Name a person who has made a positive difference in your life. Name a person for whom you have made a positive difference in his or her life.Jesus has made a difference in the life of many people. He
This volume surveys the range of Sontag's work. For each piece, Rollyson (English, Baruch College, NY) provides a synopsis, a short section on "Sontag reading Sontag," and a critical analysis of the
Adapted from Salem Press's Critical Survey of Drama, Revised Edition (2003), the entries gathered here present biographical sketches and critical studies of 106 important dramatists from antiquity to
In the early 1940s, $10 bought a bus ticket from Appalachia to a better job and promise of prosperity in the flatlands of northeast Ohio. A mountaineer with a strong back and will to work could find a
Covering 678 novelists, representing 60-plus countries and works from the 19th century to the 21st, this reference consists of ten volumes and, in addition, access to Salem Literature, which is Salem
Directed towards a high school and beginning undergraduate audience, the entries in this 3-volume reference provide basic biographical information, lists of works, and plot synopses of the major works
Noting that detective literature is being taught in university courses, Rollyson (Baruch College, City U. of New York) makes the case for the revision and expansion of the 1988 1st ed. of this five-vo
Ecology and Revolution is an in-depth exploration of the global ecological crisis in the larger context of historical conditions and political options shaped by the inability of the existing political
This three-volume set consists of biographical sketches and analyses of 104 of the best known English, Scottish, and Irish writers of long fiction from the 15th through the 20th centuries. A combinati
With the publication of Susan Sontag's diaries, the development of her career can now be evaluated in a more genetic sense, so that the origins of her ideas and plans for publication are made plain in
Rollyson provides a memoir of his career as a professional biographer. He describes how he became interested in his subjects, created book proposals for publishers, conducted interviews and archival r
A unique guide helps parents understand the significance of divorce to children and how it influences family relationships and affects childrens' behavior, including advice on how to communicate befor
