Browse Books by Titles
Below is a list of best selling titles; on the right side, a browsable list of Ohio University Press and Swallow Press titles.
All the Fun’s in How You Say a Thing
An Explanation of Meter and Versification
Perfect for the general reader of poetry, students and teachers of literature, and aspiring poets, All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing is a lively and comprehensive study of versification by one of our best contemporary practitioners of traditional poetic forms.…
Aquamarine Blue 5
Personal Stories of College Students with Autism
The first book to be written by autistic college students about the challenges they face. It details the struggles of these highly sensitive students and shows that there are gifts specific to autistic students that enrich the university system, scholarship, and the world as a whole.
Blood of the Prodigal
An Ohio Amish Mysteries
By P. L. Gaus
“No one who enjoys a fresh approach to the mystery novel, plus an insider’s look at Ohio’s Old Order Amish culture, should miss Blood of the Prodigal. P. L. Gaus gives us a kind, gentle, and intriguing look at crime inside Ohio’s famous Amish colony.”—Tony Hillerman
Broken English
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. Gaus
“Gaus weaves his extensive knowledge of Amish ways into this fascinating, suspenseful tale.”—Ohioana Quarterly
Cast a Blue Shadow – On Sale
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. Gaus
“The author portrays the conflicts among the various Amish sects whose varying degrees of strictness in some instances cause them to shun each other. Eschewing any academic pedantry, Gaus manages to expertly enlighten as well as entertain.”—Publishers Weekly
Clouds Without Rain
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. Gaus
“Gaus is a sensitive storyteller who matches his cadences to the measured pace of Amish life, catching the tensions among the village‘s religious factions.”—The New York Times Book Review
Follow the Blue Blazes
A Guide to Hiking Ohio's Buckeye Trail
“In following Robert Pond through the pages of Follow the Blue Blazes, I find myself at turns in the company of a sharp scout, a kindly neighbor, an inspirational teacher, and—if I may say so—a kindred spirit to the likes of Thoreau and Robert Louis Stevenson.”—Steven M. Newman
The Guide to EKG Interpretation
Revised Edition
By John C. Auseon, Daniel Waksman, John Brose and Michael J. Jarosick
Practical guide for primary care physicians, students, nurses, physician’s assistants, and anyone else who interprets electrocardiograms as part of his or her practice.
Legacy – On Sale
A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Personal History
By Linda Spence
“Spence creates a compelling context for recording the stages of one’s life. In each section, from childhood through grandparenting, Spence compiles a wealth of penetrating questions to help guide the novice and more skilled writer alike.”—Booklist
The Man Who Killed the Deer
A Novel of Pueblo Indian Life
By Frank Waters
The story of Martiniano, the man who killed the deer, is a timeless story of Pueblo Indian sin and redemption, and of the conflict between Indian and white laws; written with a poetically charged beauty of style, a purity of conception, and a thorough understanding of Indian values.
