"Haunting Realities" explores the period of American Realism - the end of the nineteenth century - to discover evidence of fertile ground for another age of Gothic proliferation.
"Each essay contains a secret, lie, or half-truth--some of these are revealed by the author, but others remain buried. Ranging from the deep family secret to the little white lie, from the shocking to the humorous, and from the straightforward revelation to the slanted half-truth, these essays ask us to appreciate the magnitude of keeping a secret. They also ask us to consider the obstacles writers must overcome if they want to write about secrets in their own lives and the lives of others. In short interviews following each essay the contributors discuss craft, ethics, creativity, and how they eventually decided to reveal--or not reveal--a secret." -- c From amazon.com.
Uses everyday experiences to reveal the hidden calculus behind a typical day’s events, showing how math naturally emerges from simple observations such as how hot coffee cools down, and demonstrating that calculus can be both useful and fascinating.
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