Formalist Criticism and Reader-Response Theory

This invaluable guide by Todd F. Davis and Kenneth Womack offers an accessible introduction to two important movements in the history of twentieth-century literary theory. A complementary text to the Palgrave volume Postmodern Narrative Theory by Mark Currie, this new title addresses a host of theoretical concerns, as well as each field's principal figures and interpretive modes. As with other books in the Transitions series, Formalist Criticism and Reader-response Theory includes readings of a range of widely-studied texts, including Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, among others.Transitions critically explores movements in literary theory. Guiding the reader through the poetics and politics of interpretative paradigms and schools of thought, Transitions helps direct the student's own acts of critical analysis. As well as transforming the critical developments of the past by interpreting them from the perspective of the present day, each study enacts transitional readings of a number of well-known literary texts.

Literature & Fiction

Womack, Kenneth

Davis, Todd

History & Criticism

Red Globe Press

This invaluable guide offers an accessible introduction to two important movements in the history of 20th century literary theory. A complementary text to the Palgrave volume Postmodern Narrative Theory by Mark Currie, this new title addresses a host of theoretical concerns, as well as each field's principal figures and interpretive modes. As with other books in theTransitions series,Formalist Criticism and Reader-Response Theory includes readings of a range of widely-studied texts, including Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, among others.

Fascinating Facs about Each and Every President, including an American History Timeline and Portraits from the Smithsonian Institution! This perennial childhood favorite combines presidential portraits from the National Portrait Gallery with fun, engrossing text written by two historians. A continuous timeline flowing through the book notes milestones in literature, invention, and politics within each president's tenure.

The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents

Children's Books

Frey, Marc

History

Courage Books

Bright, lively, and informative, this state-by-state guide to America was designed for children ages 9 to 12. Each state is represented by a colorful topographical map accompanied by illustrations and text of the famous people, places, and events that have shaped its history. This comprehensive volume provides a well-rounded look at the United States in a format that's appealing and easy to use.

The New Big Book of America: A Young Readers Guide to the History Geography Etc

Up to Date for 2008!
This is the perfect introduction for young readers to the lives and times of America's 43 most influential leaders. Just as the new president is inaugurated, readers can easily relive the course of American history through a detailed timeline, more than 50 vivid photographs and illustrations, information about each president's term in office, and the major political issues of each era. Quick-reference sidebars provide brief summaries of the major events and important people who emerged during each presidential term. Famous quotes and fun facts about each president ensure that this perennial favorite continues to be an entertaining and enlightening addition to any child's library.

The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents: Fascinating Facts about Each and Every President, Including an American History Timeline

Running Press

Updated for 2013, readers can easily relive the course of American history through a detailed timeline, more than 50 vivid photographs and illustrations, information about each president's term in office, and the major political issues of each era.

Running Press Kids

Skate ramps, zip lines, go-carts, and more! In this super-fun book, Todd Davisextreme sports athlete and host of HGTV's Over Your Headpresents 25 awesome projects for dads to build with their kids. Busy dads can choose projects that range from simple to challenging and take anywhere from five minutes to a full weekend. Readers are given all the directions they need to grab materials that can be found around the house or at the local hardware store and get to work banging up a sweet BMX ramp or half-pipe, building a tree house or tire swing, or throwing together a slip-and-slide or tie-dye station for an afternoon of fun. With plenty of color photographs, easy-to-follow instructions, and detailed illustrations, Handy Dad is chock-full of creative and inexpensive ways to keep kids (and dads) entertained for hours.

Handy Dad: 25 Awesome Projects for Dads and Kids

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Chronicle Books+

Todd Davis writes poems that are spare yet eloquent, poems with an appealing simplicity that belies their insight and consequence. They are rooted in the firmament of nature's frequently bruised bounty, yet grounded by our all-too-human experiences on this planet, living on a land that we so often treat with contempt or blunder through blindly. With the eye of a naturalist and the heart- wisdom of a sage, Davis reveals scenes of our lives that we might have otherwise missed. His poems are like the best kind of snapshot; they show us the details that deserve more attention, from a five-year-old's joy in sitting on Dad’s lap and "driving" the family car or standing on a chair to help Mom make Jell-O, to the devastation of drought on farmland or the extraordinary lushness of an ordinary backyard. Because Davis holds up these prose-photos and urges us to take another look, we suddenly experience their profundity and comprehend their meaning. With disarming directness, he connects nature to family, landscape to community, and earth to faith. Some Heaven brings together more than 100 Davis poems. Most are concise; all are approachable. In fact, they pull readers in, stirring our senses, tickling our memories. Here are poems about Amish gardens, changing seasons, friends at school, tractors, and deer. Davis urges us to see―not to take a quick look, but to really see―frost on goldenrods, the qualities of dirt, the color of air. Underneath, of course, these are poems about universal themes: love, loss, life, death; but in Davis's skilled hands, they appear to us to be more akin to wild strawberries growing on a rock wall or apples discovered in an abandoned orchard: something fresh, unexpected, and thankfully welcomed.

Some Heaven

Poetry

Michigan State University Press

In his third collection of poems Todd Davis advises us that "the only corruption comes / in not loving this life enough." Over the course of this masterful and heartfelt book it becomes clear that Davis not only loves the life he's been given, but also believes that the ravishing desire of this world can offer hope, and even joy, however it might be negotiated. Drawing upon a range of stories from the Christian, Transcendental, and Asian traditions, as well as from his own deep understanding of the natural world, Davis explores the connection between the visible and invisible worlds, or what Pierre Teilhard de Chardin called "the incandescent surface of matter plunged in God." A direct poetic descendant of Walt Whitman, Davis invites us to sing "the songs we collect in the hymnals of our flesh- / impromptu, a cappella, our mouths flung open / in a great wide O."

The Least of These

Serephine has broken free from the fallen Count Dracula's thrall. Establishing herself in France, she pursues an agenda of her own beholden to no master. War clouds gather in turbulent early 20th century Europe. Life is about to change forever for both humanity and vampyres. Dual forces from both worlds approach Serephine looking to enlist her aid in the coming fight. The beautiful and seductive Elsabeth von Karloch tempts Serephine with promises of power and lineage while her French homeland appeals to the patriotism running through her veins. Recruited by French Intelligence on the eve of the Great War, Serephine discovers a plot whose aim is to destroy the monarchies of Europe and resurrect an ancient evil that could plunge the world into anarchy and chaos. Working with her vivacious best friend, Lexi LaSalle, they must prevent the fall of France and a global cataclysm. The last vestiges of Imperial Europe meet the brutal reality of modern war as the time for nobles comes to an end in the muddy fields of Flanders and France. From Paris to the frontline trenches, into Germany and a frantic race to the exotic Near East, Serephine is pushed to her limits by challenges both earthly and immortal. With the fate of the world in the balance, Serephine must decide whether she will succumb to her monstrous nature or fight alongside those striving for a better world.

Bloodflowers (A Serephine Bachaumont Story)

Genre Fiction

Independently published

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Formalist Criticism and Reader-Response Theory

Formalist Criticism and Reader-Response Theory

The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents

The New Big Book of America: A Young Readers Guide to the History Geography Etc

The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents: Fascinating Facts about Each and Every President, Including an American History Timeline

The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents: Fascinating Facts about Each and Every President, Including an American History Timeline

Handy Dad: 25 Awesome Projects for Dads and Kids

Some Heaven

The Least of These

Bloodflowers (A Serephine Bachaumont Story)