The urban photographs of Swiss artist Beat Streuli (born 1957) record what he calls "the glamour of the usual"--people walking the streets in familiar states of pedestrian reverie, photographed with professional care ("glamour") but without drama ("the usual"). "Public Work 1996-2011" surveys his large-scale installations in public spaces.

His name is Roarke. His history is a swath of blood and violence. Released from prison after another man dies under his fists, he's found some semblance of peace as a private detective. Sometimes he's hired to solve a problem. Sometimes he's hired to do something mean. He prefers the one, but he's not above the other. When he's hired to locate a gorgeous banking executive's missing niece, Roarke suspects the case might be just another ugly custody fight between the girl's parents. A single gunshot aimed his way proves him wrong, and convinces him to give the missing girl his undivided attention. Soon, Roarke finds himself drawn away from his Detroit lair and into the northern wilderness where an armed militia calling themselves the Sons of Michigan are holding the girl. Lead by a silver-tongued preacher and a remorseless killer called the Last Watchman, the Sons are waiting for him. They think they can bargain with him. They think he can be reasoned with. They're wrong.

"Out of the Closet with My Mom" is a novel aimed at helping children and parents who are going through a time when both sides are forced to come out due to ones' sexuality. A parent comes out as gay and their child is forced to "come out" as a child of homosexual parents. It's a stand alone personal narrative that explores the many aspects of having gay parents; coming out to friends, dealing with family members who do not accept their parents lifestyle, being confident about yourself in school and above all lets you know that you're not alone. The narrative follows pudgy, prepubescent Jon Watkins, dying to fit in when his mom decides to sit him and his sister down and tell them that her roommate isn't a roommate at all, she is her girlfriend. "Out of the Closet with My Mom" follows Jon's Middle and High School journey in which he and his sister have to deal with "coming out" about their mom to friends and family.