John F. Callahan
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Language
English
Description
Now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and Rooney Mara
Featuring more than 60 of Callahan's original cartoons
"When people laugh like hell and then say, 'That's not funny,' you can be pretty sure they're talking about John Callahan."- P.J. O'Rourke
In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"The story of a black man who passes for white and becomes a race-baiting U.S. senator. When he is shot on the Senate floor, the first visitor in hospital is a black musician-turned-preacher who raised him. As the two men talk, their respective stories come out"--
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that traces the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer’s craft, and the story of a changing nation over six decades
These extensive and revealing letters span the life of Ralph Ellison and provide a remarkable window into the great writer’s...
These extensive and revealing letters span the life of Ralph Ellison and provide a remarkable window into the great writer’s...