CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
The Dream of the Great American Novel
(Harvard University Press) The idea of “the great American novel” emerged shortly after the Civil War, and still holds sway…
Zayd: The Little Known Story of Muhammad’s Adopted Son
(University of Pennsylvania Press) Shortly before his first revelation, Muhammad adopted a man called Zayd who acted as his heir…
Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp
(HarperCollins) A Jewish girl from New York City, Josephine Marcus Earp was the common-law wife of famous lawman Wyatt Earp…
Conus of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean
The shells of Conus, the largest genus of animals in the sea, are known for their beauty and amazing variety…
All My Days Are Saturdays
In the essays that make up All My Days Are Saturdays, Pickering ponders a changing world that continues to delight…
Murdered Sleep
When, in the spring of 1906, a fiery populist Congressman is found beaten to death, Dade Wyatt reluctantly agrees to…
Taming the Unknown: A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century
Taming the Unknown follows algebra’s growth around the world in different historical periods. Katz and Parshall trace the development of…
Kings and Pawns
It is 2083, and at the San Francisco headquarters Cronus Enterprises, Alex Klein decides to leave behind his position of…
Magic Teacher’s Son
After 16-year-old Pran is caught experimenting with sorcery, his father, the schoolmaster of the town’s magic school, expels one student…
Deadly Diamonds
Massoud Ansari, a former law school dean and hero of Death by Duck and Badger, Boomer, and Bathroom Bob, returns…
An Obstinate, Headstrong Girl
(ALIVE Book) In An Obstinate, Headstrong Girl, the cast of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is transported to California’s Santa…
The A’s: A Baseball History
(McFarland) From its formation as a franchise of the American League in Philadelphia to its peak as a three-time, World…
Ethics as a Work of Charity: Thomas Aquinas and Pagan Virtue
(Stanford University Press) As different religious convictions and moral standards make it hard to agree on a concept of the…
Voices from the Canefields; Folksongs from Japanese Immigrant Workers in Hawai’i
(Oxford University Press) Odo says folksongs are short stories from the souls of the people. He uses more than 200…
Group Cohomology and Algebraic Cycles
(Cambridge University Press) Group cohomology reveals a deep relationship between algebra and topology. Its recent applications provide insights into the…
Little Miss Sure Shot: Annie Oakley’s World
(CreateSpace) During the late 1880s, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show catapulted the legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley to worldwide fame. Taking…
Got Teens? The Doctor Moms’ Guide to Sexuality, Social Media and Other Adolescent Realities
(Seal Press) Got Teens? is a guide to understanding your teenagers and the questions they ask. The book is designed…