Clancy Martin

Clancy Martin; Kevin Prufer

Clancy Martin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at UMKC. He works on 19th and 20th Century European philosophy after Kant, the intersections of philosophy and literature, and the ethics of advertising and selling. Clancy has authored, coauthored and edited several books in philosophy, including Love, Lies, and Marriage (forthcoming, Farrar Straus & Giroux), Honest Work (Oxford University Press, 2006) with Robert Solomon and Joanne Ciulla, and The Philosophy of Deception (forthcoming, Oxford University Press). He has published over two dozen articles and reviews on Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Romanticism, and the virtue of truthfulness, and has also translated Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Barnes and Noble Classics, 2006) and is presently translating Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil for Hackett. Clancy also publishes fiction in Noon, Mcsweeneys and elsewhere. In 2007 his story "The Best Jeweler" won The Pushcart Prize, and his first novel, How to Sell, from Farrar Straus and Giroux, was published in 2009 and was named one of the Kansas City Stars’s top books of 2009. The newest of Kevin Prufer's four books are Fallen from a Chariot (Carnegie Mellon, 2005) and National Anthem (Four Way Books, 2008), the latter of which was named one of the five best poetry books of the year by Publishers Weekly. The recipient of three Pushcart prizes and two Best American Poetry selections, he is also editor of New European Poets (Graywolf Press) and Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing, among others. His next book, Little Paper Sacrifice, is forthcoming from Four Way Books in 2011. This event features music by Gib Shell. (caracabe)… (more)

Clancy Martin

Author: Clancy Martin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at UMKC. He works on 19th and 20th Century European philosophy after Kant, the intersections of philosophy and literature, and the ethics of advertising and selling.
Clancy has authored, coauthored and edited several books in philosophy, including: Love, Lies, and Marriage (forthcoming, Farrar Straus & Giroux), Honest Work (Oxford University Press, 2006) with Robert Solomon and Joanne Ciulla, and The Philosophy of Deception (forthcoming, Oxford University Press). Clancy has published over two dozen articles and reviews on Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Romanticism, and the virtue of truthfulness, and has also translated Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra and is presently translating Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil for Hackett. Clancy also publishes fiction in Noon, McSweenys, and elsewhere.
In 2007 his story, The Best Jeweler, won The Pushcart Prize, and his first novel, How to Sell, is forthcoming from Farrar Straus and Giroux in 2009, and will appear simultaneously in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and other languages.
Clancy earned his Ph.D., in 2003 from the University of Texas at Austin, where he wrote a dissertation on Nietzsche's theory of deception under the late Robert C. Solomon. Title: How to Sell, $24.00 Hardcover, ISBN 9780374173357, On Sale Date: May 12, 2009 Bobby Clark is just sixteen when he drops out of school to follow his big brother, Jim, into the jewelry business. Bobby idolizes Jim and is in awe of Jim's girlfriend, Lisa, the best saleswoman at the Fort Worth Deluxe Diamond Exchange. What follows is the story of a young man's education in two of the oldest human passions, love and money. Through a dark, sharp lens, Clancy Martin captures the luxury business in all its exquisite vulgarity and outrageous fraud, finding in the diamond-and-watch trade a metaphor for the American soul at work. What: Clancy Martin will talk about his New Book, his life, his work, answer
audience questions and he will autograph copies of his New Book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7:00 PM Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Admission Package (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button): $24.00 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of How to Sell
(Hardcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide.
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Clancy Martin

Author: Clancy Martin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at UMKC. He works on 19th and 20th Century European philosophy after Kant, the intersections of philosophy and literature, and the ethics of advertising and selling.
Clancy has authored, coauthored and edited several books in philosophy, including: Love, Lies, and Marriage (forthcoming, Farrar Straus & Giroux), Honest Work (Oxford University Press, 2006) with Robert Solomon and Joanne Ciulla, and The Philosophy of Deception (forthcoming, Oxford University Press). Clancy has published over two dozen articles and reviews on Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Romanticism, and the virtue of truthfulness, and has also translated Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra and is presently translating Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil for Hackett. Clancy also publishes fiction in Noon, McSweenys, and elsewhere.
In 2007 his story, The Best Jeweler, won The Pushcart Prize, and his first novel, How to Sell, is forthcoming from Farrar Straus and Giroux in 2009, and will appear simultaneously in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and other languages.
Clancy earned his Ph.D., in 2003 from the University of Texas at Austin, where he wrote a dissertation on Nietzsche's theory of deception under the late Robert C. Solomon. Title: How to Sell, $24.00 Hardcover, ISBN 9780374173357, On Sale Date: May 12, 2009 Bobby Clark is just sixteen when he drops out of school to follow his big brother, Jim, into the jewelry business. Bobby idolizes Jim and is in awe of Jim's girlfriend, Lisa, the best saleswoman at the Fort Worth Deluxe Diamond Exchange. What follows is the story of a young man's education in two of the oldest human passions, love and money. Through a dark, sharp lens, Clancy Martin captures the luxury business in all its exquisite vulgarity and outrageous fraud, finding in the diamond-and-watch trade a metaphor for the American soul at work. What: Clancy Martin will talk about his New Book, his life, his work, answer
audience questions and he will autograph copies of his New Book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 7:00 PM Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Admission Package (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button): $24.00 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of How to Sell
(Hardcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide.
All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable. (booksense)… (more)