Rohan Clark (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book edges, particularly at spine. Dust jacket has medium creasing at top edge but no tears.Betty Cuthbert was the original golden girl who astonished the world by winning an unprecedented three gold medals on the track at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. Later she made a spectacular come-back from injury at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo where she won another gold medal. In all, she broke 11 individual world records and five relay records and her astounding achievements have never been surpassed by another Australian athlete.Sadly for someone who felt she had a God-given gift, Betty contracted multiple sclerosis in her early 40s and was confined to a wheelchair.Despite this, however, she is feted by champions and garlanded with honours. In November 2006 it is 50 years since her victorious efforts at the 1956 Olympics. The Golden Girl celebrates Betty's golden anniversary in words and pictures. A noteworthy band of her peers, lifelong friends and admirers contribute their reminiscences of her remarkable sporting life and many of the pictures come from her personal collection.The Golden Girlis a warm and intimate portrait of one of our most significant Olympians and a beautiful soul. (book flap).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 223 pp ; illus. ; 26 cm. ; Contents: The Art of Fiction /Enrique Vila-Matas -- The Art of Poetry / Antonella Anedda -- A Portfolio by Troy Michie, new and recent work -- The July War / Rabih Alameddine -- An unpublished story / Shirley Hazzard -- A way with Bea / Shanteka Sigers -- Good Boy / Eloghosa Onunde -- Slant six / Thomas McGuane -- Layover / Ayyegul Savas -- Six stories / Lydia Davis -- Saint Cuthbert's incorruptible body / Patrick Barrett -- Message in a bottle / Wyn Cooper -- Pages 5-8 / Nicole Sealey -- Three Poems / Rohan Chhetti -- Wheelchair / Yosef Komunyakaa -- The witching hour / Elizabeth Metzger -- Line of descent / John Lee Clark -- Two poems / Emma Hine -- Two poems / Cheswayo Mphanza -- Winter vacations / Margaret Atwood -- Two poems / Jeffrey Skinner -- My girlfriend killed James Brown / David Kirkby -- Bare bones / Gerald Stern ; FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm ISBN 9780981960005, 0981960006 OCLC 317463470 color pictorial boards, no dustjacket ; "Using artwork created by individuals diagnosed with ASD, Drawing Autism celebrates their artistry and self-expression while also serving as an accessible point of entry into understanding how ASD manifests in individuals. Autism is known as a 'spectrum disorder' because no two diagnoses are exactly the same; however, there are characteristic traits of ASD. Through their art, the contributors exhibit unique perspectives on how they see the world and their places in it. The book's seven chapters . speak directly to the core characteristics of ASD"--Provided by publisher ; "Drawing autism celebrates the artistry and self-expression found in the drawings, paintings and collages created by people diagnosed with autism. The work of over 50 contributors exhibits an array of unique perspectives on how these individuals see the world and their places in it"--Publisher description ; Contents: Nurturing the ways in which we see the world -- As seen through the autism spectrum -- Interaction, individual and societal -- Repetition, repetition, repetition -- Getting from here to there -- Bird's eye view -- Another world -- It's all history -- Art for art's sake -- Artists' bios ; Artists include: Kay Aitch, Milda Bandzaite, David Barth, Shawn Belanger, Gregory Blockstock, JW Beidges, Esther Brokow, Susan Brown, Pam Button, Justin Canha, Cesarenko, Felix, Vrinda Chaswal, Eric Chen, Bailey Clark, Marilyn Cosho, Marcy Deutsch, Wout Devolder, Noah Erenberg, Trisha Ferguson, Emile Fey-Legault, Zach Hamm, Alexandra Hill, Kevin Hosseini, James Kenneally, Wil Kerner, Amanda Lamunyon, Jonathan Lerman, Stephen Mallon, Rachel Marks, Robert Maxwell, Eleni Michael, Ted Mauris, Daniel Muller, Jesica Park, Josh Peddle, Daniel Pout, Vedhas Rangan, Orko Roy, Glen Russ, Caryn Schlosser, Rohan Sonalker, Philip Stoeppelwerth, DJ Svaboda, Klaas Telkampo, Charles Topping, Alexandra Vallinga, Sonna Williams, Ping Lian Yeak ; two dots on edge olf title page, else FINE. Book.