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William Petty received his Ph.D. in Modem/Postmodem American Literature from
the University of Oregon. Currently he is teaching literature, writing, and on-line
writing courses over the Internet at Oregon State University. Besides contempo
rary postmodern American Literature, his interests include autobiographical nar
ratives and popular culture. “Reading With One Hand” is for his partner of four
teen years, Katie, who is his “belle dame.”
Ronald R. Roach took his M. A. in Communication from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. He is a Candidate for the Ph.D. in Communication at
Regent University. His interest areas are Enlightenment rhetoric and philosophy,
religion, radio, and cinema. He has taught communication at College of the
Albemarle and currently teaches communication and philosophy courses at
Roanoke Bible College (Elizabeth City, NC).
Satish Sharma is a Professor and former Director, School of Social Work, Uni
versity of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. His research interests are global social wel
fare, nation-building, peace studies, and Indian philosophy and he is widely pub
lished nationally and internationally. He serves on many editorial boards and
consults with the publishers.
Becky L. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Management and Accounting at York
College of Pennsylvania. She earned a Ph.D. in Leadership and Human Behavior
from United States International University and a Master of Science degree in
Business Administration from California State University, Fresno.
William Thompson is chair of UNLV’s Public Administration Department. His
specialties include Administrative Law, Fiscal Administration, and Political
Economy and Gaming. He has a longstanding interest in country and folk music,
particularly in Tom T. Hall.
John Trombold, Assistant Professor at Sam Houston State, has published in the
Journal o f Modern Literature, Journal o f Latin American Cultural Studies, the
Minnesota Review, and Studies in American Fiction. Beginning in the summer of
1999, he will be a lecturer in the Writing Program at the University of California,
Santa Barbara.