Pfister: 59 books

Ever thought of dating a vampire? How does a snow angel provoke a werewolf attack? Ever spend a weekend in a haunted hotel? Did you know that Santa was a pirate? These are just a few of the stories that make up My Vampire Prom Date and other stories. This is the first book from Shawn Pfister...

Spanning the 1870s to the present, Individuality Incorporated demonstrates how crucial a knowledge of Native American-White history is to rethinking key issues in American studies, cultural studies, and the history of subjectivity. Joel Pfister proposes an ingenious critical and historical reinterpretation...

Until now, Eugene O'Neill's psychological dramas have been analyzed mainly by critics who relied on obvious parallels between O'Neill's life, his family, and his plays. In this theoretically expansive and interdisciplinary book, Joel Pfister reassesses what was at stake ideologically in O'Neill's...

- A practical guide for collectors of antique Chinese porcelain- Age signs of centuries old porcelain explained- Learn how to recognize authentic antiques and detect fakes- Why marks can not be used for dating Chinese ceramics- Features helping the identification of Chinese antiques,The result of years...

Honored in his own time as one of the most prominent Indian public intellectuals, Henry Roe Cloud (c. 1884–1950) fought to open higher education to Indians. Joel Pfister’s extensive archival research establishes the historical significance of key chapters in the Winnebago’s remarkable life....

In Networked Media, Networked Rhetorics, Damien Pfister explores communicative practices in networked media environments, analyzing, in particular, how the blogosphere has changed the conduct and coverage of public debate. Pfister shows how the late modern imaginary was susceptible to “deliberation...

In 1772, the Ford family began building what would easily become the largest home in Morristown and years laterbecame the site of the first National Historic Park in the United States. Completed just before colonial unrest reached a boilingpoint, the home quickly secured a reputation as a place of prominence...

Students want to know: What does one do with critique? Fortunately, some of the most provocative self-critical intellectuals, from the postwar period to the postmodern present, have wrestled with this. Joel Pfister, in Critique for What?, criss-crosses the Atlantic to take stock of exciting British...

In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, fired from Salem's Custom House and returning to writing, reconceived his old job title, Surveyor of Customs, as his new one. Taking seriously this naming of the American author's project, Joel Pfister argues that writers from Benjamin Franklin to Louise Erdrich can be...

Acorn Hall has always been a home. In 1852, Dr. John Schermerhorn conceived the sprawling estate and mansion, and he spent four years decorating it in a lavish Rococo style. Banker Augustus Crane later bought the estate and mansion, had it redesigned and rechristened it Acorn Hall, and it remained in...

An examination of two seemingly incongruous areas of study: classical models of argumentation and modern modes of digital communication What can ancient rhetorical theory possibly tell us about the role of new digital media technologies in contemporary public culture? Some central issues we...

Es sind noch vier Tage bis zur "offiziellen Lebensfähigkeit" unseres ungeborenen Sohnes. Die Ärzte erhöhen nochmals die Dosis der Wehenhemmer, doch die von der Hebamme gerufene Oberärztin meint lediglich: "Da ist jetzt nichts mehr aufzuhalten!" Ich drücke viermal, fünfmal und dann flutscht der...

Verurteilte Mörder, Totschläger oder Sexualverbrecher werden im Gefängnis körbeweise mit Liebesbriefen überschüttet. Und nicht selten läuten dann in der Gefängniskapelle die Hochzeitsglocken. Wer sind die Frauen, die sich in solche Männer verlieben? Was treibt sie dazu? Und wie leben sie...

Lust auf Liebe - Shadows of Love, die erotische Liebesromanserie: in sich abgeschlossene Geschichten mit vielen Höhepunkten und Happy-Endings. Junge Frauen treffen auf mächtige Männer, die sie emotional und erotisch in ihren Bann ziehen. Doch die Männer haben dunkle Geheimnisse ... Dieses E-Book...