Author: Florence KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Reflections Through a Jaundiced Eye
Author: James McCurrachPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 149182932X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Andrew is a troubled youth in search of direction. He finds himself groping to find his place in the face of numerous frustrations - frustrations that include trying to overcome a domineering Father who has very specific ideas about Andrew's future. In the midst of many social upheavals, Andrew must also deal with incipient homosexuality that later overtakes his life. Despite trying to throw over his Father's yoke, there is a residue of needing to please him and hope for his approval. Andrew's Mom had always thought that he would be a late bloomer and over time that would prove to be the accurate truth. Reflections had long been an inborn part of Andrew's personality and he would eventually find it cathartic to go back and explore all of it out loud and reflect on a varied and difficult past.
Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye
Author: Florence KingPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466816244
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
In this collection of essays, Florence King confirms her position as one of the wittiest social critics now writing-and certainly the most uninhibited. Nothing escapes her withering gaze, from our greatest national institution ("Democrazy"), to the cult of Helpism ("Does Your Child Taste Salty?"), to the rules of historical romance writing ("Sex and the Saxon Churl"). If caring 'n' compassion are getting you down, open this book for a refreshing whiff of vitriol.
Author: Jim AccardiReflections of a Jaundiced Eye in Winter Bloom and the Tragedy of Adam and Eve
Author: Arthur RuffinoPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539615613
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
From the Preface: "Reflections of a Jaundiced Eye in Winter Bloom is a collection of fleeting thoughts randomly written over a lifetime. Often, they were recorded on scraps of paper for later scrutiny. Sometimes, they were incorporated in travel diaries prompted by experiences of the time; occasionally, they were nascent musings awaiting later revisits. The compilation can be read leisurely and selectively since continuity is not requisite. The work is aimed at readers who enjoy browsing through witticisms, quips, aphorisms, and axioms. It is assumed that readers may not share the author's views-or even appreciate some of the attempts at sardonic humor-but agreement is not in order. What is important is the willingness to screen another person's vision of this thing we call 'life'." The Tragedy of Adam and Eve is a one-act play. It is an imaginary domestic drama about the apocryphal first family.
Author: Martin John DaviesThrough Alien Eyes
Author: Elena PopovaPublisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 0875866409
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
What do you think of those Russian brides? What do they think of YOU? International marriages bring a substantial number of newcomers to the US and contribute to the transformation of the basic institution of society the family. When men are from Mars and women are aliens, the marital dynamic can be quite dramatic. A Russian-born journalist, Ms. Popova shines a blinding light on some of the amusing and amazing oddities that are revealed when an outsider takes a blunt look at how we live.
Lump It or Leave It
Author: Florence KingPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 146681618X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Lump It or Leave It, Florence King's latest volume of rapier-edged contemplations on American tomfoolery--er, values--takes on everything from the hazards of fame to the joys of menopause, with all of the bile and brio that has made her the nation's most beloved misanthrope. From college professors ("incapable of earning a living with either their minds or their hands") to the South ("if at first you don't secede, try, try, again") to the U.S. government ("the crude leading the crud"), few fools remain unskewered by the reigning Queen of Spleen.
Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye
Author: Florence KingPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312039786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In this collection of essays, King surveys the wide spectrum of American foolishness, leaving few sacred cows ungored. Her subjects include "helpism", education, feminist literature, and America's most fundamental principle, "Democrazy". The Washington Post calls Florence King "a Southern spinster who doesn't suffer fools gladly and likes to see fools suffer".
Author: John Paddy Carstairs