The literary history behind this beautiful mountain region.The Massachusetts Berkshires have long been a mecca for literary greats, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edith Wharton to Sinclair Lewis and Joan Ackermann. The Green River in Great Barrington inspired William Cullen Bryant's poetry. Charles Pierce Burton's childhood hometown, Adams, became the setting for his frolicking Boys of Bob's Hill children's books. During an interlude in Lenox, Patricia Highsmi...

Tugboat Annie Brennan, irascible skipper of the Narcissus, largest vessel in the Deep-Sea Towing & Salvage fleet, is home-based in Secoma, Wash. She frequently outwits Captain Horatio Bullwinkle of the competing Salamander for assignments, The characters are imagined, the settings are sometimes real but often made up, growing from the fertile mind of author Norman Reilly Raine, who composed 67 short tales and novelettes for The Saturday Evening Post, 1931-1961. H...

Even well-meaning fiction writers of the late Jim Crow era (1900-1955) perpetuated racial stereotypes in their depiction of black characters. From 1918 to 1952, Octavus Roy Cohen turned out a remarkable 360 short stories featuring Florian Slappey and the schemers, romancers and ditzes of Birmingham's Darktown for The Saturday Evening Post and other publications. Cohen said, "I received a great deal of mail from Negroes and I have never found any resentment from a one of them." The...

In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order, lists some 906 English Language motion pictures, from 1899 to 1990, when the book was initially published. A brief plot description is given for each series entry, followed by the individual film titles with corresponding years, directors ...

Moral theologians, defense analysts, conflict scholars, and nuclear experts imagine a world free from nuclear weaponsAt a 2017 Vatican conference, Pope Francis condemned nuclear weapons. This volume, issued after the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, presents essays from moral theologians, defense analysts, conflict transformation scholars, and nuclear arms control experts, with testimonies from witnesses. It is a companion volume to A World Free fr...

This edited volume contains valuable information for museums and academic institutions concerning the care and conservation of human remains. The editors provide all the essential information required concerning the curation of human remains, from oft posed ethical questions to storage and transport issues. Jam-packed with references, this collection is up to date and is a must have resource. This volume should be required reading for institutions with osteology collections, as well as sch...

Brought to you by Penguin.'What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?'In the early hours of Saturday, December 17th**, 2011, Zoe Nolan, a 19-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for three months.**She was never seen again.Blending fact and fiction...