A Pedagogy of Observation argues that the fascination with learning about the past and new locations in panoramic form spread far from the traditional sites of popular entertainment and amusement. Although painted panoramas captivated audiences from Hamburg to Leipzig and Berlin to Vienna, relatively few people had direct access to this invention. Instead, most Germans in the early nineteenth century encountered panoramas for the first time through the written word. The panorama experience...

Queer Print Cultures explores the intersections of queer studies, book history, and visual culture, challenging traditional narratives about printed objects and their cultural significance. This collection of essays examines how printed materials illuminate histories of gendered and sexual embodiment, revealing the complex interactions between texts, their creators, and their readers.With essays from scholars, librarians, archivists, and activists, the volume amplifies voi...

Novel Perspectives on German-Language Comics Studies: History, Pedagogy, Theory gathers an international team of contributors from two continents whose innovative scholarship demonstrates a regard for comics and graphic novels as works of art in their own right. The contributions serve as models for further research that will continue to define the relationship between comics and other traditional “high art” forms, such as literature and the visual arts. Novel Perspectives on German-Langua...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Vance - RebornLucien "Vance" Abebefort has always been the family wild card. Where others clung to the old ways of patience and caution, Vance gambled on the untested, the unorthodox - and more often than not, he won. But time is the one adversary even a seasoned adventurer cannot outwit. At sixty‑something, with his best exploits behind him, Vance is running out of chances to prove that his story isn’t over.Then comes t...

Lying off the coast of Monterey, Bird Island is favored with tranquil beaches, coves and rocky hills. The island is home to a finishing school for girls, and a picturesque old hotel-in desperate need of repair. The hotel owner must sell plots of the island to finance renovation and enlargement.The buyers are an odd bunch: a whale hunter, an amateur photographer of artistic nudes, a fugitive from justice, a young poet who composes rhymes for greeting cards, and an explorer, accompani...

Feathers and Field Notes is a lyrical and practical exploration of birdwatching as both an art and a way of living attentively. Across a year of global travel—from Arctic coasts to tropical forests and city rooftops—the author shares vivid encounters with birds that awaken wonder, curiosity, and care. These moments are more than sightings; they become entry points into sketching, storytelling, conservation, and wellness. The book blends personal travel tales, field sketches, citiz...

Coves has more land on Bird Island than he can use. So he sells, using proceeds to renovate his hotel. He's happy with his buyers until he finds that none are exactly what they said they were. And one- or more- is bent on trouble.Cover art by Howard Kistler

In a run-of-the-mill Chinese bio lab, where run-of-the-mill research is conducted, someone’s got the bug—the love bug. Shy lab worker, Wang, is secretly smitten with his fellow female co-worker, Han. Unsure how to woo Han, Wang’s love remains safely quarantined within himself. But when an infectious and charming foreign body seeks to invade Han and destroy Wang’s world, Wang must let his love leak out.