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Leonard, George Jay was born on January 13, 1946 in Brooklyn. Son of L. Charles and Adele Leonard.
("He had never faced a gun before. It was night: he was a...)
"He had never faced a gun before. It was night: he was asleep on the boat when the first blast woke him. The birds started shrieking, and then a few seconds later shotgun pellets, spent, pattered down around the boat like rain. What the hell? The marsh was all sanctuary out here, it was a nesting area. Kessler got to his feet. Down the other side of the island he saw a man standing on the shore, clouds of birds above him. There was another blast and a red cone of light was printed against the night. Even from this far Kessler could hear the birds screaming. This guy must know it was a nesting area. Ordinary birds would be gone after the first shot, these stayed by their nests and made passes at him, like a living skeet shoot, to distract him from their chicks. Kessler hopped down from his boat cockpit. A wave of dead pellets dropped like hail in the water. It was probably some stupid kid, and he'd just show himself and scare him away. Seeing Kessler was enough for most people." The Ice Cathedral takes readers to the roots of human behavior: kindness and cruelty, incest and murder--and transforming love. Movie rights and screenplay sold to director Ron Howard. Don't start George Leonard late at night.
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( In this sweeping revision of avant-garde history, John ...)
In this sweeping revision of avant-garde history, John Cage takes his rightful place as Wordsworth's great and final heir. George Leonard traces a direct line back from Cage, Pop, and Conceptual Art through the Futurists to Whitman, Emerson, Ruskin, Carlyle, and Wordsworth, showing how the art of everyday objects, often thought an exclusively contemporary phenomenon, actually began as far back as 1800. In recovering the links between such seemingly disparate figures, Leonard transforms our understanding of modern culture. Selected by the American Library Association's journal, Choice, as "one of the Outstanding Academic Books of the Year" "Leonard's book is a fine example of interdisciplinary studies. He shifts focus persuasively from art theory to literature to religious thought and biography, making his method seem the natural mode of inquiry into culture."—Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "Provocative and illuminating."—Library Journal "Highly stimulating, impassioned."—Publisher's Weekly "A rich and rewarding study written in a clear and accessible style with excellent references and a very useful index. Highly recommended."—Choice
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(1984, hardcover, Simon & Schuster, NY, 221 pages. The aut...)
1984, hardcover, Simon & Schuster, NY, 221 pages. The author is a respected college professor and novelist. Most interesting title, dealing with a man who lives in a remote wilderness, an exceptional ice diver, who begins to kill people who are slaughtering birds in a local wildlife sanctuary.
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(This revision of avant-garde history traces a direct line...)
This revision of avant-garde history traces a direct line back from John Cage, pop and conceptual art to the work of Whitman, Emerson, Ruskin, Carlyle and Wordsworth, showing how the art of everyday objects, often thought to be a contemporary phenomenon, actually began as far back as 1800.
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Leonard, George Jay was born on January 13, 1946 in Brooklyn. Son of L. Charles and Adele Leonard.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1967. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy with distinction, Columbia University, 1972.
General partner, George Leonard Prodns., New York City, since 1969;
assistant Professor of English, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1972-1973;
guest lecturer, University of California, Irvine, 1973-1974;
screenwriter, Gillwood Prodns., New York City, 1976-1980;
writer-in-residence, Scripps College, Claremont, California, 1977-1980;
head story department, D.A. Prodns., New York City, 1978-1981;
assistant professor interdisciplinary humanities, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, 1986-1988;
associate professor interdisciplinary humanities, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, 1989-1993;
professor interdisciplinary humanities, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, since 1993. Consultant Keats-Shelley Memorial House, Rome, 1977-1982. Participant Institute of America Studies, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, 1988.
Appeared on various radio and television programs, since 1976.
(This revision of avant-garde history traces a direct line...)
( In this sweeping revision of avant-garde history, John ...)
(1984, hardcover, Simon & Schuster, NY, 221 pages. The aut...)
("He had never faced a gun before. It was night: he was a...)
Activist for bioethics, 1971-1982, activist for ethnic brotherhood, since 1983. Member of advisory board United States Pacific Council, Bel Air, California, 1983-1989. Humanities consultant Korean-American Coalition and Japanese Village Plaza, LosAngeles, 1983-1986.
Director music committee Anthony Duquette Foundation, Los Angeles, 1984-1985. Member Modern Language Association, National Association Asian-American Studies, Population Institute, Common Cause.
Married Simei Du, 1987. 1 child, Andrew Charles.