An autobiography of a Mentalist and a Medium describing the exciting, yet scary trials and tribulations along their path. The authors, Fred and Debbie Osborn, weave an astounding account of their lives together and as individuals. Their tales of close calls and miracles are sad, happy, funny, scary, and always entertaining. Join them on their lives' journey. In this book, the message that falls off the page is to become acquainted with your spirit guides and act on the hunches you feel. Up...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

In the twentieth century, Appalachian migrants seeking economic opportunities relocated to southwestern Ohio, bringing their music with them. Between 1947 and 1989, they created an internationally renowned capital for the thriving bluegrass music genre, centered on the industrial region of Cincinnati, Dayton, Hamilton, Middletown, and Springfield. Fred Bartenstein and Curtis W. Ellison edit a collection of eyewitness narratives and in-depth analyses that explore southwestern Ohio’s bluegra...