Author Archives: Amos
“Phallos” by Samuel Delany— An Enhanced and Revised Edition
Delany, Samuel. “Phallos”, edited by Robert F. Reid Pharr, Wesleyan University Press, 2013. An Enhanced and Revised Edition Amos Lassen “Phallos” was written in 2004 originally and was considered to be pornographic so the explicit sex was omitted from that edition. Set during the reign of Hadrian, the Roman emperor in the second century, it …
“Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918” by Harry Kessler— The Early Diaries
Kessler, Harry. “Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918”, (edited by Laird Easton), Random House 2013. The Early Diaries Amos Lassen Count Harry Kessler was a museum director, a publisher, a cultural critic, a soldier, a secret agent, a diplomat and a patron of the arts and now we have access …
“Bridesmen of Madison County” by Mark Thornton— And the Bridesmen Arrive…
Thornton, Mark. “Bridesmen of Madison County”, Beau to Beau Books, 2012. And the Bridesmen Arrive… Amos Lassen Mark Thornton was another of the authors that I met this year at Rainbow Book Fair in New York this year and I must say that the pleasure was all mine. It is always fun to meet new …
“Bounty Hunters and Kick-ass Cops” by Tim Bough— The Title Almost Says It All
Bough, Tim. “Bounty Hunters and Kick-ass Cops”, Nazca Plains, 2013. The Title Almost Says It All Amos Lassen Sometimes I think I am a very lucky guy who gets to read all kinds of books and reports on them. Lately I have tried to meet some of the authors I review and it is always …
“IN THE NAME OF”— An Unconventional Priest
“In the Name Of” An Unconventional Priest Amos Lassen Father Adam (Andrzej Chyra) is a handsome and very cool priest. He listens to his iPod while he jobs through the woods of Poland and yet he is also a confessor and confidant to the members of his church but especially to a gang of young …
“Love Made Easy: with Charlie the Matchmaker” by Charlie Maffei— Advice on Love
Maffei, Mr. Charlie. “Love Made Easy: with Charlie the Matchmaker”, Charlie Maffei, 2013. Advice on Love Amos Lassen I had no idea who Charlie Maffei is until I met him last week at the Rainbow Book Fair in New York City. His book is a collection of advice blogs he has written to help others …
“CIBRAIL”— Embracing Self
“The Visitor” (“Cibrâil”) Embracing Self Amos Lassen Cibrail (Sinan Hancili) is a young policeman who lives with his gallery owner girlfriend Christine (Martina Hesse) in Berlin. Even with his Turkish background he is integrated into German society and all was going well until his girlfriend’s cousin, Marco (Engin Sert) came from Rome for a …
“SEX, LIES AND DEPRAVITY”— Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexuality and Poverty
“Sex, Lies & Depravity” Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexuality and Poverty Amos Lassen Jake (Leigh Sorrel) and Arran (Wade Radford) were childhood friends but now Arran lives away with his young son Max and his girlfriend, Julie. Jake is with his girlfriend, Hannah (Natascha Sauer), who he abuses and hurts all of the time, and their …
“Fire Horse” by Mickie B. Ashling— Challenges
Ashling, Mickie B. “Fire Horse”, Dreamspinner Press, 2013. Challenges Amos Lassen From the age of ten, Preston Fawkes has wanted to learn the game of Polo, especially when he saw Konrad Schnell, five years his elder, at the San Antonio Polo Club. Preston loves the game with its special aura and promises himself that he …
The 10 best words the internet has given English
The 10 best words the internet has given English From hashtags to LOLs to Cupertinos and Scunthorpe problems, Tom Chatfield picks the most interesting neologisms drawn from the digital world Caught from the net … the hashtag Photograph: Alamy My book Netymology: A Linguistic Celebration of the Digital World is about the stories behind …
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