Briefly Noted

“In her detailed attention to contemporary films and social media, and in linking up today’s violence against women with a long line of treasured fables and cultural archetypes, Kelly Oliver makes an important contribution to a discussion of great urgency. With eloquence and perspective, she not only exposes patterns of aggression against women but also shows the sometimes problematic ways in which women try to restore the balance.”

“Archie and his friends must race to find the last two members of their league in time to thwart Moffett’s plan and rescue humanity once more.”

“This is a fascinating, well-researched text that scholars, musicians, collectors, and luthiers will treasure as a gem of information.”

“From the bloody skirmishes around Vicksburg to Farragut’s disaster at Port Hudson and on to his victory at Mobile Bay, Sailing with Farragut gives readers a vivid view of life on the Mississippi during the Civil War and keen insight into the leader, officer, and man that was Admiral David Farragut.”

“Embracing all these stories and many more, this volume offers an incomparable window into Andrew Jackson, his presidency, and America itself in 1832.”

“Diggs’s career spanned the Great Depression, World WarII, and the civil rights movement, and he pushed the limits of medicine and sicklecell research in times of turbulent social change. His life reveals the consciousness of the South as seen through the profession he admired and loved.”