Red Doc>

Red Doc>
Author :
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages : 177
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780771018220
ISBN-13 : 0771018223
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Red Doc> by : Anne Carson

A literary event: a follow-up to the internationally acclaimed poetry bestseller Autobiography of Red ("Amazing" -- Alice Munro) that takes its mythic boy-hero into the twenty-first century to tell a story all its own of love, loss, and the power of memory. In a stunningly original mix of poetry, drama, and narrative, Anne Carson brings the red-winged Geryon from Autobiography of Red, now called "G," into manhood, and through the complex labyrinths of the modern age. We join him as he travels with his friend and lover "Sad" (short for Sad But Great), a haunted war veteran; and with Ida, an artist, across a geography that ranges from plains of glacial ice to idyllic green pastures; from a psychiatric clinic to the somber housewhere G's mother must face her death. Haunted by Proust, juxtaposing the hunger for flight with the longing for family and home, this deeply powerful verse picaresque invites readers on an extraordinary journey of intellect, imagination, and soul.

Autobiography of Red

Autobiography of Red
Author :
Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 317
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780345807014
ISBN-13 : 0345807014
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Autobiography of Red by : Anne Carson

The award-winning poet reinvents a genre in a stunning work that is both a novel and a poem, both an unconventional re-creation of an ancient Greek myth and a wholly original coming-of-age story set in the present. Geryon, a young boy who is also a winged red monster, reveals the volcanic terrain of his fragile, tormented soul in an autobiography he begins at the age of five. As he grows older, Geryon escapes his abusive brother and affectionate but ineffectual mother, finding solace behind the lens of his camera and in the arms of a young man named Herakles, a cavalier drifter who leaves him at the peak of infatuation. When Herakles reappears years later, Geryon confronts again the pain of his desire and embarks on a journey that will unleash his creative imagination to its fullest extent. By turns whimsical and haunting, erudite and accessible, richly layered and deceptively simple, Autobiography of Red is a profoundly moving portrait of an artist coming to terms with the fantastic accident of who he is. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist "Anne Carson is, for me, the most exciting poet writing in English today." --Michael Ondaatje "This book is amazing--I haven't discovered any writing in years so marvelously disturbing." --Alice Munro "A profound love story . . . sensuous and funny, poignant, musical and tender." --The New York Times Book Review "A deeply odd and immensely engaging book. . . . [Carson] exposes with passionate force the mythic underlying the explosive everyday." --The Village Voice

Hockeytown Doc

Hockeytown Doc
Author :
Publisher : Triumph Books
Total Pages : 336
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781617499951
ISBN-13 : 1617499951
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Hockeytown Doc by : John Finley, MD

Reflecting on nearly five decades with the Detroit Red Wings, Dr. John Finley takes sports fans far beyond closed doors and into the trainer's room where cuts were bandaged, broken noses were reset, sore muscles were rubbed out, and casts made for broken bones. In this stellar memoir, Dr. Finley recounts his experiences with the stars on the revitalized Red Wings franchise in recent years, including Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom, as well as heroes of previous generations, including 1972 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Gordie Howe. Along the way, Dr. Finley shares some of the most vivid accounts ever written on the subject of sports injuries, including the hundreds of stitches he applied to Borje Salming's face after it was cut by Gerard Gallant's errant skate blade, as well as his recommendation on the knee injury sustained by a young Steve Yzerman that ultimately helped maintain his Hall of Fame career.

The Cat in the Hat.

The Cat in the Hat.
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 73
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307930446
ISBN-13 : 0307930440
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cat in the Hat. by : Dr. Seuss

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the cat who shows them some tricks and games.

Violence. Speed. Momentum.

Violence. Speed. Momentum.
Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 256
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781982153878
ISBN-13 : 1982153873
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Violence. Speed. Momentum. by : Dr Disrespect

"As one of gaming's most recognizable and provocative personalities, Dr Disrespect finally reveals what it's really like being the biggest global streaming sensation and, in his factual opinion, the greatest gamer in history. Featuring exclusive, never-before-told stories from his career and thoughtful advice on everything from growing superior mullets to thoroughly dominating life, this memoir is as unique ... as its subject"--

Red and Black in Haiti

Red and Black in Haiti
Author :
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 293
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780807894156
ISBN-13 : 080789415X
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Red and Black in Haiti by : Matthew J. Smith

In 1934 the republic of Haiti celebrated its 130th anniversary as an independent nation. In that year, too, another sort of Haitian independence occurred, as the United States ended nearly two decades of occupation. In the first comprehensive political history of postoccupation Haiti, Matthew Smith argues that the period from 1934 until the rise of dictator Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier to the presidency in 1957 constituted modern Haiti's greatest moment of political promise. Smith emphasizes the key role that radical groups, particularly Marxists and black nationalists, played in shaping contemporary Haitian history. These movements transformed Haiti's political culture, widened political discourse, and presented several ideological alternatives for the nation's future. They were doomed, however, by a combination of intense internal rivalries, pressures from both state authorities and the traditional elite class, and the harsh climate of U.S. anticommunism. Ultimately, the political activism of the era failed to set Haiti firmly on the path to a strong independent future.

Doc

Doc
Author :
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Total Pages : 434
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780812980004
ISBN-13 : 081298000X
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Doc by : Mary Doria Russell

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Born to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday arrives on the Texas frontier hoping that the dry air and sunshine of the West will restore him to health. Soon, with few job prospects, Doc Holliday is gambling professionally with his partner, Mária Katarina Harony, a high-strung, classically educated Hungarian whore. In search of high-stakes poker, the couple hits the saloons of Dodge City. And that is where the unlikely friendship of Doc Holliday and a fearless lawman named Wyatt Earp begins— before the gunfight at the O.K. Corral links their names forever in American frontier mythology—when neither man wanted fame or deserved notoriety.

The Girls of Atomic City

The Girls of Atomic City
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 416
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781451617535
ISBN-13 : 1451617534
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Girls of Atomic City by : Denise Kiernan

Looks at the contributions of the thousands of women who worked at a secret uranium-enriching facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee during World War II.

Salt River

Salt River
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 418
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780735212732
ISBN-13 : 0735212732
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Salt River by : Randy Wayne White

The sins of the past come back to haunt Doc Ford and his old friend Tomlinson in this thrilling novel from New York Times-bestselling author Randy Wayne White, now in paperback. Marine biologist and former government agent Doc Ford is sure he's beyond the point of being surprised by his longtime pal Tomlinson's madcap tales of his misspent youth. But he's stunned anew when avowed bachelor Tomlinson reveals that as a younger man strapped for cash, he'd unwittingly fathered multiple children via for-profit sperm bank donations. Thanks to genealogy websites, Tomlinson's now-grown offspring have tracked him down, seeking answers about their roots. . . but Doc quickly grows suspicious that one of them might be planning something far more nefarious than a family reunion. With recent history on his mind, Doc is unsurprised when his own dicey past is called into question. Months ago, he'd quietly "liberated" a cache of precious Spanish coins from a felonious treasure hunter, and now a number of unsavory individuals, including a disgraced IRS investigator and a corrupt Bahamian customs agent, are after their cut. Caught between watching his own back and Tomlinson's, Doc has no choice but to get creative--before rash past decisions escalate to deadly present-day dangers.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 68
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780008202422
ISBN-13 : 0008202427
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by : Dr. Seuss

The brilliant One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish from the iconic Dr. Seuss – now available in ebook, with hilarious read-along narration performed by the legendary comic talent, Rik Mayall. Enjoy this rhyming classic anytime, anywhere!