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…The Twain Shall Meet
If you’re a Twain fan you’ll love it. If not, you will be. A riotous, hilarious, soul-searching romp through the 20th century with the icon of American literature in his unique wit, insight and perspectitve, as relevant today as they were a hundred years ago. What would Twain say if he were here today? Well, let’s put the matter to rest. “Let not the tongue of idle cavilers dissuade”-MT
Reviews:From the opening chapter to the final sentence, j guevara has unfolded a tale that pushes your imagination in every direction, drags you kicking and screaming into the past and back again, language and dialogue that screams across the page, until, finally, you reach a climax that makes you just want to go back and do it again. Enthralling, hilarious, bold and entertaining…what more could you ask for?”
-Paul Phillips, Readers Heaven, NSW Aust.Somehow, j guevara has channeled Twain – his cadence, language and personality spot on. After reading and re-reading, I now have to ask …is this really fiction?
-Quin Browne, scrip supv, FMD ProductionsPaper Back Edition:The Twain Shall Meet
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Vice Verses: a book of rhymin’ crime
In Search Of The Ultimate Truth
From Big Bang to Ying Yang, you name it, I tried it:
Astral projection, Childhood Rejection, EST, Seth, Chess,
Primal Scream, Wet Dream, lost soul, Pentecostal,
Macrobiotic, Embryonic, Sufi, sushi, Rolf, golf,
Numerology, Scientology, and every other –ology from astro- to zoo-,
Naturopathy, Herbal tea, neuralpharmachology…
Like Weed, speed, LSD, peyote,
Spiritual Improvement, American Indian Movement,
Deist, Atheist, Evolutionist, Creationist,
Nichiren Shoshu, shakubuku, Go, nam-yo-ho-ren-ga-kyo,
Biorhythm, Inner Child, Primitivism.
Nordic Runes, rising moons, 2nd coming, morning running,
I Ching hexagram, Amnesty International, Oxfam,
Tae Kwan do, Aikido, judo, sprouts and other rabbit food,
Kung-fu, jiu-jitsu, granola and tofu too,
I walked the plank of Ultimate Truths
When illusion vanished, the fads out played and I stayed, undaunted
Left with the knowledge that everyone has all along what counted
There are no shortcuts for none are needed
The distance between your head and heart is not that far
In Search Of The Ultimate Truth
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The Keepers of Himal
For once I wasn’t searching, chasing or wandering after someone else’s truth. Content with life and the pursuit of nothing, I’d had it with quests and causes. The chatter of birds in a deep forest, the call of a bull moose, the splash of rainbow trout, a blue sky by day that winked back at night, more than satisfied my obsession for futile pursuits. Life, however, being the pain in the ass that it often is, thought otherwise.My favorite escape is a lake in northern Maine, a two-day hike from the nearest civilization–a down-home, country general store with one of the last hand-operated gas pumps still working.Many would call it an ideal spot to hang out and contemplate life. But to sit in the woods, in the desert or on a mountaintop just to ponder life’s mystique, la raison d’exister, or whatever ’seeking’ metaphor is in vogue, is to miss what natural solitude is about. Here, Nature does the thinking for you. There is nothing to ponder, no question to ask, no wonder that needs understood.
Granted, wilderness can inspire one to write, read, paint, play music or make love. I simply immerse myself into what might appear to be emptiness, a void. Yet, it could not be more complete, for this is where I listen to what Nature has to say.
Listening to her voice, feeling the pulse of Earth spinning through the heavens, and moving to the rhythm of her universal song, I had no time to write or read, no urge to paint or play, no desire to make love.
Though Nature’s voice was faint, I could not imagine being more content than when trying to decipher her message. Patience may have its virtue, but I now see that everything comes not to those who wait, but to those who are content. This same contentment is what brought it all on, for listening is what I was doing when this odyssey began.
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Cookin’ Away With j: the man who takes the ‘T’ out of diet
A cookbook that gives men a reason to be in the kitchen. Ingredients are measured by hand; author has large hands. A culturally informative collection of international cuisine from every continent (except Antarctica).
ReviewsDeliciously funny. I never realized how much fun cooking could be.
-Jelena Vencl OhlroggeThis book is THE cookbook of the century. It is like peeking into a hilarious master chef’s top-secret journal. Wanna impress the spouse, family or friends? Nothing makes the women hotter, the family prouder and the friends fonder than exploding their taste buds, 5-star style. Cookin’ Away With j makes Betty Crocker look like child’s play. I went from being culinary closed-off to even making my grandma jealous! Thanks j!
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Pot’s on… KAWFEEE!!
A place for dialogue . Therefore, no ad hominines, or former members of the high school debating team. As for generalities we all indulge occasionally, which is ok so long as we deal in individualities.
“It is differences of opinion that make horse races.” - Mark Twain