Life on Sandpaper
Life on Sandpaper

Author: Yoram Kaniuk

Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1564786749

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A whirlwind of art, music, and lust, Life on Sandpaper is Yoram Kaniuk's overwhelming autobiographical novel detailing his years as a young painter in the New York of the '50s. Wounded and alienated, a war veteran at the age of nineteen, Kaniuk arrives in Greenwich Village at its peak period of artistic creativity, and finds his way among such giants as Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Willem de Kooning, and Frank Sinatra. In terse prose, inspired by the associative and breathless drive of bebop, Kaniuk's memories race between the ecstatic devotion of his beloved Harlem jazz clubs, through the ideological spats of the dying Yiddish world of the Lower East Side, to the volcanic gush of passion, pain, art, dance, alcohol, and drugs that was Greenwich Village. Kaniuk's stories roll and tumble here with hypnotic urgency, as if this were his last opportunity to remember, and tell, before all is obliterated.

Sandpaper People
Sandpaper People

Author: Mary Southerland

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2005-07-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0736933352

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Everybody deals with them--people who rub you the wrong way, often leaving abrasions behind! Mary Southerland goes beyond just giving good advice on how to handle tough relationships. Using examples from her own painful experiences, a readily applicable format--and a dusting of humor and intriguing "Sandpaper Facts" throughout--she" "frames key principles of relating to rub-you-the-wrong-way types such as... "be loving--recognize their worth" "be humble--choose against pride" "be encouraging--become their cheerleader" "be strong--develop endurance" "be committed--refuse to walk away" Readers will see how God, using the difficult people in their lives, is reshaping them into men and women who can express His forgiveness, mercy, and tender affection.

Too Many Summers
Too Many Summers

Author: Leslee Ganss

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781593220945

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Aiming her pen at such sacred cows as clueless tourists, beloved fall festivals, questionable architecture and The Shack on the Causeway (RIP!), L. Ganss explores the ironies and eccentricities of a summer resort in all its seasons and temperaments. Jam-packed with 230 favorites culled from over two decades of Artoons originally published in Long Beach Island's SandPaper, this collection draws inspiration from the local quirks and rituals of this 18-mile-long Jersey Shore sandbar lovingly known as ''LBI'' and the equally inspiring ''just-over-the-bridge'' mainland. From ''Vacation (Hell)'' and ''Strange Days'' to summer bucket lists and dubious landmarks, Artoon fans will find many of their favorites here and newcomers will be happily immersed in the humorous consequences of too many summers.''Three decades into the one-woman art show that is the weekly Artoon, L. Ganss shows no signs of exhausting the absurdities, ironies and follies that animate her portrait of the beach scene and the bay life.'' -- from the Foreword

River of Blue Fire
River of Blue Fire

Author: Tad Williams

Publisher: DAW Hardcover

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 634

ISBN-13: 9780886777777

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A group of unlikely heroes goes up against the ruthless Grail Brotherhood, who are exploiting Earth's children

Protecting You. . Protecting Me
Protecting You. . Protecting Me

Author: Dina Rosen

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06-03

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13:

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It's 2020. Masks are not just for Halloween anymore!. A young boy's family has made a choice - if he wants to be with others, he must wear a mask. He misses his friends, school, the park. He is anxious, frustrated and wonders how he will communicate with people when they can't see his face. His mother helps him develop the courage he needs to take the big, first important step in becoming an EVERYDAY HERO. The playful rhyming text and engaging pictures carry the reader on a rollercoaster ride as this young boy learns "protecting you... protecting me," means caring for himself and others. Children easily connect with the colorful illustrations, drawn by a talented seven-year-old. The authors, also educators, wrote this book to provide parents and teachers opportunities to spark conversations to assist young children coping with the constant changes in a pandemic world.

How to Live on an Island
How to Live on an Island

Author: Sandy Gingras

Publisher: Down the Shore Publishing

Published: 1998-12

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780945582571

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This charming illustrated gift book encourages us to live happily on simpler terms. We are reminded to ''float'' and ''make a splash,'' to ''ebb and flow'' and ''run with waves'' or ''laugh like a gull''; to ''sugar yourself with sand,'' to ''walk tender'' and to ''thank.'' This book by author/illustrator Sandy Gingras is the first of seven in her very popular and uniquely inspirational ''How To Live'' series.

Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451

Author: Ray Bradbury

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2003-09-23

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0743247221

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Set in the future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime.

Misadventures
Misadventures

Author: Sylvia Smith

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 2009-11-26

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1847677428

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Misadventures is a unique ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes revealing the ups and downs of one woman's life in twentieth-century London. Sylvia Smith's deadpan patter belies the startling complexities, humour and darkness at the heart of this remarkable memoir.

Papel de liha
Papel de liha

Author: Ompong Remigio

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9789715082686

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A story that honors the untiring love a mother has for her family. Although her hands are roughened by hard work, yet they become soft with tenderness when she touches her child.