Press Books: 313 books

In 1965, the architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander published a landmark theoretical critique of modern urban design, and by extension, modern design in general. His critique was different from others of the day in that it was not based on a social or political argument, but on a structural...

Cities are experiencing a renaissance today, because we'e begun to understand how they really work -- and we've begun to make them work better for people.  This book is a lively, readable account of two revealing figures in the history of that renaissance: the urban economist Jane Jacobs and...

Hallie has spent most of her life in institutions for the insane. She sees and hears entities. They lurk in dark corners watching her, even during her dreaded ECT treatments. No one believes her when she talks about them. One day she meets Josh, a new patient who seems harmless enough, though he is...

It is 1965, the era of love, light—and revolution. While the romantic narrator imagines a bucolic future in an old country house with children running through the dappled sunlight, her husband plots to organize a revolution and fight a guerrilla war in the Catskills.Their fantasies are on...

At the dawn of the 21st Century, the video game industry experienced a period of wild creativity, fighting for recognition as an art form while making the transformation into a media juggernaut. And as it did, Garwulf’s Corner was there, watching and commentating.One of the earliest, if not...

Douglas MacArthur is dead, assassinated by his right-hand man in his moment of triumph. As the United States descends into a devastating civil war, England falls to fascism and the forces of darkness gather.America's last hope is General George S. Patton, but he is outnumbered and outgunned....

One Too Many is a crime novel, a love story, and a psychological case study.Alex Hardy (not his real name) made his fortune and retired early by working diligently at that most quintessential of American enterprises—armed robbery. He has succeeded where others fail by relying on iron discipline...

Bobbi Carducci’s life was about to change. Her ill father-in-law 's odd behavior was a mystery when he came to live with her and Mike. For the next seven years Bobbi did everything she could to save him from himself—while he tried to convince everyone that he didn’t need her and that she was...

New York Times best-selling author Mitchell Fink traces the concurrent stories of Robert Dunn and Dorothy Moore. Dunn experienced hatred and bigotry from an early age as the youngest member of the first black family to move into a Queens, New York neighborhood inhabited mostly by white Irish-Catholics....

Winner, Independent Publishers Book AwardTwelve Senses. Dreams. Travels. Relationships. Actions. Spirit. Achievements. Your Life. The IPPY Award–winning Writes of Life begins where your personal experiences and pen intersect—the starting point for great stories that touch others. In this...

Two wrongs don't make a right, but Crystelle Saunders thinks two evil deeds do. Plagued by a relentless bully during high school, she decides to set the record straight once graduation occurs. Three years later is a long-enough wait. After spending time keeping tabs on Joel, learning his favorite...

One is accused. One is betrayed. One is a killer. Midwife-apprentice, Kyle's sheltered world is shattered when a patient's mate flies into a murderous rage and attacks him. Kyle is rescued by a handsome alpha visitor, but as attraction blazes between the two men, and they fall into each other's...

Life in Louisiana just got complicated… A Louisiana family finds a damaged young girl near their home and takes her in as one of their own. But little do they know that the young girl has a secret, one so devastating that it has the power to destroy them all. Riddled with twists and turns, Treacherous:...

Jack Silver is no ordinary vampire. He builds the family fortune by deep-sea diving for hidden treasure. Jack is rich, handsome, and a known playboy. He has a taste for the fine things in life. There is, however, one thing he hasn't tasted: "Pure" blood. It's rare. It's intoxicating. It's a food that...