literary on-line

Liege On The Line Of March: An American Girls Experiences When The Germans Came Through Belgium (1918)
$36.95
Liege on the Line of March, An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium, 1918

Lines on the Land: Writers, Art, and the National Parks (Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism)
$20.00
Herring's book is in inquisitive and thorough examination of the literature regarding America's national parks. His work analyzes the literature of writers who saw the good, the bad, and the ugly concerning national parks. While some writers saw parks as a necessity, others saw them as something to be feared and loathed. What was to initially preserve and inspire became nothing more than Disneyland.

In speaking with the author, who taught a few classes I took, he told me that this work would normally be reviewed in literary journals and digests, not in commercial circles, which is understandable. Works about literature have a far more limited readership range than literature itself. But hey, I purchased the book immediately when it was released and after reading it, thought I would provide my $0.02. I was curious to see his work. He spoke about Yellowstone on occasion, and had an interesting approach to teaching-- making pop culture references to literature and so forth. This book nevertheless reveals those very qualities in print.

Anyway, if you want some articulate, well-thought insight into the works of authors who wrote about national parks, _Lines On The Land_ is where you should go.

White Lines: Writers on Cocaine
$16.95
I was lucky enough to find this book on the shelf of a local book store, where I was drawn to it like a comet pulled by the gravity of a planet. I had no idea what the book was about; even upon reading it over again now, I get new meaning from it. White Lines contains biography, story and prose-like writing regarding cocaine. Magnificently it captures the complex facets of the drug from medicinal to maniacle. Aleister Crowley contributes an astounding piece capturing the euphoric richness of the drug. Stephen King and Miles Davis conclusively illustrate the doom imminent cocaine. The book as a whole is a masterfull assembly of writings -- a great job by the editors. I strongly recommend this to anyone who seeks to be moved by story.

Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black
$16.00
What can I say...this book is written with so much feeling that it's felt so strongly while reading. I can imagine the heartache that these two innocent young men went through while growing up. My grandmother often said "if God put you in it, he will bring you through it" and he did as promised for these two young men. This book should be required reading for all school age kids. Its about race, but in the end its about survival..I would one day love to meet the writer...Opry, should have him and his brother on her show to speak about surviving the color line. I can't praise this author enough...I have been trying to write my story titled" If my heart could talk". He has inspired me to stop talking about doing it, and just do it.