The collection of Burmese art housed at the Denison Museum in Granville, Ohio, USA, includes more than 1,500 objects dating from the late first millennium AD through the twentieth century. While particularly strong on textiles originating with minority groups in Burma, it also showcases Buddha images, lacquer objects, works on paper, manuscripts, wood carvings, and pieces made from bronze, silver, and ivory. Eclectic Collecting is both a catalogue of the collection and a scholarly examination of Burmese art.

Lists of Note curates 125 unputdownable entries from a list of names that are as eclectic and intriguing as its contents, which include myriad reasons given by ancient Egyptians for missing work, Albert Einstein's demands of his estranged wife, F. Scott Fitzgerald's extensive conjugation of "to cocktail," and many more. Rarely intended for the public eye, these lists reveal hopes, priorities, and musings in a most engaging and entertaining way. Each transcript is accompanied by an artwork, most a captivating facsimile of the list itself. Richly visual and irresistibly readable, Lists of Note is a testament to the human urge to bring order to, poke fun at, and find meaning in the world around us—and is a gift of endless enjoyment and lasting value.

This is a small & eclectic compilation of experimental essays, exploring various themes of the human condition & experience.

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Letters of Note comes a collection of 75 of history's most interesting, profound, and sometimes unknown speeches from a range of scintillating personalities such as Frederick Douglass, Justin Trudeau, Albert Einstein, Meghan Markle, Barbara Jordan, and Ursula K. Le Guin. This thoughtfully curated and richly illustrated collection celebrates oratory old and new, highlighting speeches we know and admire, while also shining a light on profound drafts that were never delivered or have until now been forgotten. From George Bernard Shaw's warm and rousing toast to Albert Einstein in 1930 and the commencement address affectionately given to graduates at Long Island University by Kermit the Frog, to the chilling public announcement (that was thankfully never made) by President Richard Nixon should Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become stranded on the moon, Speeches of Note honors the words and ideas of some of history’s most provocative and inspiring personages.

Twists and Turns: An Eclectic Collection of Stories is the final product of requests from my readers. The stories contained within these pages are a compilation of stories and novelettes that have been written over the past ten years by the same author. Most of the stories in this book have been published electronically, but this is the first time they are available in print. ""Captive,"" a novelette, has never been published before. The genres include political satires, conspiracy theories, psychological thrillers, and controversial themes such as same-sex relationships and religious satire. Some of the stories deal with tests of faith and others are pure fantasy. These stores are intended not only to entertain, but to cause the reader to think in ways they may not be used to. To many, some of the stories will seem opened ended. That is the intention, so the reader can ponder different possibile solutions to various social issues.

A truly eclectic collection of poetry on a wide variety of subjects, from ancient history to current events, from observations of nature to wild imagination, from deadly serious to downright silly. Extensive notes are included.