IN A WEE, OBSCURE part of backwoods Georgia, ill-educated Dru Sullivan and his precocious young nephew Bo forge a sustaining relationship in what one unfortunate visitor describes as "a hellhole full'a drunks an' folks who are goddamn crazy." SULLIVAN ROAD is a gripping tale of one Irish-American family and its struggle to survive in a racially diverse but sparse rural community during World War II. Dealing with a wagon-load of how-comes and a couple of pigsty murders, prayer and unflagging faith could be all the Sullivans have left. Enjoy the laughs; you may be crying a page or two later.

This is a lavishly illustrated exploration of the rise of printmaking in Southern California and its legacy on post-war American art. The first goal of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, founded in Los Angeles in 1960, was to "create a pool of master artisan-printers in the United States" to revive the medium of fine-art lithography. With essays by both established print scholars and new voices, this lavishly illustrated volume introduces the printmaking pioneers who nurtured an environment suitable for the founding of the country's most significant print shop. By tracing the local printmaking communities, the academic establishment, as well as the significant influence of workshops like Gemini G.E.L. and Cirrus Editions, the catalogue addresses the spectacular spread of printmaking from its modern beginnings in Southern California within the larger narrative of post-war American art.

This book investigates to what extent the quality of eligible collateral is able to explain inflation. Addressing this question, hypotheses derived from the Theory of Property Economics by Heinsohn & Steiger are tested. Data are collected using a questionnaire, answered by central banks. An index of the quality of eligible collateral is constructed. Regression analyses are performed based on a sample of 62 countries for the period 1990 to 2003. A negative, robust and statistically significant correlation between inflation and the quality of eligible collateral is found. Central bank independence cannot contribute to the explanation of inflation. The result supports the theory of Heinsohn & Steiger: Securitisation of central bank lending is crucial for price stability.