Impressions of Autobiographies, Titles, First Lines, and Other Writing Forms

Other Impressions of Autobiographies, Titles, First Lines, and Other Writing Forms

Norman Bel Geddes - industrial designer and theatrical stage designer (April 27, 1893 – May 8, 1958)

"Miracle in the Evening"  - Autobiography from the 1950's
 





Jennifer Moxley - American poet from San Diego. Now lives and teaches writing in Maine. (1964- )

Stephen King - American author from Maine.  (1947 - ) 
Has sold over 350 million books. Many of his novels have been made into renowned films 
(Carrie, Shawshank Redemption, the Shining, Misery). 

John Muir - Naturalist and Essay Writer, Environmental Activist (1838-1914). He is the namesake of "Muir Woods" in Marin County. Legend has it that instead of hiking on the path, he would walk from tree branch to tree branch high in the redwoods of northern California. Partly responsible for the helping establish the National Parks.



African-American Poetry (survey of the 20th century) 


Langston Hughes (writer, poet, contributor to the Harlem Renaissance) (1902-1967)

Female Punk Music of the 1970s and 1980s

Lydia Lunch (Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene) (1957 - )



Riot grrrl is an underground feminist hardcore punk movement that originated in the early 1990s in Washington State (particularly Olympia) and the greater Pacific Northwest. It is a subcultural movement that combines feminist consciousness and punk style and politics.

Jack Paar - (1918-2004)

Jack Harold Paar was an American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host, best known for his stint as host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. He wrote an autobiography, I Kid You Not in the 60's. Here's the back cover and an excerpt which may exemplify an effective hook (first sentence). 

Paul Calle - American illustrator. (1928-2010)

was an American artist who was best known for the designs he created for postage stamps, including 40 that were released by the United States Postal Service. The sole artist hired by NASA to cover the Apollo 11 astronauts up close.

Carl Sagan - (1934 – 1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist,astrobiologist, and author. He is best known for his work as a science popularizer and communicator. His best known scientific contributions is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation.