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William Monroe addresses what William J. Bennett ignores in The Book of Virtues: How do readers use literature as "equipment for living"? Tackling modernism and postmodernism, Monroe outlines "virtue criticism," an alternative to current theory. Focusing on works by T. S. Eliot, Vladimir Nabokov, and Donald Barthelme, he demonstrates that these alienistic texts are not just filled with belligerence but are also endowed with virtues, such as trust and the promise of solidarity with the reader. By considering these vital texts as responses to personal situations and institutional practices, Monroe brings literature back to the common reader and shows how it offers functional responses to the dysfunctional situations of modern life. Readers interested in literary criticism, American culture, and the relationship between ethics and literature will be fascinated by virtue criticism and this fresh look at the virtues and vices of alienation. Chosen as a Choice Magazine's Outstanding Academic Book for 1999.
The "snipe in a can" is a story of a young man growing up in harsh condition during the 1930. With no other alternatives he joins the navy to get away from home. He quickly rose to NCO status, but in the process loses his relationship with God. He follows the current until it leads him back home. William Monroe started his career in Merom, Indiana in 1948 where he graduated from Merom High School. Attended Indiana State University. Served on a Destroyer in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict and the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. After the war, was employed by Columbia Records as Process Engineer and as Manufacturing Manager at Applied Computing Devices in Terre Haute, Indiana. Now a retired minister lives in Sullivan, Indiana with his wife Betty.
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On a bright sunny day in June of 1972, Anna Johansson, a recent high school graduate, begins her shift as a summer seasonal maid at the Eugene Hotel in Monroe, Wisconsin. In the fall, she will attend the University of Wisconsin in Madison to earn a degree in teaching. One of the many mysteries of life is not knowing what the day has in store for you. It can be a horrific reminder that life can change in an instant, turn on a dime, without warning. The tragedy is that you don’t see it coming when going through the mundane routine of everyday life. On this particular day, just another day in Anna’s life, proved to be such a day. When the urgent call came into the police department that a dead body had been discovered in the Eugene Hotel, Police Chief Brandon Johns and Detective Samantha Gates immediately responded. After quickly examining the body, the question of whether the death was a suicide or a homicide hangs heavily in the air. During the investigation, one thing has become crystal clear: all the people of interest they interview are lying to them. Working their way through the entanglement of lies, deception and smoking mirrors proves to be very frustrating. When the veil behind all of this duplicity is finally lifted, exposing the truth, will the mystery be solved? Books by William Mitchell Ross in Monroe Mystery Series Deceived by Self All Passion Denied Love’s Obsession Echoes Screaming in the Night A Greedy Vengeance Murder for Malice Who Killed Fritz Zuber?
Hitherto unpublished photographs of Norma Jean Dougherty, taken in 1945. They were never associated with her stage persona, Marilyn Monroe, until a chance merging in 1987. With the photographs is a lengthy report by photographer Carroll on how Norma Jean was found, a day at the beach in California and reason for the resulting pictures. This was her first commercial photo shoot for which she was paid $20.
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