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Veteran of the Ardennes
Out of a war which caused over 50,000,000 deaths comes the story of a dedicated life. Meet Francis Charles DiPietro, a young man from Cambridge, Massachusetts who is called from his education at Harvard University to serve his country in the most decisive hour of World War II. Like his father before him, who was a veteran of the Great War, Frank finds himself balancing his new regime with his loyal desire to maintain regular communications with his family. The letters in this book are a heretofore unpublished piece of American history, filled with valuable details concerning the day-to-day life of a front line infantry soldier. Having proven himself a sharpshooter in basic training, once in ...
The Best of Francis DiPietro
Machiavellian melancholy, Burroughsian bohemia, Kafkaesque Kerouac, and a wild, unyielding humor abound! “From grammar school I’ve been able to draw or write things that made people laugh,” says the author, “and that has progressed into a kind of free-spirited entertainment.” Indeed, this is less a “Best of” collection as it is an editorial challenge, for the ten unique novels drawn upon and highlighted are themselves keys which urge further exploration of this fringe author’s striking works. “In all honesty, I love your manuscript and think it’s creative and hilarious…” —Caroline Lyddy Adult Trade Editorial Department, Houghton Mifflin
Soldier of the Ardennes
This custom edition contains complete scans of Mr. DiPietro's actual letters from the war. Preserved for over 60 years, they give a valuable perspective on World War II through the eyes of Francis Charles DiPietro, a front line infantry soldier with the renowned 83rd Thunderbolt Division. Deployed to Europe in the most decisive hour of the war, Frank and the 83rd trudge through the Ardennes forest in waist-deep snow to push back the enemy forces in the Battle of the Bulge. They are the first American division to reach the Rhine river in Germany, establish the Elbe bridgehead, and help deliver the blow to Hitler's forces which ends the war in Europe. The letters are divided into three main groups: 1.) covering Frank's 17 weeks of basic training at Camp Wheeler in Georgia, 2.) the war in Europe and the maneuvers of the 83rd Division as they press back German forces, 3.) the obstacles of peace and military government which arise after the official German surrender in May of 1945.
The Piltdown Latitudes
Prudholm Bay--a sleepy seaside community with a bad attitude. It may be the salty air, it may be the industrial plants, but Prudholm has nurtured quite an odd batch of townsfolk. When Ariel, the local party girl, is found floating in the waters near Prudholm's Nine Points lighthouse, it seemed like her story was over. With diligence and fervor, however, someone has been digging up her corpse and copulating with it. And the audacity of the necrophilia escalates while a relatively fruitless search ensues for her killer/defiler. Seeing his chance to capitalize on his town's misfortune, Anslo Creevington, the local millionaire, constructs a theme park dedicated to (and depicting) Ariel's various unearthings. Morals and scruples fly to the wind as the once-quiet Prudholm Bay plunges into a mudpile of argument and exploitation. From the book: "Was our action really so monstrous in a world where sirens have replaced birds in the night? A world where wars are conducted to sharpen the act of conducting..." Only one man can save Prudholm from its vapid course, and he's one of the prime suspects.
Robert E. Howard, the Supreme Moment: A Biography
Robert Ervin Howard, author of hundreds of stories and poems, spent his days in what he perceived to be literary obscurity. He took his life on June 11, 1936 with little inkling that his works would establish a vibrant new genre and become equal to the likes of JRR Tolkien. Now you are invited to share in this bold and perceptive retelling of a life made more remarkable by its brilliant spell of self-imposed brevity. The Supreme Moment presents compelling new theories and is packed with over 70 relevant period photos, including such gems as the 1927 Pageant of Pulchritude which Howard attended in Galveston (and what seems to be Howard himself in the background), as well as stories and images from Howard's haunt of Brownwood, TX in the 1930s. Author of over 20 books, DiPietro's earlier Howard credentials include 1995's "The Orange Phoenix," a parody to the REH Conan tale "The Hour of the Dragon," and its sequel "The Death Scrolls," both available today in one volume as "The Phoenix & The Scrolls."
My So-Called Reality: Collected Cartoons
Fans who enjoy the eclectic cartoon stylings of classic comics such as "The Far Side" and "Bloom County" will enjoy the wild, hip and raunchy fare in this collection by author/musician DiPietro. Whether it's putting children's cartoon characters in inappropriate adult situations or holding a barbed mirror up to modern society, there's something twisted yet lovable here.
The Mandrake Songbook & the Confessioner's Ghost
TWO BOOKS IN ONE! This special double edition contains both "The Mandrake SongBook," fully illustrated and covering over 20 years of the #1 Amazon.com downloaded band, and also "The Confessioner's Ghost: Images of A Restless Soulscape," a photographic essay featuring high-quality pictures from China, Japan, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Hawaii, and the eastern USA. Author Francis DiPietro (Portobello Road, The Taos Sows, Groveling Music) marks the creation of over 600 original songs with a fully illustrated collection of the best lyrics, coupled with a portfolio of photographs taken in locales around the world. This custom 8.5" x 11" volume showcases the memorable lyrics and photos of this author of over 15 books.
Groveling Music
Newcomers as well as followers of the progressive rock band Rush will appreciate this fond and humorous parody of the times and travels of their famous drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. Once a great and intrepid chronicler of his world travels, drummer Francis DiPietro is reduced to cramming his new book into the week his lovely young wife (half his age) goes on vacation to pamper herself at his expense. Uprooted from his Canadian home in order to follow his wife's wishes, our drummer yearns to recapture the creative voice and vision which was his second nature in years past. As he attempts to make the round-trip driving journey from the coast of California to a national park in Texas within his meager seven-day time allotment, DiPietro strives to reconcile his promising past with his uncertain future and dispel the fears which gnaw at his brain. Aging, rueful of his diminishing prowess, he strikes up a bold friendship with a bizarre drifter whose lifestyle holds the key to a freedom he has lost.
Portobello Road
One man carries the weight of Generation X. Kyle Waterman, a mild-mannered insurance agent from Denver, quits his job and leaves his family to hop the first Greyhound to anywhere. He thought he was escaping, but with the help of a drug-laden Indian named Emerson Redcreek and a macho, arrogant wreck named Bill Capresci, Kyle finds himself transported to the world of Portobello: a Naked Lunch-type universe where gophers talk, drugs are king, and Kyle is the leader of a growing anti-establishment cult called Silverdew Gincane. With members joining at every stop, Kyle’s cult quickly becomes one of the greatest enemies of the U.S. government. He relocates his people to Paraguay--only to have an army and the ghosts of his past follow and destroy him. “A seminal tour de force. DiPietro is on the cutting edge of dangerous fiction with Portobello Road.”
The Phoenix and the Scrolls
Forged by a demon. Foretold by destruction. Found by a madman. The Phoenix & The Scrolls present brave King Kyle of Tarylia with a supernatural foe not to mention a resurrected gay wizard named Pomothus whose favorite spell is blasting balls! In the great tradition of classic "Weird Tales" pulp and such groundbreaking authors as Robert E. Howard (Conan) and Roger Zelazny (Amber), Francis DiPietro has created an homage to dark humor and high adventure.
