TRIPPING From Cleveland to Paris & Beyond

Death, both peaceful and violent, punctuates her experiences and brings hard-earned wisdom. The title of the book says it all -- tripping as in stumbling but trying not to fall , tripping as in drugs supposed to be harmless but actually lethal , and tripping as in travelling all over the place and enjoying every minute of it.

You'll want to read this book if you are a student of French language or history.

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Crazy about Paris or just dreaming about it? Interested in the Silent Generation? You'll find lots to chew on in this book.

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Interested in women's issues? Crazy about Paris or just dreaming about it? Interested in the Silent Generation? You'll find lots to chew on in this book. Interested in women's issues?

TRIPPING explores many of them -- including self-discovery, abortion, amphetamine addiction, gaining assurance in a man's world, the elusive female orgasm, etc. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Mar 24, Richard Sharp rated it really liked it. In contrast to the strong self-identity of their predecessors and their antecedents, few "Silents" have even heard of the term purportedly describing them. Adopt "Tripping" deserves much praise as one of very few fictional works dealing explicitly with America's so-called "Silent Generation," those born roughly in the period some use Adopting a first-person quasi-memoir format, "Tripping" takes on this generational amnesia, following its lead female protagonist from her youth in the s through middle age.

The novel's title alone says much about the generation and how it retained its odd title through the noisy turmoil that it helped engender, accompanied by the beat of the rock and roll genre it created. Barbara, the narrator-protagonist, spends much of her time distancing herself from her conservative American roots in Cleveland, Ohio, traveling to Paris, seeking creative outlets, immersing herself in French culture, and taking side "trips" into the indulgences of the new morality, thus escaping from the characterization of her generation by William Manchester as "withdrawn, cautious, unimaginative, indifferent, unadventurous and silent.

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A premature condemnation of a generation if there ever was one! And yet the label stuck. Barbara wanted little to do with the cardboard image of her cohorts, so she "tripped out," literally and psychologically. But as the clock ticks down, will the Scales make a goal-line stand or will the Blades break through for the winning TD? After a rough breakup with her boyfriend Darnell Jones, Brianya decide to put that desire on hold and find out why she had ballooned up to pounds. After discovering that she's an emotional eater, Brianya hires a personal trainer to help whip her body into shape.

Now, at pounds, she's got men coming out of the woodwork, even her ex! Throw into the mix, the sudden illness of a family member, a persistent ex, the betrayal of a trusted friend, and a violent attack, and you've got a recipe for an emotional foodfest. Will Brianya be able to navigate her way around these motions without reaching for the one comfort she's relied on all her life and undo all the years of hard work? Find out in No More Expectations. These stories range in various subjects that are both entertaining and thought provoking.

This adventurous book is excellent reading for children of all ages, from 8 to If you love Junie B. Jones or Dennis the Menace, you'll love Libbi Rae and friends. The Adventures of Libbie Rae has no witchcraft, magic, immoral conduct, or profanity. Christine Kriha Kastner Soldiering On: Matt Kuhns Brilliant Deduction: The result is nine extraordinary stories from the very first full-time professionals to the Prohibition era. Each chapter examines a different detective career; at the same time, the larger narrative explores how real-life detectives rose to great frame for nearly years, then fell back into obscurity.

Kupecky The Mystery of Multiple Mothers: Cub County, Ohio, holds secrets that help unlock the puzzle of Who killed the lady in the cave? Adoption is an underlying theme as an adult adoptee struggles to find the birth mother who placed her many years ago.

Could her search have led to death instead of discovery?

Did the questions she asked result in a murder rather than reunion? Margaret Mae McGallegher, Miss Smark and a private eye with an unusual name and a taste for butterscotch lead readers on a breathless adventure as the follow clues to find the truth amidst a murky world of closed adoptions, sealed records and whirling emotions. The adoption triad of adoptive parents, adoptee and birth parents entangles people who would otherwise never have come in contact with one another.

When death is added to the mix, the lesson might be that some stones should be left unturned. Fewer still have rallied to win the World Series. In the early 20th century, the Cleveland Indians brought the World Championship to their city in a spectacular style that has yet to be replicated. Feeling unloved by his parents and short on the amount of friends he has, he has no other choice but to occupy his dreams.

After he makes a choice which ultimately changes his destiny, he discovers that he is in the land of Mimetus. He makes some new friends there, in a place of paradise that he can call home. But in his dreams, there is an evil presence waiting for him to confront the true nature of his heart. Will he escape reality?

Or will he learn, through his Mirror of Freedom, that he can be happy in reality. For years it was August. There was heat like wet gauze and a high, white sky and music coming from everywhere at once. But when gods are involved… Now, as attacks batter them from within and without, the credulous are whispering about omens of death and destruction. Just old peasant legends about the gods waking to walk the earth.

No modern educated man believes that sort of thing. And the two friends have all kinds of wonderful adventures together. They go exploring, they play hide and seek, they eat peanut butter and honey sandwiches, share secrets and tell jokes. They even go out at night to do some star-gazing - and their favorite constellation is the Great Bear of course. Griz is the best friend a boy could possibly have.

And is he a real Grizzly Bear or a teddy bear? Well, that's for every reader to decide, but there are definitely big bear pawprints leading out of the book! This painterly picture book, with its spare text, including speech bubbles, and its wonderful full-page images of a very real bear, is an exciting debut by an American artist who studied illustration in the UK.

It's a book for reading aloud to young children, but will be enjoyed equally by older children and adults.

Tripping from Cleveland to Paris & Beyond by Hermine Fuerst

They were asked to hand write an explanation of why they chose that object. The book is about these people, their values, how they presented themselves, the stories they tell. Ultimately it is about all of us. It is about what is important. Isaac has autism — a limited ability to communicate. In an attempt to help him understand the surgery, we bought him a Polaroid Spectra camera. We hoped to use it to show him what was happening. Somewhat to our surprise, the camera became his constant companion at family events - a tool for him to order his world.

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It is about the discomfort and frustration of using every tool you have and still not being understood. He had no friends and no family, and was known only as the Man from Primrose Lane. And on a summer day, someone murdered him. I fell for her the first time I saw that school photo TV stations flashed at the beginning of every newscast in the weeks following her kidnapping in the autumn of —the photo with the side-saddle ponytail. So begins this strange and compelling memoir in which a young journalist investigates the cold case that has haunted him since childhood.

It's one of Northeast Ohio's most frustrating unsolved crimes. Thousands of volunteers, police officers, and FBI agents searched for the girl, who was tragically found dead a few months later. Her killer was never found. Fifteen years later, journalist James Renner picks up the leads. Filled with mysterious riddles, incredible coincidences, and a cast of odd but very real characters, his investigation quickly becomes a riveting journey in search of the truth. The Serial Killer's Apprentice Gray and Company An investigative journalist confronts 13 of Northeast Ohio's most intriguing unsolved crimes and attempts to crack open dark secrets that have baffled Clevelanders for years, including:.

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For over 20 years I have collected humorous stories and jokes. My kids would probably just throw them all away after I'm gone.