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Twisted Carrot
Poetry of sonnet length and shorter poems appear in this first book, Twisted Carrot, in the series CUBIST POETRY, a revolutionary new approach to representing reality in poetry.
Hard-Boiled Crime Fiction and the Decline of Moral Authority
The cynical but kind-hearted detective is the soul of the classic hard-boiled story, that chronicle of world-weary urban pessimism. In Hard-Boiled Crime Fiction and the Decline of Moral Authority, Susanna Lee argues that this fiction functions as a measure for individual responsibility in the modern world and that it demonstrates the enduring status of individual conscience across a variety of cultural crises. In this major rethinking of the hard-boiled genre, Lee suggests that, whether in Los Angeles, New York, or Paris, the hard-boiled detective is the guardian of individual moral authority and the embodiment of ideals in a corrupt environment. Lee traces the history of the hard-boiled det...
A World Abandoned by God
The idea of God, in one form or another, is a fundamental part of human experience - a given, almost. And yet, for over one hundred and fifty years, we have lived in a world become increasingly secular. The goal of this book is to reconcile these facts, or rather to examine their interaction and, in so doing, to understand the idea and the experience of secularism. Concentrating on five canonical French and Russian novels of the nineteenth century (Stendahl's The Red and the Black, Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Ivan Turgenev's A Nest of Gentry, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly's Bewitched, and Fyodor Dostoevsky's Demons) and using the instruments of narrative theory, this book offers a groundbreaking critical foundation for understanding both the evolution of secular culture and the new role of the individual in modern ethical, political, and spiritual contexts.
God Laughs
Poems too long to fit on a single page appear in this third book, God Laughs, in the series CUBIST POETRY, a revolutionary new approach to representing reality in poetry.
My Husband's Roses
Poems longer than a sonnet but short enough to fit on a single page appear in second book, My Husband's Roses, in the series CUBIST POETRY, a revolutionary new approach to representing reality in poetry.
Swann's Way
In its centennial year, Marcel Proust's masterpiece of literary imagination is available in a Norton Critical Edition.
Snow Balls
Short stories appear in this fifth book, Snow Balls, in the series CUBIST POETRY, a revolutionary new approach to representing reality in poetry.
Hard-boiled Crime Fiction & the Decline of Moral Authority
From virtue to honor: a nineteenth-century paradigm shift -- Carroll John Daly and Leo Malet: the first hard-boiled heroes -- Jim Thompson: "Don't you say I killed her!"--Jean-Patrick Manchette: the art of falling apart -- Contemporary hard-boiled: rebuilding a culture hero -- Conclusion
Detectives in the Shadows
For anyone interested in crime fiction and television, or for those wanting to understand America's idolization of the good guy with a gun, Detectives in the Shadows is essential reading.
How to Become a Veterinarian
The Most Up-to-Date, Comprehensive and Fun Guide to Becoming a Vet - Over 100 pages This fact-pact and enlightening book covers everything kids need to know about becoming a vet. It also gives a realistic view of what daily life is like as a vet - the challenges and triumphs. My name is Susanna Lee and recently my daughter Monica, who has a passion for animals, asked me to help her find information on becoming a vet. Surprisingly, I couldn't find a book that contains up-to-date information and gives a real insight into what it takes to become a vet. Most importantly, I wanted my daughter to be able to decide for herself if veterinary medicine was truly the career for her based on getting the...
