Scholarly writings in translation have contributed enormously to intellectual life throughout the world, but there has been little written on the practice of academic translation. Leading translation scholar, translator, and translator educator Brian James Baer discusses the specific challenges involved with academic translation and sets out ways of addressing them as a necessary first step in developing best practices for the field.Ranging from terminological issues, citational pr...

Greetings from the Elsewhere Welcoming Committee. We're glad you made the journey and hope your stay here is exactly what you want it to be. Please feel free to roam wherever you want and take as long as you want. We have no timetables, no agendas, no schedules, no calendars, and no clocks. Time does not matter here. Normal rules do not apply. Restrictions are non-existent. No boundaries, no "Keep Out" signs. You are your own tour guide in a universe of anything. So, be sure to allow yours...

In 1934, a band of desperadoes known as the Ghost Gang terrorized bankers across the state of Nebraska with a series of daring robberies. A posse of lawmen traced the gang to a Gage County ghost town, and the hideout was raided on a cold November night. One by one, all the members of the gang faced prison or death, until only Maurice Denning remained at large. Denning, the son of a respectable farm family, had drifted into bootlegging and, ultimately, bank robbery. For ten years, he was at...

Humans are confusing, according to Xaphan, a fallen angel new to Earth.Unable to hide their angelic wings, Xaphan is forced to stay at home unless fighting crime with their superhero team: The Renegades.Until Now.A chance encounter with the Egyptian god Setesh has shown Xaphan that it is possible to hide their angelic nature and live among humans. Setesh is even willing to teach Xaphan how to do it. But gods of chaos never do anything for free, and what Setesh wants...

Five lifelong friends return to the cabin they built in high school to reminisce about old times and forget their troubles, but Mother Nature has other plans in mind.Tonight, there will be a meteor shower the likes of which no human has ever witnessed. It will bring a change to the world, upsetting the balance between man and animal.Before too long supplies will be running low and these five friends will have to make some hard choices...like who gets to live and who has to ...

Charting their training, travels, and performances, this innovative study explores the role of the artists that roamed the Chinese countryside in support of Mao's communist revolution. DeMare traces the development of Mao's 'cultural army' from its genesis in Red Army propaganda teams to its full development as a largely civilian force composed of amateur and professional drama troupes in the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Drawing from memoirs, artistic handbooks, and...

Valerie never wanted to be a hero. And now she's tired of pretending to be something she's not. When an offer comes to move halway around the world, to a place where she would be free, wouldn't have to worry about the Hero Society trying to arrest her, and would get to return to the work she loves as a scientist, Valerie leaps at the opportunity.But things could never be that simple, and as Valerie starts to become aware of just what is happening in the nation of Rontanista she sta...

Being a thirteen-year-old superhero wizard is not easy. Just ask Mike. He's picked on by bullies at school, has to help take care of his younger siblings, gets treated like a kid by the rest of his Renegades teammates, and has an evil witch voice in his head.But things are going to get worse before they get any better when Mike finds himself trapped in a time loop. Stuck repeating the same day over and over again, with no end in sight, and no way to get help. Mike will have to mast...

Amos Alonzo Stagg is referred to as the Grand Ol' Man of Football. He died on St. Patrick's Day in 1965 at the ripe old age of 102! Today's Stagg Bowl, which determines the D-3 collegiate pigskin champion, is so named in his honor. Thank the good Lord, he was not on this earth to Google the shameless season of the purple-clad Generals and the wild exploits of 19-year-old defensive back, Brian James, or A. A. Stagg may have been wearin' of the green and feelin' ill much before the 17th of M...

Henry liked to imagine his life began that cold rainy day in San Francisco when Mr. Earnshaw found him shivering by the side of the road. That was the day Henry met Catherine. For Henry, Catherine is like a precious gift. She pushes away his angry thoughts and makes him feel safe and calm. And though Mr. Earnshaw, a widow, raises the orphan and Catherine as brother and sister, their love for each other goes much deeper. They vow to always be together.But everything changes when Mr. ...

Stare Deep into the Abyss...and the Ghosts Stare BackWith its breathtaking views, amazing depths, and terrifying ghosts, ghouls, and UFOs, the Grand Canyon is indeed worthy of its title as one of the greatest natural—and supernatural—wonders in the world. This incredible book invites you to journey into the canyon's most haunted locations and explore first-hand accounts of spirits and unexplainable events.Ghosts of the Grand Canyon is packed with e...

Brian James Baer explores the central role played by translation in the construction of modern Russian literature. Peter I's policy of forced Westernization resulted in translation becoming a widely discussed and highly visible practice in Russia, a multi-lingual empire with a polyglot elite. Yet Russia's accumulation of cultural capital through translation occurred at a time when the Romantic obsession with originality was marginalizing translation as mere imitation. The awareness on the ...