{"product_id":"9781462844531","title":"Poems from \"The Avalanche\"","description":"Accounts of eye witnesses to The Avalanche:  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIt won't even vaguely remind you of SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS.\" Hop Wechsler, Poet, Coconspirator  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAl Ferber's poetry, often brittle reflections on the nature of being, the meaning of life, relationships, spirituality, capture the mystique, the exuberance and claustrophobic angst of a working class Catholic world.\" Arthur Valenzuela, Linguist, MSW  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eGus swings ! Jack Roe, Actor, Publican, World Traveler  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"They touch me, confuse me, speak to me, uncover me, scare me.\" Diva, aka Jo Joy, aka Joann Gorman, Nurse, Photographer, and E-Mail Poet  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAl Ferber has created an urban Everyman who encounters life's rudest shocks and most exalted pleasures with dazed surprise and self deprecating humor. In Ferber's spare, sometimes delicate, frequently twisted lines (which are not for the scatologically sensitive), we see a character who is usually preoccupied with sex, and occasionally touched by the joy of unexpected beauty and love. There is an odd kind of grace in Gus, a hopefulness which, in spite of itself, sometimes shades over into something very close to faith.\" Bill Kassell, Author, Playwright, Singer Songwriter  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWell folks, Gus has been wandering in the wastelands now for nigh unto thirty years or more. It's high time there be an avalanche or two (or six thousand) to finally please his creator and his followers alike.  \u003cbr\u003eR. Philip Toy, Poet, aka \"Rainbow\"   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Al, I love the freaking poems, almost felt some of Gus' shit myself.\" Jack Apsche, PhD Clinical Psychology, Certifiable Madman   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Desarollandote en una forma mas completa. mas creativo con mucha sensitividad.  \u003cbr\u003eSorry - more easier for me to say in Spanish. I'm sure you will figure it out.\" Marti Padilla, Physical Therapist \u0026amp; Love Goddess to the Sick \u0026amp; Infirmed","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173181735152,"sku":"9781462844531","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462844531_p0.jpg?v=1763679286","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462844531","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}