![]() Karr thinks of herself first and foremost as a poet. A third memoir, Lit, which she says details "my journey from blackbelt sinner and lifelong agnostic to unlikely Catholic," came out in November 2009. She followed the book with another memoir, Cherry (2000), about her late adolescence and early womanhood. She was encouraged to write her personal history by her friend, author Tobias Wolff, but has said she only took up the project when her marriage fell apart. It delves vividly and often humorously into her deeply troubled childhood, most of which was spent in a gritty, industrial section of Southeast Texas in the 1960s. ![]() The Liars' Club, published in 1995, was a New York Times bestseller for over a year, and was named one of the year's best books. In her memoirs, Karr calls the town "Leechfield." Karr's father worked in an oil refinery while her mother was an amateur artist and business owner. Karr was born January 16, 1955, in Groves, a small town in East Texas located in the Port Arthur region, known for its oil refineries and chemical plants, to J. ![]() She is the Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University. She rose to fame in 1995 with the publication of her bestselling memoir The Liars' Club. Mary Karr is an American poet, essayist and memoirist. ![]()
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![]() ![]() His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition is truly stunning. With uncommon humanity, candor, wit and erudition, award-winning author Solomon takes readers on a journey of incomparable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policymakers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by biological explanations for mental illness. The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications and treatments, and the impact the malady has on various demographic populations-around the world and throughout history. ![]() ![]() Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policy makers and politicians, drug designers, and philosophers, Andrew Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease as well as the reasons for hope. The Noonday Demon Among The Guardian ’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The book’s combination of honesty, scholarly rigour and poetry made it a benchmark in literary memoir and understanding of mental health. The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. ![]() ![]() ![]() Urn:lcp:stonewordsghosts00conr:epub:99019c1b-956e-49ce-a221-cedaf2285ba0 Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier stonewordsghosts00conr Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t58d11m14 Isbn 9780060213152Ġ060213159 Lccn 89036382 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL2213492M Openlibrary_edition ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:57:32 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA177801 Boxid_2 BWB220150213 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York DonorĪllen_countydonation Edition 1st ed. ![]() ![]() ![]() (She fails.) She's also a very Eve Brown sort of character which made her POV super fun. Gemma is dealing with the discovery of her long-lost sister, the responsibility of caring for the ghost she accidentally turned solid (with her mouth), and the stress of trying not to fall on his mouth again. The sarcasm and banter is so fun but then you'll be slapped in the face with Deep Emotional Questions that make you feel very deeply for these characters. What a bonkers delight this story is with its ghostly makeout sessions and forced proximity/fake relationship and interdimensional theory, all grounded with that trademark Beharrie emotional depth. What a bonkers delight this story is with its ghostly makeout sessions and forced proximity/fake relationship and interdimensional t I'm a big Therese fan but these books in particular with their 90s/00s paranormal romcom nods are really tickling me. ![]() I'm a big Therese fan but these books in particular with their 90s/00s paranormal romcom nods are really tickling me. ![]() 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars ![]() ![]() ![]() We meet new characters that bring more dynamic personalities. We go deeper and deeper into Stark and find the real reason why Em happens to be Nikki. The plot thickens, and we find the real Nikki&in someone elses body. This gives the reader another layer to digest. Now, however, we try to understand the real purpose behind everything. ![]() ![]() Originally it was flat, just Em trying to coop with her new body. We saw more development with the plot, and more conflict. ![]() Not to mention trying to convince the love of her life that models aren't really airheads after all.especially one model in particular.īut then, nobody said it was going to be easy being Nikki.īeing Nikki was actually much better than Airhead, its prequel. Johns - especially when she's got ex-boyfriends crawling out of the woodwork who want more than just a photo op a sister who is headed to the high school cheerleading championships a company she represents that seems to be turning to the dark side. How can Em balance all that with school, runway shows, and weekend jaunts to St. Because that supermodel could turn out to have a mother who's gone mysteriously missing, a brother who's shown up on her doorstep demanding answers, a former best friend who's intent on destroying Stark Enterprises to avenge the death of his lost love, and a British heartthrob who's written a song about her that's topping the charts. Em was sure there couldn't be anything worse than being a brainiac the body of a teenaged supermodel.īut it turned out she was wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() Isherwood experienced Berlin during a period of political tension and violence that was, at the same time, a period of cultural experimentation and artistic energy. This period saw the curtain come down on Germany’s first parliamentary democracy, the Weimar Republic, when the constitution and the political culture proved unable to withstand the continual attacks from both the Nazi Party with its uniformed cohorts on the right of the political spectrum and the communists on the left. ![]() In 1929 he went to Berlin, where, like his novel’s narrator, he remained for four years. Over a three-year period he becomes deeply involved with a number of memorable Berlin characters and observes the disintegration of the German political system that leads to Hitler’s rise to power.Įvents in History at the Time the Novel Takes PlaceĮvents in History at the Time the Novel Was WrittenĬhristopher Isherwood (1904-86) was born in High Lane, Cheshire, England. A semi-autobiographical novel, set In Berlin at the end of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of the Hmi era first published In 1939.Ĭhristopher, a young Englishman, lives in Berlin in the early 1930s and earns a small income from teaching English in private homes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the absorbing and exhilarating Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension, Parker sets out to convince his readers to revisit the very math that put them off the subject as fourteen-year-olds. This counterintuitiveness is actually part of the point, argues Parker: the extraordinary thing about math is that it allows us to access logic and ideas beyond what our brains can instinctively do-through its logical tools we are able to reach beyond our innate abilities and grasp more and more abstract concepts. ![]() Part of the problem may be the way the subject is taught, but it's also true that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, find math difficult and counterintuitive. Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. A book from the stand-up mathematician that makes math fun again! ![]() ![]() ![]() Publisher’s Weekly Galley Talk says: “When I opened the novel, I was immediately enchanted and delighted.”.“Carriger’s whimsical sense of humor and lightness of touch is entertaining regardless of age.” “Carriger’s leading lady is a strong, independent role model for female readers… Ladies and gentlemen of propriety are combined with dirigibles, robots, werewolves, and vampires, making this story a steampunkmystery and an adventure mash-up that is sure to intrigue readers…” The School Library Journal gave E&E a Starred Review saying, In other words, she’s fantastically entertaining, just like this book.” “In classic Carriger fashion, Sophronia is the embodiment of cleverness, bravery, and falls woefully short of the societal definition of a lady. ![]() ![]() E&E on display at the famous Tattered Cover in Denver ![]() ![]() ![]() Both halves are written in a quick, light prose style that demonstrates why Chambers was a best-seller in his day.Ĭompatible epub â All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 â Kindle devices and apps. In modern times The King in Yellow enjoys a reputation largely due to the strength of its first half of macabre tales, but by no means does that make the second half less enjoyable. The concluding tales are set in the Parisian art world. With the fifth tale the reader finds a sort of palate-cleansing collection of short prose-poems leading into the last four stories, which take a sharp turn away from the weird and into the romantic. Lovecraft and Lin Carter, these stories are classic tales of madness, despair, and strange happenings. ![]() The first half consists of five legendary weird tales, loosely tied together by a fictional playâthe eponymous King in Yellowâthat drives those who read it mad. The King in Yellow is a fascinating, almost two-faced work. Standard Ebooksħ2,577 words (4 hours 24 minutes) with a reading ease of 71.55 (fairly easy) Chambers - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. ![]() ![]() ![]() Secondary - Debilitation - Mark an enemy within 20 meters (targeting style akin to placing one of zen’s orbs) and cause them to deal 25% less damage for 5 (?) seconds. Slight recoil after second shot in a burst ![]() Primary - Small energy-shot handgun that holds 12 shots, fires in a two-round burst, and deals 30 dmg per normal hit ![]() Maximilien (Inspired by Abathur from HotS) I used Maximilien as the centerpiece for the concept, because I still remember him and wish he were to be a playable character some day ( ) but it seems like something that would fit his bill. I did this for fun bc I was bored at work, but I wanted to share because my friends thought it was a neat take on a hero idea. I had an idea after a discussion with my friend on Abathur from HotS, and wondered what kind of kit an RTS/Overseer type character might have in OW. ![]() |