Author: John J. Han
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476633770
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Dystopian fiction captivates us by depicting future worlds at once eerily similar and shockingly foreign to our own. This collection of new essays presents some of the most recent scholarship on a genre whose popularity has surged dramatically since the 1990s. Contributors explore such novels as The Lord of the Flies, The Heart Goes Last, The Giver and The Strain Trilogy as social critique, revealing how they appeal to the same impulse as utopian fiction: the desire for an idealized yet illusory society in which evil is purged and justice prevails.
Worlds Gone Awry
Author: John J. Han
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476633770
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Dystopian fiction captivates us by depicting future worlds at once eerily similar and shockingly foreign to our own. This collection of new essays presents some of the most recent scholarship on a genre whose popularity has surged dramatically since the 1990s. Contributors explore such novels as The Lord of the Flies, The Heart Goes Last, The Giver and The Strain Trilogy as social critique, revealing how they appeal to the same impulse as utopian fiction: the desire for an idealized yet illusory society in which evil is purged and justice prevails.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476633770
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Dystopian fiction captivates us by depicting future worlds at once eerily similar and shockingly foreign to our own. This collection of new essays presents some of the most recent scholarship on a genre whose popularity has surged dramatically since the 1990s. Contributors explore such novels as The Lord of the Flies, The Heart Goes Last, The Giver and The Strain Trilogy as social critique, revealing how they appeal to the same impulse as utopian fiction: the desire for an idealized yet illusory society in which evil is purged and justice prevails.
Gone Awry
Author: DJ Park
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1418474479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
When David and Althia Tee Harrowsen decided to vacation in tiny Rye, Colorado their intention was to do a little hiking, some gourmet cooking, and for David to contemplate his uncertain future with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. But when an unidentified stalker goes after Tee on a mountain trail, an elderly ranch wife is attacked and seriously injured, and a mysterious young man apparently commits suicide, they find themselves drawn into a tangle of lies, deceit and long-slumbering murder. Aided by Davids partner, Kate Cordova, they begin to unravel the secrets behind these seemingly unconnected events. At last, their investigation leads them to the truth about the dark history of a famiy torn apart by avarice and hypocrisy. Gone Awry is the story of perseverence, fortitude and the price to be paid for sins long buried.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1418474479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
When David and Althia Tee Harrowsen decided to vacation in tiny Rye, Colorado their intention was to do a little hiking, some gourmet cooking, and for David to contemplate his uncertain future with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. But when an unidentified stalker goes after Tee on a mountain trail, an elderly ranch wife is attacked and seriously injured, and a mysterious young man apparently commits suicide, they find themselves drawn into a tangle of lies, deceit and long-slumbering murder. Aided by Davids partner, Kate Cordova, they begin to unravel the secrets behind these seemingly unconnected events. At last, their investigation leads them to the truth about the dark history of a famiy torn apart by avarice and hypocrisy. Gone Awry is the story of perseverence, fortitude and the price to be paid for sins long buried.
A Life Gone Awry
Author: Wayne Kernochan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781469967639
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Product Description When Doctor M. Scott Peck suggested Elan to my parents I was skeptical because the first program he sent me to was a drug program, and I had never done drugs. He said it wasn't, and that Elan treated teens with emotional problems. He told me that Elan had psychiatrists and counselors, and activities, so I agreed to go.What I witnessed was unbelievable. Elan was an insane asylum, run by the inmates, and Joe Ricci was God. For more than thirty years I told people I had been in prison, rather than the truth of what happened there. After you read this book you will understand why.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781469967639
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Product Description When Doctor M. Scott Peck suggested Elan to my parents I was skeptical because the first program he sent me to was a drug program, and I had never done drugs. He said it wasn't, and that Elan treated teens with emotional problems. He told me that Elan had psychiatrists and counselors, and activities, so I agreed to go.What I witnessed was unbelievable. Elan was an insane asylum, run by the inmates, and Joe Ricci was God. For more than thirty years I told people I had been in prison, rather than the truth of what happened there. After you read this book you will understand why.
Civil War Battlefield Orders Gone Awry
Author: Donald R. Jermann
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786469499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
During the Civil War, the outcome of many a battle or campaign hinged on the proper wording, dissemination and interpretation of battlefield orders. Early in the war, officers trained in small unit combat could suddenly find themselves commanding thousands of men and writing orders to subordinates with little experience in the practice. The inclusion of accurate origin information, up-to-date knowledge of the situation in the field, the amount of discretion given to recipients, and the speed and geographical acumen of couriers were critical. This innovative volume examines 13 cases in which the tide of battle turned on written orders, including Ball's Bluff, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Gettysburg and Chickamauga. The importance of this seemingly clerical task, this work shows, equaled that of tactics, manpower, and supplies in determining the course of the Civil War.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786469499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
During the Civil War, the outcome of many a battle or campaign hinged on the proper wording, dissemination and interpretation of battlefield orders. Early in the war, officers trained in small unit combat could suddenly find themselves commanding thousands of men and writing orders to subordinates with little experience in the practice. The inclusion of accurate origin information, up-to-date knowledge of the situation in the field, the amount of discretion given to recipients, and the speed and geographical acumen of couriers were critical. This innovative volume examines 13 cases in which the tide of battle turned on written orders, including Ball's Bluff, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Gettysburg and Chickamauga. The importance of this seemingly clerical task, this work shows, equaled that of tactics, manpower, and supplies in determining the course of the Civil War.
Good Intentions Gone Awry
Author: Jan Hare
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:
Category : Methodist Church
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Annotation. Good Intentions Gone Awry chronicles the experiences of a missionary wife through the letters of Emma Crosby to her family and friends in Ontario. Her husband, Thomas Crosby, came to Fort Simpson, near present-day Prince Rupert, in 1874 to set up a mission among the Tsimshian people. The authors critically examine Emma's sincere convictions about mission work and the running of the Crosby Girl's Home, later a residential school, while at the same time exposing them as a product of the times in which she lived. They also examine the roles of Native and mixed-race intermediaries who made possible the feats attributed to Thomas Crosby.
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:
Category : Methodist Church
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Annotation. Good Intentions Gone Awry chronicles the experiences of a missionary wife through the letters of Emma Crosby to her family and friends in Ontario. Her husband, Thomas Crosby, came to Fort Simpson, near present-day Prince Rupert, in 1874 to set up a mission among the Tsimshian people. The authors critically examine Emma's sincere convictions about mission work and the running of the Crosby Girl's Home, later a residential school, while at the same time exposing them as a product of the times in which she lived. They also examine the roles of Native and mixed-race intermediaries who made possible the feats attributed to Thomas Crosby.
Civil War Battlefield Orders Gone Awry
Author: Donald R. Jermann
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786490349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
During the Civil War, the outcome of many a battle or campaign hinged on the proper wording, dissemination and interpretation of battlefield orders. Early in the war, officers trained in small unit combat could suddenly find themselves commanding thousands of men and writing orders to subordinates with little experience in the practice. The inclusion of accurate origin information, up-to-date knowledge of the situation in the field, the amount of discretion given to recipients, and the speed and geographical acumen of couriers were critical. This innovative volume examines 13 cases in which the tide of battle turned on written orders, including Ball's Bluff, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Gettysburg and Chickamauga. The importance of this seemingly clerical task, this work shows, equaled that of tactics, manpower, and supplies in determining the course of the Civil War.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786490349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
During the Civil War, the outcome of many a battle or campaign hinged on the proper wording, dissemination and interpretation of battlefield orders. Early in the war, officers trained in small unit combat could suddenly find themselves commanding thousands of men and writing orders to subordinates with little experience in the practice. The inclusion of accurate origin information, up-to-date knowledge of the situation in the field, the amount of discretion given to recipients, and the speed and geographical acumen of couriers were critical. This innovative volume examines 13 cases in which the tide of battle turned on written orders, including Ball's Bluff, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Gettysburg and Chickamauga. The importance of this seemingly clerical task, this work shows, equaled that of tactics, manpower, and supplies in determining the course of the Civil War.
Misplaced - Magic Gone Awry
Author: Citlalin Ossio
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951445232
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Misspelled is the third anthology in the Legion of Dorks presents series. These books are put together with love and a generous heart as a way to give back. So 50 percent of all proceeds goes to charity. For Magic Gone Awry, you'll experience: - a magical ER where curses abound - an ancient fairy godmother whose hearing isn't what it used to be - a little girl who summons the monster under her bed on purpose - an apprentice magician who discovers all magic isn't illusion - and so much more. Pick up your copy today and join the adventure while supporting children in need.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951445232
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Misspelled is the third anthology in the Legion of Dorks presents series. These books are put together with love and a generous heart as a way to give back. So 50 percent of all proceeds goes to charity. For Magic Gone Awry, you'll experience: - a magical ER where curses abound - an ancient fairy godmother whose hearing isn't what it used to be - a little girl who summons the monster under her bed on purpose - an apprentice magician who discovers all magic isn't illusion - and so much more. Pick up your copy today and join the adventure while supporting children in need.
A Life Gone Awry
Author: Wayne Kernochan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781927044117
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781927044117
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
All Gone Awry
Author: Andrew Kumasaka
Publisher: Ganbatte! Books
ISBN: 9780578912349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
March 11, 2011. A cataclysmic earthquake in Japan-a tsunami headed straight for the coast of California. With deep psychological fault lines of his own, Dr. Alex Arai has no idea of the personal upheaval ahead. Before long, the respected art history professor will become a graffiti vandal. Alex is mired in life-long conflict with his father, Kazuo Arai. A narcissistic sculptor, Kaz is best known for his memorials to Japanese Americans interned in U.S. concentration camps during World War II. Over the years, he has ridiculed Alex's artistic offerings while exploiting his son's scholarly articles to further his own career. Through an acquaintance in an "over-the-hill" basketball league, Alex is introduced to the world of graffiti. After learning how to wield a spray can, he embarks on a dangerous campaign as a graffiti artist, a journey that takes him to NYC, DC, and LA. The discovery of his "tags" leads to wild speculation as to the vandal's identity and motivation. In the resulting chaos, Alex faces grave legal jeopardy, loss of career, community scorn, and a threatened relationship with his longtime partner. From a desperate place of fragmentation, he must somehow forge a cohesive new self.
Publisher: Ganbatte! Books
ISBN: 9780578912349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
March 11, 2011. A cataclysmic earthquake in Japan-a tsunami headed straight for the coast of California. With deep psychological fault lines of his own, Dr. Alex Arai has no idea of the personal upheaval ahead. Before long, the respected art history professor will become a graffiti vandal. Alex is mired in life-long conflict with his father, Kazuo Arai. A narcissistic sculptor, Kaz is best known for his memorials to Japanese Americans interned in U.S. concentration camps during World War II. Over the years, he has ridiculed Alex's artistic offerings while exploiting his son's scholarly articles to further his own career. Through an acquaintance in an "over-the-hill" basketball league, Alex is introduced to the world of graffiti. After learning how to wield a spray can, he embarks on a dangerous campaign as a graffiti artist, a journey that takes him to NYC, DC, and LA. The discovery of his "tags" leads to wild speculation as to the vandal's identity and motivation. In the resulting chaos, Alex faces grave legal jeopardy, loss of career, community scorn, and a threatened relationship with his longtime partner. From a desperate place of fragmentation, he must somehow forge a cohesive new self.
Special Exits
Author: Joyce Farmer
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1606997602
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Joyce Farmer's memoir chronicles the decline of the author's parents' health, their relationship with one another and with their daughter, and how they cope with the day-to-day emotional fragility of the most taxing time of their lives. Joyce Farmer, best known for co-creating the Tits 'n Clits comics anthology in the 1970s, a feminist response to the rampant misogyny in underground comix, spent 11 years crafting Special Exits, a graphic memoir in the vein of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home or Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner, and Frank Stack's Our Cancer Year, about caring for her dying father and stepmother.
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1606997602
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Joyce Farmer's memoir chronicles the decline of the author's parents' health, their relationship with one another and with their daughter, and how they cope with the day-to-day emotional fragility of the most taxing time of their lives. Joyce Farmer, best known for co-creating the Tits 'n Clits comics anthology in the 1970s, a feminist response to the rampant misogyny in underground comix, spent 11 years crafting Special Exits, a graphic memoir in the vein of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home or Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner, and Frank Stack's Our Cancer Year, about caring for her dying father and stepmother.