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Hernandez delivers his first book since the acclaimed Palomar.
Gilbert Hernandez last wowed critics in 2003 with his epic life's-work Palomar, collecting more than 20 years of groundbreaking comics that Booklist called "the most substantive single work that the comics medium has yet produced." In his first graphic novel in two years, Hernandez's Luba: The Book of Ofelia features the latest travails of Palomar matriarch Luba and her cousin Ofelia, along with their close circle of family, friends, enemies, and lovers.
Luba: The Book of Ofelia begins with Luba, Ofelia and company trying to acclimate to life in America, where Luba still has yet to learn English. When Ofelia decides to chronicle her life with Luba in a tell-all book, she discovers inspiration in Luba's young children-the one-armed Casimira, Socorro with the photographic memory, the loner Joselito and the silent Conchita. The children lead Ofelia to a seemingly haunted field where the disembodied voice of a baby crying opens the floodgates of memory, even memories Ofelia has spent a lifetime trying to forget.
Meanwhile, Hernandez continues to explore the complex, sometimes violent, sexual dramas that are his trademark: Luba's daughter Guadalupe is now married to Gato, who is the ex-husband of Pipo, who happens to be the producer of the TV show starring Luba's other daughter Doralis. Pipo is dating a man named Igor, who once dated Guadalupe. As if that isn't enough, Luba's beautiful, lisping therapist sister Fritz, preoccupied with two different boyfriends-famous soccer champion Sergio and gorgeous model Enrique-somehow finds time for a third man, Hector, only to change her mind and hook him up with her sister, the bodybuilder Petra. As these characters lives intersect and even more characters come in to the sexually charged fray, things get even more complicated, ultimately with deadly results.
Luba: The Book of Ofelia uses elements of Latino soap opera and soft-core porn, with touches of magic-realism, to tell the story of the changes that come with age and the unchanging need for sex and love, with the most vivid, memorable, and honestly depicted characters in comics.
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"I felt like I was riding a horse in a steeplechase. I could hardly catch my breath after finishing a conversation with J. Paul Getty, and then started a new one with Truman Capote," writes Art Buchwald in I'll Always Have Paris the continuation of a memoir that began with Leaving Home. A Paris-based writer for the International Herald Tribune in the 1940s and '50s, Buchwald wrote a column exalting, criticizing, and, most of all, poking fun at the era's celebrities. The much-loved humorist looks at the period in his life with zeal and sensitivity, capturing the excitement of the time, while reflecting on the natural ebb and flow of his life with wife Ann.
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NonfictionLarge Print EditionParis never looked better. starred, Kirkus ReviewsIrreverently funny and deeply touching . . . magically makes the reader feel young and hopeful. Publishers Weekly* A New York Times Bestseller* A Book-of-the-Month Club Alternate Selection* Includes an 8-page photo insertAt twenty-one, Art Buchwald, ready to embark on the adventure of his life, became one of the legions who invaded post-war France. Picking up where Leaving Home left off, heres the story of the Jewish boy from Queens who finds himself hobnobbing with some of the most powerful and famous people in the world then landing a job with the legitimate experience whatsoever! From sidewalk cafs to society weddings, Buchwald reported on the folkways and foibles of the international set, becoming everyones favorite American in Paris.
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Entertainment Superb!.......2007-02-19
This is the third book by Buchwald that I have recently read.
The books were the ones identified in his last column in the Washington Post a month or so ago.
Leaving Home reminded me of my "up bringing" though I had it much better that Buckwald in most respects and I was too scared to join the Marines in June 1950 though I now regret that decision!
Buckwald's books are humorous, heartwarming and most enjoyable, even "Too Soon to Say Goodbye" which I sent to my 86 year old sister who has lived alone since her husband died 25 years ago. Recommended reading for those who need a break from novels and non-fiction "stuff".
George
Hilarious and nostalgic.......2006-02-20
Art Buchwald deserves a place alongside Mark Twain, Will Rogers, Robert Benchley and Erma Bombeck as the creme de la creme of American humorists.
Speaking of creme de la creme and other things French, Buchwald's career began in the City of Light, where he went in 1948 on the G.I. Bill, hoping to become a great writer in the style of his hero, Ernest Hemingway. Instead, he became a great writer in his own style and has long been a hero to other humorists (including yours truly) who wish they had even a fraction of Buchwald's talent.
"I'll Always Have Paris!" is not a collection of newspaper columns, as most of The Master's 33 books have been. It is the second part of his classic memoirs, the first being the wonderful "Leaving Home."
In "I'll Always Have Paris!," Buchwald wittily recounts talking his way into a dream job as a columnist for the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune, despite having had almost no professional experience.
He then recalls his exploits as a bon vivant and a humorist nonpareil. Best of all, he tells a magical love story -- his wooing of and marriage to Ann McGarry, a redhead from Pennsylvania who made the most romantic city on earth even more heavenly for the kid from Queens.
Whether the tears are from laughing or crying, you'll shed them. I've never been to Paris, but I hope to get there one day. Until then, thanks to Art Buchwald, I'll always have "I'll Always Have Paris!"
Light and fun to read!.......2004-01-23
I picked up this book at the used bookstore not knowing anything about Art Buchwald; I was more interested in reading about a person living in Paris than I was about Mr. Buchwald himself.
I thought the book was delightful and I came away liking Art. His stories are funny, touching and sad, but always mixed up enough to keep the book lively and fun. I consider it light reading; a great escape from the office at lunchtime.
Witty tribute.......2002-10-14
Heard the taped version of I'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS: A
MEMOIR, written and read by Art Buchwald . . . Buchwald has
always been one of my favorite humorists/columnist, though I
regret that he doesn't appear in my local paper.
This book is a follow-up to his earlier LEAVING HOME . . . it is a witty tribute to 1948 Paris, a city he fell in love with as he began his quest to become a great writer . . . there are a lot of cute stories, plus much name-dropping (Hemingway, Bacall, etc.).
I also liked hearing about how he met and fell in love with
his wife . . . his trials and tribulations as a father also had me laughing . . . as he notes, "..."
Overall, I enjoyed it . . . though this is one time where
a professional reader would have helped . . . Buchwald's voice
is not the easiest to understand--or at least not on these tapes.
City of Love.......2001-08-28
I first read this book last year after a trip to Europe which included a brief and wonderful trip to Paris. Buckwald has captured the essense of life in Paris. For those not in love with the city, this might lead to the thought that this would be a dull book. However, this book is a witty scream which left me at times reading with my mouth hanging open in amazement and at other times laughing out loud as I read turned the page. I wish I could have met him - or better yet, been able to attend one of the parties mentioned in the book. I would recommend this book to anyone. It is fascinating, irreverent and jovial. A great read.
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Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments (Yamaguchi Kan Series)
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The purpose of this book is to survey the basic kinds of music and musical instruments found in the major oriental civilizations and in the island cultures of the Eastern Hemisphere. It is also intended as an introduction to the basic attitudes, techniques, and nomenclature of the discipline of ethnomusicology. Presents a romanization of the book of vocal examples along with a translation or explanation of their meaning. A sonic glossary index at the end of each chapter shows all non-western terms in alphabetical order including a unique prononciation audio cassette. The inclusion of human figures in all new drawings add information about playing positions as well as instrument designs. Contains a unique cassette of pronunciations by noted and qualified speakers.
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Great Party Games For Grown-Ups
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100 surefire games to make your next party the best one ever--and all are action-packed and full of crazy fun. Anybody age 12 and up can follow the simple instructions for all kinds of indoor and outdoor games, including action, memory, word and number games. For groups of any size. 112 pages, 54 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
Customer Reviews:
Game Time!.......2003-08-13
The rules can be a bit daunting at first. I would advise getting familiar with the games that you will be playing and teaching others. The games are truly unique and can provide for hours of excitement. Its a great way to get back to spending family time away from the internet, television and other distractions. Thanks!
So-so..........2000-03-14
Some of the games required so much explanation to guests about how to play, that I got tired reading the book! I found about 4 ideas that I might use. Guests don't want to stand around listening to rules...and having to remember them. I think Mr. Wiswell was trying to have a unique book of games and he does...I'll give him that!
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Praise for Don't Let Others Rent Space in Your Head
"Gary offers rich advice for anyone who wishes to succeed in spite of his or her failures. Four simple steps may be all that stand in the way of your dreams becoming a reality. Here's to the good life! Cheers!"
—Robin Leech, TV host
"Gary has developed an uncanny ability to take people to the next level. A must-read for everyone, whether you want to improve your life, your sales, or your business. Gary definitely has it figured out. Well done!"
—Harvey MacKay, New York Times bestselling author of Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
"Gary's thought process is one to admire and to achieve. Handling big business means changing your mindset, and Gary leads the way. An enjoyable book with great concepts for everyone in business and in personal life. A book you'll want to read twice."
—Gordon "Butch" Stewart, owner of Sandals Resorts
"A powerful and practical approach from someone who truly knows what he's talking about. You will be unstoppable after reading Gary's no-nonsense ideas on never giving up and becoming more successful."
—Ron Rice, founder, President, and CEO of Hawaiian Tropics
"Gary's book will take you beyond positive thinking and change your life for the better."
—Ron Garl, President of Ron Garl Golf Design
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Valuable life lessons from one of America's most popular personal growth experts Imagine your father was murdered, your wife told you that your son wasn't really yours, your grandfather and stepfather died of cancer, your uncle died in a plane crash, and you lost your business and all your savings. Gary Coxe doesn't have to imagine it; he lived it. But more importantly, he lived through it. And now he helps others survive life's challenges and succeed in business and in life. In Don't Let Others Rent Space in Your Head, Coxe, a renowned speaker and personal growth consultant, compiles and explores his most popular life lessons and personal insights. Offering real-world tools for real people, this guide to the good life offers not only the motivation we all need but the self-realization tools most self-help books lack. These straightforward and powerful true stories will inspire readers to overcome any roadblock they face, and Coxe's four-step process offers concepts and strategies that really work in moving people forward to a better life. As evidenced by the many challenges he overcame, Coxe says that "with the proper mindset, guided exercises, and coaching, anyone can realize amazing, life-changing experiences. They can have equal control over all aspects of their lives and live an amazing life in spite of anything they believe is an obstacle. Anyone facing difficult challenges personal or professional will find reinforcement, inspiration, and practical guidance for living a better, more rewarding life. Gary Coxe (Lakeland, FL) is a nationally recognized personal growth expert with more than a decade of experience helping others help themselves. A popular public speaker, he addresses 50 to 100 audiences each year and his popular seminars garner thousands of attendees. He frequently appears on such television programs as Fox and Friends, Maury Povich, and E!.
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Not worth the time.......2007-02-11
I read this book thoroughly and listened to Gary Coxe's cd's. It basically instructs you to be fake and doesn't really deal with the inner deep aspects that contribute to life's problems. It didn't help me at all and I could not recommend this book to a friend.
Stupidity Perfected............2006-07-06
I don't read these "self-help" books but after all the great reviews for this book on Amazon, I thought, what the heck, I'll give it a try. According to the book's cover, "Gary Coxe is a personal growth expert and life strategist". Yeah HIS OWN personal growth by having published this stupidity! This book is uninformative, useless and worthless. I gave up on it after reading half the book. You'd think that by the time you read half way through a book it would give you something useful you can use. Not this one! It's full of the author's "personal experiences". Who Cares about the author's personal experiences and how he started writing the book!!! It was cute at the beginning of the book but it keeps on and on and on about his experiences. ENOUGH ALREADY! This book is Worthless, Useless, a total Waste of Money and the author is clueless. In fact Gary Coxe perfected stupidity. You gotta love these "self-taught, clueless experts"!
ho hum..........2006-04-09
If you suffer from insommnia, I would recommend this book by Gary Coxe. About all it did for me was put me to sleep.
What interested me in this book was that I wanted to see what the author had to say about positive thinking. I was hoping to read something enlightening but I didn't find anything new or even motivating here AT ALL. Mr. Coxe puts down other self-help authors, "self-styled experts" as he calls them by claiming that they merely have a magnetic personality and have "mastered the media". Their words only give us a quick fix and don't help us in the longrun. While I agree that this can be true for SOME, I have read many a self-help, success book that has helped me and changed my life tremendously in many different ways.
I don't think he believes that we, as self-help seekers, realize that positive thinking is merely the foundation upon which all else is built. It is obviously not an end in itself. He goes to great and I mean GREAT lengths, to point this out.
All in all I found this book to be a rambling, confusing, condescending disappointment!! Save your money on this one.
I Rented Some Space to Coxe!.......2006-03-30
Einstein once said, "Things should be made as simple as possible. But not simpler." Gary Coxe nails it! I have read so much stuff over the years that left me feeling frustrated because it was full of half truths from those who clearly didn't graduate from the school of hard knocks. Simply put, Gary just didn't attend that school, he graduated and it shows. He has truly worked out some things with honesty, compassion and directness. This might not be the first book to give to someone in a pit but I think it should be in the first few you recommend.
Gary V Carter
Author, Hot Brass Tacks
Just We All Need.......2006-03-19
Gary's simplistic yet very realistic coverage of this the subject of not letting others rent space in you head is just what I needed. So much in our society today is a need for people to take responsibility for their own actions and Gary's book encourages that. Gary's real life lessons really help him to write in terms that we all can readily understand. I appreciate that touch. One more thing, Gary's thoughts on taking negative ideas and turning them into a positive purpose really gave me food for thought. I will now be more conscious of removing any negative emotion from my negative thoughts.
Thank you, Gary, I will recommend your book to my mastermind group.
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