![]() About the Author Greil Marcus was born in San Francisco in 1945. |1 .i22196377 |b 1010000821209 |d as |g - |m |h 23 |x 0 |t 0 |i 2 |j 18 |k 010702 |n 04-07-2021 23:47 |o - |a CB428. Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century is Greil Marcus's cult classic in a new edition. It was a dazzling creation, mapping out an untold secret history which connected the Sex Pistols, the Dadaists, the Parisian événements of 1968, that legendary subversive clique the Situationist International and an Anabaptist revolt in 16th-century Germany, led by a notorious libertine named John of Leyden. |a Punk rock music |x History and criticism. |a Art and society |x History |y 20th century. |a Popular culture |x History |y 20th century. In 1989, Harvard University Press published Lipstick Traces, the second book by the American writer and critic Greil Marcus.It was a dazzling creation, mapping out an untold 'secret history' which connected the Sex Pistols, the Dadaists, the Parisian vnements of 1968, that legendary subversive clique the Situationist International and an Anabaptist revolt in 16th-century. |a 496 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (some color) |c 24 cm |a Lipstick traces : |b a secret history of the twentieth century / |c Greil Marcus. ![]()
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The premise of The Power seems to be that if a new world order were created-with women in charge-it would look little different from the way it does now. ![]() We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available in the meantime, use our LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for The Power … then take off on our own:ġ. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments The carrie diaries novel![]() ![]() Carrie is followed through high-school starting her junior year, continuing through the summer, and ending at senior year graduation. The Carrie Diaries focuses on Carrie Bradshaw, a high-school student who lives in Castleberry, Connecticut. The Los Angeles Times described it as "n addictive, ingenious origin story." Plot summary ![]() The series is a prequel to Bushnell's 1997 collection Sex and the City, and follows the character of Carrie Bradshaw during her senior year of high school during the early 1980s and part of her life in New York City working as a writer. The Carrie Diaries is a young adult novel, the first in a series of the same name by American author Candace Bushnell. For the television series, see The Carrie Diaries (TV series). ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments Summertime by J.M. Coetzee![]() This undeniable puzzle of human connection turns at the centre of Summertime-but first the other paradox.Ĭoetzee is no handyman. Like it or lump it, we are all connected, as sons and daughters, as walkers on this earth, including the barren Karoo: the severe heartlands of Coetzee's upbringing. Perfect-a single sentence with two paradoxes, three if you count the island metaphor. 'He is proving something,' writes Coetzee, 'that each man is an island, that you don't need parents.' Next came Youth: Scenes from Provincial Life II, which maps the author's escape to England, fleeing the asphyxia of a mother's love, and a volatile homeland. ![]() ![]() But wait, before you spread the news, bear in mind the death is fictional, and the main conceit lying at the heart of Summertime, his latest experimental memoir.īoyhood began the trilogy back in 1997, an account of stamp- and story-collecting in the Cape Province, growing to understand the harshness around him. The South African novelist, winner of the Booker and the Nobel etc, has passed away in Australia, age and cause unknown. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments Rose rooted![]() ![]() Whatever you want from your roses, you’ll find it at Certified Roses. 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Imagine walking through your backyard watching fresh spring blooms dance along your fence and illuminate your garden. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments Homecoming novel yaa gyasi![]() ![]() Gyasi has delivered something unbelievably tough to pull off: a centuries-spanning epic of interlinked short stories. Yaa Gyasi a stirringly gifted writer.” - The New York Times Book Review ![]() Essential reading.” - San Francisco Chronicle Yaa Gyasi has given rare and heroic voice to the missing and suppressed.” -NPR Truly captivating.” - The Washington Post ![]() “Spellbinding.” - Minneapolis Star Tribune “A beautiful story.” -Trevor Noah, The Daily Show “I could not put this book down.” -Roxane Gay “Homegoing is an inspiration.” -Ta-Nehisi Coates And yes, it all comes together at the end. For an episodic novel with a different protagonist in each chapter, it’s surprising how connected I became to the characters, but such is Gyasi’s skill as a novelist. While I’ve read a number of books about the legacy of slavery, Homegoing’s take on African involvement is a different perspective, showing how tribes were prodded into warfare, manipulated by the Europeans. Gyasi tells the story of their descendants, one generation at a time, in Ghana and the United States. ![]() Two half-sisters in Ghana living in the 1700s are separated by a continent, when one is married off to a British commander and the other is sold into slavery. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The premier went well the audience loved Creature from the Black Lagoon. Having the two female stars of the film-from both in front of and behind the camera-must have been amazing for the audience. That night at the premier, star Julie Adams was in attendance along with Milicent. Now enjoy this exclusive chapter excerpt taken from The Lady from the Black Lagoon copyright 2019 by Mallory O’Meara, used with permission from Hanover Square Press/HarperCollins. Hyde, The Mole People, and This Island Earth. ![]() In addition to designing the Gill-Man's memorable head piece, the talented artist also embarked on a publicity tour for the Creature From The Black Lagoon billed as " The Beauty Who Created The Beast." She was also instrumental in many of the striking makeup effects for It Came From Outer Space, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. O'Meara's revealing new novel unveils the fascinating life and instrumental work of Milicent Patrick - one of Disney’s first female animators and the only woman in history to help conjure up one of Hollywood’s most classic movie monsters. The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick arrives from Hanover Square Press on March 5 and it's a poignant tribute to one of the pioneering women in the film industry, a trailblazing special effects designer and animator whose creative efforts helped craft a nightmarish aquatic creature still delivering old-fashioned chills. ![]() ![]() The ceilings were full of dripstone, Kiev’s hushed voice bounced off the walls. Staying behind his new protector.ĭarak was distracted, looking at the smooth rock walls of this seemingly endless tunnel. Looks to be littered with old footprints and maybe wheels of a carriage.” Kiev smiled slightly, looking around at this impressive structure. He’d rather sweat than remove it and risk injury. The light from the outside slowly disappeared, leaving them with a lantern that showed the way. The human and minotaur followed a long dirt path. Their footsteps echoed as they walked deeper into the caverns. ![]() ![]() Someone lived here years ago, it would seem.įrom a small sack Kiev carried, he lit a lantern and handed it to Darak, who stepped in front of Kiev like a mother protecting a child from dangers. Obviously man-made, this wasn’t a natural phenomenon. Hopping from the horse, the man and beast looked in awe of this hole in the mountain’s side. ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments Ragweed and poppy![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way. The story of Ragweed comes to Poppy's aid, and how Poppy comes to his, is how their rousing and fateful friendship begins. When he asks the mouse’s name, she replies, “Poppy.” Following the sound of the voice, he finds a cage with a deer mouse trapped inside. Ragweed is now ready to strike off on his own, but it’s not long before he hears a cry for help. Though Ragweed doesn’t really want to help the raccoon, by doing so he winds up in Dimwood Forest. How did Ragweed and Poppy meet and become friends This audiobook tells their hilarious story Adventurous golden mouse Ragweed is on a freight train leaving the city of Amperville. On his journey, he meets Lotar, a young and bothersome raccoon who has lost his mother. The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi. How did Ragweed and Poppy meet and become friends? This book tells their hilarious story! Adventurous golden mouse Ragweed is on a freight train leaving the city of Amperville. Ragweed and Poppy is one of the "10 Top Middle-Grade Summer Reads," according to Kirkus Reviews! The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi with illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca. ![]() |