Christine Horne: 3 books

The Rewards of Punishment describes a new social theory of norms to provide a compelling explanation why people punish. Identifying mechanisms that link interdependence with norm enforcement, it reveals how social relationships lead individuals to enforce norms, even when doing so makes little sense....

Here’s a potpourri of original stories and poems from up-and-coming West Virginia writers, edited by well-known author Victor J. Banis. The anthology includes: “The Reckoning,” “Metamorphosis,” and “The Thief” by Bev Rees; “Rosie and Mac” by Sally Brinkmann; “Dear Ann Landers: Excerpts...

In a flash, everything changes. After a group of radical environmentalists breaks into the house of a prominent oil company executive and holds him and his family hostage, the stage is set for a popular movement to coalesce around the incident. They call themselves “Tarstoppers,” and by...