Member: gerrie

I'm Alive, I Believe In Everything
by Lesley Choyce

Self. Brotherhood. God. Zeus. Communism.
Capitalism. Buddha. Vinyl records.
Baseball. Ink. Trees. Cures for disease.
Saltwater. Literature. Walking. Waking.
Arguments. Decisions. Ambiguity. Absolutes.
Presence. Absence. Positive and Negative.
Empathy. Apathy. Sympathy and entropy.
Verbs are necessary. So are nouns.
Empty skies. Dark vacuums of night.
Visions. Revisions. Innocence.
I've seen All the empty spaces yet to be filled.
I've heard All of the sounds that will collect
at the end of the world.
And the silence that follows.

I'm alive, I believe in everything
I'm alive, I believe in it all.

Waves lapping on the shore.
Skies on fire at sunset.
Old men dancing on the streets.
Paradox and possibility.
Sense and sensibility.
Cold logic and half truth.
Final steps and first impressions.
Fools and fine intelligence.
Chaos and clean horizons.
Vague notions and concrete certainty.
Optimism in the face of adversity.

I'm alive, I believe in everything
I'm alive, I believe in it all.

posted by theoldman at 8:08 am (EST) on Mar 8, 2009

Hi

I was recommended to join this site by quite a number of current members. I'm an author and I was told I'd get much better exposure by writing to people who are active in Library Thing. I've been adding to My Library a number of books that I've read (those that I recall) and a neat thing is that LT makes a lot of connections, which is why I wanted to say hello, given that you appear in my top 50 similar listings.

Anyway my own book Convergence documents the surprisingly cut-throat world of science and reflects the real-world experiences of tens of thousands of young researchers everywhere. There are four main storylines, each involving a woman seemingly unrelated to the other three. Convergence begins by slowly taking the reader into the world of science and discovery, an apparently benign culture full of supportive people. However, despite the moral purity of the four main protagonists, sinister undercurrents undermine each storyline as the novel progresses. Thus, although starting out purely as a science mystery, Convergence develops into a slow-burning political drama. At the core of the novel are ethical and moral issues that are frequently revisited throughout the book, echoing similar themes contained within The Demon Haunted World and Contact (by Carl Sagan).

Subject to availability, a limited number of free copies of Convergence have been set aside for review purposes. Send email to Christopher Turner at general@convergence-cpt.com if you wish to have a free copy for review. Please mention Library Thing in the body of your email.

Thanks

posted by ChristopherTurner at 7:42 pm (EST) on Feb 17, 2009

I have posted a personal response to EncompassedRunner thanking for the kind words.

posted by gerrie at 3:22 am (EST) on May 25, 2007

Whewww...anyway, your book was personally very meaningful to me. I read it slowly, bit by bit taking it in, but I'm gonna reread it a couple more times. I had thought the book would be more about the bigger picture of Apartheid and not so intimate a personal journey, but I like what I found better. Crude in content and presentation (as it should be), it gave me much to think about. One of the more rewarding reads I've read in a while. Thanks for writing it.

posted by EncompassedRunner at 12:09 pm (EST) on May 20, 2007

Oh great, I didn't even make it to page 1 before I read religious freaks (that'd be me if "Jesus freaks" count) are on your pet hate list deserving to be "shot on sight or at least ignored"...but so far, so interesting...

posted by EncompassedRunner at 9:04 pm (EST) on May 9, 2007

Thank you very much for the prompt response. I'll check the groups and support out
Gerrie

posted by gerrie at 4:00 am (EST) on May 6, 2007

Hi gerrie, thanks for your reply. Perhaps the groups called South Africa, or All Books Africa may be of assistance in your plans. There's also a group called Writer-Readers. I recommend watching or joining those groups and asking those members for advice. Promotion-wise, I know that LibraryThing has a section on the zeigheist page supporting Authors on LibraryThing. see LibraryThing authors . All the best, ryn

posted by ryn_books at 3:10 am (EST) on May 6, 2007

Hi gerrie, welcome to LT.
I noticed your post in the Talk page and noticed there wasn't any way to reply to it.

The Talk is a little buggy for brand new members who haven't joined any of the groups. (That means you're not quite linked into Talk yet).
You just need to:
a) join any group (even FAQ) to make your Talk. That links you in better.
b) the other thing to remember for successful posting or replying is to Click on the group of interest, then Click on the topic you want to reply to. Or Click on the option called Post new topic IN the group if you wish to start a new topic.
That step means that your message is linked to a group, which gives your message the ability for others to reply to it.
(If it's a general topic like your book recommendation, there's two general groups called BOOK TALK and SITE TALK). Hope this helps and that you enjoy LibraryThing. ryn

posted by ryn_books at 8:13 am (EST) on May 3, 2007