After spending over 20 years in Southern California and photographing food for over 350 restaurants, Robert and his wife moved back to their home state of Michigan and settled in Mt Pleasant. Soon, Robert became enamored with the beauty and unique architecture of Michigan's barns, traveling hundreds of miles on the back roads to capture images of different barns.

Though the overthrow and exile of Napoleon in 1815 is a familiar episode in modern history, it is not well known that just a few months later, British colonisers toppled and banished the last king in Ceylon. Beginning with that case, this volume examines the deposition and exile of indigenous monarchs by the British and French – with examples in India, Burma, Malaysia, Vietnam, Madagascar, Tunisia and Morocco – from the early nineteenth century down to the eve of decolonisation. It argues ...

The critical story of thirteen empires, showing their key role in the foundation of today’s global civilization.For over five hundred years, empires have been a feature of the political landscape, and today, many contemporary conflicts resonate with issues tied to colonial conquest and the uneasy situations they produced. Empires evoke potent images: Henry Morton Stanley, David Livingstone, and the gallery of colonial explorers; the Spanish conquistadors’ quest for...

A fascinating portrait of LGBTQ+ figures throughout time whose lives have influenced society at large, as well as today’s varied LGBTQ+ culture.Gay Lives gives a voice to more than eighty people from all over the world and from all walks of life. It is a fascinating portrait of LGBTQ+ people throughout time, whose lives have influenced society at large, as well as today’s varied LGBTQ+ culture. It includes poets and philosophers, rulers and spies, activist...

First Published in 1984 Economy and Society in Burgundy Since 1850 provides a comprehensive overview of the modern history of Burgundy. Burgundy is best known for its wine and its capital of Dijon is most often associated with mustard. Yet the region’s modern history is more than a history of gastronomy. The coming of the railways in the 1850s greatly changed the economic life of the area, spurring the growth of Dijon and contributing to rural depopulation. Agricultural crises thr...

Through an explanation of forty figures in European culture, ^The Seduction of the Mediterranean> argues that the Mediterranean, classical and contemporary, was the central theme in homoerotic writing and art from the 1750s to the 1950s. Episodes of exile, murder, drug-taking, wild homosexual orgies and court cases are woven into an original study of a significant theme in European culture. The myth of a homoerotic Mediterranean made a major contribution to general attitudes towards Antiqu...

Knowledge can make you a targetCameron Hauk and Celina Maxwell have earned an easy life, filled with health, happiness, love, and family.But their past has a loose end, a loose end tied to a very important person.When U.S. Attorney General William Jenkins, the leading candidate for the presidency of the United States, decides to cut that tie, Cameron and Celina find their easy life in grave jeopardy. They must find a way to tie off that loose end… b...

The truth is just a story we tell.Searching for evidence that he can use to free his mother from prison, Cameron Hauk assumes a fake identity to infiltrate a presidential fundraiser on a luxury megayacht.While on board, he witnesses the death of the yacht's billionaire owner, a Russian arms dealer. In the wrong place at the wrong time, the yacht captain and the billionaire's wife try to pin the murder on Cameron.Cameron has only a few hours to find ...

Technology definitely has a dark sideCameron Hauk spent his childhood helping his parents steal things. Banks, jewelry, art, you name it. And he loved every minute of it.When his father died in a random shooting and his mother wound up in jail, he devoted himself to getting her out.Now he's playing a long con, part of which involves assuming a fake identity to steal a prototype from the most famous tech titan in the world. He planned for every conti...

Sometimes magic has a mind of its own.Vampires and magic users do not get along.That's putting it mildly. Over hundreds of years, they worked out a fragile peace just to keep from killing each other off. Now, they just avoid each other altogether.But when a spell goes wrong, vampire Jules and wizard Harry discover that they cannot get away from each other.Even worse, as time goes on, they realize that they don't really want to.If you...

The mother of all heistsCameron Hauk loves his mother. He has worked his whole life to free her from prison.His girlfriend, Celina Maxwell, hates her mother, who happens to be the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, with her face on every screen and newspaper Celina sees. But Celina is willing to risk going to prison just so she can show her mother exactly how she feels.Celina needs Cam's help, so she pulls him into the heist. Cam doesn't ...

The heat doesn't always stay in the kitchen.Alli Thomas works as an accountant, but she has much bigger dreams. Her dreams are so big, they get in the way of her work. If she wants to save her job, she has to save Ollie Wood Deli.World-class chef Ollie Wood gave up a promising career in fine dining. He now busts his butt to save his late parents' deli from going under. The empty plate is his canvas and food is his medium, but when it comes to numbers, Ollie...