· Howard Axelrod’s essays have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Salon, Virginia Quarterly Review, and the Boston Globe, among other www.doorway.ru has taught at Harvard, the University of Arizona, and currently teaches writing at Loyola University in Chicago. His debut book, The Point of Vanishing: A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude, evocatively chronicles his experience of Reviews: · Howard Axelrod is the author of The Point of Vanishing: A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude, named one of the best books of by Slate, the Chicago Tribune, and Entropy Magazine, and one of the best memoirs of by Library Journal. The Point of Vanishing takes the reader to many moments of inner terror and gently and forcefully brings us back to realize that Life and living need to be individually explored and embraced. No one formula exists for all/5().
"The Point of Vanishing: A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude is an inherently absorbing and compelling read from beginning to end. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, The Point of Vanishing is very highly recommended for both community and academic library Contemporary American Biography collections." —Midwest Book Review. Howard Axelrod is the author of The Point of Vanishing: A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude, named one of the best books of by Slate, the Chicago Tribune, and Entropy Magazine, and one of the best memoirs of by Library www.doorway.ru essays have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, O Magazine, Politico, Salon, the Virginia Quarterly Review, and the Boston Globe. The Point of Vanishing Lib/E: A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude. On a clear May afternoon at the end of his junior year at Harvard, Howard Axelrod played a pick-up game of basketball. In a skirmish for a loose ball, a boy's finger hooked behind Axelrod's eyeball and left him permanently blinded in his right eye.
Praise For The Point of Vanishing: A Memoir of Two Years in Solitude “Axelrod lyrically captures the essence of nature as he ponders his own self-worth and purpose in life In his first book, the author pushes beyond the boundaries and safety nets of the modern world and opens a doorway to feelings and experiences many long for but never encounter. The Point of Vanishing takes the reader to many moments of inner terror and gently and forcefully brings us back to realize that Life and living need to be individually explored and embraced. No one formula exists for all. Despite the recent loss of vision in an eye, Howard Axelrod escapes to the solitude of the Vermont woods for two years and learns to see more clearly. Luckily for his readers, he succeeds and shares his new vision skillfully, by combining words and using metaphor with a skill unusual for a first book author.
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