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Readers familiar with
David Means' electrifying work in the
Los Angeles Times Book Prize -- winning Assorted Fire Events will recognize his extraordinary vision in
The Secret Goldfish. A trio of erotically charged kids goes on a crime spree in Michigan; a goldfish bears witness to the demise of a Connecticut marriage; and an extremely unlucky man is stalked by lightning. This dazzling new collection reveals Means' rare talent for the short story and establishes his place among the American masters.
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Do you like stories about violence and death?.......2006-01-23
If you like stories that involve countless murders (everything from simple drownings and O.D.'s to throats slit with boxcutters and the heads of elderly men stomped in by steel toe boots) then this one's for you. How Means can be compared to such realist writers as Cheever, Ford, Wolff, and even Carver is beyond me. These stories are all experimental in form and have nothing to do with any of these writer's work. The main theme is of course vioence, violence, violence. Means seems intent on reminding us that his home state of Michigan is full of pedophiles, rapists, murderers and all around psychopaths. OK, we get it. The few times that Means does get off the "My state is full of psychos" stuff he gets incredibly dull, as seen in "Dustman Appearences to Date" where he gives us ten pages about dust clouds that resemble humans. This one is just tedious. The story "The Nest" was great and there are some wonderful sentences thrown in between all the homicidal behavior but not enough to recommend this book.
An act of Hubris! Means co-ops Salinger .......2005-11-08
It's a pretty big act of hubris to name your book after something from
Catcher in the Rye (Holden's brother wrote a book by the same name),
and at first I avoided the book because of the title. But don't judge
this one by the cover, or the title. When a rave review of The Secret
Goldfish appeared last fall by Richard Eder--the only New York Times
reviewer I trust--I went out and bought the hardcover. Eder was
right. Means stands out as one of the best writers of his generation.
Hard and dark and intense, and brilliantly different, each story, they
hold together somehow. Means doesn't shy away from the dire lives of
his characters. He writes equally well about the underclass kid life
in Michigan, and the upper class yuppie life out East. He sees the hard
lines. This, and his last book, are two of the best story collections
I've read. It's like discovering something, to find his work. Many
take place here in Michigan, but they range the country. some of
folktales. Some of realistic. The Secret is out. (Means was
mentioned in the recent Harper's essay and in a long review by James
Wood in The London Review.) As a grad student at Michigan I used to
hunker down and feel that great sense of wonder at a great book.
Reading Means, I felt it again.
A Stellar Collection.......2005-10-14
"The Secret Goldfish" is certainly a great collection of short stories. The themes in the stories seem to be universal in the way they focus in on human emotion (sometimes heartbreakingly so). Means seems to always have a bead on the pulse of his readers. He exhibits a unique ability to know when to go for the jugular and when to pull back.
I would highly recommend this collection.
A Terrific Collection!.......2004-10-25
This inventive collection of stories revolves around the off-kilter - either something happens that cannot be explained or the characters are bewildered about how they came to be where they are. In the title story, a goldfish survives for nine years despite the odds in a murky, nearly airless tank while a marriage disintegrates. "Blown From the Bridge" tells of the last moments a young man shares with his lover before she and her car are blown off the Mackinac bridge, her fate sealed by a mysterious dedication to her father. The main character of "Lightning Man" cannot escape a lifetime of lightning strikes, but he continues anyway through his ruined and neurologically-fried life. "It Counts as Seeing" recounts the same incident of a blind man falling down the steps of a bank from multiple points-of-view so that this straightforward incident ends up being anything but.
The lyricism in Means's style elevates these seemingly simple stories to a more complex level, as the oddity of life is grounded in the beautiful language of the specific. In most of these stories, Means plays with form. The above mentioned story about the blind man challenges the use of first-person as reliable narrator. "Michigan Death Trip" eschews traditional narrative development by linking its vignettes not through character or plot, but through the end results. In some cases, the author fails, as in "The Nest" when a poignant story is interrupted by a break in form, but mostly he succeeds brilliantly.
These vibrant stories have the unexpected emotional impact of life itself. I highly recommend this collection to avid readers of short fiction.
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In a world of dark spirits, forbidden magic, and intrigue, Rhiannon awaits trial for murder and treason. Suspecting that a spell has stolen her lover's heart, she vows to win him back-and escape to save the land before it's too late...
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A fantasic sequal.......2007-08-09
The Shining City is a wonderful continuance of The Witches of Eileanan. This gives Forsyth's wonderfully complex characters in her first series some relief to grow up in relative peace. This second book of the new trilogy is based in the next generation of Witches, some fifteen years after the end of The Witches of Eileanan saga. This Trilogy stands alone; however, I seriously recommend reading The Witches of Eileanan series first. This sequel is full of angst while Rhiannon waits to be tried for treason and murder.
It doesn't get much better than this.......2007-06-15
If you've read the first novel in this series and are uncertain about getting the second one, trust me on this: GET IT. You will love it. And if you've never read any of Kate Forsyth's work before, get it too - it's a great introduction to her richly imagined world of witches, faeries, and lords.
Rhiannon is a half-satyricorn who unwittingly gets herself caught up in the affairs of the country of Eileanan when she flees her tribe. Found to possess strong magic, Lewen, a young man who finds her hurt in the forest on a winged horse, urges her to cultivate her powers at the Tower of Two Moons. But first she must face charges of murder and treason: Rhiannon has killed a Yeomen of the guard.
We get to really delve into all the characters in THE SHINING CITY. From Lachlan, the ruling Rìgh of Eileanan, to seemingly flighty Bronwen, engaged to the heir, every single character is driven by their own beliefs, ambitions, and wants. The best part of it all is that it's all completely believable, and when I say "completely," I mean it. Forsyth is gifted with the ability to really get to the heart of every single driving force in her characters.
The constant change in perspective Forsyth provides us with gives us a better look at the bigger picture, and it really works to illustrate the scope and depth she has imbued her world with. Some authors might stumble here, but she does it with grace and careful attention to detail.
Speaking of detail, the characters all speak in dialect, something that becomes a fun sort of "secret language" that only Forsyth readers know.
This is that rare sequel that is better than its counterpart. While THE TOWER OF RAVENS was wonderful in and of itself, I find that it worked much better as a set-up to all the events in this second book. THE SHINING CITY is jam-packed with adventure, intrigue, romance, drama, and a rich, well-imagined history and fantasy world. This is a book to enjoy!
Wonderful new series..............2007-03-07
After taking a full year to devour the six books in Kate's Eileanan Series and enjoying them, I have enjoyed in a way, a new three book series sequel. Devoured The Tower of Ravens the first book in two days and read this book in one day. Can't wait for the third and final book in this series. Won't go into a full over 500pgs. review but will say what goes around for Llachen and Iseult. They took the throne from Maya and evantually would have taken Bronwan. Her daughter away, except that Bronwan was destined to marry Donn their first son. Rhiannon is in jail for murder and Lewen is being bespelled by Olwynn, Donn's sister. Now Bronwan is back on the throne, Llachen has been murdered, Iseult's three children kidnapped, and everything is in an uproar. At the end Rhiannon is pardoned, and promises to rescue everyone that was kidnapped. The third book called will be excellent. I can't rave enough about this series just to say that I enjoyed it and highly recommend it. It is good,though not necessary to read the earlier series, but Kate covers it so well that you will understand the situation. Read this series,and if your unsure about the words she includes a glossery at the end of the book so you can understand many of her difficult Celtic words.
Keeps the story moving.......2007-01-18
This book is wonderful and the series depicts the children of the main characters from the first 6 novels. I was very happy to see Iseult thrown down and Maya have a small victory. Bronwen deserved to be treated as the heir, not her cousin. I have always disliked Lachlan and Iseult and it was great to read that they finally fell. Lachlan has always been stupid and selfish and did not deserve to be king. The keybearer has always been a good person and I hope that she continues to be a strong female character.
So Stressful, Yet SO Great!.......2006-08-09
This book was even more gripping than the first. It made me angry, distressed, sad, relieved, excited, and more. I fell in love with the characters even further. I was glad to see some of the original relationships from the original series still existing. Although an angsty plot, I adored this book and am chomping at the bit for the release of the final book. I need to know the consequences and the outcomes! Can't wait. Kate Forsyth has become my favorite author, hands down!
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- As Always--Hard to Put Down
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Merchanter's Luck (Alliance-Union Universe)
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Their names were Sandor and Allison. Kreja and Reilly respectively. Reilly meant something in the offices and bars of Viking Station: it meant the merchanters of the great ship Dublin Again, based at Fargone, respectable haulers on a loop that included all the circle of Union stars, Mariner and Russell's, Esperance and Paradise, Wyatt's and Cyteen, Fargone and Voyager and back to Viking. It was a Name among merchanters, and a power to be considered, wherever it went.
Kreja meant nothing at Viking, having flourished only at distant Pan-paris and Esperance in its day: at Mariner, under an alias, it meant a bad debt, and the same at Russell's. The Kreja ship was currently named Lucy, and she was supposedly based at Wyatt's, which was as far away as possible and almost farther away than reasonable for such a small and aged freighter, claiming to run margin cargo for a Wyatt's combine. Customs always searched her, though she called here regularly. Small, star-capable ships on which the crew was not related by blood, on which in fact there were only two haggard men, and one not the same as at last docking. such ships were not comfortably received at station docks, and received careful scrutiny.
Lucy was a freighter by statement, a long-hauler which ran smallish consignments independent of its combine's close direction, since the combine had no offices on Viking. She was a passenger carrier when anyone would trust her- no one did, though the display boards carried her offer. She took merchanter transfers if she could get them...
Customer Reviews:
Small ship in big events..........2005-06-03
I'll open by saying this is one of my all time favorites of Ms. Cherryh's. While it's pure Space Opera, it's done so well. The characters are 3-dimensional, the descriptions are alive, and the action is interesting. Ms. Cherryh does an excellent job following up The Downbelow Station. A pleasure to read!
If you enjoy Ms. Cherryh's works or enjoy fast action books dealing with people, I highly recommend this book!
Cherryh's early stuff is still her best . . ........2003-07-09
Carolyn Cherryh has the true storyteller's knack of being able to approach a huge, sprawling, complexly plotted yarn in terms of its constituent characters and events. But where _Downbelow Station_ -- which you really ought to have read in order to grasp all the back-story and milieu of this future -- is a tangled skein, _Merchanter's Luck_ is a single twist of two threads. Sandor Kreja is the only surviving member of the trading family that operated and lived aboard LUCY, a down-at-the-heels merchant ship not unlike a tramp steamer, carrying small cargoes and unfussy passengers and getting by on the margins of life. Allison Reilly, on the other hand, is a promising member of the large, wealthy mercantile family that inhabits DUBLIN AGAIN, a name to be reckoned with and respected among the stations whose ports it frequents. But that's just the problem: The Reilly family is *too* large. Allison is likely to be on rejuv herself by the time she climbs the advancement ladder far enough to be able to sit the bridge. They meet happenstantially, Sandy is completely taken with the tall, beautiful, regal Allie, and when DUBLIN goes off to Pell on the next leg of her trading loop among the stations, he pilots LUCY through a series of jumps singlehandedly in order to follow her. One thing leads to another, and when his past, checkered like that of all marginers, leads to potential major troubles with the Alliance and with the ominous Captain Mallory of the warship NORWAY (a shivver-provoking force in _Downbelow Station_), Allie jumps in to help him -- and, not incidentally, herself -- by leaving her family with a few like-minded cousins and making a crew for LUCY. But now, Sandor has to learn to trust others with his ship and its ghosts, and the Dubliners have to learn to trust someone who's not one of them. Cherryh is also expert at divulging her characters' minds and motivations through telling detail, so everyone you'll meet here is fully realized. And their story becomes the kind of tale merchanters, and even stationers, will tell each other for many years in the portside bars of Pell and Viking.
Please check your posted reviews for this book........2002-09-24
I'm not sure the reviews listed for this book go with this book. What about C.J. Cherryh?! It has been awhile since I read it, but isn't this book part of her downbelow station universe? Please check this out. Thanks.
As Always--Hard to Put Down.......2002-08-19
C.J. Cherryh is one of the best sci-fi writers of the last twenty years. I won't say the best sci-fi writer ever because such extreme generalizations open one up to refutations on a not inconsiderable scale. Suffice it to say she never fails to impress. Her combination of strong, compassionate characterization and hard sci-fi marks her as one of the greats. Her well-imagined future is a remarkable achievement, being a grab-bag of military, political, sociological issues with some villains but mostly flawed individuals trying to survive in a grimy but not unhopeful universe.
On to the novel! Merchanter is a short read. In a way, it is more a novella than a novel. The characterizations are much sparser than in such novels as Cyteen and Invader. The plot is relatively simplistic, moves quickly and is elegantly constructed. Typical for C.J. Cherryh, the reader's interest is caught and held by the slow, manipulative maneuverings within a tight plot. Also typical for C.J. Cherryh, Merchanter ends abruptly, leaving the reader wanting more. Occasionally, such Cherryh endings are anti-climatic, but in this particular case, it is exactly right.
Recommendation: Buy it.
Heartwrenching novel.......2001-06-02
This book screams loneliness at you. The story is about a young boy who's struggling to come to terms with the loss of his family. He's the only survivor of his family since they were killed in a pirate attack on the ship that is their home and his brother later in an EVA accident. His only company is his brother's recorded instructions on how to fly the ship.
His journey to learn to trust other people and to come to terms with the tragedy in his life is truly heartwrenching and will leave you with a melancholy ache and a good feeling of hope despite it all. I highly recommend this book.
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Mystical principles based on a 1949 series of classes.......1996-06-08
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Harvest of the Cold Months: The Social History of Ice and Ices
Elizabeth David
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A seminal food writer, Elizabeth David brought Mediterranean cuisine to English readers and became a national institution, her cookbooks beloved not only for their recipes but for their literary depth. In the 1970s David began researching ice-cream. It was an innocent enough idea, but she got side-tracked--the result was 20 years of research into the whole history of ice and ice-making, and this book, which she died before completing (it has been finished by Jill Norman). As revealed in extracts from the earliest writings on the subject, ice, before the days of refrigeration, was an item prized by the mightiest and warmest empires. Though not a cookbook, this encyclopedic treatise on ice won a 1995 Julia Child Cookbook Award for Literary Food Writing, and a Jane Grigson Award.
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Gas globes, panels, and old signs, once common sights, have vanished from the countryside but are now highly valued as they are sought by collectors for their unique forms of advertising. In this informative value guide, collectors will find a gallery of 850 full-color photos of gas station items, including pumps, globes, containers, signs, and more; catalog reprints from the 1940s and 1950s, and a patent chart. This quality hardbound book with 2000 values is the best on the market! 2000 values. AUTHORBIO: B.J. Summers continues to compile essential references for advertising and Coca-Cola collectors. His popular books include Pocket Guide to Coca-Cola, Summers' Guide to Coca-Cola, Soda Pop Memorabilia, Antique Contemporary Advertising Memorabilia, and Value Guide to Gas Station Memorabilia. His books have become standard references in their fields. AUTHORBIO: Wayne Priddy is co-author of Value Guide to Gas Station Memorabilia, along with B.J. Summers. He is a collector and knowledgeable about all types of gas station collectibles. REVIEW: This book is a great tribute to days gone by, when gas station attendants were the norm at the neighborhood service station. This book is filled with nostalgia from these old stations, including globes, pumps, signs, oil cans other containers, thermometers, clocks, and more. It's a walk down memory lane, and a helpful resource for the collee Guid
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The latest values to signs, cans, maps and more from vintage gas station days.......2006-01-10
B. J. Summers and Wayne Priddy's Value Guide To Gas Station Memorabilia appears in its updated second edition to provide the latest values to signs, cans, maps and more from vintage gas station days. Bright medium-sized color photos throughout compliment chapters conveniently organized by memorabilia type - signs, containers, thermometers, even pumps and globes - to make for quick, easy browsing and reference.
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Find and season the wood; fix flaws; shape and straighten sticks; cut wood to size; fit a ferrule; form a handle; and varnish the finished item. Begin with a vee-shaped thumbstick, or dip in anywhere—you’ll find simple, one-piece walking sticks, four cardigan sticks, wooden crooks and market sticks, ram’s horn and antler sticks, buffalo and ram’s horn crooks, carved sticks in wood and horn, and a medley of fancier models.
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Best book of them all on cane-making.......2003-03-24
Everything you need to know on how to make canes & walking sticks. What I like about this book is that it takes you from the beginning-- identifying trees and how to select the wood for your staves and handles. Sure, some of the species are found in Great Britain and not the U.S.A., but he tells you what characteristics to look for in a species that would be desirable for making a cane. The pictures are beautiful and the text interesting and clearly written so as to make his directions easily understood.
Not for Americans.......2000-09-25
Although this book is well organized and, generally well written, it is not a good course for the American woodworker. The book is written by a Welchman. He uses species of wood and walking stick designs that are Welch. There are some good ideas about the process. But the book is very narrow in scope.
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This long-awaited book is the first to focus solely on the brilliant but often neglected interiors and furniture of the great British architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944).
Lutyens's lifelong creative partnership with landscape designer Gertrude Jekyll spurred the revival of the English country garden, and his designs-rooted in the English Arts and Crafts movement but inspired by Classicism-remain popular today for their clean lines, angles, and contrasts. Published with the cooperation of the Lutyens family, and illustrated with specially commissioned and archival photographs of intact or restored interiors and gardens, original furniture designs, and contemporary reinterpretations of the Lutyens style, the book provides fresh insight into a design genius whose masterful synthesis of function and artistry has enduring relevance and appeal.
ELIZABETH WILHIDE was born in the United States and has lived in England since the late 1960s. She is a leading expert on interior design who has written, co-authored, or contributed to dozens of books on the subject, including Abrams' William Morris: Decor & Design.
CANDIA LUTYENS, who has contributed the foreword, is the great-niece of Sir Edwin Lutyens. She lives in England.
116 illustrations, 90 in full color, 9 x 10"
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Lutyens houses come alive.......2007-03-27
Although this book was published in 2000, I was surprised to find no customer had yet reviewed it. It is a little different from other books on the work of Sir Edwin Lutyens.
First of all, most of the photographs are in color, bringing the subjects to life in a way that was not possible in previous books, many of them relying largely on old photographs from Country Life magazine. Thus we get a much more real feeling of those classic Lutyen houses, nestling into their incredible English gardens (largely designed by Gertrude Jekyll) and see how the design is carried on through to the interiors. All the favorite Lutyens houses are there - Goddards, Orchards, Little Thakeham, Munstead Wood, Deanery Garden, Marsh Court and more.
Another difference in this book is that it deals not only with the architecture but also with the design of the interiors, the architectural fixtures and accessories and the furniture, which in themselves are amazing - they bow to tradition, yet look to the future - and many have been borrowed by more than one modern designer.
This book is well worth consideration.
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Hogarth to Cruikshank: Social Change in Graphic Satire
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The Dumb Show: Image and Society in the Works of William Hogarth (Jewels Series;)
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Hogarth and the Times-Of-The-Day Tradition
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William Hogarth's series of paintings and engravings known as The Four Times of the Day is a masterpiece of satire, an iconoclastic portrait of everyday life in eighteenth-century London. Now Sean Shesgreen places this cycle, and the works related to it, in their art-historical context.
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Hogarth's Graphic Works
Ronald Paulson
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Hogarth's graphic works
William Hogarth
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Freak or Unique?: The Chris Evans Story
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An Accurate Portrayal Of Britain's Maverick Media Mogul?.......1998-05-09
The meteoric rise of Chris Evans has mainly been chronicled in tabloid reports of excess, erratic behaviour and the nastiest temper in show business. Is Freak or Unique, the title itself suggesting an analysis of character, anything diferent, would it show a different side to Evans? Sadly it has not, the author himself a tabloid journalist, has interviewed a biased selection of characters from Evans' life and attempted to fool the reader into thinking he'd interviewed more worthy names by piecing together old interviews. With very little revolutionary material, Freak or Unique fails to achieve an in depth analysis of Chris Evans.
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