More free stuff
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eruthrosLike unto yesterday's post, but this time with books that are already published. Claim a book (or two or three or four).
Strange But True. John Searles. August 2004. Salon.com's best book of 2004. Also Searles' second novel. Trade paperback. Signed.
Harold Prince and the American Musical Theater (expanded edition). Foster Hirsch. April 2005. Prince is a producer and director who's worked with Sondheim and ALW and Fosse and been a part of all sorts of famous Broadway moments. The book has a bunch of b&w photographs, including Zero Mostel in Forum; Mandy Patinkin as Che; a cut scene from Cabaret; Candide in the, er, square; Sondheim's first gay characters in Bounce. Regardless of whether or not you find Prince himself interesting, the stuff about set design (he was big into the vertical, second-story, and segmented) and about the history of Broadway is pretty fabulous. And just imagine the weird of having your ALW and Sondheim as your two big collaborators! Trade paperback. Signed.
Start Your Own Religion. Timothy Leary. Some decades old, but this is the new (2004/2005) edition. Ronin Publishing's newish edition. Ronin is a little... creepy, and definitely has no typesetting sense. But, you know, if you've ever wanted to read Timothy Leary (even if just to get characterization ideas for Naomi and Blair), this is your chance.
The Haunted Hillbilly. Derek McCormack. September 2004. The twenty-five word description of this book said it was the story of Hank Williams gay costume-designer-turned vampire. How could we NOT pick up a copy or two? Stylized magical realism alternate queer history short fiction sort of thing. REALLY weird. Trade paperback. Signed.
The Hungry Heart: A Woman's Fast for Justice. Zoe Ann Nicholson. August 2004. Nicholson's memoir/diary of her 1982 37-day fast to draw attention to the ERA. She joined six other women in a fast in Illinois, because Illinois required a 3/5 ratio to pass the ERA. Trade paperback. Signed.
The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time. Gary Trudeau. May 2005. Doonesbury cartoons about B.D.'s injury and recovery, up to Christmas of 2004. Really not much more to say about it. Trade paperback.
Sharn: City of Towers. (Eberron supplements, D&D). Keith Baker and James Wyatt. November 2004. Well, see, I picked up the novelization for a giggle and got this with. It's not the campaign setting book for Eberron, it's a supplement for the biggest city in Eberron, so you can't game with this alone. It comes with a bonus soundtrack for Eberron. The usual supplement stuff -- maps, descriptions, travel times, and the kind of stats that make non-gamers wince. ("Madra Sil Sarin: Female gnome rogue 7/assassin 5; CR 12; Small humanoid; HD 12d6; hp 45; Init +7; Spd 20 ft.; AC 17; touch 14; flat-footed 14; Base Atk +8....") Hardback. Signed.
Strange But True. John Searles. August 2004. Salon.com's best book of 2004. Also Searles' second novel. Trade paperback. Signed.
Harold Prince and the American Musical Theater (expanded edition). Foster Hirsch. April 2005. Prince is a producer and director who's worked with Sondheim and ALW and Fosse and been a part of all sorts of famous Broadway moments. The book has a bunch of b&w photographs, including Zero Mostel in Forum; Mandy Patinkin as Che; a cut scene from Cabaret; Candide in the, er, square; Sondheim's first gay characters in Bounce. Regardless of whether or not you find Prince himself interesting, the stuff about set design (he was big into the vertical, second-story, and segmented) and about the history of Broadway is pretty fabulous. And just imagine the weird of having your ALW and Sondheim as your two big collaborators! Trade paperback. Signed.
Start Your Own Religion. Timothy Leary. Some decades old, but this is the new (2004/2005) edition. Ronin Publishing's newish edition. Ronin is a little... creepy, and definitely has no typesetting sense. But, you know, if you've ever wanted to read Timothy Leary (even if just to get characterization ideas for Naomi and Blair), this is your chance.
The Haunted Hillbilly. Derek McCormack. September 2004. The twenty-five word description of this book said it was the story of Hank Williams gay costume-designer-turned vampire. How could we NOT pick up a copy or two? Stylized magical realism alternate queer history short fiction sort of thing. REALLY weird. Trade paperback. Signed.
The Hungry Heart: A Woman's Fast for Justice. Zoe Ann Nicholson. August 2004. Nicholson's memoir/diary of her 1982 37-day fast to draw attention to the ERA. She joined six other women in a fast in Illinois, because Illinois required a 3/5 ratio to pass the ERA. Trade paperback. Signed.
The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time. Gary Trudeau. May 2005. Doonesbury cartoons about B.D.'s injury and recovery, up to Christmas of 2004. Really not much more to say about it. Trade paperback.
Sharn: City of Towers. (Eberron supplements, D&D). Keith Baker and James Wyatt. November 2004. Well, see, I picked up the novelization for a giggle and got this with. It's not the campaign setting book for Eberron, it's a supplement for the biggest city in Eberron, so you can't game with this alone. It comes with a bonus soundtrack for Eberron. The usual supplement stuff -- maps, descriptions, travel times, and the kind of stats that make non-gamers wince. ("Madra Sil Sarin: Female gnome rogue 7/assassin 5; CR 12; Small humanoid; HD 12d6; hp 45; Init +7; Spd 20 ft.; AC 17; touch 14; flat-footed 14; Base Atk +8....") Hardback. Signed.
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Date: 2005-06-13 04:16 pm (UTC)And you're not being greedy at all. It's totally okay!
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