The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch
The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch

Author: Konrad Ventana

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2009-08-17

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1440158258

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Konrad Ventanas The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch is positively Post-Lux post-modern, post-enlightenment drama that exposes the pathos of creativitya moveable feast for anyone who loves Hollywood stories and film noir. The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch is a treatise on existentialism, modernism, and the emergence of nouveau feminism. Set in Hollywood Neo-noir and guided by an intrepid philosophical counselor (life coach), the reader investigates The Lost Love of the Latest Tycoon, examining the role of the muse, the magnificent intemperate impulses of the femme fatale, and the allure of the casting couch, while witnessing the fall of an empire in the twilight of the egoists. The author, an American Scientist and Visionary, provides a unique view of the creative process and its varied sources. Using the pseudonym, Konrad Ventana, literally 'Bold Counsel through a Window,' the author looks behind the scenes at the ideologies of our modern times and examines the potential for future development.

Fade to Zilch
Fade to Zilch

Author: F. Lewis Hall

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1491764643

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Dr. Joseph Metropolis calls himself a philosophical counselor, and he is looking for a paying client with the weight of the world on his shoulders. He finds such a person in Zero Vaynilovich, also known as Zilch, who comes to him demanding assistance in finding his lost love. Although private detective work isnt his usual employment, Dr. Metropolis agrees to help the lovelorn tycoon. Thus begins a narrative that seeks to shine a light on the darkest reaches of the human mind. As Dr. Metropolis weaves through the fabulous theatrical world of Hollywood, he encounters movie moguls striving to embrace their creativity while struggling with their own psychological demons. He explores the role of the muse, the intemperate impulses of the femme fatale, and the lure of the casting couchall while working to solve the mystery brought to him by Zilch. Featuring spectacle, sexual intrigue, and a host of memorable characters, this screenplay details the fall of an empire that has become devoid of artistic inspiration.

A Desperado's Daily Bread
A Desperado's Daily Bread

Author: Konrad Ventana

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 0595508693

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Konrad Ventana throws open the curtain to a perennial drama with a depth of language that can only be described as symphonic. Blazing with eye-opening drama, keen psychological insights, and layers of linguistic pyrotechnics, the reader is at once awed and entertained. This riveting drama follows the trail of a western outlaw biochemist of the subterranean territories through the neo-shamanistic dystopia, neo-contemplative hoo-ha, and blatant neoteny of the 1970's New Age movements on the hunt for more profound and sublime naturalistic roots. The reader will be stunned by the enduring power of 'artistic ideals' vis-à-vis wan and vapid 'philosophical idealisms' in molding the indomitable traditions of society. With this first Post-Lux Swan Song, Konrad Ventana manipulates language in a timeless theme as elegant as a classical ballet, as poignant as our heartfelt emotions, and as enduring as the resonance of a new and illuminating apperception. This most remarkable book is truly a picture window to behold.

Questing for Überjoy
Questing for Überjoy

Author: Konrad Ventana

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 146202954X

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They called her berjoy, but her real name was Joycelyn Eberhard. She was a finalist in the Miss Teen Idaho beauty pageant, but now shes gone missingin China, no less. Her fianc, Orion, worried when she signed up for the Peace Corps, but he never expected something like this. Her disappearance is shattering to him, so he has no choice but to head overseas and search for the woman he loves. His search takes him to the remote Himalaya Mountains in Nepal and Tibet, where getting help from local authorities is not as easy as he would have hoped. He is forced to seek assistance elsewhere, from intrepid special operations mercenaries and unorthodox mountaineering guides. Soon, Orions search targets not only his fianc, but the meaning of life itself. Set in the mountains of Chinawhere earth meets sky in more ways than oneQuesting for berjoy is a quest for love. It is also a quest for meaning, as Eastern culture surrounds heroic Orion and teaches him more about himself than any experience in America. One moment philosophical and the next filled with danger, it is a story that could change your life and send you on your own quest for mountaintop enlightenment.

BONAVENTURE POINTE, A Western Romance Volume 2
BONAVENTURE POINTE, A Western Romance Volume 2

Author: Konrad Ventana

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2024-04-02

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1663258910

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On an abandoned beach on the Southern California Coast near midnight, Everett Durant reaches into the pockets of his jeans as he approaches the water’s edge. He unburdens himself of all personal belongings as he prepares to commit suicide by drowning but fails. During his unsuccessful drowning, Everett experiences the appurtenance of a Guardian Angel, of sorts. When he wakes, he sees only the impression of a sand angel remaining where he washed ashore. He soon learns that a young girl either jumped or fell from the cliffs above and suffered and died not so long ago. This realization encourages the washed-up emo-songwriter to honor her memory in a constructive way, and that sets the saga in motion. Everett deeply connects with those living in society’s underbelly as he gives them a voice through a collection of post-beat poetry. Soon, a quick fifteen minutes of fame lead him into the path of Beatrice Rutherford, otherwise known as “the heiress.” With the prompting of the heiress, Everett moves deeper into the disorienting seas of cultural conformity, mass socialization, and geopolitical control, while championing the role of an inspired individualism. He could never have imagined that this incredible postmodern journey would begin with a dark night of the soul on an abandoned beach.

Treading Air
Treading Air

Author: Jaan Kross

Publisher: Harvill Press

Published: 2014-10-13

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781846559112

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Translated by Eric Dickens Treading Air follows the life of Ullo Paerand through 30 years of violent political upheaval. Abandoned by his father as a child, he grows up to become an electoral assistant to the parliamentary office in Tallinn and it is in this position that Ullo witnesses first the Soviet and then the German occupation of Estonia. Forced out of his honest profession Ullo becomes involved with the Resistance but, when many Estonians flee the country, he chooses to remain. An interlude of a decade shows much has changed since the end of the War; Soviet influence is marked in the style of government and the manner of the people. The narrative unfolds in stories imparted to an unknown "author" by a 70-year-old Ullo. Just before the end, however, Kross introduces a teasing ambiguity: Ullo dies before he is able to answer the last question about his life.

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

Author: David Foster Wallace

Publisher: Back Bay Books

Published: 2009-11-23

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 0316090522

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These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.

A Tale of Two Brothers
A Tale of Two Brothers

Author: Jacqueline Murray

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 734

ISBN-13: 143437288X

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Rock legends Jim Morrison of "The Doors" and Michael Hutchence of "INXS" have given a psychic medium riveting accounts of their controversial deaths and the many myths that surrounded their lives as only they can tell them. Finally, a factual account of how Jim Morrison died in Paris, why he was later placed in a bathtub and how he fought for hours to stay alive. The elaborate cover-up of his death is explored in depth as well as the true identity of his "cosmic mate." Jim Morrison discusses his conviction in Miami, the police brutality he experienced behind closed doors in New Haven and Las Vegas and why he actually fled the United States for Paris in 1971. Learn what Jim Morrison's secret plans were in Paris in July of 1971 and why he never got to carry them out. Jim Morrison breaks on through in this graphic account to bare his soul. This book is filled with Jim's chilling poetry and lyrics. Michael Hutchence reveals the facts surrounding what really happened in Room 524 at the Ritz Carlton, in Double Bay, Australia on November 22nd, 1997 when a young maid found the dead body of the beloved, charismatic superstar and the controversy began. Michael details how he really died and why there was no note left behind. He provides the answers to why he was hoodwinked by those closest to him that led to his missing millions. Michael gives his jaw dropping thoughts on his so-called brothers in "INXS" and the autobiography they wrote after his death. He explains his disdain for the reality show "Rock Star" and his belief detailing why "INXS" should not have sought a replacement for him after his death. His haunting poetry and lyrics are all throughout this amazing account.

Pieces of My Path
Pieces of My Path

Author: Thomas Riddell

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-08-28

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 0557094127

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As the years move on I think many of us don't really consider the subtle but sometimes enormouschanges that can take place in the human mind over the course of time. We often hear people say, 'I'd love to be eighteen again and know what I know now'¦' but how many of us would want to put our past lives out there for the whole world to see; especially when the path that we've walked was chest deep in pain and turmoil?It was in January of 2006 that I decided to write PIECES OF MY PATH. What precipitated my putting finger to keyboard was located in a cardboard box, stashed away and wrapped in a black garbage bag high upon a shelf in the guest bedroom closet. I was thinking a lot about my 'dark days' and how far I had come from those crippling depressed times in the early 90's so I decided to pull down that black bag filled with memories and take a peek back into a bleak, yet rewarding,past.

Wheel With a Single Spoke
Wheel With a Single Spoke

Author: Nichita Stanescu

Publisher: Archipelago

Published: 2012-07-13

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1935744429

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Winner of the Herder Prize, Nichita Stanescu was one of Romania’s most celebrated contemporary poets. This dazzling collection of poems – the most extensive collection of his work to date – reveals a world in which heavenly and mysterious forces converse with the everyday and earthbound, where love and a quest for truth are central, and urgent questions flow. His startling images stretch the boundaries of thought. His poems, at once surreal and corporeal, lead us into new metaphysical and linguistic terrain.