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A critical look at transcendence and a radical delight with language

Recovers the life and art of Bradford Ropes, author of 42nd Street and chronicler of gay lives in early show business

Recovers the life and art of Bradford Ropes, author of 42nd Street and chronicler of gay lives in early show business

At the turn of the 20th century, industrial manufacturing was expanding dramatically while factory buildings remained fire-prone relics of an earlier age. That is, until a 28-year-old civil engineer finally achieved what engineers around the world had unsuccessfully attempted. Working in his brother's basement in Detroit, Julius Kahn invented the first practical and scientific method of reinforcing concrete with steel bars, which finally made ...

Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment and other psychological experiments as performance and theater

On writing, researching, and tennis

An examination of what binds poetic endeavor into a singular, shining whole

The Bastard Instrument chronicles the history of the electric bass and the musicians who played it, from the instrument's invention through its widespread acceptance at the end of the 1960s. Although their contributions have often gone unsung, electric bassists helped shape the sound of a wide range of genres, including jazz, rhythm & blues, rock, country, soul, funk, and more. Their innovations are preserved in performances from artists as di...

Examines how certain policy models can work within the context of dissensus and polarization in Europe while still promoting solidarity and trust in the European Union

Revealing how landscapes dedicated to the perpetual care of the dead mirrored the transformations and conflicts of the nineteenth century in American society

Essays inspiring readers to take an innovative approach to writing

David Mattingly's long-awaited book on North Africa and the Romans

In Sing to the Colors, award-winning author James Tobin considers ideas of place, tradition, legacy, and pride while investigating two centuries of history at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. The book's 23 essays capture a series of moments--some well-known and celebrated, others inconspicuous or even troubling--that have contributed to the ongoing evolution of the University. Readers travel back to bitter battles fought over the vi...

Frank Murphy was a Michigan man unafraid to speak truth to power. Born in 1890, he grew up in a small town on the shores of Lake Huron and rose to become Mayor of Detroit, Governor of Michigan, and finally a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. One of the most important politicians in Michigan's history, Murphy was known for his passionate defense of the common man, earning him the pun "tempering justice with Murphy." Murphy is best remembered for his ...

An accessible and personable guide to writing creative nonfiction

Places backstage workers in the spotlight to acknowledge their essential roles in creating Broadway magic

In the field of negotiation theory, the Harvard Project's Getting to Yes and Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal occupy polar opposition locations on a spectrum considering distributive and integrative negotiation theories. Getting More Back offers case studies from international negotiations in which the author participated that can help illustrate the tactics and theories of each type of negotiation and to make students in law, business, and ...

Philip Booth's collection of prose reflections invites general readers and students to understand how poems happen and what tactics make poems whole.

Monte Albán was the capital of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, ca. 500 BC-AD 600, but once its control began to wane, other sites filled the political vacuum. Archaeologists have long awaited a meticulous excavation of one of these sites--one that would help us better understand the process that transformed second-tier sites into a series of polities or señoríos that competed with each other for centuries.This book reports in detail on Ronald Fa...

The moral failure of American structured inequality in education