Just out of college, Becky Pine wants a job, a girlfriend, and a manifesto. She wants a life -- her own real life. Southland Auto Acres, a car lot in Los Angeles, becomes her bootcamp for learning about love, relationships, and the real world. Originally published as Up: A Novel in 2002, the book was reissued under the title Southland Auto Acres in 2010 in anticipation of author Lisa Jones's next installment in the ongoing adventures of Becky Pine.
Just out of college, Becky Pine wants a job, a girlfriend, and a manifesto. She wants a life -- her own real life. Southland Auto Acres, a car lot in ...
A daughter of the poets Hettie Jones and Amiri Baraka, Kellie Jones grew up immersed in a world of artists, musicians, and writers in Manhattan's East Village and absorbed in black nationalist ideas about art, politics, and social justice across the river in Newark. The activist vision of art and culture that she learned in those two communities, and especially from her family, has shaped her life and work as an art critic and curator. Featuring selections of her writings from the past twenty years, EyeMinded reveals Jones's role in bringing attention to the work of African American,...
A daughter of the poets Hettie Jones and Amiri Baraka, Kellie Jones grew up immersed in a world of artists, musicians, and writers in Manhattan's East...
Imagine a world where death and destruction lurks around every corner. The fight for ultimate power against the darkness is an ongoing battle. With judgement day approaching can one thing save really save them all? The Prophecy is set primarily in the 6th century. It tells the tale about how Arthur and his devoted wizard Merlin defended Camelot in very difficult and dark times. His courageous knights take on various quests so that Arthur may save his beloved father king Aiden and thus prevail against all the many evils. With trolls and goblins, dragons and dark magic this novel will keep you...
Imagine a world where death and destruction lurks around every corner. The fight for ultimate power against the darkness is an ongoing battle. With ju...
After coming across an abandoned ship drifting aimlessly out at sea, Bobo raises the alarm after seeing a survivor through the eyeglass. His captain Red-Beard and his crew uncover a mystery along with a squawking parrot and a few gold coins The plot begins to thicken as Bobo sets out to discover the truth. As clues come to light, Bobo's suspicions are raised further with the discovery of a strange blue powder. The pirate cat devises a cunning plan, one which will change his life forever
After coming across an abandoned ship drifting aimlessly out at sea, Bobo raises the alarm after seeing a survivor through the eyeglass. His captain R...
