R Daniel Lester: 6 books

Clowns are like politics; everyone has an opinion on them. In this collection of short stories you’ll find numerous takes on the world of the painted harlequin entertainer. Often maligned in today’s day and age, the institution of the clown means something to everyone. And sure, most of...

A man at war with dust. A reality TV star striving to be just a little more (in)famous. A washed-up stereo salesman questioning the purpose of his 8-track existence. These characters and more inhabit the pages of this short story collection. Each person at a crossroads, however vital/trivial. Each...

A Finalist for the 2018 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novella! Carnegie Fitch, once-upon-a-time drifter and now half-assed private eye, has a sharp tongue, a cheap suit and dog-bite marks on his fedora. Yes, that’s just how he rolls through the downtown streets of Vancouver, BC, Canada,...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks [Horatio Alger, Jr] Tom Swift and His Wireless Message [Victor Appleton] Gulliver of Mars Edwin [Lester Arnold] The Lust of Hate Guy [Newell Boothby] Cabin...

The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated...

Social movements in the United States are important political actors because of their scale and duration, their generation of new ideas and understandings of existing problems, their ability to mobilize those who were previously passive citizens, and the impetus they provide for restructuring and...