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Alienation The Hegelian-Marxist idea of alienation fell out of favor after the postmetaphysical rejection of humanism and essentialist views of human nature. Jaeggi draws on the Hegelian philosophical tradition, phenomenological analyses grounded in modern conceptions of agency, and recent... |
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Eat First, Cry Later Mimi Barash Coppersmith July 25, 1944 remains etched in my memory, a day when my life changed forever. After my brother’s death, our home collapsed into a grotto of sorrow. Alone at the top of the steps, I developed a sudden, uncontrollable urge to help my parents overcome their... |
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Alex and the Druids’ Eclipse Carolyn Griffin After witnessing a total solar eclipse high on the Cornish cliffs with his father, Jory, ten-year-old Alex Pitts tumbles from the familiar, safe world he knows into one filled with uncertainty and danger. Summoned by the ancient druids to the time of Merlin and King Arthur, Alex is sent to... |
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Scarred by Death Antoinette Zam The death of a significant person in Allison Cane's life changes her forever and this tragic death causes Allison to regret a decision she made long ago. She begins a quest to right the wrong and in doing so, she will destroy the people closest to her. Allison's aunt, Sarah Holland... |
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Thursday's Child Beth MacMillan Thursday's Child follows the lives of a mother and daughter who, despite their similarities, often find communication to be an extremely awkward endeavor. Tess is an aimless wanderer, trying on different jobs and cultures to see which fits but still feeling like an outsider whether she is living in... |
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Love Imperfect L. Lee Shaw Colton Williams and Mya Parker weren’t looking for love when their paths unexpectedly crossed. Burned out from a series of relationships that ended up going nowhere, Colton had stepped away from getting involved again. But in meeting Mya, he believes he may have found the special one... |
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Enter: The Champion Erik L Welchoff Imagine a world where all living creatures, including humans, are genetically engineered for special purposes. Imagine a super-race of Warrior humans who are manufactured in cutting-edge laboratories deep inside the planet, where they are trained to use their unimaginable athletic capabilities in... |
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Where Triples Go to Die Phil Hutcheon In irreverent, laugh-out-loud style, Where Triples Go to Die illuminates the messy intersection of sports, race, and romance in contemporary college life. Black superstar Juke Jackson and white counselor Malcolm Wade, each facing relationship crises at... |
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Yellow Dog Chronicle R. M. Smith When my great grandparents started up the Oregon Trail in 1875, two hundred thousand people had gone before them. Part of the story is that my great grandparents never got to Oregon. Neither did the twenty thousand who ended up in unmarked graves. Our story begins with... |
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Teenagers Playing Grown-Ups Karen Chaston An unplanned pregnancy can be stressful, complex and a difficult situation at any age. Though what if you are a teenager, too young to understand that no matter what choice you decide upon you truly are at the cross-roads to your future life. Every woman's experience of... |
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Thinking Rationally in an Irrational World Alex Burdeshaw Have you ever been involved in a contentious, fruitless discussion about politics, science, or current events with a coworker, friend, or family member? Burdeshaw explores why those conversations get so contentious, and he offers easily applicable... |
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The Austin Paradox William R. Leibowitz Having lost his extraordinary intellectual powers in a laboratory explosion that was intended to kill him, Dr. Robert James Austin, the greatest genius in history, whose medical cures saved countless millions, struggles to find meaning in a life that has become devoid of purpose. As he... |
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Karl Marx As the 19th century unfolded, its inhabitants had to come to terms with an unparalleled range of economic, political, religious and intellectual challenges. Distances shrank, new towns sprang up, and inventions transformed the industrial landscape. In the aftermath of Waterloo, a European... |
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Silver Baron's Wife Donna Baier Stein The Silver Baron's Wife traces the rags-to-riches-to-rags life of Colorado's Baby Doe Tabor. This fascinating heroine worked in the silver mines and had two scandalous marriages, one to a philandering opium addict, one to a Senator and silver baron worth $24 million in the late 19th century. A... |
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Behind Closed Doors Daniella DeChristopher This story is about an Italian Catholic family that came to America on vacation and never returned to their homeland. When their youngest unwed daughter became pregnant, her family disowned her. It was 1949. Abortions were illegal. She was seventeen when she... |
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Fishing With Hyenas Theresa Mathews Fishing with Hyenas is a love story between girlie girl Theresa and commercial fisherman Captain Bart, who convinces her to crew on a ninety-two-foot tuna boat plying the North Pacific Ocean. Trading cashmere and high heels for rain gear and rubber boots, she becomes a deckhand, confined for... |
