Autumn 2023 Rights Guide - The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group

Rowman & Littlefield is a leading independent publisher headquartered in Maryland, just outside Washington DC, with strengths in Academic Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Educational Publishing and a wide array of General Interest titles from hallmark imprints such as:

Prometheus

Lexington Books

Globe Pequot

Lyons Press

Falcon Guides

Hal Leonard

Rowman & Littlefield has offices in Maryland, New York City, Toronto and London, and an international Rights team that license hundreds of translations every year.

This guide is just the tip of the iceberg of a truly extensive and diverse publishing programme, and we invite you to browse all our subject catalogues and explore the full breadth of our lists on rowman.com.

Sean McDonagh Head of Rights & Permissions

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Rachel Twombly Rights & Permissions Associate

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Cover illustration from The Radiant Life Project: Awaken Your Purpose, Heal Your Past, and Transform Your Future by Kate King, page 69

Artwork © Brandi Lyon

The Thefts of the Mona Lisa

The Art of Drawing

Second Edition

By Willy Pogany

One of the most popular drawing guides ever published, The Art of Drawing has been an informative and thorough guide to several generations of aspiring artists. For fifty years, Willy Pogány has given the main principles of drawing in a simple, constructive way. By following the sequences laid out in the lessons, students quickly master the art of drawing.

As further aid, Pogány gives a complete anatomical description of the body for each section, including a list of all bones and a description of the muscles and their uses. The Art of Drawing provides a complete drawing system and includes hundreds of illustrations.

William Andrew Pogany was a prolific Hungarian-born illustrator. He was educated in Budapest, and later attended art school, working and studying in Munich, Paris, and London. Afterwards, he emigrated to the United States and eventually moved to Hollywood where he worked as an art director for a number of film studios.

Every artist, beginning or advanced, should own this book.

Lyons Press

April 2024

128 pages

280 illustrations

Paperback

978 1 4930 8150 9

Art • Techniques / Drawing

Oppenheimer

Portrait of an Enigma

By Jeremy Bernstein

Illustrated with black-and-white photographs.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was a puzzle to everyone. The nuclear physicist most responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb, he was a genius both scientifically and otherwise. His standards were impossibly high. He read widely in many languages, wrote poetry, and did superb science. Yet in Jeremy Bernstein’s intensely interesting biographical memoir, Oppenheimer emerges as a man unsure of his identity and captive to an element of selfdestructiveness in his makeup.

As a former colleague of Oppenheimer’s, Jeremy Bernstein has composed a book that is both personal and historical, bringing the reader close to the life and workings of an extraordinary and controversial man. Filled with revealing insights and details that set the historical record straight, Oppenheimer is that rare quantity: a vastly entertaining study of one of the most important and enigmatic scientists of the atomic age.

Jeremy Bernstein is a theoretical physicist and a writer on popular science, a former staff writer for the New Yorker, contributor to The Atlantic Monthly, New York Review of Books, and Scientific American, among others, and author of numerous books.

A Revealing Profile of the Father of the Atomic Bomb.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

February 2024

238 pages

Paperback

978 1 5381 9015 9

Previously published in hardback (2004)

978 1 5666 3569 1

Paperback

978 1 5666 3666 7

eBook

978 1 4616 0279 8

Biography & Autobiography • Science & Technology

Tap Dancing on Everest

A Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure

By Mimi Zieman M.D.

The plan was outrageous: A small team of four climbers would attempt a new route on the East Face of Mt. Everest, considered the most remote and dangerous side of the mountain, which had only been successfully climbed once before. Unlike the first large team, Mimi Zieman and her team would climb without using supplemental oxygen or porter support. While the unpredictable weather and high altitude of 29,035 feet make climbing Everest perilous in any condition, attempting a new route, with no idea of what obstacles lay ahead, was especially audacious. Team members were expected to push themselves to their limits and to find a way to tackle the improbable. Zieman would accompany the climbers as the “doctor”—and the only woman— although she was only in her third year of medical school. On Everest, when three of their climbers disappeared during their summit attempt, Zieman reached the knife edge of her limits and dug deeply to call upon a well of resilience and courage.

Mimi Zieman is a board-certified OB/GYN, author, speaker, and reproductive rights activist. She was a founding member of the scientific Society of Family Planning and served as Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Southeast. She received the Georgia 2019 “Women Who Dare” award from the National Council of Jewish Women, where she currently chairs the reproductive justice committee. She has been interviewed by media outlets including CNN and Fox News. Her writing has appeared in Ms. Magazine, and NBC News THINK, among many others. Most recently, she wrote and produced a play, The Post-Roe Monologues. Zieman lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Falcon Guides

April 2024

200 pages

Paperback

978 1 4930 7843 1

eBook

978 1 4930 7844 8

Biography & Autobiography • Adventurers & Explorers

Mimi Zieman’s unlikely journey to an audacious and historic Everest expedition.

The Doctor Was a Woman Stories of the First Female Physicians on the Frontier

By Chris Enss

“No women need apply.” Western towns looking for a local doctor during the frontier era often concluded their advertisements in just that manner. Yet apply they did. And in small towns all over the West, highly trained women from medical colleges in the East took on the post of local doctor to great acclaim. In this new book, author Chris Enss offers a glimpse into the fascinating lives of ten amazing women, including the first female surgeon of Texas, the first female doctor to be convicted of manslaughter in an abortion-related maternal death, and the first woman physician to serve on a State Board of Health.

Chris Enss is an author, scriptwriter and comedienne who has written for television and film, and performed on cruise ships and on stage. She has worked with awardwinning musicians, writers, directors, producers, and as a screenwriter for Tricor Entertainment, but her passion is for telling the stories of the men and women who shaped the history and mythology of the American West. Some of the most famous names in history, not to mention film and popular culture, populate her books. She’s written or co-written more than two dozen books for TwoDot. And she’s also a licensed private detective.

TwoDot

February 2024

224 pages

Hardback

978 1 4930 6292 8

eBook

978 1 4930 6293 5

Biography & Autobiography • Women

The long-awaited follow up title to Chris Enss’s bestselling Doctor Wore Petticoats.

Livin’ Just to Find Emotion Journey and the Story of American Rock

By David Hamilton Golland - Foreword by Joel Selvin

Since exploding on the scene in the late 70s, Journey has inspired generations of fans with “Don’t Stop Believin’” and other hits. Celebrating the band’s fiftieth anniversary, David Hamilton Golland unearths the band’s true and complete story, incorporating exclusive interview material with band members.

When Steve Perry joined jazz-blues progressive rock band Journey in 1977, they saw a rise to the top, and their 1981 album Escape hit #1. But Perry’s quest for control led to Journey’s demise. Perry refused to tour, and the band lost their record contract and much of their audience. After the unlikely comeback of “Don’t Stop Believin’” in movies, television shows, and as an underdog sports anthem, a new generation discovered Journey. Now, with singer Arnel Pineda, they are again a fixture in major stadiums worldwide.

Golland dives deep into Journey’s complex biography, dispelling rehashed myths and showing how race in popular music contributed to their breakout success. Decades later, the band and their signature song remain classics, and a Filipino lead singer has given a new twist to the ongoing story.

David Hamilton Golland is a historian, professor, and writer with a wide background in twentieth-century social and cultural history. He is dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Monmouth University and founder of The Journey Zone ( journey-zone.com), the leading source for all things Journey over two decades. Visit David’s website at davidgolland.com. He lives in Middletown, New Jersey.

Relive Journey’s greatest songs and moments with this fiftieth anniversary tribute.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

February 2024

312 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 8701 2

eBook

978 1 5381 8702 9

Biography & Autobiography • Music

Moving in Stereo

The Life of Ric Ocasek, the Driving Force of The Cars

By Peter Aaron

An in-depth look at the life of The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek.

The sound of New Wave pop music and the early days of MTV were defined by the work of a handful of iconic musicians, and few stood taller in that era than Ric Ocasek, frontman and primary songwriter for The Cars. Moving in Stereo serves as an in-depth guide to Ocasek’s life and catalog as a musician as well as one of the most essential voices in pop music during the MTV era.

Peter Aaron is the author of If You Like the Ramones and The Band FAQ; the arts editor for Chronogram magazine; the front man of influential New York band the Chrome Cranks; and a member of the Stabbing Jabs and other musical projects. He lives in the Hudson Valley.

Rights exclusion: Translation

Backbeat

September 2024

• 256 pages • 20 illustrations

Paperback 978 1 4930 7531 7

eBook 978 1 4930 7532 4

Biography & Autobiography • Music

Gimme All Your Lovin’

The Blues, Boogie, and Beard of ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons

By Christopher McKittrick

The story of American rock ledgend Billy Gibbons

Before launching the iconic Texas blues-rock trio ZZ Top, Billy Gibbons was in a band named the Moving Sidewalks. The small-time band had the chance of a lifetime when they opened for legendary rock guitar maestro Jimi Hendrix, who took Gibbons under his wing. Over 50 years later, Gibbons is one of the most recognizable rock musicians in American history and is still bringing his unique brand of Texas blues to the world.

Christopher McKittrick’s previous books include Can’t Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City (Post Hill Press, 2019) and Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles (Post Hill Press, 2020). He has appeared on HLN’s How It Really Happened and Al Araby TV’s Hekayat Al Cinema, and on various radios shows and podcasts.

Backbeat

June 2024 • 256 pages • 20 illustrations

Paperback 978 1 4930 7443 3

eBook 978 1 4930 7444 0

Biography & Autobiography • Music

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Baseball Heaven

Up Close and Personal, What It Was Really Like in the Major Leagues

By Peter Golenbock

For fifty years, bestselling author Peter Golenbock has been interviewing some of the most fascinating figures in baseball. Their conversations are a journey back in time to the days of Ruth and Gehrig, Gehringer and Greenberg, Robinson and Reese, and Howard and Mantle, as they reflect on the sport’s greatest moments and biggest issues.

In Baseball Heaven, Golenbock brings together for the first time the most historic and captivating of these conversations. The stories range from Elden Auker remembering the day Lou Gehrig told him he was sick to Albert Happy Chandler reflecting on his decision to allow Jackie Robinson into the big leagues, from Ralph Branca discussing the home run he gave up that cost the Dodgers the pennant to Del Webb talking about why he hired Casey Stengel and why he fired him.

Baseball Heaven is baseball history at its very best. It pulls back the curtain on the major leagues to reveal inside stories, intimate reminiscences, and the friendships and rivalries that make baseball America’s Game.

Peter Golenbock has written more than sixty books, including ten New York Times best sellers. His books on baseball include Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964; The Bronx Zoo (with Sparky Lyle); Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers; Balls (with Graig Nettles); Amazin’: The Miraculous History of New York’s Most Beloved Baseball Team; and Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It. He resides in St. Petersburg, FL.

A behind-the-scenes look at baseball history, as told through timeless interviews with major leaguers.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

March 2024

344 pages

54 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 8182 9

eBook

978 1 5381 8183 6

Biography & Autobiography • Sports

The Rooster

Discovering My Father’s Memories from the Jasenovac Concentration Camp

By Sibel Roller

This is the story of a father, as seen through the prism of a daughter’s memories of him. The personal story is offset against a greater political context and the destructive impact of nationalism on individuals and their families. It is a tale of survival, resilience and humanity.

The book covers the time that the father, Dragan, spent in a concentration camp in the former Yugoslavia. The camp and the atrocities perpetrated there are still highly contentious issues in contemporary Croatia, Serbia and especially in Bosnia and Hercegovina. The absence of reconciliation over the events in the camp was one of the contributing factors in the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the subsequent Balkan wars and the continued instability of the region today.

The memoir contains the manuscript left by Dragan, in conversation with his daughter Sibel, the author. It is indeed, a deeply personal learning experience about a part of her father that she never knew.

Sibel Roller is a writer of twentieth century non-fiction and fiction, focused on hitherto unheard voices and unusual perspectives. She grew up in eight countries across four continents but now resides in London. Her early career was in science research and teaching. She is Professor Emerita at London South Bank University.

A poingant and personal story of a daughter’s discovery of her fathers painful secret.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2024

212 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 8691 6

eBook

978 1 5381 8693 0

Biography & Autobiography • Personal Memoirs

Pushing the Envelope

One Woman’s Unwavering Fight for Equality and Justice

By Barbara Lee

Pushing the Envelope chronicles the political and personal journey of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, one of America’s leading progressive voices in the US House of Representatives and currently a candidate for the Democratic nomination to be fill California’s open United States senate seat in 2024. Lee shares her extraordinary life and political career from her early upbringing in El Paso, Texas, through her years in Oakland, California, with the Black Panther Party, to her service in the U.S. Congress. She cuts through partisan politics and identifies a comprehensive set of beliefs and policies aimed at promoting social and economic justice, strengthening democratic institutions, expanding access to healthcare (including unrestricted reproductive freedom), education, and other essential services for all Americans regardless of party affiliation. Pushing the Envelope chronicles Lee’s extraordinary life and career and shares her vision of a more equitable and inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Barbara Lee, a U.S. representative from California since 1998, is the author of Renegade for Peace and Justice: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Speaks for Me. She currently represents California’s 12th congressional district, which is based in Oakland and covers most of the northern part of Alameda County.

An inspiring progressive vision for America

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

February 2024

256 pages

Paperback

978 1 5381 8766 1

eBook

978 1 5381 8767 8

Biography & Autobiography • Political

UFOs

A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know)

By Robert Powell

Powell begins his book by familiarizing the reader with the history of UFOs and he identifies the more enigmatic and interesting UFO sightings. He examines the characteristics of these sightings that argue against a prosaic explanation. Powell discusses the recent events that have caused our government to change the term from UFO to UAP. Included is information never before released indicating the government possesses not just two videos but five videos from 2015 of UFOs operating in the vicinity of the USS Roosevelt nuclear aircraft carrier.

Powell’s later chapters in the book discuss the extraterrestrial hypothesis considering the thousands of exoplanets that have been discovered in the last twenty years. Powell challenges the reader to consider all the implications that must be considered if intelligent life discovers us first. He looks at how we as individuals and as a society react to UFOs. He documents actions taken by our amilitary that include instances when we have fired on UFOs. Powell argues that it is time for a change in the study of UFOs. The phenomenon has been with us for 75 years and we have learned very little as the decades have passed. The author makes the case for what needs to be done going forward. The solution he proposes will require a paradigm shift in our thinking and his book provides the information needed to understand that paradigm shift.

Robert Powell has 28 years of engineering experience in the semiconductor industry. Robert Powell is a founding Board member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU). He was the Director of Research at MUFON from 2007-2017 and created MUFON’s Science Review Board in 2012. Robert is a member of the Society for Scientific Exploration, the UFODATA project, and the National Space Society.

A facinating new history of UFOs

Rights exclusion: Audio

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2024

240 pages

24 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 7358 9

eBook

978 1 5381 7359 6

Body, Mind & Spirit • UFOs & Extraterrestrials

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT

Water Capitalism

The Case for Privatizing Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, and Aquifers

By Walter E. Block and Peter L. Nelson

Water covers some 75% of the earth’s surface, while land covers 25%, approximately. Yet the former accounts for less than 1% of world GDP, the latter 99% plus. Part of the reason for this imbalance is that there are more people located on land than water. But a more important explanation is that while land is privately owned, water is unowned (with the exception of a few small lakes and ponds), or governmentally owned (rivers, large lakes). This gives rise to the tragedy of the commons: when something is unowned, people have less of an incentive to care for it, than when they own it. As a result we have oil spills, depletion of fish stocks, threatened species extinction, shark attacks, polluted and dried-up rivers, misallocated water, unsafe boating, piracy, and other indices of economic disarray which, if they had occurred on the land, would have been more easily identified as the result of the tragedy of the commons and/or government ownership and mismanagement.

The purpose of this book is to make the case for privatization of all bodies of water, without exception. In the tragic example of the Soviet Union, the 97% of the land owned by the state accounted for 75% of the crops. On the 3% of the land privately owned, 25% of the crops were grown. The obvious mandate requires that we privatize the land, and prosper. The present volume applies this lesson, in detail, to bodies of water.

Walter E. Block is Harold E. Wirth Endowed Chair and professor of economics in the College of Business at Loyola University New Orleans and senior fellow at the Mises Institute.

Peter Lothian Nelson is former president of PLN Engineering and a professional engineer.

A compelling case for the privatization of all bodies of water.

Lexington Books

October 2015

302 pages

18 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 4985 1880 2

Paperback

978 1 4985 1882 6

eBook

978 1 4985 1881 9

Business & Economics • Economics / General

Preggatinis™

Mixology for the Mom-to-Be

By Natalie Bovis, photographs by Claire Barrett

Within these pages are over 75 original Preggatini recipes highlighting fresh juices, herbs, and garnishes as well as ideas for Preggatini Parties—a modern spin on the humdrum baby shower. Organized by pregnancy stages and symptoms, this lavishly illustrated, pocket-sized, virtually intoxicating guide also offers quotes from famous moms and sidebars about pregnancy and health and such options as “De-virginize for Dad”—making these drinks applicable to all.

When it comes to knowing what to drink (and how and why) Natalie Bovis is your personal guide through Cocktail Land. The daughter of European immigrants (French and English) and spending summers with family in France, alcoholic drinks were healthily integrated into Natalie’s world-view, growing up. A little sip of champagne on holidays or a panaché (half beer, half lemonade) is a normal part of life for a young adult, in Europe. The integration of spirits and wine into everyday life occasions (often whipped up behind a full-sized bar in the family home) seemed as natural to her as, well, Apple Pie Martinis. Natalie has also had a lifelong affair with the written word, and wrote her first poem at seven years old. As creator and editor of TheLiquidMuse.com, (website, blog, cocktail consultation, classes and an online show) Natalie brings two passions together by writing about cocktails and spirits from around the world.

A brand-new edition of a popular mocktail recipe book.

Globe Pequot

February 2024

160 pages

78 illustrations

Paperback

978 1 4930 7262 0

eBook

978 1 4930 7263 7

Cooking • Beverages / Non-Alcoholic

Crochet Creatures of Myth and Legend

19 Designs Easy Cute Critters to Legendary Beasts

By Megan Lapp

Since 2017, Megan Lapp of Crafty Intentions has built a following for her unique crochet creations. Her crochet creatures are like nothing else out there. They are intricately detailed and colourful, and yet with her stepby-step instructions, anyone can achieve her results.

Crochet Creatures of Myth and Legend includes 13 Cute Critter patterns—small and adorable creatures that are quick and fun to make and a great place to start—and 6 standard-size mythological beasts in all their glory, including a dragon, kraken, feathered serpent, owl griffin, phoenix, and unicorn. Megan’s imagination is always at play, and many of her patterns include various options for wing styles, feathers, and more.

Megan Lapp of Crafty Intentions has been creating crochet creatures from her imagination since 2017 and has amassed thousands of fans who just can’t wait for her next exciting design. Megan’s background is in the Fine Arts, having graduated with honours from Lafayette College, USA, with a double major in Art and Music.

Grab your hook start crocheting your own creatures of myth and legend!

Stackpole Books

May 2023

256 pages

784 colour illustrations

Paperback

978 0 8117 7148 1

Crafts & Hobbies • Needlework / Crocheting

Crochet Impkins

Over a million possible combinations! Yes, really!

By Megan Lapp

Enter the world of the reclusive yet mischievous Impkins! Surely, you have seen them out of the corner of your eye from time to time, racing from hiding place to nook or cranny—odd little creatures of stitch and stuffing, of endless variety in form and manner.

With Crochet Impkins, Megan Lapp follows up on her globally successful Crochet Creatures of Myth and Legend With detailed instructions for crafting these charming little creatures, the books offers techniques, methods, and an endless array of options for ears, antennae, hats, wings, tails, scales, horns, hairstyles, clothing, and accessories that make each Impkin unique.

Megan Lapp of Crafty Intentions has been creating crochet creatures from her imagination since 2017 and has amassed thousands of fans who just can’t wait for her next exciting design. Megan’s background is in the Fine Arts, having graduated with honours from Lafayette College, USA, with a double major in Art and Music.

Bring your very own Impkin alive with hook and yarn.

Stackpole Books

November 2023

216 pages

460 illustrations

Trade paperback

978 0 8117 7160 3

eBook

978 0 8117 7161 0

Crafts & Hobbies • Needlework / Crocheting

Crochet Monsters

With more than 35 body patterns and options for horns, limbs, antennae and so much more, you can mix and match options for thousands upon thousands of possibilities!

By Megan Lapp

With 37 Monster body options, plus myriad variations for limbs, mouths and teeth, horns, antennae, tails, scales, and so much more, you will never make the same Monster twice. Choose from wide open mouths with fangs to adorable Monsters with bunny ears and a cat tail to Monsters with hair poufs and scales. Make oneeyed spiders or three-eyed aliens, dragons with scales or little friends that don’t match any known monster to date. There is nearly no limit to the variations you can combine!

All Monsters use worsted weight and/or sport weight yarn and a size G-6 (4 mm) hook. Patterns are appropriate for beginner through advanced crocheters. If a stitch is new to you, just turn to the Glossary for detailed instructions on how to work it. Photos are included for each pattern piece and any complex stitches so you can be sure you are on the right track as you work.

Choosing your next Monster’s look is half the fun. Get family and friends involved in picking options for their own Monster and share the creativity! Get excited for these Monsters to skitter, galumph, stomp, and roll right off your hook!

Megan Lapp of Crafty Intentions has been creating crochet creatures from her imagination since 2017 and has amassed thousands of fans who just can’t wait for her next exciting design. Megan’s background is in the Fine Arts, having graduated with honours from Lafayette College, USA, with a double major in Art and Music.

Combine with sheer limitless variation for a unique monster every time you return to this book!

Stackpole Books

November 2023

216 pages

460 illustrations

Trade paperback

978 0 8117 7160 3

eBook

978 0 8117 7161 0

Crafts & Hobbies • Needlework / Crocheting

Cottage Cross-Stitch

20 Designs Celebrating the Simple Joys of Home

By Gail Bussi

Whether you live in a cottage or an urban apartment, if you daydream of a simple life in a little house on a hill or near the sea, this book is full of designs that will inspire and feed your love of all things homey and sweet. The 20 stitchings feature a variety of tiny homes--from cabins with beautiful gardens to hobby farms and even a little camper home--and the relaxing rituals of cottage living, such as baking, gardening, and enjoying wildlife and sunshine.

Every project includes chart, finished photo, materials, and full instructions. Find your peace as you make each stitch, and then display your work where you can be transported to your cottage dream every time you see it!

Cross-stitch your cottage life!

Gail Bussi is well known as a cross-stitch designer, starting her work in the early 1990s, and has had her work published in all of the major needlework magazines in the US, UK, and France, and is the author of several needlework books, including Inspired Cross-Stitch and Enchanted Garden Cross-Stitch. Her unique images and artwork are also featured on greeting cards and other items.

Stackpole Books

June 2024

128 pages

90 illustrations

Paperback

978 0 8117 7359 1

Crafts & Hobbies • Needlework / CrossStitch

Radical Potholder Weaving

100+ Fun-to-Weave Patterns; Techniques and Inspiration to Plan Your Own Designs

By Deborah Jean Cohen

Are you ready to get radical with your potholder weaving?

Author Deborah Jean Cohen began exploring the possibilities of potholder weaving and found a whole group of similarly obsessed weavers on Facebook. Soon they were sharing and swapping techniques and patterns. They found that many Twill weaves translate easily to the potholder loom.

Begin your radical potholder journey by trying the more than 100 intriguing potholder designs presented in easyto-follow charts. Many patterns are shown in a variety of color schemes to give you an idea of the possibilities, and you’ll find yourself lost in many hours of joyful weaving. When you are ready to make your own designs, you’ll find the advice on adapting an existing weaving draft to a potholder loom chart invaluable. You’ll be amazed at the hundreds of variations you can make with just this one simple loom!

Deborah Jean Cohen began designing potholder weaving patterns when she was disappointed in the number of patterns available and began to convert other weaving patterns to work on her potholder loom. She found that the possibilities were endless, and she soon found others online who were also excited by what you could weave on a small loom. She is the founder and administrator of Radical Potholder Weavers, a dynamic, fast-growing Facebook Group, and she has also given Zoom workshops through The Weaving Way Community. IG @ deborahjeancohen and @radicalpotholderweavers

The perfect companion to begin your radical potholder journey!

Stackpole Books

July 2024

224 pages

1050 illustrations

Paperback

978 0 8117 7274 7

Crafts & Hobbies • Weaving & Spinning

It’s a Wrap

Sewing Fabric Purses, Baskets, and Bowls

By Susan Breier

Wind, wrap, and sew fabric strips into fantastic containers! Start with a plate shape to learn the technique. Then experiment with four basic container styles to create round, oval, square, and other shapes.

• Create purses, baskets, and bowls in an endless variety of sizes, shapes, and colors

• Simply wrap fabric strips around cotton clothesline, coil into the desired shape, and secure with machine stitching

• Special sections on lids, handles, and embellishments offer unlimited options for your own variations

Learn the techniques to create beautiful purses, baskets and bowls!

Susan Breier’s desire to sew resurfaced after an early retirement. The colors and the various textures of fabrics had fascinated her since childhood. Hand stitched doll clothes, embroidery work, beading, knitting and weaving, all paved the way to using a sewing machine. As an adult, classes in garment and drapery construction filled her extra time. Later, quilt making left many usable scraps and a large fabric stash. The inability to part with these scraps lead to using them in this beginner friendly method.

Stackpole Books

April 2024

80 pages

168 illustrations

Paperback

978 0 8117 7495 6

eBook

978 08117 7496 3

Crafts & Hobbies • Sewing

Crochet Baby Sets

30 Patterns for Blankets, Booties, Hats, Tops, and More

By Kristi Simpson

Welcome a new baby with handmade blankets, sweaters, hats, booties, mitts, and more.

In this collection, you’ll find sets of coordinating items that can be made together (or mixed and matched) to make a great gift for baby. Each set includes 3 items, such as a blanket, hat, and booties. There are 30 designs in all. Get in on the fun of giving crocheted joy to all the new babies in your life!

Kristi Simpson is the author of many crochet design publications, including the popular Supersize Crochet Animals and Sweet & Simple Baby Crochet. By using a mix of stitches creatively, she designs patterns that are accessible for beginners and interesting for more advanced crocheters. Kristi’s patterns have been published in magazines, books, catalogs, and on-line venues.

Colorful Crochet Cables

20 Celtic Cable Designs in Vibrant Multicolored Hues

By Noelle R. B. Stiles

Learn to use multicolored yarns to crochet stunning Celtic cables.

You can crochet beautiful Celtic cables and enhance the design with your choice of a multicolored yarn. With practical examples and 20 patterns, Stiles shows how crochet designs can feature both a multicolored yarn and an intricate cable to gorgeous effect. Patterns include scarves, blanket, cardigan, and more. If you are new to cabling, there are stepby-step instructions and several beginner patterns.

Noelle R. B. Stiles is Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University, with a joint appointment in at New Jersey Medical School. She has been crocheting for two decades and designing award-winning crochet items for over eight years.

Stackpole Books

March 2024

• 128 pages • 120 illustrations

Paperback 978 0 8117 7260 0

Crafts & Hobbies • Needlework / Crocheting

Stackpole Books

July 2024 • 160 pages • 175 illustrations

Paperback 978 0 8117 7290 7

eBook 978 0 8117 7291 4

Crafts & Hobbies • Needlework / Crocheting

My Crocheted Home

Baskets, pillows, throws, wall hangings, placemats, and more

By Salena Baca

Personalize your home with handmade crochet!

Crocheting items for the home provides a wonderful opportunity to display and enjoy your handmade items every day. From blankets and pillows, to baskets, place mats, coasters, wall hangings, rugs and more, the 10 designs in this book from Salena Baca will enhance any décor. All patterns presented in this book are suitable for a beginner to intermediate crocheter, so grab your hook and yarn and get started.

Salena Baca is the author of numerous crochet titles, including Crochet in a Weekend; Quick Crochet for Kitchen & Home; and Crochet Market Bags. She resides in Bend, Oregon, happily spreading the joy of crochet far and wide.

Crochet Stars

28 Customizable Projects Full of Love, Laughter, and Inspiration

By Noreen Crone-Findlay

Adorn your life with crochet stars!

These easy and fun to crochet stars can be used for so many things! Start Start by making the six star designs in various sizes. Then use your stars to create 28 projects such as a picture frame, holiday ornament, coaster, mobile, or place setting. Decorate a journal cover or make earrings. Once you’ve mastered the basic stars, customize with beads, ribbons, and lace to make each one a unique creation.

Noreen Crone-Findlay is a fiber artist, author, designer, weaver, YouTube video-tutorial diva, loom designer, workshop facilitator, crocheter, doll maker, and knitter. Over the last 45+ years, her designs have appeared in many magazines. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and maintains an active website and blog, www.tottietalkscrafts.com.

Stackpole Books

Stackpole Books

March 2024 • 32 pages • 37 illustrations

Paperback 978 0 8117 7288 4

Crafts & Hobbies • Needlework / Crocheting

July 2024 • 32 pages • 50 illustrations

Paperback 978 0 8117 7422 2

eBook 978 0 8117 7423 9

Crafts & Hobbies • Needlework / Crocheting

The Bonus Family Handbook

The Definitive Guide to Co-Parenting and Creating Stronger Families

By Jann Blackstone

The Bonus Family Handbook introduces readers to a completely new approach to co-parenting and blending families. Until now, parents have been told that once there’s been a break-up, they become autonomous, single parents, and can make decisions for their children on their own. But that’s not true. That’s not real life. That “old school” break-up attitude offers no direction for coparenting. The Bonus Family Handbook changes all that. It helps even the most contentious parents learn how to work together in the name of their children, teaching them how to apply practical co-parenting techniques so that they will be able to form a supportive, loving family.

The Bonus Family Handbook also recognizes the importance of incorporating new partners into the mix—of bringing in Bonus Moms and Bonus Dads—and empowering them to make decisions for the safety and well-being of the children. With its emphasis on positive, collaborative co-parenting, this book is an essential resource for today’s integrated families.

Jann Blackstone, PsyD, coined the term “bonus” in lieu of “step” almost 30 years ago to describe the growing phenomenon of combined families. Since then, she has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show promoting the term and how to better improve relationships within blended or “Bonus” families. She has written numerous books chronicling her life experience as a co-parent, including Ex-etiquette for Parents, Ex-etiquette for Holidays and Special Occasions, and Co-parenting Through Separation and Divorce

Currently in private practice as a child custody mediator and co-parenting counselor, Dr. Blackstone also runs a weekly column, Ex-etiquette: Good Behavior After Divorce or Separation, syndicated by Tribune Content since 2004. Today, it runs in hundreds of newspapers and websites all over the world. She resides in Phoenix, AZ.

The definitive guidebook for today’s integrated families.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

June 2024

224 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 7 9086

eBook

978 1 5381 7 9093

Family & Relationships • Alternative Family

My Child Is Trans, Now What?

A Joy-Centered Approach to Support

By Benjamin Greene

As a full-time public speaker specializing in spreading awareness and understanding of the transgender community, what Benjamin Greene hears most from parents and loved ones is the phrase “I’m sorry.” They’re sorry for using the wrong word, sorry for asking an offensive question, sorry for not knowing this already, sorry for asking a question at all. The combination of exhaustion from trans people who have become their community’s designated educator and the growing trend of “canceling” anyone who says anything wrong has created a culture where people who have good hearts and minimal access to information are so afraid to make a mistake they don’t even try.

In My Child is Trans, Now What? Greene breaks the mold by offering a judgement-free guide to people across generations. Greene focuses on providing two key resources in this book: information and emotional support. He explains what to expect, what systems exist to support trans youth, and what loved ones can do to help. Using a combination of personal stories and experiences, definitions, and additional resources, My Child is Trans, Now What? is an essential guide for anyone looking to help trans youth thrive.

Benjamin Greene is a public speaker, LGBTQ+ inclusion consultant, and openly transgender man. Ben has dedicated his career to spreading empathy, awareness, and understanding about the transgender community. He is active on the speaking circuit, with audiences ranging from the UK’s Diversity Live! to NASA. Ben is a guest lecturer on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cornell University in addition to serving on the board of the Tufts Master’s Degree in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. He resides in St. Louis, Missouri.

A gentle and informative guide for parents of trans youth.

Rights exclusion: Translation

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

May 2024

200 pages

5 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 8645 9

eBook

978 1 5381 8646 6

Family & Relationships • LGBT

Raised in the Shadow of Grief Children Born After Child Loss

By Joann M. O’Leary and Sarah Reed Vollmann

Subsequent siblings, also known as replacement children, were born after the death of a sibling, and face a familial landscape that was dramatically altered by loss. This book explores the common repercussions of their role and shares complex life stories from more than one hundred subsequent sibling interviews.

Joann O’Leary began her career as a Licensed Practical Nurse in an NICU, then a birth to five special education program and after her MPH moved into a hospital setting working with families within a High-Risk Perinatal Center. She has taught courses at the University level for over 20 years with the focus on unexpected outcomes of pregnancy, including the impact on children. She has facilitated support groups for bereaved families for over 35 years. She is the author of Different Baby, Different Story: Pregnancy and Parenting after Loss.

Sarah Vollmann, MPS, ATR-BC, LICSW, is a registered, board-certified art therapist and a licensed independent clinical social worker. She maintains a private practice with a focus upon grief and traumatic loss, and she is a faculty member of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition. She is an adjunct professor in the art therapy program at Indiana University’s Herron School of Art and Design, and she is also the Lead Counselor at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School. Sarah has published articles and book chapters on grief and loss, including a research article entitled “A legacy of loss: Stories of replacement dynamics and the subsequent child.” (The Omega Journal of Death and Dying, 2014.) She presents both nationally and internationally on art therapy, grief, and bereavement.

An exploration of the experience of children born to parents who have experienced child loss.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

June 2024

Hardback 978 1 5381 7216 2

eBook 978 1 5381 7217 9

Family & Relationships • Miscarriage & Baby

Los s

Photo by Mike Labrum on Unsplash.

Cover coming soon

Now Look

By Sydney Lea

Set against a backdrop of the remote northern Maine wilderness, fishing, hunting, and the pleasures of outdoor life bring together a mismatched pair of friends—weaving back and forth between past and present, it follows the friendship of ivy-league educated George Mayes and semi-literate woodsman and logger Evan Butcher. George, a drunk from his college days has a critical, lifechanging moment of insight, and begins postgraduate life, however improbably, as a reckless school bus driver. After getting clean and sober, he develops a successful school transportation business. Having taken a number of trips to the north woods, he has come to know and revere Evan. At the story’s opening, Evan is a store of knowledge, decency, and even of wisdom. But after a series of horrendous family tragedies, he begins to succumb to alcohol himself.

Sydney Lea is 2021 recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. A former Pulitzer finalist and winner of the 1998 Poets’ Prize, he served as founding editor of New England Review and was Vermont’s poet laureate from 2011 to 2015. The author of 23 books, Lea is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Rockefeller and Fulbright Foundations, and for more than four decades he taught at Dartmouth, Yale, Middlebury, and Wesleyan colleges and was, for thirteen of those, on the faculty of the low-residency MFA in Writing program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He has long been active in conservation, especially in Maine, where he led two campaigns that conserved over 400,000 acres, 60,000 of which became community forest in one of the state’s poorest counties. In 2012, he was named a Hero of Conservation by Field & Stream magazine. He is married with five children and seven grandchildren and lives in Newbury, Vermont.

A moving novel about second chances, missed chances, and redemption.

Down East Books

May 2024

212 pages

Hardback

978 1 6847 5194 5

eBook 978 1 6847 5195 2

Fiction • General

The Conceivable Future

Planning Families and Taking Action in the Age of Climate Change

By Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli

In The Conceivable Future, authors Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli explore the ways in which the climate crisis is affecting our personal decisions about family planning, parenting, and political action. This book offers fresh, timely answers to questions such as: How do I decide to have a baby when there’s the threat of environmental collapse? How do I parent a child in the middle of the climate crisis? What can I actually do to help stop global warming?

Drawing from their decade of work with the organization Conceivable Future, Kallman, a sociologist and Rhode Island State Senator, and Ferorelli, an activist and former Climate Bureau editor, offers both informed perspective and practical steps for taking meaningful action in combating the climate crisis, while also making smart, balanced decisions when it comes to starting and maintaining a family.

Meghan Kallman was elected to the city council in Pawtucket, before winning a seat in the Rhode Island State Senate in 2020. Meghan is on the faculty at the University of Massachusetts.

Josephine Ferorelli is a writer, artist, and yoga instructor. She writes and edits climate coverage for Occupy.com.

In 2014, Meghan and Josephine co-founded the organization Conceivable Future. Conceivable Future’s work has appeared in media outlets including The Atlantic, CBC, BBC, The Independent, The Nation, Telemundo, USA Today, The Irish Times, The New York Review of Books, and The New York Times. Meghan and Josephine contributed an essay in the collection Motherhood In Precarious Times (2018).

A must-read for all who want to make a difference in the world and secure a sustainable future for all our families.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

February 2024

328 pages

4 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 7969 7

eBook

978 1 5381 7970 3

Health & Fitness • Women’s Health

The Origins of the Modern World

A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century, Fifth Edition

By Robert B. Marks

This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World and upon the maturing field of environmental history, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles, including their impacts on the environment.

Now in a new edition that brings the saga of the modern world to the present in an environmental context, the book considers how and why the United States emerged as a world power in the twentieth century and became the sole superpower by the twenty-first century, and why the changed relationship of humans to the environmental likely will be the hallmark of the modern era—the Anthopocene. Once again arguing that the US rise to global hegemon was contingent, not inevitable, Marks also points to the resurgence of Asia and the vastly changed relationship of humans to the environment that may in the long run overshadow any political and economic milestones of the past hundred years.

A Companion Website at https://textbooks.rowman. com/marks4e offers a student study guide that provides a concise summary, main points, key terms, discussion questions, map exercises, and recommended websites. It also offers a range of teaching materials.

Robert B. Marks was Richard and Billie Deihl Professor of History at Whittier College and the author of China: Its Environment and History (R&L 2012) and Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial China (CUP 1998). He is the recipient of Whittier College’s Harry W. Nerhood Teaching Excellence Award.

A new edition updated to include environmental context to how we arrived in the modern world.

Rights sold of previous editions: Turkish, Spanish, Swedish, Korean, Basque, Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Complex

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

January 2024

277 pages

17 illustrations

Paperback

978 1 5381 8277 2

eBook

978 1 5381 8278 9

History • World

Haunted War Tales

True Military Encounters with the Bizarre, Paranormal, and Unexplained

By R.C. Bramhall

Some battlefields – such as Gettysburg - are known to be haunted. This book focuses on multiple tales of truly odd, and often bizarre, paranormal events on the battlefields of the world. Some popular stories are debunked, but most of these reports - all documented in one place for the first time in this engaging and informative collection - are not easily explained and remain a mystery to be pondered, becoming modern canon in the centuries-long history of strange and unusual war stories.

R.C. Bramhall is a United States Army Intelligence Veteran, former Outward Bound Lead Instructor, Juvenile Probation Officer, and Gifted & Talented Educator/ Consultant who has a M. Ed. from Southern Methodist University and a BA in Criminal Justice from the University of West Florida. Originally from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, he currently resides in the historic neighborhood of Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas.

Thrilling tales of strange and paranormal events on haunted battlefields throughout the world.

Lyons Press

April 2024

256 pages

1 illustrations

Paperback

978 1 4930 7576 8

eBook

978 1 4930 7642 0

History • Military / General

The Everyday and Private Life of a Communist Ruling Class

Greed and Creed

By György Péteri

The Everyday and Private Life of a Communist Ruling Class: Greed and Creed discusses the history of everyday life under state socialism and the ways in which post-1945 modernity reached the shores of Soviet Bloc societies. This book explains state socialism’s failure to deliver on its promise to create a new type of modern civilization, an alternative to capitalism. Placing the practices of the class of salaried functionaries of the party-state in the focus, György Péteri demonstrates the state’s decisive role in bringing Western values and patterns of everyday to the cultures and societies of Eastern Europe. The empirical work presented covers areas like consumption and consumerism, mobility (the advent of mass automobilism) and leisure (hunting and vacationing).

Based on the Hungarian experience, the author finds the communist avantgarde of the state-socialist project in the act of giving up the ambition to create a new (socialist) civilization already in the late 1950s, early 1960s. From the 1960s on, state socialism was no longer a rival of capitalism (the ‘highly developed West’) in terms of creating a competitive, alternative modernity in every day. Rather, Eastern Europe settles among other regions of the periphery or semi-periphery of capitalist development, reacting to, imitating and, in general, following the patterns of the highly developed capitalist center of the world system with some delay.

György Péteri is professor emeritus at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway.

An archivally based exploration of the everyday life in Hungary’s communist apparatus class after 1956.

Lexington Books

December 2023

242 pages

Hardback 978 1 6669 2396 4

Paperback 978 1 6669 2398 8

eBook 978 1 6669 2397 1

History • World

Photo by Keszthelyi Timi on Unsplash.

Cover coming soon

Project Eagle

The Top-Secret OSS Operation That Sent Polish Spies behind German Lines in World War II

By John S. Micgiel

After the Battle of the Bulge—which had begun with a German attack that American intelligence failed to anticipate—the Office of Strategic Service (OSS), forerunner of the CIA, revamped its intelligence operations in Europe. Confronted with staff shortages and needing native language speakers, the OSS decided to enlist the cooperation of volunteers from occupied countries for intelligence-gathering operations. As part of Project Eagle, Polish soldiers were recruited and trained to go behind the lines of the Third Reich. Project Eagle tells this fascinating World War II story of intelligence and espionage that until now has been hidden away in the archives of the OSS.

In early 1945, American intelligence recruited thirtytwo Poles, who had been forcibly conscripted into the German Wehrmacht, were captured in France and Italy, and were pulled from Allied prisoner of war camps. They were trained in intelligence gathering and espionage to assist the Allies in their invasion of Germany. In March 1945 they parachuted behind enemy lines, and for six weeks, up until Germany’s surrender, the Polish spy teams roved Germany, assisting ground commanders and providing counterintelligence assistance.

John S. Micgiel has served as director of the Institute on East Central Europe, associate director of the Harriman Institute, and adjunct professor of international and public affairs—all at Columbia University. He is past president of the Kosciuszko Foundation, which promotes cultural exchange between the United States and Poland. In 2011 he received the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, an award honoring service to the Polish-American community. Now retired from Columbia, Micgiel teaches at the University of Warsaw. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Stackpole Books

June 2024

256 pages

56 illustrations

Hardback

978 0 8117 7541 0

eBook

978 0 8117 7542 7

History • Military / World War II

The compelling story of prisoners of war recruited as spied in World War II.

The Other Battle of Kursk

By Christopher A. Lawrence

The Other Battle of Kursk strips away the myths and digs beneath the controversies of the largest tank battle in history and one of the turning points of World War II.

Most accounts of the Battle of Kursk focus on the massive tank clash at Prokhorovka, but important fighting happened all along the Russian salient, especially in the Tolstoye Woods where, in a battle nearly as large as the “main event,” Soviet tank forces counterattacked and halted the Germans’ forward advance. This is the story of that battle.

Christopher A. Lawrence is president and executive director of The Dupuy Institute, an organization dedicated to scholarly research and analysis of military history and current armed conflict. He is author of several books including, America’s Modern Wars: Understanding Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam (Casemate, 2015), and The Battle of Prokhorovka (Stackpole Books, 2019). He lives in northern Virginia, outside Washington, DC.

Stackpole Books

June 2024 • 448 pages

Hardback 978 0 8117 7373 7

eBook 978 0 8117 7374 4

History • Military / World War II

Six Air Forces Over the Atlantic

How the Allies Won the Battle of the Atlantic from the Air

By Col. Joseph T. Molyson, Jr. (retired)

The story of WWII’s Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of the air forces—and airmen—who waged it from the skies above the icy waters.

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of World War II, lasting the entirety of the war in Europe from September 1939 to May 1945. It was also one of the war’s most complex campaigns, involving strategy, operations, tactics, logistics, politics, diplomacy, and alliances. American, British, and Canadian forces battled Germans at sea and in the air to protect the flow of first material and then men from the United States to the United Kingdom. Joseph Molyson blends big-picture attention to strategy and tactics with dramatic episodes of air-toair and air-to-sea combat.

Col. Joseph T. Molyson Jr. (retired) is a thirty-year U.S. Air Force veteran who spent most of his service in intelligence. He lives outside Atlanta, Georgia.

Stackpole Books

April 2024 • 320 pages • 112 illustrations

Hardback 978 0 8117 7536 6

eBook 978 0 8117 7537 3

History • Military / World War II

Photo by Duncan Kidd on Unsplash

Arming the World American Gun-Makers in the Gilded Age

By Geoffrey S. Stewart

The story of how ingenuity and inventiveness made the United States the major arms supplier to the world.

Arming the World is a fascinating history of the American small arms industry. The federal government’s staggering purchases of arms during the Civil War fueled the arms industry’s explosive growth. When, in 1865, it became evident that every country must re-arm itself with modern weapons, American gun-makers journeyed abroad to sell pistols and rifles. This outburst of Yankee ambition had global repercussions that echo even today.

Geoffrey S. Stewart is a retired Washington and New York lawyer. He received A.B. and A.M. degrees from Brown University and his legal training at Harvard Law School. He served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy and, later, was Associate Counsel in the Iran/Contra investigation and prosecutions.

Lyons Press

April 2024

• 352 pages • 26 illustrations

Hardback 978 1 4930 7858 5

eBook 978 1 4930 7859 2

History • Military / Weapons

Admiral Canaris

How Hitler’s Chief of Intelligence Betrayed the Nazis

By David Alan Johnson

The surprising story of an unlikely saboteur within the Third Reich.

Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Adolf Hitler’s chief of military intelligence, accomplished something that neither President Franklin D. Roosevelt nor Prime Minister Winston Churchill could ever achieve – he saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish refugees and other racial and political undesirables by rescuing them from Nazi Germany and other Nazi-occupied countries. Admiral Canaris is a page-turning story of one of the most important and least likely saboteurs within the Third Reich.

David Alan Johnson is the author of eleven books, including The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln and Decided on the Battlefield: Grant, Sherman, Lincoln, and the Election of 1864.

Prometheus

June 2024 • 256 pages

Hardback 978 1 6338 8998 9

eBook 978 1 6338 8999 6

History • Modern / 20th Century

Photo by Jay Rembert on Unsplash Cover coming soon

Super Slick

Life and Death in a Huey in Vietnam

By Tom Feigel, with Larry Weill

A gripping first-hand account of helicopter combat in Vietnam.

Less than a year out of high school, Tom Feigel was drafted into the army and assigned to aviation, ultimately to helicopters. Super Slick is the story of his year in Vietnam. Heart-pumping missions into hot landing zones. Adrenaline-fueled flights into enemy-infested jungles. Terrifying nighttime operations where trees posed nearly as much danger as the enemy. This is close as you can get to being inside a Huey—to hearing the radio chatter, feeling the thrum of the rotors, the pounding of the door guns.

Tom Feigel received a Purple Heart, the Air Medal, and four Army Commendation Medals for his service in Vietnam. He now lives in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Larry Weill is a retired U.S. Navy Reserve captain. He lives near Rochester, New York.

Stackpole Books

June 2024 • 320 pages

Hardback 978 0 8117 7566 3

eBook 978 0 8117 7296 9

History • Military / Vietnam War

Bouboulina and the Greek Revolution

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Heroine of 1821

Edited by April Kalogeropoulos Householder, Foreword by Pavlos Demertzis-Bouboulis

A critical look at the life and times of one of the most important figures in modern Greek history.

The first in-depth analysis of Laskarina Bouboulina, the legendary heroine of the Greek Revolution and one of the most important figures in modern history. Bouboulina was the first female admiral in naval history, but her battlefield success is only part of the story. By considering her impact on feminism, cultural production, and Greek identity, this volume expands our understanding of her under-recognized contributions.

April Kalogeropoulos Householder is director of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships at the University of Maryland, where she has taught gender, sexuality, and media studies.

Lexington Books

July 2023 • 402 pages • 45 illustrations

Hardback 978 1 6669 1765 9

Paperback 9781666917673

eBook 978 1 6669 1766 6

History • Women

Photo by Cook aynne on Unsplash

Cover coming soon

Sea Dog BOATS

By Astrid Sheckels

If you want to know about boats, trust a sea dog to set you on course. Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Astrid Sheckles has created a whole raft of sea dogs to help young readers begin their ABCs and their nautical explorations. Filled with boats (and sea dogs) from all over the world and told in whimsical rhyme, children will discover vessels from air boats to rafts and coracles to schooners.

Astrid Sheckles spent her childhood playing outside, using her imagination, and drawing. Her Scandinavian roots are evident in her artwork, which she describes as a “mix of classic realism and whimsy.” She studied Fine Art at Greenfield Community College and works as a full-time artist. She is a member of the Western Massachusetts Illustrators Guild and The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Astrid is the author/illustrator of Hector Fox and the Giant Quest and the award-winning Nic and Nellie. She is also the illustrator, of The Scallop Christmas, The Fish House Door, and Hope Somewhere in America. She lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Filled with boats (and sea dogs) from all over the world and told in whimsical rhyme, children will discover vessels from air boats to rafts and coracles to schooners.

Down East Books

June 2024

32 pages

32 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 6847 5102 0

eBook

978 1 6847 5103 7

Juvenile Fiction • Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft

Aliens in Allagash

The Summer Experiment

By Cathie Pelletier

Are There Aliens in Allagash?

Roberta is convinced she and her best friend Marilee can win the State Science Fair if only they can find an amazing project to showcase. And they’ve got the whole summer to work on it. But in order to win they’ll need to defeat their chief competitor, “The Four Hs of the Apocalypse”: Henry Horton Harris Helmsby.

When mysterious lights begin to appear over her hometown, Roberta has a brilliant idea: finding aliens in Allagash and proving they exist would win her first place for sure. Four Hs could never top that...or could he?

Over the next few months Roberta and her best friend, Marilee, are spied on by Johnny, Roberta’s older brother, and his best friend Billy. Before the summer ends, the friends attempt to extract revenge, question whether they were kidnapped by a UFO, and try to beat Four Hs at the State Science Fair. Each girl experiences family heartbreak, but through it all their friendship remains rock solid.

Cathie Pelletier is the author of twelve novels, including The Funeral Makers (a New York Times Notable Book), The Weight of Winter (winner of the New England Book Award) and Running the Bulls (winner of the Paterson Prize for Fiction). Two of her novels as K. C. McKinnon became television films. Her latest book is Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952. She lives in Allagash, Maine, in the family home where she was born.

A summer coming-of-age story with a science fiction edge.

Down East Books

April 2024

288 pages

Paperback

978 1 6847 5214 0

eBook

978 1 6847 5218 8

Juvenile Fiction • Science Fiction / Alien Contact

Photo by Harry Shelton on Unsplash. Cover coming soon

The Bell Box

By Karel Hayes

In this exciting conclusion to Kayel Hayes’ Lake Kanakonda trilogy, the mysterious Mr. Blackendoff appears to tell Alex the story of the bell box, which begins in far off Peru. Soon Alex realizes he must take control to finally unravel the ancient mystery that surrounds Lake Kanakondah. Is he on the right trail or is he making things unimaginably worse?

Watercolor artist and illustrator Karel Hayes has participated in solo, juried, and invitational exhibitions throughout the United States. Her paintings have been shown at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, the Fine Arts Center in Taos, New Mexico, and in New York City at the Salmagundi Club, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, and the National Arts Club. Her drawings have appeared in several magazines and she has illustrated more than ten books, including Time for the Fair, The Winter Visitors, and Who’s Been Here? A Tale in Tracks. She lives with her husband in Center Harbor, New Hampshire.

The gripping conclusion to Kayel Hayes’ Lake Kanakonda trilogy.

Down East Books

June 2024

212 pages

Paperback

978 1 6847 5104 4

eBook

978 1 6847 5105 1

Juvenile Fiction • Thrillers & Suspense

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.

Cover coming soon

Twelve Days of Summer

A Wildlife Exploration

By Sherri Maret

In this follow-up to Twelve Days of Winter here is another book to read or sing along with children. In this reimagined version of The Twelve Days of Christmas, wildlife is observed during summer. The animals enjoy the greening of the land, the blooming of flowers, and the warmth of the sun. Summer is also a busy time for animal parents who are wrangling their little ones. Read or sing along as you observe animals enjoy the first days of summer. For ages 3 to 8. “On the first day of summer we looked around to see, a porcupine in a fir tree.”

Sherri Maret is a former English teacher/library media specialist. Her book, The Cloud Artist: A Choctaw Tale, published by The RoadRunner Press was a finalist for First Nation Communities Read Award, Oklahoma Book Award, and Writers’ League of Texas Book Award. She is also the author of Lela and the Butterflies (Muddy Boots, 2020) and Twelve Days of Winter (Muddy Boots, 2022) She lives in Walla Walla, Washington.

A fun read along book for children to explore summer wildlife!

Muddy Boots

June 2024

32 pages

Hardback

978 1 4930 8160 8

Juvenile Fiction • Animals / General

She Went to Space

Maine’s Astronaut Jessica Meir

By Fran Hodgkins

In 2019, Maine native and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir participated in the first all-female spacewalk, an historic honor she’d been preparing for since first grade, when she drew a picture of an astronaut standing on the moon. This book for young readers follows Meir’s career as a marine biologist, physiologist, and astronaut. Filled with stunning photography from earth and beyond, it is an inspiration for girls (and boys) enthralled by science and exploration.

Fran Hodgkins is the author of numerous children’s books, including Andre the Famous Harbor Seal, How People Learned to Fly, and Do Pufins Ever. . .? She lives in Rockport, Maine.

The inspirational story of astronaut Jessica Meir — perfect for young readers with a passion for science.

Down East Books

September 2024

32 pages

Hardback

978 1 6847 5072 6

Juvenile NonFiction • Biography & Autobiography / Women

The Spirit of Freedom

Powerful Women of the Civil Rights Movement

By Martin Gitlin

The impact on the Civil Rights Movement of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, and other men are rightfully told with reverence in history books; yet, for decades the women toiling both in the forefront and behind the scenes have been overlooked. These women forced integration of schools and bus terminals and restaurants. They organized protests attended by hundreds of thousands. They pressured lawmakers to give all Americans equal access to the ballot box. And they were doing their part in virtual anonymity and at great personal risk.

The Spirit of Freedom: Powerful Women of the Civil Rights Movement honors the incredible contributions that women made to the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring the stories of seventeen women, including Ella Baker, Dorothy Height, Ruby Hurley, Gloria Richardson, and Jo Ann Robinson, this book highlights their life stories, personal struggles, and influences on the movement.

Martin Gitlin is a former newspaper journalist who won more than 45 awards, including first place for general excellence from Associated Press. That organization selected him as one of the top four feature writers in Ohio. He has had more than 200 books published, most of them educational, including many in the realm of twentieth century American history.

An inspiring and eye-opening look at the unsung women of the Civil Rights Movement.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

February 2024

224 pages

12 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 7735 8

eBook

978 1 5381 7736 5

Young Adult NonFiction • History / United States / 20th Century

Literary License and the West’s Romance with Afghanistan

By Zubeda Jalalzai

Literary License and the West’s Romance with Afghanistan analyzes the role literature and poetic sensibility played in colonial British and American writings on Afghanistan from the nineteenth through the twenty-first centuries. It also considers the role that literature and literariness, itself, have played in western discourses framing Afghanistan.

The British Romantic Orientalists of the 19th century studied the region in-depth and were drawn to what they perceived as an alien space where they could remake themselves in print and in life. These writers and those who followed including scholars, civil servants, and wives or professional women were inspired by the region and sometimes crossed ethnic, national, and imaginative boundaries. This book explores the connections that were forged in print through fantastic and familiar assumptions regarding the region and its people.

Zubeda Jalalzai is professor of English at Rhode Island College in Providence.

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A critical analysis of colonial British and American writing on Afghanistan and its impact on ideas about the region.

Lexington Books

October 2023

232 pages

10 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 6669 1165 7

eBook

978 1 6669 1166 4

Literary Criticism • Middle Eastern

Photo by Mohammad Husaini on Unsplash.

Room 100

Sid, Nancy, and the Night Punk Rock Died

By Jesse P. Pollack

Room 100: Sid, Nancy, and the Night Punk Rock Died chronicles the tragic story of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, punk rock’s very own Romeo and Juliet. Through a wealth of archival material, plus new and exclusive interviews with those who knew them, critically-acclaimed True Crime author Jesse P. Pollack brings you the very first book solely devoted to punk’s darkest hour – the death of Nancy Spungen. Through this brand-new and comprehensive work, rock & roll’s most intriguing mystery will finally be examined.

Jesse P. Pollack was born and raised in the garden state of New Jersey and has served as a contributing writer for Weird NJ magazine since 2001. His first book, Death on the Devil’s Teeth, coauthored with Mark Moran, was published in 2015 to critical acclaim and was nominated for a New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Author Award. His 2018 follow-up, The Acid King, was hailed by the School Library Journal as an “exciting and captivating true crime page-turner.” Also an accomplished musician, Pollack’s soundtrack work has been heard on Driving Jersey, an Emmy-nominated PBS documentary series. He is married with two children, three dogs, three fish, and a cat.

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The first book devoted to uncovering the story behind the the tragic death of Nancy Spungen.

Backbeat

June 2024

200 pages

Paperback

978 1 4930 5063 5

eBook

978 1 4930 5064 2

Music • History & Criticism

Photo by David von Diemar on Unsplash.

The Lost Tradition of Dvořák’s Operas

Myth, Music, and Nationalism

By John Holland

The Lost Tradition of Dvorák’s Operas: Myth, Music, and Nationalism examines Antonín Dvorák’s operas, specifically Jakobín and Rusalka, from a critical standpoint, focusing on such criteria as tonal structures, thematic material and motives, subject matter, Czech folklore and musical influences, textual language, nationalism, characters, compositional history, performance history, and reception. This research vindicates and validates Dvorák as an opera composer and shows him to be an overlooked master in nineteenth century opera and the bridge between the Verdi and Wagner traditions.

John Holland is member of the contract music faculty at York University.

An investigation of the stories behind the neglect and suppression of Antonín Dvorák’s operas and a fresh understanding of these beautiful works.

Lexington Books

September 2023

204 pages

34 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 6669 3014 6

Paperback

978 1 6669 3016 0

eBook

978 1 6669 3015 3

Music • Individual Composer & Musician

Making It in Country Music

An Insider’s Look at the Industry

By Rich Redmond - With Jennifer Della’ZannaForeword by Dave Pomeroy

Any successful musician will tell you the most common question asked of them is, “What does it take to make it?” Rich Redmond is no different. He moved to Nashville more than twenty-five years ago with his drums, a cat, and a vision, and he’s made his dreams come true. Over one too many lattes, he decided to put all of his advice in one place.

Making It in Country Music is filled with practical advice, stories of how Redmond did it himself, and insights from a chorus of other musicians. This is the ultimate behindthe-scenes and fun-to-read book looking at the country music industry and music careers.

Rich Redmond is a top call recording drummer/ percussionist and has toured, recorded, and performed with more than forty acts, including Jason Aldean, Hank Williams III, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Ludacris, Jewel, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. He has played on thirty #1 hit singles. Redmond also trains new drummers, provides motivational speaking for Fortune 500 companies, consults, and hosts a successful podcast in his spare time. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and his website is https://richredmond.com/

Jennifer Della’Zanna is an award-winning freelance writer from Woodbine, Maryland, who has published more than fifty feature articles on a variety of topics, and her fiction has appeared online at Daily Science Fiction and in two anthologies. She enjoys hosting house concerts and playing piano. Her website is https://www.jen-dellazanna.com/.

A shot of inspiration for those interested in jump-starting a music career.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

May 2023

224 pages

44 illustrations

Hardback 9781538172513

eBook 9781538172520

Music • Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass

I Can’t Remember If I Cried

Rock Widows on Life, Love, and Legacy

By Lori Tucker-Sullivan

The stories of rock musicians who die young are the thing of lore and legend. Accidents, drug overdoses, plane crashes—all have taken the lives of male rock stars still in their primes. But what became of their widowed brides? How did they survive a loss so great? What is it like to have to share your grief with millions of strangers? And where are these widows today?

I Can’t Remember if I Cried is part music history, part memoir, based around interviews with rock widows conducted by Lori Tucker-Sullivan—who herself lost her husband in 2010. With each widow that Lori interviews, she learns lessons in love, forgiveness, coping, and moving on. The book is framed by the author’s own narrative to create a single thread that links the stories together to ultimately create a tale of how the author’s life is changed through her interactions with these amazing women.

Lori Tucker-Sullivan is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Modern Loss, and Passages North. Her essays “Detroit, 2015” and “Time, Touch, and a Whale’s Grief” were both nominated for a Pushcart Prize and listed as a Notable Essays in the Best American Essays series. Since her husband’s death, Lori has written of the widowhood experience at the blog The Widow’s Apprenticeship. She is also a former bookselling professional who until recently served as Executive Director of the Independent Booksellers Consortium, Inc. She lives in Detroit, MI.

The amazing stories of the widows left behind by the some of the worlds greatest rockstars.

Backbeat

May 2024

256 pages

25 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 4930 8414 2

eBook

978 1 4930 8415 9

Music • History & Criticism

Photo by Mikkel Bech on Unsplash.

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Ecodisaster Imaginaries in India

Essays in Critical Perspectives

Edited by Scott Slovic; Joyjit Ghosh and Samit Kumar Maiti

Ecodisaster Imaginaries in India: Essays in Critical Perspectives is a volume of critical essays that discuss and debate the literary and cultural representations of ecological/environmental disaster in India from the perspectives that are integral to postcolonial disaster studies and the environmental humanities. The essays offer theoretically informed readings of environmental fiction, nonfiction, and poetry among other contemporary literary genres that open our eyes to today’s burning issues of global warming, climate change, pollution of air and water bodies, deforestation, and species extinction. The volume addresses the staunch ecological consciousness reflected in Rabindranath Tagore’s writings from the early twentieth century, indigenous responses to ecodisaster, and the portrayal of ecodisaster in selected Indian movies which raise questions of human rights violations in the face of manmade disaster and environmental crisis.

Scott Slovic is University Distinguished Professor of environmental humanities at the University of Idaho.

Joyjit Ghosh is professor in the English Department at Vidyasagar University.

Samit Kumar Maiti is assistant professor in the English Department at Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya.

A timly and important look at the literary and cultural representations of ecological/ environmental disaster in India.

Lexington Books

September 2023

258 pages

1 illustration

Hardback

978 1 6669 3641 4

Paperback

978 1 6669 3643 8

eBook

978 1 6669 3642 1

Nature • Environmental Conservation & Protection

The 12-Hour Film Expert

Everything You Need to Know about Movies

By Noah Charney and James Charney

In The 12-Hour Film Expert, Noah Charney and James Charney offer readers all they need to know about how films are made and how to watch them in a more thoughtful way. Through twelve chapters covering a wide array of genres and periods, the authors highlight key films in each area of focus and explore important figures and more recent films to help readers develop their core understanding of films, ranging from comedies to silent films, noirs to romances, and everything in between.

Most importantly though, readers will learn how to truly watch movies. The result is a capsule-sized “course” in film appreciation. The only book readers need to master their grasp of film history, technique, and appreciation, it is perfect for movie lovers of all ages. Grab the popcorn and settle in!

Noah Charney, PhD is the internationally best-selling author of more than a dozen books, translated into fourteen languages, including The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art, which was nominated for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. He is a professor of art history specializing in art crime, and has taught for Yale University, Brown University, American University of Rome, and University of Ljubljana. He lives in Slovenia.

James Charney, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist on the faculty of the Yale School of Medicine. Bringing together together his expertise in understanding and treating mental illness and his passion for film, he taught a course on film called “Madness at the Movies” for 15 years as a senior seminar at Yale, the American University and Arcadia University in Rome, and as workshops at University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut, and in Umbria, near Orvieto, Italy.

The only book you need to become an expert on film history, technique, and appreciation.

June 2024

248 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 7 3428

eBook

978 1 5381 7343 5

Performing Arts • Film / History & Criticism

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Photo by Jonatan Moerman on Unsplash.

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Marlon Brando Hollywood Rebel

By Burt Kearns

Over the last eighty years, Marlon Brando has become such an object of fascination, buried under so many accreted layers of mythos and half-truth, that it is all but impossible to see the man behind the icon. As we approach the centennial of this undisputed American legend, Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel is a revelatory biography that tells its story the same way the man himself approached a role: from the inside.

Burt Kearns digs deep into the unexplored aspects of Brando, revealing how his roles on stage and screen, combined with his wild and restless personal life, helped to transform popular culture and society writ large. Brando’s intense approach to acting technique was emulated by his contemporaries as well as generations of actors who followed. But his legacy extends far beyond acting. His image in The Wild One helped to catalyze a youth revolution, setting the stage for rock ‘n’ roll culture in a way that directly inspired Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Andy Warhol, and punk rock culture. Brando was also frank about his affairs with both sexes; a leader of the sexual revolution and a hero of gay culture, he defied stereotypes and redefined sexual boundaries in his life and the roles he played. But of all his passions, activism was even more important to Brando than acting: he was an early supporter of Israel, civil rights, the American Indian movement, Black Power, gay rights, and environmentalism.

Burt Kearns is an author, journalist, and “show business and pop culture savant” (Vanity Fair). His books include Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood’s Real-Life Tough Guy and The Show Won’t Go On. Kearns is perhaps best known as an Emmy-winning television and motion picture producer, director, and writer. He has written and produced dozens of nonfiction television series, the nonfiction comedy film High There, and documentaries.

The startlingly intimate and powerfully told story of how the greatest actor of the twentieth century helped lead the world into the twenty-first.

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Applause

April 2024

280 pages

29 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 4930 7250 7

eBook

978 1 4930 7251 4

Performing Arts • Film / History & Criticism

Photo by Gabe on Unsplash. Cover coming soon

The Playwright’s Toolkit

By Justin Maxwell

To an unusual degree among writers, playwrights’ creations are not simply words on a page. Instead, a wellwrought play is an intricate machine that will be used by directors, actors, designers, and other creators to bring a fully staged, real-time performance into the world. The construction and maintenance of that machine is the playwright’s job, and it requires an array of complex, interconnected skills and techniques.

Enter Justin Maxwell and The Playwright’s Toolkit, a stimulating and wide-ranging resource for both beginning and experienced dramatists. It brings together over 60 invigorating, provocative, and irreverent exercises contributed by leading English-language playwrights, covering all stages of the writing process. It offers an accessible roadmap for those who have never written a play before, while providing new angles and solutions for seasoned writers struggling with a particular challenge. Covered here is everything from generating ideas and world-building, through dialogue and plotting, to revision and the last steps before releasing a play into the world, making this an endlessly useful guide to building better plays.

Justin Maxwell is a playwright whose works include The Canopic Jar of My Sins, Niagara Falls, A Blinded Horse Dreams of Hippocampi, and An Outopia for Pigeons. His plays have been produced throughout North America. Currently, he is adapting the Tennessee Williams novel Moise and the World of Reason for the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company; it should premiere in late 2024. He is an Associate Professor in the Creative Writing Workshop, the MFA program at the University of New Orleans.

Helpful exercises from leading playwrights for the novice and the experienced.

Backbeat

April 2024

216 pages

Paperback

978 1 4930 7782 3

eBook

978 1 4930 7783 0

Performing Arts • Theater / Playwriting

Photo by Kyle Head on Unsplash.

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Moving Pictures

A History of American Animation from Gertie to Pixar and Beyond

By Darl Larsen

Animated films started with simple sequential drawings photographed one at a time—little bits of comedic fluff to make amateur title scenes or surreal escapist sequences. Today, animation is a worldwide industry valued at nearly $300 billion and still growing in scope and popularity.

In Moving Pictures, Darl Larsen playfully lays out the history of American animation as it transitioned from vaudeville sub-feature to craftsman-like artistry to industrial diversion and, ultimately, to theatrical regulars on par with blockbusters. Larsen identifies and discusses the major figures, movements, and studios across the nearly 120 years of animation in the United States. Progressing chronologically, the book follows animation from stage performance through to its use as wartime propaganda, its seven-minute heyday (1930s-1950s) and decamp to television, and finally the years of struggle as cartoons became feature films.

Covering everything from the early days of Mickey Mouse to recent releases such as Super Mario Bros., Moving Pictures is an essential read for movie fans and a nostalgic revisiting of some of America’s favorite films.

Darl Larsen is professor of film and animation studies at Brigham Young University, Theatre and Media Arts Department, and affiliated with the Center for Animation at BYU. He lives in Orem, Utah.

A deep dive into the history of cinema and television animation in the United States.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

June 2024

288 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 6037 4

eBook

978 1 5381 6038 1

Performing Arts • Animation

Neoliberal Techniques of Social Suffering

Political Resistance and Critical Theory from Latin America and Spain

Strategies to bring about new distributions of power and a radically democratic world.

This book is the result of the critical and political commitment of various Latin American and Spanish philosophers who share a critical approach to the global “stealth revolution” in recent decades, where neoliberalism has forced the well-being and reproduction of life to adapt to a system devastating for both humans and non-humans.

Laura Quintana is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Universidad de Los Andes.

Nuria Sánchez Madrid is associate professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University Complutense of Madrid.

Lexington Books

August 2023 • 190 pages

Hardback 978 1 6669 1507 5

Paperback 978 1 6669 1509 9

eBook 978 1 6669 1508 2

Philosophy • Political

An Aesthetic Critique of Digital Enhancement

Government of the Self and Desire

A critical exploration of sociocultural phenomenon of digital enhancement.

The socio-cultural phenomenon of digital enhancement, that is, the attempt to perfect the subject’s offline life by means of digital media, seduces people into participating in digitalization. This book provides the needed semantics to question the costs of our digital present and to conceptualize how an enlightened agency might be critically constructed.

Sarah Bianchi is postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Goethe-University in Frankfurt.

The Lived Experience of Forgiveness

Phenomenological and Psychological Perspectives

A phenomenological look at forgiveness.

This volume demonstrates the value of careful study of human experience by examining forgiveness in its various manifestations within a phenomenological framework that strives to set aside and question presuppositions— whether they be religious, philosophical, or psychological— and look at phenomena with fresh eyes.

Steen Halling is professor emeritus of psychology at Seattle University and a licensed psychologist.

Lexington Books

September 2023 • 312 pages

Hardback 978 1 6669 2831 0

Paperback 978 1 6669 2833 4

eBook 978 1 6669 2832 7

Philosophy • Aesthetics

Lexington Books

October 2023 • 246 pages • 1 illustrations

Hardback 978 1 6669 2612 5

Paperback 978 1 6669 2614 9

eBook 978 1 6669 2613 2

Philosophy • Movements / Phenomenology

Reading Habermas

Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere

By Michael Hofmann

A timely rereading of Habermas’s work on the Public Sphere after sixty years.

Reading Habermas: Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere provides comprehensive guidance to understanding the complex methodologies of Habermas’s global academic best seller. This timely guide parallels Habermas’s publications from 2021 and 2022 about a new structural transformation of political will-formation caused primarily by the digital dominance of social media platforms.

Michael Hofmann is professor of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University.

The Dissident Politics in Václav Havel’s Vanek Plays

Who Is Ferdinand Vanek Anyway?

By Carol Strong

Lexington Books

January 2023 • 306 pages

Hardback 978 1 4985 9016 7

Paperback 978 1 4985 9018 1

eBook 978 1 4985 9017 4

Political Science • General

A

socio-political

exploration of Václav Havel’s Vanek Plays.

Strong’s book focuses on a series of plays, all featuring the dynamic literary character, Ferdinand Vanek – a semi-autobiographical representation of Czechoslovakia’s ‘Dissident Turned Post-Communist President,’ Václav Havel. Interpreting these plays as a collective call for citizens to reassess their sociopolitical responsibilities, this book explores the transformative power of literature.

Carol Strong is professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM).

Lexington Books

September 2023 • 336 pages • 1 illustration

Hardback 978 1 7936 5020 7

Paperback 978 1 7936 5022 1

eBook 978 1 7936 5021 4

Political Science • History & Theory

Negotiating Identities in Contemporary Africa

Gender, Religion, and Ethno-cultural Identities

Edited by Toyin Falola and Emmanuel M. Mbah

An interdisciplinary and balanced discussion on the changing dynamics of identities in Africa.

An exploration of the changing dynamics of identities in Africa, with a focus on gender, ethno-cultural, and religious identity. Using existing scholarship, the chapters in this edited volume challenge our understanding of what identity entails and provide new discussions on the hitherto politicized historiography of some identities in Africa.

Toyin Falola is University Distinguished Professor and the Jacob and Francis Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Emmanuel M. Mbah is professor of history and Deputy Chair of the History Department at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island.

Lexington Books

August 2023

• 294 pages • 15 illustrations

Hardback 978 1 6669 4448 8

Paperback 978 1 6669 4450 1

eBook 978 1 6669 4449 5

Political Science • World / African

Critical Dimensions of African Studies

Re-Membering Africa

Edited by Jennifer L. De Maio; Suzanne Scheld and Tom Spencer-Walters

Top researchers, thinkers, and activists from across disciplines reflect on the study of Africa.

Critical Dimensions of African Studies emphasizes a critique of power structures, the promotion of human liberation, a commitment to social justice and transformation, and critical reflection on the politics of the production and circulation of knowledge of Africa.

Jennifer L. De Maio is professor of political science at California State University, Northridge. Suzanne Scheld is professor in the Anthropology Department at California State University, Northridge. Tom Spencer-Walters is professor emeritus of Africana studies at California State University, Northridge.

Lexington Books

September 2023 • 278 pages • 14 illustrations

Hardback 978 1 6669 1723 9

Paperback 978 1 6669 1725 3

eBook 978 1 6669 1724 6

Political Science • World / African

Political Graffiti and Global Human Rights

Take Another Look

By Philip Hopper and Evan Renfro

An examination of the role of political graffiti in the public spaces of Northern Ireland and occupied Palestine.

This book explores political graffiti in Northern Ireland and Palestine, analyzing how oppressed communities use it for resistance and community building. It also investigates the evolution of graffiti’s meaning, defacement, community responses, and the privileged critics of politically themed art.

Philip Hopper is associate professor in the communications department at the University of Northern Iowa.

Evan Renfro is associate professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa.

Lexington Books

November 2023 • 166 pages • 56 illustrations

Hardback 978 1 6669 3281 2

Paperback 978 1 6669 3283 6

eBook 978 1 6669 3282 9

Political Science • World / Middle Eastern

An Ancient Guide to Good Politics

A Literary and Ethical Reading of Cicero’s De Republica

By Moryam VanOpstal

An illuminating look at Cicero’s subtlety of craft and thought in his most painstakingly written dialogue.

In An Ancient Guide to Good Politics: A Literary and Ethical Reading of Cicero’s De Republica, Moryam VanOpstal argues that Cicero should be considered the great unifier of classical political thought, with fresh insight on pivotal issues such as the best way of life and how to preserve a good regime.

Moryam VanOpstal is professor of history and government at The Cambridge School of Dallas.

Lexington Books

October 2022 • 200 pages • 1 illustration

Hardback 978 1 7936 5224 9

Paperback 978 1 7936 522 6 3

eBook 978 1 7936 5225 6

Political Science • History & Theory

Psychology According to Shakespeare

By Philip G. Zimbardo Ph.D and Robert L. Johnson Ph.D

William Shakespeare has undergone psychological analyses ever since Freud diagnosed Hamlet with an Oedipus complex. But now, two psychologists propose to turn the tables by telling how Shakespeare himself understood human behavior and the innermost workings of the human mind. Psychology According to Shakespeare: What You Can Learn About Human Nature

From Shakespeare’s Great Plays, is an interdisciplinary project that bridges psychological science and literature, bringing together for the first time in one volume, the breadth and depth of The Bard’s knowledge of love, jealousy, dreams, betrayal, revenge, and the lust for power and position.

Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo is emeritus professor of psychology at Stanford University, where he gained a high profile and wide name recognition, especially for his Stanford Prison Experiment and his more recent book, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

Dr. Zimbardo has served as president of the American Psychological Association .

Dr. Robert L. Johnson’s Ph.D. is in psychology from the University of Oregon and has twenty-eight years of teaching psychology at the college level. Dr. Johnson is a fellow of the Western Psychological Association, and he founded an interdisciplinary summer institute for college teachers, known as The Pacific Northwest Great Teachers Seminar, which he led for two decades. He has given presentations on Shakespeare’s psychology at regional and national psychological conventions.

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An interdisciplinary volume by two psychologists on what Shakespeare can teach us about the workings of the human mind.

Prometheus

June 2024

312 pages

Hardback

978 1 6338 8960 6

eBook

978 1 6338 8961 3

Psychology • Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology

Photo by Taha on Unsplash.

Mastery

How Learning Transforms Our Brains, Minds, and Bodies

By Arturo E. Hernandez Ph.D.

To the outsider, an expert seems as if they are doing everything effortlessly. A master chess player, an expert golfer, and a prolific writer seem to be able to quickly home in on what needs to be done and execute flawlessly over and over again. How do we master new skills? How do our brains and bodies transform performance from novice to expert?

In Mastery, Arturo E. Hernandez shows that new skills are not built but rather bloom from the combination and recombination of small parts that come to represent a new whole. The process by which smaller things are blended over and over again is one that is not just restricted to high-level experts. Uniting the latest research findings from a cross section of disciplines with compelling storytelling, Mastery shows readers how the blooming of abilities can work in their favor and lead them to achieve much more than they thought was possible. Whether mastering a new language, learning to play a musical instrument, or sharpening your memory, Hernandez teaches readers how to take advantage of our adaptability and open our minds to their fullest potential.

Arturo E. Hernandez, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology at the University of Houston specializing in the brain bases of bilingualism. He is the winner of the Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation in Germany and a Fulbright Global Scholar award, among other awards. He is the author of The Bilingual Brain and has written more than 80 journal articles. As a child, Hernandez was exposed to four languages and became proficient in two of them, English and Spanish. He learned Portuguese as a third language in early adulthood and German in his thirties. He is also an avid tennis player, having competed in tournaments himself and spent time coaching his children.

A fascinating tour of cognition that reveals the path to surprising potential.

Prometheus

April 2024

192 pages

13 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 6338 8940 8

eBook

978 1 6338 8941 5

Psychology • Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

The Power of Personality

Unlock the Secrets to Understanding Everyone in Your Life—Including Yourself!

By Eric Gee

Conformity is the new black—there is safety in numbers— so what happens when individuals come into conflict with the “shoe” values they’ve been forced to wear from an early age? They will either submit to the pressure and lose sight of themselves or fight like hell and be socially excommunicated. Too often personality distinctions are disowned and labeled as “weakness”, or we default to accepting surface differences in the name of “diversity”. If we truly want to coexist with one another, we must learn that even our most sacred values deviate from person to person, and it’s that diversity that makes humanity strong.

The Power of Personality demystifies the sixteen different personality types by teaching the reader how to identify and appreciate their own unique type and that of others. By re-examining previously held assumptions on personality (birth order, cultural stereotypes, extroversion vs. introversion, type-A personalities) and debunking/ clarifying them, the reader will be able to understand a person deeper than that person understands themselves. Considering the existential threat of our current, fractured sociopolitical climate tearing itself from within, this skill is not a luxury; it’s a necessity.

Eric Gee has performed personality type-based life coaching for over twenty years. He built and operated a successful education company that utilized his personality typing method to better the lives of more than twenty thousand students, parents, and teachers. As creator of the Youtopia Project website and the Youtopia 16 assessment, Eric Gee has disseminated his method to over half a million users since the website’s creation in 2016. He has lectured on personality typing at universities such as UC Riverside and Otis College of Art and Design.

How to identify and appreciate your own unique personality type and that of others.

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Prometheus

April 2024

240 pages

Hardback

978 1 6338 8956 9

eBook

978 1 6338 8957 6

Psychology • Personality

Everyday Rituals

The Liberating Power of Our Routines

By Pearl Katz Ph.D

When we are in painfully difficult or confusing life situations, especially amidst ever-uncertain times, our minds grapple for structure: a funeral ceremony definitively lays the dead to rest; the exaggerated choreography of a surgical room confirms its sterility; and a daily schedule gives prisoners a sense of normalcy. These practices, these rituals, give us peace. Though it might seem contradictory, ordered rituals actually bring us freedom, creativity, and mental wellbeing. Rituals aren’t a thing of history or belonging to elaborate ceremonies, and they aren’t even confined to the most painful or confusing of times. Rituals can be at a family dinner table or in a morning bathroom routine. In Everyday Rituals, Pearl Katz shows us just how transformative rituals are, no matter what kind.

Pearl Katz has been on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine since 1985. She teaches residents in Psychiatry about how culture and ethnicity influence mental illness and therapy. She also consults in their various inpatient and outpatient programs. She has been listed for ten years in Who’s Who in The World; Who’s Who in America; and Who’s Who of American Women, and she received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. She has also held faculty positions at George Washington University (Anthropology), The University of Maryland School of Medicine (Psychiatry), The Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences (Psychiatry), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (Military Psychiatry), The University of Toronto Medical School (Medical Education), and Tel-Aviv University. (Anthropology). She worked for the federal government as a Scientific Review Officer for the National Institute of Mental Health and as a Public Health Analyst for the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Prometheus

June 2024

280 pages

Hardback

978 1 6338 8954 5

eBook

978 1 6338 8955 2

Psychology • Creative Ability

Pearl Katz shows us the transformative power of rituals.

A New Masculinity

A Compassionate Guidebook to Men’s Mental Health

By Stephan B. Poulter Ph.D

A looming health crisis faces men who find themselves stuck in today’s changing world. Slowly, more and more men are learning the positives that come from talking openly about their struggles with mental and physical health.

In this incisive and insightful guide to male mental health, popular clinical psychologist Stephan B. Poulter, Ph.D., unpacks the various issues that stem from male shame, including those surrounding anger, sexual orientation, wealth, physical performance and appearance, relationships, and much more. A New Masculinity is a practical guide for men of all ages to embrace their on-going process of developing a balanced, compassionate, and positive masculinity. Through case studies of real-life men from all walks of life this book provides helpful analysis and practical, reader-focused exercises. Above all, A New Masculinity shows that embracing who and what you are is a pivotal part of your masculinity journey. By uncovering the interconnections of physical health, mental health, and personal motivation, this comprehensive guide will give you the tools to become your best self.

Stephan B. Poulter, Ph.D., is a renowned clinical psychologist with over thirty years of experience. Dr. Poulter brings a fresh and original perspective as a former law-enforcement office, seminary graduate, psychologist, father, and author, to some of the timeless questions of families, parents, marriage/divorce, and emotional shame. He is the author of The Shame Factor, The Art of Successful Failure, Your Ex-Factor, The Mother Factor, The Father Factor, and Father Your Son. Dr. Poulter is married, a father of four children and father to four dogs. He resides in Los Angeles, California.

A practical guide for men of all ages to embrace their ongoing process of developing a balanced, compassionate, and positive masculinity.

Prometheus

March 2024

304 pages

Paperback

978 1 6338 8942 2

eBook

978 1 6338 8943 9

Psychology • Mental Health

Disbelief

The Origins of Atheism in a Religious Species

By Will M. Gervais Ph.D

Does God exist? This straightforward question has spawned endless debate, ranging from apologists’ supposed proofs of God’s existence to New Atheist manifestos declaring belief in God a harmful delusion. Disbelief peels back the curtains on this debate and uses cutting-edge science to tell the story of how atheism arises and spreads in our uniquely religious species.

It’s undeniable that religion is a core tenet of human nature. It is also true that our overwhelmingly religious species is also as atheistic as it’s ever been. Yet, no scientific understanding of religion is complete without accounting for those who actively do not believe. In this refreshing book, Will M. Gervais, Phd., a global leader in the psychological study of atheism, shows that the ubiquity of religious belief and the peculiarities of atheism are connected pieces in the puzzle of human nature. By examining how atheism comes to be in our religious species, Gervais offers new insights on belief and morality. Disbelief provides a radically cohesive theory of both faith and atheism, showing how we became a uniquely and universally religious species, and why many are now abandoning their belief.

Will M. Gervais, Ph.D. is Senior Lecturer of psychology at the Center for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University London. Dr. Gervais’s work has been featured in popular outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and ScientificAmerican. He was named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science, he is the recipient of the Margaret Gorman Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association, and the SAGE Young Scholar Award from the Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology, the top international prize for early career achievements in social and personality psychology His research has been featured in journals such as Science, Nature Human Behavior, and Psychological Science.

Disbelief explains how we became religious, why we’re leaving faith behind, and how we can get along with others across the religious divides we’ve culturally evolved.

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Prometheus

June 2024

344 pages

Hardback

978 1 6338 8924 8

eBook

978 1 6338 8925 5

Psychology • Social Psychology

End of the World Civilization and Its Fate

By Jon Mills

Are we on the brink of human extinction? Is civilization destined toward self-annihilation? We must not underestimate the risk of the possibility that we may become extinct fairly soon. We are facing a planetary ecological crisis with runaway greenhouse gas emissions, environmental destruction, extreme climate change, human overpopulation, global catastrophic hazards including the threat of world war, nuclear holocaust, bioterror, pandemic infectious diseases, famine, water scarcity, religious fanaticism, techno nihilism, public health calamities, obscene disparities in wealth and poverty, civil disorder, and the anathema of evil that could bring about the end of the world. Philosopher and psychoanalyst Jon Mills provides the first book of its kind that examines the ominous existential risks that could bring about the end of civilization. Drawing on the psychological motivations, unconscious conflicts, and cultural complexes that drive human behavior and social relations, he offers fresh new perspectives on the looming fate of humanity based on a collective bystander disorder.

Jon Mills, PsyD, PhD, ABPP is a philosopher, psychoanalyst, and clinical psychologist. He is Honorary Professor, Department of Psychosocial & Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, UK, on Faculty in the Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, USA, and on Faculty and is a Supervising Analyst at the New School for Existential Psychoanalysis, USA. Recipient of numerous awards for his scholarship including 5 Gradiva Awards, he is the author and/or editor of over 30 books in psychoanalysis, philosophy, psychology, and cultural studies including most recently Psyche, Culture, World. In 2015 he was given the Otto Weininger Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Canadian Psychological Association.

A timely exploration of the emergencies that could ignite an apocalypse.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

June 2024

250 pages

1 illustration

Hardback

978 1 5381 8900 9

eBook

978 1 5381 8901 6

Psychology • Movements / Existential

The Illusion of Control

A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles

By Wolfgang Linden

Based on scientific evidence (and lots of real-life experience), The Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles makes a well-justified case that people grossly overestimate how much power they have over others and simultaneously miss out on opportunities to enjoy and exploit the power they have over themselves. Readers learn how to reduce stress and improve quality of life by giving up ineffective habits and attempts at controlling the uncontrollable. The book intentionally begins by challenging readers to analyze where and when they are objectively not in control and how much failed control costs.

In a second block of chapters, broad strategies are suggested in order to bring about change, and multiple psychological theories are offered as tools for gaining control. Next, these tools are applied to changes within the individual to target sleep, drug use, weight control, and negative mood states. Finally, applications will demonstrate how to gain partial control (but still less than they wish) with respect to strangers, children, spouses, friends, workplaces, and broad political questions.

Wolfgang Linden is a Professor Emeritus in Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver/Canada. He is a Scientist Practitioner with expertise in the reduction of health risk behaviors, stress management, eating disorders, treatment of hypertension, psychosocial cardiac rehabilitation, and psychological factors in cancer care. Dr. Linden has written over 170 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and six books, three of which were also published in German, Turkish, Chinese, and Korean. For the last four decades he has worked as an advocate for improved mental health care, and has recently focused on trying to minimize the long-term consequences of adverse childhoods.

The Illusion of Control describes how people grossly overestimate the power they have over others while simultaneously missing opportunities to enjoy and use the power they have over themselves.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

March 2024

224 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 8364 9

eBook

978 1 5381 8365 6

Psychology • Emotions

Photo by Sivani Bandaru on Unsplash.

Cover coming soon

A Novel on Intergenerational Trauma

By Meghana V. Nayak

This book follows a fictionalized Indian-American professor “Kavya” as she grapples with family violence and estrangement that she traces to her grandparents’ experiences during colonialism. Inspired by bell hooks’ view of teaching as politically transformative, Kavya crafts lesson plans to think through the suffering that she and so many others experience as a result of being descended from communities who endured systematic violence. She analyzes intergenerational trauma as a framework for how the wounds of oppressive political orders and hierarchies are “stored” in contemporary geopolitics, thereby keeping such oppression alive. The book includes Kavya’s lesson plans, developed in the author’s own courses, about case studies that include the South Asian partition, reproductive violence during slavery, South Asia’s caste segregation, and Canada’s settler colonialism. When Kavya discovers her family’s infliction of caste harm and how global practitioners have coopted “intergenerational trauma” to diagnose and “fix” marginalized communities, she turns to a tool of these very communities, “futurist worldbuilding” through speculative imagination, art, and play, to radically confront both familial/kinship destruction and systems of oppression.

Meghana V. Nayak is Professor of Political Science and Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies at Pace UniversityNYC. She is author of Who is Worthy of Protection? Gender-Based Asylum and US Immigration Politics (Oxford University Press, 2015). She also has a chapter titled “Signs Your Colonizer is Gaslighting You,” in Shine Choi, Cristina Masters, Swati Parashar, Marysia Zalewski, eds. Writing Saved Me: Re-Textualizing Global Politics, forthcoming with Rowman and Littlefield in the Creative Interventions in Global Politics series.

Part critical international relations theory, part radical pedagogy, part academic feminist novel.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

June 2024

216 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 8741 8

Paperback

978 1 5381 8742 5

eBook

978 1 5381 8743 2

Political Science • International Relations / General

Photo by Dom Fou on Unsplash. Cover coming soon

Being Muslim Today

Reclaiming the Faith from Orthodoxy and Islamophobia

By Dr. Saqib Iqbal Qureshi

The truths of every religion are typically challenged and re-written, serving as potent grounds for some of history’s most enduring debates and conflicts. Perhaps no other religious tradition suffers as much from the dualistic fallacy of good and evil than does Islam. What does it mean to be Muslim today? Orthodoxy’s interpretation is idyllic and omniscient, simplistic to a fault. Islamophobes at the opposite end of the spectrum, cultivating damaging stereotypes that present a religion that most Muslims cannot relate to.

In Being Muslim Today: Reclaiming the Faith from Orthodoxy and Islamophobia, bestselling author Dr. Saqib Qureshi silences the noise that obscures the message of Islam. He provides a compelling and accurate presentation of the faith’s beginnings, its evolution throughout the last 1,400 years, and its relevance for today. Being Muslim Today simplifies complicated academic debates and reveals the heart and soul of a growing faith tradition that claims more than two billion adherents.

Dr. Saqib Iqbal Qureshi is a bestselling author, angel investor, film producer, and Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he received his PhD in Economics and Epistemology. With work featured in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Spectator, Entrepreneur, and The Independent. Qureshi has produced two films and, in 1996, the BBC One documentary, Al Dawaah, the first television documentary about the Muslim community in any Western country. He is the author of The Broken Contract and Reconstructing Strategy. See saqibqureshi.com

Accessible introduction to Islam and the Qur’an that explains how Muslims live and avoids the extremes of Orthodoxy and Islamophobia.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

May 2024

328 pages

14 illustrations

Paperback

978 1 5381 8932 0

eBook

978 1 5381 8933 7

Religion • Islam / General

Food Faiths

Diet,

Religion, and the Science of Spiritual Eating

By Catherine L. Newell

Food Faiths: Diet, Religion, and the Science of Spiritual Eating explores how individuals internalize scientific knowledge regarding health and diet, and then incorporate that information into their lives as the basis of a personal spiritual practice. In this book, Catherine L. Newell examines how science is used to justify a dietary lifestyle and investigates the world of “spiritual eating,” which is comprised of practitioners who identify themselves not by a religion but by their diet. These diets are based in diverse sciences such as anthropology, ecology, systems biology, nutritional studies, biomedicine, and physiology; adherents view their diet as a lifestyle, a path to enlightenment, and a nebulously defined point of “health.” This, in turn, enables the practitioner to locate themselves in relation to other members of their community, to older traditions suffused with religious practice, and to understand their praxis in relation to the entire biosphere. While on one level this project explores how food, health, and diet can be a source of spiritual fulfillment, on another level Food Faiths illustrates how science and religion are subsumed into a culture and merged to form the basis of an individual’s lived spiritual practice.

A fasination investigation into the world of spiritual eating.

Lexington Books

August 2023

264 pages

Hardback

978 1 7936 2006 4

Paperback

978 1 7936 2008 8

eBook

978 1 7936 2007 1

Religion • Ethics

Catherine L. Newell is associate professor of religion and science at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

Lament and Justice in African American History

By the Rivers of Babylon

Edited by Timothy Fritz and Trisha Posey

For African Americans who have experienced the trauma of colonization, displacement, enslavement, and race-based violence, lament has long been a form of cultural expression that creates space to process these experiences. Lament and Justice in African American History: By the Rivers of Babylon explores the theme of lament in African American history from a theological perspective. In part one of this edited volume, scholars examine historical examples of African Americans’ use of lament as a framework for engaging both historical memory and social action. Part two offers examples of the incorporation of lament as a pedagogical tool in classrooms and other educational settings. Readers of this book will appreciate the importance of lament in the African American Christian tradition and will come away challenged to connect their own lament with the pursuit of justice.

This book explores lament in African American history from a theological perspective.

Lexington Books

July 2023

148 pages

2 illustrations

Hardback 978 1 6669 2312 4

Paperback 978 1 6669 2314 8

eBook 978 1 6669 2313 1

Religion • Christianity / Protestant

Timothy Fritz is associate professor and Department Chair of History at Mount St. Mary’s University.

Trisha Posey is Professor of history and director of the Honors Scholars Program at John Brown University.

Love is a Journey

The Inspiring Story of Blessed John Paul I

By Maurice Guernon

Love is a Journey is the remarkable story of Albino Luciani, known to the world as Pope John Paul I, from his harrowing birth to his tragic death just 33 days into his 1978 pontificate—the shortest pontificate in history. After years of dedicated archival research, and after interviewing dozens of figures in the Catholic hierarchy, as well as Pope John Paul I’s niece, author Mo Guernon explores Luciani’s family history, personality, and character to reveal the very essence of the man who became known as the Smiling Pope. Guernon analyzes Luciani’s major public pronouncements and his most significant writings, which shed considerable light on his fundamental beliefs and worldview. In the concluding chapters of the book Guernon assesses Pope John Paul I’s legacy and journey toward sainthood—and the beguiling question of how the Catholic Church might have evolved had his pontificate endured through the 1980s and beyond.

Mo Guernon is a retired educator, journalist, and syndicated columnist whose writings have appeared in newspapers and Catholic magazines such as America, St. Anthony Messenger, The Providence Journal, and the Rhode Island Catholic. He is a founding member of the Pope John Paul I Association based in New York City and is the recipient of the National Catholic School Distinguished Graduate Award. Guernon earned his Ed.M. in Administration, Planning & Social Policy from Harvard University and his B.A. in History and English from the University of Rhode Island. He is a Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni ambassador and mentor to Harvard graduate students.

First English-language biography of Pope John Paul I in over 15 years—the “Smiling Pope,” whose 1978 pontificate ended shockingly after just 33 days.

Sheed & Ward

April 2025

288 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 9070 8

Religion • Christianity / Catholic

Photo by James Wood on Unsplash. Cover coming soon

This Monstrous Obsession

Hard Lessons Learned about Addiction

By James L. Baker M.D. M.P.H.

The insidious opioid epidemic has ravaged American homes and communities for far too long. Three million American families have a loved one addicted to opioids, and fatal drug overdose is the number one cause of death for all Americans aged eighteen to forty-four. Though we are deeply familiar with the tragedy and severity of this public health crisis, almost everything we hear about it in the media or online is outdated, irrelevant, driven by profit over patient care, or just plain wrong. What’s worse is that many doctors don’t understand this crisis, either, because no doctor is required to learn anything about addiction treatment unless they select it as their medical specialty. Both the public and physicians are highly prejudiced against people with addiction and still see addiction as a moral failure or choice rather than a sickness that needs medical attention. In his emotional, thorough, tender, and urgent new book, This Monstrous Obsession: Hard Lessons Learned About Addiction, James Baker, M.D., M.P.H. lays out the truths about addiction care that anybody with a loved one suffering from addiction must know. He writes not only as a veteran of hospice care and palliative medicine but also as a parent who has lost a child to addiction.

Dr. James L. Baker is the inaugural Chair of the Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use, physician consultant for the Massachusetts Consultation Service for the Treatment of Addiction and Pain (MCSTAP). While a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he was asked by the White House to join the staff of the Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic. He has presented to Congress on addiction policy, met with federal, state, and local elected officials to advocate for change, and has shared his story on PBS, NPR, BBC, WBZ Evening News in Boston, and in the Wall Street Journal

An important look at addiction as a public health crisis from the perspective of both a health care professional and a parent who has lost a child to addiction.

Prometheus

May 2024

160 pages

Hardback

978 1 6338 8944 6

eBook

978 1 6338 8945 3

Self-Help • Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs

The Missing Peace

Rewire Your Brain, Reduce Anxiety, and Recreate Your Life

By Laura Rhodes-Levin

Readers want to understand that there is life beyond anxiety. Happiness needs to be within their grasp. The Missing Peace will show them how to touch it, feel it, and nurture their natural desires, not those with which society burdens us. Often said but true, people need to learn to love themselves, but the real question is how to love themselves. How can they understand not to take the world and the other anxious people in it personally? They must understand how fear is underneath their anger. They long for acceptance but don’t know how to accept themselves. The Missing Peace will give them a roadmap to these vital concepts.

Scientifically, anxiety is not a set of pre-wired and uncontrollable buttons. This book communicates how to understand these buttons, who installed them and how to unwire them. Practically, The Missing Peace will show readers how to cultivate and nurture the core traits mattering most to them. They will re-parent themselves to well-being, vibrant energy, and emotional stability and be shown there is just as much to nurture as there is to nature. It is never too late.

Laura Rhodes-Levin, LMFT, is a licensed therapist specializing in treating anxiety, depression, and trauma. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling and is known for her original and successful approach to understanding anxiety and anxiety disorders. Five years ago, she founded The Missing Peace- Center for Anxiety, a facility that offers a variety of modalities combining modern and ancient practices for mental disorders. Laura has appeared on several news shows, radio shows, podcasts, and magazines as a regular expert. Laura is a fellow anxiety sufferer who has finally, through trials and tribulations, became friends with her brain.

After reading this book, the reader will understand their anxiety, learn how to harness it, shift focus to what they love, and live the life they want.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

May 2024

240 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 8163 8

eBook

978 1 5381 8164 5

Self-Help • Anxieties & Phobias

Photo by Guilherme Stecanella on Unsplash. Cover coming soon

The Clarity Advantage

Overcome the Ten Communication Pitfalls to Boost Your Influence

By Timothy J. Tobin and Roger S. Peterson

When it comes to communication and leadership, clarity matters. Clarity significantly influences your credibility and influence, in-person and especially online. Using real-life vignettes and coaching tips, our book shows you how to navigate 10 pitfalls and 5 pathways on your journey to more clout.

Timothy J. Tobin is a learning and leadership development professional. He has worked across multiple industries and has held executive level learning, leadership, and operations positions in multiple global organizations. Tim is the author of Peak Leadership Fitness: Elevating Your Leadership Game and Your Leadership Story: Use Your Story to Energize, Inspire, and Motivate. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, master’s degree in organizational management, and a Doctorate in Human and Organizational Studies, as well as professional certifications as a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional.

Roger S. Peterson is one of the original Professional Certified Marketers (PCM) of the American Marketing Association and past president of AMA/Sacramento. He coauthored the AMAs handbook on managing business to business marketing communications after managing that function at two technology firms. As an acquisition editor in college textbook publishing, he published 45 texts in education and psychology. He was co-author on four business books and developmental editor on seven books. Peterson was a columnist for Tradeshow Week, a three-time columnist for the Sacramento Business Journal, and a fourtime guest editorialist for The Sacramento Bee.

A communication coach you can take on the road.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2024

250 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 7902 4

eBook

978 1 5381 7903 1

Self-Help • Personal Growth / Success

Photo by Jason Goodman on Unsplash.

Cover coming soon

The Anger Myth

Understanding and Overcoming the Mental Habits that Steal Your Joy

By Trish Ahjel Roberts - Foreword by Jack Canfield

The Anger Myth: Understanding and Overcoming the Mental Habits that Steal Your Joy is a step-by-step guide to help readers address their anger in all its forms for a happier, healthier, and more productive life. Whether it manifests as incessant complaining, jealousy, disappointment, impatience, frustration, resentment, or annoyance, anger lies. It brings destruction, stealing time, money, creativity, and joy. Anger has a profound emotional cost. It prevents people from living the life they really want.

The Anger Myth confronts the problem of treating anger as a valid emotion. It exposes the faults and uselessness of this dangerous approach, offering readers a proven strategy to address and control anger and all its manifestations from their lives. It lays out the financial and emotional costs of anger and provides techniques, strategies, and real-life case studies to reframe and redefine triggering events, acknowledge underlying pain and turn the reactions into productive and constructive actions. The Anger Myth will change the way people approach anger in today’s overheated cultural climate.

Trish Ahjel Roberts is a Transformational Coach, Inspirational Speaker, and Soul-Healing Retreat Leader. She is the founder of the Mind-Blowing Happiness™ coaching company and the Black Vegan Life™ event brand. She is the author of the acclaimed self-help memoir, Thinking Outside the Chrysalis: A Black Woman’s Guide to Spreading Her Wings and the #1 Amazon bestseller, 12 Steps to Mind-Blowing Happiness. She has been featured on CBS46-TV in Atlanta, WBLS-FM New York, and many other media platforms. She also hosts her own Mind-Blowing Happiness™ Podcast. Trish was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Currently, she spends her time between Atlanta, GA and Tampa, FL.

The Anger Myth will change the way people approach anger in today’s overheated cultural climate.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2024

208 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 8094 5

eBook

978 1 5381 8095 2

Self-Help • Self-Management / Anger Management

Photo by Nsey Benajah on Unsplash. Cover coming soon

The Radiant Life Project

Awaken Your Purpose, Heal Your Past, and Transform Your Future

By Kate King

The common problem in our society is precisely this: We are not as alright as we seem. Trauma, physical and mental illness, and disembodied value systems are at an all-time high across our communities. Additionally, issues of pervasive social justice imbalances, inequality for marginalized communities, and painfully charged political dynamics clearly demonstrate a large-scale desire for collective change and transformation. Society is waking up to a new reality without the shackles and numbness that have previously limited our potential. This book is the timely resource to support the expansive elevation humanity demands.

The Radiant Life Project answers the yearning for largescale repair with the intention of mending the world by first cultivating radical wellbeing within each individual. This book teaches a fresh and accessible approach to self-healing with deep compassion, skillful expertise, and exquisite strategies for intentional progression toward improved mind-body-soul wellness.

Kate King is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor and master’s-level nationally Board Certified and Registered Art Therapist. She is the owner and founder of The Radiant Life Project, which is a therapeutic selfhelp platform. She has owned and operated a thriving and well-networked private psychotherapy practice since 2010 in Denver, Colorado where she has treated close to 1000 clients. Kate uses an eclectic blend of treatment modalities in her work that are informed by art therapy, transpersonal counseling psychology, mindfulness and somatically-based practices, Internal Family Systems therapy, and clinical neuroscience. She is also a practicing artist.

A groundbreaking guide for selfhealing enthusiasts that teaches a fresh therapeutic approach for a meaningful life by combining science, creativity, psychology, and insightful personal growth tools.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

November 2023

312 pages

4 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 8187 4

eBook

978 1 5381 8188 1

Self-Help • Creativity

Imperfect Environmentalist

How to Reduce Waste and Create Change for a Better Planet

By Sheila Morovati, foreword by David Pogue

In Imperfect Environmentalist: How to Reduce Waste and Create Change for a Better Planet, Sheila Morovati encourages readers to adopt new behaviors and shift their perspectives so that they can make a difference. Readers will follow Sheila on her journey, starting out as an Iranian immigrant with zero connections to successfully launching over nine global environmental campaigns, many of which have turned into legislation that has forced even the largest companies to embrace sustainability and make changes benefit nature. Readers will learn that one person can create a ripple effect for change.

Imperfect Environmentalist also dispels the myth that to be considered an environmentalist, one must be all in, or live “zero waste,” to have a meaningful impact on combatting climate change. Small modifications, such as committing to eating eight plant-based meals per week or cutting out plastic utensils, can add up to a large impact. Each chapter shares ten action steps for readers to adopt in their daily lives to become more eco-friendly, and the book concludes with “habits of waste” for readers to eliminate.

Sheila Morovati is the founder and president of two nonprofit organizations: Crayon Collection and Habits of Waste (H.o.W). She was invited by the World Economic Forum to participate in their platforms “Nutrition Disruptors” and “Consumers for Climate Action,” for which her work was published. Sheila has been featured in People Magazine, LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, BUZZFEED, ATTN: Media, Forbes, HuffPost, Bloomberg Radio, and various regional broadcasts. She has been seen on national television shows such as The Kelly Clarkson Show and CBS Sunday Morning. Sheila lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2024

176 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 7910 9

eBook

978 1 5381 7911 6

Self-Help • Green Lifestyle

A practical guide and inspiring story of how one person really can make a difference when it comes to saving the environment.

Stolen Childhoods

Adult Warriors

By Shari Botwin

Stolen Childhoods: Adult Warriors focuses on how survivors of childhood abuse can finally break their silence and begin the process of recovery by understanding the impact their abuse history has on their adulthood. Filled with real life client conversations, along with her own experiences as a patient, this work helps readers stop reliving past abuse and thrive in their recovery. It demonstrates the tremendous hope that can come from having a witness, and feeling heard and believed.

Throughout the book, the reader witnesses how adult survivors of childhood abuse can use relationships with therapists, partners, or supportive family members to combat their feelings of shame and guilt. Botwin walks readers through ways survivors can develop trust with others and move through emotions of fear and grief. She offers examples of learning how to manage traumatic responses in situations that trigger flashbacks, feelings of unsafety, or fears of being unprotected. Offering actionable steps to healing throughout, Botwin helps readers on their journeys to reclaiming their right to live safe, happy, full lives.

Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of traumas in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey private practice for over twenty-five years. Her second book, Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing (Rowman & Littlefield) was published in 2019. Botwin has given expert commentary on breaking stories related to trauma on a variety of international outlets, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Parents, Sports Illustrated, and others. Botwin lives outside of Philadelphia with her twelve-year-old son and two cats.

Demonstrates that reclaiming life in adulthood is possible for survivors of childhood abuse.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

May 2024

Hardback

978 1 5381 8362 5

eBook

978 1 5381 8363 2

Self-Help • Abuse

Photo by Caleb Woods on Unsplash. Cover coming soon

Shy Power

12 Operating Principles for Quiet People to Stand Out and Make Their Voice Count

By Michael Thompson

This book shares the transformation from feeling left out to leading others while staying true to one’s shy nature. Through simple frameworks, flips on conventional wisdom, and inspiring human experience stories, readers will be armed with the communication skills to own their voice, build win-win relationships, and grow their influence through the power of words. In addition to the principles, readers will be equipped with resource banks consisting of phrases of exactly what to say—and what not to say—in various situations to drive their personal relationships and professional opportunities forward.

Michael Thompson is a strategic communication advisor to top business leaders around the globe. You would never have guessed this, though, as growing up, he had a debilitating speech impediment that kept him from speaking up. By fighting to turn his supposed weaknesses into his greatest strengths, he developed a system of principles to help the work and words of other quiet people to stand out. As the author of many viral articles on his blog and in publications like Business Insider and Fast Company, Shy Power is Michael’s debut book. When he’s not working with others to get their words to rise, he can be found exploring the Mediterranean with his wife Laia and their two young boys, Liam and Luc.

Cover coming soon

A practical guide for the introvert who is ready to break out of their shell and strengthen their interpersonal skills both in their personal and professional relationships

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2024

Hardback

978 1 5381 7584 2

eBook 978 1 5381 7585 9

Self-Help • Anxieties & Phobias

Photo by Marcos Luiz Photography on Unsplash.

Transnational Zombie Cinema, 2010 to 2020

Readings in a Mutating Tradition

By John R. Ziegler

Transnational Zombie Cinema, 2010 to 2020: Readings in a Mutating Tradition examines selected films produced outside the United States in the second decade of the millennial zombie renaissance, following the global effects of the Great Recession. These readings analyze how the films adapt the zombie myth to localized anxieties pertaining to neoliberal capitalism; globalization; gender and sexuality; national identity, history, and trauma; and self-definition within and without culture and social institutions. In tracing these variations, John R. Ziegler investigates not only betterknown films such as South Korea’s Train to Busan (2016) and Cuba’s Juan of the Dead (2011) but also lesser-known examples such as Malaysia’s KL24: Zombies (2017), Italy’s The End? (2017), and India’s Rise of the Zombie (2010). These films, Ziegler argues, demonstrate the continued significance of the zombie as a flexible, powerful tool for thinking about contemporary concerns across the globe.

John R. Ziegler is professor of English at Bronx Community College, CUNY.

The zombie myth still has plenty of undead life in it as it continues to mutate and circulate in transnational cinema.

Lexington Books

November 2023

290 pages

Part of the Lexington Books Horror Studies seeries

Hardback

978 1 6669 0340 9

Paperback

978 1 6669 0342 3

eBook

978 1 6669 0341 6

Social Science • Media Studies

Cross-border Interactions and Encounters between Germany and Korea

Edited by Yonson Ahn and Jihye Kim

Through an interdisciplinary approach, this book examines the multi-layered dimensions of Germany and Korea’s historical and contemporary relations and interactions as witnessed in migration flows, media representations, cultural trends, and the field of academia.

Cross-Border Interactions and Encounters between Germany and Korea undertakes an interdisciplinary, comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted dimensions of Korea and Germany’s relationships and offers fresh perspectives and insights into the development and transformations of these cross-border interactions.

Yonson Ahn is professor, chair of Korean Studies at the Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany.

Jihye Kim is lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK.

A welcome examination of an underrepresented research area.

Lexington Books

October 2023

272 pages

11 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 6669 3818 0

Paperback

978 1 6669 3820 3

eBook

978 1 6669 3819 7

Social Science • Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies

Built to Punish How the Criminal Justice System Undermines American Society

By Nora V Demleitner

A critical look at the United States justice system.

This book is both a comprehensive bird’s eye view of the US criminal justice system, and a critical analysis of its impact on US society. It weaves highprofile accounts, together with data, history, and personal experiences, to reveal an interconnected system driven by fear, money, power, and structural racism. The book also shows that despite these problems, change is possible.

Nora Demleiter is a chaired law professor at Virginia’s Washington and Lee University. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, USA Today, National Law Journal, and others. She has been elected to the most prestigious legal organizations in the US, including the American Bar Fellows and the American Law Institute, and has also been elected to the European Law Institute and the International Academy of Comparative Law.

Prometheus

August 2024 • 275 pages

Hardback 978 1 6338 8860 9

Social Science • Criminology

And Housing for All The Fight to End Homelessness In America

By Maria Foscarinis

A call to action to end the United States homelessness crisis.

Maria Foscarinis opens a window on the reality of homelessness and its impact on people’s lives, through the stories of people whom she has represented and met. This book illuminates the policy choices driving the crisis, and the public narratives that support them. After decades of advocacy, the prospect of transformative change is on the horizon. This book is a call to action to get us there.

Maria Foscarinis left a high-powered Wall Street law firm to become a legal advocate for homeless people and opened an office of the National Coalition for the Homeless in 1985. She was named a Human Rights Hero by the American Bar Association. She has published dozens of book chapters and scholarly articles and, since 2018, has taught a seminar on Homelessness Law and Policy at Columbia University.

Prometheus

August 2024 • 275 pages

Hardback 978 1 6338 8976 7

Social Science • Poverty & Homelessness

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Emerging Trends in ThirdGeneration Holocaust Literature

Edited by Alan L. Berger and Lucas

F.W. Wilson, foreword by Gila Safran Naveh

Fresh approaches to understanding how grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and perpetrators treat their traumatic legacies.

The contributors to this volume present a two-fold perspective: that the past continues to live in the lives of the third generation and that artistic responses to trauma assume a variety of genres, including film, graphic novels, and literature. At a time when the lessons and legacies of Auschwitz are either banalized or under assault, this volume serves to morally center those who live after the event.

Alan L. Berger is the Raddock Eminent Scholar Chair in Holocaust Studies and director of the Center for the Study of Values and Violence After Auschwitz at Florida Atlantic University. Lucas

F.W. Wilson is the Justice, Equity, and Transformation Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Calgary.

Lexington Books

August 2023

• 238 pages • 2 illustrations

Hardback 978 1 6669 3251 5

Paperback 978 1 6669 3253 9

eBook 978 1 6669 3252 2

Social Science • Jewish Studies

Health and Inequality in Standup Comedy

Stories That Challenge Stigma

By Sean M. Viña

A fascinating study that interviews comedians to uncover the truth about stigma resistance.

With compelling evidence, this book argues that it’s not comedians’ ability to be funny that determines their success, but rather the level of prejudice in society. Sean M. Viña explores the power of open conversations in reducing stigma. Using standup comedy as a lens, the book delves into the experiences of ninety-nine diverse comedians, revealing how they disclose their stigmas in public and what prevents some from having open conversations.

Sean M. Viña is assistant professor of sociology at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.

Gender-Based Violence, Law, and African Society

By Abiodun Raufu, Omolade Olomola and Edidiong Mendie

Contemporary perspectives on the different forms of gender-based violence in Africa through a legal, cultural, and sociological lens.

Gender-based violence is a convoluted concept with no single explanation or solution. The authors bring to light the different dimensions of genderbased violence in Africa, such as the challenges of patriarchy, the limits of the law, and the cultural acceptance of violence against women in the private sphere. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in criminology, sociology, legal studies, African studies, and more.

Abiodun Raufu is assistant professor of criminal justice at Southern University and A&M College. Omolade Olomola is gender rights advocate and Dean of Law at the Cavendish University. Edidong Mendie is lecturer and adjunct professor of criminal justice at California State University, Sacramento and Texas Southern University.

Lexington Books

September 2023 • 250 pages

1 illustration

Hardback 978 1 6669 4082 4

Paperback 978 1 6669 4084 8

eBook 978 1 6669 4083 1

Social Science • Media Studies

Lexington Books

October 2023 • 186 pages • 1 illustration

Hardback 978 1 6669 3482 3

Paperback 978 1 6669 3484 7

eBook 978 1 6669 3483 0

Social Science • Criminology

Outdoor Survival Skills for Kids

By Buck Tilton and Christine Conners

The perfect book to teach children essential outdoor survival skills.

Outdoor Survival Skills for Kids delivers relevant, expertly curated content perfect for kids. This book contains essential information on wilderness survival with colorful illustrations, activities, and anecdotes that strengthen the reader’s understanding of the material.

Buck Tilton has authored more than 1300 magazine articles and more than 40 books. His many books for FalconGuides, including the award-winning Wilderness First Responder, have sold more than 300,000 copies combined.

Experienced backpacker, camper, outdoor chef, and artist, Christine Conners is the author of the popular Lipsmackin’ outdoor cookbook series. If you’d like to see more of her work across other mediums, visit Christine at www.artbyconners.com.

Outdoor Life Lists

A List-by-List Guide to Enjoying the Great Outdoors

By Barbara Ann Kipfer

The ultimate resource for list lovers to get ready for the great outdoors.

Outdoor Life Lists is an informative celebration of the outdoors. Look inside to find 75 checklists covering the essentials needed and potential extras to consider for enjoying outdoor sports, recreation, and activities. These lists cover the things you need to bring and wear to participate fully and safely in every activity, and also informative callout lists that may come in handy in various outdoor situations.

Dr. Barbara Ann Kipfer is an archaeologist, lexicographer, former sports writer, hiker, and author. She has written more than 65 books and calendars, mostly lists, including 14,000 things to be happy about, and 5,203 Things to Do Instead of Looking at Your Phone. Find more of Barbara’s work online at thingstobehappyabout.com.

Falcon Guides

June 2024 • 128 pages

Paperback 978 1 4930 7386 3

eBook 978 1 4930 7387 0

Sports & Recreation • Outdoor Skills

Falcon Guides

April 2024 • 232 pages • 400 illustrations

Paperback 978 1 4930 7668 0

eBook 978 1 4930 7667 3

Sports & Recreation • Outdoor Skills

Climbing Anchors

Fourth Edition

By John Long and Bob Gaines

A complete guide to anchoring systems for rock climbers, now fully updated and revised.

This completely updated edition with all new color photos brings together the anchoring systems most popular among climbers. It’s an authoritative source of information on protection, from fundamental knots to sophisticated rigging and equalizing skills.

John Long is an acclaimed rock climber and author of more than forty books. He has authored magazine articles, screenplays, documentary films, and TV and movie scripts, and instructional rock climbing books.

Bob Gaines began is the author of Advanced Rock Climbing and the coauthor of Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual, which is the textbook for the AMGA’s single pitch instructor program. He was Sylvester Stallone’s climbing instructor for the movie Cliffhanger

Rights sold: Spanish

Falcon Guides

May 2024 • 224 pages • 332 illustrations

Paperback 978 1 4930 7455 6

eBook 978 1 4930 7456 3

Sports & Recreation • Mountaineering

Climbing Anchors Field Guide

Third Edition

By John Long and Bob Gaines

A take-to-the-crag companion book to our hugeselling Climbing Anchors.

Designed for quick use by climbers on site, this book shows how to properly place and configure natural anchors, passive chocks, mechanical chocks, fixed gear, knots, belay anchors, toprope anchors and rappel anchors.

John Long is an acclaimed rock climber and author of more than forty books. He has authored magazine articles, screenplays, documentary films, and television and movie scripts, as well as instructional rock climbing books.

Bob Gaines began is the author of Advanced Rock Climbing and the coauthor of Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual, which is the textbook for the AMGA’s single pitch instructor program. He was Sylvester Stallone’s climbing instructor for the movie Cliffhanger

Falcon Guides

June 2024 • 160 pages • 241 illustrations

Paperback 978 1 4930 7457 0

eBook 978 1 4930 7458 7

Sports & Recreation • Mountaineering

Hiking & Backpacking

A Complete Illustrated Guide

By Buck Tilton, photographs by Stephen Gorman

Wilderness medicine expert and Backpacker magazine columnist Buck Tilton covers every step needed for the best hiking and backpacking experience. From gear to gourmet trail food, from good hiking technique to dressing the part, from using map & compass to nibbling wild plants, this visually organized resource has everything today’s hiker wants and needs—including top quality color photos for inspiration.

Buck Tilton is a leading wilderness medicine expert, Backpacker magazine columnist, and author of Backcountry First Aid and Wilderness First Responder (both FalconGuides®), and Knots You Need. He teaches at Central Wyoming College.

Stephen Gorman is a photographer and writer whose photo-essay books include Northeastern Wilds and The American Wilderness. His work has also appeared in Knack Canoeing for Everyone and Knack Car Camping for Everyone, as well as numerous national magazines, including Outside and Audubon.

The ultimate resource from one of the foremost expoerts in the field.

Lyons Press

March 2024

256 pages

460 illustrations

Paperback

978 1 4930 8151 6

Sports & Recreation • Hiking

Euro Nymphing Tips, Tactics, and Techniques

By Josh Miller

Fly Fishing Team USA member Josh Miller is one of the most successful guides and coaches teaching euro nymphing today, and in this book he shares everything he knows about approach, presentation, and choosing the right flies.

• Choose the right rod, reel, and line

• Identify essential fly patterns that work the best

• Get detailed instruction on casting and presenting your flies for the best drift and sight detection

Euro nymphing (also once called Czech nymphing) is a broad term for a wide range of subsurface fly fishing techniques that rely on long leaders, light fly lines, and long rods. Because of the light lines, anglers can get better drifts, sink their flies faster, and detect even subtle strikes—with proper technique. Fly Fishing Team USA member Josh Miller is one of the most successful guides and coaches teaching this method, and in this book he shares everything he knows about approach, presentation, and choosing the right flies.

Josh Miller has been a member of Fly Fishing Team USA for the past four seasons and has assisted coaching in three World Youth Fly Fishing Championships. Josh is an Orvis signature fly designer and a Fulling Mill ambassador. He works for International Angler and is a popular presenter at the fly fishing shows. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

A complete guide to Euro nymphing from one of the most successful fly fishing experts.

Stackpole Books

April 2024

192 pages

141 illustrations

Hardback

978 0 8117 7122 1

eBook

978 0 8117 7123 8

Sports & Recreation • Fishing

In a League of Her Own Celebrating Female Firsts in Sports

By Bonnie-Jill Laflin

A half-century after Title IX legislation leveled the playing field for women and girls, the time has come to celebrate the lives and careers of some of the most notable groundbreaking women in sports, while also encouraging future generations to make history of their own.

In a League of Her Own shares the stories of nineteen impactful women in sports, including Billie Jean King, Danica Patrick, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Laila Ali, Jeanie Buss, and Mary Lou Retton. These iconic women open up to Bonnie-Jill Laflin, herself a trailblazer as the first and only female NBA scout, about the sobering realities females face in the sports world and the many obstacles they had to overcome. But they also celebrate the amazing support they received from colleagues, friends, family, and the women who came before them, and impart their own desires to inspire young women through their stories.

Bonnie-Jill Laflin is the first and only female NBA scout, holding the front office position with the Los Angeles Lakers. She also cheered on a professional level for three teams in two sports. Laflin is the first female to be awarded six championship rings in two professional sports, earning a Super Bowl ring during her time cheering for the San Francisco 49ers and five NBA championship rings as an executive for the Lakers. Laflin is a sports reporter and host who has worked with CBS, ESPN, NBC Sports, NFL Films, Sirius XM, and BBC. Beyond her professional ventures, Laflin serves as a philanthropist for animal welfare and the nation’s veterans, founding the non-profit Hounds and Heroes. She resides in Brentwood, CA, outside of San Francisco.

Some of the most influential women in sports tell their stories of courage, adversity, and triumph to trailblazer Bonnie-Jill Laflin.

Rights exclusions: Translation Rights

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2024

224 pages

32 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 7152 3

eBook

978 1 5381 7153 0

Sports & Recreation • Women in Sports

The Grandfather of Black Basketball

The Life and Times of Dr. E. B.

Henderson

By Edwin Bancroft Henderson II

The Grandfather of Black Basketball is the first contemporary biography of the man credited with introducing basketball to African Americans on a widescale and organized basis. Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson was the son of working-class parents born in slavery. A driven, intelligent, and charismatic young man, Henderson attended Harvard University’s Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training. There he met the leaders in the new field of physical education and recognized athletics—and basketball, especially—as a public health initiative and a way that Black youth could gain college scholarships and debunk the idea of racial inferiority.

In this book Edwin Bancroft Henderson II, Dr. Henderson’s grandson, provides unprecedented detail and insight into this influential figure in Black history. Overlooked for decades, Henderson was finally enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 as a contributor to the game. The Grandfather of Black Basketball gives long-overdue recognition to a sports pioneer, civil rights activist, author, educator, and pragmatic humanitarian who fought his entire life to improve opportunities for African American youth through athletics.

Edwin Bancroft Henderson II is the founding president and director of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, whose mission it is to research, preserve and celebrate the African American and civil rights history of Falls Church, Fairfax County, and Northern Virginia. He received the NAACP’s African American History Preservation Award and was named a National Trust for Historic Preservation Diversity Scholar. He is a Life Member of the NAACP and a member of the Historical Society of Washington. He has served on the Falls Church Historical Commission since 1995. Henderson was an educator for 25 years and is the namesake of Dr. E. B. Henderson.

The story of the remarkable man credited with pioneering basketball among African Americans.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

February 2024

248 pages

33 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 6361 0

eBook

978 1 5381 6362 7

Sports & Recreation • Basketball

Unbound

Unforgettable True Stories from the World of Endurance Sports

By Bill Donahue, foreword by Alex Hutchinson

In Unbound: Unforgettable True Stories from the World of Endurance Sports, award-winning journalist Bill Donahue brings together an incredible collection of stories from his years of reporting on everything from cycling the wilds of Dominica to ultramarathons. They feature the fearless Swiss explorer Sarah Marquis breaking up the “boys club” of exploration, the author cross-country skiing in Alaska with the U.S. military, Karl Bushy’s attempt to circumnavigate the globe on foot, a visit to Tour de France contender Nairo Quintanta’s Colombian village in the High Andes, and more.

The stories in Unbound span across seven countries on five continents, from the slums of Bhubaneswar, India, to the windswept tundra of the Alaskan Arctic. Take a journey with the author along the roads and trails of the world, and discover obscure stories, diverse cultures, and unforgettable characters that will leave you awed.

Bill Donahue is an independent journalist who has written for Outside, Harper’s Wired, the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, National Geographic Adventure, Men’s Journal, Runner’s World, the Washington Post Magazine, and more. He is the author of Runaway: How a Slave Defied America’s First President and The Secret World of Saints: Inside the Catholic Church and the Mysterious Process of Anointing the Holy Dead. He is a three-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Awards gold medal for adventure travel writing.

Gripping stories of determination from the most challenging sporting pursuits.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

June 2024

264 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 8972 6

eBook

978 1 5381 8973 3

Sports & Recreation • Essays

Mind Game

An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes

By Julie Kliegman

In Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes, Julie Kliegman offers insight into how elite athletes navigate mental performance and mental illness—and what non-athletes can learn from them. She explores the recent mental health movement in sports, the history and practice of sport psychology, the stereotypes and stigmas that lead athletes to keep their troubles to themselves, and the ways in which injury and retirement can throw wrenches in their mental states. Kliegman also examines the impacts of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, substance abuse, and more, with a keen eye toward moving forward with acceptance, progress, and problem-solving.

Featuring insightful interviews with Olympians Chloe Kim, McKayla Maroney, and Adam Rippon, NBA players Kevin Love and DeMar DeRozan, former U.S. Open tennis champ Bianca Andreescu, and many other athletes and experts, Mind Game breaks down the ongoing, heartening movement of athletes across sports coming forward to get the care they need and deserve—and to help others feel safe opening up about their struggles, as well.

Julie Kliegman is the copy chief for Sports Illustrated

Previously, she was copy editor at The Ringer, weekend editor and breaking news contributor at The Week, and a news fellow at BuzzFeed. Her writing on a wide variety of topics has appeared in outlets including Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post, The Ringer, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Vox, The Verge, Bustle, Washington Monthly, The Week, and more. Kliegman is a frequent guest on radio and podcasts and has been interviewed about her work on shows including SportsNet 90 The FAN, Sports Media With Richard Deitsch, New Hampshire Public Radio, BTR Daily Beat, and FM 96.9 The Game. She lives in Queens, New York.

An important look at the mental health challenges faced by athletes and how they navigate them.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

March 2024

232 pages

Hardback

978 1 5381 6806 6

eBook

978 1 5381 6807 3

Sports & Recreation • Sports Psychology

The Voices of Baseball

The Game’s Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America’s Pastime, Updated Edition

By Kirk McKnight

With careers spanning two to three times that of an average player, baseball’s best broadcasters have no shortage of history to offer. They have witnessed opening days, no hitters, slugfests, and perfect games, all from arguably the best seats in the house. Broadcasters know their clubs, their stadiums, and their teams in a way that no one else can.

In The Voices of Baseball: The Game’s Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America’s Pastime, Updated Edition, Kirk McKnight provides an in-depth look at each of Major League Baseball’s thirty ballparks from the perspectives of the game’s longest-tenured storytellers. Fifty broadcasters reflect on their most iconic calls, fondest memories, what makes their ballparks unique, and more. This updated edition includes 14 additional broadcasters, two new stadiums, the latest World Series calls from the booth, and a special tribute to the recently-departed Vin Scully.

With decades of broadcasting between them, their stories encapsulate some of Major League Baseball’s biggest moments. Generations of baseball fans will all enjoy the historic and triumphant memories shared by some of the game’s greatest broadcasters in The Voices of Baseball

Kirk McKnight is an American author specializing in interview-based sports books ranging from the diamonds of baseball to the Zamboni-swept ice of hockey. McKnight’s other books include The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth and Batting Clean: Why Dale Murphy Belongs in Baseball’s Hall of Fame McKnight currently serves as the associate editor for The Wickenburg Sun, a weekly Arizona newspaper. He resides in Wickenburg, Arizona.

A fascinating tour of baseball’s greatest moments and iconic stadiums, told through the reminiscences of 50 play-by-play broadcasters.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2023

364 pages

26 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 7701 3

eBook

978 1 5381 7702 0

Sports & Recreation • Baseball / History

Tales of the Yankee Clipper

Stories and Reflections on Joe DiMaggio

By Jonathan Weeks

There has probably never been a professional baseball player more of a puzzle than Joe DiMaggio. DiMaggio had a talent for keeping his emotions suppressed and his innermost thoughts to himself. Few could say that they really knew him. And even the ones who did found him to be unpredictable. He was a walking contradiction. He was quiet, but not necessarily shy. He could be both gracious and abrupt, approachable or aloof depending on the situation. Although he came across as humble, he had a tremendous sense of entitlement. He was complex, secretive, inscrutable. There were many layers to the man who came to be affectionately known as the “Yankee Clipper.” DiMaggio always felt that his actions on the field should do the talking for him. And for the most part, they did. To many, DiMaggio personified elegance, style, and grace. An impeccable dresser, he was married to two glamorous actresses. On the field, he glided almost effortlessly, never having to dive for a ball and rarely (if ever) making a mistake on the basepaths. He became the living embodiment of the American dream and a symbol of the country’s so-called “greatest generation.” But as time marched on, DiMaggio grew increasingly distrustful of the people around him. It was understandable— inevitable even. The third book in Jonathan Week’s Yankees trilogy contains an abundance of anecdotes, statistics, and other little known facts about the Yankee Clipper.

Jonathan Weeks has published several nonfiction books on the topic of baseball, most recently The Lore of the Bambino: 100 Great Babe Ruth Stories and The Legend of the Mick. Additionally, he has two novels to his credit—one of them a posthumous collaboration with his father.

The third book in Jonathan Week’s Yankees trilogy with an abundance of anecdotes, statistics, and other little known facts about the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio.

Lyons Press

April 2024

216 pages

13 illustrations

Paperback

978 1 4930 8016 8

eBook

978 1 4930 8017 5

Sports & Recreation • Baseball / Biography

Cargo of Hope

Voyages of the Humanitarian Ship Vega

By Shane Granger

In December 2004, Shane Granger and his partner, Meggi Macoun, had just completed a sailing odyssey from South Africa to Malaysia and were enjoying a well-earned siesta when the Boxing Day Tsunami changed their lives forever. In a matter of hours, unstoppable waves, often over ten meters high, demolished cities not only in Malaysia but also as far away as Sri Lanka, Thailand, and East Africa, making it the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. With thousands of people suddenly in dire need, Shane and Meggi loaded their vessel with donated food and medical supplies, then set sail for Sumatra to deliver aid.

For their ship, the Vega, the mission was a return to her origins. More than a hundred years earlier, in 1892, one of Norway’s finest boat builders had launched the legendary ship, specially designed to sail fully loaded with heavy cargo such as limestone, bricks, pig iron, and cement through some of the world’s roughest seas. Vega soon became famous for her ability to carry loads other boats her size could not. And now her legacy would continue as she returned to actively carrying cargo, though of a very different kind.

Shane Granger has traveled over a quarter-million sea miles, including thousands of miles on a squarerigged brigantine he salvaged in West Africa and once single-handedly sailed across the Atlantic without an engine or functioning rudder. After crossing the Sahara Desert with a Tuareg caravan and being kidnapped by bandits in Afghanistan, his greatest ambition is to find a comfortable niche where he and his partner, Meggi Macoun, can enjoy the healthy benefits of monotony and boredom. Shane and Meggi currently live on the historic wooden sailing boat Vega. Since 2004, they have logged almost one hundred thousand miles delivering donated educational and medical supplies to remote island communities in Eastern Indonesia and East Timor.

Lyons Press

April 2024

256 pages

69 illustrations

Paperback

978 1 4930 8086 1

eBook

978 1 4930 8087 8

Travel • Asia / Southeast

How a historic ship found new purpose in delivering aid to some of the most remote places.

She’s Gone

Five Mysterious Twentieth-Century Cold Cases

By Kathleen Brunelle

She’s Gone collects the true stories of five different women living in different decades who all have one thing in common: one moment they were busy living their lives and the next moment … they were gone.

From the 1910 disappearance of New York heiress Dorothy Arnold to the 1977 vanishing of teenager Simone Ridinger, author Kathleen Brunelle details both famous and lesser-known cases that remain unsolved. Due to a strong belief that good girls didn’t disappear, when authorities and family members were presented with missing women in the twentieth century, it was often assumed that they had simply ran away. Most investigations were funded by family members, and when women were found to be the victims of violent crime, they were faulted for placing themselves in dangerous situations. On the rare occasions when authorities investigated cases, they relied on interviews and cash trails in combination with rudimentary forensics such as blood typing and fingerprinting to find missing persons. For those reasons, many of the real stories from this time period have yet to be told.

Kathleen Brunelle is an English teacher and historian living Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Brunelle is a regular speaker at festivals, libraries, and bookstores throughout Cape Cod and Massachusetts, and is the author of Bellamy’s Bride: The Search for Maria Hallett of Cape Cod and Cape Cod’s Highfield and Tanglewood: A Tale of Two Cottages Her work has been featured on NPR, Spooky Southcoast, and Cape Cod View Magazine, and she has appeared on the television show Genealogy Roadshow. She lives with her husband, Robert, and their children, Baylen and Mariel.

Features never-before-seen letters and documents, personal interviews, and genealogical research alongside captivating storytelling.

Prometheus

May 2024

240 pages

39 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 6338 8958 3

eBook

978 1 6338 8959 0

True Crime • Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons

The Thefts of the Mona Lisa

The Complete Story of the World’s Most Famous Artwork

By Noah Charney

If you read one book on the Mona Lisa, let this be it. From the artwork to its theft and role in popular culture, The Thefts of the Mona Lisa provides the complete story.

Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait, the Mona Lisa, is without doubt the world’s most famous painting. It achieved its fame not only because it is a remarkable example of Renaissance portraiture, but because of its criminal history. The Mona Lisa (also called La Gioconda or La Joconde) was stolen on 21 August 1911 by an Italian, Vincenzo Peruggia. His successful theft of the painting from the Louvre, the farcical manhunt that followed, and Peruggia’s subsequent trial in Florence were highly publicized catapulting an already admired painting into stratospheric heights of fame.

This book examines the criminal biography of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, with a focus on separating fact from fiction, and in the process also tells of Leonardo’s creation of the Mona Lisa, discusses why it is so famous, and investigates two other events in its history. First, the so-called “affaire des statuettes,” in which Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire were arrested under suspicion of involvement in the theft of the Mona Lisa. Second, the question as to whether the Nazis stole the Mona Lisa during the Second World War. This book tells the whole story of the world’s most famous painting.

Noah Charney is an internationally best-selling author of more than a dozen books and a professor of art history specializing in art crime. His novel, The Art Thief, was a bestseller in five countries and is translated into 17 languages. His book Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Charney is now a professor at University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.

The complete Mona Lisa story which includes that of the world’s most famous art theft for which Pablo Picasso was arrested as a suspect.

Rights exclusions: No Audio Rights

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

February 2024

192 pages

21 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 8136 2

eBook

978 1 5381 8137 9

True Crime • Heists & Robberies

Tinseltown Gangsters

The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Hollywood

By Jeffrey Sussman

Like sharks to blood in the water, the mob arrived in Hollywood greedy and ready to tear away huge chunks of cash. Opportunistic mobsters saw labor unions as the means for muscling into the movie industry and extorting millions of dollars from studio bosses. Control the unions to which projectionists, art directors, cinematographers, electricians, scene designers, stagehands, extras belong, and you control the whole industry.

Painting colorful portraits of numerous mobsters, producers, actors, and directors, Tinseltown Gangsters tells the gripping, fast-paced, true story of corruption and greed in Hollywood throughout much of the twentieth century.

Jeffrey Sussman is the author of 16 books, six of which have been published by Rowman and Littlefield, including Sin City Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Las Vegas and Big Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York. Jeffrey lives in New York City.

The fast-paced true story of the Hollywood Mob.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

March 2024

284 pages

11 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 7356 5

eBook

978 1 5381 7357 2

True Crime • Organized Crime

Church Pastor, Child Trafficker

The Crimes of Elsa Cuellar in a Border Town

By Roger Rodriguez, foreword by John C. Kilburn Jr.

This is the disturbing true story of Elsa Cuellar—one of the most notorious child traffickers you’ve ever heard of. Posing as pastor, doctor, or lawyer, Elsa Cuellar made a business of trafficking young girls across the Mexican–US border in the 1990s. But she did not only advertise her victims to older men in the US—her true motive was to ensure these young girls got pregnant to supply her underground baby selling enterprise.

Since the early 90’s, Cuellar was able to operate in a way that left no trail. With the promise of a better life, citizenship, and an education, young girls were lured into Cuellar’s clutches where they became the source of her wealth. She advertised her young victims to older men and once they got pregnant, convinced the young girls that having the baby at her home was the most sanitary natural way to give birth. The objective was to have a delivery that would not be on record at a hospital—which made Cuellar’s underground baby selling enterprise easier.

This collection of nine years’ worth of work will deliver the story many have been waiting to hear. The victims of Elsa Cuellar deserve a voice and this project provides it.

Roger Rodriguez is an American author born in Houston, Texas. He is the author of The Long Way to Mexico which won an International Latino Book Award (2022) and Silver Book Fest Award (2022). In 2008, he was featured in the Discovery Channel for his work The Grass Beneath His Feet: The Charles Victor Thompson Story which highlights the escape of death row inmate Charles Victor Thompson. Later, this work was translated into French, German, and Italian editions.

The disturbing true story of Elsa Cuellar—one of the most notorious child traffickers you’ve ever heard of.

Rights exclusions: Spanish Rights

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

March 2024

228 pages

20 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 8506 3

eBook

978 1 5381 8507 0

True Crime • Organized Crime

Informing with clarity, persuading with conviction.

The Brookings Institution and its scholars are known worldwide as a source for original and innovative thought in foreign policy, American politics and governance, current affairs, metropolitan policy, economics, and development. In turn, the Brookings Institution Press helps bring the knowledge and research by scholars from within and outside the Institution to a wider audience of readers, researchers, students, and policymakers through its books and journals. The Press publishes about forty books a year that harness the power of fact and rigorous research to start conversations, inform debates, change minds, and move policy.

Backlist highlights

Publishing has been an integral facet of the Brookings Institution mission since its founding in 1916. The Brookings Institution Press grew from its beginning as an outlet for institutional research to a full-fledged scholarly press publishing an impressive variety of peer-reviewed titles, and by 1958 it had joined the Association of American University Presses.

In recent years, the Press has published such exciting, successful titles as Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That is a Problem, and What to Do About It by Richard V. Reeves, Diversity Explosion: How the New Racial Demographics Are Remaking America by William H. Frey, Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin by Clifford Gaddy and Fiona Hill, and Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympic and the World Cup by Andrew Zimbalist—in other words, books that address real-world issues and get people talking.

From Gutenberg to Google

The History of Our Future

By Tom Wheeler

In this fascinating book, former FCC chairman Tom Wheeler brings to life the two great network revolutions of the past and uses them to help put in perspective the confusion, uncertainty, and even excitement most people face today. The first big network revolution was the invention of movable-type printing in the fifteenth century. The second revolution came with the invention of the telegraph early in the nineteenth century. Never before had people been able to communicate over long distances faster than a horse could travel. Along with the development of the world’s first high-speed network—the railroad—the telegraph upended centuries of stability and literally redrew the map of the world.

Wheeler puts these past revolutions into the perspective of today, when rapid-fire changes in networking are upending the nature of work, personal privacy, education, the media, and nearly every other aspect of modern life. Outlining “What’s Next,” he describes how artificial intelligence, virtual reality, blockchain, and the need for cybersecurity are laying the foundation for a third network revolution.

Before he became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in 2013, Tom Wheeler started or helped found several companies offering new cable, wireless, and video communications services.

How Network revolutions of the past have shaped the present and set the stage for the revolution we are experiencing today.

Brookings Institution Press

June 2024

320 pages

Paperback

978 0 8157 4061 2

Previously published in hardback (2019)

978 0 8157 3532 8

eBook

978 0 8157 3533 5

Computers • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

The Rise of the Global Middle Class

How the Search for a Good Life Can Change the World

By Homi Kharas

The middle class is the most successful group in world history. Sometime before 2030, the fifth billionth person will join the middle class. What started a little over two hundred years ago as a search for a better life has fueled unprecedented global transformation. In his new book, Homi Kharas looks at how this powerful dream captivated generations through history, but its demands have led younger generations to ask if it is all worth it. Can the middle class continue to thrive, or will it falter under the stresses of automation, consumerism, pollution, and political strife?

Homi Kharas is a senior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development, housed in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings.

The history of the middle class from its origins in Victorian England to present day India.

Rights sold : Korean

Brookings Institution Press

January 2024

192 pages

Hardback

978 0 8157 4032 2

eBook

978 0 8157 4033 9

Business & Economics • Economic Conditions

Techlash

Who Makes the Rules in the Digital Gilded Age?

By Tom Wheeler

Hailed by Ken Burns as one of the foremost “explainers” of technology and its effect throughout history, Tom Wheeler now turns his gaze to the public impact of entrepreneurial innovation. In Techlash, he connects the experiences of the late 19th century’s industrial Gilded Age with its echoes in the 21st-century digital Gilded Age. In both cases, technology innovation and the great wealth that it created ran up against the public interest and the rights of others. As with the industrial revolution and the Gilded Age that it created, new digital technology has changed commerce and culture, creating great wealth in the process, all while being essentially unsupervised.

Warning that today is not the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” some envision, Wheeler calls for a new era of public interest oversight that leaves behind industrial era regulatory ideas to embrace a new process of agile, supervised and enforced code setting that protects consumers and competition while encouraging continued innovation. Wheeler combines insights from his experience at the highest echelons of business and government to create a compelling portrait of the need to balance entrepreneurial innovation with the public good.

Businessman, venture capitalist, and former chairman of the Federal Communication Corporation during the Obama administration, Tom Wheeler is the author of several books including, most recently, From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future (Brookings, 2019). He resides in Washington, DC.

The case for balancing entrepreneurial innovation with the public good from one the foremaost expainers of technology.

Brookings Institution Press

December 2023

216 pages

7 illustrations

Hardback with dust jacket

978 0 8157 3993 7

eBook

978 0 8157 3994 4

Business & Economics • Free Enterprise & Capitalism

U.S.-Taiwan Relations

Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis?

By Ryan Hass, Bonnie Glaser and Richard Bush

Anxiety about China’s growing military capabilities to threaten Taiwan has induced alarm in Washington about whether the United States remains capable of deterring attempts to seize Taiwan by force. This alarm has fed American impulses to alter longstanding policy, and to increasingly view challenges confronting Taiwan through a military lens. While Taiwan clearly is under growing military threat, it also is facing a simultaneous and intensifying Chinese political campaign to wear down the will of the Taiwan people. This latter line of effort receives less attention, but left unaddressed, has the potential to do far more damage to American interests.

This book rightsizes the risks confronting Taiwan by taking a holistic view of China’s national ambitions and Taiwan’s role in them, China’s strategies for pursuing unification with Taiwan, and America’s most effective responses. Contrary to many other books on the market, the authors make the case for why conflict in the Taiwan Strait is not preordained, and in fact, it would be strategic folly for the United States to conclude that conflict is inescapable. Hass, Bush, and Glaser argue that the center of gravity for determining the future of Taiwan is the will of Taiwan’s 23 million people. American policy should focus on their hopes and fears if the United States wishes to maintain influence over events in the Taiwan Strait.

Richard Bush is author of seven books, including most recently, Difficult Choices: Taiwan’s Quest for Security and the Good Life (Brookings Press, 2021).

Bonnie Glaser is Director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Ryan Hass is the Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies at the Brookings Institution.

An invaluable resource for students, researchers, and journalists to understand this critical moment in U.S. foreign policy.

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Brookings Institution Press

April 2023

184 pages

4 illustrations

Hardback

978 0 8157 4034 6

Paperback

978 0 8157 3999 9

eBook

978 0 8157 4000 1

Political Science • International Relations / General

Japan’s Quiet Leadership Reshaping the Indo-Pacific

By Mireya Solis

Why has Japan emerged from the “lost decades” unscathed from the populist wave and a far more consequential actor in the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific?

In answering this question, Japan’s Quiet Leadership provides a sweeping look at Japan’s domestic economic and political evolution, its economic statecraft, and the array of geopolitical challenges that have triggered a gradual but substantial shift in the country’s security profile. This deep dive into Japan’s trajectory over the last three decades underscores Japan’s hidden strengths in its democratic resilience, social stability, and proactive diplomacy; while reckoning with the profound challenges the nation faces: depopulation, rising inequality, voter disengagement, and threats to Asia’s long peace. The book traces the profound currents of change coursing through the Japanese polity and its external environment; and the myriad ways in which Japan’s experience has become more relevant to countries coping with slow growth, adverse demographics, adjustment to economic globalization, and the emergence of a powerful and assertive China. This is a story of Japan’s reinvention as a network power to overcome the harsh realities of diminishing relative capabilities.

Mireya Solís is Director of the Center for Policy Studies and Knight Chair in Japan Studies at the Brookings Institution, where she specializes in Japanese foreign economic policy, regional integration in East Asia and U.S. economic strategy in Asia.

Illuminates where the Japanese polity, economy, and people are heading as we move past the Abe era, and well into the 2020s and beyond.

Brookings Institution Press

August 2023

232 pages

22 illustrations

Hardback 978 0 8157 4026 1

Paperback 978 0 8157 3997 5

eBook

978 0 8157 3998 2

Political Science • World / Asian

Autocracy Rising

How Venezuela Transitioned to Authoritarianism

By Javier Corrales

An alarming number of countries that once were seemingly stable democracies have veered in recent years toward authoritarianism—a trend known as “democratic backsliding.” One of those countries in Venezuela, which enjoyed periods of democratically elected governments in the latter half of the twentieth century but in the past two decades has increasingly descended into autocratic rule, coupled with economic collapse.

Autocracy Rising, written by a veteran scholar of Venezuela and Latin American politics generally explores how and why this happened. Corrales argues that Venezuela’s slide began with the policies of former president Hugo Chávez—policies that were based on government control of the economy and in turn generated a lingering economic crisis. After he succeeded Chávez in 2013, Nicolás Maduro not only entrenched the failed economic policies but also responded to various crises by establishing institutions that further undermined democracy. Each of Maduro’s responses may have solved a short-term problem but collectively they destroyed both any pretense of democracy in Venezuela and prospects for his own long-term success.

Corrales analyzes the lingering crisis in Venezuela by comparing it to twenty cases in Latin America where presidents were forced out of office. Regardless of how the current situation ends in Venezuela, his book illuminates the depressing cycle in which semiauthoritarian regimes become increasingly autocratic in response to crises, only to cause new crises that led to even greater authoritarianism.

Javier Corrales is the John E. Kirkpatrick 1951 Professor of Political Science at Amherst College.

Traces Venezuela’s democratic backslide and analyses it in the Latin American context.

Brookings Institution Press

March 2023

256 pages

39 illustrations

Hardback

978 0 8157 4007 0

Paperback

978 0 8157 3807 7

eBook

978 0 8157 3808 4

Political Science • World / Caribbean & Latin American

Middle Eastern Maze Israel, The Arabs, and the Region 1948-2022

By Itamar Rabinovich

Middle East Maze is an expanded and updated version of Itamar Rabinovich’s The Lingering Conflict, published by Brookings in 2012. This new book offers a unique narrative of the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process by a senior academic historian who has served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and as a peace negotiator with Syria. Rabinovich places the Arab-Israeli relationship in the larger context of Middle Eastern regional and international politics. He also examines Iran’s and Turkey’s new roles in the region. An equally important place is given to the U.S. policy in the Middle East and to the U.S. special relationship with Israel.

This revised new edition covers the signing of the Abraham Accords, the new policies pursued by the Trump and Biden administrations, the full-fledged Syrian civil war, the heyday of the Islamic State, Russia’s military intervention in Syria, the Iranian nuclear drive, and the lengthy domestic political crisis in Israel.

Itamar Rabinovich is a distinguished nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution. A professor and president emeritus at Tel Aviv University, he served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and chief negotiator with Syria.

An insider’s analysis of the ArabIsraeli conflict and peace process.

Brookings Institution Press

March 2023

376 pages

Hardback

978 0 8157 4010 0

Paperback

978 0 8157 4011 7

eBook

978 0 8157 4012 4

Political Science • World / Middle Eastern

Red Arctic Russian Strategy Under Putin

By Elizabeth Buchanan

Renewed tensions between Russia and the West have fueled speculation that Moscow’s apparent designs on the Arctic region could help stimulate a new cold war. Vladimir Putin’s openly nationalistic ambitions, as demonstrated most vividly with his seizure of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, might seem to justify such concerns.

This book by a noted expert shifts the debate over Russia’s strategy from what Moscow could do in the Arctic to the realities of what Putin’s Russia likely will do. Buchanan challenges the widely held assumption that the Arctic is emerging as one of the most important strategic theaters in a potentially dangerous new cold war between Russia and the West. In fact, she explains that Putin’s Arctic aspirations rely heavily upon continued international cooperation via commercial partnerships with Western energy firms and Eastern injections of capital—all of which could be at risk in a new cold war.

Three main themes are intertwined throughout the book: Russian Arctic interests; Putin’s vision to regain great power status; and the emerging narrative of a new cold war in the Arctic. Weaved together, they dovetail to present a qualitative assessment of Russian Arctic strategy devoid of ideological biases. The unique departure for the book is that it makes the case that Russia’s renewed great power ambitions under Putin are not the only explanation for Russian Arctic strategy.

Elizabeth Buchanan is lecturer in strategic studies at Deakin University based at the Department of Defense’s Australian War College, Canberra. She specializes in Arctic and Antarctic geopolitics and Russian foreign energy strategy. She is a Non-Resident Fellow with the Modern War Institute at West Point.

Explores the broader context of Putin’s actions.

Brookings Institution Press

March 2023

224 pages

20 illustrations

Hardback

978 0 8157 4004 9

Paperback

978 0 8157 3888 6

eBook

978 0 8157 3889 3

Political Science • World / Russian & Former Soviet Union

America and the Yemens A Tragic Encounter

By Bruce Riedel

The first in-depth review of America’s role in the Yemeni civil war.

This book provides a history of US relations with the various entities of north and south Yemen, and the first in-depth review of America’s role in the deadly Saudi directed war in the Yemens. Three Presidents—Obama, Trump, and Biden—have been deeply involved in this conflict. Riedel places this current war in the context of America’s history of engaging with the Yemens. America and the Yemens is of interest to readers seeking to have a better understanding of America’s role in the Middle East and the tragic encounter that has created the worst humanitarian catastrophe in our lives.

Bruce Riedel is a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies program at the Brookings Institution where he specializes in the Middle East and South Asia. He resides in Chestertown, Maryland.

Brookings Institution Press

September 2023 • 96 pages

Hardback 978 0 8157 4013 1

eBook 978 0 8157 4014 8

Political Science • International Relations / General

Small Isn’t Beautiful The Case against Localism

By Trevor Latimer

Exposes the disadvantages of localism beyond slogans and marketing.

“Local” has become synonymous with good. Trevor Latimer’s, however, argues that “localism” is based on an “undeserved aura of respectability, virtue, and good sense” and can produce results that are misguided or even dangerous. Particularly when it comes to public policies, decisions made at the local level are rarely superior and are sometimes unjust. Latimer exposes the supposed “virtue” of localism as a hodgepodge of weak arguments and misleading hunches.

Trevor Latimer received his PhD in Politics from Princeton University and has held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Georgia and Dartmouth College.

Brookings Institution Press

February 2023 • 288 pages

Hardback 978 0 8157 3971 5

Paperback 978 0 8157 4048 3

eBook 978 0 8157 3972 2

Political Science • General

Photo by Saif Albadni on Unsplash.

Cover coming soon

Hand-Off

The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama

Edited by Stephen J. Hadley, Peter D. Feaver, William C. Inboden and Meghan L. O’Sullivan, preface by Condoleezza Rice and Stephen J. Hadley, foreword by President George W. Bush

Provides unprecedented access to recently declassified Transition Memoranda of the Bush administration.

Hand-Off details the Bush administration’s national security and foreign policy as described at the time in then-classified Transition Memoranda prepared by the National Security Council experts who advised President Bush.

Stephen J. Hadley served for four years as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from 2005 to 2009. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Hadley was the Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor, serving under then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. He resides in Washington, D.C.

Brookings Institution Press

February 2023 • 774 pages

Hardback with dust jacket 978 0 8157 3977 7

eBook 978 0 8157 3978 4

Political Science • American Government / Executive Branch

Military History for the Modern Strategist America’s Major Wars Since 1861

By Michael O’Hanlon

Combines brevity and clarity with a broad conceptual approach, for students of security studies as well as generalist policymakers.

In this timely book, esteemed military expert Michael O’Hanlon examines America’s major conflicts since the mid-1800s: the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He presents America’s wars on a conceptual level, focusing on strategies, key decisions, innovative technologies and the dynamics that shaped their outcomes. O’Hanlon looks for overarching trends and themes, along with the lessons for the military strategists and political leaders of today and tomorrow.

Michael O’Hanlon holds the Phil Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy at Brookings, where he also is director of research and director of the Talbott Center in the Foreign Policy Program. He teaches at Columbia and Georgetown universities.

Brookings Institution Press

January 2023 • 416 pages • 10 illustrations

Hardback 978 0 8157 3983 8

eBook 978 0 8157 3984 5

History • Military / Strategy

Digitally Invisible How the Internet Is Creating the New Underclass

By Nicol Turner Lee

More than one-half of the world’s 7.7 billion people still do not have access to the Internet, including millions of people in the United States, which has led the digital revolution. Most of these non-adopters—whether by choice or circumstance—are poor, less educated, people of color, older, or living in rural communities. As the digital revolution is quickly carving out this other America, it’s likely that these people on the margins of the information-based economy will fall deeper into abject poverty and social and physical isolation.

Based on fieldwork across the United States, this book explores the consequences of digital exclusion through the real-life narratives of individuals, communities, and businesses that lack sufficient online access. The inability of these segments of society to exploit the opportunities provided by the Internet is rapidly creating a new type of underclass: the people on the wrong side of a digital divide. The book focuses on the places in America where technology is widening the gaps among social classes, racial and ethnic minorities, and urban and rural communities.

The author offers fresh ideas for providing equitable access to existing and emerging technologies. Her ideas potentially can offset the unintended outcomes of increasing automation, the use of big data, and the burgeoning app economy. In the end, she makes the case that remedying digital disparities is in the best interest of U.S. competitiveness in the technology-driven world of today and tomorrow.

Nicol Turner Lee is a fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution, where she and specializes in legislative and regulatory policies targeting telecommunications and high-tech industries.

Cover coming soon

Real-life consequences of the digital divide, and what can be done to close it.

Brookings Institution Press

October 2024

220 pages

Hardback 978 0 8157 3898 5

eBook 978 0 8157 3899 2

Political Science • Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy

Photo by Shahadat Rahman on Unsplash.

Regulating Digital Industries How Public Oversight Can Encourage Competition, Protect Privacy, and Ensure Free Speech

By Mark MacCarthy

Essential reading for a coherent policy approach to today’s tech industry discontents.

This is the first book to address the tech backlash within a coherent policy framework. It treats competition, privacy and free speech as objectives that must be pursued in a coordinated fashion by a dedicated industry regulator. It argues for new laws and regulations to promote competition, privacy and free speech in tech and outlines the structure and powers of a regulatory agency able to develop, implement and enforce digital rules for the 21st century.

Mark MacCarthy is a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture, & Technology Program.

Brookings Institution Press

October 2023 • 416 pages

Hardback 978 0 8157 4015 5

Paperback 978 0 8157 3981 4

eBook 978 0 8157 3982 1

Business & Economics • Industries / Computers & Information Technology

The Gulf Cooperation Council at Forty Risk and Opportunity in a Changing World

Edited by Tarik M. Yousef and Adel Abdel Ghafar

For policymakers, academics, researchers at think tanks and non-governmental organizations, and everyone who is interested in the GCC region. This policy-oriented book of essays by noted scholars and experts considers the key trends shaping GCC countries, ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, to climate change, economic disruptions, demographics and other domestic concerns, and shifts in the global order.

Tarik M. Yousef was a non-resident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. His professional career has spanned the academic world, the public policy arena, and more recently the NGO space. Adel Abdel Ghafar was a nonresident fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. His research interests include statesociety relations, socio-economic development and foreign policy in the MENA region.

Brookings Institution Press

March 2023 • 310 pages • 26 illustrations

Hardback 978 0 8157 4005 6

Paperback 978 0 8157 3953 1

eBook 978 0 8157 3954 8

Political Science • World / Middle Eastern

Backlist Highlights

Stan Lee

The Man Behind Marvel

By Bob Batchelor

In Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel, Bob Batchelor offers an eye-opening look at this iconic visionary, a man who created (with talented artists) many of history’s most legendary characters. In this energetic and entertaining biography, Batchelor explores how Lee capitalized on natural talent and hard work to become the editor of Marvel Comics as a teenager. After toiling in the industry for decades, Lee threw caution to the wind and went for broke, co-creating the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and others in a creative flurry that revolutionized comic books for generations of readers. Marvel superheroes became a central part of pop culture, from collecting comics to innovative merchandising, from superhero action figures to the ever-present Spider-Man lunchbox.

Batchelor examines many of Lee’s most beloved works, including the 1960s comics that transformed Marvel from a second-rate company to a legendary publisher. This book reveals the risks Lee took to bring the characters to life and Lee’s tireless efforts to make comic books and superheroes part of mainstream culture for more than fifty years.

Bob Batchelor is an award-winning cultural historian and biographer and author of more than a dozen books. His work has been featured in Time, the New York Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, LitHub, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times

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Rowman & Littlefield

December 2018

264 pages

Paperback

978 1 5381 2843 5

Previously published as hardback

978 1 4422 7781 6

eBook

978 1 6338 8825 8

Biography & Autobiography • Entertainment & Performing Arts

The Millionaire Next Door

The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy, Twentieth Anniversary Edition

By Thomas J. Stanley PhD and William D. Danko PhD, foreword by Sarah Stanley Fallaw PhD

“Why aren’t I as wealthy as I should be?” Many people ask this question of themselves all the time. Often they are hard-working, well educated middle- to high-income people. Why, then, are so few affluent. For nearly two decades the answer has been found in the bestselling The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy, reissued with a new foreword for the twenty-first century.

According to the authors, most people have it all wrong about how you become wealthy in America. Wealth in America is more often the result of hard work, diligent savings, and living below your means than it is about inheritance, advance degrees, and even intelligence. The Millionaire Next Door identifies seven common traits that show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. You will learn, for example, that millionaires bargain shop for used cars, pay a tiny fraction of their wealth in income tax, raise children who are often unaware of their family’s wealth until they are adults, and, above all, reject the big-spending lifestyles most of us associate with rich people. In fact, you will learn that the flashy millionaires glamorized in the media represent only a tiny minority of America’s rich. Most of the truly wealthy in this country don’t live in Beverly Hills or on Park Avenue they live next door.

Thomas J. Stanley was an author, lecturer, and researcher who started studying the affluent in 1973. He died in 2015.

William D. Danko is professor emeritus at the School of Business, State University of New York at Albany.

Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, German, Vietnamese, Korean, French, Italian, Mongolian, Thai, Polish, English Reprint in Indian Subcontinent, Russian, Macedonian, Croatian, Portuguese, Estonian, Hinid, Hebrew, Marathi, Turkish, Spanish

Taylor Trade Publishing

December 2016

272 pages

Hardback

978 1 6307 6250 6

Business & Economics • Motivational

The Next Millionaire Next Door

Enduring Strategies for Building Wealth

By Thomas J. Stanley PhD and Sarah Stanley Fallaw PhD

Is the millionaire next door still out there today? The latest research from Dr. Thomas J. Stanley and his daughter, Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw, confirms that, yes, the millionaire next door is alive and well. And he’s achieving his financial objectives much the same way he always has: by living below his means, being a contrarian in a maelstrom of hyper-consumption, and being disciplined in reaching his financial goals.

The book examines wealth in America 20 years after Dr. Stanley’s groundbreaking work on self-made affluence. While a new generation of household financial managers are being inundated with the proliferation financial advice, The Next Millionaire Next Door provides readers with an analysis of what it takes to achieve wealth with data-based conclusions and evidence from those who have built wealth on their own over the last two decades. In this current work, the authors detail how specific decisions, behaviors, and characteristics align with the discipline of wealth building, covering areas such as consumption, budgeting, careers, investing, and financial management in general. Through case studies, survey research, and a careful examination of quantitative studies of wealth, the authors illustrate what it takes to achieve financial success today, regardless of market conditions or rising costs.

Thomas J. Stanley was an author, lecturer, and researcher who started studying the affluent in 1973. He died in 2015.

William D. Danko is professor emeritus at the School of Business, State University of New York at Albany.

Rights sold: Complex Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Italian

Lyons Press

October 2020

272 pages

Paperback

978 1 4930 5275 2

Previously published as hardback

978 1 4930 3535 9

eBook

978 1 4930 3536 6

Business & Economics • General

The Origins of the Modern World

A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century, Fourth Edition

By Robert B. Marks

This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World and upon the maturing field of environmental history, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles, including their impacts on the environment. Robert B. Marks defines the modern world as one marked by industry, the nation state, interstate warfare, a large and growing gap between the wealthiest and poorest parts of the world, increasing inequality within the wealthiest industrialized countries, and an escape from the environmental constraints of the “biological old regime.”

Robert B. Marks is professor emeritus of history and environmental studies at Whittier College.

Rights sold: Turkish, Korean, English Reprint in Indian Subcontinent, Simplified Chinese, Swedish

Rowman & Littlefield

July 2019

320 pages

Part of the World Social Change series

Paperback

978 1 5381 2703 2

Hardback

978 1 5381 2702 5

eBook

978 1 5381 2704 9

History • Modern / General

Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants

Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans

By Garrett Ryan

Why didn’t the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery?

In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life.

Garrett Ryan earned his PhD in Greek and Roman History from the University of Michigan. Besides teaching at several universities and authoring a series of academic works, he has brought ancient history to life for hundreds of thousands of readers through his contributions to online forums and his website toldinstone.com

Rights sold: Slovak, Polish, Korean, Ukrainian, Spanish, Audio, Turkish, Russian, Hungarian, Complex Chinese

Prometheus

September 2021

288 pages

Paperback

978 1 6338 8702 2

eBook

978 1 6338 8703 9

History • Ancient / Rome

Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines

More Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans

By Garrett Ryan

Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have conspiracy theories? How did they prove their identity? And how much of the modern gold supply comes from the Romans?

In a series of short and humorous essays, Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines features more answers to questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan is frequently asked in the classroom, in online forums, and on his popular YouTube channel, Told in Stone. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life. Learn the answers to: Did a tsunami inspire the Story of Atlantis? How did they send longdistance messages? What if Caesar had survived the Ides of March? How did the Romans build the aqueducts? Did they practice Buddhism? How deadly was the eruption that destroyed Pompeii? What if the Roman Empire hadn’t been ravaged by the Antonine Plague? Did they attend concerts? How did they pay taxes? Was Caligula actually insane? Did they have tattoos?

Garrett Ryan earned his PhD in Greek and Roman History from the University of Michigan. Besides teaching at several universities and authoring a series of academic works, he has brought ancient history to life for hundreds of thousands of readers through his contributions to online forums, his website toldinstone.com, and his ToldinStone Youtube Channel. He lives in Chicago.

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Prometheus

December 2023

288 pages

Trade paperback

978 1 6338 8893 7

eBook

978 1 6338 8894 4

History • Ancient / General

Power & Choice An Introduction to Political Science

By W. Phillips Shively

W. Phillips Shively’s Power & Choice offers an in-depth look into the nuances of politics, both domestic and international, through the use of multiple comparative perspectives and theoretical approaches. The major theme reflected in the title is based on Shively’s definition of politics as the making of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power. Using extended case examples from around the world, Power & Choice provides undergraduate students with a clear and engaging introduction to political philosophy, comparative legal systems, and international politics.

W. Phillips Shively is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of The Craft of Political Research, tenth edition (2017), as well as numerous articles on elections and methods of analysis.

Rights sold: Korean

Rowman & Littlefield

October 2018

464 pages

Paperback

978 1 5381 1412 4

eBook

978 1 5381 1413 1

Political Science • Political Ideologies / General

A History of the Popes From Peter to the Present

By John W. O’Malley, SJ

A History of the Popes tells the story of the oldest living institution in the Western world—the papacy. From its origins in Saint Peter, Jesus’ chief disciple, through Pope Benedict XVI today, the popes have been key players in virtually all of the great dramas of the western world in the last two thousand years. Rather than describe each pope one by one, this engaging narrative focuses on the popes that shaped pivotal moments in both church and world history.

John W. O’Malley, S.J., is a Roman Catholic priest and professor of religion at Georgetown University. He lives in Washington, D.C., and is the author of numerous books, including What Happened at Vatican II and Four Cultures of the West.

When Paris Sizzled

The 1920s Paris of Hemingway, Chanel, Cocteau, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker, and Their Friends

By Mary McAuliffe

When Paris Sizzled vividly portrays the City of Light during the fabulous 1920s when Parisians emerged from the horrors of war to find that a new world greeted them. Mary McAuliffe traces a decade that saw seismic change on almost every front, from art and architecture to music, literature, fashion, entertainment, transportation, and, most notably, behavior.

Mary McAuliffe holds a PhD in history from the University of Maryland and has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution. She has traveled extensively in France, and for many years she was a regular contributor to Paris Notes

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Sheed & Ward

January 2010 • 368 pages

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Religion • Christian Theology / History

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Rowman & Littlefield

February 2019 • 344 pages

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History • Europe / France

Racism without Racists

Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America, Sixth Edition

By Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s acclaimed Racism without Racists examines in detail how Whites talk, think, and account for the existence of racial inequality and makes clear that color-blind racism is as insidious now as ever. The sixth edition includes new material on systemic racism and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva is the James B. Duke Professor of Sociology at Duke University.

Recursivity and Contingency

By Yuk Hui

This book employs recursivity and contingency as two principle concepts to investigate into the relation between nature and technology, machine and organism, system and freedom.

Yuk Hui is the author of On the Existence of Digital Objects and The Question Concerning Technology in China

Nihilism and Technology

By Nolen Gertz

This investigation is carried out by using Nietzsche’s philosophy of nihilism in order to explore the ways in which our values mediate how we design technologies and how we use technologies. Examining our technological practices reveals how our nihilism and our technologies have become intertwined, creating a world of techno-hypnosis, data-driven activity, pleasure economics, herd networking, and orgies of clicking.

Nolen Gertz is Assistant Professor of Applied Philosophy at the University of Twente.

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Rowman & Littlefield

December 2021 • 392 pages

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Social Science • Discrimination & Race Relations

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Rowman & Littlefield

January 2019 • 336 pages

Part of the Media Philosophy series

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Philosophy • Movements / Critical Theory

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Rowman & Littlefield

June 2018 • 298 pages

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Philosophy • Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Dear Professor Einstein

Albert Einstein’s Letters to and from Children

Edited by Alice Calaprice

This enchanting book displays a small sampling of the amusing, touching, and sometimes precocious letters sent to Albert Einstein by children from around the world, and his often witty and very considerate responses. Alice Calaprice has compiled a delightful and charming collection of more than 60 letters, most never published before, from children to perhaps the greatest scientist of all time. Enhancing this correspondence are numerous photographs showing Einstein amid children, wearing an Indian headdress, carrying a puppet of himself, donning furry slippers, among many other wonderful pictures. They reveal the intimate human side of the great public persona, a man who, though he spent his days contemplating the impersonal abstractions of mathematics and physics, was very fond of children and enjoyed being in their company.

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Prometheus

September 2002 • 200 pages

Hardback 978 1 5910 2015 8

eBook 978 1 6159 2276 5

Literary Collections • Letters

Einstein’s Brainchild

Relativity Made Relatively Easy!

By Barry R. Parker, illustrated by Lori Scoffield-Beer

Physicist and popular science writer Barry Parker speaks to the broadest possible audience in bringing Einstein’s theories to life. While tracing the story of Einstein’s life, Parker seizes on the crucial groundbreaking theories that Einstein envisioned. Not since Isaac Newton had anyone conceived the universe in such a revolutionary, startling new way. Through Parker’s eloquence, eye for detail, and clever use of Einsteinian cartoons and vivid illustrations, he enables the reader to see and appreciate for perhaps the first time the full meaning and scope of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity and General Theory of Relativity.

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Prometheus

April 2007 • 280 pages

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Science • Relativity

Leonardo’s Brain

Understanding Da Vinci’s Creative Genius

By Leonard Shlain

Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the life, art, and mind of Leonardo da Vinci, seeking to explain his singularity by looking at his achievements in art, science, psychology, and military strategy and then employing state of the art left-right brain scientific research to explain his universal genius. Shlain shows that no other person in human history has excelled in so many different areas as da Vinci and he peels back the layers to explore the how and the why.

Shlain asserts that Leonardo’s genius came from a unique creative ability that allowed him to understand and excel in a wide range of fields. From here Shlain jumps off and discusses the history of and current research on human creativity that involves different modes of thinking and neuroscience. The author also boldly speculates on whether or not the qualities of Leonardo’s brain and his creativity presage the future evolution of the human species.

Leonard Shlain was a best-selling author and San Francisco surgeon. Admired among artists, scientists, philosophers, anthropologists and educators, Shlain authored three best-selling books: Art & Physics, Alphabet vs. The Goddess and Sex, and Time and Power

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Lyons Press

December 2015

240 pages

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978 1 4930 0939 8

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History • Europe / Renaissance

Origins of Form

The Shape of Natural and Man-made Things— Why They Came to Be the Way They Are and How They Change

By Christopher Williams

Origins of Form is about the shape of things. What limits the height of a tree? Why is a large ship or office building more efficient than a small one? What is the similarity between a human rib cage and an airplane or a bison and a cantilevered bridge? How might we plan for things to improve as they are used instead of wearing out? The author has chosen eight criteria that constitute the major influences on three-dimensional form. These criteria comprise the eight chapters of the book: each looks at form from entirely different viewpoints. The products of both nature and man are examined and compared.

Christopher Williams has lectured on and written many articles about the theory of design, and he has taught design and architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles; the Cleveland Art Institute; the University of Alberta in Canada; and in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

April 2013

144 pages

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978 1 5897 9808 3

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Architecture • Reference

Math Makers

The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians

By Alfred S. Posamentier and Christian Spreitzer

Mathematics today is the fruit of centuries of brilliant insights by men and women whose personalities and life experiences were often as extraordinary as their mathematical achievements. This entertaining history of mathematics chronicles those achievements through fifty short biographies that bring these great thinkers to life while making their contributions understandable to readers with little math background. Among the fascinating characters profiled are Isaac Newton (1642–1727), the founder of classical physics and infinitesimal calculus—he frequently quarreled with fellow scientists and was obsessed by alchemy and arcane Bible interpretation; Sophie Germain (1776–1831), who studied secretly at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, using the name of a previously enrolled male student—she is remembered for her work on Fermat’s Last Theorem and on elasticity theory; Emmy Noether (1882–1935), whom Albert Einstein described as the most important woman in the history of mathematics—she made important contributions to abstract algebra and in physics she clarified the connection between conservation laws and symmetry.

Alfred S. Posamentier has published over sixty books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education.

Christian Spreitzer is a co-author of The Mathematics of Everyday Life and The Joy of Mathematics

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Prometheus

April 2020

440 pages

Paperback 978 1 6338 8520 2

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Mathematics • History & Philosophy

The Joy of Chemistry

The Amazing Science of Familiar Things

By Cathy Cobb and Monty Fetterolf

This book challenges the perception of chemistry as too difficult to bother with and too clinical to be any fun. Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf, both professional chemists and experienced educators, introduce readers to the magic, elegance, and, yes, joy of chemistry. From the fascination of fall foliage and fireworks, to the functioning of smoke detectors and computers, to the fundamentals of digestion (as when good pizza goes bad!), the authors illustrate the concepts of chemistry in terms of everyday experience, using familiar materials.

The Joy of Physics

By Arthur W. Wiggins, illustrated by Sidney Harris

For those who have always wanted to discover the joy of physics, this is the book that they’ve been waiting for. Many people remember their struggles with physics in high school and have wished for the right opportunity to gain an appreciation of this significant area of knowledge. Now is their chance not only to understand physics, but to do physics. The author provides the general reader with a funfilled, entertaining, and truly educational tour of this allimportant science.

The Joy of Geometry

By Alfred S. Posamentier

A veteran math educator reveals the hidden fascinations of geometry and why this staple of math education is important. Geometry is more than axioms, postulates, theorems, and proofs. It’s the science of beautiful and extraordinary geometric relationships. This book will awaken readers to the appeal of geometry by placing the focus squarely on geometry’s visually compelling features and intrinsic elegance.

Alfred S. Posamentier has published over sixty books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education.

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Prometheus

January 2010 • 400 pages

Paperback 978 1 5910 2771 3

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Science • Chemistry / General

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Prometheus

March 2011 • 472 pages

Paperback 978 1 6161 4453 1

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Science • Experiments & Projects

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Prometheus

September 2020 • 162 pages

Paperback 978 1 6338 8586 8

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Mathematics • Geometry / General

The Primitive Edge of Experience

By Thomas H. Ogden

“In this magnificent book, Ogden illuminates the darkest recesses of the human psyche with his brilliant formulation of the autistic-contiguous position. He also provides refreshing new perspectives on the Oedipus complex and female psychology. With this impressive contribution, Thomas Ogden has come into his own as one of the most creative and original psychoanalytic thinkers of our time.” —Glen

Gabbard

Thomas H. Ogden, M.D., is a graduate of Amherst College, the Yale School of Medicine, and the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute.

The Matrix of the Mind Object Relations and the Psychoanalytic Dialogue

By Thomas H. Ogden

“Ogden re-interprets Klein to illuminate Freudian instinct theory, using the contributions of Bion, Fairbairn, and particularly Winnicott–British object relations theorists–to clarify and extend aspects of their work and to move towards an impressive exposition of the way in which the human mind develops.”—Pamela

M. Ashurst, The British Journal of Psychiatry

Thomas H. Ogden, M.D., is a graduate of Amherst College, the Yale School of Medicine, and the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute.

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Jason Aronson, Inc.

December 1992 • 254 pages

Paperback 978 0 8766 8290 6

eBook 978 0 7657 0738 3

Psychology • General

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Jason Aronson, Inc.

July 2022 • 286 pages

Part of the Empowering You series

Paperback 978 1 5682 1051 3

eBook 978 1 4616 3157 6

Psychology • General

The Craft of Intelligence

America’s Legendary Spy Master on the Fundamentals of Intelligence Gathering for a Free World

By Allen Dulles

This classic of spycraft is based on Allen Dulles’s incomparable experience as a diplomat, international lawyer, and America’s premier intelligence officer. Dulles was a high-ranking officer of the CIA’s predecessor—the Office of Strategic Services—and was present at the inception of the CIA, where he served eight of his ten years there as director. Here he sums up what he learned about intelligence from nearly a half-century of experience in foreign affairs.

Allen W. Dulles, one of the most important figures in the history of American intelligence, served under eight U.S. presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to John F. Kennedy.

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Lyons Press

May 2016 • 300 pages

Hardback 978 1 4930 1879 6

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Political Science • Intelligence & Espionage

What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite

Updated and Revised

By David Disalvo

This book reveals a remarkable paradox: what your brain wants is frequently not what your brain needs. In fact, much of what makes our brains “happy” leads to errors, biases, and distortions, which cloud our judgment and muddle our decision making. Science writer David DiSalvo presents evidence from evolutionary and social psychology, cognitive science, neurology, and even marketing and economics. And he interviews many of the top thinkers in psychology and neuroscience today. From this research-based platform, DiSalvo draws out insights that we can use to identify our brains’ foibles and turn our awareness into edifying action.

David DiSalvo is a science writer and public education specialist who writes about the intersection of science, technology and culture.

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Prometheus

February 2018 • 355 pages

Paperback 978 1 6338 8349 9

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Psychology • Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

Stop Caretaking the Borderline or Narcissist

How to End the Drama and Get On with Life

By Margalis Fjelstad

Here, Margalis Fjelstad describes how people get into a Caretaker role with a Borderline or Narcissist, and how they can get out. Caretakers give up their sense of self to become who and what the Borderline or Narcissist needs them to be. This compromises the Caretaker’s self-esteem, distorts their thinking processes, and locks them into a Victim-Persecutor-Rescuer pattern with the Borderline or Narcissist. The book looks at the underlying rules and expectations in these relationships and shows Caretaker’s how to move themselves out of these rigid interactions and into a healthier, more productive, and positive lifestyle—with or without the Borderline/Narcissistic partner or family member. It describes how to get out of destructive interactions with the Borderline or Narcissist and how to take new, more effective actions to focus on personal wants, needs, and life goals while allowing the Borderline or Narcissist to take care of themselves. It presents a realistic, yet compassionate, attitude toward the self-destructive nature of these relationships, and gives real life examples of how individuals have let go of their Caretaker behaviors with creative and effective solutions.

Margalis Fjelstad, PhD, LMFT, has a private psychotherapy practice in Ft. Collins, CO, specializing in work with clients who are in relationship to someone who has borderline or narcissistic personality disorder, and she facilitates groups on Caretaker recovery.

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Rowman & Littlefield

August 2014

232 pages

Paperback

978 1 4422 3832 9

eBook

978 1 4422 2019 5

Psychology • Mental Health

Before I Go Letters to Our Children about What Really Matters

By Peter Kreeft

In Before I Go, Kreeft presents lessons learned about life, faith, morality, priorities, marriage, and more, as his legacy to his children—and to readers. He shares his practical wisdom, as well as his concern for truth and goodness, in a warm and readable way.

Peter Kreeft has been featured on the PBS series “The Question of God.” He is professor of philosophy at Boston College and lives in West Newton, Massachusetts.

The Father Factor How Your Father’s Legacy Impacts Your Career

By Stephen B. Poulter Ph.D

The father factor is the conscious understanding, awareness, and appreciation of the critical influence that your father had, still has, or could have in your career development and future potential. Noting that the father-son or father-daughter relationship is one of the least understood relationships in adult life, Dr. Poulter helps you become acutely aware of the immeasurable impact (negative or positive) that your father has on your ability to relate to other people. From this recognition you will also learn to move past the career roadblocks that frequently stem from the lingering effects of your father’s influence.

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Sheed & Ward

December 2007 • 264 pages

Hardback 978 1 5805 1224 4

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Religion • General

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Prometheus

May 2006 • 239 pages

Paperback 978 1 5910 2410 1

eBook 978 1 6159 2139 3

Psychology • Social Psychology

Everyday Bias

Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives, Updated Edition

By Howard J. Ross

To be human is to be biased. From this simple truth, nationally recognized diversity expert Howard J. Ross explores the biases we each carry within us. Incorporating anecdotes from today’s headlines alongside case studies from over 30 years of diversity consulting, Ross helps readers understand how unconscious bias impacts our day-to-day lives and, particularly, our daily work lives. And, he answers the question: “Is there anything we can do about it?” by providing examples of behaviors that the reader can engage in to disengage the impact of their own biases. Originally published in 2014, the updated edition draws new examples from today’s headlines such as the #me too Movement, police shootings, and bias in the ever more partisan Trump era.

Howard J. Ross, a lifelong social justice advocate and founding partner of the nationally recognized diversity consulting firm Cook Ross, Inc., is the author of Reinventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose, and Performance (2011), Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Bias in our Everyday Lives and Our Search for Belonging: How Our Need to Connect is Tearing Us Apart (Barrett Koehler, 2018).

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Rowman & Littlefield

September 2020

214 pages

Paperback

978 1 4422 5865 5

eBook

978 1 5381 4229 5

Family & Relationships • Prejudice

The Only Astrology Book You’ll

Ever Need

Twenty-First-Century Edition

By Joanna Martine Woolfolk

This book provides the compatibility between every sign (144 combinations) and dispenses advice about health, money, lifestyle, and romance, while also offering advice on dealing with the negative aspects of each sign. This edition also takes an even closer look at the inner life of the individual and the emotional needs that motivate a person. Chapters include a look back on the history and mythology of astrology as well as the newest developments in astronomy. This is an indispensable source book for unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos through the twenty-first century and beyond.

Joanna Martine Woolfolk has had a long career as an author, columnist, lecturer, and counselor. She has written the monthly horoscope for numerous magazines in the United States, Europe, and Latin America—among them Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook, Self, YM, House Beautiful and StarScrollInternational

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Taylor Trade Publishing

January 2013

560 pages

Paperback

978 1 5897 9653 9

eBook

978 1 5897 9691 1

Body, Mind & Spirit • Astrology / General

Stella Adler

The Art of Acting

By Howard Kissel

Stella Adler was one of the 20th Century’s greatest figures. She is arguably the most important teacher of acting in American history. Over her long career, both in New York and Hollywood, she offered her vast acting knowledge to generations of actors, including Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty, and Robert De Niro. The great voice finally ended in the early Nineties, but her decades of experience and teaching have been brilliantly caught and encapsulated by Howard Kissel in the twenty-two lessons in this book.

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Applause

November 2000

288 pages

Hardback

978 1 5578 3373 0

Performing Arts • Acting & Auditioning

Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?

By Carmela LaVigna Coyle, illustrated by Mike Gordon and Carl Gordon

At the heart of Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? lives an energetic, spirited, and contemporary child who has lots of important questions for her mom. Do princesses ride tricycles, climb trees, do chores, or have to eat the crusts of their bread? The mother’s voice is timelessly reassuring as she answers her daughter’s questions and advises her that being like a princess has to do with what we are on the inside.

Do Princesses Have Best Friends Forever?

By Carmela LaVigna Coyle, illustrated by Mike Gordon and Carl Gordon

Your favorite princess has met her match! Join in the fun as two little girls celebrate their friendship by playing dress up, making forts, stomping in the mud, and generally doing all the things that best friends do. Together they learn that being a princess is about more than just crowns and dress up. It’s about being yourself and sharing that with a friend.

Carmela LaVigna Coyle’s first book, Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?, is enjoyed by little princesses everywhere and has been succeeded by four other princess books.

Mike Gordon’s award-winning illustrations span fiction, non-fiction, entertainment, and educational books worldwide. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Carl Gordon and his father have been a team since 1999. Mike Gordon creates the line art illustrations, and the color is computer generated by Carl. He lives in Hove, England.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

March 2016 • 32 pages

Board book 978 1 6307 6164 6

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eBook 978 1 4617 4240 1

Juvenile Fiction • Imagination & Play

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Taylor Trade Publishing

February 2011 • 32 pages

Hardback 978 1 5897 9542 6

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Juvenile Fiction • Social Issues / Friendship

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