In Depression-era Chicago, private eye Nathan Heller is caught between the Mob and City Hall in a battle for control of the 1933 World’s Fair while he attempts to find a lovely actress’ missing brother. Along the way, Heller meets an array of famed heroes and villains from Eliot Ness to Al Capone, climaxing with the detective dangling off a beam of the Fair’s sky tower.From the legendary author of Road to Perdition comes another riveting “movie,” this one ...

A collection of 67 original recordings of speeches significant in United States and world history. Hear presidents, politicians, activists, sports figures and more in their own words as they talk about some of the most important events in the 20th century.

Forgiveness has often been viewed as a religious obligation but is increasingly being advocated as a means of healing, release and promoting wellbeing. Forgiveness is variously viewed as a duty, virtue or cure, but when it comes to practising forgiveness in real life we find it is always caught up in the complexity of the situation. This book shines a light on how we tend to think about forgiveness in practice, including examples from social work, family therapy, chaplaincy and criminal ju...

Like the branches of a tree, the future of humanity could spread in many directions. Which one shall we follow?Third Flatiron's all-original science fiction/fantasy/horror/humor anthology, Offshoots: Humanity Twigged, presents short stories about possible futures, whether good or bad. Follow an international group of authors as they imagine visions ranging from human alliances with AIs, animals, and fairies; fashion as policy; virtual reality; or time travel to fix past mi...

The essays that comprise Elusive Archives raise a common question: how do we study material culture when the objects of study are transient, evanescent, dispersed or subjective? Such things resist the taxonomic protocols that institutions, such as museums and archives, rely on to channel their acquisitions into meaningful collections. What holds these disparate things together here are the questions authors ask of them. Each essay creates by means of its method a provisional colle...

In "Know the Truth: A Critique on the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation," Jesse Henry Jones embarks on a rigorous examination of the Hamiltonian framework, a staple in legal theory that addresses the complexities of limitations in both time and applicability. Employing a meticulous analytical style, Jones articulates the philosophical underpinnings and practical implications of this theory, exploring its strengths and weaknesses against contemporary legal doctrines. His work is situated wit...

In "Why Marry?", Jesse Lynch Williams presents a groundbreaking exploration of societal norms surrounding marriage in the early 20th century. This play, written in 1910, effectively employs incisive wit and poignant dialogue to challenge prevailing conventions, examining the motivations behind the institution of marriage through the lens of contemporary American life. Williams' work is noted for its pioneering satirical style, blending comedy with serious social critique, and it reflects t...

Take a journey with our 68 writers—from rural Mexico in the ’60s to Tehran in the ’70s, to the suburbs of Vancouver in the ’80s, and to other planets in the distant future. Within these pages you will encounter a feathered heart, door-to-door salesbees, and a breathing house. In emerge 18 new and published authors present their fiction, narrative nonfiction, poetry and lyric prose, speculative fiction, and young adult stories.emerge 18 includes contributions from TWS students mento...

Joe Jackson is an adventurous twelve-year-old boy from the boring English town of Highcross. His exploration of the site of an unexploded World War II bomb will see the beginning of the most amazing experience of his life where he will meet up with Max, an extra-terrestrial from the planet Proxima Centauri b.Joe, Max and their friends, Mo and the Robinson family will embark on an adventure through time and space where they will encounter dinosaurs, Roman legionaries and medieval kni...

This special 20th anniversary anthology invites you to journey outside yourself: float in a capsized rowboat, downward-dog through a yoga studio adapting to covid-19, reflect on the legacy of residential schools, find purpose on the Camino de Santiago, and make peace with your raccoon neighbours. These are stories of ego, loss, birth, renewal—the salient issues of our time.In emerge 20, stories in fiction, narrative non-fiction, speculative fiction, young adult fiction, poetry, and...