tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.comments2023-10-26T03:49:14.799-07:00Ghost WordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger692125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-3184237464152046532011-10-31T16:06:43.356-07:002011-10-31T16:06:43.356-07:00Maran is brilliant, in my eyes. In previous commen...Maran is brilliant, in my eyes. In previous comments she is being criticized for how she handled a false memory. Why do you think she wrote the book? It is obvious that she realizes that what she did was damaging to many people, and in writing the book made it less likely to happen to other people. Even though I have never been through anything similar to what she has, reading this book brought me to the realization as to the stem of my bulimia. I'm contemplating writing Maran a personal letter thanking her for sharing her experiences and thoughts.Amanda Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876759316406973488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-25721891618714166462011-10-23T08:03:08.041-07:002011-10-23T08:03:08.041-07:00Thank you for posting this interview. I was heartb...Thank you for posting this interview. I was heartbroken for Mr. Ross and Cody's after watching Paperback Dreams. I really believe it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. I have shopped at independent music and bookstores since I was sixteen. Independents have a special place in my heart, and have been an important influence in shaping my intellect and worldview. People like Andy Ross help build the bulwarks that protect true freedom of speech and expression. I am so glad to hear that he has moved on to a promising career doing what he does best: working in the literary world. Best wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-30947142551982435422011-09-18T06:33:24.104-07:002011-09-18T06:33:24.104-07:00I think she is a very brave lady, if only my mothe...I think she is a very brave lady, if only my mother could admit her mistakes, having accused my dear father, along with my 2 of my mentally unstable siblings of abuse (everything rings true in her story). Do we really want to hear details of the abuse-it can go on and on as it is pure fantasy (no bodies ever found after my dad was accused of satanic abuse!). I have argued with the 3 of them about lack of evidence and the coincidence of all 3 'remembering' at the same time. They blind themselves to the huge contradictions in their arguements and are stuck in their'victimhood', blaming my dad for all their problems. I can't reason with them as they are basket casesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-2285199898724314152011-07-02T17:23:43.677-07:002011-07-02T17:23:43.677-07:00Not a word about David Horowitz as one of its main...Not a word about David Horowitz as one of its main writer and editors, why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-31557533108731813842011-06-19T13:23:18.739-07:002011-06-19T13:23:18.739-07:00You are so right. Our little girls can be little g...You are so right. Our little girls can be little girls until about age five and then it's hurry up and get them into Victoria Secret thongs and boyfriends. SEX is the main topic of everything anymore, even Disney movies/TV slip in some sexual content. Oh, for the days of the Bill Crosby show where little girls were little girls and raised slowly into young womenhood. Women with useable brains.Eunice Boevehttp://www.euniceboeve.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-34159531103979985892011-06-04T09:01:37.149-07:002011-06-04T09:01:37.149-07:00Dear Frances:
When Arty Pomerantz and I chose a f...Dear Frances:<br /> When Arty Pomerantz and I chose a few hundred of his pictures for Before the Paparazzi: Fifty Years of Extraordinary Pictures to represent the life's work of a legendary press photographer, thousands more pictures had to be left, literally, "in the box."<br /> Before the Paparazzi contains about 28,000 words of text and over 300 pictures—most of them with an accompanying "story behind the pictures." Almost all of the pictures appeared in the New York Post and other New York City newspapers during the years—primarily the 60s through the 90s—that Arty Pomerantz was a staff photographer and assignment editor, and many of the featured photos were on the newspapers' front pages.<br /> It would be easier to list the movie stars, Presidents, sports stars, and poets who are not among these photographs than those who are—on the cover alone you can see Jackie Kennedy, Liz Taylor, Walter Winchell, and the Beatles. There are pictures of looters in the heart of the city during the Blackout of 1977, pictures of fires and tickertape parades and of the assassination of a Mafia godfather.<br /> Chapter introductions provide the reader with a context for the entire book by describing the day-to-day life of a New York City press photographer—for years the only night photographer for the New York Post—who bore visual witness of that quintessential American city's people and events through decades of profound social, political, and technological change. Arty loved his work and the people he photographed, and that love, combined with consummate skill, is apparent in every picture Arty made.<br /> Arty was a protégé of Weegee, whose photographs appeared in the original Naked City (later a movie and a TV series), and who at one time was paid five dollars per bullet hole by Life magazine for his pictures of murder victims. When Arty started his first press photographer job in 1956, newspaper photos were shot with a 4 X 5 Speed Graphic, a big, bulky camera with a bellows and a film holder. <br /> Arty not only changed cameras, he changed from a radio that connected his car to an answering service, to a police radio and a real car phone. Over the years he partnered with cub reporters like Pete Hamill, Nick Pileggi, and Nora Ephron, who would go on to become best-selling authors while remaining Arty's lifelong friends.<br /> Peter Riva, a literary agent and specialist in media licensing and rights representation since 1975, said of Before the Paparazzi: "There is something here, there is something in these images that harkens to a time in transition, a time now lost, when New York was the center of the media universe. Sadly, Arty's pictures are all that is left of a world that has vanished forever. Arty Pomerantz is the successor to Weegee, before US and People, before the paparazzi."<br /> Our book is in the final stages of production for publication with World Audience Publishers, Inc. However, I would be glad to email you a password-protected PDF advance copy for review. Please let me know.<br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Steven P. Unger<br />ungerstv@surewest.net<br /><br />Note: World Audience Publishers has also published my previous nonfiction work, In the Footsteps of Dracula: A Personal Journey and Travel Guide (http://worldaudience.powweb.com/pubs_bks/Dracula.html) available from www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.de, and www.amazon.com/Kindle.Steve_Vandalayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00012672759539848365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-56779976488373787512011-04-23T10:36:37.136-07:002011-04-23T10:36:37.136-07:00Hi Frances,
I'm doing a bit of research about ...Hi Frances,<br />I'm doing a bit of research about (and at) the Bancroft and in fact the transfer in 1906 was <i>after</i> the earthquake and fire.<br /><br />"The fortuitous location of Bancroft’s library placed it just outside the fire zone--and it was the only major library in the city to escape severe damage or complete destruction."<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/bancroft/building/building.html" rel="nofollow">Building the Bancroft</a>.Kathryn Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508373744866161837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-44034711519578675052011-01-04T21:33:38.409-08:002011-01-04T21:33:38.409-08:00Frances, I wrote a comment and now it has disappea...Frances, I wrote a comment and now it has disappeared? Is it pending your approval or did I accidentally erase it?Meghan Wardhttp://www.writerland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-31352910638825267692011-01-04T21:32:09.953-08:002011-01-04T21:32:09.953-08:00Thanks for this wonderful list, Frances! I haven&#...Thanks for this wonderful list, Frances! I haven't read the Stieg Larson or Hunger Games trilogies, but I want to read both! And I loved Cutting for Stone. I'll have to look for Eggers' Wild Things, too. A lot of great suggestions!Meghan Wardhttp://www.writerland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-31248636359457565972010-12-26T15:54:43.981-08:002010-12-26T15:54:43.981-08:00Wonderfully interesting list. Like Elizabeth, I to...Wonderfully interesting list. Like Elizabeth, I too have been enjoying What I Didn’t See and Other Stories. But adding others mentioned here to my TBR now.Meg Waite Claytonhttp://www.megwaiteclayton.com/1stbooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-28138907382322562572010-12-25T15:16:04.427-08:002010-12-25T15:16:04.427-08:00I'm an Oakland writer, not a Berkeley one, but...I'm an Oakland writer, not a Berkeley one, but I am reading a book now that I *LOVE* so much that I have to give it a plug -- To The End of the Land, by Israeli novelist David Grossman.<br /><br />Imagine "Jules & Jim," set amidst endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has left all the protagonists unutterably damaged.<br /><br />Brilliant writing about love, motherhood, men and women, war, the physical land of Israel...<br /><br />Not an easy read. But the best book I read in 2010. Take THAT, Jonathan Franzen! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-77282311022229650682010-12-23T11:07:36.780-08:002010-12-23T11:07:36.780-08:00Hi Frances,
I’m writing to see if you’d be intere...Hi Frances,<br /><br />I’m writing to see if you’d be interested in reviewing artist/author Tina Collen’s memoir and “artobiography” Storm of the i. I’ve been working with Tina to increase the visibility of her book online. <br /><br />Tina’s book is no ordinary memoir. The coffee table memoir includes foldout pages, (some of them a bit risqué) cutouts, a popup and a mildly scandalous lift-up flap. Beneath the light-heartedness of the art elements lies the story of Tina’s difficult relationship with her father. I have to tell you that I read the book in one 5-hour sitting as I could not put it down. It is truly remarkable. I hope you will agree.<br /><br />You can read excerpts of the book at http://www.tinacollen.com and Tina and I would be happy to mail you a copy of the book. We’re in the process of setting up a blog tour for late January/early February.<br /><br />Thank you for your consideration,<br />Mary Walewski<br />Buy The Book Marketing LLCMary Walewskihttp://www.buythebookmarketing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-62098681037234586802010-11-21T13:17:59.149-08:002010-11-21T13:17:59.149-08:00This is an actual true story...not "bull.&quo...This is an actual true story...not "bull." This really happened. This book is about a woman in Germany and her story...not about women in Russia. Of course women were raped there too...your comment just sounds stupid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-89389709440436286502010-10-06T07:00:23.899-07:002010-10-06T07:00:23.899-07:00There was no evidence of abuse in re the McMartin ...There was no evidence of abuse in re the McMartin Preschool by the preschool. Maybe by their histrionic parents, yes. The preschoo? No. This same tired lie has been played out in Wenatchee, Washington; Boston, Mass; Bakersfield, California and several other locations. All with the same results. Overzealous prosecutors, police and social workers/CPS fabricating evidence, coaching children what to say, withholding exculpatory evidence and, years later, paying MILLIONS of dollars to those illegally incarcerated for crimes that never happened. All done to serve their own desire to increase their power. Makes you really want to have children, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-5712187673041169552010-10-06T06:55:38.613-07:002010-10-06T06:55:38.613-07:00People like her disgust me. WTF should her father...People like her disgust me. WTF should her father forgive her? What a self-serving, narcissistic sociopath who justifies everything to herself because it fits the pathetic framework she needs to justify to herself. She's an imbecile. I'm much younger than she is, and a man, and I would have cut her out of my life like a cancer. She has a VERY distant relationshp with the trut and reality. Get a life, loser. I feel sorry for her sons. She likely treated their father like an unnecessary inconvenience leaving them rudderless in life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-34542225563575149352010-09-27T21:19:18.142-07:002010-09-27T21:19:18.142-07:00There are several problems with Maran's book. ...There are several problems with Maran's book. She never had any real detailed memories. Many with recovered memories of child abuse have corroboration for these events.<br /><br />There was evidence the children at McMartin were abused. Nine of the eleven jurors at the trial believed they were abused.recovered memory wikihttp://childabusewiki.org/index.php?title=Recovered_Memoriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-55425040187567923642010-09-09T05:59:21.208-07:002010-09-09T05:59:21.208-07:00I'm really surprized that the Bible wasn't...I'm really surprized that the Bible wasn't among the 50 best-selling books of the year. <br />Did you just decide to leave it off the list (which should be noted if true), or were more copies of each of these books sold than the Bible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-36776758480624414742010-09-07T13:00:06.434-07:002010-09-07T13:00:06.434-07:00obviouly there is always two sides to every story,...obviouly there is always two sides to every story, and it's hard for any non family members to know exactly what went on in their relationships, though i have i read the biography itself, i thought it was well written, but mostly likely exagratted in parts, that said, there are still questions unasnwered, i mean, if Dede has been a model stepmother, why would her own stepson write such a thing about her, and also it seems highly unusual for Dede's ex husband Al Wilsey to come to the decision on his own, that he was going to left out EVERY SINGLE one of his children out of his will and left the entire fortune to Mrs Wilsey, eventhough Sean Wilsey seems to wrote affectionately of his father, and based on the book, they did seem to have a complex but ultimately loving relationship, it just doesnt make sense a loving father would do that to his own children without undue influences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-44905426434435511972010-08-06T08:45:39.798-07:002010-08-06T08:45:39.798-07:00Avatar of unease! Nice.
But I like linear.Avatar of unease! Nice.<br /><br />But I like linear.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-9871007704834578202010-08-06T05:38:53.872-07:002010-08-06T05:38:53.872-07:00I guess I missed that, but at $125 a ticket, I wou...I guess I missed that, but at $125 a ticket, I would have been outside trying to get a peek in through the window anyway. I hope it went well!Meghan Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773598501857799104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-61410954492133442552010-07-29T11:34:08.040-07:002010-07-29T11:34:08.040-07:00Henry Lee is an amazing reporter! I cannot wait to...Henry Lee is an amazing reporter! I cannot wait to read this book, especially since I just read Stephen Elliott's "The Adderall Diaries," which provides an intriguing account of the Reiser case.sanfrandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897132670807914867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-35808554369690852642010-07-08T12:49:56.169-07:002010-07-08T12:49:56.169-07:00Thank you Frances for posting this. I am only 1/2...Thank you Frances for posting this. I am only 1/2 way through the day and I still find myself giggling when I think about this video!Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-74838528500066183802010-07-08T12:49:56.168-07:002010-07-08T12:49:56.168-07:00Thank you Frances for posting this. I am only 1/2...Thank you Frances for posting this. I am only 1/2 way through the day and I still find myself giggling when I think about this video!Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-4475867489593784332010-06-23T07:28:50.120-07:002010-06-23T07:28:50.120-07:00I'm so excited about this. I hope they keep it...I'm so excited about this. I hope they keep it understated, as Ishiguro did in the novel.P.B. Samuelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417914321358470130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-71947793042579888952010-06-16T06:01:58.269-07:002010-06-16T06:01:58.269-07:00Good find. I live in Houston and never heard of th...Good find. I live in Houston and never heard of this book (and this is a subject of great interest to me). <br /><br />It amazes how blase people in Texas are about the possibility/probability that Texas has executed innocent people. The <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/09/07/090907fa_fact_grann" rel="nofollow">willingham case </a> is probably the most egregious case. the amazing thing is that the governor (Rick Perry) who saw the exculpatory evidence decided not to intervene.rjnaglehttp://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammernoreply@blogger.com