The relationship between the presidency and the press has transformed—seemingly overnight—from one where reports and columns were filed, edited, and deliberated for hours before publication into a brave new world where texts, tweets, and sound bites race from composition to release within a matter of seconds. This change, which has ultimately made political journalism both more open and more difficult, brings about many questions, but perhaps the two most important are these: Are the hard ...

The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Ethan Parker thought he understood the world around him. He was wrong.Behind the ordinary struggles of everyday life, an unseen war is raging—a battle between forces of light and darkness fighting for influence over human lives. And Ethan is about to find himself caught in the middle.As darkness begins tightening its grip, Ethan encounters Josiah, a powerful angel unlike anything portrayed in Hollywood. Sent with a purpose, Josiah ...

Shepherded by the Coalition, millions of people have been ushered into the technological behemoth known only as the Undercities. The Never-Ending War had engulfed their world. For 250 years they have lived, believing their home had paid a terrible price and that no one could ever return. Entire generations have lived and died never having seen the sun.John grew up in the Undercities, like most, grinding each day away in a seemingly purposeless existence. Though fed and well cared fo...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In a town gripped by unseen darkness, one man must summon a faith he barely understands to defend his community against a powerful demonic force. When supernatural darkness threatens, only the armor of God can light the way!Cedarville seemed ordinary...until whispers of fear and strife spread like wildfire. A dark force, Tamesis, is feeding on hidden weaknesses, twisting neighbor against neighbor. Ethan Parker, a humble store ow...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Armor of God: A Guide to Spiritual Protection and Daily Living is a practical and biblically grounded guide to understanding the spiritual battle every believer faces and the divine protection God has provided through Jesus Christ.Life is filled with challenges—temptation, fear, anxiety, spiritual opposition, and seasons of uncertainty. Many Christians know about the Armor of God described in Ephesians 6, but few un...

The sun sets. The moon takes its place, illuminating the most evil corners of the planet. What twisted fear dwells in that blackness? What legends attach to those of sound mind and make them go crazy in the bright light of day? Only Suspense Magazine knows . . .Teaming up with New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, Suspense Magazine offers up a nail-biting anthology titled: Nothing Good Happens After Midnight. This thrilling collection consists...

Oscar Micheaux was the Jackie Robinson of film, the black D. W. Griffith: a bigger-than-life American folk hero whose important life story is nearly forgotten today. Now, in a feat of historical investigation and vivid storytelling, one of our greatest film biographers takes on one of the most talented and complex figures in the history of American entertainment.The son of freed slaves, Micheaux grew up in Metropolis, Illinois, then roamed America as a Pullman porter before making ...

"An excellent study that should interest film buffs, academics, and non-academics alike" ( Journal of the West).Hollywood's West examines popular perceptions of the frontier as a defining feature of American identity and history. Seventeen essays by prominent film scholars illuminate the allure of life on the edge of civilization and analyze how this region has been represented on big and small screens.Differing characterizations of the fr...

A Quote A Day for Writers: 365 Quotations on the Art, Craft, Humor, Heartbreak, Joys and Magic of WritingThe monthly series - now collected in one volume!January—Getting StartedFebruary—Writing is WorkMarch—Writing is LifeApril—A Writer is a ReaderMay—The CraftJune—The WordsJuly—The CharactersAugust—Stumbling BlocksSeptember—Silence & SolitudeOctober—Mystery & MagicNovember—The Hu...

A century ago, daily life ground to a halt when the circus rolled into town. Across America, banks closed, schools canceled classes, farmers left their fields, and factories shut down so that everyone could go to the show. In this entertaining and provocative book, Janet Davis links the flowering of the early-twentieth-century American railroad circus to such broader historical developments as the rise of big business, the breakdown of separate spheres for men and women, and the genesis of...

Soul of a People is about a handful of people who were on the Federal Writer's Project in the 1930s and a glimpse of America at a turning point. This particular handful of characters went from poverty to great things later, and included John Cheever, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and Studs Terkel. In the 1930s they were all caught up in an effort to describe America in a series of WPA guides. Through striking images and firsthand accounts, the book reveals their experi...