Discussing such major themes and strands in 20th-century literary theory as hermeneutics, modes of formalism and Marxist and historicist approaches, the author, incorporating philosophical and social perspectives on these trends, offers a deeper and richer reading of literature. Original.
Tony Alexamenos's life is forever changed when wealthy Dallas Eden, determined to mold Tony into a perfect addition to his ever-growing "harem," sends Tony to college, where he falls for his drama teacher--an infatuation that leads Tony to New York City where he becomes an overnight sensation and learns some valuable lessons in life and love. 10,000 first printing.
How it all began… Three men – Levi, Sian and Matteo – what happened to make them into billionaires? Together, they work to defy the odds and defy their fathers’ expectations. Against all odds, they win in the business world. Learn their stories – and understand the emotional terror that they endured – and overcome – to become the strong, powerful men that they are today. After knowing their stories – will they ever find their happily ever after?
Features twenty-one stories from the gifted young writers of the last decade who have won the Flannery O'Connor award and have helped spark a new interest in the short story
Trophy wife Darcy McDaniel has just discovered that, thanks to her embezzling husband, her posh, upper-class life is gone for good. Now she's trading her suburban palace for a trailer park and her weekly salon appointments for a job. Darcy needs a new man--fast--one who'll keep her in the manner she darn well deserves. Problem is, the hottest prospect around is the my-way-or-the-highway hunk who's making off with her beloved Mercedes! Ex-cop turned repo man John Stark is sure that hiring the furious blonde in his headlights is a colossal mistake. He knows Darcy's high-maintenance, designer-labels-only type--after all, he's used to taking their cars. But he never expected this hellion to have the smarts and the spunk to go from receptionist to repo agent in record time...or to drive him insane with desire. She's the last thing this tall, dark, and dangerous loner needs...and everything he never knew he wanted.
Mike Connolly, a fifty-something attorney, is now a recovering alcoholic, divorced from his wife and estranged from his daughter. While researching a murder case, a string of clues takes him to a tanning salon that is a front for prostitution and pornography. Connolly presses on, moving deep into a world where negative forces slowly and subtly turn him back toward who he was before he turned his life around. Surrounded by deception, Connolly does not recognize what is happening until it's too late. Download the Readers' Guide.
Who killed Charlie Wilsonn behind the Hammerin' Nails? Gayle, the owner, sure wants to know. There weren't many murders in the small rural Wisconsin county. Who will figure it out first, handsome Detective Landis or Gayle's cat Sammy?