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The Forgotten Iron King of the Great Lakes

A Gilded Age industrialist - surrounded by scandal - becomes Michigan’s wealthiest resident and helps shape the nation.

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Fearless Vulgarity

The enduring queer feminist engagement with Valley of the Dolls author Jacqueline Susann’s camp comedy legacy.

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Jewish Revival Inside Out

Unravels the cultural tension inherent in projects of Jewish revival, renewal, and survival in the face of an uncertain future.

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stilettos in a rifle range

Poems about the joys and struggles of complex, contemporary life—and heartbreak.

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Streisand

A blend of film reading with vocal analysis in appreciation of Barbra Streisand’s unmatched contribution to lyric drama on screen.

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The Enchanted Boot

A representative selection of tales from the Italian fairy-tale tradition, translated into English.

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Divining, A Memoir in Trees

Essays exploring the intimate yet universal intersection of one human life with trees.

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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.

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Rosie, A Detroit Herstory

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Faygo Book

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

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When the Heart Needs a Stunt Double

Poems about being a survivor and the choices we make to protect ourselves, our homes, and our hearts.

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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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A Fine Canopy

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

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How Other People Make Love

Love stories wherein people ask themselves: what is love?

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Gun/Shy

Poems that seek stability in family and community while coping with a country full of conflict and change.

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When Our Fathers Return to Us as Birds

A luminous and heartfelt collection of mourning poetry.

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Mortality, with Friends

A collection of intensely personal lyrical essays about mortality, living well, art, and love.

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Please note that due to 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. We will also not be accepting walk-in orders at this time. Thank you for your understanding.