14 Insane Book-Banning Stories That Remind Us How Uncool the Establishment Can Be, Man
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
PimPage: An Occasional Feature in which I Call Attention to Books of Interest
To promote this new title, Book One is currently on sale for a mere 99 cents. Trail Revenge (The Westward Tide Book 2) - Kindle edition by Jack Tyree, Wayne D. Dundee, Mel Odom. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.: Embarked on the Oregon Trail, the Culbertson-Barkley wagon train has already endured danger, hardship, and betrayal from within their own ranks. But driven by dreams of the promising new lives that await them in Oregon, they press on—even knowing that the distance still to be covered will only get harder as their route transitions from the high plains into the mountainous regions.
Braced for what lies ahead, what the emigrants are unaware of and unprepared for is the menace that is closing on them from behind. Dangerous, determined vengeance-seekers have their sights set on certain members of the Culbertson-Barkley party. But what the vengeance seekers, in turn, are unprepared for is the extent to which other members of the company will go to protect their own.
When the forces clash, the result is bitter and bloody. The journey toward Oregon will continue, but those who forge on will be forever marked by the violence and startling revelations they have experienced.
Audrey Long, R. I. P.
Audrey Long, Film Noir Star of the 1940s, Dies at 92: Audrey Long, who starred opposite John Wayne in the 1944 Western Tall in the Saddle and in a pair of film noir favorites directed by Anthony Mann and Robert Wise three years later, has died. She was 92.
PimPage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Attention to Books of Interest
Amazon.com: The Silence of the Library (Cat in the Stacks Mystery) (9780425257289): Miranda James: Books Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel. He’s returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but a celebrated author’s visit draws an unruly swarm of fanatic mystery buffs…and one devious killer.Judy and I have known Miranda James (under a slightly different name) for about 30 years now. Judy says that this is the best book yet in the "Cat in the Stacks" series.
A Little Story from my Life
The title of today's PaperBack reminds me of something that happened a long time ago, the summer of 1966. I'd finished up my work on my M.A. at what was then called North Texas State University, and we were planning to move to Austin. One weekend we drove to Austin and met a friend of ours, a very strait-laced guy, who was going to help us look for an apartment. At the first place we looked, the apartment manager was a young woman, probably even younger than we were, and we were very young. She took us into a one-bedroom apartment about which I remember nothing at all except for the bedroom, and the reason I remember that is because of what the young woman said when she took us into it. She said, "It's a queen-size bed, and I'm sure it's big enough for all three of you."
For me, that moment marked the beginning the official beginning of that era known as "the '60s." I knew for sure that I'd come a long way from my little old hometown, and even a long way from North Texas State. I thought our friend was going to faint. I still remember how red his face was. I was laughing, and I think Judy was too. We didn't rent that apartment, but I'll always remember that little episode fondly.
For me, that moment marked the beginning the official beginning of that era known as "the '60s." I knew for sure that I'd come a long way from my little old hometown, and even a long way from North Texas State. I thought our friend was going to faint. I still remember how red his face was. I was laughing, and I think Judy was too. We didn't rent that apartment, but I'll always remember that little episode fondly.
Dino Update (with bonus Cretaceous Croc illo)
New Hadrosaur Noses into Spotlight: Call it the Jimmy Durante of dinosaurs – a newly discovered hadrosaur with a truly distinctive nasal profile. The new dinosaur, named Rhinorex condrupus by paleontologists from North Carolina State University and Brigham Young University, lived in what is now Utah approximately 75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.
A Long-Forgotten Film
Coming Soon, a Century Late: A Black Film Gem: Now, after years of research, a historic find has emerged: what MoMA curators say is the earliest surviving footage for a feature film with a black cast.
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