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Author: Ralph Osborne Publisher: ECW Press ISBN: 1550225502 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 321
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The decade between 1961 and 1971 was a time of tumult; of innocence lost, gained, and lost again. During those years, Ralph Osborne moved from the confusions of being 17 to, briefly, believing that at 27, he knew everything. It is, he says, "my version of the Divine Comedy -- more comedic than divine." From Someplace Else is an often hilarious, occasionally tragic account of the exploration of boundaries, inner and outer, through a time of free love and psychedelic adventure. And because the paths between Heaven and Hell, good and bad, and up and down are not linear, this book is necessarily an account of one man's first trip around the circle. Osborne's Holy Grail is identity. His quest, in which he sets out to learn "a small piece of the puzzle --one little thing I could know for certain," takes him from a working-class tenement on the east coast, through the privileged confines of Westmount, west to the cleansing air of the prairies, and east again, to the stoned-out beginnings of Toronto-the-hip where he becomes general manager of the infamous Rochdale College. From Someplace Else is a journey driven by the ever-relevant question: to be, or to become? It's also the slightly surreal description of the thin line between simplicity and squalor.
Author: Ralph Osborne Publisher: ECW Press ISBN: 1550225502 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 321
Book Description
The decade between 1961 and 1971 was a time of tumult; of innocence lost, gained, and lost again. During those years, Ralph Osborne moved from the confusions of being 17 to, briefly, believing that at 27, he knew everything. It is, he says, "my version of the Divine Comedy -- more comedic than divine." From Someplace Else is an often hilarious, occasionally tragic account of the exploration of boundaries, inner and outer, through a time of free love and psychedelic adventure. And because the paths between Heaven and Hell, good and bad, and up and down are not linear, this book is necessarily an account of one man's first trip around the circle. Osborne's Holy Grail is identity. His quest, in which he sets out to learn "a small piece of the puzzle --one little thing I could know for certain," takes him from a working-class tenement on the east coast, through the privileged confines of Westmount, west to the cleansing air of the prairies, and east again, to the stoned-out beginnings of Toronto-the-hip where he becomes general manager of the infamous Rochdale College. From Someplace Else is a journey driven by the ever-relevant question: to be, or to become? It's also the slightly surreal description of the thin line between simplicity and squalor.
Author: Anne Middleton Wagner Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 9780520214330 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 406
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Art historian Wagner looks at the imagery and careers of three important figures in the history of twentieth-century art: Eva Hesse, Lee Krasner, and Georgia O'Keeffe, relating their work to three decisive moments in the history of American modernism: the avant-garde of the 1920s, the New York School of the 1940s and 1950s, and the modernist redefinition undertaken in the 1960s. Their artistic contributions were invaluable, Wagner demonstrates, as well as hard-won. She also shows that the fact that these artists were women--the main element linking the three--is as much the index of difference among their art and experience as it is a passkey to what they share.--From publisher description.
Author: Leni Rodgers Publisher: Author House ISBN: 146344060X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 465
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Somewhere else is a story based on the turbulent life of Adriana Blaauw, a young Dutch woman, caught up in the chaos of World War 2. It tells of her tears and laughter experiences as a prisoner in Japanese concentration camps on the island of Java in the then Dutch East Indies. After her liberation, Adriana tracks down her erstwhile lover who is an Australian National. They marry and as newly-weds live in Australia for several years before moving back to Java with their brand-new daughter. Not long after and as a direct aftermath of the war, Adriana suffers the ultimate tragedy. She travels back home to Holland, but finds it difficult to connect to post-war Europe. Unsettled she looks for a future somewhere else. Following her instincts, she emigrates to New Zealand where she finally finds the permanence and peace for which she has been searching.
Author: Joshua Gaylord Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061769010 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 358
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This debut novel tells of the intertwining--and darkly surprising--relationships between the teachers and students at an all-girls prep school.
Author: Khalil Gibran Publisher: Library of Alexandria ISBN: 146557414X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 24
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Kahlil Gibran (full Arabic name Gibran Khalil Gibran with the more standard spelling Khalil;[a] Arabic: Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān or Jibrān Khalīl Jibrān;) (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in the north of modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Mount Lebanon), as a young man he immigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero. He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again especially in the 1960s counterculture. Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. Wikipedia
Author: Amanda K. Baumle Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9400755120 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 421
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The International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality is the first book to specifically address the study of sexuality from a demographic perspective. Demographic research has largely paid little attention to sexuality as a whole, or sexual orientation in particular, other than in studies examining the “consequences” of sex – sexually transmitted infections or fertility. Instead, the content of this handbook explores population sexuality in order to describe the prevalence of sexual behaviors, desires, and identities, as well as their connections with other demographic outcomes. The focus is on analyzing sexuality as a demographic topic in its own right, rather than solely as a variable in studies of sexually transmitted infection or other health-related topics. In this book, both researchers with traditional demographic backgrounds, as well as those with training in other disciplines, provide an overview of the state of current research on population sexuality. These chapters provide a foundation for the development of research in the burgeoning field of the demography of sexuality.
Author: Abe Sargent Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 1644162016 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 160
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Who are you? What are the key parts of who you are that you carry with you? How do you identify yourself? Family? Friends? Where you live? Where you work? And what are those key identities? For Abe Sargent, those key identities are being a Christian; enjoying "nerd" activities; being a man; growing up in West Virginia; and living with a genetic, progressively worsening, neurological condition called Huntington's disease. These key identities infuse who we are. Join Abe's journey as he chronicles key times in his life, from childhood to adolescence. He discusses the lessons learned and how he has embraced the challenges of dealing with affliction as well the poverty of southern West Virginia and more. He discusses the challenges of being a gamer and "nerd" as a Christian. And he uses his knowledge of growing up as a Christian to infuse his conversations and explorations of life as a child, young adult, and mature adult today. Abe's favorite Bible verse is John 13:14""35: "A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another." Abe uses examples of his own life to gently challenge himself and us. Are we living that? Is there true love for one another?
Author: David Savran Publisher: Theatre Communications Grou ISBN: 9781559361637 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 390
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These 15 interviews illustrate the diversity of modern American theater and examine what makes it a unique art form. Savran (English, Brown U.) discusses the work, artistic influences, and the state of contemporary American theater and its meaning and purpose with artists including Tony Kushner, Jose Rivera, Ntozake Shange, and Anna Deveare Smith. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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