"An eloquent polemic against human abuse of animals, culminating with a devastating description of factory farming." —Peter Singer, The New York Review of BooksIn Dominion, we witness the annual convention of Safari Club International, an organization whose wealthier members will pay up to $20,000 to hunt an elephant, a lion or another animal, either abroad or in American "safari ranches," where the animals are fenced in pens. We...

These poems capture my 35-year love affair with my wife, Anna Mae, who recently passed away from stage three ovarian cancer. She loved me unconditionally, and in return, I endeavored to give her countless reasons to feel cherished. Anna Mae was my everything, and her loss has left me devastated. Witnessing her battle with the illness and undergoing chemotherapy inspired me to write and express my emotions. In these poems, I weave our life story, celebrating the decades we shared.We...

A dramatic and necessary rethinking of the meaning of DemocracyDemocratic Anarchy grapples with an uncomfortable but obvious truth inimical to democracy: both aesthetics and politics depend on the structuring antagonism of inclusion and exclusion. Yet in Democratic Anarchy, Matthew Scully asks, how can “the people” be represented in a way that acknowledges what remains unrepresentable? What would it mean to face up to the constitutive exclusions t...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disorder of the blood coagulation system. In most cases, a lack of the ADAMTS13 enzyme leads to an accumulation of ultra-large von Willebrand factor molecules in the plasma which, in turn, initiate the formation of microscopic thromboses in small blood vessels. TTP is a medical emergency. Timely diagnosis and urgent and effective management are vital – mortality in those untreated is in the region of 90%.The understanding of TTP pathogene...

Based on the true story of renowned social psychologist Stanley Milgram, “Please Continue” recounts the infamous obedience experiments at Yale in the 1960s. In that study, participants were asked to administer strong electric shocks to a subject who gave the wrong answer to a question, not knowing that the shocks were fake, and they were the real subject of the study. The play examines how the experiments gave insight into the nature of authoritarianism and individual morality.Incl...

Constitutionalism and Liberty: Essays in Honor of David K. Nichols explores the relationship between liberty and constitutionalism in American politics and political theory, and is organized around the question of how human liberty is preserved and advanced while empowering government to have the necessary authority to effectively govern society. The essays themselves are divided into three areas reflecting the breadth and diversity of David K. Nichols’s scholarship. The first ass...

First it was stolen cars. Then, a dead body.It's spring break in Marchville, and when a hit and run accident leaves a man dead, Kelly and Grandma Iris have another mystery to solve.Questions pile up: Who was the dead man? What was he hiding? And why was he in Marchville?Old secrets will come to light as Kelly follows the trail of the March Street Menace.March Street Menace is book 6 in the March Street Cozy Mysteries.

An unexpected visitor. A deadly fall. Unanswered questions.An impromptu visit from cousin Ginny upends Kelly and Grandma Iris's spring plans. But fond reminiscences turn to horror when an old friend is found dead.Was it really a natural death? Or is someone in Marchville targeting the elderly?Kelly and Grandma Iris race to find out what really happened before someone close to them falls victim.March Street Mischief is book 4 in the March Str...

A handsome folk singer. A hit song. A shocking murder.Kelly Bordeaux is showing her young cousin the ropes at the Marchville Café when a fight breaks out between members of a folk group. Ugly accusations fly.When the singer is killed and her cousin becomes the prime suspect, Kelly has to get sleuthing. Can she find the true motive for this mysterious death and save her cousin?March Street Motive is book 5 in the March Street Cozy Mysteries.

Gold Rush cupcakes, gold nuggets, and panning for gold – can Lauren, Annie, and Zoe find their own fortune? That is, when they're not busy catching a killer!Lauren Denman, cupcake baker and co-owner of the Norwegian Forest Cat Café with her fur baby Annie, has scored a catering gig with her cousin Zoe. The local senior center is giving a talk on the 1850s gold rush, and in honor of the occasion, Lauren has created a special Gold Rush cupcake.But when Shirle...

Welcome to the March Street Café, where coffee, sandwiches, and murder are on the menu.The Bingo Jubilee was going great! Most of Marchville was competing for the giant cash prize, but for Kelly it was just a good catering job.The night was filled with fun, games, and all the secrets and rivalries of a small town. Despite that, the pay was good and the work took Kelly's mind off some recent disturbing news.Yes, the Bingo Jubilee was going great....until the...

Coffee, cupcakes, and kitty day care – just a normal day for Lauren, Annie, and Zoe – when they're not busy catching a killer!Lauren temporarily hires a college student to help out in the cat café in the small town of Gold Leaf Valley, Northern California, while her cousin Zoe enjoys a belated honeymoon in beautiful Puerto Rico.But Darrell isn't working out.Not at all.When Darrell doesn't turn up for his last shift, Lauren, Annie (her Norweg...