Evan Mandery

“Q, Quentina Elizabeth Deveril, is the love of my life.” Shortly before his wedding, the unnamed hero of this uncommon romance is visited by a man who claims to be his future self and ominously admonishes him that he must not marry the love of his life, Q. At first the protagonist doubts this stranger, but in time he becomes convinced of the authenticity of the warning and leaves his fiancÉe. The resulting void in his life is impossible to fill. One after the other, future selves arrive urging him to marry someone else, divorce, attend law school, leave law school, travel, join a running club, stop running, study the guitar, the cello, Proust, Buddhism, and opera, and eliminate gluten from his diet. The only constants in this madcap quest for personal improvement are his love for his New York City home and for the irresistible Q. A unique literary talent, Evan Mandery turns the classic story of transcendent love on its head, with an ending that will melt even the darkest heart.

Q: A Novel

This revised and updated second edition is an overview of capital punishment. It offers an examination of the death penalty, supported by statistics and Supreme Court cases, and followed by pro and con discussions. The book addresses every major issue relating to the death penalty including deterrence, racial impact, arbitrariness, its use on special populations, and methods of execution. This text challenges students to evaluate their beliefs and assumptions on each of the various issues surrounding this controversial subject. Each chapter begins with a primer of the issue to be discussed, followed by the data and critical documents necessary to make an educated assessment, and concludes with essays that offer differing viewpoints by some of the best minds in the country. New material added to the second edition includes: updated data on deterrence ; new data and articles on brutalization and cost ; new cases and articles on the death penalty for juveniles ; new case and articles on the death penalty for raping a child ; and a new chapter on methods of execution.

A Balanced Examination

Capital Punishment in America

"Q, Quentina Elizabeth Deveril, is the love of my life." Shortly before his wedding, the unnamed hero of this uncommon romance is visited by a man who claims to be his future self and ominously admonishes him that he must not marry the love of his life, Q. At first the protagonist doubts this stranger, but in time he becomes convinced of the authenticity of the warning and leaves his fiancée. The resulting void in his life is impossible to fill. One after the other, future selves arrive urging him to marry someone else, divorce, attend law school, leave law school, travel, join a running club, stop running, study the guitar, the cello, Proust, Buddhism, and opera, and eliminate gluten from his diet. The only constants in this madcap quest for personal improvement are his love for his New York City home and for the irresistible Q. A unique literary talent, Evan Mandery turns the classic story of transcendent love on its head, with an ending that will melt even the darkest heart.

A Novel

A hysterically strange rumination on the meaning of celebrity, hot dogs and Gwen Stefani.

Dreaming of Gwen Stefani

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Chad Harbach

Anjali Joseph

Lily Tuck

Will Wiles

Nicci Cloke

Sam Thompson

Darran McCann

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Fiction4theFuture: Free New Fiction

Un giovane scrittore è perdutamente innamorato di Quentina Elizabeth Deveril, detta Q. Q è bellissima, dolcissima, adorabile e, per quanto dotata di un padre arrogante e insopportabile, il matrimonio è vicino e non vi sono ostacoli di sorta alla realizzazione dell’amore perfetto. Tuttavia, poco prima delle nozze, il giovane scrittore riceve una misteriosa lettera che gli chiede di riservare un tavolo per due in un costoso ristorante di Manhattan. Stupito e incuriosito, obbedisce e, giunto all’appuntamento, si trova di fronte un uomo che si presenta come il suo futuro «Sé», il suo «Io» del domani: un sessantenne triste e ingrigito che gli assomiglia in una maniera notevole e che gli intima di non sposare il grande amore della sua vita, la meravigliosa Q. Il motivo? Lui e Q sono ignari portatori di una malattia genetica; i figli che nascerebbero dalla loro unione sarebbero destinati alla morte e il matrimonio a un conseguente naufragio. Lo scrittore scaccia subito dalla mente quel bizzarro incontro e quell’altrettanto bizzarro, e crudele, consiglio, frutto probabile di una burla. Col trascorrere del tempo, però, le parole del sessantenne si insinuano tra i suoi pensieri come un’ossessione ineliminabile. Risultato? Compie quello che mai avrebbe pensato: abbandona la fidanzata. Da quel momento in poi la sua vita cambia completamente direzione, non una ma dieci, cento volte. Altri suoi futuri «Sé», infatti, si susseguono al suo cospetto, convincendolo a sposare un’altra donna, poi a divorziare, a iscriversi alla facoltà di giurisprudenza, poi ad abbandonarla, a viaggiare, a praticare un certo sport e poi a smettere, a mettersi a suonare la chitarra, poi il violoncello, a leggere Proust, ad abbracciare il buddhismo, a studiare l’opera, a eliminare il glutine dalla sua dieta... Tra tutti questi pirotecnici eventi, una sola cosa rimane costante nella personalità dello scrittore: il suo amore per l’indimenticata Q.

Q. Una storia d'amore

The Campaign is a close-up look at the paranoid, frenzied, oppressive, and exhilarating world of modern political campaigns?a universe where truth is fungible and moral conviction a mere asset, like good looks or personal wealth. Corporeal restraints do not exist. People regularly become things they are not.Evan Mandery, research director on Ruth Messinger's doomed challenge to Mayor Rudy Giuliani, offers a behind-the-scenes look at political campaigns in the television era. A day-to-day account of the 1997 New York City mayoral race, it takes us to the real battlegrounds of modern politics: polls, focus groups and television editing studios. With Mandery as our guide, we watch first-hand as political consultants, conceive of the ideal candidate and then attempt to fit their client into that ideal, no matter how uncomfortably.The stars of the story are memorable: Rudy Giuliani, popping his eyes and tweaking the truth; Al Sharpton, the colorful preacher and rising political force; and Ruth Messinger herself, torn between her populist political upbringing and the modern political world where money dominates over all other concerns. Sometimes cynical, often mirthful, and always honest, The Campaign will forever change your view of political campaigns.

Evan Mandery

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