Author: Alyssa Loera

Bukowski, Charles The Most Beautiful Woman In Town & Other Stories (1983) ICI Shelf: Poetry First Line: “Cass was the youngest and most beautiful of 5 sisters.” Last Line: “uhhuhh.” ICI History:  First Line, Today at the ICI — Twitter Feed (05-12-15) Accession #: ICI-02584

Alexander, Caroline The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition (1998) ICI Shelf: Current Project First Line: “The captain of the ship, Frank Worsley, would remember the day vividly ever afterward.” Last Line: “In it, he captured both sides of this impossible story, the razor’s edge of … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: The Endurance

Duchamp, Marcel; et al. Grand Street: Disguises 58 (1996) ICI Shelf: Current Project Last Line: “And the sun is like a red torch shining through an empty, humid, and infinite cave.” ICI History: First Line Today at the ICI — Twitter Feed (01-23-15) Accession #: ICI-02573 … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Grand Street

Barnes, Martin Shadow Catchers: Camera-Less Photography (2012) ICI Shelf: Current Project First Line: “The very first photographic images were formed without cameras.” Last Line: “Yet, with a combination of technical delicacy and observational subtlety, they convey a vital sense of life.” ICI History: First Line … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Shadow Catchers

Williams, W.E.; Selected by Tennyson: Selected Poetry (1985) ICI Shelf:  Poetry Last Line: “You ask me, why, tho’ ill at ease.” ICI History: Today at the ICI — Twitter Feed (04-26-14) Accession #: ICI-02582

Eliot, Alexander Creatures of Arcadia and Creatures of a Day (1967) ICI Shelf: Myths First Line: “The Natives were hopelessly superstitious.” ICI History: Today at the ICI — Twitter Feed (10-03-14) Accession #: ICI-02576