Author: Helen Slade
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412013070
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Poems condense thoughts and experiences. Art does the same with visual media. Impromptu Musings contains brief excursions into the cosmos, nature, life, people, places, seasons, plants and spirituality. Each section is illustrated by a painting done by the author.
Impromptu Musings
Author: Helen Slade
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412013070
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Poems condense thoughts and experiences. Art does the same with visual media. Impromptu Musings contains brief excursions into the cosmos, nature, life, people, places, seasons, plants and spirituality. Each section is illustrated by a painting done by the author.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412013070
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Poems condense thoughts and experiences. Art does the same with visual media. Impromptu Musings contains brief excursions into the cosmos, nature, life, people, places, seasons, plants and spirituality. Each section is illustrated by a painting done by the author.
Observations on Chaos
Author: Helen Slade
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426963807
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Chaos became a branch of mathematics in the 20th century. In this 21st century, it has interesting and exciting possibilities. In Observations on Chaos, Helen Slade looks at the chaotic features of Life, Nature, People, Places and Science. Turbulence can be found in all these areas; from a state of mind (A Discourse on Depression) to what we have done to our planet (Ruination) and the violence of war (Boudicca s Curse). The 25 color illustrations in this poetry book are her own paintings. In the portraits she has hoped to extract the visual essence of the subject, not a mere likeness."
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426963807
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Chaos became a branch of mathematics in the 20th century. In this 21st century, it has interesting and exciting possibilities. In Observations on Chaos, Helen Slade looks at the chaotic features of Life, Nature, People, Places and Science. Turbulence can be found in all these areas; from a state of mind (A Discourse on Depression) to what we have done to our planet (Ruination) and the violence of war (Boudicca s Curse). The 25 color illustrations in this poetry book are her own paintings. In the portraits she has hoped to extract the visual essence of the subject, not a mere likeness."
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
Author: Abraham Riesman
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0593135733
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost HUGO AWARD FINALIST • EISNER AWARD NOMINEE • “A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking.”—Neil Gaiman Stan Lee was one of the most famous and beloved entertainers to emerge from the twentieth century. He served as head editor of Marvel Comics for three decades and, in that time, became known as the creator of more pieces of internationally recognizable intellectual property than nearly anyone: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk . . . the list goes on. His carnival-barker marketing prowess helped save the comic-book industry and superhero fiction. His cameos in Marvel movies have charmed billions. When he died in 2018, grief poured in from around the world, further cementing his legacy. But what if Stan Lee wasn’t who he said he was? To craft the definitive biography of Lee, Abraham Riesman conducted more than 150 interviews and investigated thousands of pages of private documents, turning up never-before-published revelations about Lee’s life and work. True Believer tackles tough questions: Did Lee actually create the characters he gained fame for creating? Was he complicit in millions of dollars’ worth of fraud in his post-Marvel life? Which members of the cavalcade of grifters who surrounded him were most responsible for the misery of his final days? And, above all, what drove this man to achieve so much yet always boast of more?
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0593135733
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost HUGO AWARD FINALIST • EISNER AWARD NOMINEE • “A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking.”—Neil Gaiman Stan Lee was one of the most famous and beloved entertainers to emerge from the twentieth century. He served as head editor of Marvel Comics for three decades and, in that time, became known as the creator of more pieces of internationally recognizable intellectual property than nearly anyone: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk . . . the list goes on. His carnival-barker marketing prowess helped save the comic-book industry and superhero fiction. His cameos in Marvel movies have charmed billions. When he died in 2018, grief poured in from around the world, further cementing his legacy. But what if Stan Lee wasn’t who he said he was? To craft the definitive biography of Lee, Abraham Riesman conducted more than 150 interviews and investigated thousands of pages of private documents, turning up never-before-published revelations about Lee’s life and work. True Believer tackles tough questions: Did Lee actually create the characters he gained fame for creating? Was he complicit in millions of dollars’ worth of fraud in his post-Marvel life? Which members of the cavalcade of grifters who surrounded him were most responsible for the misery of his final days? And, above all, what drove this man to achieve so much yet always boast of more?
Just Going With the Flow, And Other Spiritual Musings
Author: Orest Stocco
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257975188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Just Going With The Flow is a book of spiritually inspired musings, or thought pieces that explore the experiences of daily life. Thought provoking, entertaining and enlightening, these personal essays shed light on the human condition.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257975188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Just Going With The Flow is a book of spiritually inspired musings, or thought pieces that explore the experiences of daily life. Thought provoking, entertaining and enlightening, these personal essays shed light on the human condition.
The View from Inside
Author: Jane Jenson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520340213
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520340213
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.
Margaret Mahy
Author: Tessa Duder
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1775490351
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
A literary portrait of New Zealand's best-loved children's author Margaret Mahy's death on 23 July 2012 brought forth an unprecedented outpouring of grief and heartfelt tributes from around New Zealand and the world. Her passing at 76 was breaking news in the media, unstoppable through the social networks, noted by political leaders in Parliament and by children in classrooms throughout the country.Margaret was one of the world's leading authors for younger readers for four decades. In her own country she was popularly known as the writer in the multicoloured wig who wrote marvellously funny picture books and enchanted generations of school children. Her story had its fairy-tale elements. In 1968, a hard-pressed solo mother of two daughters, working as a librarian by day and writing long into the night, she was 'discovered' by a leading American publisher who flew 'to the end of the earth' to offer her a multi-book publishing contract.From those first picture books, through the great novels of the 1980s and new books and awards right up to the year of her death, she came to be regarded as the third in New Zealand's literary pantheon, alongside Katherine Mansfield and Janet Frame. In 2006 her achievements were recognised by IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People), awarding her the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the world's 'Little Nobel', for her distinguished contribution to children's literature.
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1775490351
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
A literary portrait of New Zealand's best-loved children's author Margaret Mahy's death on 23 July 2012 brought forth an unprecedented outpouring of grief and heartfelt tributes from around New Zealand and the world. Her passing at 76 was breaking news in the media, unstoppable through the social networks, noted by political leaders in Parliament and by children in classrooms throughout the country.Margaret was one of the world's leading authors for younger readers for four decades. In her own country she was popularly known as the writer in the multicoloured wig who wrote marvellously funny picture books and enchanted generations of school children. Her story had its fairy-tale elements. In 1968, a hard-pressed solo mother of two daughters, working as a librarian by day and writing long into the night, she was 'discovered' by a leading American publisher who flew 'to the end of the earth' to offer her a multi-book publishing contract.From those first picture books, through the great novels of the 1980s and new books and awards right up to the year of her death, she came to be regarded as the third in New Zealand's literary pantheon, alongside Katherine Mansfield and Janet Frame. In 2006 her achievements were recognised by IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People), awarding her the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the world's 'Little Nobel', for her distinguished contribution to children's literature.
Dear John
Author: Susan L. Carruthers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108830773
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
A sweeping history of emotional life that explores how 'Dear John' letters became a rite of passage for American servicemen.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108830773
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
A sweeping history of emotional life that explores how 'Dear John' letters became a rite of passage for American servicemen.
Talk, Talk, Talk
Author: S.I. Salamensky
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135206309
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Before media, before the Internet...there was talk itself. Talk Talk Talk is an incisive, exhilarating collection of essays by some of the best thinkers -- and talkers -- of our time. These stellar contributors locate everyday chatter as the basis of a stunning range of artistic and cultural forms: from Antigone's speech-acts to Freud's "talking cure"; from seventeenth-century demon possession to the Marx Brothers' "immigrant talk"; literature, theatre, standup comedy, "ethnic" talk, technologized talk and much, much more. Contributors include: Homi Bhabha, Judith Butler, Stanley Cavell, Marjorie Garber, Sherry Turkle.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135206309
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Before media, before the Internet...there was talk itself. Talk Talk Talk is an incisive, exhilarating collection of essays by some of the best thinkers -- and talkers -- of our time. These stellar contributors locate everyday chatter as the basis of a stunning range of artistic and cultural forms: from Antigone's speech-acts to Freud's "talking cure"; from seventeenth-century demon possession to the Marx Brothers' "immigrant talk"; literature, theatre, standup comedy, "ethnic" talk, technologized talk and much, much more. Contributors include: Homi Bhabha, Judith Butler, Stanley Cavell, Marjorie Garber, Sherry Turkle.
A Book Club to Die For
Author: Dorothy St. James
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593098641
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
When a member of an exclusive book club is checked out, spunky librarian Trudell Becket must sort fact from fiction to solve the murder. The Cypress Arete Society is one of the town’s oldest and most exclusive clubs. When assistant librarian Trudell Becket is invited to speak to the group about the library, its modernization, and her efforts to bring printed books to the reading public, her friend Flossie tags along. Flossie has been on the book club’s waiting list for five years, and she’s determined to find out why she’s never received an invitation to join. But not long after Tru and Flossie arrive for the meeting, they’re shocked to find the club’s president, Rebecca White, dead in the kitchen. Rebecca was a former TV actress and local celebrity but was not known for being patient or pleasant. She’d been particularly unkind to the book club’s host for the evening, who also happens to be the mother of Detective Jace Bailey, Tru’s boyfriend. And Rebecca had made it clear that she didn’t think Flossie was book club material. With her boyfriend and one of her best friends wrapped up in a murder, Tru has to work fast to figure out who cut Rebecca’s story short before the killer takes another victim out of circulation....
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593098641
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
When a member of an exclusive book club is checked out, spunky librarian Trudell Becket must sort fact from fiction to solve the murder. The Cypress Arete Society is one of the town’s oldest and most exclusive clubs. When assistant librarian Trudell Becket is invited to speak to the group about the library, its modernization, and her efforts to bring printed books to the reading public, her friend Flossie tags along. Flossie has been on the book club’s waiting list for five years, and she’s determined to find out why she’s never received an invitation to join. But not long after Tru and Flossie arrive for the meeting, they’re shocked to find the club’s president, Rebecca White, dead in the kitchen. Rebecca was a former TV actress and local celebrity but was not known for being patient or pleasant. She’d been particularly unkind to the book club’s host for the evening, who also happens to be the mother of Detective Jace Bailey, Tru’s boyfriend. And Rebecca had made it clear that she didn’t think Flossie was book club material. With her boyfriend and one of her best friends wrapped up in a murder, Tru has to work fast to figure out who cut Rebecca’s story short before the killer takes another victim out of circulation....
Banquet of Esther Rosenbaum
Author: Penny Simpson
Publisher: Y Lolfa
ISBN: 1847717764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
A lively novel which is a retro epic in the genre of magic realism. Among the contents are the interwar cabaret scene in Munich and Berlin, seen through the eyes of a seven-foot Jewish giantess. The tapestry of Jewish culture, evoked through food, theatre, clothes and custom, at the point at which it is about to unravel.
Publisher: Y Lolfa
ISBN: 1847717764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
A lively novel which is a retro epic in the genre of magic realism. Among the contents are the interwar cabaret scene in Munich and Berlin, seen through the eyes of a seven-foot Jewish giantess. The tapestry of Jewish culture, evoked through food, theatre, clothes and custom, at the point at which it is about to unravel.