1933-2004

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

In graphic novel format looks at the Attica State Prison riot in 1971 and how Frank "Big Black" Smith, a prisoner was at the center of it all.

Presents a collection of essays by American writer, filmmaker, and political activist Susan Sontag.

Contains black-and-white photographs taken by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Eddie Adams during the war in Vietnam, and includes commentary from his friends and colleagues, as well as quotes and writings by Adams.

Collects Susan Sontag's journals and notebooks, spanning from 1947 through 1963, in which the literary theorists and political activist discusses her early career, intellectual life in New York City, inspirations, and self-awareness.