![]() I know life will get sunnier soon, it always does. But if it were otherwise, perhaps, as Rilke wrote, I would never have been able to find these words and poems to share. As much as I ache for the gentle light, sometimes the darkness is just too deep. ![]() ![]() I’m not a big fan of March and April, as they mark too many personal anniversaries of loss. If it were otherwise, he would never have been able to find those words.Īs lovely as it is, Spring is a difficult time of year for me. His life has much trouble and sadness, and remains far behind yours. You must realize that something is happening to you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in its hand and will not let you fall.Īnd if there is one more thing that I must say to you, it is this: Don’t think that the person who is trying to comfort you now lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes give you pleasure. Kappus, if a sadness rises in front of you, larger than any you have ever seen if an anxiety, like light and cloud-shadows, moves over your hands and over everything you do. Most comforting to be read as a whole versus any snippets I may extract for you, though if forced, the following stand-out to me: ![]() “I want to talk to you again for a little while…” A bit of a longer read for you, dear friend and reader, from Rilke. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Other writers, too, have had the benefit of occasional information from these pages, and now and again my recollection is not entirely in harmony with theirs. At times the manuscript was examined in preparing addresses and articles for magazines, and some of its stories and material have been given to the public in a different form. It was then laid aside and about thirty-three years have passed over it. The greater portion of it was written immediately after the close of the war from diaries I had kept and notes I had made and when my recollection was fresh and youthful. This book is not a biography nor a history neither is it a challenge to the military critic. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 40-35490ĪNY GOOD SOLDIER WHO DIED IN BATTLE AND IS FORGOTTEN ![]() Manufactured in the United States of America Henry Kyd Douglas shortly after the close of the War I RODE WITH STONEWALLīeing chiefly the war experiences of the youngest member of Jackson’s staff from the John Brown Raid to the hanging of Mrs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As the faux wedding date looms closer, Audrey and Clarke realize that they can never go back to the way things were, but deep down, do they really want to? Clarke is the charming playboy Audrey can always count on, and he knows that the ever-loyal Audrey will never not play along with his strategy for dodging his matchmaking mother-announcing he’s already engaged…to Audrey.īut what starts out as a playful game between two best friends turns into something infinitely more complicated, as just-for-show kisses begin to stir up forbidden feelings. After all, they’ve been best friends since childhood without a single romantic entanglement. One of O, The Oprah Magazine’s “22 Romance Novels That Are Set to Be the Best of 2020” and one of Goodreads’s “ 28 of the Hottest Romances of 2020”įrom New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne, the “queen of witty dialogue” (Rachel Van Dyken, New York Times bestselling author), comes the final installment of the Central Park Pact series, a heartfelt and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that’s perfect for fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren.Ĭan guys and girls ever be just friends? According to Audrey Tate and Clarke West, absolutely. ![]() ![]() ![]() By tying together the elusive threads of his oeuvre into one exhaustive overview, this book reveals just what it was about Bosch and his painting that proved so immensely influential. 14501516) secured his place as a pillar of art history. Texts from art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer dissect the many compelling elements that populate each scene, from hybrid creatures of man and beast to Bosch’s pictorial use of proverbs and idioms. A bird-monster devouring sinners, naked bodies in tantric contortions, a pair of ears brandishing a sharpened blade: with just 20 paintings and nine drawings to his name, Netherlandish visionary Hieronymus Bosch(c. To this day, the painter par excellence of hell and its demons continues to puzzle and enthrall scholars, artists, designers, and musicians alike.Based on the best-selling XXL edition, which saw TASCHEN commission new and exclusive photography of details and recently restored works, this large-scale monograph presents Bosch’s complete oeuvre. ![]() 1450–1516) secured his place as a pillar of art history. TASCHEN is 40 Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around. Devil in the details: The symbols, monsters, and morals of a Netherlandish radical.Ī bird-monster devouring sinners, naked bodies in tantric contortions, a pair of ears brandishing a sharpened blade: with just 20 paintings and nine drawings to his name, Netherlandish visionary Hieronymus Bosch (c. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One little spoiler I can give out: if I had a friend I wanted to feel welcome and really take a load off, I'd copy the recipe in the story: oven-grilled pork tenderloin with scalloped taters and red wine, followed by dessert and then a joint. I related so much to the emotionally volatile main character. I read it during Uni English, and it rocked me to my core, how humanely and gracefully Carver could handle the subject of men talking with other men about feelings. ![]() "Cathedral" is feminist too (constructive feminism that erases divides), showing how men suffer from jealousy and turn to passive-aggression and sarcasm when feeling backed into a corner just like anyone else. Kids and teens may have trouble relating to the emotional themes because unless you went to fucking war at age 14 you don't fully see the real bottom of these themes until you are 40-45. Suffice to say that it's a fantastically dry-witted story about an unremarkable event on the face of it, but the real action is between the lines, a universe lives inbetween those lines.Įveryone should read Raymond Carver's "Cathedral" short story, but also afterwards the wikipage for it, so you don't miss any of the context. I won't talk about the plot details because you deserve to go in blind re: setting and characters. ![]() ![]() ![]() Distressingly, The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 by Kirby Larson, is about Japanese internment - from the perspective of a white girl whose father is a minister at the camp. : Long Live the Queen (9780312374907) by White, Ellen Emerson and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Of the 19 relaunched titles, 16 were about white girls. The series relaunched in 2010, but this latter incarnation wasn’t much better. The series’ first book that prominently featured Indigenous characters, Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 by Mary Pope Osborne, was actually about a white girl who is captured by the Lenape tribe. Next up is former Labor MP Craig Emerson who is asked about Labor’s stance on the stage-three tax cuts with the party voting in support of them while in opposition and going to the election. ![]() Only four featured Black protagonists, one had a Latina protagonist, and two were about young Native American girls, the first of which was heavily criticized for damaging inaccuracies and misrepresentation of what life was like for Indigenous children at government-run boarding schools. Of the 36 original titles in the Dear America series, 29 were about white girls. As her senior year winds to a close, Meg is having a perfectly. ![]() ![]() As inspiring as the books were, they weren’t perfect. Feiwel & Friends, 9.99 (297pp) ISBN 978-8-4. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the race is on to see if Ashley can bag Rick’s goods without giving away that she…is really a…he. Literally stumbling into a seedy dive bar one night, he bumps into the studly Rick who has a promising bump of his own. In his body-hugging get-up- mini skirted, with careful ‘dick tucking,’ and long, flowing red wig- he just wants to find a nice guy who can top him and show a little tenderness. Legs up to there, he doesn’t just love cross-dressing, he’s really into the look and feel of stylish four-inch heels. Ashley has a penchant for stilettos and he knows how to wear them. …is when a guy just wants to glam it up a bit. ![]() But, looks can be deceiving, and sometimes you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. When a gorgeous redhead walks into his local bar, wearing sexy heels and a mini skirt, he knows exactly who wants. BLURB: Ashley is on a mission, but is he willing to take all the risks to show he’s got what it takes? Rick is a man who knows what he wants, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure he gets it. ![]() |