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Beauty Queens, Children, and the Death of Sex

Author : Richard Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beauty Queens, Children, and the Death of Sex written by Richard Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are beauty queens un-Indian? Is the sudden boom in sex in India, which seems to have woken up from centuries of erotic suppression, limited only to a few lucky urban dwellers? This collection of comic and serious essays by the author of the acclaimed novel The Revised Kama Sutra was originally published by HarperCollins, and comments on diverse subjects, from India's sexual confusion and schizophrenia to the colonization of the Indian mind. Making a passionate case for true freedom for Indians and writers of Indian origin, he also discusses his status as an Indian citizen living abroad and a writer's ultimate loyalty to the truth. The book also includes a comical, part-fantastic report of his meeting with Sushmita Sen, the future Bollywood actress and Miss Universe, and a real interview with the late Indian author and institution, Khushwant Singh. "Biting, cynical . . . zany sense of humour."-India Today. "Sparkling . . racy yet refined."--Indian Express.

The Killing of an Author

Author : Richard Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Killing of an Author written by Richard Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoir: How Writers Screw Up and Publishing's Tricks & Taboos. “The Killing of an Author” is a true story--of a small-town Indian dreamer who meets some of the most powerful people in the literary universe. The book is set mainly in New York, and partly in London and New Delhi. With cameo appearances by literary and publishing stars, and a relentless storytelling pace, this book has an element of literary thriller to it, one climactic moment being when the world's most powerful editor tells the author, "Remarkable ... I must admit I have been haunted by your novel!" and another when Saul Bellow's agent tells the author, "I can see this as a movie!" "What comes out is his integrity. Not many people about whom you can say this. If Richard succeeds, we shall all succeed."--Kuldip Nayar, eminent Indian author/editor/statesman. "Crasta has a sense of humour which he maintains from the start to the end. Funny, sad, and eye-opening. . .Dares to be different. We need more writers like him." --The Deccan Chronicle "You are funny and delightful . . . and nowhere are you too heavy to carry. I've never read anyone like you. I laugh, I ache, I smile, I cry - but never close the book without that smile surfacing."--Sheelagh Grenon, Canada "More than a book . . . an act of bravery."--Lulu Review Keywords: publishing, publishing memoir, New York publishers, British publishers, Penguin Books, Fourth Estate, Writers, Publishing Taboos, Writers, Author Biographies, Author Memoirs, How to Succeed, Race and Publishing.

Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater

Author : Wenying Xu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538157322
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater written by Wenying Xu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on genres, major terms, and authors.

Impressing the Whites: The New International Slavery

Author : Richard Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Impressing the Whites: The New International Slavery written by Richard Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This controversial, acclaimed book reads as if Edward Said, George Carlin, and Ta-Nehisi Coates had collaborated on a single book about universal racism from a cosmopolitan Indian's perspective Controversial, laugh-out-loud, and yet sincere and passionate, it has been described as "a mischievous pleasure" and "courageous ... going where no Indian writer has gone before" (Asian Age), this book has been acclaimed for its insights as well as its wit. Ferociously satirical and idealistic in turns, the book makes a case for diverse cultures and peoples retaining their authenticity rather than succumbing to a global, McDonaldsized culture. It is also a compassionate and engaging book that considers the dilemma faced by colored people who are often forced to strive to be judged and found worthy by the West, but also yearn to be authentic. What does this situation mean for authenticity, honesty, integrity, and a mutually respectful and honest communication between West and East? "The reader laughs, squirms, recognizes his/her own hypocrisy and the blatant absurdity of most unquestioned social conventions. In this, Crasta succeeds [in ways that] Chris Rock race routines succeed, i.e., brilliantly. Zany exuberance . . . mischievous pleasure."--Frank Feldman "Boldly goes where no Indian writer has gone before."--The Asian Age, Book Pick of the Fortnight.

One Little Indian

Author : Richard Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Little Indian written by Richard Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In India, the land of ��snakes, elephants, gurus, and coconuts,�� Vijay Prabhu grows up Catholic and confused. The result is an Indian Angela's Ashes, one in which Vijay, redefining his goals, dreams of going to America, the land of milk, honey, and Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup. Surprisingly delightful...the unstoppably copious funniness is Shandian.-The Telegraph.

Love and French Kissing in India

Author : Richard Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love and French Kissing in India written by Richard Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on 2021-01-13 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love, marriage, and French kissing: all of it is connected in a story of an Indian who grows into manhood and moves to America, and one that tells of how complicated it is for a middle-class Indian young man to kiss and get married outside of traditional boundaries. We in India have been exposed to ideas of love and passion that, paradoxically have come to us from the West thanks to movies, television, popular music, and books, and yet our society gives us a hard time doing it this way. This is a story of a man who struggled against the boundaries, then crossed the boundaries, and liberated himself from the rules: or so he thinks.

Benzo Land: How Doctors and Drug Companies Enslave Us

Author : Richard Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Benzo Land: How Doctors and Drug Companies Enslave Us written by Richard Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benzodiazepines, a class of tranquilizers and sleeping pills (including Valium, Xanax, and Ambien), are dangerously addictive; the author, exposed to a range of Benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and psychiatrists, tells the story of his unusual journey: for his own sake, for his friends, and for others who might wish to compare their own journeys with his.

Eaten by the Japanese

Author : John Baptist Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eaten by the Japanese written by John Baptist Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Baptist Crasta's only mistake was to be in the wrong place at the wrong time--Singapore, when the Japanese invaded--and to be a man of rectitude and courage. His memoir tells of his miraculous survival through 3.5 years as a POW of the Japanese. The memoir itself miraculously survives 51 years until it is published by his son, just before his death!

The Revised Kama Sutra: A Novel

Author : Richard Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Revised Kama Sutra: A Novel written by Richard Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel, an Indian sensation, describes a young man's growing up and coming to grips with sexuality with delicious and often-hilarious detail, but it is about much more: political, ironic, and "an indictment of colonialism" (The Hindu). This comic novel of childhood, coming of age, of modern Indian manhood, and an American Dream was described as "humorous and manic" by The Independent of London, and as personifying "the post-Independence Indian male." It has also been adapted for the stage and played to many standing room only audiences. "Hilarious."--Time Out. "Indefatigable good humor, charm"--Publishers Weekly. "A comic timing never seen in any Indian novel to date."--The Indian Express "Should be a recognized classic. An Indian Catcher in the Rye"--Mark Ledbetter, Author and Professor of Linguistics Keywords: Coming of Age, Indian novel, Contemporary India, Indian society, the Male Experience, Literary Fiction, Sexual Repression, Indian Christians, Indian Catholics, Konkani language, Indian Comic Novel, Politically Incorrect, Men and Women, American Dream, Immigrant American Writers, Asian writers, Asian-American fiction

I Will Not Go the F**k to Sleep

Author : Richard Crasta
Publisher : Invisible Man Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Will Not Go the F**k to Sleep written by Richard Crasta and published by Invisible Man Press. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if a child, asked to go the f**k to sleep by its father, could respond in adult language? What if 5000 Indian yogis simultaneously dropped hot coffee on their laps in 5000 McDonalds to balance India's budget? How about selling used nukes to help balance the budget deficit? By the father of 3 boys and one Inner Brat that refuses to go to sleep or to grow up, this broad anthology of humor is his bestselling e-book. "Pythonesque," silly, and sophisticated at the same time, according to reviewers. I WILL NOT GO THE F**K TO SLEEP is an anytime book for adults who refuse to grow up or to go to sleep in this unreal and wacky world of jet-setting yogis, retired nukes, and presidents named Bush. Profane, compassionate, wickedly funny at times, it captures a world and a humor that is fresh, subversive, and often thought-provoking. You probably should not read it to your children under 15; but don’t be surprised if they decide to read it to you. "Hysterical and informative. For the rebel in you. Great style and humor"--Linda J. Lundy, 5-star review This edition restores the ORIGINAL cover which was so popular with readers.

Tijuana Book of the Dead

Author : Luis Alberto Urrea
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1619024829
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Tijuana Book of the Dead written by Luis Alberto Urrea and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Pulitzer-nominated The Devil’s Highway and national bestseller The Hummingbird’s Daughter comes an exquisitely composed collection of poetry on life at the border. Weaving English and Spanish languages as fluidly as he blends cultures of the southwest, Luis Urrea offers a tour of Tijuana, spanning from Skid Row, to the suburbs of East Los Angeles, to the stunning yet deadly Mojave Desert, to Mexico and the border fence itself. Mixing lyricism and colloquial voices, mysticism and the daily grind, Urrea explores duality and the concept of blurring borders in a melting pot society.

Indian Review of Books

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Indian Review of Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Children's Culture Reader

Author : Henry Jenkins
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814742310
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book The Children's Culture Reader written by Henry Jenkins and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reader on children's culture

Beauty Queens

Author : Libba Bray
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545388716
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book Beauty Queens written by Libba Bray and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray, the story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island.Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to emall. And the spirit of fierce, feral competition that lives underground in girls, a savage brutality that can only be revealed by a journey into the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. Oh, the horror, the horror! Only funnier. With evening gowns. And a body count.

Current Perspectives on Sex Crimes

Author : Ronald M. Holmes
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761924166
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Current Perspectives on Sex Crimes written by Ronald M. Holmes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2002 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A combination of reprinted articles, most published during the past two years, and original contributions solicited for the anthology, offer a snapshot of the criminal justice understanding of various crimes relating to or involving sex. After a basic overview of sex in the 21st century, they look at nuisance sex behaviors and crime; homosexuality, transvestism, and transsexualism; juvenile sex crimes and behaviors of offenders and victims; dangerous sex crimes; rape; and special issues and concerns.

Biblio

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Biblio written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kidnapped

Author : Paula S. Fass
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195311419
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Kidnapped written by Paula S. Fass and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the history of child kidnappings and abductions in the United States, the motives of the perpetrators, the activities of the media, and the results in the law and in public opinions.