'It's my belief that sanity lies in realizing that reality is not exactly what we had in mind,' says Roy Blount, Jr. in this witty collection of essays. With humor that is wry, dry, and warm, he delights and provokes us by confronting the reality of American life compared to the way we thought it would be. With his characteristic drawl-or 'oral resonance,' as he calls it-he reflects on John Wayne, the federal deficit, women's underwear, and more.
The man who invented Christmas and gave us Mr. Scrooge has also given us these images of family life at Yuletide. He lets us see authentic love for one another triumph over all foibles, blind spots and misunderstandings when graced with the blessings of this most magical of seasons.
Long before the word robot grew familiar a chess playing automaton breaks free of control with serious consequences for its’ inventor. A cautionary tale for our present A.I. Age.
Listen for the cinematic notions employed by Mr. Dickens while relating poor Mr. Grubb's experiences in the cave of the Christmas Goblins. Bit ahead of his time...
The literary discoveries and hilarious follies of Sanderson Pratt and Idaho Green, prospecting entrepreneurs, with Homer K.M., Ruby Ott and the undisputed Romantic triumph won by Herkimer's Handbook Of Indispensable Information. Merriment Galore.
Follow the Sun as it looks down on the astounding human drama taking place below in the small town of Gettysburg on three fateful July days when the future of America was determined.
Mark Twain tried his hand at Civil War for awhile. He found it didn't suit him. So, like "Ol Pap" in Huckleberry Finn he "lit out for the territories." This is a famous old man's memory of that brief youthful adventure in folly.
