![]() ![]() ![]() She explores the forces that liberated her as a person and as a writer-books themselves the gay community that presented a new model of what else gender, family, and joy could mean and her eventual arrival in the spacious landscapes and overlooked conflicts of the American West.īeyond being a memoir, Solnit's book is also a passionate argument: that women are not just impacted by personal experience, but by membership in a society where violence against women pervades. She tells of being poor, hopeful, and adrift in the city that became her great teacher, and of the small apartment that, when she was nineteen, became the home in which she transformed herself. In Recollections of My Nonexistence, Rebecca Solnit describes her formation as a writer and as a feminist in 1980s San Francisco, in an atmosphere of gender violence on the street and throughout society and the exclusion of women from cultural arenas. An electric portrait of the artist as a young woman that asks how a writer finds her voice in a society that prefers women to be silent. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The Alhambra palace had been mostly forgotten, and left unmaintained until Washington Irving’s narrative and recollections revived interest. While staying in the Alhambra, Irving explored the abandoned palace and recollected the myths set within its walls, recording every detail of its architecture, story, and mystery. Originally built on the ruins of Roman buildings, the Alhambra was a small fortress built in 889 CE, and had been largely ignored and forgotten by the time Irving arrived in Granada. Upon entering the city, Irving requested permission from the governor to stay at the Alhambra palace. ![]() During their stay, Irving witnessed artistic culture through music and dance, noting how the locals seemed to celebrate every-day occurrences, creating a happy environment. After their horseback ride through the mountains, Irving and his guide stopped at an inn for a drink. Beginning with an expedition through the Andalusian mountains on horseback, cherishing the grandeur of the nature, Irving took his time to enjoy and observe the landscape and culture of the country. Immediately taken by its beauty and extravagance, Irving requested a travel guide and began filling notebooks and journals with his observations and description of the magnificent setting. After completing a literary project in Madrid, author Washington Irving traveled to Granada, Spain. ![]() Compiled during a three-month stay in Granada, Spain, Tales of the Alhambra assembles descriptions, myths, and narratives of historical events. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He gets involved with a plot by the Chinese to steal nuclear plans from the Russians. In this first adventure, Victor is walking a path from Damascus to Baghdad and Calcutta to Tokyo. well, actually he does tend to get caught with his pants down. Steve Victor is also a spy, and he's not one to get caught with his pants down. But the best grants don't fund individuals, so Steve Victor started his research organization known as "O.R.G.Y." He won't say what the acronym stands for since it tends to raise eyebrows. And Victor knows that the best way to fund further stud-y is to apply for grants. He's got a degree from a famous university to prove it. Publishers don't typically take many risks when publishing books, especially not re-publishing a series unless they can see a profit in it, so let's not be too quick to discount this book, and this series. series that I have been able to uncover) and this series was re-published by a different publisher after Lancer Books went out of business. The author, Ted Mark, has more than 20 books published (sixteen alone in the O.R.G.Y. It is colloquially referred to as 'sleaze fiction' which I think is a poor moniker as it greatly limits the number of people who might ordinarily read it. I learned about this book (and the subsequent series) while reading another book about spy fiction. ![]() This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. ![]() ![]() ![]() what's the point?! How can readers relate to a fictional world? I'm sure that there must be a meaning behind it, but I'm always dozens of steps behind. But following the rules of the world of Scars, I think that the people were the good ones in the sense of 'doing one horrible act for the greater good'.Īnyway, I'm not convinced by my own words because. Of course, we'll always assign labels of 'right/wrong' to the characters based on our understanding of our world, that there are no monsters or magic or whatever. Did the young man do something wrong by slaying the monster and starting a chain reaction of misfortune affecting all the villages? Were the people offering sacrifices to the monster right? ![]() but then, that ending!!! It turned everything on its head. ![]() First, I thought that the theme is 'real monsters aren't like the one inside the cave, but the ones roaming the world wearing the faces of men'. I'm afraid, this is the only story of the collection I'm struggling to find out what the hell she's trying to say. ![]() ![]() ![]() Featuring original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, these stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the shelves of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal aficionados everywhere. Included here are some of del Toro’s favorites, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ray Russell’s short story “Sardonicus,” considered by Stephen King to be “perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written,” to Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Klein, and Robert E. ![]() Part of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by Academy Award-winning director of The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toroįilmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. ![]() ![]() The curse to so many was a blessing in disguise for me, though at the time I didn’t think so. Time passed, works were put away and life went on, until Hurricane Katrina. ![]() I began to write but was to self conscious to share my stories so I wrote for me. Growing up and living in New Orleans, what can I say, it is the perfect place to hone the paranormal fantasy mind and this legendary woman and her Vampire Chronicles fueled my imagination. Then there is Anne Rice, and my first vampire love Lestat. Alice in wonderland is still my favorite escape of all time. The stories she would read me were a ride that I never got off of. The first is my sister Anna, who started the whole fairytale business in the first place. I have so much to be thankful for but I would not at this place in my life today if not for some pretty remarkable influences that charted my path. Secrets, book three will be released sometime during the summer of 2014. The Hunted, book two of the Fracture series was released in December of 2012 and was immediately proclaimed a hit by the readers. ![]() Her 5 star novel, FRACTURE The Secret Enemy Saga can be broadly described as fantasy incorporated with elements of the paranormal, suspense, mystery and romance. Virginia McKevitt is an American author of fantasy. ![]() ![]() ![]() When I decided to pick up Trek tie-in novels for the first time, starting with a character I loved on-screen seemed the way to go. Sylvia Tilly is, perhaps, the Star Trek character I currently relate the most to. But this year, everything will change for Tilly, as she is about to embark upon the adventure of a lifetime-an adventure that will take her ever closer to the stars. Tilly wants to achieve great things-even though she hasn’t quite worked out how to do that or what it is she wants to do. It’s even harder when her mother and father are Federation luminaries, not to mention pressing her to attend one of the best schools that the Federation has to offer. It’s not easy being sixteen, especially when everyone expects great things from Tilly. Part of a Series: Technically, yes, but the novel itself stands alone in terms of plot/readability/etc.įind it: Physical copy on the 3rd floor SUMMARY ![]() ![]() The moral of the cautionary tale, in Seuss’ words: "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. After the Once-ler - despite the Lorax's incessant pleading - eventually uprooted all of the Truffula trees, thus destroying the entire ecosystem, the “sort of man” Lorax disappeared, leaving behind only the word "UNLESS" in a small pile of rocks. ![]() And he spoke with a voice that was sharpish and bossy." The Lorax was the vocal defender of the Truffula trees that the Once-ler greedily chopped down en masse in order to knit thneeds from their bright-colored tufts. "He was shortish, and oldish, and brownish and mossy. I don't know if I can," wrote Seuss (aka Theodor Geisel) in his 1971 children’s book. More than a decade after he'd dreamt up iconic characters like a hat-wearing cat and a grumpy Grinch who stole Christmas, Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Greg’s afraid of what he’s feeling because he has trouble mentally separating sex from the other bad habits that had nearly ruined his life. Keith starts out thinking he only wants a roommates-with-benefits arrangement, something more than his usual weekend flings but still casual, yet soon he begins to feel more for Greg. ![]() At first, neither Greg nor Keith realizes the other is gay, but once they get to know each other better, they feel drawn together, and their developing attraction makes each of them reevaluate his stance on relationships. Greg equates sex with the alcohol and drugs he gave up, while Keith protects his heart by keeping sex strictly casual. College roommates Greg and Keith are polar opposites when it comes to relationships. ![]() ![]() ![]() War Horse highlights human cruelty and human disdain for both animals and each other whilst also highlighting just how powerful love and courage can be. It is a tale that cleverly portrays the ridiculousness of war by showing the horse's complete incomprehension of what was unfolding in the trenches and on the battlefield the horse is simply unable to comprehend how - or why - anybody or anything would behave in such a violent, unthinking way and be able to commit such horrific acts. And it this horrifying period of world history that forms the backdrop for War Horse, a tragic tale that is told from the viewpoint of the horse, Joey. The war also claimed the lives of over six million horses. In World War I over ten million humans, mainly young men, died. ![]() Kensuke's Kingdom, The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips and King of the Cloud Forests are amongst his most read and enjoyed stories but it is for War Horse for which he is currently best known. ![]() Michael Morpurgo is a national treasure, a former Children's Laureate and the author of many book's that are beloved by children, parents and teachers alike. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him. With his officer, he charges towards the enemy, witnessing the horror of the frontline. In 1914, Joey, a young farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. An exceptionally poignant story of one horse's experience in the First World War. ![]() |