anxieties and fears. This monograph, through a consideration of Gothic states and places, explores the Brontës’ creative work with the genre. The author argues that to read the Brontës as Gothic poets and no...

This "perceptive" and "satisfying" biography of George Washington by an award-winning historian "deserves a place on every American's bookshelf" ( The New York Times Book Review).James Thomas Flexner's masterful four-volume biography of America's first president, which received a special Pulitzer Prize citation and a National Book Award for its concluding installment, is the definitive chronicle of Washington's life and a...

To Walk Among Fallen Angels is a deeply personal collection of creative nonfiction vignettes drawn from seven decades of lived experience, memory, observation, and reflection.Moving through rural Texas, family history, childhood, war, poverty, relationships, loss, travel, art, faith, and life abroad, David James offers an unfiltered portrait of the people and places that have shaped his understanding of the world. From the dusty landscapes of West Texas and complic...

Illustrated Edition – contains 30 photosThe highest scoring British Air Ace reveals his daily life at the front, in the air and in combat with the Germans above the Western Front.In the muddy trenches of the Western front few rankers would have considered that they would achieve field rank of major and international celebrity. In the skies above the shell-torn landscape, any man with enough talent, daring and skill could hope to become a 'Flying Ace' by claiming five or more ...

The book features a series of vignettes about notable writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman, among others. Fields recounts his experiences with these literary giants, capturing their quirks, struggles, and triumphs. His portrayals highlight not only their literary contributions but also their humanity, revealing the complexities and challenges they faced in their creative endeavors.In addition to celebrating these authors, Fields reflects on the literary cu...

"A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of George Henry Borrow" by Thomas James Wise is a comprehensive examination of the literary contributions of George Henry Borrow, a notable 19th-century English author and translator. This bibliography meticulously catalogs Borrow's works, including his novels, travel writings, and poetry, providing insights into his unique style and thematic concerns. Wise's dedication to documenting Borrow's oeuvre highlights the significance of Borrow's...

In Untethered you’ll learn exactly what it takes to engineer a digital nomad lifestyle in a post-pandemic world. With travel stories and case studies interlaced with clear, real-world guidance, you’ll discover whether the digital nomad lifestyle is for you and equip yourself with the tools to create your own location-independent life.

My Name Isn’t JoeModern loneliness and the absence of intimacy amongst London’s millions are the ills suffered by the quirky yet deeply melancholic 30-something, Joseph Bogart.Weighed down with emotional baggage and feeling lost amidst a mass of failed relationships, Joseph uses his sharp wit and tragicomedy to fight the hopelessness gnawing at him.Through his trials we discover if Joseph is able to find a successful way out of his life of ‘quiet desperation’.

Washtenaw County has enjoyed low crime rates, but extraordinary criminal acts occasionally pierced its calm and quiet.A strange bank robbery at Dexter in 1894 and the 1897 murder of James Richards raised concerns. In 1937, the McHenry family suffered a terrible tragedy but found room in their hearts to forgive. After the murder of Eleanor Farver in 1970, detectives searching for suspect John Edward Burns probed his background, seeking clues to where he fled...

EMBODIMENT, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion describes Life from the ground up in Nature, Animals, and us in dilemmas we have in our complex society. It also continues Dr. Thomas's Youniverse 2020 subtitle: The Spirit of the Twenty First Century. This book too is full of both humorous and serious stories and lessons in addressing problems of our own currently polarized society. As in Youniverse, the basic assumption is th...

The Youniverse introduces you to major movements of our millennium in psychology, science, technology, arts, and religion in a way that is readable and pertinent to everyday life. This means that what happens inside you becomes embedded in what happens outside you and vice versa as you interact with your surroundings. The book is full of Comments, Stories, and Exercises in which you can establish your unique and distinctive place in the world. In that process the book is both humorous and ...

Ann Arbor is known as a center of culture and education, but that hasn't prevented various tyrants and scoundrels from sullying the sophistication with base and murderous deeds. Revisit the case of "Jacke the Hugger," a turn-of-the-century deviant who routinely accosted and squeezed the women of Ann Arbor. In an effort to lure him from hiding, young men dressed as women and walked city streets. In 1903, UM student Albert Patterson disappeared in what was compared to a dime novel manner. Wa...