Mcfarland: 2486 books
True Believers
Conversations with North Koreans
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
This essay argues that North Korean elites are “true believers” in the Kim personality cult. In his research, the author travelled to North Korea and discussed sensitive subjects with his North Korean guides. Making use of unconventional research methods and primary sources, it argues that the...
The Hermit Kingdom Goes Online
Information Technology, Internet Use and Communication Policy in North Korea
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
This study gives a comprehensive overview of the development of the Internet in North Korea, and discusses related applications, challenges and opportunities. It argues that North Korea can no longer ignore the Internet, neither as a chance to further its intentions, e.g., in cyber warfare, national...
Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2003
"In 1963…there was no way I could have known, sitting in a classroom on that beautiful campus in Ohio, that by raising my hand I would be going to war in Vietnam and that I would see things, hear things and do things that most people cannot imagine."--James Joyce. The author was drawn...
by Gail McFarland
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Standing at the altar, looking into the eyes of the man you love, you look forward to a future as bright as the hope in your heart. Years later, it seems that sometimes even golden hope can be tarnished -- especially when your anniversary gift is an electric skillet.
Heck, its enough to make...
by Gail McFarland
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Detective Jaz Ballantine loses the best friend he has ever had when his foster brother is murdered.
When bodies pile up in the morgue, Jaz realizes that he has a serial killer on his hands - with one significant difference. This one has a completely different method of operating: All of the...
by Gail McFarland
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2011
When you begin your life with nothing, the one you love can become everything. But what happens when that person leaves you -- forever?
Holding on, moving forward, taking a chance is hard... Unless the reward is a on a one-of-a-kind love affair.
The Star Wars Heresies
Interpreting the Themes, Symbols and Philosophies of Episodes I, II and III
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Despite the insatiable public appetite for all things Star Wars, the more analytical side of the saga is all too often ignored. This book offers a new way of seeing George Lucas' space opera--particularly the prequel trilogy, a series never given a fair chance because of constant comparisons to the...
American Zombie Gothic
The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
Zombie stories are peculiarly American, as the creature was born in the New World and functions as a reminder of the atrocities of colonialism and slavery. The voodoo-based zombie films of the 1930s and '40s reveal deep-seated racist attitudes and imperialist paranoia, but the contagious, cannibalistic...
Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera
A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2010
On November 8, 1965, Days of Our Lives debuted on NBC. The show overcame a rocky beginning to become one of the best-loved and longest running soap operas on daytime television.For 30 years, the story of the show's Horton family has been closely followed by a dedicated audience. Through extensive...
The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History
A Comprehensive History
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2009
Theodore Bundy was one of the more infamous, and flamboyant, American serial killers on record, and his story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn...
Of Bread, Blood and The Hunger Games: Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy
Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
This collection of fresh essays on Suzanne Collins's epic trilogy spans multiple disciplines. The contributors probe the trilogy's meaning using theories grounded in historicism, feminism, humanism, queer theory, as well as cultural, political, and media studies. The essayists demonstrate diverse...
The Things You Find on the Appalachian Trail: A Memoir of Discovery, Endurance and a Lazy Dog
A Memoir of Discovery, Endurance and a Lazy Dog
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2010
This upbeat nitty-gritty memoir, based on the author's 2001 trail journal, chronicles one man's hike the whole length of the Appalachian Trail, beginning just north of Atlanta and finishing six months later in Maine. The journey included adventures with a faithful and eccentric dog, a new romance, and the challenges and triumphs of walking 2167 miles in all kinds of weather.
The Telephone Patent Conspiracy of 1876: The Elisha Gray-Alexander Bell Controversy and Its Many Players
The Elisha Gray-Alexander Bell Controversy and Its Many Players
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2000
The invention of the telephone is a subject of great controversy, central is which is the patent issued to Alexander Graham Bell on March 7, 1876. Many problems and questions surround this patent, not the least of which was its collision in the Patent Office with a strangely similar invention by archrival...
The American League in Transition, 1965-1975
How Competition Thrived When the Yankees Didn't
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
In the years following the decline of the New York Yankees dynasty that ended in 1964, three American League teams endeavored to stake their claim to the Junior Circuit's crown. From 1965 to 1975, the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Oakland Athletics emerged as the most significant AL clubs,...