Author: Rachel Rodman
Publisher: Shanti Arts Publishing
ISBN: 1956056017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
How short can a story be? Rachel Rodman's Art Is Fleeting explores this question with more than 150 pieces of punchy, clever, and, at times, heartbreaking micro and flash fiction. Some of these literary miniatures are funny, some fantastical, and some a bit dark. All of them offer meaning and emotion in a condensed and sharp-edged form, and their mark upon the reader will not soon be dislodged. Several well-known fictional characters make appearances, among them Dorothy and the Scarecrow, Cinderella, and Rapunzel. And some real-life characters show up as well: the Wright Brothers; Sylvia Plath; John Cage; and John, Paul, George, and Ringo. A stunning and unforgettable collection of short fiction.
Relive
Author: Sean Cubitt
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262318334
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Leading historians of the media arts define a new materialist media art history, discussing temporality, geography, ephemerality, and the future. In Relive, leading historians of the media arts grapple with this dilemma: how can we speak of “new media” and at the same time write the histories of these arts? These scholars and practitioners redefine the nature of the field, focusing on the materials of history—the materials through which the past is mediated. Drawing on the tools of media archaeology and the history and philosophy of media, they propose a new materialist media art history. The contributors consider the idea of history and the artwork's moment in time; the intersection of geography and history in regional practice, illustrated by examples from eastern Europe, Australia, and New Zealand; the contradictory scales of evolution, life cycles, and bodily rhythms in bio art; and the history of the future—how the future has been imagined, planned for, and established as a vector throughout the history of new media arts. These essays, written from widely diverse critical perspectives, capture a dynamic field at a moment of productive ferment. Contributors Susan Ballard, Brogan Bunt, Andrés Burbano, Jon Cates, John Conomos, Martin Constable, Sean Cubitt, Francesca Franco, Darko Fritz, Zhang Ga, Monika Gorska-Olesinska, Ross Harley, Jens Hauser, Stephen Jones, Douglas Kahn, Ryszard W. Kluszczynski, Caroline Seck Langill, Leon Marvell, Rudy Rucker, Edward A. Shanken, Stelarc, Adele Tan, Paul Thomas, Darren Tofts, Joanna Walewska
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262318334
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Leading historians of the media arts define a new materialist media art history, discussing temporality, geography, ephemerality, and the future. In Relive, leading historians of the media arts grapple with this dilemma: how can we speak of “new media” and at the same time write the histories of these arts? These scholars and practitioners redefine the nature of the field, focusing on the materials of history—the materials through which the past is mediated. Drawing on the tools of media archaeology and the history and philosophy of media, they propose a new materialist media art history. The contributors consider the idea of history and the artwork's moment in time; the intersection of geography and history in regional practice, illustrated by examples from eastern Europe, Australia, and New Zealand; the contradictory scales of evolution, life cycles, and bodily rhythms in bio art; and the history of the future—how the future has been imagined, planned for, and established as a vector throughout the history of new media arts. These essays, written from widely diverse critical perspectives, capture a dynamic field at a moment of productive ferment. Contributors Susan Ballard, Brogan Bunt, Andrés Burbano, Jon Cates, John Conomos, Martin Constable, Sean Cubitt, Francesca Franco, Darko Fritz, Zhang Ga, Monika Gorska-Olesinska, Ross Harley, Jens Hauser, Stephen Jones, Douglas Kahn, Ryszard W. Kluszczynski, Caroline Seck Langill, Leon Marvell, Rudy Rucker, Edward A. Shanken, Stelarc, Adele Tan, Paul Thomas, Darren Tofts, Joanna Walewska
The Relive Box and Other Stories
Author: T.C. Boyle
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062673408
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
While T.C. Boyle is known as one of our greatest American novelists, he is also an acknowledged master of the short story and is perhaps at his funniest, his most moving, and his most surprising in the short form. In The Relive Box, Boyle's sharp wit and rich imagination combine with a penetrating social consciousness to produce raucous, poignant, and expansive short stories defined by an inimitable voice. From the collection's title story, featuring a Halcom X1520 Relive Box that allows users to experience anew almost any moment from their past to "The Five-Pound Burrito," the tale of a man aiming to build the biggest burrito in town, the twelve stories in this collection speak to the humor, the pathos, and the struggle that is part of being human while relishing the whimsy of wordplay and the power of a story well told. In stories that span a variety of styles and genres, Boyle addresses the enduring concerns of the human mind and heart while taking on timely social concerns. The Relive Box is an exuberant, linguistically dazzling effort from a "vibrant sensibility fully engaged with American society." (The New York Times)
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062673408
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
While T.C. Boyle is known as one of our greatest American novelists, he is also an acknowledged master of the short story and is perhaps at his funniest, his most moving, and his most surprising in the short form. In The Relive Box, Boyle's sharp wit and rich imagination combine with a penetrating social consciousness to produce raucous, poignant, and expansive short stories defined by an inimitable voice. From the collection's title story, featuring a Halcom X1520 Relive Box that allows users to experience anew almost any moment from their past to "The Five-Pound Burrito," the tale of a man aiming to build the biggest burrito in town, the twelve stories in this collection speak to the humor, the pathos, and the struggle that is part of being human while relishing the whimsy of wordplay and the power of a story well told. In stories that span a variety of styles and genres, Boyle addresses the enduring concerns of the human mind and heart while taking on timely social concerns. The Relive Box is an exuberant, linguistically dazzling effort from a "vibrant sensibility fully engaged with American society." (The New York Times)
Live Life Take Pictures Relive Memories Repeat
Author: Love Books Publishing
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
WANT TO MAKE YOUR SPECIAL DAY ONE THAT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET? YOUR GUESTS CAN INSERT POLAROIDS INTO YOUR BOOK! You can remind yourselves of your wedding day and all the special people who helped make you day so great! Forget the photos and videos stored on a device, Use our custom interior to glue in your polaroids taken at your wedding party! On the front cover you will find a rustic and creative handmade design that is just perfect for your the most special day of your life! On the inside, this book is loaded with custom pages that are perfect for your guests to sign and insert a polaroid and write a short paragrapgh about you and your special day! Features: Full color front and back cover 120 pages of custom polaroid wedding guestbook interior High quality glossy cover Grab yours today and make your day just that extra bit special!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
WANT TO MAKE YOUR SPECIAL DAY ONE THAT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET? YOUR GUESTS CAN INSERT POLAROIDS INTO YOUR BOOK! You can remind yourselves of your wedding day and all the special people who helped make you day so great! Forget the photos and videos stored on a device, Use our custom interior to glue in your polaroids taken at your wedding party! On the front cover you will find a rustic and creative handmade design that is just perfect for your the most special day of your life! On the inside, this book is loaded with custom pages that are perfect for your guests to sign and insert a polaroid and write a short paragrapgh about you and your special day! Features: Full color front and back cover 120 pages of custom polaroid wedding guestbook interior High quality glossy cover Grab yours today and make your day just that extra bit special!
Art Is Fleeting
Author: Rachel Rodman
Publisher: Shanti Arts Publishing
ISBN: 1956056017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
How short can a story be? Rachel Rodman's Art Is Fleeting explores this question with more than 150 pieces of punchy, clever, and, at times, heartbreaking micro and flash fiction. Some of these literary miniatures are funny, some fantastical, and some a bit dark. All of them offer meaning and emotion in a condensed and sharp-edged form, and their mark upon the reader will not soon be dislodged. Several well-known fictional characters make appearances, among them Dorothy and the Scarecrow, Cinderella, and Rapunzel. And some real-life characters show up as well: the Wright Brothers; Sylvia Plath; John Cage; and John, Paul, George, and Ringo. A stunning and unforgettable collection of short fiction.
Publisher: Shanti Arts Publishing
ISBN: 1956056017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
How short can a story be? Rachel Rodman's Art Is Fleeting explores this question with more than 150 pieces of punchy, clever, and, at times, heartbreaking micro and flash fiction. Some of these literary miniatures are funny, some fantastical, and some a bit dark. All of them offer meaning and emotion in a condensed and sharp-edged form, and their mark upon the reader will not soon be dislodged. Several well-known fictional characters make appearances, among them Dorothy and the Scarecrow, Cinderella, and Rapunzel. And some real-life characters show up as well: the Wright Brothers; Sylvia Plath; John Cage; and John, Paul, George, and Ringo. A stunning and unforgettable collection of short fiction.
Rebuilding Therapy
Author: Michael Gass
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313023476
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A breakthrough therapy in the mental health field, Rebuilding Therapy was developed by psychologist Michael Gass, primarily, as a means of assisting individuals and families in rebuilding psychologically from past mistreatment, dysfunction, or trauma. It incorporates methodology, techniques, and theory from Psychodrama, a vital part of Rebuilding Therapy, while integrating Transactional Analysis, primarily Structural Analysis and the influence of Script Analysis, and Redecision Therapy to create its distinctive theoretical foundations, methods, and approaches. Relaxation exercises or relaxation, which is equivalent to hypnosis, is used as needed. Rebuilding Therapy is based on the belief that a person is basically the product of his or her past. Its primary focus is for the patient to clinically relive major abusive, rejecting, traumatic, or negative life experiences in order to face unhealthy feelings, thinking, and decisions associated with them, which the patient can then release, change, and rebuild from. In addition to postbirth experiences, Rebuilding Therapy pays attention to prenatal influences and the birth process, regarding their effect on psychological functioning and personality development, while also addressing these factors therapeutically. Rebuilding Therapy also has the methodology to solely work with present issues as needed. In the first book on this reconstructive therapy, Gass details its theoretical foundations, methodology, and approaches to acquaint mental health and related professionals with its value on a short and long term basis; to expand on the understanding of personality development and psychological functioning; and to further expose this and related psychotherapies for use in other arenas on the local, state, and international levels in such areas as law enforcement, corrections, education, religion, business, politics, and international relations, with the aim of reducing conflict and inappropriate behavior and improving human relationships.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313023476
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A breakthrough therapy in the mental health field, Rebuilding Therapy was developed by psychologist Michael Gass, primarily, as a means of assisting individuals and families in rebuilding psychologically from past mistreatment, dysfunction, or trauma. It incorporates methodology, techniques, and theory from Psychodrama, a vital part of Rebuilding Therapy, while integrating Transactional Analysis, primarily Structural Analysis and the influence of Script Analysis, and Redecision Therapy to create its distinctive theoretical foundations, methods, and approaches. Relaxation exercises or relaxation, which is equivalent to hypnosis, is used as needed. Rebuilding Therapy is based on the belief that a person is basically the product of his or her past. Its primary focus is for the patient to clinically relive major abusive, rejecting, traumatic, or negative life experiences in order to face unhealthy feelings, thinking, and decisions associated with them, which the patient can then release, change, and rebuild from. In addition to postbirth experiences, Rebuilding Therapy pays attention to prenatal influences and the birth process, regarding their effect on psychological functioning and personality development, while also addressing these factors therapeutically. Rebuilding Therapy also has the methodology to solely work with present issues as needed. In the first book on this reconstructive therapy, Gass details its theoretical foundations, methodology, and approaches to acquaint mental health and related professionals with its value on a short and long term basis; to expand on the understanding of personality development and psychological functioning; and to further expose this and related psychotherapies for use in other arenas on the local, state, and international levels in such areas as law enforcement, corrections, education, religion, business, politics, and international relations, with the aim of reducing conflict and inappropriate behavior and improving human relationships.
Living With Anxiety
Author: Bob Montgomery
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN: 0786731273
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
According to a 1999 Surgeon General's report, "Anxiety disorders are the most common, or frequently occurring, mental disorders." Too often overworked doctors prescribe drugs to manage the condition for a short-term cure and send the patient on his way quickly. Psychologists Bob Montgomery and Laurel Morris strongly disagree with treating anxiety disorders with drugs. Their timely book provides a step-by-step plan to help anxious people learn to cope without resorting to medication, even for severe manifestations of anxiety such as obsessive-compulsive disorders and panic attacks. In easy-to-understand terms, Montgomery and Morris define anxiety, describe the different forms it takes, and show how to manage anxiety in everyday life. They discuss general anxiety, agoraphobia, phobias in general, social phobias, and social anxiety, among other types. Living with Anxiety discusses how and why to stop taking anxiety drugs and when drugs can help; it also recommends when to seek out a psychologist. It offers readers practical exercises and specific strategies for dealing with feelings, thoughts, and physical symptoms associated with anxiety attacks, and methods for strengthening social, sexual, and interpersonal skills that can be the source of anxiety.
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN: 0786731273
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
According to a 1999 Surgeon General's report, "Anxiety disorders are the most common, or frequently occurring, mental disorders." Too often overworked doctors prescribe drugs to manage the condition for a short-term cure and send the patient on his way quickly. Psychologists Bob Montgomery and Laurel Morris strongly disagree with treating anxiety disorders with drugs. Their timely book provides a step-by-step plan to help anxious people learn to cope without resorting to medication, even for severe manifestations of anxiety such as obsessive-compulsive disorders and panic attacks. In easy-to-understand terms, Montgomery and Morris define anxiety, describe the different forms it takes, and show how to manage anxiety in everyday life. They discuss general anxiety, agoraphobia, phobias in general, social phobias, and social anxiety, among other types. Living with Anxiety discusses how and why to stop taking anxiety drugs and when drugs can help; it also recommends when to seek out a psychologist. It offers readers practical exercises and specific strategies for dealing with feelings, thoughts, and physical symptoms associated with anxiety attacks, and methods for strengthening social, sexual, and interpersonal skills that can be the source of anxiety.
Love Your Life
Author: Victoria Osteen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471104559
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
In an age when the pressures of the modern family are often complicated with the pressures of the modern world, many women are struggling to strike a balance between a wide variety of issues. From their own careers to their kids' schooling to matters of faith and health, women are juggling many roles that do not always go hand in hand. In Love Your Life, Victoria Osteen speaks directly to women and gives them a pathway to understanding the great responsibility, and how to learn to embrace its beautiful choices. She believes that you must teach yourself the principles of self-love in order to be able to pass them on. Osteen speaks nearly every week about the role of women to the large congregation that makes up the Lakewood Church in Texas. The book will be a powerful tool for all women to help them to better savour their lives and enjoy their family, their friends and themselves.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471104559
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
In an age when the pressures of the modern family are often complicated with the pressures of the modern world, many women are struggling to strike a balance between a wide variety of issues. From their own careers to their kids' schooling to matters of faith and health, women are juggling many roles that do not always go hand in hand. In Love Your Life, Victoria Osteen speaks directly to women and gives them a pathway to understanding the great responsibility, and how to learn to embrace its beautiful choices. She believes that you must teach yourself the principles of self-love in order to be able to pass them on. Osteen speaks nearly every week about the role of women to the large congregation that makes up the Lakewood Church in Texas. The book will be a powerful tool for all women to help them to better savour their lives and enjoy their family, their friends and themselves.
Southern Women
Author: G. Meridian Paris
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 147729614X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Southern Women is a unique look at life-changing events through the first-person accounts of a teen-ager, a mom and a Greek goddess. Yes, a Greek goddess. The book takes off right away with the teen, who is born to Egg Donor. It is a hard look at an abused child, the abuses are unimaginable acts upon the child and the description of them is hard and graphic. She details her struggles growing up, after being adopted by a loving Mom and the trials and tribulations of staying one or two steps ahead of Egg Donor, who is essentially selling the child to men for their sexual and abusive pleasure. The teen,who has a disability, and Mom also have a hard time finding schools and friends willing to accept her. It is an eye-opening chronicle of the failings and successes. Then, during the aftermath of the April 27th storms we are taken on a side trip visit with the Greek goddess Athena who shares a unique view of the world from Mount Olympus. Obviously, this isnt a true first person experience but it is an entertaining and educational look at religion. Throughout it all there is an additional woven entanglement with political principles and also nationality. To close, although it was not expected to be shared, we are literally driven into the tornadoes that struck North Alabama on April 27, 2011. We experience the storms impact first-hand and the devastation it inflicted on people and property. We stay with this teen and her mother and all the other children together in a friends home because they could not reach their home because of the blocked roads and loss of utilities, including limited supplies of food and fuel. The stories are enthralling and personal. And, chances are, you may relate to the circumstances or know someone who does.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 147729614X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Southern Women is a unique look at life-changing events through the first-person accounts of a teen-ager, a mom and a Greek goddess. Yes, a Greek goddess. The book takes off right away with the teen, who is born to Egg Donor. It is a hard look at an abused child, the abuses are unimaginable acts upon the child and the description of them is hard and graphic. She details her struggles growing up, after being adopted by a loving Mom and the trials and tribulations of staying one or two steps ahead of Egg Donor, who is essentially selling the child to men for their sexual and abusive pleasure. The teen,who has a disability, and Mom also have a hard time finding schools and friends willing to accept her. It is an eye-opening chronicle of the failings and successes. Then, during the aftermath of the April 27th storms we are taken on a side trip visit with the Greek goddess Athena who shares a unique view of the world from Mount Olympus. Obviously, this isnt a true first person experience but it is an entertaining and educational look at religion. Throughout it all there is an additional woven entanglement with political principles and also nationality. To close, although it was not expected to be shared, we are literally driven into the tornadoes that struck North Alabama on April 27, 2011. We experience the storms impact first-hand and the devastation it inflicted on people and property. We stay with this teen and her mother and all the other children together in a friends home because they could not reach their home because of the blocked roads and loss of utilities, including limited supplies of food and fuel. The stories are enthralling and personal. And, chances are, you may relate to the circumstances or know someone who does.
The Unsung Song
Author: Scott Alisauskas
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1646283198
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1127
Book Description
It’s a good thing you found this book when you did. As it is written for you, the person who loves music and lyrics and putting the two together to create beautiful works of art. The book you are holding in your hands right now is one of the most dynamic expressions of the modern-day poet—otherwise known as a lyricist. Herein lies not just words, but words that captivate your senses, catapult your imagination, and palpitate sensations you never knew you had. These lyrical twists and turns tell stories that make you laugh, pull at your heartstrings, push your imagination to the brim of existence, and takes you on a journey to the center of your mind. Listen as a whirlwind of characters come to life before your ears and eyes. “It’s just another hungry day in our hometown of thieves, begging the blind for some sweet sunshine...” “All is lost if nothing’s found.” “She was a butterfly by day and a firefly by night” “Take me to your island before all my passion drowns” “I’ve been waiting for your lonely tides to capture seasons out of time. Fold your gentle majesty into lone soliloquies.” There are also eighty songs, inspired by Jim Morrison, and fifty songs worth of lyrics inspired by Emily Dickinson, and a tribute to others’ section. Let these musical-lyrical rhymes be your guiding light on your way toward shining your own light.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1646283198
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1127
Book Description
It’s a good thing you found this book when you did. As it is written for you, the person who loves music and lyrics and putting the two together to create beautiful works of art. The book you are holding in your hands right now is one of the most dynamic expressions of the modern-day poet—otherwise known as a lyricist. Herein lies not just words, but words that captivate your senses, catapult your imagination, and palpitate sensations you never knew you had. These lyrical twists and turns tell stories that make you laugh, pull at your heartstrings, push your imagination to the brim of existence, and takes you on a journey to the center of your mind. Listen as a whirlwind of characters come to life before your ears and eyes. “It’s just another hungry day in our hometown of thieves, begging the blind for some sweet sunshine...” “All is lost if nothing’s found.” “She was a butterfly by day and a firefly by night” “Take me to your island before all my passion drowns” “I’ve been waiting for your lonely tides to capture seasons out of time. Fold your gentle majesty into lone soliloquies.” There are also eighty songs, inspired by Jim Morrison, and fifty songs worth of lyrics inspired by Emily Dickinson, and a tribute to others’ section. Let these musical-lyrical rhymes be your guiding light on your way toward shining your own light.
Relive
Author: K. J. Nelson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Gerald Holstrom is an inmate at Folsom Prison. He wakes up every day with the same regrets. His feet are tired, his back aches and his hands shake from the last 47 years as the prison's most popular barber. He tells himself to live one day at a time, to focus on what he can change and let go of what's behind him. He believes that if he never talks about the crime that landed him a life sentence at the age of 19 he can leave it behind, and it won't define him.So he waits, he serves time. Until on a fateful summer afternoon one of Gerald's young friends angers the wrong people. Gerald is met with a life and death choice, and this time he makes the right decision. His dying wish was to see the sky without barbed wire blocking his vision. He fades out...then back in. Only now, there is no barbed wire. Now, his legs and back don't hurt. His hands don't shake. He's 19 again, and he hasn't made the decisions that will lead him to 47 years and a death at the end of a sharp piece of metal. He's in the world he grew up in; 1950's California. How did he get there? Is he actually going to get the chance to make better decisions? Will he be able to change his future?Not everything is as it seems, Gerald isn't alone, there are others out there like him. When he meets a teenager who confidently wields a machete, he begins to understand the high stakes of his new life. He'll have a second chance, but at what cost? Gerald's soul hangs in the balance, as does the existence of everything he's ever loved. How do you change the future when those more powerful are fighting you at every step?
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Gerald Holstrom is an inmate at Folsom Prison. He wakes up every day with the same regrets. His feet are tired, his back aches and his hands shake from the last 47 years as the prison's most popular barber. He tells himself to live one day at a time, to focus on what he can change and let go of what's behind him. He believes that if he never talks about the crime that landed him a life sentence at the age of 19 he can leave it behind, and it won't define him.So he waits, he serves time. Until on a fateful summer afternoon one of Gerald's young friends angers the wrong people. Gerald is met with a life and death choice, and this time he makes the right decision. His dying wish was to see the sky without barbed wire blocking his vision. He fades out...then back in. Only now, there is no barbed wire. Now, his legs and back don't hurt. His hands don't shake. He's 19 again, and he hasn't made the decisions that will lead him to 47 years and a death at the end of a sharp piece of metal. He's in the world he grew up in; 1950's California. How did he get there? Is he actually going to get the chance to make better decisions? Will he be able to change his future?Not everything is as it seems, Gerald isn't alone, there are others out there like him. When he meets a teenager who confidently wields a machete, he begins to understand the high stakes of his new life. He'll have a second chance, but at what cost? Gerald's soul hangs in the balance, as does the existence of everything he's ever loved. How do you change the future when those more powerful are fighting you at every step?