S Levine: 45 books

American literary nationalism is traditionally understood as a cohesive literary tradition developed in the newly independent United States that emphasized the unique features of America and consciously differentiated American literature from British literature. Robert S. Levine challenges this assessment...

The following stories were written by Richard S. Levine and have appeared previously in other publications. Each story relates to some form of time travel, robots, or cyborgs. “The Time of Your Life” makes a life and death game out of time travel. “Oddly Perfect” examines math and time in...

The following stories were written by Richard S. Levine and have appeared previously in other publications. Each story relates to genetics or epigenetics in some fashion. “You Can Choose Your Parents” refutes the notion that you can’t choose your parents. “Liar” examines the life of a young...

Men, jobs, children, personal crises, irreconcilable social gaps—these are just a few of the strange and confusing reasons which may cause a female friendship to end. No matter the cause, the breakup of a female friendship leaves a woman devastated and asking herself difficult questions. Was someone...

The differences between Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany have historically been reduced to a simple binary pronouncement: assimilationist versus separatist. Now Robert S. Levine restores the relationship of these two important nineteenth-century African American writers to its original complexity....

Movie Magic Squares: Volume 1 contains 55 challenging movie-related text puzzles. Since you do not type in answers in this e-book, scratch paper might be needed as you work through a solution. In each Movie Magic Square, given the names of 6 movies (theatrical, TV, video, or animated), you are asked...

Four short stories written by Richard S. Levine that relate to some form of time travel. "Fast Forward" explores a future where some people live for a thousand years. In "Myron's Debarkation" a couple cruise into the future. "Time Enough for Sarah" examines the relationship...

Written by Richard S. Levine, these short stories involve some form of disaster. “Seismic Morality” examines an earthquake warning system dilemma. “Into the Wind”, a science fiction fantasy, is about a courageous woman and dangerous winds on an alien world. Wonder what a perfect mate is? Check out "Fitter." “Texting for Love” takes the reader on a universal journey.

This is a collection of four stories written by Richard S. Levine. Each story includes one or more robots or cyborgs. In "A Floccinaucinihilipilificatious Life", Floccin wonders if he's alive. "Like Mother, Like Son" is a story about a different kind of sale. "Agent...

Four science fiction short stories by Richard S. Levine. Each story relates to some form of art, such as painting, music, literature, or architecture. "Light Echo" was voted best in issue, The Fifth Di (Jun 2008), and pays homage to Van Gogh's genius. "My Life's a Dream"...

Written by Richard S. Levine, these stories have appeared in other publications. Though all the protagonists are young adults (YA), these stories may be a bit edgier than your average YA story. In "Cosmic Consequences", Candor is sick on Mars. "Assisted Living" takes a look at...

Inspired by Toni Morrison's call for an interracial approach to American literature, and by recent efforts to globalize American literary studies, Race, Transnationalism, and Nineteenth-Century American Literary Studies ranges widely in its case-study approach to canonical and non-canonical authors....

Practical tools for leading a happy, productive life Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling mental disorder that afflicts one percent of the population, an estimated 2.5 million people in America alone. The firsthand advice in this reassuring guide will empower the families and caregivers...

Code Choice in the Language Classroom argues that the foreign language classroom is and should be regarded as a multilingual community of practice rather than as a perpetually deficient imitator of an exclusive second-language environment. From a sociocultural and ecological perspective, Levine guides...