Author: Schuler Benson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692251195
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Twelve stories, fraught with an unapologetic voice of firsthand experience, that pry the lock off of the addiction, fanaticism, violence, and fear of characters whose lives are mired in the darkness of isolation and the horror and the hilarity of the mundane. This is the Deep South: the dark territory of brine, pine, gravel, and red clay, where pavement still fears to tread. Contains interior illustrations by Ryan Murray and Patrick Traylor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Schuler Benson writes like the spawn of Chuck Palahniuk and Barry Hannah. While approaching his subjects with empathy, humor, and a keen eye for detail, he creates a world of snake-charming preachers, meth heads, and spurned lovers. This collection will make you laugh, make you anxious, and keep you turning the pages. Read this damn book." -Kody Ford, The Idle Class Magazine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Breece D'J Pancake of the plains, Benson writes with a hell of a knack for dialect. His characters are dirty, flawed, and all-too familiar. There are no heroes here. Yet in these stories, Benson manages to lift his people to another plane; someplace where they might achieve a little redemption." -Eric Shonkwiler, author of Above All Men ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Schuler Benson has a playwright's ear for dialogue, a poet's eye for scene, and a comic's sense for when the sane is actually crazy, the crazy actually sane. The Poor Man's Guide to an Affordable, Painless Suicide announces Benson's place in the tradition of Wells Tower, Barry Hannah, and Mark Twain: here comes another great documentarian of the agonized and hilarious souls who inhabit Rural America." -Brian Ted Jones, Electric Literature ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find out more about Alternating Current Press at http://www.press.alternatingcurrentarts.com.
The Poor Man's Guide to an Affordable, Painless Suicide
Author: Schuler Benson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692251195
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Twelve stories, fraught with an unapologetic voice of firsthand experience, that pry the lock off of the addiction, fanaticism, violence, and fear of characters whose lives are mired in the darkness of isolation and the horror and the hilarity of the mundane. This is the Deep South: the dark territory of brine, pine, gravel, and red clay, where pavement still fears to tread. Contains interior illustrations by Ryan Murray and Patrick Traylor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Schuler Benson writes like the spawn of Chuck Palahniuk and Barry Hannah. While approaching his subjects with empathy, humor, and a keen eye for detail, he creates a world of snake-charming preachers, meth heads, and spurned lovers. This collection will make you laugh, make you anxious, and keep you turning the pages. Read this damn book." -Kody Ford, The Idle Class Magazine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Breece D'J Pancake of the plains, Benson writes with a hell of a knack for dialect. His characters are dirty, flawed, and all-too familiar. There are no heroes here. Yet in these stories, Benson manages to lift his people to another plane; someplace where they might achieve a little redemption." -Eric Shonkwiler, author of Above All Men ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Schuler Benson has a playwright's ear for dialogue, a poet's eye for scene, and a comic's sense for when the sane is actually crazy, the crazy actually sane. The Poor Man's Guide to an Affordable, Painless Suicide announces Benson's place in the tradition of Wells Tower, Barry Hannah, and Mark Twain: here comes another great documentarian of the agonized and hilarious souls who inhabit Rural America." -Brian Ted Jones, Electric Literature ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find out more about Alternating Current Press at http://www.press.alternatingcurrentarts.com.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692251195
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Twelve stories, fraught with an unapologetic voice of firsthand experience, that pry the lock off of the addiction, fanaticism, violence, and fear of characters whose lives are mired in the darkness of isolation and the horror and the hilarity of the mundane. This is the Deep South: the dark territory of brine, pine, gravel, and red clay, where pavement still fears to tread. Contains interior illustrations by Ryan Murray and Patrick Traylor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Schuler Benson writes like the spawn of Chuck Palahniuk and Barry Hannah. While approaching his subjects with empathy, humor, and a keen eye for detail, he creates a world of snake-charming preachers, meth heads, and spurned lovers. This collection will make you laugh, make you anxious, and keep you turning the pages. Read this damn book." -Kody Ford, The Idle Class Magazine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Breece D'J Pancake of the plains, Benson writes with a hell of a knack for dialect. His characters are dirty, flawed, and all-too familiar. There are no heroes here. Yet in these stories, Benson manages to lift his people to another plane; someplace where they might achieve a little redemption." -Eric Shonkwiler, author of Above All Men ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Schuler Benson has a playwright's ear for dialogue, a poet's eye for scene, and a comic's sense for when the sane is actually crazy, the crazy actually sane. The Poor Man's Guide to an Affordable, Painless Suicide announces Benson's place in the tradition of Wells Tower, Barry Hannah, and Mark Twain: here comes another great documentarian of the agonized and hilarious souls who inhabit Rural America." -Brian Ted Jones, Electric Literature ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find out more about Alternating Current Press at http://www.press.alternatingcurrentarts.com.
The Poor Man's Guide to Suicide
Author: Andrew Armacost
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937327446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Wesley Weimer, a twice-divorced prison guard and failed father of two, realizes his life has grown lifeless. Child support payments suck him dry and he'll never finish that degree. Most of his free time is spent tending to his crippled mother or else writhing through painful visits with his children. So with Christmas right around the corner, Wesley persuades a prisoner to strangle him for ten thousand dollars--this way, at least his kids can cash in on the life insurance. The only problem is, he doesn't have ten thousand dollars.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937327446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Wesley Weimer, a twice-divorced prison guard and failed father of two, realizes his life has grown lifeless. Child support payments suck him dry and he'll never finish that degree. Most of his free time is spent tending to his crippled mother or else writhing through painful visits with his children. So with Christmas right around the corner, Wesley persuades a prisoner to strangle him for ten thousand dollars--this way, at least his kids can cash in on the life insurance. The only problem is, he doesn't have ten thousand dollars.
Jailhouse Cooking
Author: William A. Tribelli
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781414008325
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781414008325
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Making Poor Man's Guitars
Author: Shane Speal
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607655470
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
This book presents the authentic stories of American DIY music with step-by-step projects, photo studies of antique instruments, interviews with music legends, and historical accounts. Shane Speal, the “King of the Cigar Box Guitar,” shows how anyone can build amazing musical instruments from found items.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607655470
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
This book presents the authentic stories of American DIY music with step-by-step projects, photo studies of antique instruments, interviews with music legends, and historical accounts. Shane Speal, the “King of the Cigar Box Guitar,” shows how anyone can build amazing musical instruments from found items.
The Poor Man's Guide to Financial Freedom
Author: Nikolai Vladivostok
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A no-nonsense, 10-step guide to reaching financial freedom on a modest income, from a man who did it himself.Do you have a low to medium income, and have little idea how to manage your money to get ahead? This book is for you. A high income is not what leads to financial freedom. Only being able to manage the money you've got can allow you to reach your financial goals.The ten steps to reaching financial freedom are: Step 1: Don't Get Into (More) DebtStep 2: Make a Frugal Budget. Step 3: Save an Emergency FundStep 4: Get Out of DebtStep 5: Increase IncomeStep 6: Protect What You've GotStep 7: Plan Your LifeStep 8: Invest WiselyStep 9: Get AdviceStep 10: Record and ReevaluateThis is the Everyman's guide to financial freedom. There is no need to get an engineering degree, take huge risks, or become a business tycoon. Rather, by working through these moderate and achievable steps, you will eventually reach your financial goals.Do you want to retire comfortably someday, perhaps while you are still young? Do you want to save for a deposit on a home? Would you like to one day get a more enjoyable job, or work part-time work?This book will show how everybody can reach their goals.I have never earned a high income. At age 40, I am semi-retired. I only take on employment when I choose to, for extra cash or to keep myself busy. My financial anxieties are far in the past.The Poor Man's Guide to Financial Freedom is the book I wish I had ten years ago when I began my journey to financial freedom. It is the distilled knowledge I have accumulated along the way, with all the myths, nonsense and distractions removed. No matter what your present financial situation or level of education, you will find this book highly readable and its steps helpful.Any young person who follows the steps in this book will reach financial freedom.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A no-nonsense, 10-step guide to reaching financial freedom on a modest income, from a man who did it himself.Do you have a low to medium income, and have little idea how to manage your money to get ahead? This book is for you. A high income is not what leads to financial freedom. Only being able to manage the money you've got can allow you to reach your financial goals.The ten steps to reaching financial freedom are: Step 1: Don't Get Into (More) DebtStep 2: Make a Frugal Budget. Step 3: Save an Emergency FundStep 4: Get Out of DebtStep 5: Increase IncomeStep 6: Protect What You've GotStep 7: Plan Your LifeStep 8: Invest WiselyStep 9: Get AdviceStep 10: Record and ReevaluateThis is the Everyman's guide to financial freedom. There is no need to get an engineering degree, take huge risks, or become a business tycoon. Rather, by working through these moderate and achievable steps, you will eventually reach your financial goals.Do you want to retire comfortably someday, perhaps while you are still young? Do you want to save for a deposit on a home? Would you like to one day get a more enjoyable job, or work part-time work?This book will show how everybody can reach their goals.I have never earned a high income. At age 40, I am semi-retired. I only take on employment when I choose to, for extra cash or to keep myself busy. My financial anxieties are far in the past.The Poor Man's Guide to Financial Freedom is the book I wish I had ten years ago when I began my journey to financial freedom. It is the distilled knowledge I have accumulated along the way, with all the myths, nonsense and distractions removed. No matter what your present financial situation or level of education, you will find this book highly readable and its steps helpful.Any young person who follows the steps in this book will reach financial freedom.
A Poor Man's Guide
Author: Rutgers University. Graduate Student Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Brunswick (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Brunswick (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Poor Man's Provence
Author: Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Publisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1603060596
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
For over a decade, syndicated columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson has been spending several months a year in Southwest Louisiana, deep in the heart of Cajun Country. Unlike many other writers who have parachuted into the swampy paradise for a few days or weeks, Rheta fell in love with the place, bought a second home and set in planting doomed azaleas and deep roots. She has found an assortment of beautiful people in a homely little town called Henderson, right on the edge of the Atchafalaya Swamp. These days, much is labeled Cajun that is not, and the popularity of the unique culture’s food, songs and dance has been a mixed blessing. The revival of French Louisiana’s traditional music and cuisine often has been cheapened by counterfeits. Confused pilgrims sometimes look to New Orleans for a sampler platter of all things Cajun. Close, but no cigar. Poor Man’s Provence helps define what’s what through lively characters and stories. The book is both personal odyssey and good reporting, travelogue and memoir, funny and frank. This beguiling place is as exotic as it gets without a passport. The author shares what keeps her coming home to French Louisiana. And as NPR commentator Bailey White observes in her foreword, "Both Rheta's readers and the people she writes about will be comfortable, well fed, highly entertained, and happy they came to Poor Man's Provence."
Publisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1603060596
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
For over a decade, syndicated columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson has been spending several months a year in Southwest Louisiana, deep in the heart of Cajun Country. Unlike many other writers who have parachuted into the swampy paradise for a few days or weeks, Rheta fell in love with the place, bought a second home and set in planting doomed azaleas and deep roots. She has found an assortment of beautiful people in a homely little town called Henderson, right on the edge of the Atchafalaya Swamp. These days, much is labeled Cajun that is not, and the popularity of the unique culture’s food, songs and dance has been a mixed blessing. The revival of French Louisiana’s traditional music and cuisine often has been cheapened by counterfeits. Confused pilgrims sometimes look to New Orleans for a sampler platter of all things Cajun. Close, but no cigar. Poor Man’s Provence helps define what’s what through lively characters and stories. The book is both personal odyssey and good reporting, travelogue and memoir, funny and frank. This beguiling place is as exotic as it gets without a passport. The author shares what keeps her coming home to French Louisiana. And as NPR commentator Bailey White observes in her foreword, "Both Rheta's readers and the people she writes about will be comfortable, well fed, highly entertained, and happy they came to Poor Man's Provence."
A Poor Man's Guide
Author: Rutgers University. Graduate Student Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Brunswick (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Brunswick (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Poor Man's Feast
Author: Elissa Altman
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452107599
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this engaging memoir, Elissa Altman, author of the popular Poor Man's Feast blog, chronicles her lifelong relationship with all things culinary, and the transformation she experiences -- from culinary trend-aholic to a champion of simplicity -- when she finally finds love. Short chapters sprinkled with recipes show that living and eating well are much simpler than we might think --
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452107599
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this engaging memoir, Elissa Altman, author of the popular Poor Man's Feast blog, chronicles her lifelong relationship with all things culinary, and the transformation she experiences -- from culinary trend-aholic to a champion of simplicity -- when she finally finds love. Short chapters sprinkled with recipes show that living and eating well are much simpler than we might think --
The Poor Man's Guide
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description