Sunday, 21st Sept 2014, our Hangout mainly talked around topics of various books, see below. The week before (14 Sept 2014) we were nicely surprised to see and talk with Robert B., besides others. At least for a few minutes, before he had to go off and practice for his concert or soiree the coming Sunday.
Our friend Jim R. wrote about the concert at Robert's house "Louise and I were among the special invitees to a musical soiree at the lovely home of Robert B. and his wife Suzanne J. Robert on piano (my he is good!) and equally gifted musician friends on two violins, a viola and a cello, treated us to amazing renditions of Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 3, and Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81. Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever heard such difficult music played with such professional acumen."
The Hangout on the 21st Sept centered around talk of different topics of books. In some ways it was a continuation of some of the discussions we had at the central Virginia Curry Club chai the day before (20th Sept 2014 in Crozet at Betsy's). During the Hangout, Nadeem offered up several he has read and liked. Betty C. told about her on-going project to write a children's book about Rajasaurus, a dinosaur discovered in Jabalpur (where we lived in central India). I mentioned several 'new' books written by people connected with Woodstock. And Bill described and gave his review of "The End of Chet" - a book we had discussed earlier and was / is available on Amazon for 99 cents, Kindle edition.
Otheriwise - Gordon and Marguerite showed us photos of the recent celebration of the wedding annivarsary - including one photo of cake's icing - an amazing real B&W photo icing on the cake. Had to see it to believe it. Marguerite asked "whatever happened to the ghost book Stephen Alter was writing?' Nadeem said, not Stephen, but Ruskin Bond has written or collected writings on ghosts. See a reference to it in the list below.
David S was briefly on one of the recent Hangouts, just at the beginning, and mentioned his and Achva's trip, visit, and attending a "glorious Bach cantata performance by Avi's group at St. Paul's chapel" on the other side (from California) of the US in mid-September. (Avi is their son).
Books and other stuff with some sort of connection to Woodstock (India) On 21 September 2014 (P. McEldowney) Random order.
1. Small wild goose pagoda (IA Sealy) 2. Mountainous sound spaces (A Alter) 3. Out of Line )R. Memon) 4. A House Called Askival (M Glover) 5. Hill vale and many a tale (N. Venkatraman) 6. Motor cycling 7. There and back (M Hackney) 8. Becoming a mountain (S Alter) 9. Season of Ghosts (R Bond) 10. Deer Hunting with Jesus (J Bageant) 11. A Lind's Blog 12. Rajasaurus
1. The Small wild goose pagoda : an almanac. Author: Irwin Allan Sealy.
Publisher: New Delhi : Aleph Book Company, 2014.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/889577850
OCLC Number: 889577850. Description: 289 pages.
Responsibility: Irwin Allan Sealy.
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/09/08/the-small-wild-goose-pagoda-by-irwin-allan-sealy/
2. Mountainous sound spaces : listening to history and music in the Uttarakhand Himalayas
Author: Andrew Alter. Publisher: New Delhi, India Foundation Books, 2014.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/885147772
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/09/08/mountainous-sound-spaces-by-andrew-alter/
3. Out of Line. Author: Ritu Menon.
Publishers: Harper Collins India (not available in the US as yet)
http://www.harpercollins.co.in/Miniwebsite/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=4741&TB_iframe=true&width=570&height=390
Extent: 312 pages. Category: Biography
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/09/08/out-of-line-by-ritu-menon/
4. A House Called Askival
Author: Merryn Glover. Publisher: Glasgow : Freight Books, 2014.
Edition/Format: eBook : Document : Fiction :
An elegant, moving and heartfelt love letter to the sights, sounds and tastes of northern India told through the enthralling story of the troubled relationship between a father and daughter stretching from Partition to the present day. James Connor is a man who, burdened with guilt following a tragic event in his youth, has dedicated his life to serving India. Ruth Connor is his estranged daughter who, as a teenager, always knew she came second to her parents' missionary vocation and rebelled, with equally tragic consequences. After 24 years away, Ruth finally returns to Askival, the fam.
ISBN: 9781908754608 1908754605. OCLC Number: 881570849
Notes: Description based upon print version of record. Description: 1 online resource (490 p.)
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/06/04/a-house-called-askival-by-merryn-glover/
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/881570849
5. Film - "Hill vale and many a tale" Director: Neela Venkatraman
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/06/04/hill-vale-and-many-a-tale/
6. motor cycling (web site)
From : MOTORCYCLE TOURS, DOMA'S INN, LANDOUR, MUSSOORIE
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/09/08/built2ride/
7. There and back again: A memoir of 20 years in India. Author: Mark Hackney.
Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2014. 192 p. Also as eBook
https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781627467339
ISBN 9781627467339. "A memoir of 20 years in India" Coming Oct 28th, 2014
8. Becoming a Mountain: Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime
Author: Stephen Alter. Hardcover: 320 pages. Publisher: Arcade Publishing (March 3, 2015)
Language: English. ISBN-10: 1628725109. ISBN-13: 978-1628725100
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/884815042
http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Mountain-Himalayan-Journeys-Sublime/dp/1628725109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411336816&sr=8-1&keywords=Stephen+Alter+mountain
9. Season of Ghosts. Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: New Delhi ; New York, NY : Viking, 1999. OCLC: 44564086
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44564086
http://www.amazon.com/Season-Ghosts-Ruskin-Bond/dp/0140287841/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1411337478&sr=8-1
Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Motilal UK Books of India; 1 edition (June 1, 2000)
Language: English ISBN-10: 0140287841 ISBN-13: 978-0140287844
Kindle ($9.99) and Hardbound editions available.
Note: Nine short stories of the supernatural and one mystery novella.
See also http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59986841
Ruskin Bond's Penguin book of Indian ghost stories (1993)
10. Deer Hunting with Jesus. Author: Joe Bageant. Publisher: London : Portobello Books, 2008.
Print Length: 290 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: 030733936X Publisher: Broadway Books; Reprint edition (June 24, 2008)
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228581470
http://www.amazon.com/Deer-Hunting-Jesus-Delusion-Redneck-ebook/dp/B0015DWNMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411337754&sr=8-1&keywords=deer+hunting+with+jesus
Summary: After thirty years spent scratching together a middle-class life out of a dirt-poor childhood, Joe Bageant moved back to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, where he realized that his family and neighbors were the very people who carried George W. Bush to victory. That was ironic, because Winchester, like countless American small towns, is fast becoming the bedrock of a permanent underclass. Two in five of the people in his old neighborhood do not have high school diplomas. Nearly everyone over fifty has serious health problems, and many have no health care. Credit ratings are low or nonexistent, and alcohol, overeating, and Jesus are the preferred avenues of escape
11. Anne Lind's blog (back at Woodstock September 2014)
http://anne-india.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-morning-in-delhi.html
http://anne-india.blogspot.com/
12. Rajasaurus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasaurus
Dinosaurs of India. author: Ashok Sahni. Paperback - January 1, 2001
Publisher: New Delhi : National Book Trust, India, 2001. Print: ix, 110 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 8123731094 : 9788123731094. OCLC: 743693885
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/743693885
http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-India-Ashok-Sahni/dp/8123731094/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411357035&sr=8-1&keywords=dinosaurs+india+sahni $.80
See this 110 page book, which says British Captain and local administrator William Sleeman discovered the Bara Simla, Jabalpur dinosaur in 1828. But the author Ashok Sahni does not as yet (in 2001) identify those bones, eggs as Rajasaurus. He would in about 7 more years along with other scientists.
Our friend Jim R. wrote about the concert at Robert's house "Louise and I were among the special invitees to a musical soiree at the lovely home of Robert B. and his wife Suzanne J. Robert on piano (my he is good!) and equally gifted musician friends on two violins, a viola and a cello, treated us to amazing renditions of Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 3, and Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81. Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever heard such difficult music played with such professional acumen."
The Hangout on the 21st Sept centered around talk of different topics of books. In some ways it was a continuation of some of the discussions we had at the central Virginia Curry Club chai the day before (20th Sept 2014 in Crozet at Betsy's). During the Hangout, Nadeem offered up several he has read and liked. Betty C. told about her on-going project to write a children's book about Rajasaurus, a dinosaur discovered in Jabalpur (where we lived in central India). I mentioned several 'new' books written by people connected with Woodstock. And Bill described and gave his review of "The End of Chet" - a book we had discussed earlier and was / is available on Amazon for 99 cents, Kindle edition.
Otheriwise - Gordon and Marguerite showed us photos of the recent celebration of the wedding annivarsary - including one photo of cake's icing - an amazing real B&W photo icing on the cake. Had to see it to believe it. Marguerite asked "whatever happened to the ghost book Stephen Alter was writing?' Nadeem said, not Stephen, but Ruskin Bond has written or collected writings on ghosts. See a reference to it in the list below.
David S was briefly on one of the recent Hangouts, just at the beginning, and mentioned his and Achva's trip, visit, and attending a "glorious Bach cantata performance by Avi's group at St. Paul's chapel" on the other side (from California) of the US in mid-September. (Avi is their son).
Books and other stuff with some sort of connection to Woodstock (India) On 21 September 2014 (P. McEldowney) Random order.
1. Small wild goose pagoda (IA Sealy) 2. Mountainous sound spaces (A Alter) 3. Out of Line )R. Memon) 4. A House Called Askival (M Glover) 5. Hill vale and many a tale (N. Venkatraman) 6. Motor cycling 7. There and back (M Hackney) 8. Becoming a mountain (S Alter) 9. Season of Ghosts (R Bond) 10. Deer Hunting with Jesus (J Bageant) 11. A Lind's Blog 12. Rajasaurus
1. The Small wild goose pagoda : an almanac. Author: Irwin Allan Sealy.
Publisher: New Delhi : Aleph Book Company, 2014.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/889577850
OCLC Number: 889577850. Description: 289 pages.
Responsibility: Irwin Allan Sealy.
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/09/08/the-small-wild-goose-pagoda-by-irwin-allan-sealy/
2. Mountainous sound spaces : listening to history and music in the Uttarakhand Himalayas
Author: Andrew Alter. Publisher: New Delhi, India Foundation Books, 2014.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/885147772
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/09/08/mountainous-sound-spaces-by-andrew-alter/
3. Out of Line. Author: Ritu Menon.
Publishers: Harper Collins India (not available in the US as yet)
http://www.harpercollins.co.in/Miniwebsite/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=4741&TB_iframe=true&width=570&height=390
Extent: 312 pages. Category: Biography
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/09/08/out-of-line-by-ritu-menon/
4. A House Called Askival
Author: Merryn Glover. Publisher: Glasgow : Freight Books, 2014.
Edition/Format: eBook : Document : Fiction :
An elegant, moving and heartfelt love letter to the sights, sounds and tastes of northern India told through the enthralling story of the troubled relationship between a father and daughter stretching from Partition to the present day. James Connor is a man who, burdened with guilt following a tragic event in his youth, has dedicated his life to serving India. Ruth Connor is his estranged daughter who, as a teenager, always knew she came second to her parents' missionary vocation and rebelled, with equally tragic consequences. After 24 years away, Ruth finally returns to Askival, the fam.
ISBN: 9781908754608 1908754605. OCLC Number: 881570849
Notes: Description based upon print version of record. Description: 1 online resource (490 p.)
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/06/04/a-house-called-askival-by-merryn-glover/
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/881570849
5. Film - "Hill vale and many a tale" Director: Neela Venkatraman
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/06/04/hill-vale-and-many-a-tale/
6. motor cycling (web site)
From : MOTORCYCLE TOURS, DOMA'S INN, LANDOUR, MUSSOORIE
http://www.mussooriewriters.com/2014/09/08/built2ride/
7. There and back again: A memoir of 20 years in India. Author: Mark Hackney.
Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2014. 192 p. Also as eBook
https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781627467339
ISBN 9781627467339. "A memoir of 20 years in India" Coming Oct 28th, 2014
8. Becoming a Mountain: Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime
Author: Stephen Alter. Hardcover: 320 pages. Publisher: Arcade Publishing (March 3, 2015)
Language: English. ISBN-10: 1628725109. ISBN-13: 978-1628725100
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/884815042
http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Mountain-Himalayan-Journeys-Sublime/dp/1628725109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411336816&sr=8-1&keywords=Stephen+Alter+mountain
9. Season of Ghosts. Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: New Delhi ; New York, NY : Viking, 1999. OCLC: 44564086
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44564086
http://www.amazon.com/Season-Ghosts-Ruskin-Bond/dp/0140287841/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1411337478&sr=8-1
Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Motilal UK Books of India; 1 edition (June 1, 2000)
Language: English ISBN-10: 0140287841 ISBN-13: 978-0140287844
Kindle ($9.99) and Hardbound editions available.
Note: Nine short stories of the supernatural and one mystery novella.
See also http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59986841
Ruskin Bond's Penguin book of Indian ghost stories (1993)
10. Deer Hunting with Jesus. Author: Joe Bageant. Publisher: London : Portobello Books, 2008.
Print Length: 290 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: 030733936X Publisher: Broadway Books; Reprint edition (June 24, 2008)
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228581470
http://www.amazon.com/Deer-Hunting-Jesus-Delusion-Redneck-ebook/dp/B0015DWNMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411337754&sr=8-1&keywords=deer+hunting+with+jesus
Summary: After thirty years spent scratching together a middle-class life out of a dirt-poor childhood, Joe Bageant moved back to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, where he realized that his family and neighbors were the very people who carried George W. Bush to victory. That was ironic, because Winchester, like countless American small towns, is fast becoming the bedrock of a permanent underclass. Two in five of the people in his old neighborhood do not have high school diplomas. Nearly everyone over fifty has serious health problems, and many have no health care. Credit ratings are low or nonexistent, and alcohol, overeating, and Jesus are the preferred avenues of escape
11. Anne Lind's blog (back at Woodstock September 2014)
http://anne-india.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-morning-in-delhi.html
http://anne-india.blogspot.com/
12. Rajasaurus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasaurus
Dinosaurs of India. author: Ashok Sahni. Paperback - January 1, 2001
Publisher: New Delhi : National Book Trust, India, 2001. Print: ix, 110 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 8123731094 : 9788123731094. OCLC: 743693885
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/743693885
http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-India-Ashok-Sahni/dp/8123731094/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411357035&sr=8-1&keywords=dinosaurs+india+sahni $.80
See this 110 page book, which says British Captain and local administrator William Sleeman discovered the Bara Simla, Jabalpur dinosaur in 1828. But the author Ashok Sahni does not as yet (in 2001) identify those bones, eggs as Rajasaurus. He would in about 7 more years along with other scientists.
4 comments:
Bravo! Thank for a superlative description of our Hangout, and for providing the extensive bibliography of Himalayan and Woodstock related authors! This will definitely be retained for future reference.
I echo Bill! Allow me to add 'Cyberabad Days' by Ian McDonald, a book suggested by Phil some time ago. It's not directly related to WS but it is worth reading if for nothing else, for a novel of its type, then its unique Indian context. The book is, conceptually speaking, philosophically linked. In a similar manner, though 'Deer Hunting with Jesus' is in a completely different category from the Science Fiction genre of the first book, the latter, too, is linked, at least in some of its philosophic musings, to the old school (no pun), I believe. Another book, for relaxed reading and definitely set in the WS/Mussoorie context, is Steve Alter's 'Rataban Betrayal.' This last one reads like a made for film set piece.
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