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	War songs: Metaphors in clay and poetry from the Vietnam experience 4.87 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eros & Adonis: The Male Figure in Art History 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal, Vol. 3 by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Philip Shadbolt (Contributor), Miriam Perez (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eros & Adonis 2: The Male Figure in Art History; A Compilation of Articles from The Art of Man & Vitruvian Lens by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author), Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio (Illustrator), Steve Walker (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PoetsArtists #29 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man: Volumes 1 - 6 by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author), Peter Dobson (Contributor), E. Gibbons (Producer) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man - Volume 1 - eBook: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (foreword), E. Gibbons (Illustrator), Richard Stabbert (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal, Volume 5 by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Jordan Mejias (Illustrator), Jacques-Louis David (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man - Edition 14 - eBook: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Alan McGowan (Illustrator), Carlos Barahona Possollo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man - Edition 10 -eBook: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (foreword), Mel Odom (Illustrator), James Messana (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Art of Man (22 books)
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Eros & Adonis: The Male Figure in Art History (2 books)
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Grady said: " ‘She is of both realms, and I will always love her’ – A magical celebration of Love!

For those fortunate enough to follow the broad spectrum of Australia author Werner Stejskal’s examinations of Love, this novel that explores the dynamics of magical r ...more "

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“Gloria watched the swollen white orb of a hot-air balloon rising over Navy Pier and knew she had to break it off with Oliver, for he was the type who would never enjoy hot-air balloons, Van Morrison songs, or mess, whether from orgasm or otherwise. But who was she to be dreaming about mess today?”
― Andrea Kayne Kaufman, Oxford Messed Up

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“Things aren't always what they appear,' he said softly, yet his voice carried a grim authority. 'I've spent my life searching for the ultimate, the best. All that is rare, unique, different, special. And of all I've experienced, people are the most disappointing.”
― Emma Darcy, The Unpredictable Man

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“I learned that one person hurting another really is like a hand curling into a fist to smash the foot. And that all that really matters is family and other people. And that the purpose of life is to find the Light of God, but not the light from some old guy with a beard sitting up there judging us. The light is the love we give each other on our way back home. And that God wouldn’t mind if we spent a little less time telling him how great he is and a little more time loving each other, and not just the people we’re supposed to love, but everyone.”
― Paul H. Magid, Lifting the Wheel of Karma

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“The path to enlightenment, to find out who you truly are, has to be taken alone.”
― Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, Two Krishnas

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“Instead of heading for a big mental breakdown, I decided to have a small breakdown every Tuesday evening.”
― Graham Parke, No Hope for Gomez!

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Snuggly Books publishes the best of experimental and Decadent fiction from the past, present, and perhaps even future...translations of classic works ...more

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No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read it!) Goodreads honors wordsmiths: poets and poetry promoted and prompted here. ~~~ "Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits." -- Carl Sandburg “God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.” —Anne Sexton On Clouds – “…what primitive tastes the ancients must have had if their poets were inspired by those absurd, untidy clumps of mist, idiotically jostling one another about…” —Yevgeny Zamyatin “If the poet wants to be a poet, the poet must force the poet to revise. If the poet doesn’t wish to revise, let the poet abandon poetry and take up stamp-collecting or real estate.” —Donald Hall “Poetry is a rich, full-bodied whistle, cracked ice crunching in pails, the night that numbs the leaf, the duel of two nightingales, the sweet pea that has run wild, Creation’s tears in shoulder blades.” —Boris Pasternak “Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.” —Charles Simic “Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.” —Gustave Flaubert “Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what the poet does.” —Allen Ginsberg. ~~~~~ Amy King, Moderator Amy King is the recipient of the 2015 Winner of the WNBA Award (Women’s National Book Association). Her latest collection, The Missing Museum, is a winner of the 2015 Tarpaulin Sky Book Prize. She serves on the executive board of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts and is co-editing with Heidi Lynn Staples the anthology, Big Energy Poets of the Anthropocene: When Ecopoets Think Climate Change. She is also co-editing the anthology, Bettering American Poetry 2015, and is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at SUNY Nassau Community College. ...more

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message 15: by Aithal

Mar 04, 2026 04:57PM

Hi Grady, just wanted to let you know about my next book, releasing on 6/13. Since you've read my books, thought you might be interested.

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message 14: by Steve

Sep 30, 2025 11:57AM

BOTTLED UP A Francine Witt Mystery by Steve Exeter

Just one week to go... 🍾🥂🙏

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message 13: by Grady

Nov 12, 2018 10:02AM

HELENE wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/author/helenel...

please confirm whether you would be interested in receiving a Kindle book in exchange for an honest review. Your assistance is highly appreciated."

HELENE wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/author/helenel...

please confirm whether you would be interested in receiving a Kindle book in exchange for an honest review. Your assistance is highly appreciated."

Yes, Helene - please send a Kindle book to me (or a gift card for it)
at lizardiharp@earthlink.net. Thank you, Grady

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message 12: by Kazza

Sep 12, 2016 10:43PM

Hi, Grady. Thanks for he friend request :)

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message 11: by Dean

Dec 13, 2014 11:11PM

Thank you for being my friend Grady :))).

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message 10: by Grady

Sep 17, 2014 09:17AM

Good question, Stacy. Time is the factor but I'll start putting the less than 5 star reviews here. Thanks.

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message 9: by Stacy

Sep 17, 2014 03:11AM

I am also confused by your ratings. ALL of your reads are 5 stars?? if its not, it only goes on Amazon?? Why wouldn't you post them on Goodreads as well, being that you have many followers, that would love to read your opinion on non 5 star books. I don't believe that every book you read is a 5 star book.

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message 8: by Christine

Jan 19, 2012 01:12PM

Good evening

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message 7: by Jessica

May 18, 2011 12:41PM

thanks.
just wondering, as I don't believe I've ever seen anything less than a 5-star review from you.

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message 6: by Grady

May 18, 2011 12:36PM

I give my opinion that can range from 1 star to 5 stars. If I commit to a book then I become involved with it and usually have a love affair with it while I'm reading it. If not, I either discard it or finish it and point out why it didn't work for me with fewer stars. These I rarely post on Goodreads, just Amazon. Doubt that answers your question, but...

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message 5: by Jessica

May 18, 2011 12:30PM

do you give only 5 stars?

or only review 5 star books?

just wondered--

Jessica

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message 4: by Andrea

Dec 16, 2008 07:25AM

Hi & thank you for being a friend. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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message 3: by Roger

Nov 06, 2008 06:25AM

Hi Grady.
Good to meet you,
And thanks for the friendship on Goodreads,
ROGER

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message 2: by Grady

Oct 22, 2008 05:49PM

If you are interested I could do an article on him. I have a lot of 35mm slides that I could probably take to a computer person who knows how tomanipulate them into jpegs. He is not only a terrific artist - he i s also a fascinating personality!

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message 1: by Grady

Oct 21, 2008 07:21PM

John Valadez - he is a very important Hispanic artist here in Los Angeles, known mostly for his protraits of people on the streets in the barrio etc. He is extremely gifted

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