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A Gentleman of Pleasure
by Brian BusbyA Gentleman of Pleasure not only spans Glassco's life but delves into his background as a member of a once prominent and powerful Montreal family. In addition to Glassco's readily available work, Brian Busby draws on pseudonymous writings published as a McGill student as well as unpublished and previously unknown poems, letters, and journal entries to detail a vibrant life while pulling back the curtain on Glassco's sexuality and unconventional tastes. In a lively account of a man given to deception, who took delight in hoaxes, Busby manages to substantiate many of the often unreliable statements Glassco made about his life and work. A Gentleman of Pleasure is a remarkable biography that captures the knowable truth about a fascinatingly complex and secretive man.
A Gentleman of Pleasure: One Life of John Glassco, Poet, Memoirist, Translator, and Pornographer
by Brian BusbyA Gentleman of Pleasure not only spans Glassco's life but delves into his background as a member of a once prominent and powerful Montreal family. In addition to Glassco's readily available work, Brian Busby draws on pseudonymous writings published as a McGill student as well as unpublished and previously unknown poems, letters, and journal entries to detail a vibrant life while pulling back the curtain on Glassco's sexuality and unconventional tastes. In a lively account of a man given to deception, who took delight in hoaxes, Busby manages to substantiate many of the often unreliable statements Glassco made about his life and work. A Gentleman of Pleasure is a remarkable biography that captures the knowable truth about a fascinatingly complex and secretive man.
Gentleman Junkie: Stories
by Harlan EllisonBold and uncompromising, Gentleman Junkie and Other Stories of the Hung-up Generation is a watershed moment in Harlan Ellison's early writing career. Rather than dealing in speculative fiction, these twenty-five short stories directly tackle issues of discrimination, injustice, bigotry, and oppression by the police. Pulling from his own experience, Ellison paints vivid portraits of the helpless and downtrodden, blazing forth with the kind of unblinking honesty that would define his career. Reviewing this collection, Dorothy Parker called Ellison "a good, honest, clean writer, putting down what he has seen and known, and no sensationalism about it."
Gentleman Jack (Movie Tie-In): The Real Anne Lister
by Anne ChomaIn 1834, Anne Lister made history by celebrating and recording the first ever known marriage to another woman. Now the basis for the HBO series Gentleman Jack, this is her remarkable, true story. Anne Lister was extraordinary. Fearless, charismatic and determined to explore her lesbian sexuality, she forged her own path in a society that had no language to define her. She was a landowner, an industrialist and a prolific diarist, whose output has secured her legacy as one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century. Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister follows Anne from her crumbling ancestral home in Yorkshire to the glittering courts of Denmark as she resolves to put past heartbreak behind her and find herself a wife. This book introduces the real Gentleman Jack, featuring unpublished journal extracts decrypted for the first time by series creator Sally Wainwright and writer Anne Choma.
A Gentleman in Charleston and the Manner of His Death: A Novel
by William BaldwinIn his latest novel, Southern writer William Baldwin calls upon the true story of famed Charleston newspaper editor Frank Dawson to tell a tale fraught with romance and intrigue. Dawson--a larger-than-life personality revered throughout the nineteenth-century South--was murdered while defending his children's governess from the advances of an unscrupulous doctor who lived next door. Baldwin artfully intertwines details pulled from the personal accounts of those involved in the dramatic series of events with his own inimitable prose. The result is a captivating meld of fact and fiction, set in a tumultuous period in the history of the Holy City that is now only a nostalgic memory.
A Gentleman in Charleston and the Manner of His Death: A Novel
by William Baldwin“Baldwin again proves himself to be a writer uniquely adept at bridging high art with the wild ride of a page-turning southern yarn.” —Bret Lott, national bestselling author of JewelOnce deemed “the most powerful man in the South,” Charleston newspaper editor Frank Dawson met his violent death on March 12, 1889, at the hands of his neighbor, a disreputable doctor who was attempting to seduce the Dawson family governess.With a southern storyteller’s passion for intricate emotional and physical details, Baldwin, through the fictional guise of Capt. David Lawton, chronicles editor Dawson’s fated end. Having survived three years of bloody Civil War combat and the decade of violent Reconstruction that followed, the liberal-minded Lawton is now an embattled newspaperman whose national importance is on the wane. Still, he remains a celebrated member of Charleston’s elite, while in private life moving amid a pantheon of proud and beautiful women—Sarah, his brilliant wife; Abbie, his sensual sister-in-law; Mary, the all-knowing prostitute; and Hélène, the discontented Swiss governess—each contributing to an unfolding drama of history-haunted turmoil.War, earthquake, political guile, adultery, illegitimacy, lust, and murder—all the devices of gothic romance—play a role in this tale closely based on the lives of Charlestonians who lived these events over a century ago.“William Baldwin is that rare southern writer who writes for all people of all time. As I read his beautiful words in A Gentleman in Charleston and the Manner of His Death I walked the Holy City’s streets with my ancestors and, believe me, I never wanted the trip to end. This is an important book and a wonderful rich story.” —Dorothea Benton Frank, New York Times–bestselling author
The Gentleman Banker: Amadeo Peter Giannini: A Biographical Novel
by Giorgio A. ChiarvaThis biographical novel recounts the extraordinary intuitions of the Italian-American visionary founder of the world’s largest bank, the Bank of America. Amadeo Peter, or AP for his San Francisco friends, dedicated his life to generate wealth for the people of his home town, in particular for the Italian immigrant’s community. He was an innovator and humanist, who always put the common good ahead of personal gain. He revolutionized the banking system when he financed the reconstruction of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake by making micro-loans to hundreds of Italian immigrants lacking collateral. The other banks, which required collateral in order to make a loan, were unable to put the money into circulation. He was a visionary in the film industry, financing the movie, The Kid, by an unknown and extravagant Charlie Chaplin who was turned down by other banks. It was the first time a loan was granted without interest, and repaid from box office revenues. The same happened with Walt Disney for his masterpiece, Snow White. In addition, Giannini realized the potential of the new audio technology developed by two young inventors, Bill Hewlett and David Packard, and put them in touch with Disney for his following productions, and financed the industry that the two entrepreneurs began in a garage in Palo Alto. Another successful project financed by Giannini’s bank was the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, designed by Joseph Strauss, an engineer without solid credentials, as a daring steel structure. The loan was granted without interest, with the understanding that it would be repaid from toll revenues. And it did, many times over. Giannini revealed his acumen as a venture capitalist when he persuaded Henry Kaiser to convert his enterprise from the construction of roads and bridges to ship building. During WWII, with Giannini’s encouragement, the shipyard was able to build 24 ships in record time, which were used to transport the troops to Europe. After the war, Giannini’s bank contributed $37M to Italy’s reconstruction, one year in advance of the Marshall Plan. And much more…This book tells it all.
Gentleman Bandit: The True Story of Black Bart, the Old West's Most Infamous Stagecoach Robber
by John BoesseneckerNew York Times bestselling author and award-winning historian John Boessenecker separates fact from fiction in the first new biography in decades of Black Bart, the Wild West&’s most mysterious gentleman bandit.Black Bart is widely regarded today as not only the most notorious stage robber of the Old West but also the best behaved. Over his lifetime, Black Bart held up at least twenty-nine stagecoaches in California and Oregon with mild, polite commands, stealing from Wells Fargo and the US mail but never robbing a passenger. Such behavior earned him the title of a true &“gentleman bandit.&”His real name was Charles E. Boles, and in the public eye, Charles lived quietly as a boulevardier in San Francisco, the wealthiest and most exciting city in the American West. Boles was an educated man who traveled among respectable crowds. Because he did not drink, fight or consort with prostitutes, his true calling as America&’s greatest stage robber was never suspected until his final capture in 1883. Sheriffs searched and struggled for years to find him, and newspaper editors had a field day reporting his exploits. Legends and rumors trailed his name until his mysterious death, and his ultimate fate remains one of the greatest mysteries of the Old West.Now historian John Boessenecker sheds new light on Black Bart&’s beginnings, reputation and exploits, bringing to life the glittering story of the mysterious stage robber who doubled as a rich, genteel socialite in the golden era of the Wild West.
Gentleman and Soldier: A Biography of Wade Hampton III
by Edward G. LongacreWinner of the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award, Gentleman and Soldier is the first biography in more than fifty years of Wade Hampton III (1818–1902), a Confederate general whose life provides a unique, sweeping insight into the entire history of the Civil War in the South. Hampton was a leading citizen of South Carolina before the war and the highest-ranking cavalry leader on either side during the war. He fought in a remarkable number of battles from Antietam to Gettysburg to Bentonville and after the war served as governor of South Carolina and in the U.S. Senate.Hampton’s life, however, was one of dramatic contradictions. He was the quintessential slave owner who nonetheless questioned the ethical underpinnings of the “peculiar institution.” He was a prewar spokesperson for national unity but became an avid secessionist. He condemned violence and abhorred dueling, but he probably killed more opponents in battle than any other general with the possible exception of Nathan Bedford Forrest. He “redeemed” South Carolina from Reconstruction but then extended more political benefits to African Americans than any other Democratic governor in the postwar South. For more than forty years he gave selflessly of himself to his state and his community, not only when wealthy but also when teetering on the abyss of poverty.
Gentle Regrets: Thoughts from a life
by Roger ScrutonIn this book the author takes us on a few autobiographical excursions and shares in a moving account the ways in which life brought him to think what he thinks, and to be what he is.
The Gentle Puritan: A Life of Ezra Stiles, 1727-1795 (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press)
by Edmund S. MorganNow available again, this important biography of the early New England intellectual leader was greeted as a "landmark in the history of the American mind" by Clifford K. Shipton when it appeared in 1962. Stiles lived at a critical time--the transition from the Reformation to the Enlightenment, which came suddenly in New England--and because of his position, his influence was great."Originally published in 1974.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Gentle on My Mind: In Sickness and in Health with Glen Campbell
by Kim CampbellThe page-turning, never-before-told story of Kim Campbell's roller-coaster thirty-four-year marriage to music legend Glen Campbell, including how Kim helped Glen finally conquer his addictions only to face their greatest challenge when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.Kim Campbell was a fresh-faced twenty-two-year-old dancer at Radio City Music Hall when a friend introduced her to Glen Campbell, the chart-topping, Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated entertainer. The two performers from small Southern towns quickly fell in love, a bond that produced a thirty-four-year marriage and three children.In Gentle on My Mind, Kim tells the complete, no-holds-barred story of their relationship, recounting the highest of highs—award shows, acclaimed performances, the birth of their children, encounters with Mick Fleetwood, Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Alice Cooper, Jane Seymour, and others—and the lowest of lows, including battles with alcohol and drug addiction and, finally, Glen&’s diagnosis, decline, and death from Alzheimer's. With extraordinary candor, astonishing bravery, and a lively sense of humor, Kim reveals the whole truth of life with an entertainment giant and of caring for and loving him amid the extraordinary challenge of Alzheimer's disease. This is a remarkable account of enduring love, quiet strength, and never-faltering faith.
The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill: The Untold Story of Arthur Shores and His Family’s Fight for Civil Rights
by Barbara Sylvia Shores Denise George Helen Shores LeeThese are the firsthand accounts of sisters Helen and Barbara Shores growing up with their father, Arthur Shores, a prominent Civil Rights attorney, during the 60s in the Jim Crow south Birmingham district—a frequent target of the Ku Klux Klan. Between 1948 and 1963, some 50 unsolved Klan bombings happened in Smithfield where the Shores family lived, earning their neighborhood the nickname “Dynamite Hill.” Due to his work, Shores’ daughter, Barbara, barely survived a kidnapping attempt. Twice, in 1963, Klan members bombed their home, sending Theodora to the hospital with a brain concussion and killing Tasso, the family’s cocker spaniel. The family narrowly escaped a third bombing attempt on their home in the spring of 1965. The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill is an incredible story of a family’s unfair suffering, but also of the Shores’ overcoming. This family’s sacrificial commitment, courage, determination, and triumph inspire us today through this story and the selfless service, work, and lives of Helen Shores Lee and Barbara Sylvia Shores.
Gentle Chaos: Poems, Tales, and Magic
by Tyler GacaFrom the wild imagination of Tyler Gaca, also known as TikTok's Ghosthoney, comes a beautiful compendium of poems, images, personal stories, and vignettes that explore magic, queerness, Tyler&’s unique story, and the enchantment and comfort to be found in the weird, the dark, and the different. In this raw yet enchanting collection of poems, essays, photographs, and artworks, Tyler Gaca dreamily navigates themes of magic and queerness, offering readers an intimate look inside his mind and his worlds, real and imagined. The writings in Gentle Chaos reflect on growing up queer and in love with magic, discovering yourself and your place in the world, and daring to seek out love and hope. The artworks are dedicated to salvaged antique photographs, haircuts, dead moths, the creatures we dream up, and much more. The result is a whimsical, vulnerable, and transporting journey into the gentle chaos within us all.
The Gentle Barbarian
by Bohumil HrabalAn unforgettable portrait of a major pioneering artist, by “Czechoslovakia’s greatest writer” (Milan Kundera) The Gentle Barbarian is Bohumil Hrabal’s homage to Vladimír Boudník, one of the greatest Czech visual artists of the 1950s and 1960s, whose life came to a tragic end shortly after the Soviet invasion of 1968. Boudnik and Hrabal had a close and often contentious friendship. For a brief period, in the early 1950s, they both worked in the steel works in Kladno and lived in the same building in Prague. Written in the early seventies, Hrabal’s anecdotal portrait of Boudnik includes another controversial member of that early group of the Czech avant-garde: the poet Egon Bondy. While Hrabal and Bondy were evolving their aesthetic of “total realism,” Boudnik developed his own artistic approach that he called “Explosionalism,” in which the boundaries between life and art become blurred, and everyday events take on the appearance and the substance of art. Hrabal’s portrait of Boudnik captures the strange atmosphere of a time in which the traditional values and structures of everyday life in Czechoslovakia were being radically dismantled by the Communists. But as The Gentle Barbarian demonstrates, creative spirits are able to reject, ignore, or burrow beneath the superficial “revolutionary” atmosphere of the time, and find humor, inspiration, and a kind of salvation amidst its general intellectual and creative poverty.
The Gentle Art of Matchmaking and Other Important Things
by John B. Keane[from the back cover] "John B. Keane was born in Listowel in 1928. Having worked in a variety of jobs in Ireland and England, he married and settled down to run a pub in his native town. Now he is recognised as a major Irish writer, who has written many successful plays and books, Sive, Sharon's Grave, The Highest House on the Mountain, The man from Clare, The Year of the Hiker, The Field, Many Young Men of Twenty, Big Maggie, Moll, Self-Portrait, Letters of a Successful T.D. and Letters of an Irish Parish Priest. This book offers a feast of Keane. The title essay reminds us that, while some marriages are proverbially made in Heaven, others have been made in the back parlour of a celebrated pub in Listowel--and none the worse for that! But John B. Keane has other interests besides match-making, and these pieces mirror many moods and attitudes. Who could ignore Keane on Potato-Cakes? Keane on Skinless Sausages, On Half-Doors? Is there a husband alive who will not recognise someone near and dear to him when he reads, with a mixture of affection and horror, the essay on 'Female Painters'? And, more seriously, there are other pieces that reflect this writer's deep love of tradition; his nostalgic re-creation of an Irish way of life that is gone for ever. Admirers of his plays will recognise in 'Sideways Talkers' and 'the Spirit of Christmas' the ruthless economy of a dramatist who can conjure up a character and a situation in a few lines. The Style is the Man' is a true saying and it has never been more true of any writer than of John B. Keane. He is there-with every inimitable quirk and foible in every line he writes. The characters in his plays are varied enough, but they all bear the stamp of the man who created them. In these essays, where he talks to us directly, his personality sounds out behind every line. No one who has read Letters of a Successful T.D. or seen his plays or encountered 'John B.' on radio or television will dare to miss the Gentle Art of Matchmaking."
The Gentle Art: Poems
by William WentheThe poems in The Gentle Art, a compelling new collection from William Wenthe, move between the life of the painter James McNeill Whistler and a poetic version of the author, who is at once inspired and disturbed by Whistler. The present-day author sheds light on Whistler’s artistic vocation and the beauty of his paintings, most notably the liminal London riverscapes that he named Nocturnes, yet recoils at the cost of Whistler’s devotion to art: lovers abandoned, friends turned into enemies, his own children given away to adoption.Creating a kind of dual biography, Wenthe grapples with feelings of admiration and disaffection toward Whistler as he tries to perform his own roles as parent, partner, and poet. While some of the poems are narrative, their overall effect is associative—two lives superimposed in a double exposure, with attention to what the contrast of two centuries, the nineteenth and the twenty-first, reveals about the relationship of art to money, class, and politics.
Gente Extraordinaria
by Alma Edith Garcia Terry Savage Scott S SmithEn Gente Extraordinaria: Lecciones de la vida real sobre qué se necesita para alcanzar el éxito, Scott S. Smith, que contribuye a la columna "Leaders & Success" ("Líderes y Éxito") del periódico Investor's Business Daily se basa en su experiencia como empresario y reportero de negocios para mostrarle a sus lectores los rasgos y comportamientos en común que suelen tener las personas exitosas. Estos pueden incluir la valentía, la voluntad de hacer cambios dramáticos, el optimismo, tener una imaginación innovadora y la persistencia frente a la adversidad. Los lectores aprenderán sobre personas fascinantes, tales como: el músico Ray Charles; Martha Harper, inventora del sistema de franquicias; Simon Bolívar, liberador de seis naciones Sudamericanas y la novelista Anne Rice, y a través de sus historias podrán ver qué se necesita para alcanzar el éxito duradero.
La gente en los árboles
by Hanya YanagiharaEl debut literario de la autora de Tan poca vida., el fenómeno editorial que ha cautivado a más de un millón de lectores. «Una novela absorbente, inteligente e inflexible que cautiva y perturba.»The Independent En 1950, Norton Perina, un joven médico recién graduado, se une a una expedición a una remota isla de Micronesia, Ivu'ivu, en busca de una misteriosa tribu. Allí comienza a investigar lo que lo llevará a ganar el Premio Nobel: la extraña longevidad de los isleños. Antes de regresar a Estados Unidos, decide adoptar a cuarenta niños nativos para rescatarlos de la pobreza. Pero en 1995, uno de sus hijos lo denuncia por abusos... Mientras cumple condena, Perina, a instancias de su fiel colega Ronald Kubodera, escribe sus memorias con el fin de recuperar el prestigio perdido y demostrar su inocencia. Una historia llena de intriga sobre la ambición y la naturaleza humana en la voz de un narrador sospechoso que, como Humbert Humbert, desafía nuestro sentido de la ética. La crítica ha dicho...«Consolidada como una de las grandes voces de la literatura actual, Hanya Yanagihara nos descubre un modo nuevo de mirar y sentir la vida.»Todo Literatura «Una escritora para maravillarse.»The New York Times La crítica dijo sobre Tan poca vida...«Un libro extraordinario. [...] Daríalo que fuera por escribir una novela tan potente comoTan poca vida.»James Rhodes, músico y autor de Instrumental «Una de las novelas más desafiantes y perturbadoras de los últimos años.»Ángeles López, La Razón «Una vez empezada, abandonarla no es una opción.»Daniel Arjona, El Confidencial «Una novela humana que cuestiona las nociones más íntimas, que molesta, que sacude los más profundos miedos que habitan dentro de nosotros.»Emilio Naranjo, EFE«Una historia sobre el miedo a hablar, sobre la soledad y la amistad que perdura. Tan poca vida se lee como una droga.»Elena Méndez, La Voz de Galicia «Una soberbia pieza de resistencia en una carrera de fondo adoquinada con pulso firme. Un libro escalofriante, bello y conmovedor como un altar gótico.»La Provincia «Consolidada como una de las grandes voces de la literatura actual, Hanya Yanagihara nos descubre un modo nuevo de mirar y sentir la vida.»Todo Literatura
La gente como nosotros no tiene miedo
by Shani BoianjiuUna revelación literaria: una joven autora con una audaz y provocadora novela sobre la vida de las chicas soldado en el Ejército Israelí. La premiada autora israelí Shani Boianjiu desvela una realidad desconocida, al tiempo que capta la energía sexual y la efervescente angustia de la adolescencia. Lea, Avishag y Yael son amigas de la escuela en un pequeño pueblo al norte de Israel. Durante las clases sueñan despiertas con los chicos que les gustan. Cuando cumplen los dieciocho años, son reclutadas por el Ejército y su vida cambia de forma inesperada. Yael se acuesta con un chico al que entrena como tirador. Avishag hace guardias y observa a los refugiados que se abalanzan sobre la alambrada. Lea, destinada en un puesto de control, imagina las historias que se ocultan tras los rostros familiares que pasan ante ella día tras día. Las tres viven al filo de la muerte, en la intensidad de ese instante eterno antes de queel peligro estalle. Ganadora del premio «5 Under 35» de la National Book Foundation (nominada por Nicole Krauss), finalista del premio Sami Rohr y del Women#s Prize for Fiction y traducida a 23 idiomas. Reseñas:«Una primera novela tensa como un thriller, romántica y psicológicamente audaz... Boianjiu escribe sobre la atrocidad y el absurdo de una guerra sin fin.»More «Irreverente, conmovedora. Una autora con un inusual talento literario para transportarnos hasta un sitio absolutamente remoto... Un libro provocador e inquietante.»The Jewish Journal «Memorable... Un retrato feroz y hermoso del daño causado por la guerra.»The Washington Post «Único y desgarrador. Leerlo es sentir como si te partieran el corazón en dos.»Etgar Keret «La gente como nosotros no tiene miedo describe en profundidad y con agudeza el efecto desorientador que el miedo produce en las mentes jóvenes.»The Observer «Un debut impresionante sobre la transición a la madurez de tres adolescentes que experimentan lo absurdo de la vida y el amor en el abismo de la violencia.»Vogue «La vida en el Ejército inicia la metamorfosis de niña a mujer. La descripción que Boianjiu realiza de la mente de estas jóvenes es fascinante... La prosa se lee como una pesadilla o un sueño, pero es en esta indecisión febril donde reside su poder.»The Economist «Con su mezcla de brutal hilaridad y emocionante angustia, esta es una primera novela brillante.»The Boston Globe «Las reflexiones de la novela sobre el amor y la pérdida, el deseo y la desesperación, son pura poesía... En esta novela, conviven lo cómico y lo grotesco, al igual que en el Israel de hoy en día.»Los Angeles Review of Books «Shani Boianjiu ha hallado el modo de exponer los efectos de la guerra y la doctrina nacional en la vida de los jóvenes israelíes... Incluso cuando escribe sobre la muerte, Boianjiu está mucho más llena de vida que cualquier otro escritor joven con el que me haya topado en mucho tiempo.»Nicole Krauss «Shani Boianjiu nos ofrece una visión reveladora sobre la juventud de un país marcado por el terrorismo y las fronteras hostiles... La gente como nosotros no tiene miedo marca la llegada de una escritora brillante.»Wall Street Journal
The Genre of Acts and Collected Biography
by Sean A. AdamsIt is widely accepted by New Testament scholars that the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles probably originated as two parts of one work by a single author. In spite of this, the books have been assigned to very different genres: Luke is traditionally viewed as a biography of Jesus, and Acts as a history of the early church. Comparing in detail the structure and content of Acts with the formal features of history, novel, epic and biography, Sean Adams challenges this division. Applying both ancient and modern genre theory, he argues that the best genre parallel for the Acts of the Apostles is in fact collected biography. Offering a nuanced and sophisticated understanding of genre theory, along with an insightful argument regarding the composition and purpose of Acts, this book will be of interest to those studying the New Testament, Acts, genre theory and ancient literature.
A Genre Approach to Celebrity Politics
by Nahuel RibkeExploring the transition of celebrities into institutional-electoral politics, the book argues that many insights developed by genre theorists could be highly instrumental to understand the celebrity politics phenomenon. It analyzes the historical and cultural specificity of celebrity politics as it evolved through different countries and cultures.
Genoa: A Telling of Wonders
by Rick Moody Paul Metcalf"[Genoa] invites us to pass our minds down a new but ancient track, to become, ourselves, both fact and fiction, and to discover something true about the geography of time."--William Gass, The New York Times"Genoa is a spectacular confrontation with Melville's work, the journals of Columbus and molecular biology--all folded into a hallucinatory narrative about two brothers and their different paths through the American century."--Publishers Weekly"Much like his great-grandfather, Herman Melville, Paul Metcalf brings an extraordinary diversity of materials into the complex patterns of analogy and metaphor, to affect a common term altogether brilliant in its imagination."--Robert Creeley"A unique work of historical and literary imagination, eloquent and powerful. I know of nothing like it."--Howard ZinnFirst published in 1965, Genoa is Paul Metcalf's purging of the burden of his relationship to his great-grandfather Herman Melville. In his signature polyphonic style, a storm-tossed Indiana attic becomes the site of a reckoning with the life of Melville; with Columbus, and his myth; and between two brothers--one, an MD who refuses to practice; the other, an executed murderer. Genoa is a triumph, a novel without peer, that vibrates and sings a quintessentially American song.Paul Metcalf (1917-99) was an American writer and the great-grandson of Herman Melville. His three volume Collected Works were published by Coffee House Press in 1996.
Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection
by Geno AuriemmaControversial, confrontational, and driven, Coach Geno Auriemma is a force to be reckoned with - and the most accomplished male coach in women's basketball today. In his relentless quest for excellence at the University of Connecticut, he has led the Huskies to five national championships. Yet his soul never rests. For Auriemma, life affords only the briefest moments of happiness - a good round of golf, forty minutes of great basketball, a day at the beach with his family, a nice glass of wine - while disaster is seemingly always waiting to strike. It's a fatalistic philosophy, a remnant of his hardscrabble early years, but it's an outlook that has driven him to unparalleled success." In this deeply personal memoir, Geno Auriemma reveals for the first time the man behind the legend. He talks candidly about his coaching style - famed for being one of the most demanding in all the sports world. He spills the beans about his stormy dealings with other coaches such as his archrival, Pat Summitt of the University of Tennessee. And with warmth and a genuine love for his champions, he writes openly about Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Nykesha Sales, Rebecca Lobo, Swin Cash, and all of his other UConn stars who have gone on to stellar WNBA careers. You get a courtside seat to all of the action - including an epilogue on the 2004-05 season, as well as interviews with the team's most celebrated players.