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Professor Emeritus Kevin J Hayes
An insightful guide to the life and literary career of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) pushed the boundaries of storytelling. While the writer is most recognized…
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What Can I Do? A colorful and engaging children's book that takes readers on a journey through the many exciting and interesting careers adults can have. From doctors and veterinarians…
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Kevin Matthew Hayes
Horror that happens in the past is not finished wreaking havoc on the present in this chilling read where fears come to be real danger for one South Carolina community's…
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Readers seeking chills and thrills to go along with their Southern Gothic historical novel will find just that in this intense tale of tragic star-crossed lovers and a werewolf stalking…
No one escapes their reckoning in this thriller about an off-campus Halloween house party that goes wrong for three friends as they explore what happens when you learn the truth…
Provides consumer health information for teens about common causes and risk factors of stress, the effects of stress on the body and mind, and coping strategies. Includes index and resource…
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Provides consumer health information for teens about cancer risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, coping, and survivorship along with online support and mobile apps related to cancer. Includes index and resource…
This special edition provides information about understanding the importance and need for health insurance, medical billing, and a detailed study about private and public-health insurance in the United States.
Provides basic health information about visual impairment, its types and prevalence, conditions that lead to visual impairment, guidelines for people with visual impairment to lead a quality life, and facts…
Consumer health information about the ways people encounter anxiety and its various types, including general anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and panic disorder.
Consumer health information for teens about sports-related injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Includes index and resource information.
Provides basic consumer health information about learning and developmental disabilities; their types, causes, diagnosis, and treatment; and information about caring for people with learning and developmental disabilities, along with school…
Provides consumer health information about alcohol abuse, addiction, and related health effects, with facts about treatment and recovery. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and a directory of organizations for…
Provides tips for financial success including facts about earning money, creating budget, savings and investments, banking, credit unions, credit cards, debt and financial technology along with a list of apps…
Provides consumer health information for teens about maintaining health through physical activity, sports activities, and online fitness training, including facts about preventing injury and overcoming obstacles to fitness. Includes index…
Provides basic consumer health information about risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and management of diabetes, along with facts about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and preventing complications. Includes index, glossary of related…
Provides basic consumer health information about endoscopic, imaging, laboratory, and other types of medical testing for disease diagnosis and monitoring, along with guidelines for screening and preventive care testing in…
Provides basic health information on complementary and alternative medicine therapies, including dietary supplements, biologically based therapies, mind-body medicine, manipulative and body-based therapies, and energy-based therapies, along with facts about alternative…
Provides consumer health information about the physical, mental, and developmental health of infants, toddlers, and children including facts about the diseases and conditions that affect them and tips to bring…
Stephen Crane provides a general overview of all of Stephen Crane’s major works, and many of his minor ones.
Collects thirty accounts of Thomas Jefferson written by his granddaughters, visiting dignitaries, fellow politicians, and others who knew him as a family man, public servant, intellectual, and institution builder. The…
Provides consumer health information about prostate and urologic diseases, including urinary tract infections, kidney stones, etc.; sexual, reproductive, and bladder problems in men; and facts about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment…
MRS. DRAKE AND THE DUCKS is a story about friendship, love and family. Mrs. Drake is a kind, wise woman who cares for the inhabitants of her local park. She…
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Kevin J. Hayes
In 1887 a twenty-one-year-old newspaperman named George Nellis (1865-1948) rode a bicycle from Herkimer, New York, to San Francisco in seventy-two days, surpassing the transcontinental bicycle record by several weeks…
Features interviews ranging from 1957 to 1969, covering the breadth of the author’s fame and literary output. The collection reveals Kerouac - whether drunk or sober, erudite or infantile, guarded…
This study brings to the forefront Melville’s immersion with and borrowing from oral traditions: both music and narrative; tall-tale humour; nautical folklore; superstition; and legend.
This fast-paced new biography surveys all Herman Melville’s major works and tells the compelling story of his unpredictable professional and personal life.
Synthesizing new information and sifting through the evidence, Mark Twain is a fresh, clear-sighted account of a crucial American writer.
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The action-packed life of the polymath and ‘First American’, Benjamin Franklin.
The life of Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849) is the quintessential writer’s biography great works arising from a life of despair, poverty, alcoholism, and a mysterious solitary death. This title…
Shows how Thomas Jefferson’s opinions of Patrick Henry influenced William Wirt’s depiction of him. This book traces Henry’s life through his relationship with the world of books. It examines Henry’s…
Offers a complex portrait of perhaps the world’s greatest cinematic comedian and a man who is considered to be one of the most influential screen artists in movie history. The…
In the conversations collected in this volume, Sam Peckinpah’s candour - about himself, filmmaking, studios, male/female relations, violence, and contemporary politics - provides a thoughtful portrait of a polarizing filmmaker.
Features the Sam Peckinpah discussing his best-known films, including The Wild Bunch, the unsettling and controversial Straw Dogs, and the crime thriller The Getaway. In these conversations, Peckinpah’s candour -…
Herman Melville in Context provides the fullest introduction in one volume to the multifaceted life and times of Herman Melville, a towering figure in American and world literature, grounding the…
A History of Virginia Literature chronicles a story that has been more than four hundred years in the making. This History looks at the development of literary culture in Virginia…
