Jon Wolston's second collection hones in on life's rough surfaces with an "it-itude of grit-itude." His poetry honors the insurgent power of such encounters to command our attention, ferret out our arrested inner ways, and inaugurate an undervalued call... recalculating...to live the truth of what it is we can be.
In his debut collection, Jon Wolston turns his powers of observation to the fleeting and momentary elements of life that, like Thomas Gray's legendary flower, are "born to blush unseen," often escaping deliberate notice. The communion he models is sometimes somber, sometimes whimsical, but always stark in its accuracy.
World War II, 1939-1945, was easily the most destructive war in history; claiming the lives of from fifty to sixty millions of people. This historical fiction takes us "behind the scenes" in the lives of everyday people who became reluctant warriors. Each of the men depicted in this book—Joseph “Chip” Wiley, Jimmy DeValery, Harry Conners, and Theodore Rodgers—were admirable people who gave everything they had and became Army scouts, men in aircraft like the B-25, B-17, P-38, P-47. They went from the guy next door to operating Navy PT boats, submarines, destroyers, and heavy cruisers. They did what America and the world needed them to do. These men, and the millions they represent, had lives, families, and careers they left behind. And they were not the only ones to report for duty: their families also had to fight daily battles through hardships, through defeats, through loss. Reluctant Warriors brings these stories home to our hearts and reingnites our gratitude for those who fight so we can live free.
Presenting discussions of major media law cases, this text contains a balance of case studies, analysis and narrative. The fourth edition reflects events that have occurred in the communication industry such as The Telecommunications Act of 1996, new efforts at libel law reform, and the first sign of cyberspace maturation litigation. Chapters have been updated to include more information in the areas of libel, obscenity and the Internet.
McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
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007029710X
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9780070297104
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