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Invisible Ink

The incredible autobiography of an exiled child during WWII.

$27.99

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"Black People Are My Business"

Exploration of Bambara’s practices of liberation that encourage resistance to oppression and solidarity.

$35.99

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What the Chickadee Knows

Modern poems conceived first in Anishinaabemowin and then in English.

$16.99

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When Lions Were Kings

An in-depth look at one of the most storied dynasties in Detroit sports history.

$39.99

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Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe

Explores Jewish criminals—alleged and actual—in Medieval Europe and how they’ve been shaped by society.

$89.99

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Stars and Silhouettes

Extensive account of the cameo’s production history and how audiences affirm their mastery of celebrity culture.

$34.99

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Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Tales

A lively selection of Charles Godfrey Leland’s unique nineteenth-century tales.

$32.99

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Reimagining Detroit

Suggests ways for Detroit to become a smaller but better city in the twenty first century and proposes productive uses for the city’s vacant spaces.

$24.99

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Rosie, A Detroit Herstory

For young readers, an illustrated true story about the women workers of World War II.

$16.99

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American Salvage

A lush and rowdy collection of stories set in a rural Michigan landscape, where wildlife, jobs, and ways of life are vanishing.

$19.95

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Travelin' Man

A photo-driven insider’s look at Bob Seger’s career from the early days to his breakthrough as a world-famous musician.

$18.99

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Latin Via Ovid

Using an introduction to mythology by the master storyteller Ovid himself, the authors have prepared a unique teaching tool designed to achieve proficiency at Latin in one year at the college level, two years at the high school or intermediate level.

$29.99

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Leaving Springfield

A study of the landmark television program The Simpsons which focuses on the show’s dual roles as subversive political satire and mainstream mass media hit.

$32.99

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The Faygo Book

The story behind Faygo, a Detroit soft drink company since 1907.

$24.99

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Words like Thunder

Contemporary Native American poetry and prose that celebrate the successes, while acknowledging ongoing challenges.

$15.99

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You're in the Wrong Place

A lyrical deconstruction of postindustrial American life.

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Gut Botany

Poetry that inhabits and queers bodies and lands in an ecosomatic investigation.

$16.99

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You Are My Joy and Pain

A collection of lyrical love poems showing Detroit’s poet laureate at the peak of her career.

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Grief's Country

An intimate look at widowhood.

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I Have the Answer

Short stories that manage to feel both fantastical and disturbingly familiar.

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A Fine Canopy

A collection that focuses on the natural world, these are poems of wilderness and of wildness.

$16.99

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Please note that due the COVID-2019 virus, WSU Press staff will be working remotely for the immediate future. This may result in some delays in our response time and with processing orders and we appreciate your patience during this timeframe. Also, we will not be accepting walk-in orders at this time.

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Stephanie Williams appointed director of WSU Press

University of Alberta Press Distribution Notice

As of June 1, 2020, UAlberta Press (SAN 115 1134) will be changing its US distribution from Wayne State University Press to Hopkins Fulfillment Services (SAN 2027348).