![]() ![]() ![]() Hall as she discusses her book, As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back: A Novel, in conversation with Andrea J. Thursday, July 13th, at 6:30 PM, An Evening with Alle C. For Olivia, this was the apex of her jou. Thursday, June 22nd, at 6:30 PM, An Evening with Allyson McCabe, author of Why Siné ad O'Connor Matters, in Conversation with Sadie Dupuis Olivia Wischmeyer and Madeleine Dodge created and published a childrens book called Does a Giraffe Ever Feel Small. Tuesday, June 13th, at 1:00 PM, in partnership with The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Eli Merritt, Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution Madeleine Dodge and Olivia Wischmeyer published their first book before they. Thursday, June 8th 6:30-8:00 PM, RSVP to attend an evening with Emily Hund and Sara Petersen, in conversation with Jo Piazza Sales of their self-published story, Does a Giraffe Ever Feel Small, benefit charities working to boost literacy. ![]() Tuesday, June 6th, at 6:30 PM, An Evening with Jane Roper, author of The Society of Shame Tuesday, June 2nd, at 6:30 PM, An Evening with Mark Paul, in Conversation with Nikil Saval. POSTPONED UNTIL FALL OF 2023, FORMERLY Friday, May 12th, at 6:30 PM, An Evening with Three Authors Featured in Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories that Smash Mental Health Stereotypes. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In 2016, as part of DC Comics' Rebirth relaunch, Manhattan became a major character in the DC Universe. ĭoctor Manhattan later appeared in the Before Watchmen comic book prequel. Media analysts consider his characterization within the novel to be a key exploration of the tension between absolute power and the morality of its usage, and a commentary on American exceptionalism on the world stage in the late 20th century. Jon's de-humanization as a function of his newfound omnipotence has led many to liken him to a post-human god. As he explores the extent of his powers, Jon grows increasingly distant in his personal life, as well as his understanding of the human experience. ![]() He is later given the tongue-in-cheek moniker Doctor Manhattan by the United States government, due to his limitless destructive potential. He debuted in the limited series graphic novel, Watchmen.įollowing a laboratory accident, atomic physicist Jon Osterman develops the ability to observe and manipulate matter at the subatomic level. Jonathan " Jon" Osterman) is a fictional DC Comics character created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like Gray’s 1984 novel 1982, Janine, the collection is filled with typographic experiments, a kind of concrete poetry in prose I guess. Like this one:Īlasdair Gray’s collection Unlikely Stories, Mostly is also crammed with illustrations-Gray’s own, like this one: It’s filled with photographs and diagrams and charts. The book seems to be a history of the occult organization the Golden Dawn, or, more to the point, the roots of that organization. ![]() I had never heard of Colquhoun’s book, but I’m a fan of her paintings and the cover struck me. Ballard’s The Unlimited Dream Company, Alasdair Gray’s Unlikely Stories, Mostly, and surrealist artist Ithell Colquhoun’s ostensible biography of the occultist Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (of the Golden Dawn). I had intended to browse just a bit and not pick up anything (apart from a few Jeff VanderMeer novels my son had asked for), but I wound up getting three books: a pristine first U.S. After an early spring purge n’ clean, I took a few boxes of books to my local used bookstore. ![]() ![]() With their friendship on the rocks for the first time, Parker and Ben face an alarming truth: Maybe they can’t go back. And when Ben starts seeing a girl from work, Parker finds herself plagued by unfamiliar jealousy. But when Parker’s ex decides he wants her back, Ben is shocked by a fierce stab of possessiveness. The sex is mind-blowing, and their friendship remains as solid as ever, without any of the usual messy romantic entanglements. The trouble is, even with Ben as her wingman, Parker can’t seem to get the hang of casual sex-until she tries it with him. But when Parker’s boyfriend dumps her out of the blue, she starts to wonder about Ben’s no-strings-attached approach to dating. Six years later, they’re still best friends, sharing an apartment in Portland’s trendy Northwest District as they happily settle into adult life. ![]() ![]() In a novel that’s perfect for fans of Alice Clayton and Emma Chase , Lauren Layne delivers a sexy take on the timeless question: Can a guy and a girl really be “just friends”? When Parker Blanton meets Ben Olsen during her freshman year of college, the connection is immediate-and platonic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. 245 titles listed on the back panel indicating a 1936 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY printing. Front board is extremely bright and clean with an amazing graphic on the cover. GORGEOUS! The dust jacket is VERY GOOD with chipping at extremities and some fading to spine. ![]() Book is VERY GOOD - binding solid and tight with some discoloration to spine, bright blue top stain perfect, gilt bright and nice, no writing or marks, contents are clean and bright. The book is bound in blue cloth type G3 binding with plain end papers and a great pictorial dust jacket. This is a Modern Library Giant edition, number G28. RARE 1936 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll. ![]() ![]() ![]() delving into the stories of the countless people who come from the villages in search of a better life and end up living on the sidewalks the essential saga of a great city endlessly played out. ![]() opening the doors onto the fantastic, hierarchical inner sanctums of Bollywood. following the life of a bar dancer who chose the only life available to her after a childhood of poverty and abuse. He approaches the city from unexpected angles taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs who wrest control of the city s byzantine political and commercial systems. ![]() A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us a true insider s view of this stunning city, bringing to his account a rare level of insight, detail, and intimacy. A brilliantly illuminating portrait of Bombay and its people a book as vast, diverse, and rich in experience, incident, and sensation as the city itself from an award-winning Indian-American fiction writer and journalist. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Signed Limited Edition of 350 slipcased copies, the first 100 (numbers 1 through 100) of which contain an orignal drawing by Bernie Wrightson layed into the book.Ĭopy 275 - bump to back bottom corner of slipcase and very minor coorresponding corner of book, dust jacket is owe of the nicer ones with minimal ware and spotting. We show above pictures of the actual jackets for the books we are offering, please look closely, all have some spotting.Ĭopy pictured, book is real nice, dust jacket has some fading to spine, chips to top of spine, spotting and ware along folds as pictured (note top and bottom white edging is a reflection off the mylar) Also these days many jackets show quite a bit of fading as well." (From the Stephen King Collector website). Published in 1983 by Land of Enchantment, this oversized hardcover book (the only hardcover editon of this book) contains 12 Bernie Wrightson illustations.īecause of an issue with the dustjackets: "There was a flaw in the printing process of the dust jacket resulting in many of the jackets having various degrees of white spotting. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her long-estranged sister is more like a best friend, and her recently deceased dog is alive and well. Now a successful artist living in Manhattan, she’s no longer home in their beloved upstate farmhouse. Five happy years of her life apparently never happened.Īnnie’s marriage is coming to an end. In fact, nothing after waking from the crash is the same as Annie remembers. When she asks for her daughter, confused doctors tell Annie that Hannah never existed. It’s a day like any other when she takes Hannah to the pediatrician…until she wakes hours later from a car accident. ![]() In A Day Like This, Kelley McNeil writes about Annie, a mother and artist who seeks to unravel the truth of her past after she learns her beloved young daughter never existed.Īnnie Beyers has everything―a beautiful house, a loving husband, and an adorable daughter. ![]() ![]() ![]() She discusses the Second Wave women’s movement of the 1960’s and 70’s, and black women’s anger as their leadership was ignored by both their allies and the media. Traister analyzes the role of women’s anger in the long fight for suffrage, and the racist anger of white suffragists when black men won the franchise first. ![]() Good and Mad focuses on women’s political fervor following the election of Donald Trump: the 2017 Women’s March, the #MeToo movement, and the explosive growth in women running for office, the great majority of them Democrats. ![]() But as I read it after the hearing, it rang true. Rebecca Traister’s book on the political potential of women’s anger was written at white heat in four months, and released before the toxic farce of the Kavanaugh hearing. And as her testimony dragged on, in a show trial with a foregone conclusion, I sat furious, and was relieved when her ordeal was over. I saw the fear in her face, her rapid shallow breathing, and worse, her anxiety to please, to make sure she didn’t offend or inconvenience anyone. Blasey Ford testify about being sexually assaulted in high school? The moment I saw that long arc of mostly male faces sitting in judgment, I began crying and cursing, yelling “fuckers, bastards, assholes.” My rage astonished me. Good and Mad, the Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger, by Rebecca Traister. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is about 60 pages, which includes illustrations. When they return home, no time has passed. The two travel in time to see dinosaurs, and on the way they find a strange medallion with the letter “M” stamped on it, suggesting that someone else has traveled there before them. In this episode, they end up opening a dinosaur book, and Jack says aloud that he wishes he could see real dinosaurs in action. ![]() It’s just before dark, and they’re supposed to be heading home, but Annie decides to investigate, and Jack is tempted to follow when he learns the treehouse is full of books. ![]() The story follow almost nine-year-old Jack and his eight-year-old sister Annie as they find a treehouse in the woods of Pennsylvania. But I always hear elementary students talking about it when I conduct writing and reading workshops, and my own high school students share fond memories with me of reading the series. The series came out during the gap between my own childhood and that of my child, so I never got to read the series. They are not consecutive, but volumes 1 and 2 were there. I was at a consignment sale the other week, and I picked up several of the books in the Magic Treehouse series (by Mary Pope Osborne) for a fairly good price. ![]() |