Brings to light many once famous but now overlooked figures of Black musical theater history from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Black Voices on Stage collects ten diverse case studies of nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century African American singers and actors—names that have been largely left out of our general musical history books—whose lives and performances address questions of race, identity, musical expression, and audie...

Memory and the Digital Manuscript reveals how the digitisation of medieval texts goes beyond mere replication to fundamentally reshape our spiritual and monumental engagement with history through a digital lens.By engaging with this work, readers will discover that digitisation acts as a bridge rather than a barrier, deepening our connection to the ritualistic and material essence of the Middle Ages. The book delivers these insights through an amalgamation of theory and practical c...

#1 New York Times Bestseller • Los Angeles Times BestsellerOne of The Wall Street Journal's 10 Books to Read Now • One of Kirkus Reviews's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year • One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of the YearShortlisted for the OWL Business Book Award and Longl...

A Star-Crossed Romantasy of Fate, Forbidden Power, and Enemies-to-Lovers RomanceNova Castaneda was never supposed to touch fate.A Drifter in a world ruled by cosmic algorithms, Nova survives by keeping her head down—working impossible hours, paying impossible medical bills, and pretending she doesn’t see the cracks in reality that everyone else ignores. The stars whisper to her. She refuses to listen.Until one night, the universe listens ba...

Thomas L. Masson was recognized for his editorial work at "Life" magazine and was a noted humorist of his time. His short stories often featured humorous situations, social commentary, and clever observations drawn from everyday life."Short Stories From Life" is likely to contain a selection of entertaining and insightful anecdotes that capture various aspects of human nature and society, infused with Masson's wit and humor. Unfortunately, specific plot details for individual stories withi...

A long time ago, a magical experiment went wrong. An ancient population, who started it, had to bear the consequences. The magical explosion ripped everyone from their time. Dana has been found and taken in by the dwarfs when she was just a baby. On her tenth birthday there, she learns about her heritage and the one of her people, who not only got very old, but also had exceptional abilities. Curious and full of enthusiasm, she now tries to find out more about herself and her people. While...

Seventy to eighty-five million people died in six years — and almost none of them died as a statistic. They died as someone's father, someone's sister, someone's whole world.Most world war 2 history books hand you troop movements and dates and call it done. The War They Won does something different. It walks you from the Treaty of Versailles to the surrender aboard the USS Missouri — through the Blitz, Stalingrad, D-Day, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, and the quiet...

"The Mormons: A Discourse Delivered Before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania" by Thomas L. Kane is a significant exploration of the early Latter-day Saint movement and its followers. Kane, a contemporary of the Mormons, provides a unique perspective on their beliefs, practices, and the challenges they faced during their formative years. His discourse highlights the social and political dynamics surrounding the Mormons, offering insights into their community's resilience and the contro...

Picking up a fresh metaphor from the field of urban planning, Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer applies a "wayfinding" lens to consider how Bonhoeffer might be a wayfinder for followers of Christ today. Wayfinding provides an accessible entry point into Bonhoeffer's biography and body of work for any reader desiring to learn from the historical witness of a thoughtful, dynamic, and focused German pastor-scholar who took a courageous, early, and long-suffering stand against the powers of ...

Healthcare in the United States has evolved over the last twenty years, including more holistic models of patient care. Chaplains have been an important profession in the evolution of healthcare delivery. But few people know or understand the years of preparation required to become a professional board-certified chaplain. In his book, Bedside Manners: Best Practices for Effective Healthcare Chaplains, certified clinical educator John L. Thomas Jr. draws on his over thirty years of experien...

If you want to make an impact, you need to play every down. Every Game. Every Season.For ten seasons, Matt Forté was one of the NFL's premier running backs. During his tenure with the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets, Matt made two Pro Bowl appearances and racked up more career rushes, receptions, and yards from scrimmage than any other football player in the league, a feat made possible in part, because—as an every-down back—Matt never left the field.

Don’t Be Rude, Let’s Include! is about love and inclusion through enlightening/reinforcing the fact that the disabled are people too. Everyone has a purpose. Everyone is welcome. Everyone deserves love. Change your mood, don’t be rude, let’s include! This story shows the creative methods one could use to enlighten/reinforce life morals that are as basic as saying please and thank you to your children. Treating people with dignity and respect is a relevant life skill that needs to be used e...