An Architecture of the Ozarks: The Works of Marlon Blackwell
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  • Striking, yet affordable, houses
An Architecture of the Ozarks: The Works of Marlon Blackwell

Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 156898488X

Book Description

"I live, practice, teach, and build in northwest Arkansas, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It's a place considered to be in the middle of nowhere, yet ironically close to everywhere. It is an environment of real natural beauty and, simultaneously, one of real constructed ugliness. Abandonment, exploitation, erasure and nostalgia are all aspects of this place and are conditions as authentic as its natural beauty and local form. This land of disparate conditions in not just a setting for my work -- it is part of the work. By choosing to live and work here -- to call it home -- I've been able to get beyond the surface of things, to turn over the rock and discover the complex and rich underbelly of my place -- its visceral presences and expressive character -- that so informs and sustains my efforts. I am working from the conviction that architecture is larger than the subject of architecture." --Marlon Blackwell
Marlon Blackwell is a passionate polemicist. He's also a very gifted architect. The projects in this first monograph on the "radical ruralist," as touted by the Royal Institute of British Architects, offer a new architectural language that at once celebrate the vernacular and transgress the boundaries of the conventional. The results are -- we can't help it, there's no better word -- beautiful.
Incisive essays by David Buege, Dan Hoffman, and Juhani Pallasmaa and lush photography by Tim Hursley, Richard Johnson, and Kevin Latady explore Blackwell's projects, including his widely acclaimed Keenan TowerHouse, the award-winning Moore HoneyHouse, 2Square House, and Flynn-Schmitt BarnHouse, studios, and institutional buildings.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Striking, yet affordable, houses.......2006-03-28

It is with releif that we look at the work of this small town architect living and working in rural Arkansas. It is proof that the creative design of striking small homes is not dead. The buildings illustrated here are not the expensive luxury homes of the rich, nor are they the cookie cutter homes of the modern American sub-division. Instead, they are striking buildings that are well within the range of the average house buyer.

Mr. Blackwell clearly works well with the client and the location of the proposed dwelling. That part of the country, for instance, is prone to frequent flooding. As a result, a number of the houses shown here are built up above ground. These houses, though, are far from the traditional set of poles with a conventional house positioned on top. The results look like insects, or maybe space ships. Yet the designs are so simple that the costs would not be extremely high.

This book is a refreshing look at brilliant design in an unexpected corner.

Perspective! For Comic Book Artists: How to Achieve a Professional Look in Your Artwork
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good teaching tool, but not boring like a text book
  • A great introduction to perspective
  • Very Thorough and Technical
  • An Awful Waste!
  • Excellent!... It's *easily* in my Top 5 perspective books...
Perspective! For Comic Book Artists: How to Achieve a Professional Look in Your Artwork
David Chelsea
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0823005674

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good teaching tool, but not boring like a text book.......2007-09-19

I've always had trouble with using perspective in my drawings, especially with the image's setting fitting with the perspective shot of the subject of the image. This book is really good at explaining and giving key points to know about how to clean up your perspective techniques without becoming a dry lecture on art technique.

4 out of 5 stars A great introduction to perspective.......2007-09-11

I got this book because it was recommended by Scott McCloud in Making Comics, and I found it to be very fun and helpful. The fact that it's written as a dialogue between two people and illustrated as a comic makes it easy and fun to read, and the tips and instruction it gives are great for someone who doesn't know a whole lot about the subject. Someone who wants to really get into perspective would probably want to look elsewhere, but for me this was a great book.

4 out of 5 stars Very Thorough and Technical.......2007-06-02

This is an excellent book. It is also very technical. If you are looking for shortcuts to drawing perspective, this isn't the book for you. But if you are looking for a detail and instructive book on drawing very accurate perspectives, then this book is great. It has excellent instruction regarding complex perspective setups. The format is good for the instruction, and the prose is a little bit stiff, but not distracting. Overall a very instructive book, but not the best I've read.

1 out of 5 stars An Awful Waste!.......2007-03-10

Awful.
Perspective is 3 wonderful things:
- It is very easy to learn, when taught clearly.
- It is great fun.
- It is the best tool a graphic artist can dream of.
Well, you'd never guess by reading this book. It is badly explained, confusely written, poorly drawn and doesn't have anything to do with creativity or art. It is written for dead robots by a cold-blooded accountant.
It is so ugly and boring, it made me almost afraid and disgusted of perspective... And I've used perspective professionally and enjoyed it everyday for the last 35 years.
A shame, Mr. Chelsea.
If you want to learn perspective and have fun, try to get for probably less than 2 dollars "Perspective Drawing" by Ernest Norling, published in the 40s or the 50s by Walter Foster, in a second-hand bookshop.
Amazon sells also "Perspective Made Easy" by Ernest R. Norling, but I've never seen it. Anyway being by Ernest Norling, it can only be, at the least, 36 times more useful, informative, and motivating than the awful book by the poor Mr. David Chelsea.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent!... It's *easily* in my Top 5 perspective books..........2006-11-09

Some people will *love* that this is a 176 page comic book on perspective. Others may find this not to their taste. Either way, it's obvious that this is a truly unique & original take on a subject that's often exceedingly difficult to learn. I highly recommend this book to everyone, along with 2 others: Perspective Drawing Handbook by Joseph D'Amelio, and Perspective Made Easy by Ernest Norling. These 3 perspective books are currently my favorites, with Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Guide, 4th edition; and Creative Perspective for Artists and Illustrators, rounding out my Top 5. David Chelsea's book is *easily* the most entertaining to read. If anyone thinks learning can't be fun- think again! I can actually read this book as entertainment 1st and learning 2nd, although it's intended to be the other way around. It's not *just* for comic book artists either: it's purely done in this format for the sake of clear communication. Perspective is both explained & demonstrated with sincerity & proficiency. There's a reason this book is getting so many positive reviews, and it's not just due to effective marketing: Watson-Guptill publications truly has a unique hit on their hands. It's highly recommended!

Camera Assistant, The: A Complete Professional Handbook
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great starter book for AC's
  • The Camera Assistant - A Complete Pro Handbook (Hart)
  • The bible for operating camera personnel!
  • This is the new Bible.
Camera Assistant, The: A Complete Professional Handbook
Douglas Hart
Manufacturer: Focal Press
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ASIN: 0240800427

Book Description

Veteran camera assistant Doug Hart describes in this comprehensive technical guide all of the important facets and duties of the first and second camera assistants' jobs. Whether it is feature films, episodic television, documentaries, commercials, or music videos, The Camera Assistant: A Complete Professional Handbook explains both the practice and theory behind it with a concentration on technique rather than equipment. In addition, personal anecdotes from the author's years behind and beside the camera provide insight into this demanding field.

Key topics include film formats and aspect ratios, testing lenses and camera equipment, focus theory, film loading and labeling, scene blocking, marking actors, shooting tips, slating, paperwork, equipment maintenance, set etiquette, and finding work. This is not a camera equipment handbook; it is a comprehensive procedures manual which describes and explains the most important responsibilities of the camera assistant on the set, the theory behind the practice, and the methods that get the job done properly and keep the assistant frequently employed.

Douglas C. Hart has been a freelance first-camera assistant on feature films, documentaries, television shows, and commercials for more than 20 years, including 10 years (and 10 films) as first-camera assistant to Gordon Willis, ASC, as well as work in 42 states and 26 foreign countries. His work includes Presumed Innocent, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Cosby Mysteries, and CBS's Central Park West. He is a member and former president of the International Photographers Local 644, IATSE, and teaches the Camera Assistant Workshops at the International Film and Television Workshops in Rockport, Maine.

Details both the practice and the theory necessary to be a camera assistant.
Concentrates on technique, not equipment.
Serves as a comprehensive manual, which teaches the necessary methods to get the job done and stay employed.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great starter book for AC's.......2006-06-12

Of the two major "textbooks" on ACing, this is the best one to start with. It gives enough information to initiate you into what is expected of all members of the camera crew, but is not overwhelming with technical info (not that you are not going to want that info someday, but if you are new, it can be confusing and even discouraging.) After this book, get David Elkin's Camera Assistant's Manual, which goes into much further detail. As you work with different cameras, download the manuals from the panavision/arri/aaton/etc websites so you can feel comfortable with the differences in individual cameras. Lastly, get a used copy of the very expensive American Cinematographer Manual for all the technical bits in one handy portable reference book. This, and tons of set experience, is probably all you need (and keep in mind some of the greatest cinematographers who ever lived worked without any of these aids). Rely on your eye!

5 out of 5 stars The Camera Assistant - A Complete Pro Handbook (Hart).......2000-08-17

This is probably the best handbook for this discipline I've ever seen. I bought a copy when I was in the States three years ago - and it was swiped ! I plan to prescribe this book for my students from 2001 onwards. Well done !

John Hill ctftvs@netactive.co.za

5 out of 5 stars The bible for operating camera personnel!.......1999-06-10

This book is a complete and highly insightful manual for motion picture camera assistants and operators. It covers the disciplines, techniques, skills and even the politics of the craft. For anyone involved or wanting a fabulous look into the workings of the film industry, buy this book!

5 out of 5 stars This is the new Bible........1997-10-15

Compiled from years of teaching innumerable students at the International Film & Television Workshops in Rockport, ME, this book supercedes all previous texts on the subject. A former President of East Coast Camera Local 644, Hart writes in a manner as readable as it is thorough. Illustrations and appendices are completely useful. This is the new Bible for the working A.C. and anyone seeking to understand how the camera department really functions.
Camera Assistant, The, A Complete Professional Handbook
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    Camera Assistant, The, A Complete Professional Handbook
    Douglas By (author) Hart
    Manufacturer: Focal Press
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    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000OPD8M8

    Anywhere but Here
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • A book you can reread endlessly and still find new perspectives..
    • I didn't see the charm in this at all
    • excellent
    • Anywhere But Here
    • Kind of wishing I was anywhere but there
    Anywhere but Here
    Mona Simpson
    Manufacturer: Vintage
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: 0679737383
    Release Date: 1992-01-15

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    "Strangers always love my mother," Ann August tells us at the start of Anywhere But Here. "And even if you hate her, can't stand her, even if she's ruining your life, there's something about her, some romance, some power. She's absolutely herself. No matter how hard you try, you'll never get to her. And when she dies, the world will be flat, too simple, reasonable, fair." Indeed, over the course of the dozen or so years chronicled in Mona Simpson's first novel, Ann and everyone else related to the charming, delusional Adele learn this the hard way. Ann does hate her at times; Adele does indeed come pretty close to ruining Ann's life on numerous occasions, or at least scarring it, and yet, ultimately, it isn't possible not to love her. As Ann puts it: "The thing about my mother and me is that when we get along we're just the same."

    This is a woman who uproots her child from Wisconsin and moves to Los Angeles, leaving behind a dull husband (not Ann's father--who wandered off long ago but makes appearances here in memories), under the premise that life will be beautiful and Ann will become a famous television star. But her lifelong dream and goal ("It was our secret, a nighttime whispered promise" turns out, like so many things in the Augusts' lives, to be lackluster when it becomes reality. Adele merely feeds on fantasy and drags her daughter along.

    Nevertheless, it's hard not to worship her. We hear from her mother, her sister, from Ann, and finally from Adele herself, and no matter how she's used people, what trouble she's gotten into, or what lies she's told--and there are plenty of all three--a certain amount of awe always remains. When we come upon Ann's proclamation that "it's always the people like my mother, who start the noise and bang things, who make you feel the worst; they are the ones who get your love." It's startling to realize how heartily we agree with her. Anywhere But Here gives truth to this statement in a way that few books ever have. It's dense with misery and amazement all tangled together--a realistic and thus rare portrait of love. --Melanie Rehak

    Book Description

    Anywhere But Here is a moving, often comic portrait of wise child Ann August and her mother, Adele, a larger-than-life American dreamer. As they travel through the landscape of their often conflicting ambitions, Ann and Adele bring to life a novel that is a brilliant exploration of the perennial urge to keep moving, even at the risk of profound disorientation. Simpson's first novel is ultimately a heart-rendering tale of a mother and daughter's invaluable relationship.

    "The two women in this book are American originals. Ann is a new Huck Finn, a tough, funny, resourceful love of a girl. Adele is like no one I've encountered, at once deplorable and admirable--and altogether believable."
    --Walker Percy

    " Anywhere But Here is a wonder: big, complex, masterfully written, it's an achievement that lands [Simpson] in the front ranks of our best novelists."
    --Newsweek

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A book you can reread endlessly and still find new perspectives.........2006-08-02

    Like many other adolescents, Ann August is torn between loving and hating her mother. For Adele August refuses to be ordinary...the thing that her young daughter longs for most.

    The two embark on a road trip to California, where Ann is to become famous. Really, she is just a pawn for her mother's fantasies.

    The story flashes back and forth between present-day and the past, interspersing Ann's perspective with that of her mother, grandmother and aunt.

    This is truly Simpson's finest work.

    2 out of 5 stars I didn't see the charm in this at all.......2005-08-22

    To me, this was a very disjointed, sad picture of an extremely dysfunctional relationship between a mother who is an emotionally manipulative child, and a daughter who is forced to be an adult because of her mother's shortcomings. The Amazon review talks about how compelling and magnetic the mother's character, Adele, is, but I didn't find her to be that at all. Her character was pathetic, repellent and disturbing - a classic portrayal of a woman who never should have been a parent. I saw shades of my own relationship with my mother in the relationship between Adele and Ann, but thankfully my own mother was responsible and stable and understood who the adult was in our relationship. Adele comes across as a shallow manipulator, nothing more, and I fail to see how anyone could find her character magnetic and charming. I just saw her as petulant, childish and unstable.

    Other reviewers have mentioned the other problems with the book - Ann, as a lead character, is very dull and seems to have very little emotional reaction to living what she clearly knows is a very abnormal life. The flashbacks with the aunt's and grandmother's lives didn't seem to have much of a point, and the way the story jumped back and forth through time was confusing and made the book seem to lack cohesion. There is also not any plot to this, it's just a series of recountings of events in the lives of these women. Through the course of the book Ann grows up and leaves Adele so she can go to college, and she only rarely sees Adele again. Other than that, there's not much of a story arc.

    I really can't recommend this book. Maybe if someone had a dysfunctional childhood with a parent like Adele they would relate to it, but I didn't find much to like or anything that was all that compelling.

    5 out of 5 stars excellent .......2004-12-03

    Seems like most of the other posters ought to stick to romance novels. Mona Simpson's first book is packed with rich imagery, irresistible storytelling, and vivid characterizations. In particular, Adele is certainly one of the most appalling mother characters in contemporary fiction. Grandiose, manipulative, and narcissistic, she is a monster for the ages. (Despite what the Amazon blurb says, I think it's easy not to fall in love with her.) Simpson has said in interviews that the book isn't autobiographical, but I can't help but wonder. That's how vivid it is.

    3 out of 5 stars Anywhere But Here.......2004-05-26

    I had to read a book for English 11 and this was the book I chose. I had a semester to read it and finished it the last week of the semester because it was so hard to read. It wasn't difficult text, it just wasn't as interesting as I expected it to be. I expected it to be a lot like the movie, but only little parts of it were. It was an okay book though that's why I gave it a three star rating. I would recommend this book to anyone who hasn't seen the movie, and then they won't be expecting certain things.

    3 out of 5 stars Kind of wishing I was anywhere but there.......2004-02-23

    In Mona Simpson's "Anywhere But Here", she shows a young girl's life as she grows up with her self-obsessed mother. Simpson fills the book with many short stories that have almost no connection to the rest of the book. The first few pages are a hard read because of the many characters to connect and the many metaphors, similes, and long description paragraphs.Simpson doesn't give enough description of Ann or her her mother, Adele, to get a clear picture of ages, looks, or motives. Although the book is an interesting look at a mother and daughter's roller-coaster ride of a relationship, it is not a book that I would recommend investing in.
    Anywhere But Here
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • So-so sequel -- has moments. 3.4 stars
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    • great treat for armchair science fiction travelers
    • Pretty good story
    Anywhere But Here
    Jerry Oltion
    Manufacturer: Tor Books
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover

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    ASIN: 0765306190
    Release Date: 2005-02-10

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    In a world dominated by America's heavy hand, an independent scientist reveals the secret of fast, cheap interstellar travel, sparking an exodus like none in history. When anyone with a few hundred dollars and a little ingenuity can build their own spaceship, even American citizens can't wait to get out from under the United States's domineering thumb.Trent and Donna Stinson, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, seal up their pickup for vacuum and go looking for a better life among the stars, but they soon learn that you can't outrun your problems. America's belligerent foreign policy is expanding just as fast as the world's refugees, threatening to destroy humanity's last chance for peaceful coexistence. When their own government tries to kill them for exercising the freedoms that people once took for granted, Trent and Donna reluctantly admit that America must be stopped. But how can patriotic citizens fight their own country? And how can they succeed where the rest of the world has failed?

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    3 out of 5 stars So-so sequel -- has moments. 3.4 stars.......2006-02-21

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    This is a weaker sequel to his lively and entertaining The Getaway Special (2002, recommended), which, you may recall, was cheap star travel in septic-tank spaceships. Here they've advanced to sealed-cab electric pickups, with the Secret Stardrive™ module hidden inside. Which is illegal in a cartoonishly-obtuse USA. Does have a nice Heinleinian wild-planet romance/problem-solving story nested within. C+, has moments.

    Happy reading--
    Peter D. Tillman

    5 out of 5 stars Smart SF.......2005-09-20

    A marvelous read. It's a fun, no-holds barred "what if" story that combines the best of action/adventure SF with intellegent, likeable, commonsense characters. What if anyone with a little ingenuity could leave the planet? Oltion gives us his answer in a tightly-written, well-thought out narrative that works as an adventure, a commentary on politics and social issues (what's a good space story without some soapboxes thrown in), and a survival story -- all painted in realism with a brush of good physics, astronomy, and a touch of biology. Enjoy!

    5 out of 5 stars great treat for armchair science fiction travelers .......2005-02-27

    In an unspecified time in the future, the global conquering United States is ready to go to war at anytime with countries that don't bow down to America's superiority. Meanwhile the hyperdrive engine makes it cheap to travel to other planets. Those people who value freedom and resent the heavy-handedness of the United States colonized planets all over the galaxy.

    It is now illegal to build a hyperdrive vehicle and leave the planet because much of America's most precious resources, the people, are gone. After Trent and Judy Stinson lose their jobs they decide to visit the colonized worlds but while on the French planet of Mirabeau, the United States attacks using asteroid rocks as bombs. When they leave, they become lost in space and end up in an unexplored part of the galaxy. They find a habitable planet so they can fix their damaged hyperdrive but must depart quickly though there are no direct life forms dangerous to humans, the game and water is inimical to Earthlings.

    Freedom is a powerful motivator for people to leave their homeland and go to the stars but the Stinsons really want to find a way to change how government operates so it could once again be the land of the free. Homeland security has become a dictatorial giant imagining enemies when none exist and drive people to do the very things they outlaw. Jerry Oltion is a master storyteller who takes readers on a spaceship ride that is exciting, dangerous and fun. Visiting inhabited colonized worlds and orbs where no sentient life exist makes this work of science fiction a great treat for armchair travelers who want to go stellar from their home.

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    4 out of 5 stars Pretty good story.......2005-02-23

    A very strong politcal statement on today's issues set in the near future... It's an entertaining story but very light in the details. You will need to fill in a lot yourself.

    The book bogs down in the middle but over-all I'd recommend it. You can kill it in one or two sittings.
    Anywhere but Here (Northern Lights Books for Children)
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      Anywhere but Here (Northern Lights Books for Children)
      Adele Dueck
      Manufacturer: Tandem Library
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: School & Library Binding
      ASIN: 061323099X
      Anywhere But Here
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • The un-Garfield
      • Getting some great reviews
      Anywhere But Here
      Tori Miki
      Manufacturer: Fantagraphics Books
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 1560976306

      Book Description

      The American debut of one of Japan's most distinctive humorous voices.

      Tori Miki has won awards for his essays, screenplays and manga, including the prestigious Bunshun Manga Award. With four best-selling volumes released to date, the comic strip series Anywhere But Here is one of his greatest successes,

      Running weekly in Japan's TV Bros, a respected magazine of television and media criticism, Anywhere But Here is a wordless comic strip that could perhaps best be described as "Monty Python meets The Far Side meets Zen humor." Miki's unnamed lead character (modeled after himself) works as a bookstore owner but somehow finds himself entangled with aliens, alternate realities, and other mysterious disturbances in the space-time continuum.

      Like Gary Larson's The Far Side, Anywhere But Here is can leave you scratching your head in bemusement almost as often as it makes you laugh, but we've selected the very best of his first two volumes for this special collection, printed in an elegant two-color edition.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars The un-Garfield.......2006-05-10

      This is a collection of one-page stories without text and unrelated to each other. The drawings are deceptively cute and more or less traditional. But the scripts are completely refreshing and read like something written in another planet. I don't know how to compare it to anything else, it is THAT original. The closest parallel I can find is to very old stuff like the Rarebit Fiend series by Winsor McKay or his Little Nemo, surreal and dream-like. But here there are no words, ever.

      Some of the stories are laugh out loud funny. Some are surreal. Some are just very cute. A few I just don't get and read to me more like a zen mantra. This is no Garfield, it is unlike any other type of humor you've ever encountered.

      5 out of 5 stars Getting some great reviews.......2005-05-12

      Entertainment Weekly chose it #1 on their "Must List" in their April 8, 2005 issue and had this to say:
      "Sublime and silly: Nothing's lost in translation in these wordless Japanese strips and their bone-dry Zen humor."

      Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review in their May 9th issue:
      "The strips always begin with a simple premise: the man walking, fishing, talking or looking, and then, around panel six or seven, a surreal twist takes shape, revealing itself in the very last panel for maximum effect. Each development is wonderfully hallucinatory and inventive--­never monotonous or predictable."

      Volume 2 is already in production and readers can expect more of the same twisted humor. Give it a try!
      Anytime but Now, Anywhere but Here
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Anytime but Now, Anywhere but Here
      Marie Huskey
      Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 0738839930

      Book Description

      James spent his childhood being beaten by his alcoholic father and running to his grandmother and sister for love and protection. He lived his life according to his father's law: the fist. After his father dies he takes the opportunity to do things his way: drinking, gambling, stealing and anything else that is illegal. But when his grandmother dies he's forced to remember things he's not ready to remember.

      When his sister comes back home after an eight year absence she's ready to move in and live life the way it used to be. But, James isn't ready for her return, not before he can confront some demons of his own that have been haunting him since his childhood.

      Frankie has tried to please her mother her entire life. But her mother isn't willing to be pleased. Frankie is dying to please her until she meets James. She is like a rubberband that has been held back for years and is just waiting for someone to let her loose. He gives her the freedom to finally confront those who have hurt her.

      When these two meet, they forge a friendship that can overcome the obstacles that loom large in their lives.

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Appealing Second Book.......2005-04-14

      I love Huskey's sense of humor and tragic life like stories. Once I read the first book I couldn't wait to read this one. I love her style of writing.

      5 out of 5 stars Long Beach Writer.......2001-04-20

      I read her first book because she was a local writer. Although I really liked her first book, I found that she had really improved as a writer on this one.

      The subject matter has always been something that I can relate to in each of her books. Although at the base of each story there is something serious taking place she always laces it with humor so that the story doesn't seem as depressing.

      I really look forward to reading more of her books, I hope she keeps writing!
      Anywhere But Here
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        Anywhere But Here
        Mona Simpson
        Manufacturer: Vintage
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          Anywhere But Here
          Mona Simpson
          Manufacturer: Knopf
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          Binding: Hardcover
          ASIN: B000R3A31Q
          Anywhere but Here
          Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
          • Good but Ordinary
          • fun to read
          Anywhere but Here
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          Manufacturer: National Writers Press
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          What if your dreams really did come true? Stacie Carson's fifteenth year is turning into a disaster. When her mother announces she is dying of cancer, and that her father, who Stacie thought was dead, will be taking over parenting, Stacie is sure things can't get any worse. Until⿦ she meets her new stepmother, Lucy Parker. Lucy becomes a modern day version of Cinderella's wicked stepmother. All Stacie wants is to go Anywhere but Here. Be careful what you wish for⿦

          Customer Reviews:

          3 out of 5 stars Good but Ordinary.......2006-08-13

          This book is pretty good. As a foreigner, my english is not very good. But this book hardly contains any hard to understand usage of grammar, dialect, ... etc. Personally, I have read many books with similar plots but this book can be summarized as a modern Cinderella.

          4 out of 5 stars fun to read.......2006-08-13

          Although this book is short and contains a simple concept, it was a n easy reading one for children.
          Anywhere but Here
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            Anywhere but Here
            Mona Simpson
            Manufacturer: Vintage Books
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: B000NY6DTA
            Anywhere But Here
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              Anywhere But Here
              Mona Simpson
              Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover
              ASIN: B000MZ5NWI

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