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Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
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Starshine Road
Author: L. I. Henley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997807615
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part spirit quest, part inventory of what is loved and irrevocably lost to the elements, L. I. Henley evokes the exacting gaze of the California desert in her stellar collection STARSHINE ROAD. In L. I. Henley's STARSHINE ROAD, a collection set in the isolated, shifting Mojave Desert terrain of Joshua Tree, California, we are witness to the underside of a rural life near the world's largest Marine Corps base juxtaposed with hundreds of miles of national park. Traversing a land that could not be more real, but which often feels like dreamscape, these poems explore the dangers and treasures of one's birthplace: a dog and his homeless master, an infamous Amboy creosote, a junk pile, flawed cops, grieving mothers, and their wild, muscled, unpredictable boys. The junkyard appearing in several poems becomes a microcosm for the poet's world - glittering, mysterious, and scrappy, something to be drawn to despite its raggedness. Part spirit quest, part inventory of what is loved and irrevocably lost to the elements, Henley evokes the exacting gaze of the desert in this stellar collection. "L. I. Henley's stunning new book, STARSHINE ROAD, deals with coming of age in the Mojave, with nothing softened or left out, not the haunt that animates the stillness, not the junk piles, wrecked homesteads, ruined families, not the way grief is washed down through slot canyons into alluvial fans deep enough to bury a girl. These poems are willing to be homesick for the entire desert including its extra dimensions, to lean beyond human into animal mind, to be afraid, to wander naturally through fear's kingdom, through the little dangers and the large, under the dark metal of night pitted with scattershot stars."--Marsha de la O "Staring down unsettling aspects of her youth, L. I. Henley combs through shards of her rough terrain, while mapping her own desert gothic in this brilliant new collection of poems. She reveals "the swirling dust lit / by a pick-up's low-beams, and she knows where there are branches of juniper glowing pink / under Sam's neon sign." Armed with gutsiness and linguistic radiance, she sings about a ghostly shoe tree and for those people who have touched her life. Never forgetting she's on STARSHINE ROAD, Henley persists in finding talismans glinting with promise and possibility."--Molly Bendall "The clarity and ingenuity with which L. I. Henley attends her subjects in STARSHINE ROAD is instantly engaging. The details crackle. The circumstances and finely-tuned emotions envelop you. Here is an accessible poetic voice replete with acuity and grace. Her style feels like fresh air."--Marvin Bell Poetry. Nature. Family & Relationships. Women's Studies.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997807615
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part spirit quest, part inventory of what is loved and irrevocably lost to the elements, L. I. Henley evokes the exacting gaze of the California desert in her stellar collection STARSHINE ROAD. In L. I. Henley's STARSHINE ROAD, a collection set in the isolated, shifting Mojave Desert terrain of Joshua Tree, California, we are witness to the underside of a rural life near the world's largest Marine Corps base juxtaposed with hundreds of miles of national park. Traversing a land that could not be more real, but which often feels like dreamscape, these poems explore the dangers and treasures of one's birthplace: a dog and his homeless master, an infamous Amboy creosote, a junk pile, flawed cops, grieving mothers, and their wild, muscled, unpredictable boys. The junkyard appearing in several poems becomes a microcosm for the poet's world - glittering, mysterious, and scrappy, something to be drawn to despite its raggedness. Part spirit quest, part inventory of what is loved and irrevocably lost to the elements, Henley evokes the exacting gaze of the desert in this stellar collection. "L. I. Henley's stunning new book, STARSHINE ROAD, deals with coming of age in the Mojave, with nothing softened or left out, not the haunt that animates the stillness, not the junk piles, wrecked homesteads, ruined families, not the way grief is washed down through slot canyons into alluvial fans deep enough to bury a girl. These poems are willing to be homesick for the entire desert including its extra dimensions, to lean beyond human into animal mind, to be afraid, to wander naturally through fear's kingdom, through the little dangers and the large, under the dark metal of night pitted with scattershot stars."--Marsha de la O "Staring down unsettling aspects of her youth, L. I. Henley combs through shards of her rough terrain, while mapping her own desert gothic in this brilliant new collection of poems. She reveals "the swirling dust lit / by a pick-up's low-beams, and she knows where there are branches of juniper glowing pink / under Sam's neon sign." Armed with gutsiness and linguistic radiance, she sings about a ghostly shoe tree and for those people who have touched her life. Never forgetting she's on STARSHINE ROAD, Henley persists in finding talismans glinting with promise and possibility."--Molly Bendall "The clarity and ingenuity with which L. I. Henley attends her subjects in STARSHINE ROAD is instantly engaging. The details crackle. The circumstances and finely-tuned emotions envelop you. Here is an accessible poetic voice replete with acuity and grace. Her style feels like fresh air."--Marvin Bell Poetry. Nature. Family & Relationships. Women's Studies.
Road & Track
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
Distant Vision
Author: Dan Wesolowski
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462840434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Distant Vision is the second book of the Drake Simo series. Its summertime in Skyview and the unemployed and distractible Drake Simolaid-off teacher, ex-bicycle racer, technophobehas time on his hands. A five hundred dollar reward motivates him to investigate a burglary at the Skyview Natural Food Company because like, duh, hes broke. Porno peddlers, warped family members, embezzlers, and addicted computer gamers help derail his investigation. Rastan grinned. "More or less. If my computer sales are slow, I tool down to Van Nuys and do some bartering. The porno industry likes computers. And theres a huge market for porno films." Drake rolled his bike back and forth beneath him. "Along with Internet porn." Rastan jabbed a finger toward Drake. "You know it, bro. Porn is huge. Big, big money. And, Van Nuys is known as the Silicone Valley." "Silicone Valley?" "Exactly. The heart of the beast," Rastan flicked the ash off his cigarette and inhaled. "Say, how do you know about Internet porn if you dont own a computer?" "Its a long story." "I bet," Rastan exhaled. "Anyway, the Internet is the next big market for porn flicks. Limitless possibilities. Live cams in dorms. Merging medias. Thats why they want my hardware." "Sounds uh," Drake looked at St. Matthews. "Enterprising." "Yeah. Whatever, dude. Listen, porno and the Internet keep merging together. And the technology keeps improving. I have some stuff back there thats totally cutting edge. DVD-ROM compatible." "Wow," Drake rubbed his eyes and yawned. "Try this. Sex scenes from eight different camera angles. VR technology. Multiple screens." Drake didnt know what to say. He remembered the former chairman of the English Department at Pedro Beach High and his porno web site that featured teenage
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462840434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Distant Vision is the second book of the Drake Simo series. Its summertime in Skyview and the unemployed and distractible Drake Simolaid-off teacher, ex-bicycle racer, technophobehas time on his hands. A five hundred dollar reward motivates him to investigate a burglary at the Skyview Natural Food Company because like, duh, hes broke. Porno peddlers, warped family members, embezzlers, and addicted computer gamers help derail his investigation. Rastan grinned. "More or less. If my computer sales are slow, I tool down to Van Nuys and do some bartering. The porno industry likes computers. And theres a huge market for porno films." Drake rolled his bike back and forth beneath him. "Along with Internet porn." Rastan jabbed a finger toward Drake. "You know it, bro. Porn is huge. Big, big money. And, Van Nuys is known as the Silicone Valley." "Silicone Valley?" "Exactly. The heart of the beast," Rastan flicked the ash off his cigarette and inhaled. "Say, how do you know about Internet porn if you dont own a computer?" "Its a long story." "I bet," Rastan exhaled. "Anyway, the Internet is the next big market for porn flicks. Limitless possibilities. Live cams in dorms. Merging medias. Thats why they want my hardware." "Sounds uh," Drake looked at St. Matthews. "Enterprising." "Yeah. Whatever, dude. Listen, porno and the Internet keep merging together. And the technology keeps improving. I have some stuff back there thats totally cutting edge. DVD-ROM compatible." "Wow," Drake rubbed his eyes and yawned. "Try this. Sex scenes from eight different camera angles. VR technology. Multiple screens." Drake didnt know what to say. He remembered the former chairman of the English Department at Pedro Beach High and his porno web site that featured teenage
Chariot
Author: Charles L. Grant
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
In Chariot, the Horseman assailing mankind is Plague. A mutated version of smallpox sweeps the famine-ridden world, and people drop dead in their tracks. Only one place seems safe -- Las Vegas, Nevada. But Las Vegas is the current home of the Horseman, who is searching for one of the few men able to stand against evil. Travis has an extraordinary ability. If he lays his hands on a slot machine, the machine will pay off -- just enough to cover his basic needs.Travis has no idea he is the object of the Horseman's search, or that two others are also looking for him, eager to unite him with the heroes of Symphony and In the Mood as the end of the Millennium, and the end of the world, grows ever closer.
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
In Chariot, the Horseman assailing mankind is Plague. A mutated version of smallpox sweeps the famine-ridden world, and people drop dead in their tracks. Only one place seems safe -- Las Vegas, Nevada. But Las Vegas is the current home of the Horseman, who is searching for one of the few men able to stand against evil. Travis has an extraordinary ability. If he lays his hands on a slot machine, the machine will pay off -- just enough to cover his basic needs.Travis has no idea he is the object of the Horseman's search, or that two others are also looking for him, eager to unite him with the heroes of Symphony and In the Mood as the end of the Millennium, and the end of the world, grows ever closer.
Regina
Author: Leslie Hyla Winton Noble
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1920315268
Category : South African fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1920315268
Category : South African fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
The Groovy Chicks' Road Trip to Peace
Author: Dena Dyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781441506
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Laurie and Dena are the quintessential "groovy chicks"--real, honest, growing, open to new ideas and opportunities, energetic and excited about life--and on a meaningful journey with Jesus.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780781441506
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Laurie and Dena are the quintessential "groovy chicks"--real, honest, growing, open to new ideas and opportunities, energetic and excited about life--and on a meaningful journey with Jesus.
Slicker
Author: Lucy Jackson
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429951214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Even life in the greatest city in the world can sometimes feel like a little too much. For this New Yorker, running away to the Heartland may be just the antidote. When New York City native Desirée Christian-Cohen flees her sometime-boyfriend, unhappy mother, Nina (who's recently learned her soon-to-be ex-husband Patrick is gay), and failing grandfather, she picks the flight plan by randomly dropping her finger on a map and hitting: Honey Creek, Kansas, population 1,623. And if being a "tourist" in Honey Creek weren't noticeable enough, try hanging out in the Sweet Tooth luncheonette, where you're referred to as "half a Jew." Wary of , but wanting to, fit in with the local populace, Desirée is forced to defend herself and define herself in a world that feels vastly different from her own. Her Yale boyfriends were never like Bobby McVicar, the son of two ageing hippies, who finds all he needs in his pinprick of a hometown. And never—even as an only child of typically doting Manhattan parents—has anyone paid so much attention to Desirée. Over one surprising, transformative and sometimes very funny summer, Desirée Christian-Cohen, member-in-good-standing of the Self Esteem Generation, discovers how an impulsive escape from home and family turns out to be much more than that.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429951214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Even life in the greatest city in the world can sometimes feel like a little too much. For this New Yorker, running away to the Heartland may be just the antidote. When New York City native Desirée Christian-Cohen flees her sometime-boyfriend, unhappy mother, Nina (who's recently learned her soon-to-be ex-husband Patrick is gay), and failing grandfather, she picks the flight plan by randomly dropping her finger on a map and hitting: Honey Creek, Kansas, population 1,623. And if being a "tourist" in Honey Creek weren't noticeable enough, try hanging out in the Sweet Tooth luncheonette, where you're referred to as "half a Jew." Wary of , but wanting to, fit in with the local populace, Desirée is forced to defend herself and define herself in a world that feels vastly different from her own. Her Yale boyfriends were never like Bobby McVicar, the son of two ageing hippies, who finds all he needs in his pinprick of a hometown. And never—even as an only child of typically doting Manhattan parents—has anyone paid so much attention to Desirée. Over one surprising, transformative and sometimes very funny summer, Desirée Christian-Cohen, member-in-good-standing of the Self Esteem Generation, discovers how an impulsive escape from home and family turns out to be much more than that.
Road and Track
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
Merchant Vessels of the United States
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
Book Description
Rustbelt Fables
Author: Isaac Hallenberg
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462806899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This is the authors third book, the first being a memoir of sorts and the second was in the genre of erotic fiction. It is a collection of thirteen short stories, all based on or inspired by the fables of Aesop. Although it would be impossible to either add to or detract from Aesops, the fables were starting points for stories mostly based in the mythical town of Rustbelt City. Apparently, as much wisdom is required for life in the American Midwest as in ancient Greece. And, just as in our own lives, there is a moral hidden somewhere in each of the stories. Unlike in the compilers of Aesops stories where the morals are handily given to us, well have to ferret out the meaning for ourselves. Instead of anthills and agoras, the scenes shift from pagan Greece to pool halls and Fitzpatricks tavern. Not so cleverly disguised are locales once dear to my heart in a grimy, industrial city that now exists only in my imagination.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462806899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This is the authors third book, the first being a memoir of sorts and the second was in the genre of erotic fiction. It is a collection of thirteen short stories, all based on or inspired by the fables of Aesop. Although it would be impossible to either add to or detract from Aesops, the fables were starting points for stories mostly based in the mythical town of Rustbelt City. Apparently, as much wisdom is required for life in the American Midwest as in ancient Greece. And, just as in our own lives, there is a moral hidden somewhere in each of the stories. Unlike in the compilers of Aesops stories where the morals are handily given to us, well have to ferret out the meaning for ourselves. Instead of anthills and agoras, the scenes shift from pagan Greece to pool halls and Fitzpatricks tavern. Not so cleverly disguised are locales once dear to my heart in a grimy, industrial city that now exists only in my imagination.