Recounts the life of Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who became a successful Washington, D.C. dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln.

This exciting book provides an overview of IndyCar racing, from the sport’s beginnings to the equipment racers use. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible.

A young woman is invited to a mysterious relative’s estate and winds up entangled in a murder investigation in this witty historical mystery that pits the gothic eeriness of Crimson Peak against the comic absurdities of Knives Out. Miss Marigold Manners may be steeped in the etiquette of her old-money Boston family, but she is also an accomplished, modern woman and an avid student of archaeology who can handle any situation with poise. When the death of her parents leaves her too destitute to pursue her academic career and she receives a letter from a distant relative on Great Misery Island, Marigold decides she must do what any person of superior sense and greater-than-average curiosity would: she mounts her trusty bicycle and heads up the craggy, fog-shrouded coast of New England for a date with fate. Marigold arrives at Hatchet Farm, a moldering, gothic pile of a house inhabited by relatives so mired in the sins of the past, they have no future. She sets out to modernize the recluses with a brisk, ruthless efficiency, but her well-intentioned plans to manage their lives lead to malice—and murder. Marigold spies a body floating in the stormy waters surrounding the island, and her suspicions immediately turn to her hostile, weapon-wielding relatives when one of the local girls turns up missing. And she might not be the only one. When another dead body is found in the garden of the estate, Marigold finds herself accused. She must enlist the help of an eccentric, colorful cast of friends and found family to save herself—and everything she holds dear. As secrets are uncovered and lies exposed, the question of “who done it?” turns into “who didn’t do it?” and Marigold must face a truth that shatters her steely poise and shakes her very sense of self.

Bicycle-riding, aspiring archaeologist Marigold Manners is back and ready for adventure in Elizabeth Hobb’s next mesmerizing historical mystery. “A humdinger…whose characters bring to mind those of both Emily Brontë and L. M. Montgomery” (Kirkus), this second installment is perfect for fans of Deanna Rayborn. 1894, Boston. Penniless Boston heiress and accomplished modern woman Marigold Manners has put her past to good use, selling the story of the Great Misery Island Murders to earn enough money to resume the life she was always meant to have and return to her studies at Wellesley College. But her carefully laid plans for academic excellence are thrown into disarray when she stumbles across the body of a young woman in the campus lake. When the peace of the bucolic campus is shattered by the murder, the cloistered world of a women’s college that Marigold finds so comforting proves it is not immune to the malice and wickedness of the world. The closed community becomes a hothouse where disparagement blooms into insult and small slights that have festered for years blossom into academic rivalries that could spill over into something far more sinister. Marigold must use every ounce of her logic and enlist her eccentric, colorful cast of fellow students and found-family to identify the girl and find the murderer—before they kill again.

In A Craving for the Goatman Elizabeth Hobbs invests even the most daily of occurrences with a smoldering sexuality or a tinge of panic or a flare of jubilation. These poems exhibit a sensibility appreciative of every aspect of life, sad or happy, and an intense awareness of loss remembered or foreseen. This collection is a lush, disorderly garden and the blossoms are striking.Fred Chappell, Poet Laureate of North CarolinaIn this, Elizabeth Hobbs second book from Goose River Press, we see the wide range of the poets talent. Hobbs first book, Poems from the Lake, painted for us a vivid picture of a life lived in a specific place and time. Just as Pan, (the Goatman of Hobbs title) lured followers into the wild woods with his music, this new collection takes us on a journey through a life lived wholly and deeply. We are taken to places and times not chronologically but (as the foreword tells us) with the hope of surprising the reader with each new selection. Hobbs imagery and language are fresh and inspired; we cry for her losses and feel delight in her moments of grace. A lovely book, best read poem by poem, with hot tea and the music of rain on the roof.Annie Farnsworth, poet and editor of Animuswinner of the 2003 Stephen Dunn Poetry Award

Elizabeth Hobbs spins deft connections between the small moments of insight and the large moments of seasons and years. In poem after poem she summons up quiet yet incisive perceptions that resonate with the calm of thorough experience. --Baron Wormser.

A construction and building inspector examines structures and makes sure they are following safety regulations. In this book, readers will learn about the training and qualities construction and building inspectors need, the tools of the trade, and an inspector's daily schedule.

Vaping involves inhaling substances that are often not only harmful but also addictive. Vaping Addiction examines the science behind this addiction, how it affects people's lives, and how modern treatments offer hope.