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Guests | May 22, 2012

James Bernard Frost: IMG I'm a Writer... Now What Do I Do with My Life?



For everyone I know who is a writer, there was some awkward time in their lives when they had to learn to call themselves one. You'd make a few... Continue »
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    A Very Minor Prophet

    James Bernard Frost 9780983304982

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Harlequin Super Romance #1541: Pictures of Us Harlequin Super Romance #1541: Pictures of Us
by Amy Garvey
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The photographs lining the mantel of the Butterfield home tell their story. From shots of Michael and Tess as high school sweethearts to images of their daughter's wedding they look like the perfect family. But behind the pictures is a different tale... (read more)
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Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones (33 1/3 Series) Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones (33 1/3 Series)
by David Smay
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Two entwined narratives run through the creation of Swordfishtrombones andform the backbone of this book. As the 1970s ended, Waits felt increasingly constrained and trapped by his persona and career. Bitter and desperately unhappy, he moved to New York... (read more)
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Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth
by Kim Cooper
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From the Archies to Britney Spears, bubblegum music has excited every generation of music lovers. Featuring interviews with many of the genre?s major creators, this ambitious anthology dismantles the worst myths about how bubblegum is produced and... (read more)
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Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed
by Cooper Cooper
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Do you remember these great pop stars and their hits? Deerhoof's "The Man," "The King," "The Girl" Butch Hancock's West Texas Waltzes and "Dust Blown Tractor Tunes," Swamp Dogg's "Cuffed, Collared and Tagged," Michael Head's "The Magical World Of The... (read more)
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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words Totally Weird and Wonderful Words
by Erin Mckean
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Offering a potpourri of colorful and fascinating words, a noted lexicographer presents hundreds of definitions, including two new essays, with over 150 words new to this edition. Line illustrations.... (read more)
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The Concise Oxford American Dictionary The Concise Oxford American Dictionary
by Erin McKean
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As Erin McKean, editor in chief, remarks in the preface, "A dictionary should be a tool for daily use, not a dreaded last resort." I am here to confirm that McKean and Oxford have produced a dictionary that is anything but dreaded. In addition to clear... (read more)
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More Weird and Wonderful Words More Weird and Wonderful Words
by Erin Mckean
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Wouldn't you like to use proctomorph in your everyday conversation--or at least feel as if you could? How about singerie? Or rememble? Following the smash hit Weird and Wonderful Words, editor Erin McKean has dug deeper into forgotten corners of the... (read more)
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Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights
by Hayden Childs
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In the fall of 1980 Richard and Linda Thompson (of Fairport Convention fame) had recently been dumped from their record label and were on the verge of divorce. Somehow they overcame these miserable circumstances and managed to make an album considered by... (read more)
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