Jonathan Gates loves going to the Classic, a legendary little art house cinema in west L.A. There he succumbs to what will be a lifelong obsession with the mysterious Max Castle, a nearly forgotten genius of the silent screen and film noir director who vanished in the 1940s, at the height of his powers. 20 years later, Gates seeks the truth behind Castle's disappearance - and finds himself on a journey deep into Hollywood's own heart of darkness, where nothing on the silver screen is quite what it appears.
Jonathan Gates loves going to the Classic, a legendary little art house cinema in west L.A. There he succumbs to what will be a lifelong obsession with the mysterious…
A brilliant, unique, and completely realized work of fiction, "Riddley Walker" - first published in 1980 - is set in a remote future in a post-nuclear holocaust England (Inland), where humanity has regressed to an iron-age, semi-literate state, represented by a language created especially by Hoban for the book.
A brilliant, unique, and completely realized work of fiction, "Riddley Walker" - first published in 1980 - is set in a remote future in a post-nuclear holocaust England (Inland),…
Howard Kohn’s The Last Farmer is a memoir of his father’s last seasons working the Michigan farm where they both were raised. It is a place that Kohn, a former editor at Rolling Stone, has left many times but keeps coming back to.
Fredrick Kohn farmed the family homestead in the Saginaw Valley since his return from World War II. After forty years, with advancing age, failing health, bad weather, falling prices, pesky oil drillers, creeping suburban sprawl, and the exodus of his children, he starts to wonder if maybe the time has come to stop. The habits of a lifetime of hard work and economy are not easy to give up. Nor are the independence, the small gratifications, and the countless responsibilities that are the traditional farmer’s lot.
The Last Farmer is a rare story of a father’s determination and adaptation, a son’s realizations about his father, and a family’s love for the land that leads to understanding rather than tragedy.
Howard Kohn’s The Last Farmer is a memoir of his father’s last seasons working the Michigan farm where they both were raised. It is a place that Kohn, a former editor at Rolling…
The story of the mysterious death of nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain near Ayers Rock in 1980. While Azaria's mother claimed a dingo had taken her baby, she was widely disbelieved. The Chamberlains were Seventh-Day Adventists, and there were rumours that Azaria meant "Sacrifice in the Desert".
The story of the mysterious death of nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain near Ayers Rock in 1980. While Azaria's mother claimed a dingo had taken her baby, she was widely…
Anthony Burgess's book Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 — A Personal Choice covers a 44-year span between 1939 and 1983. Burgess was a prolific reader, in his early career reviewing more than 350 novels in just over two years for the Yorkshire Post. In the course of his career he wrote over thirty novels.
Anthony Burgess's book Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 — A Personal Choice covers a 44-year span between 1939 and 1983. Burgess was a prolific reader, in his…
Pilgermann is a Jewish man in medieval Germany who has been castrated for an affair with the tax collector's wife. Throughout the ordeal of his punishment, he hears a voice telling him to travel to Jerusalem. As he makes his way there, he is taken hostage by pirates, bought by a Turkish merchant, and caught in the Crusades. Hoban tells a complex story through the meditative mind of a man caught in extreme circumstances.
Pilgermann is a Jewish man in medieval Germany who has been castrated for an affair with the tax collector's wife. Throughout the ordeal of his punishment, he hears a voice…
Set in a post-apocalyptic England, RIDDLEY WALKER tells the tale of one twelve year old boy and his journey through the ruins of civilisation. After the death of his father in an accident, Riddley must become a man. But his inquiring mind and strange ways set him apart from his people, and when he discovers a relic of the old time, he sets in motion a chain of events that may well lead to the end of the world (again).
Written in a remarkable and rewarding language, RIDDLEY WALKER is a tour-de-force of imagination, history and psychology. Challenging and rewarding, this is a book that repays rereading again and again. There's a reason why the reviews were so good, and why so many authors cite it as an inspiration. It is, quite frankly, a masterpiece.
Set in a post-apocalyptic England, RIDDLEY WALKER tells the tale of one twelve year old boy and his journey through the ruins of civilisation. After the death of his father in an…
