Author: Patrick Humphries
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
ISBN: 9780753501535
Category : Folk singers
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Get Book Here
Book Description
First published in 1982, this book has been revised and updated. It charts the rise of Fairport Convention from its early days, to world-wide recognition and success.
Author: Amy Turner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1647422264
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Get Book Here
Book Description
In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father had to be talked down from a hotel ledge by a priest. The story of his attempted suicide received nationwide press coverage, and he spent months in a psychiatric facility before returning home. From then on, Amy constantly worried about him for reasons she didn't yet fully understand, triggering a pattern of hypervigilance that would plague her into adulthood. In 2010, fifty-five years after her father’s attempted suicide, Amy—now a wife, mother, and lawyer-turned-schoolteacher—is convinced she’s dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her, and that ultimately propels her on a remarkable emotional journey. With the help of acupuncture, somatic-oriented therapies, and serendipities that might be attributed to grace, Amy first unravels the trauma of her own brush with death and then, unexpectedly, heals the childhood trauma buried far deeper. Poignant and intimate, On the Ledge is Amy’s insightful and surprisingly humorous chronicle of coming to terms with herself and her parents as the distinct, vulnerable individuals they are. Perhaps more meaningfully, it offers proof that no matter how far along you are in life, it's never too late to find yourself.
Author: Stephie Davis
Publisher: Leisure Books
ISBN: 9780843953282
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Get Book Here
Book Description
A funny and heart warming tale about first dates, first kisses, and first loves.
Author: Graeme Thomson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826428576
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Get Book Here
Book Description
Uses interviews with such notables as Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Ice T, and Richard Thompson to explore the celebration of death and destruction through popular music and includes a list of the forty greatest death records of all time.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Get Book Here
Book Description
Author: Harold Bell Wright
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Get Book Here
Book Description
Author: Stacey McEwan
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1915202175
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Get Book Here
Book Description
Ledge is the heart-stopping beginning to The Glacian Trilogy from TikTok sensation Stacey McEwan @staceboookspace After being randomly selected as a human sacrifice, instead of death, Dawsyn finds herself on a quest to save her people from their icy prison... In a place known as the Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. There is no way for anyone to escape the frozen wasteland without befalling a deathly drop. They know nothing of the outside world except that it is where the Glacians reside – mystical and vicious winged creatures who bring meagre rations in exchange for a periodic human sacrifice. Dawsyn, ax wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the annual culling, but her luck has run out. She is chosen and ripped from her icy home, the only world she knows. No one knows what will happen to her on the other side, least of all Dawsyn. Murdered? Enslaved? Worse? Fortunately, a half-Glacian called Ryon offers to help them both escape, but how can she trust one of the very creatures that plagued her life? Dawsyn is a survivor, and she is not afraid to cut anyone down to live. With a slow-burning romance, high stakes and even higher rewards, this richly created new fantasy series by popular TikToker Stacey McEwan will keep you gripped to the very end. File Under: Fantasy [ Ax-ing For It | The Cold Is Not Alive | Finding Freedom | Ledge-hanger ] *Content warnings* gratuitous violence & death; death of a minor; suicide; attempted sexual assault
Author: Richard Curtis Hauschild
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1608441334
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Get Book Here
Book Description
Roland Heinz has lived a life of anonymity in his hometown of Pipe, Wisconsin, but in the literary circles of the wider world he is a god. Twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for literature, the recluse author in declining health, decides to grant a rare interview to a magazine edited by his long-time friend, Harry Stompe; but with a clause. Heinz has handpicked his interviewer, Molly Costello to come to Wisconsin from Boston and record what may be his last testament. Travelling with Molly is famous photographer-to-the- stars, Mike Gabler. What follows is a special week that none of them could have envisioned. Molly is urged by Roland to send for her two young daughters, which seems an odd request, but it is all part of a story line that Roland is mysteriously creating for these real life characters. What is not planned is Mike's lightning romance with local bartender, Carrie Stirling. As the interview begins to unspool, Roland's health is deteriorating rapidly. He tells his tale with flashbacks to his previous marriage and the havoc he wrought upon his long-gone wife, Karin and her sister, Meg Bollander, who still lives in the farm house above Roland's on The Ledge. Meg's twisted feelings for Roland are a toxic mixture of her eternal loathing for the younger man who chose her sister over herself and the older man who writes like an angel. Roland Heinz's last interview reveals how he has emerged from the depths of alcoholism and self-loathing into the light of acclaimed writing. We learn along the way how books can change the lives of people who take the time to read them. In a surprise ending, Molly, her children, Mike, Carrie, and Meg all have their futures wrapped around the last days and legacy of Roland Heinz. The Ledge is also an endearing look into the culture and mores of South Central Wisconsin, particularly, the Holyland between Lakes Winnebago and Michigan, where Friday fish fries and Old Fashions are the staples of life. Richard Curtis Hauschild is a novelist and screenwriter currently living in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, grew up in Libertyville, Illinois, was educated in Lincoln, Nebraska (Nebraska Wesleyan University), and then later was thoroughly corrupted in Hollywood, California. Richard began his writing career as lyric writer for the late-great songwriter/guitarist Jim Krueger, having written words to numerous Krueger songs including the title track of Krueger's Sweet Salvation album. He also has had song credits with Dave Mason, DFK, and The Happy Schnapps Combo. After 19 years in L.A. film production he moved to Wisconsin where he found the solitude and inspiration to write five novels and numerous screenplays. The Ledge is Richard's first novel set in the Fond du Lac area and its sequel, Jersey Flats is nearing completion.
Author: Nance Van Winckel
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807165409
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Get Book Here
Book Description
“As usual, it starts with love. I had my heart set on the door-to-door encyclopedia salesboy.” So begins Nance Van Winckel’s latest collection of poetically altered encyclopedia entries that feature a mixture of quirky social satire and absurdist wit. Entries like “The Importance of Mood to Man” use an encyclopedic tone to insist: “Your body is two-thirds water. Mood is one-third body” and “Life and health depend on the mood taken into the body each day.” An anatomic diagram of the nose is accompanied by the promise, “A nose can smell rain coming.” Alongside illustrations of the vestibule, the meatus, and the conchus can be found lines of text like, “As the one you love steps onto / your stoop / a widening wind / underscores the sky’s pummel.” Reminiscent of recent visual-poetic hybrids by such writers as Matthea Harvey and Bianca Stone, Van Winckel’s ground-breaking innovations must be seen to be believed.
Author: Lesley Choyce
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459824636
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Get Book Here
Book Description
Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But his frequent visits to his physiotherapist, a Syrian refugee, and a budding friendship with a partial amputee who has also experienced firsthand the horrors of war help him start to piece his life back together. A story about overcoming the odds and changing your life for the better.
