Watson: 1865 books

Larry Watson's bestselling novel Montana 1948 was acclaimed as a "work of art" (Susan Petro, San Francisco Chronicle), a prize-winning evocation of a time, a place, and a family. Justice is the stunning prequel that illuminates the Hayden clan's early years, and the circumstances that led to the events...

Without Excuses argues convincingly that recruiting and nurturing a diverse workforce isn't just morally or legally correct, it's essential to any successful enterprise. Using examples gleaned from a decade of real-world work in companies and government, Joe Watson offers vital practical advice on...

Dwarfsploitation is an entertaining and educational look into the world of dwarf cinema. From Freaks to Willow, Dwarfsploitaton analyzes a wide variety of both independent and mainstream films, chronicling the number of ways in which little people are exploited. It is a must have for any fan of little...

Few problems in education are as pressing as the severe crisis in urban schools. Though educators have tried a wide range of remedies, dismal results persist. This is especially true for low-income youth of color, who drop out of school—and into incarceration—at extremely high rates. The dual...

*****2018 FIRST PLACE, Texas Authors Historical Fiction, Young Adult category***** Carl Watson’s historical, mid-grade/YA novel, Kid Clay, a tale of the old West set in the late 1800s. Based on the real memoirs of Mr. Watson’s grandfather, this story follows Kid Clay through the Old West...

An empire enslaved. A shaman harvested for magic. Can he break the chains to set his people free? Caldane isn't sure what he has left to live for. He's ritually drained of his magic, forced to perform despicable deeds to survive, and mourns being the last survivor of his tribe. But when one...

A rebellion rising. A land under siege. Can a conflicted priestess defeat an ancient, ruthless magic? Hanno's husband is dead. Filled with pain, the priestess and healer questions her faith in the almighty Eternal Council. When she unknowingly aids a wounded rebel, she's forced to choose between...

A simple hunter turned magical beast. Can he slay a demented wizard to free his people? Wallak finds joy in the snow, the solitude, and the hunt. But when a night on the town leaves his nephew missing, the man's peace turns into a panicked search. The hunter uses his tuned tracking skills to...

Interplanetary Terrorism, Corporate Backstabbing, and Nanotech Zombies! Dorothea, decorated veteran and paroled war-criminal, hopes she escaped her past when she left Mars. She's got a new job using her old skills, but her first mission takes off on the wrong foot. In a zombie-infested station,...

In Bolters and Coolers, Noel Watson tells true, rough-and-ready stories about the art of street fighting. At seventeen, he trained with Zen Do Kai martial arts and learned if you wanted to survive on the street, you needed to know more than how to fight. He was one of only two white belts to receive...

Thomas Watson's Body of Practical Divinity is one of the most precious of the peerless works of the Puritans; and those best acquainted with it, prize it most. Watson was one of the most concise, racy, illustrative, and suggestive of those eminent divines who made the Puritan age the Augustan period...

Everyone gets to die. Not everyone gets to find love first. Some people don't even get to look. This novel is about a moody fellow who got to do all three. His name was Moody Fellow. "A wise, funny and strangely sad fable of love, art and life. Moody Fellow is a hero for anyone who's...

Mike Watson brings you another tale of exotic femdom, involving a Miami-based IT professional who swallows his pride during the recession and takes work teaching English in China. But it will be something far more injurious to his own manhood he has to swallow when he meets the young, dominant, and incredibly...

The Souls of White Folk: African American Writers Theorize Whiteness is the first study to consider the substantial body of African American writing that critiques whiteness as social construction and racial identity. Arguing against the prevailing approach to these texts that says African American...