In Failed Frontiersmen, James Donahue writes that one of the founding and most persistent mythologies of the United States is that of the American frontier. Looking at a selection of twentieth-century American male fiction writers—E. L. Doctorow, John Barth, Thomas Pynchon, Ishmael Reed, Gerald Vizenor, and Cormac McCarthy—he shows how they reevaluated the historical romance of frontier mythology in response to the social and political movements of the 1960s (particularly regarding the Vietnam War, civil rights, and the treatment of Native Americans). Although these writers focus on different moments in American history and different geographic locations, the author reveals their commonly held belief that the frontier mythology failed to deliver on its promises of cultural stability and political advancement, especially in the face of the multicultural crucible of the 1960s. Cultural Frames, Framing Culture American Literatures Initiative

A year of war. A year of terror. And a year of loss. Twelve months have passed since the invasion. Ellie has lost friends, she has taken many lives and she is still as disgusted by violence as she is determined to stand up to the invaders. Now the friends find themselves back in their sanctuary of Hell, caring for a band of feral children whose lives have been destroyed by the war. Meanwhile, the conflict intensifies and the enemy draws closer...

Billy Crawford is a blond, eighteen-year-old surfer from Southern California, working in Fiji as a surfing instructor. But when he gets fired for leading his students into some dangerous surf, his endless summer seems to be over, and he decides that it's time to get a real job. He comes across a tuna clipper called Lucky Dragon whose crew is short a boatman, and the first mate offers him a job. What Billy doesn't know is that the clipper finds tuna by following dolphins. When Lucky Dragon sets its net for the first time, Billy witnesses a harrowing sight???dolphins being killed by the Dragon's money-hungry pirates. When he attempts to save a dolphin who is caught in the tuna net, the Dragon's captain tosses Billy and his belongings???including his surfboard???into the ocean and leaves.

Eight years ago, the Austrian emergency services were called to the scene of a bizarre car accident. Eight years ago two mangled bodies were found in the snow not far from the vehicle, clawed and chewed, it seemed, by some ferocious animal. Eight years ago something unspeakable took Gerontius Moore's parents from him, leaving him orphaned and alone... And now, that something, is back. Caught up in a hunt he was never meant to be a part of, and finding help from a most unlikely source, Gerontius must once more flee the clutches of an appalling beast, before it learns its business is unfinished. Full moon or not, the hunt is on.

In the aftermath of the massacre in Las Vegas, Kylee Paradox has no choice but to run. Her siren caused innocent lives to be lost, and now Fate is bound to carry out Kylee’s punishment for breaking her contract. If Fate catches her before she can find a loop hole, Kylee will be on a one way train to a tortured eternity in the fiery pits of hell.

Curl up with this small town sweet holiday romance featuring a loveable pup! A marriage on the rocks. A homeless hound. Can they get a Christmas miracle? Tori and Luke Sutton's first year of marriage has been far from the idea of wedded bliss that the two of them envisioned. Luke's job as a civilian with the US Navy, and the constant travel schedule that has come with it, has put a strain on their relationship. As the holidays approach, Tori is feeling the stresses of the last year and Luke's absence. Luke is struggling with the pressure from not only his job, but his family as well. He's determined to achieve success, something that has been drilled into him his whole life, but will it come at too high a cost? One fateful night on a back country road has the potential to change Luke and Tori's lives and their relationship. A down-on-his-luck Coonhound is in need of a family and a safe place to call home. Tori is immediately smitten with the hound, though Luke is skeptical. Despite Luke's reservations, the hound is determined to be a part of their lives and the dog might just be the key to bringing Luke and Tori their own Christmas miracle. Hunting For Love is a Christmas romance novella perfect for lovers of small town sweet romance with a grumpy hero, artist heroine, loveable pup, and a second chance at love. Perfect for readers who also enjoy books by Elana Johnson, Liz Isaacson, Camilla Isley, Lyn Cote, Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor, Lucinda Race, Tammy L. Grace, and Jan Moran. KEYWORDS: small town, small town romance, sweet romance, romance novella, novella, holiday romance, Christmas, Christmas romance, Christmas books, holiday books, books with dogs, romance with dogs, grumpy hero, second chance, married couple, artist heroine, coonhound, hound, romance books, books that take place in Virginia, Smithfield Virginia, Virginia romance, Tidewater, Hampton Roads, Virginia author, Elana Johnson, Liz Isaacson, Camilla Isley, Lyn Cote, Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor, Lucinda Race, Tammy L. Grace, Jan Moran

A reckless Heavenly Master, but a reserve Kitigarbha. However, Ksitigarbha was not someone who could be accepted easily. so during the test, he was finished, so he started to change.

In 1918 the Spanish flu epidemic swept the world and killed an estimated 20 to 40 million people in just one year, more than the number that died during the four years of the First World War. To this day medical science has been at a loss to explain the Spanish flu's origin. Most virologists are convinced that sooner or later a similarly deadly flu virus will return with a vengeance; thus anything we can learn from the 1918 flu may save lives in a new epidemic. Responding to sustained interest in this medical mystery, Hunting the 1918 Flu presents a detailed account of Kirsty Duncan's experiences as she organized an international, multi-discipline scientific expedition to exhume the bodies of a group of Norwegian miners buried in Svalbard, all victims of the flu virus. Constant throughout is her determination to honour the Norwegian laws and the Svalbard customs that treat the dead and the living with respect - especially when a live virus, if unearthed, could kill millions. Another theme of the book is the author's growing love for Svalbard and its people. Duncan's narrative describes a large-scale medical project to uncover genetic material from the Spanish flu; it also reveals the turbulent politics of a group moving towards a goal where the egos were as strong as the stakes were high. The author, herself a medical geographer, is very frank about her bruising emotional, financial, and professional experiences on the 'dark side of science.' Duncan raises questions not only about public health, epidemiology, the ethics of science, and the rights of subjects, but also about the role of age, gender, and privilege in science. While her search for the virus has shown promising results, it has also revealed the dangers of science itself being subsumed in the rush for personal acclaim.

Expert advice on calls, scents; strategy, shot placement and much more! As a seasoned hunter, host of a hunting television show, and acclaimed author and editor, Peter J. Fiduccia has amassed prodigious experience in pursuit of the whitetail. Now, he shares his tips, tactics, and techniques with readers, touching on every topic related to hunting whitetail deer. Some of his tips include: Core Areas: key strategies to take a buck in his core area Deer Calls: surefire advice to guarantee a buck will respond to grunt calls Using Scents: a radical scent tactic reveals how to attract bucks during the rut Shot Placement: how to regularly make dead-on one-shot kills Wounded Deer: methods that will drastically improve your tracking skills Scrape Hunting: fail-proof strategies to flush out a mature buck Weather: up your buck hunting success using barometric pressure and weather fronts Terrain: how to identify the places mature bucks regularly travel Fiduccia covers these and many more subjects in Shooter's Bible Guide to Deer Hunting. Hunters will find many ways to hone their skills and bag more deer with this handy guide.