In the spring of 1931, in a rugged desert canyon on the Arizona-Nevada border, an army of workmen began one of the most difficult and daring building projects ever undertaken—the construction of Hoover Dam. Through the worst years of the Great Depression as many as five thousand laborers toiled twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, to erect the huge structure that would harness the Colorado River and transform the American West.Construction of the giant dam was a triumph of h...

Spanning time and space from late Victorian Britain and Ireland to postwar America and Latin America, Late Imperial Culture maps crucial regions in the terrain of imperial cultural practices including theater, film, photography, fiction, autobiography, and body art. The forms reviewed in this lively collection range from those which accept and reproduce empire's dominant self-images to scathing critiques of the oppressions that colonialism has visited upon its subjects and the pri...

As the American Civil War recedes into the past, popular fascination continues to rise. Once a matter that chiefly concerned veterans, separately organized North and South, who gathered to refight old battles and to memorialize the heroes and victims of war, the Civil War has gradually become part of a collective heritage.Issues raised by the war, including its causes and consequences, reverberate through contemporary society. Family and community connections with the war exist eve...

The discovery of a body floating in New York Citys East River leads to the re-opening of the murder of Lacy Wooden an aspiring young dancer. As NYPD Lieutenant James Francis Moran and his team follow each clue they are brought face-to-face with some of the citys most influential powerbrokers. As each layer of the case is peeled away the secret life of each of these individuals is revealed as well as their mutually unbeknown connection to the deceased woman. Finding the murderer against this b...

Get ready to embrace your inner curmudgeon with crankiness expert Steven Joseph. In his award-winning masterpiece “A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness: The CrankaTsuris Method,” we learned how to navigate and celebrate our grouchy moments. Now, in “Cranky Superpowers: Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles,” our journey to mastering our moodiness takes a humorous twist that is guaranteed to have you chuckling out loud.Peppered with captivating tales, both ...

The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris introducedthe kid readers to the tiniest, most dangerous dinosaur on the planet: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris.All humans descended from this tiny dinosaur—and this follow-up book for adults examines how “crankiness” is part of our nature.Using good humor throughout, Steven Joseph observes that we typically do not hesitate to pour out our CrankaTsuris all over our spouses, kids, parents, and siblings—and then th...

The Hudson River waterfront gave birth to notorious baby gangsters, The River Gang. Steven Joseph Sinopli was amongst the chosen few, learning loyalty and respect at a tender age. His involvement with The River Gang would prove to be a precursory magnet for trouble, as his involvement tested Sinopolis ability to apply these doctrines at each plateau of his spiritual voyage, from advising his Mafia clientele on their next move to comprehending himself and the universe with a deeply profound...

By the victory of our fleet at Manila Bay, one more of the world’s side-tracked capitals has been pulled from obscurity into main lines of prominence and the average citizen is no longer left, as in days gone by, to suppose that Manila is spelt with two l’s and is floating around in the South Sea somewhere between Fiji and Patagonia. The Philippines have been discovered, and the daily journals with their cheap maps have at last located Spain’s Havana in the Far East. It is indeed curious t...

Rain is soothing.Coffee is comforting.Routine is everything.On a quiet, rain-soaked afternoon, a man enjoys the small pleasures of life—warm stew, thoughtful reflection, and the peace of being alone. He dislikes modern media, avoids unnecessary relationships, and finds beauty in simplicity.But simplicity can hide disturbing rituals.I Love the Rain is a disturbing psychological horror short story that lingers long after the final drop falls.TW...

"Yesterdays in the Philippines" by Joseph Earle Stevens offers a vivid exploration of the rich history and culture of the Philippines. Through a series of engaging narratives, Stevens captures the essence of Filipino life, traditions, and the impact of colonial influences. His observations provide readers with a unique perspective on the social dynamics and historical events that have shaped the archipelago. The book serves as both a travelogue and a historical account, inviting readers to...

Rain is soothing.Coffee is comforting.Routine is everything.On a quiet, rain-soaked afternoon, a man enjoys the small pleasures of life—warm stew, thoughtful reflection, and the peace of being alone. He dislikes modern media, avoids unnecessary relationships, and finds beauty in simplicity.But simplicity can hide disturbing rituals.I Love the Rain is a disturbing psychological horror short story that lingers long after the final drop falls.

Rain is soothing.Coffee is comforting.Routine is everything.On a quiet, rain-soaked afternoon, a man enjoys the small pleasures of life—warm stew, thoughtful reflection, and the peace of being alone. He dislikes modern media, avoids unnecessary relationships, and finds beauty in simplicity.But simplicity can hide disturbing rituals.I Love the Rain is a disturbing psychological horror short story that lingers long after the final drop falls.