Creating Citizens is a collection of essays about Community and Civic Engagement (CCE) learning at land-grant universities.In Creating Citizens, professors and administrators at Auburn University’s College of Liberal Arts recount valuable, first-hand experiences teaching Community and Civic Engagement (CCE). They demonstrate that, contrary to many expectations, CCE instruction both complements the mission of liberal arts curricula and powerfully a...

Casting a modern light on memories and artifacts of the Civil WarIn December 2021, a copper box filled with artifacts that had been buried beneath the statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, for 134 years was opened with great ceremony. Newspaper articles from 1887 had dubbed these mementos of Lee and life in the capital during and after the Civil War “cornerstone contributions.”In The Buried Cause, historians, curators, p...

Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a brilliant novel that uncovers the boundary-breaking, genuine friendship between Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen of Jazz, and iconic movie star Marilyn Monroe.One woman was recognized as the premiere singer of her era with perfect pitch and tireless ambition.One woman was the most glamorous star in Hollywood, a sex symbol who took t...

Not Your Sweetheart...Join 13 bestselling attending Authors of Motorcycles, Mobsters, and Mayhem 2025 Author Event this love-struck season as they take you through not only one, but TWO heart pounding journeys. These FULL stories are full of heat, suspense, and each include one strong heroine with a hero ready for anything! You'll be on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last, when reading about these stubborn, over the top alphas.

Knowing she was seen as a threat to the queen she served, Lady Katherine Grey, legitimate heir to the throne, longs only for the comfort of a loving marriage and a quiet life far from the intrigue of the Tudor court. After seeing her sister become the pawn of their parents and others seeking royal power and then lose their lives for it, she is determined to avoid the vicious struggles over power and religion that dominate Queen Elizabeth's court. Until she finds love—then Kat is willing to...

[Menage Amour: Erotic Cowboy Sci-Fi Menage a Quatre Romance M/F/M/M] Mail order bride Sabina Volt wants a husband like she wants a hole in the head. She escapes the cruelty of her fiance on Earth by running to the remote planet C8282 and a marriage contract with a stranger. When she seals the contract in a bout of wildly fulfilling sex she thinks Walt Sheridan is the one man she might be able to trust. Walt Sheridan has low expectations when he orders a bride for himself and his two brothe...

A Narrative of the Expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida is one of the earliest and most consequential European accounts of the interior of North America. Published at Évora in 1557, it recounts De Soto's brutal and ambitious march through La Florida—an expansive term then encompassing much of the American Southeast—in search of wealth, dominion, and imperial glory. Its prose bears the marks of sixteenth-century conquest historiography: direct, episodic, providential, and attentive t...

Mia and Max live in the spirited town of Halloween Town, where Halloween is the most magical time of the year. But this year, something is different. As the first frost of fall sweeps through the town, they discover an old, mysterious mask frozen beneath the ice. This isn’t just any mask—it’s the Frosted Mask, filled with ancient magic that once belonged to the Frost Witch!As Halloween approaches, strange things begin to happen. The town grows colder, windows frost over, and the us...

Creepy Roland Metz is the funeral director of the Cedar Lawn Mortuary. Young women seem to have a habit of turning up dead after attending a funeral at his establishment. Jack Lattiger is a young, ambitious attorney who has just been ditched by his girlfriend and his law firm. He’s seeking a safe landing place with a competitor when his new boss hands him a probate file to administer. The deceased’s name Sarah Ann rings a bell – Jack jogs by her gravestone on his morning run through the Ce...

This book will support teachers, counselors, and administrators in creating a culturally relevant, school-wide, college-going culture to improve educational experiences and outcomes for Black and Latina/o youth. The authors present the perspectives and experiences of 25 students, focusing on the complexities of their daily lives and illuminating some of the significant influences that have supported or hindered their college readiness and access. They situate issues of college access in a ...

While out scouting in southern Indiana, Alessa Duvalier comes across a Kurian Conference being attended by every major military sect the Kurians have in the Midwest. Taking advantage of the strategic opportunity to cripple their enemy, Alessa and her warriors strike and achieve victory—only to discover an even greater threat to humanity.Most of the world’s resistance leaders and the Lifeweavers are gathering for a peace conference in Helsinki, Finland, and according to the intellig...

Notes by the way in a sailor's life presents a reflective exploration of maritime existence through a series of interconnected recollections that illuminate the physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions of life at sea. Drawing from varied episodes of travel and observation, the narrative offers a layered portrait of long voyages shaped by shifting climates, unpredictable waters, and the constant demands of shipboard labor. The text emphasizes the harsh yet compelling rhythms of sea...