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Avery's Mission
Bannerman is on his way to Florence. On the plane, he meets Avery, who is travelling to see his divorced father, and is unwittingly used by his domineering mother. Bannerman is drawn into matters and a complex situation develops, exacerbated by Avery’s mother, a dominatrix who uses sex-appeal and a natural upper class manner to exert her will.
Triumph over Containment
The long 1950s, which extend back to the early postwar period and forward into the early 1960s, were a period of “containment culture” in America, as the media worked to reinforce traditional family values and suspected communist sympathizers were blacklisted from the entertainment industry. Yet some brave filmmakers and actors still challenged the status quo to produce indelible and imaginative work that delivered uncomfortable truths to Cold War audiences. Triumph Over Containment offers an uncompromising look at some of the era’s greatest films and directors, from household names like Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick to lesser-known iconoclasts like Samuel Fuller and Ida Lupino....
Wavin' Flag: World Cup of Soccer Terror in Africa
A literary thriller that mixes sports with terrorism, set in South Africa during the World Cup of Soccer, 2010. Possibly the best soccer novel since The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick.
The Final Frontier
The proposed book uses the Star Trek television/movie and Star Wars movie series to explain key international relations (IR) concepts and theories. It begins with an overview of the importance of science fiction in literature and film/television. It then presents the development of the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises, and discusses how their progression through time has illustrated key IR theories and concepts. As a bonus, it compares the two franchises to another recent science fiction franchise used to teach IR (Battlestar Galactica).
James Joyce
The definitive biography of James Joyc. Stewart covers both Joyce’s life and works and gets to the heart of the influences in each of the various ‘periods’ in his writing. There is also included an extensive bibliography for further reference.
Sports & Recreation Fads
True to the spirit of the all-American athlete and our society's seemingly endless pursuit of and passion for leisure activities is Sports & Recreation Fads. This readable and fascinating reference book highlights some of the most notable as well as some long-forgotten pastimes and personalities. Sporting and recreation events have thrived in the United States for more than two centuries. Just about every sport and recreation embraced from Colonial America to the present has had its faddish aspects. The fascinating introduction provides a basic understanding of the importance of fads in the development of sports and recreation. No book on sports fads would be complete without several chapter...
