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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin

Barbara J. Bucknall

RECOGNITIONS detective/suspense Raymond Chandler By Jerry Speir P. D. James By Norma Siebenheller Ross Macdonald By Jerry Speir Dorothy L. Sayers By Dawson Gaillard Sons of Sam Spade: The Private Eye Novel in the '70s By ...
New Perspectives on Detective Fiction: Mystery Magnified

New Perspectives on Detective Fiction: Mystery Magnified

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Jerry Speir, Raymond Chandler (New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1981), 55–56. When we consider the parallels between Muriel's and Degarmo's bodies, Marlowe's description of the body in the lake appears less misogynistic than ...
Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Jerry Speir

Examines each of Chandler's seven novels--including The Big Sleep and Farewell My Lovely--and his more than twenty short stories to reveal how Chandler's most prized creation--the character of Philip Marlowe--was introduced and developed
Conversations with Ellen Douglas

Conversations with Ellen Douglas

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Reprinted with permission by Jerry Speir, the University of Mississippi, and Benjamin F. Fisher, editor. Ellen Douglas has been writing novels for more than twenty years. Like many women writers, she was only able to devote herself to her craft ...
Dick Francis

Dick Francis

Melvyn P. Barnes

Mystery Writers Bruce Cassiday, General Editor Raymond Chandler by Jerry Speir P. D.James by Norma Siebenheller John D . MacDonald by David Geherin Victorian Masters of Mystery: From Wilkie Collins to Conan Doyle by Audrey ...
Regulating from the Inside: Can Environmental Management ...

Regulating from the Inside: Can Environmental Management ...

Cary Coglianese

Jerry Speir Whyshould the general public care about environmental management systems (EMSs)? Inshort, EMSs may transform the way that government regulates forenvironmental protection. About onehalfof the states are presently ...
Private Eyes: One Hundred and One Knights : a Survey of ...

Private Eyes: One Hundred and One Knights : a Survey of ...

Robert Allen Baker

... more than compensate for the early neglect. While the definitive biography is Prank Mac Shane's The Life of Raymond Chandler (Dutton, 1976; Pelican, 1978) two other sourc es of great value are Jerry Speir's Raymond Chandler (Frederick  ...
The secret of the Stratemeyer Syndicate: Nancy Drew, the ...

The secret of the Stratemeyer Syndicate: Nancy Drew, the ...

Carol Billman

RECOGNITIONS Mystery Writers Bruce Cassiday, General Editor Raymond Chandler by Jerry Speir P. D. James by Norma Siebenheller John D. MacDonald by David Geherin Victorian Masters of Mystery: From Wilkie Collins to Conan Doyle ...
Dream Makers: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers at Work

Dream Makers: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers at Work

Charles Platt

... Richard E. Ziegfeld Theodore Sturgeon by Lucy Menger detective/suspense The American Private Eye: The Image in Fiction by David Geherin Raymond Chandler by Jerry Speir Dashiell Hammett by Dennis Dooley Michael Innes by George ...
Jerry Capeci's Gang Land

Jerry Capeci's Gang Land

Jerry Capeci

In 1987, seasoned journalist Jerry Capeci was hired by the New York Daily News to cover the crime beat. His reporting on the Mafia proved so popular that he was given a weekly column, which was tagged "Jerry Capeci's Gangland.
Jerry's Girls: A Song and Dance Celebration

Jerry's Girls: A Song and Dance Celebration

Jerry Herman

Musical revue New Revised Version The Music and Lyrics of Jerry Herman. Concepts by Larry Alford, Wayne Cilento and Jerry Herman. Characters: 3 female plus female chorus. Bare stage w/platforms.
25 Years Inside Universal Studios: From Tour Guide to ...

25 Years Inside Universal Studios: From Tour Guide to ...

Jerry Green

Jerry's Big Adventure. Jerry Green was a kid from the sticks of Panama City, Florida, who dreamed of going to Hollywood and becoming an actor.
Jerry Herman: The Lyrics

Jerry Herman: The Lyrics

Jerry Herman

All Rights Reserved Used By Permission MILK AND HONEY Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman All Songs ©1961 (Renewed)Jerry Herman All Rights Controlled byJerryco Music Co. Exclusive Agent: Edwin H.Morris & Company, A Division of ...
Jerry Engels: A Novel

Jerry Engels: A Novel

Thomas Rogers

A Novel Thomas Rogers. lifters who looked askance at Jerry when he first started turning up. A man named Dunkel took Jerry aside and said, “Kid, ifyou want to lift I'llhelp youtrain, but forget about itif all you're after is that body beautiful crap.
Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

14 Jerry Barker My new master's name was Jeremiah Barker. But everyone called him Jerry. He was a cab driver and had a cab of his own, and two horses, Captain and myself. Captain was a tall, white, large-boned animal and Jerry took him ...
Universities and the Myth of Cultural Decline

Universities and the Myth of Cultural Decline

Jerry Herron

Jerry Herron. Much has been written on the current crisis in liberal education. Arguing that the prevailing analyses are wide of the mark. Jerry Herron recommends that universities undertake to promote a new literacy, born of a culture ...
Could You Not Tarry: Learning the Joy of Prayer

Could You Not Tarry: Learning the Joy of Prayer

Larry Lea

That wasn't the only phone call Jerry Howell made that day. The local barber shop was closed for the holiday, but Jerry called the barber at home. “Mr. Buck,” he said hesitantly, “this is Jerry Howell. Would you cut my hair?” Mr. Buck didn't ...
TalentEd: Strategies for Developing the Talent in Every Learner

TalentEd: Strategies for Developing the Talent in Every Learner

Jerry D. Flack

Teacher Ideas Press, 1990), and in three journal articles: Jerry Flack, "In Search of Serendipity," Understanding Our Gifted '% no. 5 (May 1989): 16-17; Jerry Flack , "Mystery and Intrigue in the Composition Classroom," Writing Teacher A, no.
Learning the UNIX operating system

Learning the UNIX operating system

Jerry D Peek

Jerry D Peek, Grace Todino, John Strang. Jerry Peek has used Unix since the early ... IGrace Todino (Gonguet) is now a "professional expatriate," havirg ived in Oman, Gabon, and Flolland for the last 10 years. She currenty resides in Sarawak ...
The SAGE Handbook of Research on Teacher Education

The SAGE Handbook of Research on Teacher Education

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Consulting Reviewers Section I: MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE OF TEACHER EDUCATION Chapter 2 Barbara Stengel and D. Jean Clandinin Chapter 3 Jerry Rosiek and Peter Sleegers Chapter 4 Jerry Rosiek and Jukka Husu Chapter 5 Jerry ...
Jerry Seinfeld: Much Ado about Nothing

Jerry Seinfeld: Much Ado about Nothing

Josh Levine

Much Ado about Nothing Josh Levine. Jerry Seinfeld MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING "Nothing in life is fun for the whole family. There are no massage parlors with ice cream and free jewelry. ” jerry Seinfeld is the master of recognition humor ...
Eyes Only for You

Eyes Only for You

Andrew Grey

Jerry's never explored his attraction to men, but there's something different about Marcello from the gym. Unfortunately Jerry's father has his own agenda, and it doesn't include having a gay son.
Jerry Heasley's Rare Finds: Mustangs & Fords

Jerry Heasley's Rare Finds: Mustangs & Fords

Jerry Heasley

In this follow up to Jerry Heasley's Rare Finds, Heasley has built a collection of his finest stories, including the 1969 Boss prototype owned by Ford stylist Larry Shinoda, the original 1967 Shelby Mustang prototype and more.
Learning Unix for Mac OS X

Learning Unix for Mac OS X

Brian Jepson

(If you leave "Fcc" blank, Pine uses the sent-mail folder.) All lines except " Nickname" and "Address" are optional. QQO Terminal — tcsh (ttyp2) Nickname : jerry Fullname : Jerry Peek Fee : authors Comment : Noted O'Reilly author Jerry Peek ...
The Lukarilla Affair

The Lukarilla Affair

Jerry Banks

A courtroom gripper by Jerry Banks who had over forty years in the trade, and who tells it like it happens--doggy and quick.
Autos to Airwaves, Mantle to the Mob: Doing it My Way

Autos to Airwaves, Mantle to the Mob: Doing it My Way

Jerry Green

Kansas City entrepeneur Jerry Green has seen it all, done it all, and now he tells it all.
Pushing Boundaries: Students Remember 30 Years of Wilderness ...

Pushing Boundaries: Students Remember 30 Years of Wilderness ...

Jerry Barker, Ed.D.

... David Shaw, Wayne Wilson, John White, Caroline Williams Joyce*, Jim Wright, Jerry Barker faculty advisor 1986 Idaho & Wyoming Christine Berg Brennan Schmidt*, David Fountain*#, Scott Higdon, Jerry Barker faculty advisor; Vince Lee , ...

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