Archive for the 'Books' Category
Fri 13 Nov 2009
EAST OF EDEN
New Works by Mercedes Helnwein
Opening Reception: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 8-11pm
Hosted by Jason Lee
MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY
170 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA. 90036
tel: 323-933-4408
email: mkgallery@att.net
www.mercedeshelnwein.com
www.mkgallery.com
Thu 4 Sep 2008
Their ineptitude came from helplessness, not malice.
(p.40 – Rearden’s family)
He never sought any loans, bonds, subsidies, land grants or legislative favors from the government. He obtained money from the men who owned it, going from door to door - from the mahogany doors of bankers to the clapboard doors of lonely farmhouses. He never talked about the public good. He merely told people that they would make big profits on his railroad.
(p.59 - Nathaniel Taggart)
“What is the most important thing on earth?”
“I’ll always bow to a coat-of-arms. I’ll always worship the symbol of nobility. Only I don’t give a damn about moth-eaten turrets and tenth-hand unicorns. The coat-of-arms of our day are to be found on billboards and in…
Mon 15 Dec 2003
For those who don’t remember Saturday Night Live of years ago, Al Franken was a writer on the show, and sometimes a performer. He had a quirky dead-pan, yet strutting, style. And this book follows in that tradition.
Using humor, Franken takes plenty of shots at the right-wing media; exposing the mistruths, half-truths, and outright lies that have been told for political gain. He also highlights how The Game is played - how an organization like Fox news can get away with nothing short of propaganda, while at the same time being able to accuse the “liberal” media of a bias. It’s fascinating stuff, and told with great wit.
And some of the ways that folks like Rush and Bill O’Rielly deliberately…
Tue 11 Nov 2003
Some people write for fun, some write for money, John Fante clearly wrote for passion. His books are a first person narration of the life of Arturo Bandini, John Fante’s alter ego. The writing is raw and real, this man was a true inspiration to many writers not afraid of reveling themselves through their work such as Charles Bukowsky.
I will not pretend to analyze any of his books, I won’t critique his writing, I know it is hard to judge and understand genius. I rather express my opinion on his book, not in the order they where written but in the order I read them.
ASK THE DUST: My favorite one, was also the first one I read. It’s raw and…
Fri 13 Nov 2009
EAST OF EDEN
New Works by Mercedes Helnwein
Opening Reception: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 8-11pm
Hosted by Jason Lee
MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY
170 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA. 90036
tel: 323-933-4408
email: mkgallery@att.net
www.mercedeshelnwein.com
www.mkgallery.com
Thu 4 Sep 2008
Their ineptitude came from helplessness, not malice.
(p.40 – Rearden’s family)
He never sought any loans, bonds, subsidies, land grants or legislative favors from the government. He obtained money from the men who owned it, going from door to door - from the mahogany doors of bankers to the clapboard doors of lonely farmhouses. He never talked about the public good. He merely told people that they would make big profits on his railroad.
(p.59 - Nathaniel Taggart)
“What is the most important thing on earth?”
“I’ll always bow to a coat-of-arms. I’ll always worship the symbol of nobility. Only I don’t give a damn about moth-eaten turrets and tenth-hand unicorns. The coat-of-arms of our day are to be found on billboards and in…
Mon 15 Dec 2003
For those who don’t remember Saturday Night Live of years ago, Al Franken was a writer on the show, and sometimes a performer. He had a quirky dead-pan, yet strutting, style. And this book follows in that tradition.
Using humor, Franken takes plenty of shots at the right-wing media; exposing the mistruths, half-truths, and outright lies that have been told for political gain. He also highlights how The Game is played - how an organization like Fox news can get away with nothing short of propaganda, while at the same time being able to accuse the “liberal” media of a bias. It’s fascinating stuff, and told with great wit.
And some of the ways that folks like Rush and Bill O’Rielly deliberately…
Tue 11 Nov 2003
Some people write for fun, some write for money, John Fante clearly wrote for passion. His books are a first person narration of the life of Arturo Bandini, John Fante’s alter ego. The writing is raw and real, this man was a true inspiration to many writers not afraid of reveling themselves through their work such as Charles Bukowsky.
I will not pretend to analyze any of his books, I won’t critique his writing, I know it is hard to judge and understand genius. I rather express my opinion on his book, not in the order they where written but in the order I read them.
ASK THE DUST: My favorite one, was also the first one I read. It’s raw and…