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2 reviews
Philip Lee Williams

J. Curley & Associates, 1985

A final year, a renewed life
Andrew Lachlan, retired history professor & widower, has been given roughly a year to live. He begins a journal while living in his childhood home in North Carolina, hoping to eventually make some sense of his life & impending death. What he experiences is far more than he expected, with the world intruding on his solitude & insisting upon his involvement. Love, passion, grief, parental & human ...

In the Morning: Reflections from First Light

2 reviews
Philip Lee Williams

Mercer University Press, 2006

A Book About Morning That Even Night People Will Love
Georgia-based author Philip Lee Williams offers deeply-felt praise for mornings in his new book which consists of a series of essays on mornings. The writing is lyrical and rich with imagery and brilliantly-rendered details from the authors' own life. He writes about his seven acres on Wildcat Ridge in rural Oconee County, Georgia. He tells us morning stories from his childhood, young adulthood, ...

Open City: Street Photographs since 1950

2 reviews
Kerry Brougher, Nobuyoshi Araki, ...

Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2001

A refreshing break from the norm
Finally, an exhibition about street photography OUTSIDE of New York City. Although there was certainly a bias for American photographers, one can argue that, as far as the Western world is concerned, America essentially invented the "street" aesthetic (thanks, particulary to Robert Frank) as a decisive rejection of documentary photography (a la the FSA years) and photojournalism. Regardless, it ...

All the Western Stars

2 reviews
Philip Lee Williams

Random House Value Publishing, 1996

excellent reading, hilarious from start to finish
I found this book to be completely enthralling. I could not put it down. I laughed out loud all the way through it. Lucas' character was my favorite as you never knew what he might say or do next. This is a book about two endearing old men that set out on a journey that they had dreamed about their whole lives and, in a way, live out their fantasy's. It's a great inside look at old age and ...

The Silent Stars Go By: A True Christmas Story

1 review
Philip Lee Williams

Hill Street Press, 1998

A magical trip to the 1950s, through the eyes of a young boy
"The Silent Stars Go By" is a Christmas story we all wish we could tell, but don't have a childhood like Williams' to reflect on. Throughout the work, Williams is able to recall the era of the late 1950s and how the fall and early winter of 1959 in particular impacted he and his family. Madison, Georgia at that time was a northeast Georgia village in love with its football team (the local ...

The Song of Daniel

5 reviews
Philip Lee Williams

Ballantine Books, 1991

"Song of Daniel" By Philip Lee Williams
A wonderfully written book about life and innocence and finding oneself. Wonderful imagery. The characters were extremely likable. It was especially interesting to me because I grew up in Athens, Georgia and visited the cemetery often, so I could really relate to the scenery set in this book.

A Distant Flame

10 reviews
Philip Lee Williams

Thomas Dunne Books, 2004

The best of art, craft, accuracy and realism
While young Charlie Merrill can hit a target 2,000 yards away with a Whitlock rifle, he is an unlikely soldier. We see him before the war as a frail, sickly teenager who is well-schooled in poetry and classical literature, living in one of the many North Georgia towns that is not altogether convinced in the wisdom of secession, much less war. We see Charlie Merrill in 1914 as his home town ...

Blue Crystal

2 reviews
Philip Lee Williams

Grove Pr, 1993

The Mind's Cave
While the book is touted as a thriller set within the creepy confines of an underground maze of caves, most of the narrative conveys the thoughts within the mind's cave. The author devotes most of the novel to presenting stories, dreams, and traumatic memories from the dark pasts of each character. Every time any present action is detailed, there's always an accompaniment of psychological ...

The True and Authentic History of Jenny Dorset: A Novel

7 reviews
Philip Lee Williams

Longstreet Pr, 1997

History coupled with charming wit
Williams' ambitious novel The True & Authentic History of Jenny Dorset is a refreshing medley of life in Charleston's 18th century, seasoned tastily with charming wit and intriguing characters. A truly enjoyable read, the tale is written with a sincere flare and comes alive to the reader. More notably is the method in which Williams characterizes each member of the families involved in the ...

Slow Dance in Autumn

1 review
Philip Lee Williams

Dell, 1989

Worth a look, but don't hold your breath for a sequel
Philip Lee Williams is a fine author who specialises in introspective characters who find themselves somewhat unexpectedly at points of closure in their lives. His novels are flavored with nostalgia and regret, hopes and expectations unattained. Slow Dance in Autumn is Williams' shot at a detective story--although displayed rather prominently on the cover are the words "A Hank Prince Mystery ...

Crossing Wildcat Ridge: A Memoir of Nature and Healing
Philip Lee Williams

University of Georgia Press, 1999

I am a country man, raised in the fields and woods of north-central Georgia. I do not care for cities, and so I live in the forest on a ridge over Wildcat Creek, a bold stream that flows, half a mile away, into the Oconee River.... Our house is halfway down the ridge, just before it plummets sharply to the creek. I have found archaic chert scrapers on our property, more recent potsherds with intricate decorations. I say that we own these seven ...

America's Hidden Corners (Places Off the Beaten Path)
Leslie Allen, Mary Ann Harrell, ...

National Geographic Society, 1983

This book concentrates on secluded spots within seven distinct regions: The Great Basin, The Chesapeake Bay, The Prairie and Badlands, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Gulf Coast, the Ozarks, and the Four Corners area. Amazing pictures with detailed description.

Coup de chaud
Philip Lee Williams

Gallimard, 2001

Earthquakes: Maps and Diagrams, Illustrated with Photographs (1973 Printing, TW2305)
Patricia Lauber

Scholastic Books, 1973

A deep rumble like thunder as the houses begin to shake. People rush outside. The earth under them cracks open, crumbling and sliding into the sea. A tidal wave engulfs the harbor. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Anchorage, Alaska. This exciting book tells about this recent earthquake and many others, and tells why they happened and may happen again. Most exciting of all, it explains the new theory of floating ...

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