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Lawrence Santoro Reading
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February 17, 2012 08:00PM
location: Stella Espresso, 1259 W. Devon (at Lakewood), Chicago, IL, The United States description: Lawrence Santoro, author of Just North of Nowhere, will read stories selected from his recently released collection, Drink for the Thirst to Come. |
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I was given this book through Goodreads for review.I took my time with this book. That's something I don't normally do, but I saved a little bit for each night. My Grand Pa was a old career navy chief and this book in many ways took me back to the st...
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While nonfiction is a recent fascination of mine, I have to say this book is unlike any other I have read. When I received the book in a Goodreads giveaway, the author told me it would be a bumpy ride. I would like to describe it as a rollercoaster. ...
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Escaping from Reality Without Really Trying: 40 Years of High Seas Travels and Lowbrow Tales
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(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.) This clever book is a good example of what I perhaps like...more |
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Barbara Strauch's "The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain" is an easily accessible and informative read about the changes in the brain during middle age as well as recent research that is revolutionizing the way we understand our brain and h...
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The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind
by Barbara Strauch
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(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.) I'm about to turn 43, so I'm particularly interested thes...more |
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“The bigger you feel things, the more curious you are; and the more problems you want to solve and not actually run from, the better everything is, even the things you already love.”
― Ben Tanzer, 99 Problems
― Ben Tanzer, 99 Problems
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
― Mahatma Gandhi
“Good Christ, a Jewish man with parents alive is a fifteen-year-old boy, and will remain a fifteen-year-old boy till
they die!”
― Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint
they die!”
― Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint
“Is my paranoia getting completely out of hand, or are you mongoloids really talking about me?”
― John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
― John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
The Year In Books, 2010 (Nonfiction)
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updated Dec 31, 2010 01:20pm
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A four-part look at my favorite 40 books from 2010, of the 150 I ended up reading and reviewing.
The CCLaP 100: A mid-project report (Nonfiction)
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updated Oct 25, 2010 06:02pm
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Thoughts on recently completing book #50 in my massive ongoing essay series on so-called "literary classics."
Gadzooks! I added 600 new book ratings here this weekend! (Nonfiction)
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updated Mar 29, 2010 04:35pm
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A personal essay about online book rating systems in the late 2000s, originally published at my arts center.
The Great iPod Indie-Rock Challenge of 2008 -- a mid-year report. (Nonfiction)
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updated Mar 29, 2010 04:34pm
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At the beginning of this year, I issued myself a challenge, to replace the sad old '80s and '90s indie-rock on my little 1-gig iPod with all-new music from contemporary bands. Here, a report on how it's been going, six months into the experiment.
The German. (Literature & Fiction)
More of Jason's writing…
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My first new piece of fiction in four years, since famously declaring my retirement. Why did I write it? I don't know; it just sorta popped out of me the other day.
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Lawrence Santoro Reading
Author appearance, February 17, 2012 08:00PM — 103 people invited
Stella Espresso, 1259 W. Devon (at Lakewood), Chicago, IL, US
http://www.larrysantoro.com/
Author appearance, February 17, 2012 08:00PM — 103 people invited
Stella Espresso, 1259 W. Devon (at Lakewood), Chicago, IL, US
http://www.larrysantoro.com/
Lawrence Santoro, author of Just North of Nowhere, will read stories selected fr...more
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