Christopher Davis is een romanschrijver wiens werk zich verdiept in diepgaande psychologische portretten en complexe interpersoonlijke dynamieken. Zijn verhaalstijl wordt gekenmerkt door scherpe introspectie en een groot vermogen om de subtiele nuances van menselijke ervaring vast te leggen. Davis verkent thema's als identiteit, geheugen en de zoektocht naar betekenis in de hedendaagse wereld. Zijn geschriften worden gewaardeerd om hun literaire vakmanschap en emotionele resonantie.
“I was certain that Davis had had a vision…[This book]combines observation and perception in a remarkable way…this is not a touching book; it is a seizing one.” —Leonard Bernstein. ”A surrealist nightmare…compelling, disturbing…it is also a brave, ambitious book…Davis is a story teller with a vivid sense of visual imagery and striking descriptive power.” —The Jewish Exponent
A National Book Award nominee, this novel is about the first electrical execution in 1890 and the war between Edison and Westinghouse for the soul of electricity's first deliberate victim. "...Davis has written without squeamishness about a brutal case of man's imhumanity to man and because he is a beautiful writer he has conceived it as a poetic horor story."—Sumner Locke Elliott.
The poems showcase a striking contrast between chaos and meticulous structure, reflecting the poet's mastery of lyricism and emotional depth. Christopher Davis skillfully compresses complex feelings into elegant forms, creating a captivating collection that invites readers to explore the interplay of disorder and beauty in his work.
The Inside Story of a Publishing Phenomenon
The book explores the rise of Dorling Kindersley as a leading publishing brand by the end of the last millennium. It highlights the company's signature style, characterized by vibrant images set against white backgrounds, which became a staple in various illustrated reference titles, including children's literature and travel guides. The narrative reflects on the impact of this unique visual approach on bookshelves nationwide and its significance in the publishing industry.
Emergency Room Doctors encounter patients at their most vulnerable moments, forging immediate yet fleeting connections. These medical professionals must quickly earn trust while addressing life-threatening situations, often moving on before the emotional impact is fully realized. The narrative highlights how patients, through their experiences, impart vital lessons about humility and humanity, revealing the profound yet transient relationships formed in the chaos of emergency medicine.
Andrew Beckett, a hot-shot lawyer, is fired from his law firm when he develops AIDS. He hires a former adversary, personal-injury lawyer Joe Miller, to sue for damages and help win back his job. This book has been made into a film starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.
Cyber-thriller based on what could be tomorrow's headlines! -- Could a computer virus start World War III? -- Stylish cyber-thriller which picks up where Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Frederick Forsyth, and Michael Crichton leave off. -- Based on recently declassified Pentagon reports showing how a savvy terrorist could hack into the Pentagon's command and control system and crash our state-of-the-art military just as the U.S. comes under attack.A scary ride down the information superhighway. Telephone switching networks collapse; spy satellites go off-line, and parallel processors in nuclear subs go haywire while the authorities desperately search for one man whose mission is to begin World War III. Information from declassified reports from the Air Force, Navy, FBI, Brookings Institution, the Rand Corp., the Naval War College, and the Department of Defense were used to develop the book's plot.The plot of this book is just crazy enough to compute! -- Laura Hockaday Kansas City StarThe perfect 'cyber-thriller'. -- Charles Ferruzza The Sun Newspapers...a Clancy-esque tour de force of what readers will demand in all future suspense novels...a must-read for those who enjoy a non-stop, full-tilt 'page turner.' I...eagerly await future efforts. -- Walt Brown, Author People v. Lee Harvey Oswald and JFK Assassination Quizbook
Breaking the color barrier in 1960’s white suburbia. “It is impossible to read it and to remain untouched—or unchanged.” —Newsday “All the characters in this fine novel are beautifully drawn…in the best sense of the word. A sophisticated novel and painfully memorable.” —The Sunday Times (London) “Year’s Best.” —Time
Honoring and Celebrating the Legacy and Tradition of African-American Women Who Wear Hats to Church
After tragedy strikes and he loses his mother to cancer, young Benjamin Riley is left in a hard place that would be the downfall of most boys his age.His father is sick and has been drinking, drinking a lot. With the bank taking their house and car, the two hit bottom and begin a long, slow walk out along the one-lane gravel road leading west to a shack along a dry river in Kern County, where Riley will be forced to steal from a local store and investigate the garbage behind a nearby burger joint just for something to eat. The shack where he lives is lonely and less than habitable and Benji is left alone where he faces being discovered while his father is off seeking work to support them and starving.A chance meeting with a local girl after stepping off the school bus blossoms into a friendship that will last a lifetime in this tragic story of one boys courage against long odds. Along the way Benjamin Riley will stand his ground with the town wino--Gus Amos--and defend both himself and his friend, Sarah Jean Walker as he comes to terms with death and the harsh truths of growing up in a south valley oil town that doesn