![]() ![]() The elaborate form that Kerouac so painstakingly gave the book on his manual typewriter is re-created in this typeset facsimile. ![]() The final manuscript, completed in 1956, was as visually complex as the writing: each page was unique, typed in patterns and interlocking shapes. As Kerouac's Buddhist meditation practice intensified, what had begun as notes evolved into a vast and all-encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life, incorporating poems, haiku, prayers, journal entries, meditations, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, overheard conversations, sketches, blues, and more. While his future masterpiece, On the Road, languished on the desks of unresponsive editors, Kerouac turned to Buddhist practice, and in 1953 began compiling reading notes on the subject intended for his friend Allen Ginsberg. Description Written during a critical period of his life, Some of the Dharma is a key volume for understanding Kerouac and the spiritual underpinnings of his work ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Please note: this production will feature moments of full male nudity and violence. Edward II: The Troublesome Reign and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England, with the Tragical Fall of Proud Mortimer. Ten actors and three musicians will take on this incredibly visceral story in the candlelit beauty of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.īut what are kings, when regiment is gone, Filled with song and poetry and heart and guts, it is a violent, sumptuous and altogether thrilling ride, set in the period of Edward’s rule, but with a contemporary edge. Threatened by the preferment shown to the ‘upstart’ Gaveston, and exasperated by Edward’s neglect of matters of state, the king’s nobles join forces with Queen Isabella and the clergy to plot the downfall of Edward’s circle of flatterers, and ultimately of the king himself.Įdward II is a play about homosexuality, the abuse of power and a quarrelling court. King Edward recalls his lover, Gaveston, from banishment and sets in motion a chain of events that will culminate in some of the most shocking scenes in all of early modern theatre. Please note that this production has now closed. ![]() ![]() ![]() She became a leader for the women’s suffrage movement and took on anyone and anything that stood in her way.įirst of all, I want to state that this book gave huge insight into Woodhull’s beliefs, motivations, and her determined ways to make women equal in all regards. ![]() ![]() Even Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton did not publicly stand for these rights for fear of being chastised. You’ll find out why within the pages of the book.Īs this novel represents, Woodhull did quite a bit of TRUE campaigning for women’s rights without a care for social etiquette, and not only the right to vote, but the right to marry, divorce, and have children without government interference. Anthony and group to take the limelight as the suffragettes of history. I vaguely remember hearing of Victoria Woodhull in my university history degree pursuits, yet then again in my research when I was looking into a project on the women’s suffrage movement. However, to most people, the author of the book is correct, she’s been highly swept under the rug for the legendary Susan B. ![]() I’ve read so much about famous people from Ohio in the 1800s lately, it was interesting to add her to the list. Even though her voice was strong it has been quieted to the nation, even in history books. It was a little surprising that Woodhull was born in Licking County, Ohio, which is the state in which I reside. I recently read a book I much anticipated, The Renegade Queen by Eva Flynn, which was about the life of the forgotten American feminist Victoria Woodhull. ![]() ![]() ![]() When his mom dies in a freak hover car accident, his emotionally distant (but genius) father takes pity on him and gives him a job working on his time travel project. Tom is a thirty-something ambitionless screw-up who still lives with his parents. Anyone living in this post-scarcity world should be happy…but not Tom Barren. ![]() By 2016, all of those crazy predictions that never came true actually exist, like flying cars, jetpacks and space colonization. This invention produces free energy and sparks the creation to the techo-utopia that 1950s sci-fi authors dreamed about. Since I had a copy sitting in my to read pile since July, I figured now was as good a time as any to finally read it and see what all the fuss is about.Īll Our Wrong Todays begins in an alternate timeline where a Lionel Goettreider invents his “Goettreider Engine” on July 11, 1965. I was informed that All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastain was nominated for the Goodreads Choice 2017 Best Science Fiction and Best Debut Author awards. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of my favorite places to go are bookstores, bakeries, libraries, museums, mountains, forests, and the beach.I love to read and usually read between 50 to 100 books each year.My favorite dessert is homemade chocolate chip cookies.When I was a kid I loved reading, rollerskating, daydreaming, drawing, playing the violin, arts and crafts, and writing. Megan Wagner Lloyd is the author of the bestselling kids’ graphic novels Allergic and Squished, co-created with illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter, and the Super Pancake kids’ graphic novel series, co-created with illustrator Abhi Alwar.I’m allergic to dust, mold, pollen, and animals with fur or feathers.My favorite land animals are hedgehogs and foxes.My favorite ocean animals are whales and dolphins.My favorite food to make is breakfast food.I decided I wanted to be a writer when I was eight years old.She lives with her family in the Washington DC area. Megan is also the author of the children’s novel Haven: A Small Cat’s Big Adventure, the picture book Finding Wild, illustrated by Abigail Halpin, and several more picture books. Megan Wagner Lloyd is the author of the bestselling kids’ graphic novels Allergic and Squished, co-created with illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter, and the Super Pancake kids’ graphic novel series, co-created with illustrator Abhi Alwar. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The primary focus is on the mystery, but Ellery and Jack's relationship continues to adorably progress as they've developed a sweet routine together and are facing a sudden potential change when Ellery gets an unexpected offer. One second, you're wondering what's up with the lamp light upstairs and the next you're aweing at Jack making Ellery breakfast in bed. Lanyon crafts brilliant mysteries that balance suspense and humor with moments rooted in action with other moments that are lighter and funny. ![]() This is a cozy mystery so while there is murder there are no gory details or grotesque imagery. This mystery draws him into the lives of various residents, but it also gives him a connection to his Aunt Eudora (who left him the bookstore). ![]() Sutton-Shandy asks for his help solving a mystery from the past, he's drawn into a Pirate's Cove drama that unfolds in the present. Ellery Page was already curious about this treasure but when resident Mrs. The plot focuses on pirates which is a delightful way of using the culture and theme of the town (Pirate's Cove) to craft the mystery. "Death at the Deep Dive" is seventh in the series and doesn't miss a beat at suspense, humor, and fun. Well worth the wait! Absolutely love this series and each book gets even better! Josh Lanyon is amazing at crafting stories that are grounded with characters that you connect with and mysteries that you can't get enough of. ![]() ![]() This experience was a great help in developing fictional characters and writing realistic scenes. ![]() ![]() I'm proud to be a DAR member! Some of Jim's and my quirkier ancestors have inspired fictional characters.įor many years I worked for the Central Maine Morning Sentinel as a freelancer. These things come together in several of my historical books.Īnother longtime hobby of mine is genealogy, which has led me down many fascinating paths. I've always loved reading, history, and horses. When Jim retired from his vocation as an editor at a daily newspaper, we moved from Maine to Kentucky. It allowed our six children to grow up feeling close to their cousins and grandparents, and some of Jim's family have even moved to Maine! ![]() My husband, Jim, and I moved to his birth state, Oregon, for a while after we were married, but decided to move back to Maine and be near my family. Most of my books take place in small towns, many of them in Maine. FROM AUTHOR'S WEBSITE: I'm a native of central Maine, and grew up on a small farm with a wonderful mom and dad, three sisters and a brother. ![]() ![]() ![]() The appearance of his byline in the New Yorker is always an event, and collected here for the first time readers can see his work forms an always enthralling but deeply human portrait of criminals and rascals, as well as those who stand up against them. ![]() As Keefe says in his preface: 'They reflect on some of my abiding preoccupations: crime and corruption, secrets and lies, the permeable membrane separating licit and illicit worlds, the bonds of family, the power of denial.' Keefe brilliantly explores the intricacies of forging $150,000 vintage wines, examines whether a whistleblower who dared to expose money laundering at a Swiss bank is a hero or a fabulist, spends time in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain, chronicles the quest to bring down a cheerful international black-market arms merchant, and profiles a passionate death-penalty attorney who represents the 'worst of the worst', among other bravura works of literary journalism. Rogues brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from the New Yorker. he's a national treasure.' Rachel Maddow Patrick Radden Keefe's work has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in the US to the Orwell Prize in the UK for his meticulously reported, hypnotically engaging work on the many ways people behave badly. ![]() Every time he writes an article, I read it. ROGUES brings together a dozen of Patrick Radden Keefe’s most celebrated articles from The New Yorker. ![]() ![]() It doesn’t take Sam long to figure out that although Bo has led a heterosexual life, he is very much in the closet, and wants Sam as badly as Sam wants him. From the moment they meet, Sam is strongly attracted to his intelligent, alluring boss. The repetitive yet exciting work, the unusual and violent history of the house, the intensely erotic and terrifying dreams which plague his sleep. When Sam arrives at Oleander House, the site of his first assignment with Bay City Paranormal Investigations, nothing is what he expected. His new co workers, he figures, don’t have to know he’s gay. So taking a job as a paranormal investigator seems like a perfect fit. Things that have colored his view of the world and of himself. ![]() ![]() All his life, he’s experienced things he can’t explain. ![]() Book One in the Bay City Paranormal Investigation series. When Sam Raintree goes to work for Bay City Paranormal Investigations, he expects his quiet life to change he doesn’t expect to put his life and sanity on the line, or to fall for a man he can never have. ![]() ![]() ![]() I liked that the heroine was the organizer of a secret rescue network of French aristocrats, and I enjoyed the cameos of her associates, well drawn even with a few strokes. The secondary characters are also interesting (especially this earlier backstory of Adrian "Hawker" and Justine, whose story, I understand, is described in a later installment of the series). ![]() The characters are well drawn, the protagonists honorable and clever, and I found it easy to empathize with them. We meet the protagonists, Doyle and (by then) his wife Marguerite in book 1, but their story, told in this book, is exciting and lovely - in fact, even better than that of Grey and Annique in the other book (and there is none of the dubious consent encounters that put me off somewhat in that one). This is listed as Book 2 of the author's Sypmaster series, but it's set before the events of The Spymaster's Lady (Book 1). ![]() |