THE PALE OF MEMORY by Peter Halsey Sherwood (iUniverse; On Sale: September 7, 2012; $13.95 USD) is a suspenseful, bracing novel set in a mid-90's Manhattan still hovered over by a dreadful affliction.
Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and politics,”Class Notes is critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s latest blast of clear thinking on matters of race, class, and other A
Based on the author's experience in the Australian Army, The Odd Angry Shot is the seminal account of Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War: brief and bracing, tragic yet darkly funny.This classic Au
Cultural Writing. Poetry. Art. Essays. Ron Padgett writes: "Bill Berkson's writing is witty, musical, daily, and deep, underpinned by a bracing integrity and shot through with gorgeous abstra
Daniel Borzutzky, whose work Eileen Myles calls “violent, perverse, tender,” offers a bracing new book that confronts violent action, from state sponsored torture and the bombing of civilians and othe
“There isn’t a page in this book that isn’t bracing. . . .”—Marie HoweBeginning with the word “defeat” and concluding on the word “alive,” Goodbye to the Orchard testifies that we must remain open in
"Amy Witting is comparable to Jean Rhys, but she has more starch, or vinegar. The effect is bracing."?The New YorkerA best-selling portrait of the artist as a troubled young woman.Isobel's imaginary f
“There isn’t a page in this book that isn’t bracing. . . .”—Marie HoweBeginning with the word “defeat” and concluding on the word “alive,” Goodbye to the Orchard testifies that we must remain open in
America in the Age of Trump is a bracing, essential look at the failure of a great nation to meet the needs of its people and the challenges of the age?and the resulting collapse of public trust in go
Poetry. Fiction. "KINGDOM COME is a big, imaginative feast for the senses, wry with humor and sizzling with sexuality. Liu's immersive style, each sentence a bracing plunge into a liquefied language,
Poetry. California Interest. Women's Studies. Allie Marini's 2015 collection of love poems."Allie Marini warns the reader: I'm bracing up to get my heart wrecked. We walk with her to the clif
Situated on the cutting edge of scholarship in a variety of fields, this bracing volume draws together essays on Italian writers and filmmakers whose work engages with nonhuman animal subjectivity. An
The bracing debut novel from renowned Brazilian film star Fernanda Torres that tells the story of five aging male friends reflecting on their days of hedonism in Rio’s Copacabana, and the hilariously
Discover the do's and don'ts involved in crafting readable Swift code as you explore common Swift coding challenges and the best practices that address them. From spacing, bracing, and semicolons to p
America in the Age of Trump is a bracing, essential look at the failure of a great nation to meet the needs of its people and the challenges of the age—and the resulting collapse of public trust
Poetry. "Where were these poems when I was growing up and being filled with enough fear to have us in hell at recess while believing every platitude about God's good will? In language as bracing as an
On a bracing autumn day in Door County, a prominent philanthropist disappears. Is the elderly Gerald Sneider—known as "Mr. Packer" for his legendary support of Green Bay football—suffering from dement
A bracing, hypnotic, coming-of-age story about the bond of best friends, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Emperor’s Children.Julia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school.
Poetry. "The spirit of these poems, bracing, great-hearted and unafraid, gives me hope for the future." —Amy Gerstler "Enjoy POP VÉRITÉ, reader; there's no way not to." —David Kirby
With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life
