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Invisible Ink

by Guy Stern

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814351529

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2024

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

274 Pages

To that end Stern's memoir provides hope, strength, and graciousness in times of uncertainty.

Yiddishlands

A Memoir, Second Edition

by David G. Roskies

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814350720

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2023

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

280 Pages

Yiddishlands is essential reading for students of the recent Jewish past and the living Yiddish present.

Stories of Jewish Life

Casale Monferrato-Rome-Jerusalem, 1876–1985

by Augusto Segre

Edited by Steve Siporin

Foreword by Daniel Segre

Translated by Steve Siporin

Price: $64.99

ISBN: 9780814347652

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2023

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

304 Pages

Students, scholars, and readers of Jewish history, Italian history, and fiction with an autobiographical thread will find themselves captivated by Segre's stories.

The Plum Tree Blossoms Even in Winter

by M. Roy Wilson

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814349809

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2023

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

240 Pages

The journey to this unlikely outcome is an engrossing tale of outside forces that shape racial and cultural identity, the importance of mentorship and friendship, and the lasting impact of an unstable and often heartbreaking family dynamic.

Divining, a Memoir in Trees

by Maureen Dunphy

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814348420

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2023

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

200 Pages

While technology, screens, and the stress of the modern world directs our attention elsewhere, Dunphy brings the reader back to the trees right outside our windows.

Psych Murders

by Stephanie Heit

Price: $17.99

ISBN: 9780814349878

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2022

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

150 Pages

Psych Murders adds a vital layer of lived experience of electroshocks and suicidal ideation to the growing body of literature of madness and mental health difference.

Hadha Baladuna

Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging

Edited by Ghassan Zeineddine, Nabeel Abraham and Sally Howell

Price: $25.99

ISBN: 9780814349250

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2022

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

248 Pages

This engaged stance is not a byproduct of culture, but a new way of thinking about the US in relation to one's homeland.

Raising Bean

Essays on Laughing and Living

by W. S. Penn

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814349304

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2022

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

232 Pages

Comical and engaging, the essays in Raising Bean will appeal to readers of all backgrounds and interests, especially those with a curiosity in language, perception, humor, and the ways in which Native people guide their families and friends with stories.

Grief's Country

A Memoir in Pieces

by Gail Griffin

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814347393

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2021

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

152 Pages

Those interested in the subject area of death and dying will find it useful as a book that bypasses recovery narratives, truisms, and "stages of griefto get as close as possible to the experience itself.

Mortality, with Friends

by Fleda Brown

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814348741

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2021

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

200 Pages

Readers with a fondness for memoir and appreciation for art will be dazzled by the beauty of this collection.

Getting to the Heart of the Matter

My 36 Years in the Senate

by Carl Levin

Foreword by Linda Gustitus

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814348390

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2021

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

392 Pages

Readers with an interest in politics, history, facts, and perseverance will find kinship in this book.

Northern Harvest

Twenty Michigan Women in Food and Farming

by Emita Brady Hill

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814347133

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2020

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

232 Pages

Hungry readers will swallow this book whole.

Sing This at My Funeral

A Memoir of Fathers and Sons

by David Slucki

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814344866

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2019

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

280 Pages

Students, scholars, and general readers of memoirs will enjoy this deeply personal reflection on family and grief.

The Desk on the Sea

by Jonathan Johnson

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814346655

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2019

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

81 Pages

Sustained by an unwavering belief that words can help us fully occupy our lives, and that imagination and empathy can transform suffering into what John Keats called "soul-making,Johnson offers readers a raw look at love and loss.

Welcome to Replica Dodge

by Natalie Ruth Joynton

Illustrated by Emily Joynton

Price: $20.99

ISBN: 9780814345573

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2019

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

390 Pages

Anybody who has ever felt like they didn’t belong will take comfort in this enchanting memoir.

Eli's Story

A Twentieth-Century Jewish Life

by Meri-Jane Rochelson

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814340219

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

592 Pages

Both scholars and general readers interested in Holocaust narratives will be moved by this monograph.

The Seven, a Family Holocaust Story

by Ellen Friedman

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814344132

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: November 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

208 Pages

Those with an interest in World War II memoir and genocide studies will welcome this unique perspective.

From Things Lost

Forgotten Letters and the Legacy of the Holocaust

by Shirli Gilbert

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814342657

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

224 Pages

Readers of personal accounts of the Holocaust will be swept away by this intimate story.

The Forgetting Tree

A Rememory

by Rae Paris

Price: $18.99

ISBN: 9780814344262

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

160 Pages

A perfect blend of prose, poetry, and images, The Forgetting Tree is a unique and thought-provoking collection that argues for a deeper understanding of past and present so that we might imagine a more hopeful, sustainable, and loving future.

Saving Arcadia

A Story of Conservation and Community in the Great Lakes

by Heather Shumaker

Photographs by James Gibson and Drew Smith Photography, LLC

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814342046

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: January 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

302 Pages

Winner of the Eric Hoffer Book Award; The Next Generation Indie Book Award; and the Michigan Notable Book Award.

Love, Sex, and 4-H

by Anne-Marie Oomen

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814340783

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2015

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

136 Pages

Fans of memoir will appreciate the honest portrayal of growing up between rebellion and tradition in Love, Sex, and 4-H.

Lake Superior Profiles

People on the Big Lake

by John Gagnon

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814336281

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2012

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

224 Pages

Residents of the Lake Superior region and readers interested in the area will enjoy Lake Superior Profiles.

Journey to a Nineteenth-Century Shtetl

The Memoirs of Yekhezkel Kotik

by Yekhezkel Kotik

Edited by David Assaf

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814334218

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2008

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

544 Pages

The book not only acquaints new readers with the talent of a unique storyteller but presents an important document of Jewish life during a fascinating era.

Life with Mae

A Detroit Family Memoir

by Neal Shine

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814332986

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2007

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

248 Pages

For fans of Shine’s insightful and humorous storytelling, as well as fellow Detroiters and readers with Irish roots, Life with Mae will be an entertaining and satisfying read.

House of Fields

Memories of a Rural Education

by Anne-Marie Oomen

Price: $22.99

ISBN: 9780814332856

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: November 2006

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

176 Pages

Fans and teachers of creative nonfiction, as well as anyone with roots in a rural community, will enjoy this lyrical and revealing volume.

Pulling Down the Barn

Memories of a Rural Childhood

by Anne-Marie Oomen

Price: $23.99

ISBN: 9780814332337

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2004

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

152 Pages

With its rich language and style, Pulling Down the Barn engrosses the reader in Oomen’s memories—setting beauty and wonder against work and loss—and paints a poignant portrait of growing up in rural Michigan.

The Blessed Abyss

Inmate #6582 in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for Women

by Nanda Herbermann

Edited by Elizabeth R. Baer and Hester Baer

Translated by Hester Baer

Price: $25.99

ISBN: 9780814329207

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2000

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

280 Pages

Hester Baer and Elizabeth Baer include an extensive introduction that situates Herbermann's work within current debates about gender and the Holocaust and provides historical and biographical information about Herbermann, Ravensbrück, and the Third Reich.

Profiles of a Lost World

Memoirs of East European Jewish Life Before World War II

by Hirsz Abramowicz

Edited by Dina Abramowicz and Jeffrey Shandler

Introduction by David E. Fishman and Dina Abramowicz

Translated by Eva Zeitlin Dobkin

Price: $46.99

ISBN: 9780814327845

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 1999

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

392 Pages

Together the selections provide a blend of social and personal history and a window on a lost world.

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