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A novel about the disappearance of an enigmatic poet/prodigy, Roland Paradise, as told through the words of Paradise and the testimony of those who knew him and those he knew.

In a nonlinear structure, it unravels the story of Paradise from boy genius to watchmaker, to wartime codebreaker, to writer, to teacher, to hermetic genius. Roland Paradise the father, the son, the prodigy, the epicist, the enigmatist. The rumors, the stories, the accusations. Where is he? Is he? Was he ever.?

His mind was a cryptish place, an enigma, a harmless cipher machine knocked senseless by the insane...

The global pathways that connect cities and nations are congested with people, money, and cultural transmissions. These routes are also hampered by uneven power relations and the efforts of groups to maintain or change them. How do hopes and dreams, feelings of guilt or loss affect transnational migration and the way migrants relate to their environment and to one another?

This book is about the migrations and uneven exchanges that bind postcolonial Jamaica to the diasporic city. It is about the desires, intimacies, and power relations that at once inform and reflect transnational...

• Broad in scope - covers women, men, social groupings and nations from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
  
• Rich in detail - incorporates illustrations that provide visual evidence for gendered strategies of dress.
  
• Combines perspectives from design and textile history, business history, cultural anthropology, social history, art history and cultural history.
  
• Considers...

In The Adventures of Ooga and Zeeta, author Gretchen Burman introduces adults and children to The 12 Cs: 12 essential life tools that build boys' and girls' social-emotional intelligence to help them successfully navigate life, make good choices, and maximize their happiness. The 12 Cs become a common vocabulary that can be reinforced during childhood before social pressures and outside influences take a stronger hold - helping both adults and children be better prepared and respond more effectively when challenges arise.

Through relatable stories,...

Ordinsport was a backwater on the vast Ordin River before the Council of Wizards chose it as the site of their grand experiment. After a near-catastrophic war that saw orcs, elves, dwarves, and many other traditional enemies fighting alongside each other as uneasy allies, the Council intended Ordinsport to symbolize the new peace as a shining example of old enemies living and thriving together in a new era of hope and prosperity.

While the treaty has held, Odinsport itself has fallen some way short of these lofty aims. With so many races living side-by-side, and the potential for...