Author: William PlomerPublisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Electric Delights
Author: William PlomerPublisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Book of (More) Delights
Author: Ross GayPublisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1643755471
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
From bestselling author of The Book of Delights and award-winning poet, a book of lyrical mini-essays celebrating the everyday that will inspire readers to rediscover the joys in the world around us. In Ross Gay’s new collection of small, daily wonders, again written over the course of a year, one of America’s most original voices continues his ongoing investigation of delight. For Gay, what delights us is what connects us, what gives us meaning, from the joy of hearing a nostalgic song blasting from a passing car to the pleasure of refusing the “nefarious” scannable QR code menus, from the tiny dog he fell hard for to his mother baking a dozen kinds of cookies for her grandchildren. As always, Gay revels in the natural world—sweet potatoes being harvested, a hummingbird carousing in the beebalm, a sunflower growing out of a wall around the cemetery, the shared bounty from a neighbor’s fig tree—and the trillion mysterious ways this glorious earth delights us. The Book of (More) Delights is a volume to savor and share.
E. M. Forster
Author: J H StapePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349128503
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This volume of interviews and recollections offers a kaleidoscopic view of E.M. Forster's character as observed and remembered by college associates, close friends, chance acquaintances and fellow writers. These forty-six pieces, some published here for the first time, variously reveal facets of his private and public personalities: Forster the subtle analyst of middle-class England, the spokesman for liberal causes and humane values, the Cambridge insider and the committed friend.
Sunset
Author: Words of Want
Author: Stephen Scialli And FriendsPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475962975
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Reviews from Stephens previous book Wind in My Head have been so positive. His new book Words of Want is expected to generate the same excitement! -Amazon Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars The Big Blush, July 24, 2012 By bayvillegirl This review is from: Wind In My Head: Volume 3 A Collection Of Our Poems Some W/Friends (Paperback). I must admit this book made me blush! This book should have been titled 50 shades of Steve! Intimate, erotica. Well written. 5.0 out of 5 stars Red Hot!, August 9, 2012 By Sunset7 This review is from: Wind In My Head: Volume 3 A Collection Of Our Poems Some W/Friends (Paperback). It has been many years since Ive read poetry and I didnt know what Ive been missing! Wow, quite a red hot read! Stephens writing talent shines through even as he writes blush evoking raw emotions of romance, longing and love. Beautifully written. One of his poems states I am poetry and I believe he is! 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful ! ! !, August 13, 2012 By Roni This review is from: Wind In My Head: Volume 3 A Collection Of Our Poems Some W/Friends (Paperback) I so enjoyed Stephen Sciallis romantic book. It expressed his feelings of intimacy and love, put to words in various degrees. The poetry was easy to read and understand. Depending on your mood, you could find something to spike your feelings to higher levels. Looking forward to more reads from this writer. Wishing he and his books much success. Hope his future writings are just as romantic as this one. Thank you for sharing. 5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, October 5, 2011 By Sassy18630 This review is from: Wind In My Head: Volume 3 A Collection Of Our Poems Some W/Friends (Paperback) The title of this review is too mild, but I dont think I can say what it did to me! Im going to have to buy a pregnancy test! Oh it is magic on paper! Thank you, Stephen! The verses of Words of Want offer vivid imagery that provides a mental picture and fires the imagination. Author Stephen Scialli describes his life experiences in poetry with a reality in his words that touches the soul. Every word is a carefully chosen thread, weaving stories that become a tapestry of times, places, emotions, and the deep love that one can feel. Scialli seeks to stimulate the senses and provoke new ideas through sensual words both serious and humorous. His poetry speaks to the heart and soul, recalling images of beautiful passion, intense pleasure, and deep emotions. From the deeply patriotic September 11, 2011 to the intense passion of his many poems of love, Words of Want is a poetry collection that inspires and stirs the senses to open a new world of emotions. your soul is beautiful crying for love i feel your soul reaching the heavens Bringing smiles for those that love you like me
Electric Dreamland
Author: Lauren RabinovitzPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231156618
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
More than two thousand amusement parks dotted the American landscape in the early twentieth century, thrilling the general public with the latest in entertainment and motion picture technology. Amusement parks were the playgrounds of the working class, combining numerous, mechanically-based spectacles into one unique, modern cultural phenomenon. Lauren Rabinovitz describes the urban modernity engendered by these parks and their media, encouraging ordinary individuals to sense, interpret, and embody a burgeoning national identity. As industrialization, urbanization, and immigration upended society before World War I, amusement parks tempered the shocks of racial, ethnic, and cultural conflict while shrinking the distinctions between gender and class. As she follows the rise of American parks from 1896 to 1918, Rabinovitz seizes on a simultaneous increase in cinema and spectacle audiences and connects both to the success of leisure activities in stabilizing society.--
Electric Minuet
Author: Indigo JunePublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557535123
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
What is life like in a 3D world? What happens when a virtual relationship goes too far? Do "normal" people have cybersex? Two writers meet in "Second Life" and share more then poetry and conversation. "Electric Minuet" sheds light on these questions as the author brings you into her "virtual" world and the surprising discoveries made there. This fun, sometimes humorous, and emotional journey; exposes the secrets of one avatar's life.
Blackwood's Magazine
Author: Country Life
Author: Dinner Roles
Author: Sherrie A. InnessPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587293323
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Who cooks dinner in American homes? It's no surprise that “Mom” remains the overwhelming answer. Cooking and all it entails, from grocery shopping to chopping vegetables to clearing the table, is to this day primarily a woman's responsibility. How this relationship between women and food developed through the twentieth century and why it has endured are the questions Sherrie Inness seeks to answer in Dinner Roles: American Women and Culinary Culture. By exploring a wide range of popular media from the first half of the twentieth century, including cookbooks, women's magazines, and advertisements, Dinner Roles sheds light on the network of sources that helped perpetuate the notion that cooking is women's work. Cookbooks and advertisements provided valuable information about the ideals that American society upheld. A woman who could prepare the perfect Jell-O mold, whip up a cake with her new electric mixer, and still maintain a spotless kitchen and a sunny disposition was the envy of other housewives across the nation. Inness begins her exploration not with women but with men-those individuals often missing from the kitchen who were taught their own set of culinary values. She continues with the study of juvenile cookbooks, which provided children with their first cooking lessons. Chapters on the rise of electronic appliances, ethnic foods, and the 1950s housewife all add to our greater understanding of women's evolving roles in American culinary culture.