Ideal for courses in advanced composition, Substance, Style, and Strategy offers a comprehensive guide to develop effective writing in every student. It enables students to form a personal style, to write about issues that are substantial and meaningful, and to use a range of strategies for solving writing problems of all kinds.
Recognizing that students often require basic reminders of elementary stylistic principles, the book begins with a review in the first chapter, "Developing a Personal Style," that brings writers up to speed in standard skills. It discusses issues of...

"Volcanic Jesus" explores the spiritual side of the Hawaiian islands while digging deeply into the ways in which Hawaiians experience life in paradise. The magical, the holy, the hopeful, and the deeply religious quests are at the root of these stories.

Crown Island is the magical world of Marie Wainwright and Peter Chello. Their love defies their differences in class, status, age, and culture. While married to others, they keep their love alive for 30 years.