Holocaust Refugees in Oswego: From Nazi Europe to Lake Ontario
2024

During the height of the second World War, at the order of President Roosevelt, Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York housed 982 refugees, rescued from the horrors of the Holocaust. This book is about the only shelter established by the federal government for victims of the Holocaust during World War II and how the citizens of Oswego responded to help these victims.

The Way of Mercy
2016

Pope Francis has repeatedly identified Mercy as a central theme of the gospel. Just as Jesus embodies the mercy of God, so his life and witness model the mercy that should define the church and the practice of all Christians. In that spirit, Pope Francis has declared this a Jubilee Year!

Mom the Chemistry Professor: Personal Accounts and Advice from Chemistry Professors who are Mothers
2018

When is the "right" time? How can I meet the demands of a professorship whilst caring for a young family? Choosing to become a mother has a profound effect on the career path of women holding academic positions, especially in the physical sciences. Yet many women successfully...

Planted (The Penningtons Investigate Book 1)
2016

It’s Monday of spring break when Professor Lyssa Pennington’s backyard garden project unearths a loaded revolver. With no record of violence at their address and no related cold case, the Tompkins Falls police have no interest. But the Penningtons and a friend with the State Police...

Stuck (The Penningtons Investigate Book 2)
2017

Murder never entered the picture until Fritz Van Derzee decided, at long last, to clear his name. Who stuck a jeweled stiletto into his desktop after stabbing him to death? Fritz’s daughter, Emma, recruits her former professor Lyssa Pennington to find the killer.

Sipped (The Penningtons Investigate Book 3)
C.T. Collier
2018

After a rough semester, Professor Lyssa Pennington just wants to post her grades and join her husband, Kyle, in Cornwall for Christmas. First, though, she’s expected to host an elegant dinner for Emile Duval, the soon-to-be Chair of Languages at Tompkins College. Too bad no one told...

Vamoosed (The Penningtons Investigate Book 4)
C.T. Collier
2020

Professor Rand Cunningham is shot and left for dead on the Penningtons’ front lawn, and Lyssa Pennington could be next. Who’s behind the drive-by hit? The husband of one of Rand’s conquests? The lawyer-brother of the student whose sexy video went viral on the Internet? Th...

Losing Faith Finding Hope 
2021

Jesse and his wife, Desiré, spent years trying to conceive their first child together. When they were blessed with the news that they would soon be welcoming a daughter to the family, they felt all their prayers were answered. As Jesse and his family's life filled with the excitement and hope of...

Every Time That I Hold You
2021

Every Time that I Hold You is a tender rhyme that will bring a feeling of hope to everyone reading it. From a farmhouse in rural America, to a Japanese garden and on to the plains of Africa, this book allows you and your child to travel the world to meet parents and grandparents everywhere, expressing the universal experience of unconditional love.

Bridges Between Worlds: Spirits and Spirit Work in Northern Iceland
2016

This book explores Icelandic spirit work, known as andleg mal, which features trance and healing practices that span earth and spirit realms, historical eras, scientific and supernatural worldviews, and cross-Atlantic cultures. Based on years of fieldwork conducted in the northern Icelandic to...

Everyday Warrior: The Action Guide for Ordinary People Who Desire Extraordinary Results
2018

As a young fourteen-year-old, Frank Gigante was gifted his first weight set. That gift turned out to be much more than just a set of dumbbells. Since then, Frank has learned about passion and goals – how to set them and how to achieve them. He has learned the value of planning and...

Grieving Reproductive Loss
2003

Grieving Reproductive Loss: The Healing Process acknowledges the devastating impact these losses can have. Written in "plain language," the book attempts to bring about a greater understanding of the grief associated with reproductive loss and, through the Healing Process Model(c), offers a holistic approach for constructive healthy grieving and healing of body, mind, and spirit.

God's Teardrop: My journey of healing from addiction and prostitution
2020

God’s Teardrop is one woman’s story of heaven’s response to a world filled with: racism, sexism, bullies, oppression, shame, guilt, and addiction. This is the life journey of a survivor who cried out from the depth of her soul. Dellenna Harper takes the reader through the darkness of addiction...

White Plains: A Novel
2017

Flynn Hawkins is a graduate assistant at a prestigious university, on his way to greatness and wisdom. But in the aftermath of 9/11, Flynn leaves his unhappy marriage and beloved children, resigns his teaching position and heads west, only to get lost in his guilt and in the mountains of...

Exponential Leadership: Formulating YOUR Impact
2019

A common theme across all of Doug Johnston’s work is converting the focus of our thinking from short-term results to long-term impact. This book is a heart string in his personal journey to attain such lasting impact for himself and spread the same message to others.

(Re)thinking Orientalism: Using Graphic Narratives to Teach Critical Visual Literacy
2012

(Re)thinking Orientalism is a text that examines the visual discourse of Orientalism through the pedagogy of contemporary graphic narratives. Using feminist, critical race, and postcolonial theoretical and pedagogical lenses, the book uses visual discourse analysis and visual semiology...

Music Heard So Deeply: A Music Therapy Memoir
2015

Music is a part of everyone’s lives and many people use music to relax, energize, and comfort. Music Therapy, however, is a specialized health profession and music therapists around the world engage their clients and patients in personalized music experiences to provide specific help with...

Buffalo Blizzard of 1977
2017

The Blizzard of 1977 is still remembered in Western New York, especially in Buffalo, which received the brunt of the storm. The blizzard occurred during the most extreme cold the area had ever seen, accompanied by some of the largest winter snowfalls on record. The blizzard struck...

Today's Social Issues: Democrats and Republicans (Across the Aisle)
2016

Covering everything from abortion to gun control to immigration, this book explains policies and positions of today's Democratic and Republican parties, giving readers a complete understanding of modern-day American politics and the 2016 presidential race. This book cuts through rhetor...

The Switch
2024

A hundred years in the future, in a world where technologically enhanced bodies are valued above organic ones, Complete Life Management (CLM) is selling perfection in the form of the latest and greatest bionic model, the Apogee. As an elite runner and inadvertent spokesperson for the humanism movement, NYPD Detective Naomi Gate has eschewed vanity upgrades. However, if she hopes to survive in New York City’s fierce criminal Underground and find her brother, she can’t show up in her organic cop body. When Jax Raelyn—CLM’s playboy CEO and Naomi’s boyfriend—offers her an unauthorized body transfer, she accepts in order to save the only family she has left.

SAGE Readings for Introductory Sociology
2018

This brief anthology for introductory sociology is a collection of 24 classic statements and contemporary favorites that illustrate key concepts in sociology, relate to the everyday lives of students, and spark good classroom discussions. The Second Edition places more emphasis on...

Drawing the Practice of Social Work: A Graphic Textbook
2016

Intention, and clarity of purpose, these are important concepts for us as social work practitioners. It is hard to imagine that anyone has gotten through social work graduate school without having to explain how come they were becoming a professional social worker. By the same token most...

I am... Self-Discovery
2023

Did you know that you can armor yourself with kind words to help you feel more confident? In I Am… Self- Discovery, read along as you find out how three friends- Marie, Rose and Matt- boost their confidence levels as they discover the power of positive words and affirmations. YOU are your biggest motivator. YOU are enough. YOU are loved more than you will ever know. A personalized certificate awaits as you build your own shield of armor. Let the journey begin!

Jeremiah's Hunger
2011

When Jeremiah Buckley buries his baby sister and his mother in a hillside in County Cork in the midst of An Gorta Mor (the Great Hunger), his grief turns to rebellion and commitment to the land as he works to achieve a dream which will echo over the centuries and as far away as America...

Saving Faith: A Memoir of Courage, Conviction, and a Calling 
2017

It’s 1970. Six hundred thousand attend the largest rock festival ever on the Isle of Wight. The first Gay Pride marches have been held in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. One hundred thousand people are demonstrating against the Vietnam War. And I am a postulant...

Maggie's Brood
2024

Maggie’s Brood tells the story of an Irish immigrant’s years in America 1889 - 1961 and the lives of her 12 children. Her life in rural America during the early 20th century and the impact of automobiles on her family, her resilience despite tragedies and her ability to teach and care.

Sioux Code Talkers of World War II
2017

In World War II, code making and code breaking reached a feverish peak. The fabled Enigma cipher had been broken, and all sides were looking for a secure, reliable means of communication. Many have heard of the role of the Navajo Code Talkers, but less well-known...

I Didn't Know I Would Love You
2023

A poignant memoir chronicling the highs and lows of Mary's experiences visiting her boyfriend in a nursing home. Together, they fought to overcome obstacles; forming friendships, making enemies, and falling in love.

Tangled Lives: Sarah's Journey
2023

This book follows the story of Sarah as she untangles familial obligations with personal fulfillment. Beginning in a small town in the 1970s, this book follows Sarah as a young child living under the weight of her mother's academic expectations. While Sarah uses college as an opportunity to escape the burdens of her family's expectations, the past came rushing back when her mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

The story delves into the intricate web of family dynamics, the quest for personal fulfillment, and the challenges of reconciling the past with the present.

Christmas TV Memories

2024

Christmas TV Memories: Nostalgic Holiday Favorites of the Small Screen embraces all Christmas specials, offering a tinsel-decked traipse down memory lane and chronicling animated classics, variety shows, made-for-TV features, and holiday-specific episodes of series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Connery, Sean Connery

2024

With an in-depth perspective, Connery, Sean Connery defines and distinguishes the iconic star’s life and career before, during, and after his most famous role.

Dashing, Daring, and Debonair: TV's Top Male Icons

2016

Be they actors, comedians, singers, dancers, or talk show hosts and personalities, everyone from George Burns and Milton Berle to Jack Benny and Jackie Gleason to Sid Caesar and Caesar Romero ignited their own particular brand of “man-erisms.” In the process, they each inspired their own particular brand of audience to cheer them on—whatever their guise. This book will explore and celebrate the men who invented manliness, and became stars in the process. It also profiles such teenage heartthrobs as Leave it to Beaver's Tony Dow and The Partridge Family's David Cassidy, stars who left an indelible impression on a generation of young girls.

Life Story- The Book of Life Goes On

2015

In the history of popular television, there are not many shows that have addressed the issues of adolescence, family values, diversity, prejudice, and physical and mental disabilities so directly and fully as Life Goes On. The unique flavor of this daring series (which debuted on ABC in 1989, and which has recently been released on DVD) went straight to the heart of the American-viewing public. Now, the creation, development, and ever-increasing popularity of this this ground-breaking and heartwarming small screen classic is explored in Life Story- The Book of Life Goes On.

Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story

2021

Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story is the first, full-length, objective biography of Moore’s entire life and career, from her birth in 1936 until the day she left this world on January 25, 2017. No previously published biography or book about Moore dares to discuss as honestly and as thoroughly her personal and professional life, exploring her triumphs as well as her struggles before, during, and after the countless TV productions, feature films, stage plays, and personal appearances that spanned her career.

NBC & Me

2008

From May 1984 to December 1985, actor/author/TV producer/singer Herbie J Pilato worked as a Page for NBC-TV in Burbank, California. Many Pages were excited by the frequent showbiz interactions that were accessible and provided by a major TV network facility. Some found work within and outside of the industry. Others found their job only uncovered a depressing, even insulting Hollywood experience. For Herbie J, it was da bomb, as he found himself on the set of Family Ties, The Golden Girls and Wheel of Fortune. He helped to coordinate an affiliates' convention, two press tours, five Bob Hope specials, An All-Star Salute To President Dutch Reagan, the 1984 Democratic Presidential Debates, and the 1984 Emmy Awards. He laughed with established comedians, lunched with network suits, hob-knobbed with celebrities, stuffed envelopes - and passed out tickets to Scrabble - all for a measly $5.20 an hour. It's an experience that he remembers in-depth - and with tongue-in-cheek - in NBC & Me: My Life as a Page in a Book- A Mock Memoir of my big '80s Daze with the Peacock Network.

One Tough Dame

2024

One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg offers a sweeping portrait of the revered performer’s life and career.  This eclectic volume traces Rigg’s career as a renowned star of television, film, and the stage. The author includes insights from rare, archived interviews, encompassing both video dialogues conducted by the University of Kent and Oxford Union. The meticulously curated archival material is further complemented by equally rare photos and retrospections drawn from diverse media sources and hitherto unpublished accounts from the people who knew Rigg best, affording readers an unprecedented, all-encompassing glimpse into her private world.

Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV's Social Circuitry 

2023

"Ever wonder what the people who bring us our TV entertainment are thinking? Television and pop culture historian and author Herbie J Pilato has, and now takes readers on a provocative and entertaining look into the agenda behind TV shows and the resulting trends. Even when it seemed television programming was primarily mindless, there was serious thought behind what audiences were presented. The networks, after all, believe in giving the people what they want, even when the people should have known better. We've spent years of our lives in front of the tube; isn't it about time we found out what makes that tube tick? Retro Active Television will enlighten you."

The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas: A Treasure House of December Memories Revealed

2022

“Every December, the gaps close between us all; individuals, families, groups, communities, cities, states, provinces, nations, cultures, and religions. We are kinder to each other. We listen to those who are not heard, speak to those who are ignored and care about those who are disregarded. We reach out to those who are unreachable, play with those who work too hard, and laugh with those who shed too many tears. We make angels in the snow or buy our true love their favorite perfume or cologne. We give to those who sometimes only know how to take and keep, offer peace where there is unrest, and so on and so forth and so good. These are the personal things and intimate moments from which holiday memories spring — and just a few examples of the December discernments to behold in this book.”

The Bionic Book: The Six Million Dollar Man & The Bionic Woman Reconstructed

2023

The revitalized cybernetic compendium to TV's most realistic sci-fi superhero show.
Before various comic book multiverses expanded their franchises into epic live-action superhero movies and television shows, there was The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. Read more about the creation of this show and find rare photos and exclusive interviews.

The Essential Elizabeth Montgomery: A Guide to her Magical Performances

2013

This delightful new book delineates, dissects, and celebrates the diversity and minutia of Montgomery’s remarkable career, while chronicling just how much her real life spilled into her historic roles on stage and screen. The book is based on Pilato’s exclusive interviews with the actress and supplemented with commentary provided by myriad entertainment professionals, journalists, and media and classic TV historians, including the Oscar-nominated actress Juanita Moore.

Twitch Upon a Star: The Betwitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery

2012

Based on author Herbie J Pilato’s exclusive interviews with Elizabeth Montgomery prior to her death in 1995, Twitch Upon a Star includes insider material and commentary from several individuals associated with her remarkable life and career before, during, and after Bewitched, including her classic feature films The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955), Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? (1963), and Johnny Cool (1963).

Finding Legacy

2020

In the not-too-distant future, decades of international warfare and ecological irresponsibility are leading to Earth's agonizing demise. With time running out, modern-day astronauts known as Travelers hurl themselves blindly into space in the hopes of finding a new home. Max and G, the Earth's best hope for survival, find a suitable planet. Mankind receives a stay of execution and a chance to flourish once again. Leaving behind their shattered world, the people of Earth journey toward a brighter tomorrow.  But as the pioneers of a new hope begin to make their mark on another world, one question still remains. With a chance to craft a legacy for generations to come, will they learn from past mistakes or are they destined to repeat their history as they had so many times in the past? 

The Rosewood Hunt
2023

Follow Lily Rosewood and three seemingly random teens on a scavenger hunt to find her late grandmother's fortune. Think modern day Goonies!

A Unique View of Reality: A Mom and Her Special Needs Son Share Their Story
2017

Sacred Texts & Human Contexts: A North American Response to a Common World Between Us and You
2014

Sacred Texts and Human Contexts describes the holy books of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; provides multiple religious contexts for some of their common stories such as Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel; analyzes the challenges of enabling these ancient texts to be understood in today...

Making Gender in the Intersection of the Human and the Devine
Thomas Donlin-Smith & Muhammad Shafiq
2019

This collection of essays challenges the traditional patriarchal approach to sacred literature by highlighting gender parity in sacred texts and envisioning the rise of the matriarchy in the future. The authors redefine Biblical Greek words like malakoi and arsenokoitai used in condemnation...

Making Gender in the Intersection of the Human and the Devine
Thomas Donlin-Smith & Muhammad Shafiq
2019

This collection of essays challenges the traditional patriarchal approach to sacred literature by highlighting gender parity in sacred texts and envisioning the rise of the matriarchy in the future. The authors redefine Biblical Greek words like malakoi and arsenokoitai used in condemnation...

African Immigrants' Experiences in American Schools: Complicating the Race Discourse
2016

As the number of African-born students in American schools increases, it is important that schools enlarge the circle of diversity to include African-born students who are rendered invisible by their skin color and continent of origin. African Immigrants’ Experiences in American Schools: Complicating the Race Discourse.

The Rationale Divinorum Officiorum of William Durand of Mende
2007

The Rationale Divinorum Officiorum is arguably the most important medieval treatise on the symbolism of church architecture and rituals of worship. Written by the French bishop William Durand of Mende (1230-1296), the treatise is ranked with the Bible as one of the most frequently...

Alone and Content: Inspiring, empowering essays to help divorced and widowed women feel whole and complete on their own
2017

Have you ever wondered, Will I ever be happy again? Can I survive another lonely weekend? Or manage life on my own? Whether you've lost a spouse or partner through divorce, death or other life circumstance, you may be struggling to regain your confidence, courage, and zest for living...

All Men are Liars
2024

1973. This is it. The year "dateless" Dana Whitman vows she’ll finally get a Christian boyfriend. At her stuffy Bible college, that means squelching her Jesus freaky ways, her wild child self.  Neither the devilishly handsome campus Romeo nor the pre-med peacenik were part of her plan. When temptation masquerades as true love, will Dana betray her newfound faith or her free-spirited heart?

Christmas in the Cascades: A Romance Novella Collection

2024

Ring in the holidays with five sweet stories of love and hope through the decades in Dane’s Creek, Oregon. Marline wrote the 1967 excerpt "Wild and Sweet":
Haunted by a near-miss campfire kiss a decade ago, Rory Adams flees her stifling Philadelphia country club life on a west-bound train. Photographing historic Oregon Trail bell towers means a fresh start—and a second chance at the love of a lifetime.

Thomas Merton and the Celts: A New World Opening Up
2016

Thomas Merton and the Celts offers a new lens through which to view Merton's life and spirituality. By examining unpublished letters, notebooks, and taped conferences for the Trappist novices-previously unavailable to the general reader--the author breaks new ground in Merton...

The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton 
2011

Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton's life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings...

Thomas Merton's Gethsemani: Landscapes of Paradise
2005

For twenty-seven years, renowned and beloved monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968) belonged to Our Lady of Gethsemani, a Trappist monastery established in 1848 amid the hills and valleys near Bardstown, Kentucky. In Thomas Merton's Gethsemani, dramatic black-and-white photographs...

Chinese Avant-garde Fiction: Quest for Historicity and Transcendent Truth
2017

Chinese avant-garde fiction undoubtedly represents a summit in contemporary Chinese literature. Given the remarkable achievement of the genre and its revolutionary and profound impact on Chinese literature, it has attracted much attention from the English-speaking academic world...