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Beyond Courage
The 9 Principles of Heroism
Chris Benguhe

What makes someone “heroic”? Courage? Perhaps, but true heroism involves much more.
 
Heroes come in all ...


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Roy Orbison
The Invention of an Alternative Rock Masculinity
Peter Lehman

Roy Orbison's music — whether heard in his own recordings or in cover versions of his songs — is a significant part of contemporary American ...


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Shakespeare's Grammar
Jonathan Hope

"Shakespeare's Grammar" is a comparative reference guide to Shakespeare's grammar, based on a complete revision of an extremely elderly but still ...


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Disappearing Ingenue
Stories
Melissa Pritchard

First published in 2002 and now in paperback, this wildly imaginative collection presents the misadventures of unlikely heroine Eleanor Stoddard ...


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Medieval Identity Machines
Jeffrey Jerome Cohen

In "Medieval Identity Machines", Jeffrey J. Cohen examines the messiness, permeability, and perversity of medieval bodies, arguing that human ...


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Faith Under Pressure
A Study of Biblical Leaders in Conflict
Michael S. Moore

This book presents a rich and surprisingly fresh introduction to the characters and conflicts in 1 and 2 Kings. Drawing upon the best of biblical ...


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El Paso Del Norte
Stories On The Border
Richard Yanez

The Chicano characters in Richard Yanez's debut story collection live in El Paso's Lower Valley but inhabit a number of borders — between two ...


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Naked Wanting
Margo Tamez

Come, step outside your human skin for just a little while.

 Margo Tamez’s voice is that ...

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