Tabloid reporter David Fisher, an overeducated, underachieving scofflaw, is wasting his talent and wallowing in a mid-life crisis. That is, until the day he stumbles upon the story of a fugitive radical hiding in his hometown. Fisher becomes obsessed with uncovering her true identity. At the same time, he becomes hopelessly bewitched by the sexy and mysterious Janet Fickle. Fisher desperately pursues these women and soon the question of identity takes on a more mysterious and pressing relevance. This is a clever, funny and gritty book!
Long-forgotten scandals.
'Harry Fletcher, I am arresting you for ...' Backup was there. The street was half empty. It was all over in seconds. Fifteen minutes later Harry Fletcher was in front of the desk sergeant; twenty, and he was banged up. jubilant sent ...
Published in 1998, this book is a multi-disciplinary exploration of one of the most vital issues in the contemporary world. Never was this topic more relevant than now, on the threshold of the twenty-first century.
This book considers the history of the Iberian conversos-both those who remained in Spain and Portugal and those who emigrated. Wherever they resided the question of identity was inescapable.
Notes of a Native Son
"A spectacular collection of essays by the most noted theorists of identity. The book well frames the issues around identity that presently are defining living in the early 21st century ... A must read.
Filled with fascinating people and histories, The Address Book illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind street names and their power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’t—and why.
By nightfall, one man had been arrested: Joseph Marshall, in his late fifties, with mustache and graying hair, “crippled in both feet, and one leg . . . considerably shorter than the other.” The next morning, the second tramp was ...
... of such categorical polarities, and above all of their combination, can be taken as stemming from the realm of culture. We should notice that each of these polarities, whether directly or obliquely, delimits a different field in ...
A Question of Color details Daniel's upbringing, subsequent 25 year search for his birth mother and his choosing to be neither black or white - but to just be American.