Bankers prowl Brooklyn bars on the eve of the stock market crash. A debate over Young Elvis versus Vegas Elvis turns existential. Detoxing junkies use a live lobster to spice up their love life. Students on summer break struggle to escape the orbit of a seemingly utopic communal house.

And in the title story, selected for The Best American Short Stories, two film school buddies working on a doomed project are left sizing up their own talent, hoping to come out on top--but fearing they won't.

In What's Important Is Feeling, Adam Wilson follows the through-line of contemporary coming-of-age from the ravings of teenage lust to the staggering loneliness of proto-adulthood. He navigates the tough terrain of American life with a delicate balance of comedy and compassion, lyricism and unsparing straightforwardness. Wilson's characters wander through a purgatory of yearning, hope, and grief. No one emerges unscathed.

Andy Adams' "The Log of a Cowboy" has long been acknowledged a classic of western American literature. Hoffman Birney, in the "New York Times Book Review," once declared, "If there is such a thing as an all-time 'best' Western, that is it." One of the most delightful features of the Log is the inclusion of tales told by the cowboys at night. Adams was a master of the campfire tale, and the fifty-one collected here, each told by an Andy Adams character, touch upon every aspect of range life. Readers will never forget characters like Bull Durham, Uncle Dave Hapfinger, and Aaron Scales, or the tale of the tubercular drifter whose death caused tough cowboys to cry, or the gruesome account of the hanging of the renegade Kansas lawman, or the humorous incident of the "big brindle muley ox" that decided to ride instead of walk.

Born and raised in Hong Kong to British parents, Ronnie Vale is now living the dream in the British Virgin Islands, where she is about to embark with her fiance Brandon on the job of a lifetime - delivering the super yacht Tough Guy from its berth in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Poole, England. But an unexpected encounter with pirates on the high seas will change their lives forever, as Ronnie finds herself thrown into the dangerous world of Ponzi schemes, hired assassins, and international finance. And who, exactly, is the mysterious stranger who seems to be following her? Short Sail, the debut novel by Adam Wilson, is a thrill-by-minute tale of international intrigue that will leave you guessing until the end.

There is a story that is passed down through the ages. This tale of the undead, arisen to devour the living, leaving nothing but a wasteland behind them. Yes, that is what you find here. Contained within the pages you will be taken on a twisted ride through the end of the world. From Kindergarten zombie hunters to docile day dwelling zombies and then back to an undead beginning in old Europe. You will travel through space and across deserts, through abandoned highways and burned out homes. When you reach the end you will truly come to understand our, Dead Future. There is a story that is passed down through the ages. This tale of the undead, arisen to devour the living, leaving nothing but a wasteland behind them. Yes, that is what you find here. Contained within the pages you will be taken on a twisted ride through the end of the world. From Kindergarten zombie hunters to docile day dwelling zombies and then back to an undead beginning in old Europe. You will travel through space and across deserts, through abandoned highways and burned out homes. When you reach the end you will truly come to understand our, Dead Future.

Colin, Spike and Melissa suddenly find their lives turned upside down. Their friend and mentor, Grandfather Thunder, is gone, replaced by their merciless aunt Grizzelda. Transplanted to Horwood House, a Victorian mansion that has family history and secrets, their personal abilities begin to reveal themselves. The ghost of Sergeant Peary, killed in the war and tied to the House, becomes Colin's guardian spirit. In a series of misadventures, Colin, Spike and Melissa and their new friend Rhea, uncover a plot by Zuhayer Bombast Horwood, Colin's Great Grandfather to return from the dead. It's a family plot that has a price, Grizzelda's sanity and Colin's life.

While there has been a growing interest in the use of grotesque imagery in art and literature, very little attention has been given to the religious and theological significance of such imagery. This fascinating book redresses that neglect by exploring the religious meaning of the grotesque and its importance as a subject for theological inquiry.

In this book, the authors present current research in mental health and psychiatry issues. The topics discussed include the cognitive and emotional processes in approaching personality disorders; sensory impairment and mental health; evidence for epidemiological transition hypothesis for elderly suicides; and the psychiatry of Pellagra.