Fourteen years after his last book of poems, we have a glorious new volume from Richard Kenney, who has been hailed by The New York Review of Books as “one of the most gifted and multifaceted and original of American poets.” In The One-Strand River, Kenney has tales to tell—of loves, births, and confounding politics—in lively, quicksilver language that surprises at every turn. We meet the poet as a middle-aged husband walking the dog, confiding, “Churlish / thoughts bedevil me, often. Sunshine; girls / half my age; the future; unseen perishing / armies.” He swings between surreal dawn vistas and the unsettling sight of seventh-grade girls circling his teenage son; between the pleasure of a New Year’s celebration “with Nipperkin” and—striking a note that is rare in contemporary poetry—satirical attack, with an eye on the news of the day. A master of many tones, Kenney recalls a nursery rhyme in the title poem—“Gray goose and gander/ How long have we together?”—and ponders the “one-strand river” that is the sea, with its one encircling shore and its tidal pull on both the landscape and the human heart. Kenney is never a confessional poet, yet we meet a powerful mind here—that of a man who is always responding to provocations seen and unseen, taking pleasure in the possibilities of words themselves, tossing them up into the daily storm of our vexations and our perilous happiness.
When an escaped slave shows up at Fort Monroe demanding sanctuary, General Benjamin Butler is faced with an impossible moral dilemma—follow the letter of the law or make a game-changing move that could alter the course of U.S. history?
THE STORY: Preparing for their usual morning conference, three sales associates discover their supervisor, Zukasky, dead, with his feet up on his desk. All three of them are next in line for Zukasky's job. A.C. immediately begins to scheme; Anne is
(Applause Books). Combine Kafka's eerie vision with a soulless world run by computers and the result is this comic nightmare of a play. Strand's play revolving around a bug in the system premiered at the Actor's Theatre in Louisville Humana Festival, and has been produced by other theatres across the country.
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Segmented Negative Strand Viruses: Arenaviruses, Bunyaviruses, and Orthomyxoviruses is a collection of proceedings presented at the 5th International Symposium on Negative Strand Viruses, held at Hilton Head, South Carolina, on September 11-17, 1983. The papers focus on three virus families with segmented negative RNA genomes: arenaviruses, bunyaviruses, and orthomyxoviruses. Emphasis is placed on the viruses' replication strategies, gene organization, and biochemical and biological properties. Comprised of 56 chapters, this volume begins with an introduction to the genome structure, transcription, and genetics of arenaviruses, bunyaviruses, and orthomyxoviruses. The next section is devoted to these viruses' gene expression, protein synthesis, and protein modification. Eukaryotic expression of cloned complementary DNA coding for influenza is considered, along with the functional expression and mutational analysis of influenza virus surface glycoproteins. Subsequent chapters explore viral proteins via antigenic and functional analyses; the biology and immunochemistry of the African arenaviruses Lassa and Mopeia; and the use of avian-human reassortant influenza A viruses as live vaccine viruses in humans. This book will be of interest to investigators, microbiologists, and molecular and cell biologists in fields such as molecular biology, genetics, viral immunology, infectious diseases, and vaccine development.
For all those devotees of that book sub-genre 'Pride & Prejudice sequels' Discover such secrets as: - What were Darcy's histories, both personal and family? Who were the six accomplished women of Darcy's boast & Elizabeth's obsession? The four major inconsistencies; within the original story (P&P), revealed. Darcy and Bingley: The other women? What was Darcy's la affaire Indian? What were Charles Bingley's secrets? Tentatively explore Elizabeth's wedding night... First experiences? Both Jane's and Charlotte Collins wedding nights also...? Jane and Elizabeth: post marital confidences shared? The moment when an angel lied? What happened during the 45 and the Jacobite's march on Derby passed Pemberley? The Feud: The family all Darcy's despised? Questions from Elizabeth to Lydia: Why Wickham? Wickham's historical (1812) overseas posting and what might happen to Lydia? Discover certain secrets of each of the Bennet women, including the mother? Why did Darcy & Elizabeth return to Longbourn during their honeymoon? What and why the onerous, but obligatory duties for Darcy and Col Fitzwilliam? Discover the haunting secret relating to the death of Lady Anne Darcy. The whole of the truth behind Georgiana's intended elopement? The Gardiners secret histories: Their histories and travels (Venice?). An exploration of early women's rights & religious freedoms Elizabeth: adapting to her new role, and Darcy's ambitions for that role. Elizabeth meets the Matlock's. Caroline Bingley's roots and her role in the Brighton affair explained. An analysis of these much-maligned characters, Mary Bennet, Mrs. B, & Mr. Collins. What happened to Darcy during that lost winter of 1812? Elizabeth's arrival and first days has mistress of Pemberley. The histories & mystery of Miss Anne de Bourgh uncovered? Probe the future yet to be delineated in Vol 2 of this work.
A concise and contemporary guide designed to orient and inform readers about the people, politics, and places of Nuristan. Topics covered include: the people (tribes, language, culture, history, etc.); the provincial government and how it functions; the economy and development activities; and key leaders and big issues. Also included inside are a number of useful tables, maps, contact information, and other resources. For bulk orders, please visit the publisher's website (www.idsinternational.net).
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 849: Strand Debonding for Pretensioned Girders provides proposed revisions to the current debonding provisions found within the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Bridge Design Specifications with detailed examples of the application of the proposed revisions. The proposed revisions are based on comprehensive analytical and testing programs for investigating the effects of end anchorages, beam sections, end-diaphragm details, concrete strengths up to 15 ksi, and strand sizes.
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