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B. Horror: And Other Stories
Wendell Mayo
Manufacturer: Livingston Press (AL)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0942979613

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Taking a metaphor from the title story, Mayo is constantly concerned with what lies behind our seemingly humdrum and even frivolous lives: B horror, not even frivolous lives: B Horror, not even even high horror-is that what we're all about? Yes and no, for Mayo makes two other moves in this collection. The first uses a fine, stoic, sense of humor to permeate such stories as "Who Made You" and "Mortal Sins." The second elevates B Horror to grand tragedy when Mayo moves his final stories to Lithuania where World War II yet pervades the possibilities facing humans. Then Mayo brings it all back home in the final story, an odd sexual tryst between a presumably normal male and a quadriplegic female. In that story, reminiscent of Terence's claim that "nothing human is alien to me," Mayo points out that nothing there is really nothing alien to any human, after all. Mayo's metaphors and images are enhanced by a deceivingly simple prose that uses flatness to convey both humor and shock. As with the best of all riting, this work offers us the solace to continue.

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Baltic Grain of Wood
A Must Buy for Lithuanian Americans!

In Lithuanian Wood
Wendell Mayo
Manufacturer: White Pine Press (NY)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Fiction."In his beautifully achieved collection... Wendell Mayo explores the hard truths of the post-Iron Curtain era. Through the person of Paul Rood, who takes his enthusiasm for Walt Whitman to a country that has known only the depredations of Nazi and Soviet tyranny for half a century, the reader enters into the recognition of what tyranny, with its attendant corruption, economic exploitation, and cynicism do to the human spirit... It is a book of great humanity and splendid prose" -- Gladys Swan. "... a marvelous experience. IN LITUANIAN WOOD brings the reader a profound, ambitious, and complex vision of a part of the world few of us know ... a rare fiction, executed with equally rare skill and compassion' -- Gordon Weaver.

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Baltic Grain of Wood.......2003-02-20

Lithuanian Wood is this moment resting on my coffee table. The edges show a little comfort of wear and tear. I couldn't resist turning these pages... As Lithuania is neighbor to my own Latvia (I hold dual citizenship for Latvia and USA), Mayo's tales charmed me with similarities to the culture in which I was raised and nurtured. I am astounded that a non-Lithuanian could capture the essence of another culture so well.

A Must Buy for Lithuanian Americans!.......1999-12-07

This book provides a touching and artistic view of post-communist Lithuania. You really get a feel for how the years of communist rule affected the way people think, act, and live. The short stories are creatively interwoven and make this book an enjoyable and quick read.

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ghosts, poetry, conquistadors

Centaur of the North: Stories
Wendell Mayo
Manufacturer: Arte Publico Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Centaur of the North takes on the themes of family, myth, and memory as Wendell Mayo explores how narrative can tie people to a place and to one another and how disrupting such discourse can throw folks into confusion about who they are and where they come from. Mostly set on the Gulf Coast in Corpus Christi, Texas, the stories in this collection delve into family legends and questions of veracity. Mayo's writing is assured and evocative, painting a picture of hot places where the vapors of memory and language answer burning questions of "Who am I?" only with bits of family lore and uncertain memory.

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This haunting collection marks the debut of a gifted storyteller, a lyric and transcendent voice. The stories reverberate with a soul-aching need to fit the puzzle pieces together. Wendell Mayo reveals the power of family storytelling, both real and imagined.

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ghosts, poetry, conquistadors.......2001-05-25

This is a beautiful book. Don't miss the story "Conquistador," a graceful and heartbreaking tale. These are stories to be read aloud. If you believe that the best fiction reads like poetry, Mayo's your man.

Neutronic Comparison of Beryllium Oxide and Molybdenum for Movable Reflector Control of a Fast-Spectrum Reactor (NASA TM X-1822)

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Neutronic Comparison of Beryllium Oxide and Molybdenum for Movable Reflector Control of a Fast-Spectrum Reactor (NASA TM X-1822)
Charles; Mayo, Wendell Whitmarsh
Manufacturer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KFR0N0

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The Idaho Review, Volume V
Rick Bass , Carol Bly , Frederick Busch , Kelly Cherry , Gary Fincke , Donald Hall , James Harms , Cary Holladay , Wendell Mayo , John McNally , Stephen Minot , Edith Pearlman , Geoff Schmidt , Melanie Rae Thon , and Tom Whalen
Manufacturer: Boise State Univ
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0970639244

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The Idaho Review is an annual Literary Journal published by Boise State University.

The Best Of Heartlands: Selections from 15 Years of Midwest Life and Art

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The Best Of Heartlands: Selections from 15 Years of Midwest Life and Art
et al, Carolyn Banks , Susan Neville , Jeff Gundy , Maggie Anderson , Wendell Mayo , and et. al., Richard Hague
Manufacturer: The Firelands Writing Center
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1933964006
Release Date: 2006-05-26

Analysis of uranyl fluoride solution reactors containing voided tubes (NASA technical note)

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Analysis of uranyl fluoride solution reactors containing voided tubes (NASA technical note)
Wendell Mayo
Manufacturer: For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007I7C38

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