![]() ![]() Books alter as they are re-read: 'Even things in a book-case change if they are alive we find ourselves wanting to meet them again we find them altered' ('The Modern Essay', 1925, E4, p. Writers must adapt to changing conditions. ![]() But readers also change books: 'Undoubtedly all writers are immensely influenced by the people who read them' ('Reading', 1919, E2, p. Books change their readers they teach you how to read them. ![]() As a pioneer of reader-response theory, Virginia Woolf was extremely interested in the two-way dialogue between readers and writers. The conversation Virginia Woolf has been having with her readers for over a hundred years now (her first publication was in 1904) has gone on changing, as conversations do. ![]()
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![]() ![]() John is completely unfazed by Sheriff Hodges's attempts at intimidation, and Liesl is quickly swept up by Hawk's courage and integrity. ![]() When she meets the self-assured and attractive new farmer, John, she hopes he might help her in her long and lonely fight for justice. Only one person is trying to stop him-Liesl, the sheriff's own daughter. Posing as a farmer, Hawk heads to Sand Creek, a town ruled by a violent and corrupt sheriff who uses his position to menace, exploit, and tax the townspeople to the point of starvation. ![]() US Marshal John "Hawk" Hawking is one of the most respected lawmen in the West-a fair but firm man of principle and decisive action-so when a telegram arrives from the small town of Sand Creek warning him of a death threat against him, he immediately begins an investigation. About the Book "Hearts collide when a sheriff's daughter asks a hardened US Marshal to join her fight for justice and rid a small town of her corrupt father"-īook Synopsis Wyoming Territory, 1876 Hearts collide when a sheriff's daughter asks a hardened US Marshal to join her fight for justice and rid a small town of her corrupt father. ![]() ![]() ![]() Extensive back matter Author's noteīibliography, articles, periodicals, government documents, discography Slipping in telegraphs, undertaker's reports, and other records, poet Allan Wolf offers a breathtaking, intimate glimpse at the lives behind the tragedy, told with clear-eyed compassion and astounding emotional power. The voices in this remarkable re-creation of the Titanic disaster span classes and stations, from Margaret ("the unsinkable Molly") Brown to the captain who went down with his ship from the lookout and wireless men to a young boy in search of dragons and a gambler in search of marks. And an ancient iceberg glides south, anticipating its fateful encounter. ![]() A beautiful Lebanese refugee, on her way to family in Florida, discovers the first stirrings of love. Millionaire John Jacob Astor hopes to bring home his pregnant teen bride with a minimum of media scandal. Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope-twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sideshows are more popular than ever, the trouble is that there are not enough freaks ( The Last Sideshow, 2004, p. Keywords: modern side shows, self-made freaks, corporeality, bodily norms ![]() Focusing on the move away from the exhibition of 'born' freaks to that of 'self-made' freaks seen in 21 st-century side shows, this paper will read the transformation of the freak show as representative of important wider shifts in dominant concepts of corporeality. As such, the history of freak shows provides an exceptionally fruitful context in which to examine how bodily norms are established and enforced, and to consider how these have impacted upon the lived experiences of subjects identified as physically different. The exhibition of anatomically unusual bodies is a phenomenon that is both specific to the particular historical circumstances in which it takes place, and exemplary of more general cultural assumptions about the meaning and nature of the body. This paper will examine what the recent transformations of the traditional freak show reveal about the identification and representation of bodily difference in contemporary culture. Recent Transformations in the Exhibition of Non-Normative BodiesĬentre for the History of European DiscoursesĮ-mail: last decade has witnessed both a re-emergence and re-invention of the traditional 19th-century freak show, with groups such as the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow, Circus Amok, The Happy Side Show, Tokyo Shock Boys, the Kamikaze Freak Show and Mat Fraser's one-man show, "Sealboy: Freak," enjoying a period of enormous popularity. ![]() ![]() Until Wulfe vanished, all of them were powerless loners, many of whom quietly moved to the Tri-Cities in the hope that the safety promised by Mercy and Adam’s pack would extend to them as well. And these are not just ordinary people but supernatural beings. Someone is taking people from locked rooms, from the aisles of stores, and even from crowded parties. So Mercy goes out to find her stalker-and discovers more than just Wulfe have disappeared. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must face her greatest fears in this chilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. ![]() ![]() Luckily for Burroughs, after he graduated, his parents gave him a monthly allowance of $200. Despite subsequently losing his virginity to a female prostitute in a brothel in St Louis, while at Harvard, he made regular trips to New York City, immersing himself in the gay subculture there. This did not go according to plan, however, as his journals indicate that he was sexually attracted to another boy during his time there. Initially, he attended the Los Alamos Ranch School in New Mexico, which was a boarding school for wealthy students where – as he put it – “the spindly sons of the rich could be transformed into manly specimens”. His early life seems to have been a sexually confusing time for Burroughs. However, he was also hailed by Norman Mailer as “the only American writer who may be conceivably possessed by genius”.īorn to a wealthy family in Missouri, Burroughs went to Harvard University. ![]() After Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Thomas DeQuincy, William Burroughs (who died on this day in 1997) is probably the third most famous drug addict in literary history. ![]() ![]() The celebration can begin right after you say “I do” with a seamless transition into cocktail hour. We recommend a ceremony start time no earlier than 6:15pm. The Pavilion is open to the public during the day, but ready for guests starting at 6pm. The Pavilion can accommodate up to 300 guests for a ceremony and cocktail hour. Pei’s iconic nine-story glass Pavilion is the perfect setting for an unforgettable wedding ceremony. We look forward to working with you on this momentous occasion! Please call the Special Events Department at 61 for further information. The final balance is due two weeks before your wedding date. Once you are ready to move forward the Library requires a 50% non-refundable deposit and signed paperwork to confirm the date. During this time, Gourmet Caterers will prepare an initial catering proposal for you to review. The Library can place a soft hold on a date for up to two weeks with no financial commitment. Tours of the rental spaces are available from 9am-4pm Monday through Friday. ![]() Say "I do" with an intimate crowd of 30 or a larger celebration for up to 300 guests.Īfter reviewing all of this information, we recommend scheduling a meeting with a JFK Library Event Coordinator. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on a twelve-acre park, overlooking the sea that President Kennedy loved and the city that launched him to greatness. ![]() ![]() ![]() I am uploading an example of a book cover that I love. ![]() Finally, I want to point out that probably 95% of my sales will be through Amazon Kindle so I really want this cover to POP on Amazon. Big Ben does not have to the London icon, it could be a Tube sign or some other typically London image.ĥ. In terms of fonts, one that I really like is Franchise but it doesn't have to be used.Ĥ. The book cover will replace the 'too old' picture on the website.Ģ. I'd hope that the winning designer would also give me color codes so I could match colors on my website to the colors in the book design. I haven’t been very active on the blog lately, but I’d like to offer a few thoughts to observe this important holiday, which many allow to pass unremarked year after year. But the caveat is, the website has a photo which is not ideal because it looks too "old" - and this book is very contemporary, set in 2008 and about modern web technology. It's imperative that you read the description of the book on my website so you know what the book is about. I love art deco and I wouldn't complain if it looked cartoonish, almost Katz- or Lichtentstein-esque.ġ. ![]() ![]() My idea for a cover is this: a girl wearing a skirt/blouse (business/sexy, but not overtly sexy) in the shadow of Big Ben, which can look menacing, and she's surrounded by faceless shadows of figures of men looking fearful and confused. An ebook cover design, for a novel which is commercial suspense fiction / upmarket women's fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Familiar is Danielewski s most ambitious narrative undertaking yet, which is saying a lot. It all adds up to something between a graphic novel and a novel-novel. " The Familiar: Volume 1 " is as much a narrative story as it is an experiment in visual and typographical forms. ![]() Other readers and critics have praised The Familiar:ĭanielewski is the most aggressively avant-garde popular writer working today. He has brought this artistry to a new level with The Familiar, a projected 27-part series, the third volume of which will be released on June 14." Each book is a work of art, with evocative photographs and inventive typography. His characters are sometimes puzzling, sometimes infuriating, but always relatable. His dizzying, unsettling plots are revealed as much in what is not written as in what is written. Mac's Backs staffer Peggy Latkovich has read Volumes One & Two of the Familiar and says " Reading Danielewski is like stepping into the mind of a labyrinth-maker. The Familiar books are part of a multi-volume epic by the author of the brilliantly groundbreaking, intellectually playful and visually creative House of Leaves. The event will be at the Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd in Cleveland Heights, just down the street from Mac's Backs. Danielewski, author of House of Leaves, The Fifty Year Sword, The Whalestone Letters, Only Revolutions and The Familiar Volumes 1-2 will be our guest on Friday, June 24th for the release of his new book The Familiar, Volume 3: Honeysuckle & Pain. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Jerry recovers, he forms a strong connection with Adele, who is from a place near his hometown of Windsor, along the Detroit River. After Jerry is badly wounded in an explosion, he finds himself in a Belgium field hospital under the care of Adele Savard, one of Canada’s nursing sisters, nicknamed “Bluebirds” for their blue gowns and white caps. So when a cache of whisky labeled Bailey Brothers’ Best is unearthed during a local home renovation, Cassie hopes to find the answers she’s been searching for about the legendary family of bootleggers.Ĭorporal Jeremiah Bailey of the 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company is tasked with planting mines in the tunnels beneath enemy trenches. ![]() A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come-from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham.Ĭassie Simmons, a museum curator, is enthusiastic about solving mysteries from the past, and she has a personal interest in the history of the rumrunners who ferried illegal booze across the Detroit River during Prohibition. ![]() |