Farther and Wilder - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Farther and Wilder write by Blake Bailey. This book was released on 2013-12-03. Farther and Wilder available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Charles Jackson’s novel The Lost Weekend—the story of five disastrous days in the life of an alcoholic—was published in 1944 to triumphant success. Although he tried to escape its legacy, Jackson is often remembered only as the author of this thinly veiled autobiography. In Farther & Wilder, the award-winning biographer of Richard Yates and John Cheever goes deeper, exploring Jackson’s life—from growing up in the scandal-plagued village of Newark, New York, to a career in Hollywood and friendships with everyone from Judy Garland and Billy Wilder to Thomas Mann and Mary McCarthy. This is the fascinating biography of a writer whose life and work encapsulated what it meant to be an addict and a closeted homosexual in mid-century America, and who was far ahead of his time in bringing these forbidden subjects into the popular discourse.
Farther and Wilder
Farther and Wilder - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Farther and Wilder write by Blake Bailey. This book was released on 2013. Farther and Wilder available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The fascinating biography of the author of "The Lost Weekend"--a writer whose life and work encapsulated what it meant to be an addict and a closeted gay man in mid-century America, and who is ripe to be rediscovered.
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Lost Weekend write by Charles Jackson. This book was released on 2013-02-12. The Lost Weekend available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The classic tale of one man’s struggle with alcoholism, this revolutionary novel remains Charles Jackson’s best-known book—a daring autobiographical work that paved the way for contemporary addiction literature. It is 1936, and on the East Side of Manhattan, a would-be writer named Don Birnam decides to have a drink. And then another, and then another, until he’s in the midst of what becomes a five-day binge. The Lost Weekend moves with unstoppable speed, propelled by a heartbreaking but unflinching truth. It catapulted Charles Jackson to fame, and endures as an acute study of the ravages of alcoholism, as well as an unforgettable parable of the condition of the modern man.
A Wilder Time
A Wilder Time - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Wilder Time write by William E. Glassley. This book was released on 2018-02-13. A Wilder Time available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History Book New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Winner Saroyan Prize Shortlist Kirkus Reviews "Best Book of the Year" selection "A richly literary account. . . . Anchored by deep reflection and scientific knowledge, A Wilder Time is a portrait of an ancient, nearly untrammeled world that holds the secrets of our planet's deepest past, even as it accelerates into our rapidly changing future. The book bears the literary, scientific, philosophic, and poetic qualities of a nature-writing classic, the rarest mixture of beauty and scholarship, told with the deftest touch." —John Burroughs Medal judges’ citation Greenland, one of the last truly wild places, contains a treasure trove of information on Earth's early history embedded in its pristine landscape. Over numerous seasons, William E. Glassley and two fellow geologists traveled there to collect samples and observe rock formations for evidence to prove a contested theory that plate tectonics, the movement of Earth's crust over its molten core, is a much more ancient process than some believed. As their research drove the scientists ever farther into regions barely explored by humans for millennia—if ever—Glassley encountered wondrous creatures and natural phenomena that gave him unexpected insight into the origins of myth, the virtues and boundaries of science, and the importance of seeking the wilderness within. An invitation to experience a breathtaking place and the fascinating science behind its creation, A Wilder Time is nature writing at its best. William E. Glassley is a geologist at the University of California, Davis, and an emeritus researcher at Aarhus University, Denmark, focusing on the evolution of continents and the processes that energize them. He is the author of over seventy research articles and a textbook on geothermal energy. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Lost Staff of Wonders
The Lost Staff of Wonders - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Lost Staff of Wonders write by Raymond Arroyo. This book was released on 2017. The Lost Staff of Wonders available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Twelve-year-old Will Wilder is back to protect the town of Perilous Falls from another ancient evil--the fearsome demon, Amon"--
