Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom. Pecola's life does change- in painful, devastating ways.What its vivid evocation of the fear and loneliness at the heart of a child's yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. The Bluest Eye remains one of Toni Morrisons's most powerful, unforgettable novels- and a significant work of American fiction.

    It is a dramatic study of sexual conflict and jealousy between an older and a younger man; as well as a subtle psychological portrait of an inadequate and sexually-obsessed middle-aged man.Sleuth was filmed by Joseph Mankiewicz, with Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in the leading roles, and this edition is fully illustrated with stills from the film, for which Anthony Shaffer wrote the screenplay.Anthony Shaffer has written several television and stage plays, including the West End success Murderer (also available from arion Boyars Publishers). He has also written many screenplays, including Play with a Gypsy, Hitchcock's Frenzy, The Wicker Man, and the Agatha Christie films Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun.

    J. Liebling, veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events which began when Governor Earl K. Long was committed to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to write the fascinating yet tragic story of Uncle Earl's final year in politics. First published in 1961, The Earl of Louisiana recreates a stormy era of Louisiana politics and captures the style and personality of one of the most colorful and paradoxical figures in the state's history. This new edition of the work includes a foreword by T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Huey Long: A Biography.

    Features the writings of the late writer, educator, historian, and premier architect of the Civil Rights movement in the United States.

    The old shoemaker who loved shoes and ships never dreamed he would one day be able to combine both loves by moving his Shipshape Shoeshop to a ship.

    They removed military draft records, took them outside, and set them afire with napalm. The Catholic activists involved in this protest against the war included Daniel and Philip Berrigan; all were found guilty of destroying government property and sentenced to three years in jail. Dan Berrigan fled but later turned himself in.The Trial of the Catonsville Nine became a powerful expression of the conflicts between conscience and conduct, power and justice, law and morality. Drawing on court transcripts, Berrigan wrote a dramatic accountof the trial and the issues it so vividly embodied. The result is a landmark work of art that has been performed frequently over the past thirty-five years, both as a piece of theater and a motion picture.

    Arranged by topic — Origins, Love, Heroes, and People — the tales combine universal themes and uncanny wisdom. Though some of these stories have been around for centuries and many were passed down by slaves, Julius Lester's urban expressiveness and Tom Feeling's spirited illustrations give them continued resonance for today's audience.

    Political Thinking stirs critical thought in students by concentrating on the questions of the political world rather than the answers. In addition, the great philosophers' responses to these questions are traced, helping students understand the historical and contemporary importance of these questions in politics and political life. The book has been reissued with a new Foreword by Steven M. Delue of Miami University of Ohio.

    One of the oldest and most universal stories known in literature, the epic of Gilgamesh presents the grand, timeless themes of love and death, loss and reparations within the stirring tale of a hero-king and his doomed friend. A finalist for the National Book Award, Mason's retelling is at once a triumph of scholarship, a masterpiece of style, and a labor of love that grew out of the poet's long affinity with the original.

    Contents:IntroductionExperiences in Conflict-Liam O'Flaherty, The Sniper-Hernando Tellez, Lather and Nothing Else-Alastair Scobie, The Natives and the Hostile-Carl Stephenson, Leiningen Versus the AntsExperiences in the Unknown-Nelson Bond, Vital Factor-C.C.Shackleton, Ultimate Construction-John T Sladek, 1937 A.D.!-Gary Wright, Mirror of Ice-Ray Bradbury, The Golden Apples of the SunExperiences in Laughter-Ellis Parker Butler, Pigs is Pigs-Gregory Clark, The Wedding Party-Robert Fontaine, Geralde and the Green, Green Grass-Shirley Jackson, CharlesExperiences in Suspense-Richard Hardwick, Family Affair-Ambrose Bierce, The Middle Toe of the Right Foot-Jack Finney, Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket-Edgar Allen Poe, The Cask of AmontilladoExperiences in Human Feelings-Irwin Shaw, Strawberry Ice Cream Soda-Don Tracy, Charity Ward-William Saroyan, Laughter-Evan Hunter, On the Sidewalk, Bleeding

    When his father moves the family from Chicago back to the island of Hawaii, a ninth-grade boy discovers the old-time spirit of the island recognized by few natives.

    Amalrik understands what reaganites never will...

    The highly acclaimed novel of a family whose love and courage enable them to survive in the silent world of the deaf.