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Felix Mitterer's reputation as a European dramatist of the first rank is by now firmly established. With his gift for sketching social milieu in a few salient strokes and creating almost unbearably intense moments of dramatic suspense, he has for over thirty years been riveting the attention of viewers on the suffering of such oppressed groups as the aged (Siberia), the mentally challenged (No Room for Idiots) and the workingmen and women in thrall to corrupt corporations (One Everyman). The two plays offered here, In the Lions' Den and The Panther, fall well within the purview of Mitterer's social concerns, portraying as they do, respectively, the plight of the Jews in the Third Reich and, once again, the aged in contemporary society. Yet they also reveal a deeper and more personal thematic vein having to do with the intimate symbiosis of language and individual identity. In Lions' Den the Jewish protagonist Kirsch affects Tyrolean dialect to create an Aryan persona for survival purposes, in effect corroborating the idealist doctrine, esse est percipi (to be is to be perceived, as this or that). You are what you can persuade others you are, and God help you if your powers of persuasion fail you! In The Panther the old man's self-image, his very sense of himself, erodes with the chipping-away of age at his memory of the lines that make up Rilke's immortal Dinggedicht. In both plays the bedrock ordering of experience imposed by language is strained to the breaking point, leaving the protagonists teetering on the brink of the abyss that looms just beyond personal identity. Of his own life the self-effacing Felix Mitterer has said: "Its only unusual aspect is that I became a writer, that I was saved and others weren't". His words allude obliquely to the grinding poverty and backbreaking work he had to endure labouring on the farms of the Tyrol as he grew up. They also convey his solidarity with those "others" who could not make it out of the Alpine ghetto and suggest his deep commitment to make their plight, and that of other oppressed groups, the driving force of his dramatic art. Felix Mitterer has done what all true artists do, transformed his personal demons into angels of art. And in tracing, through that art, the correspondence between his own demons and those of society, he masters them, not only in himself but in the receptive viewer (or reader) as well.
"Yea Gimiwan " ("Yea Raining " in Ojibwe) is an Enlish/Ojibwe coloring book. Author and illustrator, Michael Lyons covers counting to ten, simple greetings and good-byes, and a number of animal names common to Northern Minnesota.
"Meditation, Depression and an Alien Encounter" follows a conversation about depression and meditation between cartoonist, Michael Lyons and an alien named, Steven.
"Rockstar Cartoonist" follows the life of cartoonist, Michael Lyons and his struggles as an aspiring artist and musician. Beginning in 1967, when we witness the birth of Lyons as the reincarnation of Michelangelo, the reader follows his experiences (especially regarding: dating, drawing, and playing guitar) as he progresses throughout the decades. In the end, we discover Michael as a middle-aged man with ambivalent feelings about love, music and cartoons.
"Dog and Ma'iingan" is an English/Ojibwe language picture book. Readers learn how to count to ten and how to say a number of animal names in Ojibwe.
"Amix Blood" is the story of a bi-racial girl with a unique set of problems. She is half elfin and half vampire. When Amix is asked to leave the prestigious vampire academy, she enrolls in a boarding school dedicated to assimilating elves into the dominant vampire culture. After attempting a daring mid-day escape, Amix meets a kindred spirit in Steven. Steven is also of mixed-heritage. He is half human and half alien. Together, they resist the terrible elf-hunter, Santa Claus, and try to get back home.
Little Cutie is a ragged red and white teddy bear who goes on a vision quest to find out who he is and where he belongs. Along the way, Little Cutie gets advice from a number of woodland animals (all with Ojibwe names) about life, living with humans, and how to find the Great Spirit.
The novel celebrates the joys of Austin slacker living.We move in the lush spring of April-July romance in a low rent Tortilla Flat community. The novel shows how the biggest story of my generation, the impact of group theory on the understanding of our place in the universe, settled into the mind of the main character, Walker Underwood.
Over 25 Interesting, Historic, and Cultural Rides. More at: www.cycletouringbooks.com. Cycling Along Europe's Rivers is a "How To" book on taking self-guided bike trips to Europe that are affordable and easy to organize. The book is based on the author's extensive experience, including nearly 20 years of annual cycle trips to Europe. Rhine River, Danube River, Elbe River, Loire River, Po River, Neckar River, Mosel River, Main River, and more. How to plan and prepare. How to get what you need to the start of a ride and home again --bikes, panniers, and you. What to bring and what not -- how to keep your load small. How to handle getting around and other logistics. Bike, Lodging and Eating advice. Safety, Security, and Communication advice. Route recommendations and key features. In short, everything you need to know to have a first-class, comfortable, flexible, and interesting riding trip to Europe without spending a fortune or going with an organized package. We budget about $120 per day per person (less if sharing rooms) plus airfare for hotels, meals, and everything else for rides that are typically 8-14 days in length. Rivers make the perfect touring -- flat, easy to navigate, interesting towns, historical sites, and relatively short distances between stops and sites. These trips are for everyone -- from weekend warriors to casual riders, from the young to the old. Our routes guide riders through Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, France, Italy, Switzerland, and, Slovakia, and utilize the detailed maps found in the terrific German Bikeline map guides. "Cycling Along Europe's Rivers" is a companion book to the European Bikeline Map Guides. It will tell you how and where to go, which Bikeline map guide to use for route details, and how to use these maps. That's all you need Please Note: While the book does provide over 25 routes, suggested overnight stops, and associated mileage, it does not provide turn-by-turn details because this is not necessary for these trips given GPS, generally well-marked trails, the very detailed Bikeline companion guides, and the rivers themselves providing the ultimate route guide Cities and regions in Europe you can visit include, among many other: the Danube Gorge, Amsterdam, Leiden, the Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz, Cochem, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Colmar, Basel, the Rhine Falls, Lake Bodensee, Konstanz, Regensburg, Passau, Linz, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava, Gyor, Tata, Budapest, Cesky Krumlov, Prague, Dresden, Meissen, Wittenberg, Potsdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Hameln, Hann. Munden, Orleans, Chambord, Blois, Amboise, Chenonceaux, Chinon, Saumur, Angers, St. Nazaire, Milan, Cremona, Parma, Mantua, Chioggia, and Venice. Even a brief mention of the C&O Canal and Erie Canal rides as warm-ups. Cycling Along Europe's Rivers is practical and well-organized. We have loved these trips and think you will, too Also available on Kindle in full color maps, and in full color paperback on Amazon at: http: //www.amazon.com/Cycling-Along-Europes-Rivers-Affordable/dp/0615705413/ref=tmm_pap_title_2. Please feel free to contact the author at: [email protected]. We appreciate all your kind reviews and feedback " |
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