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Talbott Street

Author : Hutton Hayes
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759618848

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Talbot Street is a contemporary literary novel with mainstream appeal which explores the subjects of love, fidelity, death, and disease through the mysterious and long-standing friendship of its two major characters, Nick and Johnnie R. The action unfolds in the present through a series of flashbacks by the narrator, Nick, as he sits at the bedside of the dying Johnnie R. As Nick reminisces, the novel fluctuates between present and past as Johnnie R. slowly dies of AIDS, and the mysterious facts surrounding their break of eight years earlier are divulged as the novel progresses with each new flashback. With the help of Johnnie R.'s journal of poems, anecdotes, and explorations, the narrator's powerful ruminations pull the reader well beyond the death at hand and through the emotional and gripping wake of a passionate friendship spanning twenty years, two continents, and the interstices of the human soul. Nick, the southern narrator, is a highly introspective man in his mid-thirties who returns to Indianapolis in December of 1991 at the request of his dying friend, Johnnie R. Nick is heterosexual and Johnnie R. is bisexual. They first met at Princeton, separated upon graduation as Nick took up his expatriate career in the Foreign Service and reunited five years later in Indianapolis where Nick was drawn into the nightmarish realm of Johnnie R.'s married and professional banker's life. Caught in the webs of Johnnie R.'s endless social and professional intrigues, Nick also met and fell in love with Johnnie R.'s lovely artist wife, Charly (for Charlene). Though Charly is attempting to mend her fragile marriage to Johnnie R. (following the disclosure of his bisexuality) she allows herself the single infidelity with Nick. The tragic triangle is formed, then brutally broken. Nick then departs, only to return eight years later as Johnnie R. dies of AIDS. Nick and Johnnie R. now become reacquainted in the hospital, and it is when Johnnie R. sleeps that Nick relates the sometimes tragic, oftentimes mysterious, history of their friendship. Although the novel centers on the triangle, it is populated with a variety of characters: a slick hustler named Danny alias, the kid; Johnnie R.'s tough-as-nails father; Charly's dead brother; Mike, a scandalized homosexual bank executive; and the three hospital patients known as the three Queens. The single symbol which weaves them together (along with the many issues revolving around AIDS) is Talbott Street. A talisman of disparate meanings, it is an Indianapolis ghetto bar, a residential street address in London, the macabre scene of a senseless murder, an untitled series of mysterious paintings, the seat of scandal. Nick finds the intertwining of the several images that compose Talbot Street and enigma impossible to ignore, and as he reflects on the past he also traces the meaning of Talbot Street. The narrator, hyper-conscious, ever-ruminating, uncovers a tragic irony when he discovers a nexus among seemingly unrelated events with the help of the virus. The novel's two separate themes of friendship and disease find resolution as the mysterious past enlightens us as to the many contemporary meanings of HIV. This highlights and accentuates the mysterious and parallel manner in which both the human memory and HIV operate. As with memory, HIV lurks in the background, dormant, awaiting a host. The hidden past awaits to be mined, and within the past lies HIV. In order to find a viable reference to meaning in the present, whether in regard to AIDS or the mysteries informing the long-standing friendship of Nick and Johnnie R., we are thrust ceaselessly into the past.

Historic Preservation in Indiana

Author : Nancy R. Hiller
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780253010674

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Over the last half century, historic preservation has been on the rise in American cities and towns, from urban renewal and gentrification projects to painstaking restoration of Victorian homes and architectural landmarks. In this book, Nancy R. Hiller brings together individuals with distinctive styles and perspectives, to talk about their passion for preservation. They consider the meaning of place and what motivates those who work to save and care for places; the role of place in the formation of identity; the roles of individuals and organizations in preserving homes, neighborhoods, and towns; and the spiritual as well as economic benefits of preservation. Richly illustrated, Historic Preservation in Indiana is an essential book for everyone who cares about preserving the past for future generations.

Senate documents

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11547874

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National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs

Author : United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Office of Applied Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Alcoholics
ISBN : MINN:31951D02111045Z

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National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs by United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Office of Applied Studies Pdf

A listing of Federal, State, local and private facilities that provide substance abuse treatment services. Includes only those treatment facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved by their State substance abuse agencies for inclusion in the Directory and that responded to the 1999 Uniform Facility Data Set survey.

Resources and Staffing

Author : United States. Bureau of Radiological Health
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Radiation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133745575

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The Hoosier Outdoors

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Nature study
ISBN : IND:30000113110401

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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board

Author : United States. National Labor Relations Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Labor laws and legislation
ISBN : CORNELL:31924054596212

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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board by United States. National Labor Relations Board Pdf

United States Civil Aircraft Register

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1762 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015023915757

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The Names and Descriptions of the Proprietors of Unclaimed Dividends on Bank Stock, and on All Government Funds and Securities, Transferable at the Bank of England. By Order of the Court of Directors

Author : Bank of England
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020336621

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The Historic Memorial District of Downtown Indianapolis

Author : Rudy Schouten
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439670040

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The Historic Memorial District of Downtown Indianapolis by Rudy Schouten Pdf

Old Indianapolis bears little resemblance to the new one, but Indy's unique trail of war memorials has a powerful way of linking the two. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is unmistakably emblematic of the Circle City. The Indiana War Memorial, an inexplicably well-kept secret, is the nation's largest memorial established for veterans of the Great War. And the American Legion's National Headquarters in Indianapolis remains a testament to the grit that put the city on the map. Author Rudy Schouten tracks the origins of Indy's monuments and memorials, not just to tell the story of limestone and granite rising out of the ground, but to help make note of the sacrifices that paved a city's trail of gratitude.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 954 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : PURD:32754083038889

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