Stephen Elliott verfasst Erzählungen, die sich mit der Komplexität menschlicher Verbindungen und der Suche nach Sinn im gegenwärtigen Leben auseinandersetzen. Seine Werke zeichnen sich durch scharfsinnige psychologische Porträts und die Fähigkeit aus, subtile Dynamiken zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen einzufangen. Elliotts Prosa ist sowohl zugänglich als auch provokativ und lädt die Leser ein, über ihr eigenes Leben und ihre Entscheidungen nachzudenken. Seine Schriften erforschen Themen wie Identität, Liebe und Verlust mit einer Ehrlichkeit, die tief berührt.
In zehn Geschichten reflektiert Stephen Elliott ungeniert und selbstironisch über seine Kindheit in Chicago, geprägt von Misshandlung. Seine Erfahrungen führten zu einer Gier nach quälendem Sex, was ihn oft in gefährliche Beziehungen brachte. Jetzt hat er eine liebevolle Freundin, die ihn auf ihre Weise quält.
Taking an original, imaginative approach to the subject, Stephen Elliott's book is one of the first to bridge the gap between solid state physics and chemistry. Considerable thought has gone into the structure and content of this book, with the first four chapters covering the properties of atoms in solids and the remaining four concentrating on the behaviour of electrons in materials. Fundamental principles are covered together with the very latest developments, such as combinatorial library synthesis, mesoporous materials, fullerenes and nanotubes, optical localization and the experimental observation of fractional electronic charge. Clearly written and richly illustrated, The Physics and Chemistry of Solids will be of great interest to Physicists, Chemists, Material Scientists and Engineers.
Exploring the complex relationship between sexuality and politics, this collection features provocative stories from notable authors like Anthony Swofford and Jerry Stahl. The narratives include unexpected encounters, such as a lesbian meeting a soldier heading to war and a liberal staffer falling for a Republican senator's wife. Additionally, it delves into unique scenarios like Dick Cheney's duck hunt incident, offering fresh perspectives on government and personal relationships. This anthology encourages a re-examination of sexual freedom and desire in a political context.
"About ten days after 9/11, I went through the Pentagon and I saw Secretary Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz. I went downstairs just to say hello to some of the people on the Joint Staff who used to work for me, and one of the generals called me in. He said, "Sir, you've got to come in and talk to me a second." I said, "Well, you're too busy." He said, "No, no." He says, "We've made the decision we're going to war with Iraq." This was on or about the twentieth of September... "So I came back to see him a few weeks later, and by that time we were bombing in Afghanistan. I said, "Are we still going to war with Iraq?" And he said, "Oh, it's worse than that." He reached over on his desk. He picked up a piece of paper. And he said, "I just got this down from upstairs" (meaning the Secretary of Defense's office) "today." And he said, "This is a memo that describes how we're going to take out seven countries in five years." -- General Wesley Clark, February 27, 2007