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Top 100 New Books at the Edwin Mellen Press

 Brettschneider, Marla
Chronicles: Documenting Sub-Saharan Jewry is a book of primary sources. It is a resource book for scholars, historians, anthropologists, and phenomenologists. It is a source book for students of religion, African studies, Judaism and worldwide history, and anyone interested in current Jewish and world affairs. Chronicles is the latest in a Collection of books published by the Edwin Mellen Press. It is the third in a trilogy—with African Jews Describe their Lives and Shema, Jewish Voices Across Africa—which were developed by these editors and published earlier. Chronicles is a snapshot of the realia of Jewish development of Sub-Saharan Jewry, particularly in the last two decades. It documents the vitality, and the growth of that development. It also documents the role Kulanu has played together with these communities in developing this new phenomenon in Sub-Saharan African history. Chronicles is a testament to the richness of Jewish diversity. | 268 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
Chronicles: Documenting Sub-Saharan Jewry is a book of primary sources. It is a resource book for scholars, historians, anthropologists, and phenomenologists. It is a source book for students of religion, African studies, Judaism and worldwide history, and anyone interested in current Jewish and world affairs. Chronicles is the latest in a Collection of books published by the Edwin Mellen Press. It is the third in a trilogy—with African Jews Describe their Lives and Shema, Jewish Voices Across Africa—which were developed by these editors and published earlier. Chronicles is a snapshot of the realia of Jewish development of Sub-Saharan Jewry, particularly in the last two decades. It documents the vitality, and the growth of that development. It also documents the role Kulanu has played together with these communities in developing this new phenomenon in Sub-Saharan African history. Chronicles is a testament to the richness of Jewish diversity. | 268 pages

 Gluck, Andrew L.
This book is a remarkable look into Jewish theology. The reader will view how Gluck discusses and evaluates many different narratives on Jewish theology. Here he presents the views of leading theologians from a number of faith traditions. Gluck is well versed in the many different approaches to Jewish theology by many leading authors on Judaism and its theology. His understanding and creative understanding of Jewish theology is a rare tapestry of thought.
| 516 pages

 Gluck, Andrew L.
This book is a remarkable look into Jewish theology. Gluck discusses and evaluates many different narratives on Jewish theology. Here he presents the views of leading theologians from a number of faith traditions. Gluck is well versed in the many different approaches to Jewish theology and draws well constructed conclusions about Jewish theology and its many different facets. His understanding and creative understanding of Jewish theology is a rare tapestry of thought.
| 516 pages

 Sussman, Bonita Nathan
The first modern confederation of Hebrew republics was founded in Africa in the 1800s. Israel could be in Uganda right now. The Nigerian father of Pan Africanism was a Zionist. Pre-state mainstream Zionism was part of a global anti-colonial, secular, and socialist revolutionary movement. A young State of Israel worked closely on development projects with numerous Sub-Saharan African, also newly independent, countries. Since 7 October 2023, thousands of indigenous Africans who are Jewish publicly expressed their solidarity with Israel’s victims and have bravely stood up to the sharply increased anti-Jewishness they have been facing. If any of this information is new to you, or you simply forgot, then you are reading the right book. | 216 pages

 Sussman, Bonita Nathan
The first modern confederation of Hebrew republics was founded in Africa in the 1800s. Israel could be in Uganda right now. The Nigerian father of Pan Africanism was a Zionist. Pre-state mainstream Zionism was part of a global anti-colonial, secular, and socialist revolutionary movement. A young State of Israel worked closely on development projects with numerous Sub-Saharan African, also newly independent, countries. Since 7 October 2023, thousands of indigenous Africans who are Jewish publicly expressed their solidarity with Israel’s victims and have bravely stood up to the sharply increased anti-Jewishness they have been facing. If any of this information is new to you, or you simply forgot, then you are reading the right book. | 216 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
The first modern confederation of Hebrew republics was founded in Africa in the 1800s. Israel could be in Uganda right now. The Nigerian father of Pan Africanism was a Zionist. Pre-state mainstream Zionism was part of a global anti-colonial, secular, and socialist revolutionary movement. A young State of Israel worked closely on development projects with numerous Sub-Saharan African, also newly independent, countries. Since 7 October 2023, thousands of indigenous Africans who are Jewish publicly expressed their solidarity with Israel’s victims and have bravely stood up to the sharply increased anti-Jewishness they have been facing. If any of this information is new to you, or you simply forgot, then you are reading the right book. | 216 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
The first modern confederation of Hebrew republics was founded in Africa in the 1800s. Israel could be in Uganda right now. The Nigerian father of Pan Africanism was a Zionist. Pre-state mainstream Zionism was part of a global anti-colonial, secular, and socialist revolutionary movement. A young State of Israel worked closely on development projects with numerous Sub-Saharan African, also newly independent, countries. Since 7 October 2023, thousands of indigenous Africans who are Jewish publicly expressed their solidarity with Israel’s victims and have bravely stood up to the sharply increased anti-Jewishness they have been facing. If any of this information is new to you, or you simply forgot, then you are reading the right book. | 216 pages

 Redgate, A.E.
This study, of royal portraits and concepts of good kingship, was first conceived as the final chapter of a previous one, Royal Building Programs in Tenth and Eleventh Century Armenia: The Island City of Aghtamar. That had been intended to address the island’s surviving tenth-century church and, and in, its various contexts, particularly with regard to the functions of cities and churches as settings for monarchs and for the performance and display of monarchy. However, the amount of material, and the possibility that some readers would be more interested, at least initially, in portraits than building programs, or vice versa, suggested the separate publication of the discussion of royal portraits. These portraits are of two kinds: graphic images and ‘pen-portraits’. The physical media of the former are stone and paint. | 460 pages

 Bartelt, Guillermo
"The oral narratives, which Walker recorded during his tenure as government physician on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota between 1896 and 1914, resemble "speculative fragments," which are occasionally at variance with each other, rather than a connected, authoritative text sanctioned by a consensus of the native speakers (Jahner 1984, 46)." | 96 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
7 October 2023 II: Perspectives offers a glimpse into some of the many perspectives on the horrors of Hamas’ 7 October massacre in Israel and subsequent events in Israel, Gaza, Palestine, and beyond. This is the second of two 7 October 2023 books on the subject published by Mellen Press. The first one I co-edited with Bonita Nathan Sussman: 7 October 2023: Jewish Reflections from Around the Globe. Bonita played an important role in finalizing this work as well. | 274 pages

 Chishty-Mujahid, Nadya Q.
… it was worth examining all three sets of the tarocchi at the same time. Unlike the Mantegna E and S series which number 100 (50 times 2) images in total, the Sola Busca set contains 22 major trumps and 56 minor arcana, resulting in a total of 78 images. Traditionally, modern-day tarot decks also have 22 major arcana and 56 minor ones, but the 22 trumps of the Sola Busca do not resemble modern-day trumps in the least. I found that when the Sola Busca trumps were placed in a circle, they formed a sundial-structure where the 24 hours of the day were clearly implied as was a secondary ring representing the zodiac. | 164 pages

 Mazey, Lisa
The contents of this book reflect my continuing efforts to increase awareness of marginalized people, and women in particular, who have been overlooked or forgotten by those who record or retell the history of the United States. The contents of this book reflect my continuing efforts to increase awareness of marginalized people, and women in particular, who have been overlooked or forgotten by those who record or retell the history of the United States. | 108 pages

 Whisker, James B.
During the colonial era, the militia system was linked to a fundamental concept of provincial citizenship. Along with church and governments, militia systems were considered to be one of three pillars of provincial society. The colonial militias constituted the primary instrument of defense for the American colonies. By the latter part of the 17th century, the militias had become more complex. ...The structures and functions of local militias and expeditionary forces continued to evolve through the series of imperial wars of the eighteenth century." -James Biser Whisker ("Introduction") | 124 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
7 October 2023 II: Perspectives offers a glimpse into some of the many perspectives on the horrors of Hamas’ 7 October massacre in Israel and subsequent events in Israel, Gaza, Palestine, and beyond. This is the second of two 7 October 2023 books on the subject published by Mellen Press. The first one I co-edited with Bonita Nathan Sussman: 7 October 2023: Jewish Reflections from Around the Globe. Bonita played an important role in finalizing this work as well. | 274 pages

 Van Cleve, John W.
This is a translation from German of Rebmann's novelization written in epistolary fashion. The hero of the novel blunders through life until he meets his mentor who comes across as the personification of the European Enlightenment. The pair travel from continent to continent where they find bad government and social strife the norm. The end of the travels take them to the new republic of the United States. Here they find a virtuous and egalitarian citizenship unknown to Europe, Africa or Asia. Rebmann lived from 1768 until 1824. | 288 pages

 Imran, Muhammad
This book aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the geopolitical strategies and visions of China, Russia, the United States, and the European Union. By delving into the historical contexts, economic policies, military strategies, and cultural influences of each entity, we seek to illuminate the motivations and implications of their actions on the global stage. Through a lens that combines Realist, Liberal, and Constructivist perspectives, we explore how these visions shape international relations and influence global stability. | 472 pages

 Bartelt, Guillermo
Fear and fright are the progenitors of monsters and witches. In confronting overwhelming natural or social convulsions, pre-industrial man attempted to make sense of them by projecting his trepidations onto comprehensible categories of entropy. In his study on the witch hysteria in sixteenth- and seventeen-century Europe, the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper contended that beliefs in sorcery were essentially inseparable from the ideology of the time (1956). For the illiterate peasantry, the fear of the existence of witches as embodiments of Satan worship had the coercive force of a social fact. Such convictions may have reflected the remnant of a pre-Christian animistic substrate that held on stubbornly in European folk culture. In any case, biblical admonitions against black magic were clear. The Old Testament, in Deuteronomy 18:11, in no uncertain terms prohibits casting spells, acting as a medium or spiritist, or consulting the dead, and the directive in Exodus 22:18, "[t]hou shalt not suffer a witch to live," was widely interpreted by mobs as a mandate for the execution of suspected practitioners. Also rooted in sacred texts, traditional American Indian notions of sorcery seem to have been, however, less concerned with sanctions than with explanations of misfortunes and catastrophes, especially in the form of illness. As recorded by ethnographers of the turn of the twentieth century, traditional Lakota affirmed that | 132 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
Jewish Reflections from Around the Globe offers a glimpse into some of the many perspectives on the horrors of Hamas’ 7 October massacre in Israel and events in Israel, Gaza, and Palestine since. This book is intended to reflect an historical moment of “the year of” 7 October 2023. The contributors in this book were drafting their pieces between 7 October 2023 and May 2024. We hope that this book will be helpful to people— including ordinary and suffering people, scholars, peacemakers, policy influencers, haters, empathizers, and all combinations of people—as the “now-ish” timing of the first six months after 7 October 2023 passes and particularly as more people, groups, institutes, movements, and governments claim that they have correctly assessed the period.
| 332 pages

 García Pérez, Grisel Maria
A guide on how to employ successful methods of pronunciation for Spanish and Latino speakers who wish to speak English words. | 164 pages

 Knapton, Michael Wing Commander
This study identifies the indicators of Japanese intent available preceding their attack, analyzes the preparedness of the Allies, and draws parallels to the contemporary world. China's ambitions are dismantling the bedrock of the democratic world order, threatening the long-standing peace among major powers. The implications of the U.S. and its Allies not achieving information advantage, being unable to interpret conflict indicators, and not having a coordinated and integrated coalition response are stark. Whether war with China is inevitable or not, the U.S. and its Allies must understand that a lack of a coordinated and immediate response would likely cause it to concede the great power competition to China. While deterrence through a credible coalition remains the priority, the U.S. and its Allies need to be in a “Fight Tonight” mindset.Key lessons from the WWII Indo-Pacific theater remain relevant today and are crucial to the U.S. and its Allies.
| 74 pages

 Hinkle, William G.
This book is not a personal account of my experiences at the prison. Instead, as with the first book, it is a historical narrative and a source of detailed information for penologists, researchers, students, and teachers. The book has seven sections covering the changing policies and institutional buildings from 1911 to 2024. Organized around the six most essential considerations faced by prison managers, i.e., the physical plant, administration, offender classification, offender treatment, prison labor, and discipline, each chapter begins with a significant development at the prison. | 752 pages

 Davis, Robert Scott
This is an interesting study of little know adventures which took place during the American Civil War. Each is unique and well researched. The book also has excellent foot noting. Davis has done a fine job on covering the War years in a most balanced way, by presenting adventures of both the Grey and Blue. | 132 pages

 Fishbane, Simcha
Food and meals play an integral role in our lives. Whether they are snacks or ritualized meals such as family Sunday dinner, each has a significance, purpose, and meaning for the participants. This work will discuss the concept of se- 'udat mitzvah from a social-anthropological perspective and will also examine the rabbinic sources and customs related to se'udat mitzvah. My research has not unearthed or disclosed any scholarly works that discussed this topic in an encompassing manner. As Gross has pointed out, the study of food ways is "as if the subject were merely lighthearted, fun, and inconsequential, or a moment in which to indulge personal nostalgias, rather than studies of how people sustain, delineate, and organize themselves, raising questions of mea11ing, power, and authority at every tum." | 176 pages

 Fishbane, Simcha
Food and meals play an integral role in our lives. Whether they are snacks or ritualized meals such as family Sunday dinner, each has a significance, purpose, and meaning for the participants. This work will discuss the concept of se- 'udat mitzvah from a social-anthropological perspective and will also examine the rabbinic sources and customs related to se'udat mitzvah. My research has not unearthed or disclosed any scholarly works that discussed this topic in an encompassing manner. As Gross has pointed out, the study of food ways is "as if the subject were merely lighthearted, fun, and inconsequential, or a moment in which to indulge personal nostalgias, rather than studies of how people sustain, delineate, and organize themselves, raising questions of mea11ing, power, and authority at every tum." | 176 pages

 Post, Kenneth
Perspectives focusing on Biblical texts, this group of letters and essays by the author explores subjects and themes including suffering, eternity, evil, forgiveness, and Christianity.
| 108 pages

 Rogal, Samuel J.
This book studies medicine in America, from British and American Colonial times to the beginning of the 20th century. Rogal has amassed in this two volume set the a listing of significant personages, their biographies, dates, medical institutions and terminologies provide the researcher with invaluable materials. Each volume is indexed and provides important sources. Rogal has made a significant contribution to the study of American medicine.
| 856 pages

 Kayyali, Mustafa
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Understanding the Higher Education Landscape
Chapter 2: The Evolving Nature of Crises in Higher Education
Chapter 3: The Stakeholder Ecosystem
Chapter 4: Crisis Preparedness: Proactive Strategies
Chapter 5: Crisis Response and Recovery
Chapter 6: Data, Technology, and Innovation in Crisis Management
Chapter 7: Case Studies in Crisis Management in Higher Education
Chapter 8: Reputation Management in Higher Education
Chapter 9: Leadership and Crisis Management
Chapter 10: Building a Culture of Resilience
Chapter 11: The Future of Crisis Management in Higher Education
About the Author
References
| 206 pages

 Rossman, Neil
Self-deception, and assorted other forms of irrationality, are human phenomena and so human problems. They arise in the course of the development of human consciousness. They do not precede or stand outside the development of human consciousness but are rather aspects of this development. | 308 pages

 Hidalgo-Calle, Lola
Translation may be one of the principal activities of human life if we include in that conception the individual bringing into language what is thought, felt, witnessed, imagined. But because each of us is excluded from language at some point, the transport of sense across the borderlands of utterance and script becomes even more vital to our broadest understanding of one another. With this book we are pleased to introduce three Spanish women writers of the twenty-first century. Each of the authors from this select group is currently writing and publishing in Spain. Here we present a selection of their works in Spanish and translated into English. It also should be mentioned that these writers also publish in a variety of genres such as novel, poetry, essay and drama.
| 118 pages

 Putnam, Mark
With this book we are pleased to introduce three Spanish women writers of the twenty-first century. Each of the authors from this select group is currently writing and publishing in Spain. Here we present a selection of their works in Spanish and translated into English. It also should be mentioned that these writers also publish in a variety of genres such as novel, poetry, essay and drama.
| 118 pages

Editor's Thoughts 11/05/2024 - Preface by Donald Morrill, Ph.D
Dana Professor Emeritus



 Hidalgo-Calle, Lola
With this second book we are pleased to introduce four Spanish women writers of the twenty-first century. Each of the authors from this select group is currently writing and publishing in Spain. Here we present a selection of their works in Spanish and translated into English. It also should be mentioned that these writers also publish in a variety of genres such as novel, poetry, essay and drama.
| 158 pages

Editor's Thoughts 11/05/2024 - Con este libro, es nuestro placer presentar a cuatro mujeres escritoras españolas del siglo XXI. Estas autoras están escribiendo y publicando sus obras hoy en dia en España. Aquí presentamos una selección de sus historias cortas y microrelatos en español y traducidos al inglés. También cabe mencionar, que estas escritoras publican dentro de los géneros de novelas, poesía, ensayos y obras teatrales.



 Van Cleve, John W.
The Fables and Tales and the Swedish Countess were ensconced in the German canon of literature well into the nineteenth century. But Gellert’s renown faded in the twentieth, a development that can be traced in part to the profound disillusionment and cynicism that set in after the World Wars and the Holocaust. It is understandable that the continent that produced philosophical optimism in the eighteenth century and Auschwitz in the twentieth would find much of the thinking of Enlightenment figures like Gellert naïve, even passé. Saxony was one of the many states large and small that belonged to the vast and slowly failing Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, the capital of which was Vienna.
| 192 pages

Editor's Thoughts 11/05/2024 - The Bavarian State Library has made available online reference works that greatly facilitate the translation of older German-language texts. The time saved on this project has been incalculable. Among works used, of particular importance were: Johann Christoph Adelung. Wörterbuch der hochdeutschen Mundart. Vienna: Bauer, 1811; Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Deutsches Wörterbuch. Leipzig: Hirzel, 1854-1961; Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander. Sprichwörter-Lexicon. Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1870.
With this volume, the Edwin Mellen Press once again demonstrates its commitment to the publication of new English translations of eighteenth-century German literature.
John W. Van Cleve
Stillwater, Minnesota



 Whisker, James B.
A very well developed study of Early American Military History. "England in the seventeenth century possessed a huge reservoir of manpower, which was so large that the king found it it impossible to train more than a small portion of it. What the crown was forced to do was train and equip only a force large enough to meet local emergencies and, possib1y but not probably, meet the threat of invasion. The Puritan colonists, by contrast, were initially few in number and under equipped while facing challenges both from other Europeans and from the native warriors." | 118 pages

 Vasillopulos, Christopher
Discussion on the Trump Phenomenon. Trump and his supporters have been called sexist, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, isolationist, and many other epithets of the Woke Culture. He and his supporters have been accused of being Neo-Nazis, or Quasi-Nazis by reasonably well educated and intelligent politicians, members of the Media, and a majority of academics. Of course, Trump has brought much of this onslaught upon himself with his often vulgar, bombastic, and exaggerated speech. His policies, however, have been prudent, measured, and effective. This book tries to account for this seeming discrepancy, as well as, the fierce loyalty and hatred he has provoked.
| 304 pages

 Liddick, Donald
An excerpt: "The problem of organized crime is pernicious; it is an inseparable component of the American political economy. The work of gang bangers, pimps, Cosa Nostra figures, and traffickers in human misery is bad enough. But what are we to do when the custodians of the public weal—those we depend on to preserve our rights and administer justice—are themselves organized criminals? Indeed, a growing body of academic literature demonstrates that the true organizers of crime are not those with illicit guns and extended rap sheets, but powerful players who use badges and gavels. Power. Control. Leverage." | 496 pages

 Whisker, James B.
A very well developed study of Early American Military History. "England in the seventeenth century possessed a huge reservoir of manpower, which was so large that the king found it it impossible to train more than a small portion of it. What the crown was forced to do was train and equip only a force large enough to meet local emer­gencies and, possib1y but not probably, meet the threat of invasion. The Puritan colonists, by contrast, were initially few in number and under equipped while facing challenges both from other Europeans and from the native warriors." | 118 pages

 Vasillopulos, Christopher
Discussion on the Trump Phenomenon. Trump and his supporters have been called sexist, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, isolationist, and many other epithets of the Woke Culture. He and his supporters have been accused of being Neo-Nazis, or Quasi-Nazis by reasonably well educated and intelligent politicians, members of the Media, and a majority of academics. Of course, Trump has brought much of this onslaught upon himself with his often vulgar, bombastic, and exaggerated speech. His policies, however, have been prudent, measured, and effective. This book tries to account for this seeming discrepancy, as well as, the fierce loyalty and hatred he has provoked. | 304 pages

 Liddick, Donald
Organized crime and public corruption are an institutionalized feature of the American political economy. The provision of illegal goods and services, the smuggling of contraband, coordinated thefts and fencing of stolen goods, business and labor racketeering, the laundering of ill-gained money, and an extensive array of frauds are always most significant where there is the passive or active participation of public officials. Taking a cut of the action to “look the other way” is bad enough, but often those elected or appointed to a position of public trust become actively involved in the coordination of criminal enterprises. Sometimes they use their state-granted authority to extort from legal and illegal businesses. Other officials simply sell their office. The role of public servants in the organization of crime is most serious when there exists a political-criminal nexus—that is, a fusion of political and criminal power. | 496 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
7 October 2023 Book I
Jewish Reflections from Around the Globe offers a glimpse into some of the many perspectives on the horrors of Hamas’ 7 October massacre in Israel and events in Israel, Gaza, and Palestine since. This book is intended to reflect an historical moment of “the year of” 7 October 2023. The contributors in this book were drafting their pieces between 7 October 2023 and May 2024. We hope that this book will be helpful to people— including ordinary and suffering people, scholars, peacemakers, policy influencers, haters, empathizers, and all combinations of people—as the “now-ish” timing of the first six months after 7 October 2023 passes and particularly as more people, groups, institutes, movements, and governments claim that they have correctly assessed the period. | 332 pages

 Whisker, James B.
"During the colonial era, the militia system was linked to a fundamental concept of provincial citizenship. Along with church and governments, militia systems were considered to be one of three pillars of provincial society. The colonial militias constituted the primary instrument of defense for the American colonies. By the latter part of the 17th century, the militias had become more complex. ...The structures and functions of local militias and expeditionary forces continued to evolve through the series of imperial wars of the eighteenth century." -James Biser Whisker ("Introduction") | 124 pages

 Lei, Min
This is an oversize (8.5 x 11 inch), softcover book. "This thesis investigates the traumatic internment experiences of Japanese-Canadian children during World War II in Canadian fictional writings. Specifically, this thesis examines the trauma these children have suffered as represented in three adult novels: Joy Kogawa's Obasan (1981), Kerri Sakamoto's The Electrical Field (1998), and Frances Itani's Requiem (2011) and two children's books: Shizuye Takashima's A Child in Prison Camp (1971) and Kogawa's Naomi's Road (2005)." -Dr. Min Lei | 240 pages

 Mallen, Enrique
"This book describes Picasso's relationship with many of the people who had an impact on his work as he transferred from his native Spain to his permanent residence in France and examines how those individuals might have altered the artist's own identity in this period of discovery." "...Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) was an artist with an astonishing range of styles. His career has been divided into numerous periods, often featuring a wide range of techniques simultaneously, under the influence of multiple artists. As Rubin has indicated, Picasso 'casts the very concept of identity into doubt; it is no longer fixed, but mutable. Caught in the flux of the artist's passion for metamorphosis, the images and identities of his real-life subjects continuously dissolve and reform.' This book explores kinds of 'projections' whereby Picasso defined himself through specific artists, dealers, friends, lovers, etc." -Enrique Mallen | 604 pages

 Post, Kenneth
This is a softcover book. With a focus on Biblical texts, this group of letters and essays by the author explores subjects and themes including suffering, eternity, evil, forgiveness, and Christianity generally. | 108 pages

 Lei, Christine
This is an 8.5 x 11 in. softcover book. "It is necessary to expose thoroughly the traumatic effects of past POW experiences of minorities such as Asian Canadians in Canada so that no other minorities may suffer the same fate in the future. This is my main reason for initiating this research of Japanese-Canadian children's internment experiences in Canada. ...I have limited the fictional narratives in this study to Canadian literature, including two children's books and three adult novels. These five texts offer children's psychological traumatization from their POW experiences during World War II, as well as their cultural traumatization from legacies of the internment after the war. | 240 pages

 Inbody, Joel
"I wrote this book to critically explore an academic mobbing that sociologists subjected me to as a graduate student in 2018-2019. After thoroughly reviewing available literature on mobbing to highlight their history, severity, and progression, I analyze content from numerous records (emails, police reports, notes, letters, blog posts, pictures) and rely on autoethnography to describe the mobbing that I lived through." -Joel Inbody | 572 pages

 Daugherty, Leo J.
"From March of 1933 until the entrance of the United States into World War II in December 1941, the U.S. Army participated in one of the largest domestic relief operations in its institutional history--the Civilian Conservation Corps, better known as the 'CCC'. ...This essay illustrates how the Civilian Conservation Corps, while primarily intended as a civilian relief organization during the Great Depression (1929-1940), served as a 'pre-training course' for the men whom eventually served in the Army during the first years of World War II." -Dr. Leo J. Daugherty III | 108 pages

 Ulloth, Dana
This is a softcover book. "Now that the birth rate or fertility rate in the United States has begun a downward trajectory, we must step up. We must first understand that a child is an economic unit as well as the perfect reproduction of its parents. We must understand that children have changed from being an economic asset to an economic liability, making cost a major factor for the drop in fertility. We must consider the hard economic realities of childbearing and the consequences of allowing the nation's population to disintegrate. Finally, we must realize that adjusting our capitalistic system to compensate for the forthcoming crisis is not a socialistic impulse but a hardheaded attempt to preserve the private enterprise system and the democratic republic we all love by ensuring that customers and employees are available to meet forthcoming demands." -Dr. Dana Ulloth ("Preface") | 168 pages

 Bartelt, Guillermo
"After surveying selected animistic breath-wind constructs in Native America, this study focuses on the variant articulated by the Lakota, many of whom continue to participate in traditional religious observances such as the Sweat Lodge, a purification ceremony, the Sun Dance, a world renewal celebration, and the yuwipi, a shamanic curing ritual." -Dr. Guillermo Bartelt, "Introduction" | 140 pages

 Bryant, M. Darrol
"The relationship of religion and society has undergone dramatic and continued change since the dawn of the modern era in Europe in the 1500s. At the heart of those changes has been the relationship of religion to the secular. The developments that originated in medieval Europe ultimately affected every corner of the globe and thus the relationships of religions and societies everywhere are markedly different today from what they were in 1500." -Dr. M. Darrol Bryant | 112 pages

 Brown, Noelle
"Gelis's style is not one that lends itself to easy translation into American English, where conciseness and straightforwardness is paramount. In this 1825 novella, Genlis winds ideas into concentric circles, deftly continuing ideas with semi-colons. For the most part, we have preserved this sinuous sentence structure, separating ideas only when needed for clarity. In addition, we found the choice of verb tense to be fascinating and so have retained the sometimes-confusing moves between present, past tense and more. In some passages, we felt that Genlis ludically shifts between what we are expecting to find and what our ears/eyes absorb." -from the Translators' Introduction | 112 pages

 Michael, Aloysius
This is a softcover book. This book contains a collection of poems. It is one of four books focusing on self-growth, spirituality, and life's journey also written by Dr. Aloysius Michael. | 30 pages

 Michael, Aloysius
This is a softcover book. "On days of uncertainty about life and death, existential insecurity, and the essential void within, I would read a few pages from Chodron and go on my walking meditation in nature. The good nun was a wonderful guide on my journey, but the old Catholic, Jansenistic roots ran deep in the soil. My religious neurosis. My default position. Simply my old habits. ...My Jansenistic curse, I surmised, could be a gem with an outer hard shell. I looked for a guide who could crack it open. ...Doing what I have to do. Waiting, walking, and breathing. Just being aware that I am, not what I am." -Aloysius Michael | 268 pages

 Michael, Aloysius
This is a softcover book. "At age seventy, I began collecting the maxims of the sages about the art of living, dying, and living again, wisdom sayings of seminal poets who drank life to the lees (dregs), of scientists peering into the cloud of quanta, of mystics and monks seeking the unified filed of mind and spirit, and of ordinary people with extraordinary perception." -Dr. Aloysius Michael | 96 pages

 Michael, Aloysius
This is a softcover book. "There are many simple things we can do as we care for the soul and body: simple recollection and focus, living in the moment, silence as opposed to constant distraction without texting. Simple but seemingly challenging." -Dr. Aloysius Michael | 96 pages

 Ulloth, Dana
This essay shows that Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrant persons from two widely separated parts of the world understands the dedication to the success of the middle class, and to the wide diversity of people in the nation. ...The record she built up in California, rising from a county district attorney's office to occupy the position of attorney general for the state, demonstrates her ability to confront barriers and succeed. -Dana Ulloth ("Introduction") | 42 pages

 Kort, E.D.
(SOFTCOVER EDITION) Part One is a critical examination of John Searle's Theory of the Background, which offers the groundwork for a revolutionary theory of mind. In Part Two, Kort offers a suggestion for developing and expanding it. More specifically, Kort takes it that Searle's insights about the Background are of great value, but his theory is underdeveloped because of restrictions imposed by Searle's methodology. Having identified the restrictions and their sources, Kort re-directs Searle's helpful insights about the Background and introduces possibilities for how it may be developed (the "Navigational" alternative). | 264 pages

 Kort, E.D.
This book provides, in Part One, a critical examination of John Searle's Theory of the Background, which offers the groundwork for a revolutionary theory of mind. In Part Two, Kort offers a suggestion for developing and expanding it. More specifically, Kort takes it that Searle's insights about the Background are of great value, but his theory is underdeveloped because of restrictions imposed by Searle's methodology. Having identified the restrictions and their sources, Kort re-directs Searle's helpful insights about the Background and introduces possibilities for how it may be developed (the "Navigational" alternative). | 264 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
(SOFTCOVER EDITION) This work is an exploration of Jewishness, Judaism, Jewish texts, and the history of the Jewish people as it relates to the millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. It analyzes the phenomenon of Jewish connectedness using a wide-range of conflicting and religious discourses to bring a fresh perspective to this complex paradigm. | 280 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
(SOFTCOVER EDITION) From the editor's Introduction: This book presents scholarly material introducing the world to the little-known, extraordinary, and persistent Jewish communities remaining in Ethiopia as the First Temple Beta Israel Jewish Communities of Kechene and Semien Shewa. Some segments of the historic Jewish communities in Ethiopia were introduced on the world stage in the 1980s with dramatic airlifts to Israel. However, there remains a network of still largely hidden Jewish communities in Ethiopia practicing their traditions, surviving amidst intense local forms of anti-Jewishness, and struggling for recognition as legitimate Jewish communities. This publication offers their story to the world. | 208 pages

 Brettschneider, Marla
(SOFTCOVER EDITION) "The Jewish phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa continues to be rich and diverse. While the world has long known about the prestigious and often ancient Jewish world in North Africa, dynamic Jewish engagements below the Sahara are news to many. ...This work brings to the world stage indigenous Africans involved in Jewish communities in the region speaking for themselves. The bulk of the book consists of adaptions from recorded and transcribed conversations and interviews conducted throughout the region over nearly a decade." -Dr. Marla Brettschneider, Introduction I "All of the testimonies in this book are unique in their own ways. At the same time, however, we can detect several recurring themes running through most or all of them. To my surprise, many of the issues that they discuss are the same ones that more established Jewish communities face all over the world: the struggles to build community, to have a place to pray, to learn how pray and read from the Torah, to educate themselves and their communities, to access information, and to address economic and financial needs. Some confronted antisemitic attitudes and family rejection; others discussed the problems of community continuity, whom to marry, and how to attract new members." Dr. Bonita Nathan Sussman, Introduction II | 344 pages

 Bakay, Gönül
(Softcover Edition) Marriage Traditions in Turkiye calls upon written sources as well as face-to-face interviews with headmen, residents of the various regions, and friends as it describes the rich variety of traditions across various regions in Turkiye as well as changes in marriage practices that have come about with various historical events and eras. (This book is also available in a hardcover edition: ISBN 978-1-4955-1255-1 / 1-4955-1255-X) | 316 pages

 Bakay, Gönül
(Softcover Edition)
"There are numerous types of marriage all over the world due to various cultural and religious factors. Although similarities between communities increased with monotheist religions in the past and modernisation in the more recent period, different traditions still exist." -Dr. Gonul Bakay
(This book is also available in a hardcover edition: ISBN 978-1-4955-1254-4 / 1-4955-1254-1.) | 516 pages

 Bakay, Gönül
(Hardcover Edition)
"There are numerous types of marriage all over the world due to various cultural and religious factors. Although similarities between communities increased with monotheist religions in the past and modernisation in the more recent period, different traditions still exist." -Dr. Gonul Bakay
(A softcover edition of this book is also available: ISBN 978-1-4955-1263-6 / 1-4955-1263-0.) | 516 pages

 Bakay, Gönül
(Hardcover Edition) Marriage Traditions in Turkiye calls upon written sources as well as face-to-face interviews with headmen, residents of the various regions, and friends as it describes the rich variety of traditions across various regions in Turkiye as well as changes in marriage practices that have come about with various historical events and eras. (This book is also available in a softcover edition: ISBN 978-1-4955-1264-3 / 1-4955-1264-9) | 316 pages

 Coe, John R.
This book describes the history of and behind the preferential option for the poor, especially through an exploration of the history and development of Liberation Theology. "Since traditional Christianity, and especially Catholicism, were not revolution-minded, Liberation Theology would have to fabricate a new theology which not only allowed, but assisted, in the destruction of the old society and creation of the new." -James Biser Whisker and John R. Coe | 196 pages

 Feldman, Lawrence H.
This book offers an informative history of specific issues complicating attempts to escape Nazi Germany. "[I]t was understood that the Nazis were specifically targeting Jews. State terror had turned Jews into a convenient political scapegoat, and confiscating Jewish property had become a lucrative business. But in the United States, as elsewhere, anti-Semitism was on the ascent. ...Roosevelt took the position that to increase American "immigration quotas or appropriations of loans from public funds...[would] occasion public dispute." -Lawrence H. Feldman | 260 pages

 Keith-Smith, Brian
"This account of aspects of the development of German art from the Renaissance to the 1990s emphasizes recurring themes that have persisted into the twentieth century. Contrast in any German work of art can be explicit in its subject or form, or implicit in the way that a theme is treated. ...Emphasis on contrasts explains perhaps the German 'Gesamtkunstwerk' or total work of art--a phrase that is part of a German Romantic tradition where it is claimed that in every work of art, literature or music, its created should aim at a universal dimension." -Brian Keith-Smith *This book includes 18 color prints. | 242 pages

 Knigge, Adolph
This is an English translation by John W. Van Cleve. Baron Adolph Franz Ludwig von Knigge was born in 1752 in Bredenbeck, a small town in the Electorate of Hanover, a small state within the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. ...Adolph Knigge has long been familiar to German-speaking Europe primarily as the author of a deportment and etiquette guide whose impact there was significant. Otherwise, his activity as sole or contributing author extended to over twenty additional book titles, most of which offered readers a view of the world that was deeply influenced by Enlightenment thinking and liberal politics. -John W. Van Cleve ("Translator's Preface") | 404 pages

 Koitzsch, Kerry
"Further investment in the study of Reuchlin's work will add the considerable value of a new and somewhat under-studied view of the formative years of European understanding of the Hebrew language, theosophy, and mysticism. The Christian mutation of Kabbalism as understood in the nineteenth century is a direct consequence of Reuchlin's thought and interpretive writings, and variants of Christianized Kabbalah have been promulgated into the twenty-first century." -Kerry Koitzsch ("Preface") | 416 pages

 Chishty-Mujahid, Nadya Q.
"The Sola Busca tarocchi is a set of fifteenth-century copperplate engravings and is considered to be the first complete 78 card tarot deck in the world. But I had long suspected that the Sola Busca tarocchi was not intended to be used for divination purposes, or even as a game. This certainly begged the question of what exactly was its purpose...." -Nadya Q. Chishty-Mujahid ("Preface") | 112 pages

 Vasillopulos, Christopher
"Trump allows the People to feel that they matter. He allows them to believe their concerns, how trivial they seem to Elites, define their decency and significance. Thus we come to our question: how is Trump different? He is the archetypal Outsider, who not only threatens the Establishment's monopoly of power but their monopoly of statue. He is the billionaire who exemplifies the values and the speech, of ordinary Americans. He is the Outsider, who wears a custom made suit and a baseball cap. He is the Outsider who cannot be corrupted by the lure of playing golf at Burning Tree Country Club. Above all, he is the Outsider, who just might drain the Swamp." -Christopher Vasillopulos *This is an 8 x 10 softcover book.* | 156 pages

 Santos, Dominique
*This is an 8 x 10 softcover book.* "To take Ogham inscriptions as 'historical sources in their own right' is to admit that, despite the challenges that a complex subject like this represents to any research, they have a huge potential to elucidate many themes related to the history of the Irish Sea region in late antiquity. A few hundreds of Ogham stones have been located in Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland, Wales and England. Among all of them, only a small quantity have been carved with two scripts, mainly using Roman letters and Ogham. Monuments with these characteristics are denominated here as 'Bilingual/Biliteral Ogham-and-Roman inscribed stones'. In total this small group represents thirty-three stones from Wales, Devon, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man and it is precisely this set of documents that is addressed in this book." -Dominique Santos ("Introduction") | 228 pages

 Rogal, Samuel J.
"In justifying the placement of William Ellery Channing within the ranks of early nineteenth-century literary figures, editors, literary critics, and literary historians generally cite the two prominent qualities associated with Channing's name--first, his notion of a national literature as "the expression of a nation's mind in writing"' second, his influence upon such eastern American writers as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes the elder, and Willian Cullen Bryant." -Samuel J. Rogal In addition to biographical information about the Channings, this volume includes William Ellery Channing's Remarks on National Literature in its literary and historical context. | 212 pages

 Mbogoni, Lawrence
"In the invasion of Africa, British and other European military expeditions employed tactics and means that caused enormous loss of lives and destruction of property. ...Africa's defeat revealed not only nineteenth century weaknesses in African military capability and organization, but going into the twenty first century Africa remains as militarily weak and unable to repel external military aggression as it was unable to at the end of the nineteenth century." -Dr. Lawrence Mbogoni (Preface) This book received the Professor D. Simon Evans Prize for its distinguished contribution to scholarship. | 480 pages

 Ulloth, Dana
"Because public art enriches the human experience and fosters a sense of community, it is gaining more attention in public and academic circles. This book hopes to contribute to that dialog. ...This book on public art in the United States includes three sections: Ten works of public art of national and international significance; ten portals to virtual art; and 80 works distributed among the 50 states and the District of Columbia." (Dr. Dana Ulloth, "Preface") | 344 pages

 Schmidt, Carl B.
This is a softcover book. "In 1946, Poulenc wrote that 'inspiration is such a mysterious thing that it is best not to explain it.' Explain it or not, Poulenc reminded us that 'my music is my portrait,' and Dialogues is both his most substantial work and his most inspired creation. Tens of thousands have encountered his music through this opera, and many of them have been brought to tears by its emotionally wrenching last scene. ... It is time that the complex history of this splendid opera, including the many documents surrounding it, be made available together." -Dr. Carl B. Schmidt ("Preface") | 312 pages

 Schmidt, Carl B.
"In 1946, Poulenc wrote that 'inspiration is such a mysterious thing that it is best not to explain it.' Explain it or not, Poulenc reminded us that 'my music is my portrait,' and Dialogues is both his most substantial work and his most inspired creation. Tens of thousands have encountered his music through this opera, and many of them have been brought to tears by its emotionally wrenching last scene. ... It is time that the complex history of this splendid opera, including the many documents surrounding it, be made available together." -Dr. Carl B. Schmidt ("Preface") This book is also available in softcover. | 312 pages

 Mohanty, Nirode
"The world is spiraling toward conflict, belligerence, and disharmony and is now going through an unprecedented social and spiritual crisis, class confrontation, calamity, and nuclear and terrorist threats. The rise of drug use, broken families, the number of single parents, the rise of school and public place mass shootings, suicides, and depression, the rise of sexual scandals among priests and media. The rise in the overuse of iPads and spartphones by young kids are threatening our home, society, schools, and the environment with vicious violence, menacing insecurity, wild protests, and rampant immorality. ...Based on the Vedas, the Upanishad, the Brahma Sutra, and the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedic values are declining." -Nirode Mohanty ("Preface") | 352 pages

 Flynn, Timothy
"The materials examined in the present study represent an overview of the scholarship regarding the life and music of Cesar Franck (1822-1890) as well as selected sources associated with nineteenth century French music in general. Studies pertaining to other composers and musical genres connected with Franck have been included to offer the researcher more extensive information regarding the composer's life and times. This monograph is not meant to be an exhaustive collection of material, but rather it consists of a cross section of what has been written about the composer, his music, and the history surrounding him. The purpose of this resource tool is to facilitate further research and deeper inquiry into Franck as a composer, teacher, and organist in addition to his influence upon music history through his works." (Dr. Timothy Flynn, "Preface") [This is a revised version of the book published by Pendragon Press in 2019]. | 468 pages

 Bartelt, Guillermo
"...One may consider Cheyenne Autumn primarily as literary discourse, in which defamiliarization plays a crucial stylistic role. In applying this technique, familiar language structures that are taken for granted, and hence automatically perceived, become disturbed to the point of oddness and estrangement. ...By deftly appropriating fragments of Cheyenne culture from the ethnographic literature, Sandoz compels the reader to a hightened awareness of artistic process" -Dr. Guillermo Bartelt | 208 pages

 Ulloth, Dana
This is a softcover book. "When Hamas launched a deadly attack on a concert of innocent civilians on October 7, 2023, I was shocked by its brutality and the loss of life. What if a member of my family had been at the concert or visiting with friends that day? The pain felt by families who lost a son or daughter, a brother or sister, was very tangible to me. But the day also reminded me how many leaders have vainly sought a solution that would bring peace to the region so that Jews and Arabs and others could pursue productive lives free from fear for their lives, families, or homes. ...The principal vehicle has been a "two-state" one. Yet a deal based on it has not happened. Perhaps the time has arrived to consider other potential paths. Although usually rejected, I found myself considering what the prospects might be if Palestinians were to move to a more welcoming destination. Today's world is vastly different from the one of a generation ago. ...Is such an option one that might be relevant as the world community seeks a way forward for the Israeli-Hamas conflict? I decided to investigate the history and ramifications of a carefully planned and executed relocation program and how it might benefit a host nation, the Palestinians, Israelis, and the world community. This book is a result of that quest." -Dr. Dana Ulloth (from the Preface) | 236 pages

 Xia, Bin
This is a 8 x 10, softcover book. "China's international cultural exchange is significant because it allows the country to project its soft power, build up diplomatic relations, connect with people from other countries, promote tourism and economic benefits, facilitate education and academic collaboration, foster cross-cultural learning, preserve its own cultural heritage, enhance bilateral relations, and assert its global leadership. For China's international cultural exchange, it is a multifaceted tool for diplomacy and global engagement." Dr. Bin Xia | 304 pages

 Coe, John R.
This book is a thematic study offering a history of representations of the antichrist in religious thought and literature. "The malevolent figure of the Antichrist has endured for more than two millennia as both a religious and secular character. Its spectral figure has cast a powerful shadow over events during these ages. For two thousand years the Antichrist has appeared as the evil antagonist against Jesus Christ in the cosmic dual between good and evil." -The Authors | 288 pages

 Coe, John R.
This book explores the devil as a traditional subject and theme in the area of religious studies. The authors also offer a history of treatments and representations of the devil across literary works. | 236 pages

 McKenny, Mihow P.
"Though ideologically aligned with the Spiritual Franciscans, who were suppressed to near-silence on account of their evangelical refusal to own property, Ramon Llull was able to avoid papal and royal censure. This was not because Llull's positions were any less radical than the Spiritual Franciscans, but instead because he spoke primarily for himself in his activism, with no large collectivity behind him. Llull saw himself as "procurator infidelium", but his self-developed quest to promote the welfare of non-Christians overtly threatened no one. Of course, his interest in non-Christians was also accompanied by criticism of clerical corruption, inquisitorial excesses, and contemporary crusading approaches, all of which he sought to reform by way of a Christendom-wide missionary project. Llull's perceived harmlessness, however, granted him the intellectual freedom and possibilities for political influence that most anticlerical reformers (subjected instead to exile, imprisonment, or execution on the pyre) lacked. ... What high medieval developments set the stage for Llull's interest in the conversion of non-Christians--abstractly, an instantiation of the desire for cultural conquest that commonly arises within mature civilizations?" -Mihow P. McKenny (from the "Introduction") | 612 pages

 Steckley, John
This is an 8 x 10-inch, softcover book. "Cantiques are hymns with a long-held tradition behind them. They were already long-established in the Catholic church before the cantiques studied here were translated into Wendat. The Jesuits who did missionary work with the Wendat and the Wyandot from the 1630s to the late 1700s set a high standard for learning an indigenous language and writing in that language. This is true both in terms of dictionaries and grammars, as well as religious works. Their linguistic work with an indigenous language can be considered to be unmatched in North America during this period." -Dr. John Steckley | 224 pages

 Koitzsch, Kerry
"Johann Reuchlin's De Verbo Mirifico remains a crucially significant document in the history of Western esotericism, religion, and philosophy. First published in 1494, De Verbo is a testament to the enduring fascination with the Kaballah and its traditions. Reuchlin's first Kaballistic works as a foundation to his later Kaballistic study, De Arte Cabalistica." -Kerry Koitzsch | 888 pages

 Jha, Smita
This book has been awarded the Adele Mellen Prize for its distinguished contribution to scholarship. "It is rather difficult, indeed delicate, to think of and to try to consider the theme of self-perpetuation in the novels of E.M. Forster, for we come across several other themes in them, ones more prominent, more attractive and more interesting. Nevertheless, this theme of self-perpetuation has a kind of subtlety that is challenging in nature." -Dr. Smita Jha | 288 pages

 Johnson, Theresa M.
"This book is a collection of essays from conferences centering on the challenges of teaching and assessing compositions of ESL/EFL or second language (L2) students. The contributing authors have developed practices within their pedagogies that have worked in language institutes and university classrooms. ...The chapters in this collection include tried-and-true, research-based assessments, ranging from multimodal midterms to daily formative to ungraded assessments. Moreover, the essays explore the use of digital tools to encourage collaboration and creativity in multilingual classrooms." (From the Editors' Introduction) | 208 pages

 Rogal, Samuel J.
"The principal substance of what follows comprises the complete text of Edward Everett's 'Gettysburg Address'. I have not attempted formal explication or criticism of the text, since sufficient numbers of Everett's biographers, Civil War historians, and specialists in public address and oral rhetoric have already published their reactions, opinions, and conclusions. Instead, I have set before readers of Everett's text a clean plate, providing only the utensils of annotation--principally historical and biographical details for those who need to consult them. I intend this volume as a means of introducing Edward Everett and his 'Address' to those persons who have not gathered, heretofore, any knowledge of the man or his presence at Gettysburg on 19 November 1863." -Samuel J. Rogal ("Introduction") | 156 pages

 Snare, Gerald
"The Name here is Rowan Williams. What we usually know about Williams is as Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-2012) and the issues that made the newspapers. His notable academic background may be a little less known: besides being holder of three Bishoprics, he has held two University Chancellorships and the Chair as Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford, was voted a Fellow of the British Acadermy, and is the recepient of a remarkable number of awards, honorary doctorates...the list goes on. Rowan Williams is also a poet. [And one] may consider whether Williams is a serious poet. Can Williams be reckoned among those poietes, "makers," creators? Can we add him to that troup of the "il meglior fabbro" (that "better maker") of Dante's famous homage to his great Troubadour forebear, Arnaut Daniel, a distinction T.S. Eliot consciously echoes in his own homage to Ezra Pound? To assess and indeed to understand what Williams has accomplished, we have to avoid the requisite quotations of avid admirers on the book covers and look instead at [some] of his poems in detail...." -Dr. Gerald Snare (Introduction) | 132 pages

 Snare, Gerald
(Softcover Edition) "It is almost a rule of logic that anyone who doesn't need helpful directions should never consult a how-to book like this one. The subject here is not 'introduction to Shakespeare,' for which there is scarcely any need since there are plenty of them, and very good ones, too. This particular 'how-to' is also not to be taken as an academic book. ...It is, however, a book on ...the problem of reading. Here I have narrowed that wide issue to one particular kind of reading--the drama--and to one particular writer, William Shakespeare, the dramatist taken to be the most famous in the world, and who seems to present certain problems for those who want to read his work." -Gerald Snare (Preface) | 236 pages

 Crescente, Anthony
(This is an 8 x 10 softcover book.) "Improvisational music offers a great opportunity for musicians to truly express themselves in the moment. That aspect of "In the Moment" is the crucial component. ...This method describes a way to consolidate information to allow the improviser to feel free and confident." -Anthony Crescente | 52 pages

 Lee, Soo-Jin
(This is an 8 x 10, softcover book.) Muscular Tension Dysphonia (MTD) is a type of voice disorder that commonly occurs in singers. "This study suggests seven breathing exercises, ten vocal warmup exercises, and twelve body relaxation exercises to help singers with MTD improve their vocal techniques. In addition, it examines factors in selecting repertoire for singers with MTD to help singers with MTD improve their vocal techniques. This work fills a gap in voice pedagogy and serves as a valuable resource for voice teachers who have students with MTD." -Dr. Soo-Jin Lee | 130 pages

 Donalson, Malcolm Drew
"In this intriguing book, Donalson sorts out the traditions associated with the various Marys and the unnamed women linked to them. Although it is impossible to solve the puzzle completely, the book discusses the options offered by the tradition and shows how the Marys, especially the Mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalena, and Mary of Bethany contribute to Christian piety, spirituality, legend, and theology." -Dr. Scott Goins (Preface) | 60 pages

 Sokolow, Jayme A.
"This book examines the Nanticoke Indians from their origins to the English invasion of the Chespeake to the building of a new community in Delaware that is now over two centuries old. My purpose is to depict the Nanticokes as people with complex lives and intentions of their own within the context of their own history and American history." -Jayme Sokolow (Preface) | 536 pages

 Kunene, Daniel P.
"'We were exiles from our country, South Africa, which had rejected us and our talents, including a kaleidoscope of paintings, poetry, stories, novels and music that we would have contributed' (Daniel P. Kunene). Gandhi said his life was his message. Daniel Kunene's life is his message: civil rights activist and committed fighter against apartheid, paragon of love, dignity, knowledge, peace, passion, and the pursuit of justice; wellspring of song, poetry, fiction, and music, epic linguist, acclaimed scholar, and translator of African oral and written literatures." -Dr. Fritz Pointer (from the Foreword) | 420 pages

 Hinkle, William G.
"This book is a composite of how the Indiana Department of Correction attempts to comply with the courts, the state constitution, and the ever-swinging philosophical pendulum. We provide public safety while preparing the offenders for their eventual return to the streets." -from The Author's "Introduction" "Ed was uniquely qualified to write this book. Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to finish and publish it. ...I prepared it for publication by The Edwin Mellen Press. With 36 years of experience, Ed's collection of essays speaks to us actively. It gives us unprecedented insight into the world of the Indiana Department of Correction's Commissioner. His work is a living history, and he is undoubtedly the only Commissioner in the history of the I.D.O.C. to publish his experiences." -Dr. William Hinkle, "Foreword" | 164 pages

 Hall, Richard
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the international community to make Russia pay reparations to Ukraine for the tremendous damage it has inflicted there." ...This book offers an evaluation of this request based on Josiah Royce's Peace Proposal. | 64 pages