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Book Synopsis The Best of Francis DiPietro by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book The Best of Francis DiPietro written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machiavellian melancholy, Burroughsian bohemia, Kafkaesque Kerouac, and a wild, unyielding humor abound! “From grammar school I’ve been able to draw or write things that made people laugh,” says the author, “and that has progressed into a kind of free-spirited entertainment.” Indeed, this is less a “Best of” collection as it is an editorial challenge, for the ten unique novels drawn upon and highlighted are themselves keys which urge further exploration of this fringe author’s striking works. “In all honesty, I love your manuscript and think it’s creative and hilarious…” —Caroline Lyddy Adult Trade Editorial Department, Houghton Mifflin
Book Synopsis The Piltdown Latitudes by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book The Piltdown Latitudes written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prudholm Bay--a sleepy seaside community with a bad attitude. It may be the salty air, it may be the industrial plants, but Prudholm has nurtured quite an odd batch of townsfolk. When Ariel, the local party girl, is found floating in the waters near Prudholm's Nine Points lighthouse, it seemed like her story was over. With diligence and fervor, however, someone has been digging up her corpse and copulating with it. And the audacity of the necrophilia escalates while a relatively fruitless search ensues for her killer/defiler. Seeing his chance to capitalize on his town's misfortune, Anslo Creevington, the local millionaire, constructs a theme park dedicated to (and depicting) Ariel's various unearthings. Morals and scruples fly to the wind as the once-quiet Prudholm Bay plunges into a mudpile of argument and exploitation. From the book: "Was our action really so monstrous in a world where sirens have replaced birds in the night? A world where wars are conducted to sharpen the act of conducting..." Only one man can save Prudholm from its vapid course, and he's one of the prime suspects.
Book Synopsis Veteran of the Ardennes by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book Veteran of the Ardennes written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of a war which caused over 50,000,000 deaths comes the story of a dedicated life. Meet Francis Charles DiPietro, a young man from Cambridge, Massachusetts who is called from his education at Harvard University to serve his country in the most decisive hour of World War II. Like his father before him, who was a veteran of the Great War, Frank finds himself balancing his new regime with his loyal desire to maintain regular communications with his family. The letters in this book are a heretofore unpublished piece of American history, filled with valuable details concerning the day-to-day life of a front line infantry soldier. Having proven himself a sharpshooter in basic training, once in Europe Frank becomes part of the renowned 83rd Thunderbolt Division, one of the most successful and experienced divisions the army has ever seen. After the grueling winter trial in the Ardennes forest and Battle of the Bulge, Frank and the 83rd become the first American division to reach the Rhine river in Germany, quickly advancing 215 miles to the Elbe, capturing 24,000 German soldiers and liberating over 75,000 Allies as they help deliver the blow to German forces which ends the war in Europe.
Book Synopsis Soldier of the Ardennes by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book Soldier of the Ardennes written by Francis DiPietro and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This custom edition contains complete scans of Mr. DiPietro's actual letters from the war. Preserved for over 60 years, they give a valuable perspective on World War II through the eyes of Francis Charles DiPietro, a front line infantry soldier with the renowned 83rd Thunderbolt Division. Deployed to Europe in the most decisive hour of the war, Frank and the 83rd trudge through the Ardennes forest in waist-deep snow to push back the enemy forces in the Battle of the Bulge. They are the first American division to reach the Rhine river in Germany, establish the Elbe bridgehead, and help deliver the blow to Hitler's forces which ends the war in Europe. The letters are divided into three main groups: 1.) covering Frank's 17 weeks of basic training at Camp Wheeler in Georgia, 2.) the war in Europe and the maneuvers of the 83rd Division as they press back German forces, 3.) the obstacles of peace and military government which arise after the official German surrender in May of 1945.
Book Synopsis The Afterlife of Trisha Bumwood by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book The Afterlife of Trisha Bumwood written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE AFTERLIFE OF TRISHA BUMWOOD is a triumphant soap opera of symbolism and a natural page-turner. Francis DiPietro has created a multi-faceted gem of perspectives and philosophy. To pitch it in one short line: Jesus owns a convenience store. With that as a premise, we soon learn that he has fallen in love with Trisha Bumwood, mother of one and a first-time afterlifer. What is the afterlife? It's not what you might think. Purposes abound, strategy and scheming form potent undercurrents, and the cumulatively addictive viewpoints in narrative weave the most pleasant and intriguing of spells. Indeed, no other novel displays the collective omnipotents of God, Jesus, the devil, and the devil's son with such candor and flaw, clarity and guile. Other puissant parties are interested in Ms. Bumwood too, and she soon becomes the center for the affections of the most powerful beings in the afterlife. What they all don't know is Trisha Bumwood is destined to foil their little game, for she refuses to be a pawn, and ultimately discovers a path that is uniquely her own.
Book Synopsis Portobello Road by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book Portobello Road written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One man carries the weight of Generation X. Kyle Waterman, a mild-mannered insurance agent from Denver, quits his job and leaves his family to hop the first Greyhound to anywhere. He thought he was escaping, but with the help of a drug-laden Indian named Emerson Redcreek and a macho, arrogant wreck named Bill Capresci, Kyle finds himself transported to the world of Portobello: a Naked Lunch-type universe where gophers talk, drugs are king, and Kyle is the leader of a growing anti-establishment cult called Silverdew Gincane. With members joining at every stop, Kyle’s cult quickly becomes one of the greatest enemies of the U.S. government. He relocates his people to Paraguay--only to have an army and the ghosts of his past follow and destroy him. “A seminal tour de force. DiPietro is on the cutting edge of dangerous fiction with Portobello Road.”
Download or read book Swarm of Five written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories in Swarm of Five stand in complimentary contrast to one another, united by an arc of succulent imagery and memorable characters. From the wild, chaotic, wry and politically apocalyptic overtones of "Beat Me Sweetly, Heavy Jesus" to the subtle complexities of retelling the life of an unknown hero in "Legacy of a Teacher," DiPietro strives to capture a diverse sampling from the borderlands of storytelling. The pseudo-autobiographical parody of "Groveling Music: The Soundtrack to My Remarried Life" presents the most engaging glimpse yet into the mind of this longtime author and veteran of the final age of pulp magazines, with DiPietro escaping to a park in Texas for six days while his new wife, half his age, goes to a resort spa to pamper herself at his expense. Insecurities and bawdy reminiscences abound as DiPietro, aging and rueful of his diminishing sexual prowess, travels the lonely spaces of America in deep thought and strange mood. Shorter works of "The Dojo Demon" and "When Pickpockets Collide" are experimental and wide-ranging psychological fantasies which explore the oft-dirty and unenviable depths of human machination. Swarm of Five accomplishes the difficult task of offering engaging tales in a spectrum of tastes and textures.
Book Synopsis The Phoenix and the Scrolls by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book The Phoenix and the Scrolls written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-03-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forged by a demon. Foretold by destruction. Found by a madman. The Phoenix & The Scrolls present brave King Kyle of Tarylia with a supernatural foe not to mention a resurrected gay wizard named Pomothus whose favorite spell is blasting balls! In the great tradition of classic "Weird Tales" pulp and such groundbreaking authors as Robert E. Howard (Conan) and Roger Zelazny (Amber), Francis DiPietro has created an homage to dark humor and high adventure.
Book Synopsis Holland and Bonni by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book Holland and Bonni written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thieving uncle, his strong-willed niece: two people thirty-three years away from peace and quiet.
Book Synopsis Ethnic Windows & the Outside Within by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book Ethnic Windows & the Outside Within written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-04-24 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the novel Ethnic Windows, a young man must overcome social discrimination to honor the memory of his lost love. Louis Porter had lived with his parents in the Charlestown projects in fear of the world around him, until he met Marissa. Yet before their love could bloom, tragedy claimed her. Now Louis must do more than conquer his fears: he must find a way to pay homage to the girl who set him free. In The Outside Within, a powerful businessman struggles to understand why his younger brother is trying to sabotage his life and career. Action and betrayal abound in this fast-paced tale of justice and revenge. These two complete stories are a provocative illustration of the author's early and compelling work.
Download or read book Nest written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic pulp fiction comes alive with Francis DiPietro's NEST! Many of these 28 twisted tales first appeared in vintage pulp magazines like Midnight Zoo, Aberations (only one "r"), Zoiks, Outlaw Biker, and more! Tantalize your mind with this original blend of fantasy, science fiction, humor, and horror. Enter the world of NEST, with its ancient horny gods, talking toilets, car-stealing troglodytes, wedding assassins, and a prerequisite cast of aliens, zombies, evil computers, sexy and not-so-sexy damsels, bounty hunters, filthy criminals, and private dicks!
Download or read book The Taos Sows written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In symbolic parallel of politics and current events, characters and circumstances within The Taos Sows center on stark juxtaposition. Numerous warring factions misuse the transient loyalty of their followers in order to inflict their ideology on all others. True government is irrelevant and subordinate to the act and thrill of governing. Virtually every character is associated with one cult or questionable organization or another, usually working against one another. This is a system upon which shaky foundations are laid, and rebellion is forced to adopt strange measures and evolve in unexpected ways. The corners of this somewhat futuristic society are populated by slightly evolved (some would say mutated) beings known as autvers. Menlo Olsan is one of their leaders, in charge of "uncovering" (creating) relics of a pre-history in which autvers and humans lived peacefully together. The AEL, or Autver Elimination League, is obsessed with autver extermination. However, after losing their great and charismatic leader Emilio Dirken, the AEL is largely ineffectual. Emilio directs his split faction to concentrate on eliminating the dreaded lesbian duo of Yumipepper and Cattamanchia, scourges of traditional society. Some are beginning to see that his obsession has driven him mad, while others embrace his madness...
Book Synopsis The Mandrake Songbook & the Confessioner's Ghost by : Francis Dipietro
Download or read book The Mandrake Songbook & the Confessioner's Ghost written by Francis Dipietro and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TWO BOOKS IN ONE! This special double edition contains both "The Mandrake SongBook," fully illustrated and covering over 20 years of the #1 Amazon.com downloaded band, and also "The Confessioner's Ghost: Images of A Restless Soulscape," a photographic essay featuring high-quality pictures from China, Japan, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Hawaii, and the eastern USA. Author Francis DiPietro (Portobello Road, The Taos Sows, Groveling Music) marks the creation of over 600 original songs with a fully illustrated collection of the best lyrics, coupled with a portfolio of photographs taken in locales around the world. This custom 8.5" x 11" volume showcases the memorable lyrics and photos of this author of over 15 books.
Book Synopsis Eclectic Libbyland by : Francis DiPietro
Download or read book Eclectic Libbyland written by Francis DiPietro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-02-07 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walton Friendly can seem like any number of things; from an obsessive-compulsive Mormon who stalks an astonishing woman named Libby Hendricks, to an artist vanquished from the core of his beliefs. He wanders through a dreamscape of emotions, and enlists the most unlikely of helpers: “Crazy Bill” Capresci, self-proclaimed kingpin of the subway derelicts. Walton thinks he deserted the United States Army. Bill has deserted people, preferring the regularity of trains to the disparity of human kindness. They agree to unite in the quest for Libby, for it will surely be their last attempt to find some redeeming element in a world which has swiftly abandoned them. Serving as a trump to this situation is the possibility that Walton Friendly may be the deposed President of the United States, made to disappear in an elaborate and conjoining plot between the CIA, FBI, NSA, Pentagon, and Joint Chiefs. He had radical ideas which were beginning to shake the infrastructure of the old power system. Could Libby be nothing more than a willing, paid participant in the reprogramming of a revolutionary political mind who is still too potentially useful to kill? Or is Libby the true heart and source of the project?
Book Synopsis Poet's Market, 1994 by : Christine Martin
Download or read book Poet's Market, 1994 written by Christine Martin and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poets will find US and international publishers of poetry, a list of Canadian and US arts councils, contests and awards, writing colonies, organizations and publications useful to poets. 1,700 listings.
Book Synopsis How Learning Works by : Susan A. Ambrose
Download or read book How Learning Works written by Susan A. Ambrose and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for How Learning Works "How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of seven powerful learning principles. Full of great ideas and practical suggestions, all based on solid research evidence, this book is essential reading for instructors at all levels who wish to improve their students' learning." —Barbara Gross Davis, assistant vice chancellor for educational development, University of California, Berkeley, and author, Tools for Teaching "This book is a must-read for every instructor, new or experienced. Although I have been teaching for almost thirty years, as I read this book I found myself resonating with many of its ideas, and I discovered new ways of thinking about teaching." —Eugenia T. Paulus, professor of chemistry, North Hennepin Community College, and 2008 U.S. Community Colleges Professor of the Year from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education "Thank you Carnegie Mellon for making accessible what has previously been inaccessible to those of us who are not learning scientists. Your focus on the essence of learning combined with concrete examples of the daily challenges of teaching and clear tactical strategies for faculty to consider is a welcome work. I will recommend this book to all my colleagues." —Catherine M. Casserly, senior partner, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "As you read about each of the seven basic learning principles in this book, you will find advice that is grounded in learning theory, based on research evidence, relevant to college teaching, and easy to understand. The authors have extensive knowledge and experience in applying the science of learning to college teaching, and they graciously share it with you in this organized and readable book." —From the Foreword by Richard E. Mayer, professor of psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara; coauthor, e-Learning and the Science of Instruction; and author, Multimedia Learning
Book Synopsis Francis, Brother of the Universe by : Roy Gasnick
Download or read book Francis, Brother of the Universe written by Roy Gasnick and published by . This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete life and times of the beloved St. Francis retold in the modern, exciting, full-color comic book format. (Also available in Spanish.)Ages 7-14.
