Bananaman is tired of exposed navels, breast implants, telemarketers, reality television shows, doctor's waiting rooms and ill-mannered, sloppily dressed generation x'ers and yuppies. He collects LP's, prefers manual typewriters, dials a rotary phone. His baseball hero is Mickey Mantle not Barry Bonds. He protested the Viet Nam War not Project Iraqi Freedom. He once wore his hair in an Afro and despises men with shaved heads and balding men who wear pig tails. His president will always be John F. Kennedy, not 'W.' Amusing diatribes are offered on health food fads, cosmetic surgery, diet and...
Bananaman is tired of exposed navels, breast implants, telemarketers, reality television shows, doctor's waiting rooms and ill-mannered, sloppily dres...
In 1888, at the behest of his dying mother, Jacob Rocker, a young Jew, sets off on a journey from New York City to California. He endures the hardships of shipboard life passing through New Orleans and Galveston. He learns about the frontier as a freight hauler traveling through a chain of Texas army posts from San Antonio to El Paso. His journey through wilderness, the notorious Jornada del Muerto desert and the New Mexico mountains, involves struggles with his past and conflicting prospects for his future. He faces deprivation, bigotry, pain and pleasure. Jacob encounters some dynamic...
In 1888, at the behest of his dying mother, Jacob Rocker, a young Jew, sets off on a journey from New York City to California. He endures the hardship...
In the summer of 1958, 18 year old Paul Israel takes a 3 month journey from New York to Mexico City to emulate his heroes from Jack Kerouac's ON THE ROAD. He passes through Washington D.C. and the deep South into Texas and Mexico. He meets a variety of amusing and provocative characters including baseball legend Jackie Robinson, civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy and football player "Large" LeFay. He experiences racial segregation, sex, violence, love and death in a series of encounters along the way. He learns about America and then absorbs the art, history and culture of Mexico. FINDING...
In the summer of 1958, 18 year old Paul Israel takes a 3 month journey from New York to Mexico City to emulate his heroes from Jack Kerouac's ON THE R...
Returning from Arizona, Boloker offers a series of unique observations about his native city. Penetrating, acute, humorous and critical perceptions of the New York life style. An entertaining taste of the people and places that make it a distinct and tasty metropolis. From knishes to crepes, it is a delicious read.
Returning from Arizona, Boloker offers a series of unique observations about his native city. Penetrating, acute, humorous and critical perceptions of...
