![]() ![]() The story is somewhat piecemeal, a free-flowing excursion into how Cass (she got the name possibly from actress Peggy Cass, and note it’s ‘Cass’ not ‘Cassandra’) Elliot (who adopted that name after a fallen friend) would have acted from her youth right into the period before the Mamas and the Papas became a household name. The graphic novel is satisfying in this way as you are left ‘dreamin’ ‘ of her better future, rather than her tragic death in July of 1974. California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot before the Mamas and the Papas ,(hereafter California Dreamin’ ) Is a well-researched, fictionalized story of Mama Cass, from childhood to success. Behind that phenomenon was Mama Cass (nee Ellen Cohen) the singer who was multitalented and could hold her own against even the pop stars of today. Enter the year 2016 and the song is still being played and enjoyed by new generations of listeners. The Mamas and the Papas were a musical phenomenon of the sixties and it was the song California Dreamin’ that propelled them to the charts. California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot before the Mamas and the Papas ![]()
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![]() ![]() It's not necessary to have read earlier books in the series, but it would probably help. Gives a good idea of what it might have been like for people like this in the early days of train travel, despite being a very light read that would be suitable for teens or children. Since this is American Christian fiction, here's the obligatory explanation of how to become a Christian included in a couple of places, but it comes fairly naturally during relevant conversations and is not pushed. Not the greatest of literature, but the characters are three-dimensional, and several times I found tears in my eyes as I read. ![]() ![]() Their visit is unexpectedly extended far longer than they expect. In this book, Marty and Clark make the long journey out West by train, to see their married daughter Missie and to meet their two grandsons. This is the fourth bookin the 'Love Comes Softly' series about pioneer families in America. Somehow, Janette Oke's characters get under my skin. ![]() ![]() ![]() His books have won numerous awards and have been translated into 36 languages. Inspired to exhume a new story from an existing text, Jonathan Safran Foer has taken his "favorite" book, The Street of Crocodiles by Polish-Jewish writer Bruno Schulz, and used it as a canvas, cutting into and out of the pages, to arrive at an original new story told in Jonathan Safran Foer's own acclaimed voice.Ībout the Author: Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the novels Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and a work of nonfiction, Eating Animals. Tree of Codes is the story of an enormous last day of life as one character's life is chased to extinction, Foer multi-layers the story with immense, anxious, at times disorientating imagery, crossing both a sense of time and place, making the story of one person’s last day everyone’s story. Initially deemed impossible to make, the book is a first as much a sculptural object as it is a work of masterful storytelling. ![]() With a different die-cut on every page, Tree of Codes explores previously unchartered literary territory. ![]() Tree of Codes is a haunting new story by best-selling American writer, Jonathan Safran Foer. Tree of Codes is a godsend to academics everywhere. 180.00 Other used and collectible from 114.83. With a different die-cut on every page, Tree of Codes explores previously unchartered literary territory. Foer doesn't need another bestseller, but he could do with a boost to his wobbly critical standing. Synopsis: Tree of Codes is a haunting new story by best-selling American writer, Jonathan Safran Foer. ![]() ![]() We never had a book stay in top 100 on Amazon for so long. Gordon and I know that many of you would like to support us, but Clean Sweep has already sold incredibly well in e-format. □ģ) Because it’s a POD, the format of the book is more of a Trade Paperback than a mass market. POD creators lack the ability to do special paper inserts, so to have color illustrations, the entire book would have to be printed on the special paper. Color illustrations have to have special paper. Black and white illustrations can be printed on regular paper. □Ģ) To keep the cost down, we had to go to black and white illustrations. We will be getting about $2.50 from each copy sold through Amazon. It is a short novel, of approximately 60,000 words in length/227 pages***ġ) This is a Print-on-Demand edition, which means that it costs more to print the book, which in its turn drives up the price, which is why this edition costs $10.99. ![]() ***Notice: This is a special Collectors Edition, trade-paperback volume, which includes Black and White original illustrations. ![]() Before I link it, I wanted to make it absolutely clear what this edition is. ![]() ![]() Clean Sweep, dead tree version, is now available on CreateSpace. ![]() |