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Ernest Hemingway Symposium - Readings And Discussion, Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan's second novel, Santiago and the Drinking Party, conjures Hemingway in its very first chapter. His first NPR "All Things Considered" commentary was about the Hemingway memorial in Ketchum. This reading and storytelling session illuminates several Hemingway themes.

Dog Days: Stories Of Summer, Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

Featured storyteller Clay Morgan goes first, with a story about one fateful summer for a smokejumper and the space program.

Story Story Night, Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

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The Boy Who Spoke Dog, Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

Exhausted and nearly drowned, Jack washes up on a mysterious island after a murderous storm. Desperate for rescue, he searches the beaches and meadow for someone who can help him. He finds sheep dogs herding sheep, and fearsome wild dogs lurking in ambush, but strangely, no people.

Soon Jack is struggling to survive in the wild, using his wits and some tools he finds in the ruins of old dwellings, He tries hard to understand the sheep dogs and fight off his loneliness, and eventually befriends a little Border collie named Moxie. But she and the other sheep dogs remain …

Shuttle-Mir: The United States And Russia Share History's Highest Stage, Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

This book is an example of what may become the norm for history texts -- an illustrated narrative accompanied by a CD-ROM.

The text tells the story from the human side. It is based on reflections and quotes from the astronauts, cosmonauts, and team members who participated in the historic partnership. The main chapters give the perspectives of the seven U.S. astronauts living on Mir. The "STS boxes" share the Space Shuttle crews' experiences from the 11 Shuttle-Mir missions. The "Meanwhile on Earth" sections provide details of what was happening on Earth while the attention of the Program focused on …

Idaho Unbound: A Scrapbook & Guide, Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

"Idaho Unbound: A Scrapbook & Guide is intended to provide a lively and interesting look at this fabulous state. This is a book for those who plan to come to Idaho, and for those families who came and stayed.

Both Historic and current writers have been selected to provide a number of different glimpses at the various geographic regions of Idaho, and also Idaho history, heritage, culture, and the fabled Idaho outdoor recreation and lifestyle.

Both historic and current photographers have been selected to show the widest range of striking graphic impressions of this land, its people, flora, and …

Boise: The City And The People, Clay Morgan, Steve Bly (Photos)

Clay Morgan

The book provides essays and photos of both Boise and its residents, as well as many pictures of places around Idaho.

Santiago And The Drinking Party, Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

Meet Daniel Cooper, a young American searching for a way to escape the predictability of life in the United States. Lured by wanderlust, Daniel travels to the Amazonian village of Los Puentes Caidos - a seductive hamlet of magical realities where human nature, Mother Nature, and the nature of truth converge in tropical excess.

There, old Santiago, a philosophic seeker, has formed his Drinking and Thinking Club. This curious "Thinkery" includes a skeptical war veteran, a noble dwarf, a far-seeing blind man, and assorted other questioners who spend their time drinking beer, sucking lemons, and reflecting - quite imaginatively and …

Aura, Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

"He was millions of years younger now.

It was spring in the city. Small white clouds scudded overhead and the breeze reached down between buildings. Newspapers rambled past. Their shadows bounced beneath them, chasing them into the street and under the wheels of cars. He watched, entranced. The rush of traffic dazzled him. The sky's bright blue made him shiver. Every time he looked up, he felt his eyes startled wide and a small nervequake tremble down his back. He dared the sensations as he waited for his bus. He kept glancing from the street to the sky, triggering that …