Tainted Greatness

Tainted Greatness

Author: Nancy Anne Harrowitz

Publisher: Temple University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9781566391610

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Examines antisemitic viewpoints of some famous thinkers: Luther, Mircea Aliade, Lombroso, Wagner, Heidegger, Maurice Blanchot, Ezra Pound, De Man, Jean Genet are among them.


Tainted Hero

Tainted Hero

Author: Donald G. Vedeler

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-11-24

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1440107653

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Thirteen year old David Huffnor has no premonition whatsoever of how drastically his moral and spiritual upbringing will shape his future. His story begins during a chat with his parents. He first becomes a minister, then a U. S. Army chaplain. During his military career, life-changing experiences await him. While in Germany, and later at Fort Devens in Massachusetts, his interactions with three women have lasting consequences on his life. The first relationship puts his career in jeopardy; the second becomes the love of his life, and the third puts the lives of many people at risk. While stationed at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, he is adopted by a group of Green Beret soldiers. Along with his six Green Beret comrades, Huffnor becomes involved in a dangerous rescue attempt involving a group of Boston crime figures. Entangled in developing circumstances, he finds his life, and several others, in jeopardy.


Tarnished Heroes

Tarnished Heroes

Author: Bryan Marlowe

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2006-08

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0595407501

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Group Captain Randolph Tremayne, RAF, the British Air Attaché and Lieutenant Colonel Bradford Rantzen, USAF, the United States' Assistant Air Attaché, both serving in their respective embassies in Bangkok, are embittered and disillusioned men. Passed over for promotion and beset by family discord and tragedy. Both men are former heroes, but are now tarnished by their experiences or weaknesses. Tremayne is a gallant, but philandering, self-indulgent opportunist and Rantzen is a heroic, but war-wearied veteran, suffering nightmares over the time he was a prisoner of war in Korea and fears he's losing his grip on life. A chain of deadly circumstances forces the two men to form an alliance to save those they love more than life, in a final desperate act of heroism and redemption.


Tarnished Heroes, Charming Villains and Modern Monsters

Tarnished Heroes, Charming Villains and Modern Monsters

Author: Lynnette Porter

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0786457953

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The heroes, villains, and monsters portrayed in such popular science fiction television series as Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Doctor Who, and Torchwood, as well as Joss Whedon's many series, illustrate a shift from traditional, clearly defined characterizations toward much murkier definitions. Traditional heroes give way to "gray" heroes who must become more like the villains or monsters they face if they are going to successfully save society. This book examines the ambiguous heroes and villains, focusing on these characters' different perspectives on morality and their roles within society. Appendices include production details for each series, descriptions and summaries of pivotal episodes, and a list of selected texts for classroom use. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.


Heroes in a Global World

Heroes in a Global World

Author: Susan J. Drucker

Publisher: Hampton Press (NJ)

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13:

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Support certain conclusions about heroes: All cultures have them; all cultures need them; and who or what is considered heroic may vary from culture to culture. This book provides a survey and stimulates the consideration of continuity and change with regard to heroes.