Campus Sexpot

Campus Sexpot
Title Campus Sexpot PDF eBook
Author David Carkeet
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Pages 149
Release 2010-05-29
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0820330760

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She tipped her head sideways, her lips offering themselves to his. He remembered the fire those lips contained, the promise her kiss held. . . . In 1962 David Carkeet's drowsy hometown of Sonora, California, snapped awake at the news that it had inspired a smutty potboiler titled Campus Sexpot. Before leaving town on short notice, the novel's author had been an English teacher at the local high school, where Carkeet was a hormone-saturated sophomore. Leaving was a good idea, it turned out, for most of the characters in Campus Sexpot had been modeled after Sonora's citizens. Carkeet uproariously recaptures his stunned, youthful reaction to the novel's sleazy take on his hometown. The innocent nowhere burg where he despaired of ever getting any "action" became, in the pages of Campus Sexpot, a sink of iniquity echoing with "animal cries of delight." Blood pounded, dams of passion broke, and marriages and careers—not to mention the basics of good writing—went straight to hell. As Carkeet relates his own romantic fumblings to the novel's clumsy twists and turns, he also evokes the urgently hushed atmosphere in which the book circulated among friends and neighbors. Eventually, Carkeet stumbles into adulthood, where he discovers a truer definition of manhood than the one in the pages of the pulp fiction of his youth. A wry look at middle-class sexual mores and a witty appreciation of the art of the hack novel, Carkeet's memoir is, above all, a poignant and hilarious coming-of-age story sure to revive our own bittersweet teenage memories.

The High School Sex Pot

The High School Sex Pot
Title The High School Sex Pot PDF eBook
Author Mrs. R
Publisher AuthorHouse
Pages 173
Release 2005-04-20
Genre Science
ISBN 1463472323

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Did you ever wonder what your teens wanted to know about sex (without asking)? Do you need a book to jump-start your discussion of sex with your teen? Mrs. R. has been able to generate discussion in her classroom by having her students anonymously submit questions each class period that she would answer. The questions that the students submitted were blunt and honest. She attempted to answer all questions submitted, and tied the answers to the physiology of human sexuality and the maturity needed for responsible decision-making. The frank and innocent questions are contained in the book, and her candid, informative and sometimes humorous answers are captured in the pages. The High School Sex Pot gives readers the opportunity to get inside the minds of teenagers today. Mrs. R. has compiled sex-related questions that she has anonymously received from teens over the past several years and has answered them scientifically, humorously, and with a frankness that puts adults and teens at ease about todays sexual issues. This book is a must-read for teens, parents, and educators. Everyone is bound to learn something and may come away inspired to more frankly discuss sexuality with those closest to them.

Literary Genius

Literary Genius
Title Literary Genius PDF eBook
Author Joseph Epstein
Publisher Paul Dry Books
Pages 258
Release 2007
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1589880358

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Profiles of 25 great writers whose works help us see the world in new ways.

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction
Title Creative Nonfiction PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 624
Release 2006
Genre American prose literature
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Scoring from Second

Scoring from Second
Title Scoring from Second PDF eBook
Author Philip F. Deaver
Publisher U of Nebraska Press
Pages 355
Release 2007-04-01
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 0803259913

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Why do accomplished writers (and grown-ups) like Ron Carlson, Rick Bass, and Michael Chabon (to name but a few of those represented here) still obsess over their baseball days? What is it about this green game of suspense that not only moves us but can also move us to flights of lyrical writing? In Scoring from Second: Writers on Baseball some of the literary lights of our day answer these questions with essays, reminiscences, and meditations on the sport that is America's game but also a deeply personal experience for player, observer, and fan alike. Here writers as different as Andre Dubus and Leslie Epstein, Chabon and Floyd Skloot, Michael Martone and William Least Heat-Moon reflect on the game they grew up with, the players who thrilled them, and the lessons that baseball holds for us all. From the one-season wonder to the long-haul heroes to the hall of fame, the game that has framed so many American summers-and lives-comes to quirky, instructive, and always entertaining life in these pages. Philip F. Deaver is the author of How Men Pray and Silent Retreats and winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. He is writer-in-residence and associate professor of English at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Lee K. Abbott is the author of seven collections of short stories, including Wet Places at Noon and All Things, All at Once: New & Selected Stories. He is a professor of English at The Ohio State University in Columbus. Contributors: Jocelyn Bartkevicius, Rick Bass, Larry Blakely, Earl S. Braggs, Christopher Buckley, Rick Campbell, David Carkeet, Ron Carlson, Michael Chabon, Mick Cochrane, Hal Crowther, Andre Dubus, Leslie Epstein, Gary Forrester, Lee Gutkind, Jeffrey Hammond, Jeffrey Higa, Peter Ives, Richard Jackson, William Least Heat-Moon, Lee Martin, Michael Martone, Cris Mazza, Kyle Minor, Dan O'Neill, Susan Perabo, Rachael Perry, Kurt Rheinheimer, Louis D. Rubin Jr., Luke Salisbury, Floyd Skloot, Tom Stanton, Michael Steinberg, Tim D. Stone, and Robert Vivian.

Growing Up X

Growing Up X
Title Growing Up X PDF eBook
Author Ilyasah Shabazz
Publisher One World
Pages 273
Release 2009-01-16
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0307529134

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“Ilyasah Shabazz has written a compelling and lyrical coming-of-age story as well as a candid and heart-warming tribute to her parents. Growing Up X is destined to become a classic.” –SPIKE LEE February 21, 1965: Malcolm X is assassinated in Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom. June 23, 1997: After surviving for a remarkable twenty-two days, his widow, Betty Shabazz, dies of burns suffered in a fire. In the years between, their six daughters reach adulthood, forged by the memory of their parents’ love, the meaning of their cause, and the power of their faith. Now, at long last, one of them has recorded that tumultuous journey in an unforgettable memoir: Growing Up X. Born in 1962, Ilyasah was the middle child, a rambunctious livewire who fought for–and won–attention in an all-female household. She carried on the legacy of a renowned father and indomitable mother while navigating childhood and, along the way, learning to do the hustle. She was a different color from other kids at camp and yet, years later as a young woman, was not radical enough for her college classmates. Her story is, sbove all else, a tribute to a mother of almost unimaginable forbearance, a woman who, “from that day at the Audubon when she heard the shots and threw her body on [ours, never] stopped shielding her children.”

Picture Show

Picture Show
Title Picture Show PDF eBook
Author Dianna Edwards
Publisher Chronicle Books
Pages 176
Release 2003-08
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 9780811841542

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"Picture Show" gathers 150 compelling and memorable movie posters for a scenic tour of Hollywood history and a dazzling compendium of graphic design excellence.