Roderick Conroy finds himself in a quandry. He has rejected his talent as an artist, but in denying its existence he has driven himself into a waking dream world in which he attempts to control people and events, usually with disastrous results.    In this dark tale of misguided love, wrenching betrayal, twisted revenge, and unexpected discovery, once man’s exploration of himself and his potential leads him through black truths to a shattering climax. Hit men, coffee shops, an art teacher and a fire-breathing midget all converge to form a singular story of love won, lost and redeemed – poignant, powerful, and very, very funny.

The Last Free Man in Absentia

Literature & Fiction

Cutler, Aaron

Contemporary

Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

<p>The highly politicized and often factually challenged world of talk radio dominates a sizable portion of America’s airwaves. But the dirty secret of talk radio’s success is the use of hate speech masquerading as free speech. In this book, Rory O’Connor tackles the “hate talk establishment” and shows how huge media conglomerates not only make hate talk possible but make it enormously profitable. He profiles the country’s ten worst shock jocks, including Don Imus, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage, and describes how they use the guise of “not being politically correct” to ratchet up their anti-gay, anti-woman, and overtly racist language. He then shows how their celebrity leads to a climate that not only tolerates but actually perpetuates racist, sexist, homophobic, and xenophobic attitudes — making America a coarser, more dangerous place. A survey of the small but growing universe of progressive talk radio offers a respite from the verbal violence.</p>

Shock Jocks: Hate Speech & Talk Radio

Politics & Social Sciences

O'Connor, Rory

Social Sciences

AlterNet Books

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