Pitch Woman and Other Stories
Pitch Woman and Other Stories

Author: Coquelle Thompson

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0803206224

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Despite the political instability characterizing twentieth-century Taiwan, the value of baseball in the lives of Taiwanese has been a constant since the game was introduced in 1895. The game first gained popularity on the island under the Japanese occupation, and that popularity continued after World War II despite the withdrawal of the Japanese and an official lack of support from the new state power, the Chinese Nationalist Party.

Barbara Hanrahan
Barbara Hanrahan

Author: Annette Stewart

Publisher: Wakefield Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1862548242

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'It is a struggle ... to be me,' wrote Barbara Hanrahan, '... to accept ME, and my spiritual purpose.' This authoritative biography illuminates the life of a great Australian writer and artist. The story starts with Barbara Hanrahan's childhood in Adelaide, travels with her to 'swinging London' of the 1960s, and recounts her remarkable achievements in Britain and Australia in the following decades. Like the artists she most admired - among them, William Blake, Frida Kahlo and D.H. Lawrence - Barbara Hanrahan dedicated herself uncompromisingly to the life of the mind and spirit, producing a body of work that remains challenging and rewarding. Annette Stewart has drawn on a wealth of unpublished material, including the artist's letters, photographs, prints and diaries, as well as interviews with her friends and her partner, the sculptor Jo Steele. Barbara Hanrahan is beautifully illustrated with a number of Hanrahan's artworks, some of which have not been published before, and many photographs from her life.

A Star Above It and Other Stories
A Star Above It and Other Stories

Author: Chad Oliver

Publisher: Gateway

Published: 2015-07-30

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 057512606X

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A Star Above It and Other Stories is volume 1 of a collection of Chad Oliver's SF, containing the following: Blood's a Rover The Land of Lost Content The Ant and the Eye Artifact Any More At Home Like You? Rewrite Man The Edge of Forever The Boy Next Door A Star Above It The Mother of Necessity Night Technical Advisor Between the Thunder and the Sun The One That Got Away Transfusion Guardian Spirit The Gift To Whom It May Concern A Stick for Harry Eddington Old Four-Eyes

Blair
Blair

Author: John A. Scott

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780811211161

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In John A. Scott's hilarious and oddly touching novel, Blair, we meet a memorable hero, one Eric Blair--English professor, accidental wit, bumbling would-be lover, consummate shambler, His jacket sports a carnation of food stains on his lapel, the lining long since descended in the manner of a loose petticoat; his trousers shine with dangerous neglect. Having permanently misplaced his wife in the general disorder of his life, Blair is now in stumbling pursuit of the beauteous Julia. Not since Monty Python featured a group of Aussie philosophy profs swilling Foster's and singing "Immanuel Kant is a real pissant" has academic life down under been so deftly skewered. Blair is the first novel written by the prize-winning Australian poet. Formerly television comedy writer, Mr. Scott now lectures in media and resides in Melbourne.

The Bluebird Cafe
The Bluebird Cafe

Author: Carmel Bird

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9780811211567

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Published in 1988, this collection of twenty-four stories introduced American readers to a wonderful new writing voice from Australia. Carmel Bird's stories are funny-sad, frightening-gentle, mysterious-matter of fact.