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House Held Up by Trees

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A Full Meal of Nature and Family from Pulitzer-winning Poet
Pulitzer-winning former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser's birthday is close to Earth Day. To be precise, Kooser was born on April 25 way back in 1939, long before anyone thought of the annual observance. Nevertheless, Kooser has been writing about the tangled relationships between our lives and the natural world throughout his career. Now, he gives us this wonderful picture book for children (and the adults who love them). The new book is memorable partly because its story is so simple: A family grows up in a sterile suburban yard with a perfectly manicured lawn, the children grow up, the father ages, the home is abandoned--and native trees soon reclaim the place like rising pillars of some ancient temple.Of course, followers of Kooser's work through the decades might read this new book as an offshoot of Kooser's earlier family memoir, ...
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April 15, 2012 (Canton, Michigan) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

A wonderful book about how nature can lift us up
You will enjoy "House Held Up By Trees" by Ted Kooser and illustrated by Jon Klassen. The story is told in the simple and beautiful style of Kooser's poetry, so adults and children will enjoy this tale of how nature can lift us up. I don't write a lot of book reviews (I've written only one other for a book by John Yamrus), but I simply had to let readers know about his wonderful work. I don't have grandchildren yet, but when I do, one of the first stories I will read to them will be "House Held Up By Trees." - Terry Jude Miller
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March 31, 2012 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon Klassen comes a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph.

When the house was new, not a single tree remained on its perfect lawn to give shade from the sun. The children in the house trailed the scent of wild trees to neighboring lots, where thick bushes offered up secret places to play. When the children grew up and moved away, their father, alone in the house, continued his battle against blowing seeds, plucking out sprouting trees. Until one day the father, too, moved away, and as the empty house began its decline, the trees began their approach. At once wistful and exhilarating, this lovely, lyrical story evokes the inexorable passage of time - and the awe-inspiring power of nature to lift us up. Top to learn more

House of Wax (2005)

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HOUSE OF WAX surprised me as being chilling, thrilling, and one of the best horror movies I've ever seen.
I hadn't heard great things about HOUSE OF WAX. Knowing Paris Hilton was one of the stars, I assumed that the bad comments I read had to be right. But one afternoon, when I was incredibly bored, I decided to rent HOUSE OF WAX as a way to be entertained for the day. Boy, was I amazed to find that it was one of the most fantastic and creepiest slasher films I had ever seen. True, slasher films are usually terribly made, contain a plot that goes nowhere, and gorgeous actors and actresses. Though HOUSE OF WAX has many qualities of a slasher, it's an exception to the garbage everyone knows and hates.Six teens (though Carly and her brother Nick are the stars) on their way to a football game find themselves victims to the evil that lies in an abandoned town. The only remaining residents are two murderous brothers--and those that they turn into wax sculptures. Now, Carly and her five friends must do whatever it takes to protect themselves from falling prey and becoming the next...
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December 31, 2005 (New Jersey) | Helpful Votes: 18 | Rating: 5

Expect nothing and be surprised, it's good
This is a good scary/suspense/slasher movie, so why should the critics like it? They usually don't anyway. I went into the theater expecting nothing and really liked the movie. Now take into account I have never seen the "original" (by the way this is not a re-make, it only borrows the name) so I had no idea what to expect. Ok, I really went to see it because of Elisha Cuthbert (total babe!) but after a few minutes I found myself into the movie. In this type of movie, it is a good idea to pick things out and remember them, and of coarse I did not. I would give an example, but I do not want to give anything away here. But I had to ask on a message board at imdb to find the answer and the movie fooled me. If you have not seen it, what I just wrote will make no sense so skip my last sentence. Anyway, I am not gonna go over what others have already beat to death, no pun intended, like how Paris dies and things like that. If you want to see a scary movie, then see this with NO...
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August 21, 2005 (TX United States) | Helpful Votes: 12 | Rating: 4

A TERRIFIC GOOD RIDE WITH ALL THE THINGS A SLASHER FAN WANTS!!
At first, I wasn't expecting anything from this movie... I thought "well, here we go again for another stupid slasher with nothing new to offer".But I was wrong. In fact I found this film to be a terrific new entry into the slasher genre.The screenplay is very nice. I does not start to kill people right away.. it develops the story... lets you know ter characters... and THEN... just when you are dying to see some killings... it starts....And never lets go. The plot is better than you'd expect. Not the usual "six kids get to a wax museum". Instead they get separated in three groups (which opens the space for three almost-independent storylines). This may not look much... but in fact it allows the screenplay to build some plausability and complications. The characters come and go separate ways and the script creates great shock moments exactly at the moment different storylines meet.And the killings... they are brutal, sadistic... and go...
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October 11, 2005 (Lisbon, Portugal) | Helpful Votes: 37 | Rating: 4

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The American Landscape in the Poetry of Frost, Bishop, and Ashbery: The House Abandoned (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)

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Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and John Ashbery stand out among major American poets—all three shaped the direction and pushed the boundaries of contemporary poetry on an international scale. Drawing on biography, cultural history, and original archival research, MacArthur shows us that these distinctive poets share one surprisingly central trope in their oeuvres: the Romantic scene of the abandoned house. This book scrutinizes the popular notion of Frost as a deeply rooted New Englander, demonstrates that Frost had an underestimated influence on Bishop—whose preoccupation with houses and dwelling is the obverse of her obsession with travel—and questions dominant, anti-biographical readings of Ashbery as an urban-identified poet. As she reads poems that evoke particular landscapes and houses lost and abandoned by these poets, MacArthur also sketches relevant cultural trends, including patterns of rural de-settlement, the transformation of rural economies from agriculture to tourism, and modern American’s increasing mobility and rootlessness.

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Abandoned Mansions of Ireland

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Fascinating and Emotional
Country houses, particularly the Great Houses flourished in England and Ireland in the mid-eighteenth century, however, many did not last. The Famine took its toll, tenants could not pay rents and estate owners suffered. When land reforms came into being, many landowners saw ownership transfer directly to their tenants and they were left without land or income. Still later, many of these houses became targets of the IRA during the War of Independence.Photographer/historian Tarquin Blake explores fifty such abandoned houses around the island with stunning photography and brief histories of the houses. Details from the 1911 census offers a glimpse of the closing days of the aristocracy and makes this oversize coffee table book a treasured peek into a bygone era.A few of the homes listed in the book include Bellegrove House in County Laois. Roofless, with ivy or creeper growing up its walls and out its glassless windows, the beauty of the 1835 architecture...
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May 6, 2011 (Santa Cruz, CA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

Atmospheric Photos; Haunting Stories
I had the great good fortune to see an exhibit of photos from this book while in Cork, Ireland last November. The book was readily available all over town, but I didn't want to weigh my luggage down so I waited until I returned to the States to order it. It was definitely worth the wait!Every page will engross you. Mr. Blake's photographs are excellent. They capture the moodiness and tragedy of the decline of these stately homes perfectly. Being one of those people who loves poking around deserted houses, I could feel myself stepping over the lintel (or climbing in the window, or tripping over the bricks!) and roaming through the rooms. How sad to think that these houses - most of them happy places in their day - are now left to the elements. Not every home was happy, and the fascinating stories that accompany each chapter make that clear. The quality of the printing and production of this book is outstanding.I highly recommend this book to anyone...
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February 6, 2011 (Chicago) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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In 2008 Tarquin Blake found his first abandoned ""Big House"" and so began exploring the lost architecture of Ireland. These mansions were built in the mid-eighteenth century onward and were gradually abandoned and forgotten. Here, Blake documents what is left of fifty mansion houses with brief histories and beautiful photographs of the haunting ruins. Included are Mountpelier Lodge (Dublin Hellfire Club), the birthplaces of Daniel O'Connell and the Duke of Wellington, and the one-time homes of Grace O'Malley and the Smithwicks brewing family of Kilkenny. ""A handsome and immensely sensitive study of some of the most haunting and unforgetable mansions ever to have been built in Ireland.""-Irish Voice ""Hauntingly beautiful pictures...accompanied by fascinating historical information""-Irish American News ""`Abandoned Mansions of Ireland' should prove to be an endlessly fascinating coffee table work.""-Midwest Book Review Top to learn more

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Make Money In A Down Market Buying Abandoned Houses Abandoned property investments are money spinning, yet little known fragments of the real estate market. Once you locate such an abandoned home, take a peek inside and if the interior looks really abandoned then that is prime property. Abandoned properties in reality are not actually abandoned. Generally they are very helpful, as seeing an abandoned house in the vicinity is an eyesore and they would really love to see it restored. To confirm whether the house is really abandoned and to know more details about the owners, check the mailboxes. While buying such abandoned properties, rarely does the seller ask your credit report. The longer the house is abandoned, the better the prospect you have of minting money. You can then try locating the owner through the phone book or Internet, as they would be really happy to find a solution for their abandoned property. Bearing taxes and insurances is really dreadful and when a property is left abandoned, it is subject to wreckage and he has to shell out money constantly to avoid it from complete deterioration.

Abandoned House News

Kalispell council approves housing grant request

The city was awarded funding back in 2009 under a similar grant, and bought 16 foreclosed and abandoned homes, to resell as "affordable homes". Open houses will begin for those homes in the next month. "Even though we haven't sold the homes,
4 vie for mayor of troubled city

It's still ours," he said. The solution to blight is a matter of putting abandoned homes up for sheriff's sale - and more residents taking pride in their community. "If you can't afford to keep your home nice, then don't buy one," he said.
Houses From Hell: Who's Responsible?

Make sure your leaders are taking action to make sure the abandoned homes are up to code. If they are not doing the job, take action with your vote. For additional information, stay with NBC4 and refresh nbc4i.com. To submit a story idea or news tip,