Winner, Wayland D. Hand Prize, American Folklore Society, 2018Originating in a homicide in St. Louis in 1899, the ballad of “Frankie and Johnny” became one of America’s most familiar songs during the first half of the twentieth century. It crossed lines of race, class, and artistic genres, taking form in such varied expressions as a folk song performed by Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly); a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page and Bentley Stone under New Deal sponsorship...

Find out what Mr. McCormick has in mind for Stacy in the long awaited sequel to Stacy and the Father of the Bride!Stacy's been waiting all summer to get another moment alone with her best friend Amber's handsome father, Mr. McCormick. She can hardly think about anything other than their explosive meeting in Amber's bridal suite. Finally, on the eve of her departure, Mr. McCormick shows up at Stacy's house for a surprise visit. Amber's Daddy takes Stacy to new heights as their relat...

In From Theory to Practice: Examining Millennials Reshaping Organizational Cultures, contributors to the collection focus on several interrelated issues. They examine the ways in which the members of the millennial generation influence how we work and communicate with our millennial students, colleagues and employees. They also elaborate on how to create work-life balance for the members of the millennial generation and explore ways in which millennials can be open and responsive to others...

Spanking Stacy: Books One & Two includes all of Lianah Morgan's popular Stacy stories to date! Save money when you purchase them together!Includes:Stacy and the Father of the Bride (Spanking Stacy Book One)It all starts with a spanking...Stacy has always had a crush on her best friend Amber's devastatingly handsome, but stalwartly conservative father. On the eve of graduation, and just weeks before the virginal Amber's ill-advised wedding to her high school s...

An anthology that asks, “What does it mean to be church where Black lives matter?”Prophetic imagination would have us see a future in which all Christians would be free of the soul-warping belief and practice of racism. This collection of reflections is an incisive look into that future today. It explains why preaching about race is important in the elimination of racism in the church and society, and how preaching has the ability to transform hearts. While program...

The 1815 eruption of Indonesia’s Tambora volcano had a catastrophic effect on climate around the world. In North America and Europe, the following twelve months became known as “the year without summer.” Confined indoors by the relentless rain and cold, a group of friends, including 18-year old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and poet Lord Byron, began writing ghost stories to pass the time. Shelley’s tale “Frankenstein” remains, over 200 years later, a work of timeless imagination and power.

Waldron's Gate, capital of Alterra. A land powered by steam, but inspired by the power of dreams, and surrounded by the mysterious Fog.The Dream Engine explored this city. Now you are invited to go Beyond The Gate.Twenty-three authors will take you over, under, into, and beyond the Fog in this cross-genre compilation of short stories.From time travel to romance, young adult to horror, science fiction to historical fantasy, you'll discover tales that delight, intrigu...