Oliver Stone’s America: Dreaming the Myth Outward by Susan Mackey KallisRequirements: .ePUB reader, 2.10MBOverview: This book represents an illustrated, critical analysis of filmmaker Oliver Stone and his works, placing him in the tradition of American political artists. Stone, a polemicist and leftist artist, and, surprisingly for politically conservative America, a mainstream film director, is one […]
Lebanon: A House Divided by Sandra MackeyRequirements: .ePUB reader, 1MB Overview: Covering Lebanon’s history through the Civil War of 1975—89, Sandra Mackey lays the groundwork needed to comprehend this often ill-understood country—offering insight into its role as the gateway between West and East, and bringing a clarity of focus to the schisms that serve to […]
Belief and Cult: Rethinking Roman Religion by Jacob L. MackeyRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 474 MBOverview: Belief and Cult argues that belief isn’t uniquely Christian but was central to ancient Roman religion. Drawing on cognitive theory, Jacob Mackey shows that despite having nothing to do with salvation or faith, belief underlay every aspect of Roman religious practices—emotions, […]
Neither Here nor There by Mackey ChandlerRequirements: .ePUB reader, 480 KBOverview: So many scientific discoveries have been serendipity rather than a goal to which someone worked as a logical progression. Instead, it was a spill or a misplaced item. An ingredient measured out in error or from the wrong bottle. Often, a mistake over which […]
Lies by Jay MackeyRequirements: .ePUB reader, 281 kBOverview: Eric is aging, well but not happily. The thing is, he’s been lonely since his wife died, so when he’s given the opportunity to invest in a real estate deal, he jumps. Not only does the deal sound good financially, but it gives him something to do. […]