Dr. Shay has spent the past several years treating Vietnam-combat veterans afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder. He has come to see an overwhelming and undeniable similarity to the experience of soldiers in Homer's Iliad, including Achilles' shrinking moral and social world and his feelings of betrayal and being "already dead".
In a major work of reportage--a timely, deeply informed call for change--a Pulitzer Prize winner shows precisely and dramatically how poverty hurts Americans at every stage of life, from infancy to old age. In addition, he tells of individuals and programs already working to eliminate suffering, and offers some innovative and informed proposals of ...
A radiant new collection of stories from the acclaimed author of Indian Affairs. Families who live on the land under the exultant and demanding skies of the northern Great Plains are the people who populate Woiwode's works and who have helped secure his celebrated place in contemporary American writing.
Vampires with an attitude--in a witty tale of modern terror from a rising young British writer. Dora, a savvy and cynical creative consultant, takes on her nemesis, Violet, who has somehow recovered from being chopped into little pieces and is now generating insatiable desires. Excerpted in Granta.
A fascinating in-depth look at the roller-coaster world of the personal computer industry and one of its pioneers. This is the illuminating and intriguing story of fabulous wealth, intense innovation, and several disasters. The cast includes the likes of Bill Gates, George Lucas, and Ross Perot.
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