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The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Second Edition

An explosive, award-winning novel, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a 50-year-young classic that provides commentary on the racial inequities in the US in the late 1960s - and today.

Paperback
Published: June 2022
ISBN: 9780814349571
$19.99
eBOOK
Published: June 2022
ISBN: 9780814349977
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Crusader for Justice

Federal Judge Damon J. Keith

Compiled, written, and edited by Peter J. Hammer and Trevor W. Coleman
Foreword by Mitch Albom

A complete biography of one of the seminal figures in American jurisprudence.

Hardcover
Published: November 2013
ISBN: 9780814338452
$29.95
eBOOK
Published: November 2013
ISBN: 9780814338469
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Reimagining Detroit

Opportunities for Redefining an American City

John Gallagher

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.

Paperback
Published: October 2010
ISBN: 9780814334690
$24.99
Ebook
Published: October 2010
ISBN: 9780814336052
$24.99
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American Salvage

Bonnie Jo Campbell

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

Hardcover
Published: January 2010
ISBN: 9780814334867
$20.99
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Published: January 2010
ISBN: 9780814334911
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American City

Detroit Architecture, 1845-2005

Text by Robert Sharoff
Photographs by William Zbaren

A stunning tribute to Detroit’s architectural heritage, this book features 90 full-color photographs of the city’s most impressive buildings.

Hardcover
Published: October 2005
ISBN: 9780814332702
$60.00

Leaving Springfield

The Simpsons and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture

Edited by John Alberti

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.

Paperback
Published: December 2003
ISBN: 9780814328491
$32.99

Brewed in Detroit

Breweries and Beers Since 1830

Peter H. Blum

Brewed in Detroit describes the history of the brewing industry in the Detroit metropolitan area from its beginning in the 1830s to the present revival by microbrewers and brewpubs.

Hardcover
Published: October 1999
ISBN: 9780814326619
$39.99

The Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children

Nancy R. Kaufman

A practical, dynamic new approach to diagnosing and treating developmental apraxia of speech in children.

Paperback
Published: July 1995
ISBN: 9780814324677
$215.00
Hardcover
Published: July 1995
ISBN: 9780814324684
$30.00

The Northern Lights

Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes

Charles K. Hydephotographs by Ann Mahan and John Mahan

The Northern Lights captures the beauty, history, and significance of lighthouses on the Great Lakes, and illuminates the rich maritime history of the region.

Hardcover
Published: May 1995
ISBN: 9780814325544
$34.99

The Hebrew Goddess

Raphael Pataiforeword by Merlin Stone and William G. Dever

A revised edition containing new chapters on the Shekhina.

Paperback
Published: September 1990
ISBN: 9780814322710
$34.99
eBOOK
Published: September 1990
ISBN: 9780814338216

Michigan Voices

Our State's History in the Words of the People Who Lived It

edited by Joe Grimm

A fascinating assemblage of old family letters, diaries, journals, photos, and other memorabilia, Michigan Voices introduces the reader to a more personal side of the state's history.

Paperback
Published: October 1987
ISBN: 9780814319680
$28.99

Latin via Ovid

A First Course

Jacob E. Nyenhuis and Norma W. Goldman

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.

Hardcover
Published: September 1982
ISBN: 9780814317327
$36.99

Greek Realities

Life and Thought in Ancient Greece

Finley P. Hooper

A history of ancient Greek life and thought from the Mycenaean kings to Alexander, Aristotle and Diogenes.

Paperback
Published: August 1978
ISBN: 9780814315972
$29.99

Roman Realities

Finley P. Hooper

Based on the major primary sources of Roman history, this book recalls the experiences of the ancient Romans through a thousand years of their history.

Paperback
Published: January 1978
ISBN: 9780814315941
$29.99