Conversations with My Muse
Conversations with My Muse

Author: Gary Bateman

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2015-04-09

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1504938828

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Conversations with My Muse is a fascinating and compelling new book of selected poetry by Gary Bateman. As a new author, this work is Mr. Batemans first published book of poetry, and with it he brings to the reading public a refreshing and an eclectic selection of many different types of poetry and themes. The multi-thematic variety of Mr. Batemans poetry should capture the attention of most readers who have a sincere interest in poetry. His writings should also be of definite interest to new readers who are just discovering what poetry is all about and its invaluable contribution to world literature. Mr. Bateman brings a distinctive intellectual depth to his poetry and approaches each topic or theme individually with whatever level of commitment, nuance or understanding is required. He has a devout belief in the power of poetry as a most expressive medium for informing the reading public on issues, themes, problems, and life experiencesas part of the continuing human endeavor. Mr. Bateman sees poetry as a mirror for reflecting the very soul of mankind.

Bettyville
Bettyville

Author: George Hodgman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0698158458

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD “A beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom.” —Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club “The idea of a cultured gay man leaving New York City to care for his aging mother in Paris, Missouri, is already funny, and George Hodgman reaps that humor with great charm. But then he plunges deep, examining the warm yet fraught relationship between mother and son with profound insight and understanding.” —Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himself—an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook—in a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He can’t bring himself to force her from the home both treasure—the place where his father’s voice lingers, the scene of shared jokes, skirmishes, and, behind the dusty antiques, a rarely acknowledged conflict: Betty, who speaks her mind but cannot quite reveal her heart, has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay. As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Betty’s life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small town—crumbling but still colorful—to the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair. Evocative of The End of Your Life Book Club and The Tender Bar, Hodgman’s New York Times bestselling debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal son’s return.

Dancing with Your Muse
Dancing with Your Muse

Author: Gilda Joffe

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780369388209

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Have you ever had a dream, but let it go because you were too afraid of failure to try? Dancing with Your Muse is a heartfelt, motivational guide to understanding this fear, realising that you are not alone in it, and working past it to achieve your goals without inhibition.Fear of failure is a universal issue that can hold even the most talented of people back from reaching their full potential. Dancing with Your Muse is a series of thirty essays which speak about the common and debilitating anxieties encountered on the path to creative expression. Sections include: 1: ''Fear In All Its Glory'' - explains patterns of fear, and shows you how to transform inhibitors into positive outcomes. 2: ''Judgement and Criticism'' - provides guidance on how to keep yourself in balance without succumbing to outside perceptions of your worth. 3: ''Success in Different Guises'' -expands your notion of success by giving you a more personal, expansive understanding of what accomplishment really means to you.Written in a gentle, contemplative tone, this book will encourage you to determine and strive for success on your own terms. Performers, business people, students, and everyday dreamers alike will learn to courageously choose the most direct pathways to creative success and, more importantly, personal fulfillment, holding only a desire to contribute fully to their own li

Conversations
Conversations

Author: Blue Carreon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-10-21

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1629149098

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Conversations began as a column for the Huffington Post where it initially featured fashion designers. Author Blue Carreon would ask his subjects to answer a fill-in-the-blanks type of questionnaire on topics that touch on many different aspects of our lives—from personal rituals to alternative careers to thoughts on Botox. Discover the fascinating truth on who has resisted and succumbed to Botox, and those who wouldn’t admit to using it by their twist of words or vague replies. From Tory Burch, Carreon went on to ask a great mix of personalities to be part of the Conversations series. Among these include the style icons Ines de la Fressange and Olivia Chantecaille; fashion designers Diane Von Furstenberg, Rachel Roy, and Michael Bastian; decorators Charlotte Moss, Vicente Wolf, and Mary McDonald; and artists James Nares and Polly Apfelbaum. Through sixty selected interviews, Conversations stretches over the fields of fashion, interior design, and art. Delve into the fascinating lives of some of the world’s most creative minds and see just how many turns of phrase can be added to a single open-ended word like Happiness… Read their answers and you’ll be surprised at how the subjects jump so quickly from clever to funny to philosophical—or all of the above—with each question.

Conversations
Conversations

Author: Ian Hunter

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing

Published: 2013-05-15

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1625167210

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This was not meant to be. He was reading the letters of T.E. Lawrence to Bernard and Charlotte Shaw and found a telling little passage. "I have finished the little show of activity which the revision of the Seven Pillars ... provided ... There is not a germ of desire left inside my frame." John felt the same way after 14 years of writing and finally closing on his last title, Love's Anatomy, a book that as he proofread time and again, brought back all the elation and anguish of blind love. He was finished, and as he thought, terminally so; ..". not a germ of desire left inside my frame." He then finds himself drifting into a series of Conversations, partly to obliterate the pain of emotional failure. As he does so, he recognizes yet more about himself that he attempted to uncover in all six of his earlier books. The last conversation brings him back to where his journey started. Ian Hunter is a consultant, moving between New York, Edinburgh, and now, Nairobi. He started life in Germany, moved to Scotland, worked in Scotland and England, and then Southeast Asia and New York, before experiencing East Africa. This book really is the culmination of his journey of exploration, a crescendo toward a greater self-understanding. The journey has now lasted 15 years; the results of which are his books The Early Years, e-Love, e-Dreams, e-World, Three Interludes, Love's Anatomy and Conversations. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/IanHunter

Conversations with May Sarton
Conversations with May Sarton

Author: May Sarton

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9780878055326

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With increasing candor and openness May Sarton's conversations have given an intimate view of her honest, courageous inner life. Best known to her many readers as a novelist and keeper of journals, Sarton sees herself pre-eminently as a poet. In the interviews collected here she speaks forthrightly about herself, her independence, and her writing. Although born in Belgium, Sarton is quintessentially American in her choice of solitude on which her personal well-being and writing depend. She is a modernist who has defined herself as an artist, with the occasionally painful recognition that all else must finally be subordinated to her writing. Her journal After the Stroke makes clear that when she cannot write she stands on the edge of the abyss of nonbeing. These interviews offer Sarton's readers the model of a woman who has supported herself as a writer of achievement, who has made her way without the comforts of academic tenure, grants, or bestseller listings.