Ted Gross: 14 books

Jed had long ago left Tamara behind him, or so he thought. Then one day, years later he meets Tamara again, by chance or fate, and finds himself forced to decide what love truly is. "Addiction, Obsession, Love" is about the fragility of love and a story of love lost, gained and lost again....

Ancient Tales, Modern Legends, a short story collection by Ted William Gross presents the reader with engaging and thought-provoking stories spanning the ages. Covering subjects of love, loss, pain, desire, need, frustration and hope these stories are meant to entertain as well leave an indelible...

"Love In A Café" is a romantic love story with a surprise twist. Solitude has long become Aaron's friend. He has accepted it along with the success of a famous author. Then one day he meets the woman who will bring him love and fulfillment. A fairy tale come true...possibly. If you...

"A Tapestry Of War" is based upon a real story which took place during the most recent Israel-Lebanon War. Having been a battlefield medic for many years, the events within this story do closely resemble the truth of war and the impact it has upon society and soldiers in particular. "A Tapestry Of...

What happens when one man is allowed to view the most intimate of discussions between another man and his God? How does one react when hearing another judge God in the same way he judges himself? How does one truly atone for deeds they wish they had not done? The legendry Baal Shem Tov sought justice...

"Tiny Slivers From A Silver Horn" is a fable or legend if you will, about Unicorns, mankind and the stars. It presents a message of hope though it forces upon those who dare to hope even during the darkest of times, a choice which will have dire consequences no matter which road they choose...

What happens when man and arch-angel meet and are forced to take action without any command to do so? What decisions must they arrive at despite the eons old silence of the One who rules them? How do they react to evil and good in their own way? How do they interpret the silence of the heavens? Man...

"Reverieing" is a story of the slow descent into depression, loneliness and sorrow by one man who has been destined by luck or fate to experience the purgatory of existence. From the lap of luxury into the mundane, with sorrow upon sorrow heaped upon him, war and death always at his heels, Aaron slowly...

"The Sunflower" is a story of the effects that terrorism can have upon those that have been touched by it. It uses imagery and allusion to portray the seed of hate which propagates itself endlessly. An innocent man is killed. A bomb is placed in revenge. Does hate & destruction end there?If...

"Elijah's Coins" is a historical fiction story in which the biblical Elijah appears in more recent times to grant those who wish the ability to change the course of their lives. A beggar sits on a street in Warsaw with his hand out for coins. Two people answer the request. Then fate intervenes...

Benjamin was called "Simply Benjy" though he was anything but simple. When he spoke he did so with forethought and purpose. Yet, he could not silence the voice within his heart and mind which spoke all the time with impunity. "The Heretic" is about faith and the questions it imposes upon the believer....

"It was an era when the beginning was at an end, and the end served as a beginning." So writes Kitviel, the Keeper of The Chronicles Of The Children Of Heaven in his introduction. Satan and his minions are determined to have their long awaited prize. The Angels are determined to thwart...

Ted Gross is the author or editor of nineteen books and numerous articles on literature and education. His major academic publications include Academic Turmoil: The Reality and Promise of Open Education, Dark Symphony: Negro Literature in America, and The Heroic Ideal in American Literature. In 2005,...

USC Annenberg Press has published The Politics of Academic Labor in Communication Studies, edited by Jonathan Stere. This collection features the work of 21 authors who raise difficult questions about academic labor in the field of communication studies. Twenty-one authors take on difficult questions...