Jacob Forester built a machine that allows people to relive memories—to step back into the past and experience it as if they were there. After losing his wife, he uses it for one reason: to see her again. Then he discovers the past may not be as fixed as he thought.What began as a way to survive his grief becomes something far more dangerous: a chance to prevent his wife's death altogether.But the past does not belong to Jacob alone. Every choice he...

The asteroid was worth trillions. The technology to move it was priceless.A foreign corporation pioneers a revolutionary method of redirecting asteroids through Mars’ gravity for commercial mining, promising unimaginable wealth and a new era of space exploration.But success would change the balance of power on Earth—and not everyone is willing to let that happen.Astronaut Sam Evans is sent to restore control of the asteroid after a mission he helped ca...

Seeing to See focuses on two American authors who are notoriously hard to classify: Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau. Dickinson proves challenging due to her short and obscure poems and Thoreau due to his insistence on capturing even the most seemingly mundane information. Daniel A. Nelson uncovers evidence that the works of these authors are often intentionally and painstakingly without aim or purpose. He argues that in their texts there is in fact an avoidance of teleolog...

Extremity and the Future: Reflections on Survival, Imagination, and Ambiguous Times brings together psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, educators, artists, and activists to explore how we make sense of extremity in an era of broken futures and uncertain survival.From the eerie calm of nuclear bunkers to the disquieting humor of apocalyptic marketing, this collection investigates how play, pedagogy, and imagination s...

Rejoice in this second volume of 50 mini paintings from Mark Daniel Nelson to practice your painting techniques and add to your portfolio of small works. Actively learn all you need to know about acrylic painting as you create these all-new projects following the illustrated step-by-step instructions.Like the first book, the prospect and promise are both exciting and addictive. This book explains a range of painting techniques, including creating complex sc...

In 1973, Romanians were beginning to recognize that the regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, contrary to what his first five or six years in power seemed to imply, would bring no respite from communism. Instead, after a 1971 "mini cultural revolution" ended hope for a Bucharest "spring" and intellectual latitude was curtailed further in 1972-73, the ominous possibilities of Ceausescu were becoming evident. In 1973, I went to Romania on a dissertation research grant from the International Research ...

As Europe underwent extraordinary changes in 1989-1990, the continent's south-eastern region - the Balkans - began once again to draw attention for its ethnic rivalries, its political turmoil and its interstate disputes. Continuing tensions and instability have fostered images of a Balkan imbroglio where regional instability could affect all of Europe. This study offers country-specific and comparative assessments of political trends during this transitional era, placing emphasis on matter...

Among communist states, Romania is, in several respects, a unique case. Romania has been the only Warsaw Pact member to deviate consistently from Soviet foreign policy norms and, alone within Eastern Europe, to avoid oil imports from the USSR. The leadership of Nicolae Ceausescu since 1965 has, meanwhile, governed through a studious commitment to socio-economic centralization and control often reminiscent of' Stalinist orthodoxy. Intellectual freedom, artistic liberty and workers' rights h...

Following Dr. Nelson’s A History of U.S. Military Forces in Germany; this book examines contemporary socioeconomic problems created by the stationing of U.S. troops in West Germany (FRG). The issues are magnified by the FRG’s strategic importance to the United States, the large number of U.S. troops stationed in the FRG, and the length of time they

Nature’s Burdens is a political and intellectual history of American natural resource conservation from the 1980s into the twenty-first century—a period of intense political turmoil, shifting priorities among federal policymakers, and changing ideas about the goals of conservation. Telling a story of persistent activism, conflict, and frustration but also of striking achievement, it is an account of how new ideas and policies regarding human relationships to plants, animals, and t...

Akron native and former U.S. Representative John F. Seiberling (1918–2008) grew up on his family’s estate overlooking Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Valley. Within his lifetime, Seiberling would become a leading player in the movement to protect the natural environment and help transform his childhood playground into the federally protected Cuyahoga Valley National Park.A Passion for the Land begins with a fast-moving narrative of Seiberling’s early life and a vivid description of ...

In this super cute illustrated children's book about the power of friendship, Paul is a black cat who lives with his boy, Johnny. Paul and Johnny are the best of friends. They both understand what it means to be a true friend, and they are always there for one another. As they grow older, they each know they'll have a bond that lasts forever. A wonderful story for parents, caregivers, and teachers of kids aged 3-8 to help them to learn a valuable life lesson about how to be a good friend.