Inventing the American Guitar is the first book to describe the early history of American guitar design in detail. It tells the story of how a European instrument was transformed into one with all of the design and construction features that define the iconic American flat-top guitar. This transformation happened within a mere 20 years, a remarkably brief period.The person who dominates this history is C. F. Martin Sr., America's first major guitar maker and the founder of...

This edited volume brings together a diverse group of scholars to examine works of poetry that engage, question, or reimagine history.Authors question the ethics, aesthetics, and politics of archival work to explore the ways in which poetry has offered a hypothetical testing ground where the power dynamics, upheavals, and discontent reflected in historical texts can be renegotiated.

Simultaneously a handbook and a critique of one, Beyond Craft combines an orientation to the field of creative writing with an insight into current scholarship surrounding creative writing pedagogy. A much-needed alternative to the traditional craft guide, this text pairs advice and exercises on composition with an illuminating commentary on the issues surrounding these very techniques. Teaching the craft whilst apprising students of the issues of craft pedagogy, this book allows ...

"Jesse James' Bold Stroke; Or, The Double Bank Robbery Ohio" appears to be a fictional work possibly involving the notorious outlaw Jesse James and a double bank robbery in Ohio. The author, William, was associated with the publishing company Arthur Westbrook Co. based in Cleveland.This type of narrative likely falls under the genre of dime novels or pulp fiction, which were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These stories often romanticized the lives of outlaws and include...

This book addresses topics related to the impact of invasive species including biosecurity, demographics, species diversity and food security. It is meant for researchers, upper-level students, and policy makers and provides a factual basis for the underlying science and a discussion of that information with respect to current and future impacts and possible solutions. This book explores the nexus of climate change and biological invasions, resulting impacts (biological and economic) and a...

A Warhammer 40,000 anthologyTake the battle to the skies with stories of death-defying pilots and devastating far-future aircraft! Brutal Space Marine gunships, graceful alien fighters and hellforged Chaos craft fight for air supremacy in a collection of aeronautical short fiction.READ IT BECAUSEStrap yourself in for high-flying action and adventure with a collection of tales by some of Black Library's finest authors that demonstrate...

The greatest gift to us is caring. What would the world be like without someone to care for or to care with? Would love survive if we don't care? From the world of twenty-three science fiction and fantasy authors comes a world that can be funny, heartwarming, strange, or sad. Or not what we expect. Recommended by Publishers Weekly.How can a henchman keep up with a mischievous retired supervillain? Can a dog help a hockey player score again? Will an odd cou...

Behavioural experiments are one of the central and most powerful methods of intervention in cognitive therapy. Yet until now, there has been no volume specifically dedicated to guiding physicians who wish to design and implement behavioural experiments across a wide range of clinical problems. The Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy fills this gap. It is written by clinicians for clinicians. It is a practical, easy to read handbook, which is relevant for p...