The Invention of the Kaleidoscope

The Invention of the Kaleidoscope
Author: Paisley Rekdal
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2007-02-25
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0822990830

The Invention of the Kaleidoscope is a book of poetic elegies that discuss failures: failures of love, both sexual and spiritual; failures of the body; failures of science, art and technology; failures of nature, imagination, memory and, most importantly, the failures inherent to elegiac narratives and our formal attempt to memoralize the lost. But the book also explores the necessity of such narratives, as well as the creative possibilities implicit within the “failed elegy,” all while examining the various ways that self-destruction can turn into self-preservation.

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope
Author: Katya Tolstaya
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2013
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004244581

Introducing a new hermeneutics, this book explores the correlation between the personal faith of F.M. Dostoevsky (1821-1881) and the religious quality of his texts.

The Kaleidoscope Sisters

The Kaleidoscope Sisters
Author: Ronnie K. Stephens
Publisher: Akashic Books
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2018-08-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1617757047

“A touching novel that is Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper mixed with Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story or Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.”—School Library Journal The Kaleidoscope Sisters is a debut novel hinging on the indomitable spirit of young women. It centers on fifteen-year-old Quinn and her younger sister, Riley, who is dying from a degenerative heart defect. As the novel opens, Riley is weeks away from her seventh birthday, and her decline is obvious. Years in and out of hospitals have left the family with no support system, but Quinn is determined to save her younger sister. In her quest, Quinn discovers a portal to another realm peppered with characters based in history, all of whom disappeared mysteriously. Aiding Quinn throughout her journey in the Other Realm is Meelie. Quinn learns that a new heart for Riley can be harvested in the Other Realm, but not without sacrifice. While Meelie helps Quinn come to terms with an impossible decision, Quinn uncovers the truth about Meelie’s disappearance and why she never returned home. The book chronicles Quinn’s journey, focusing on the inevitability of loss and the realization that no matter what Quinn decides, her mother must lose one of her daughters. “[An] affecting first novel about family, love, and sacrifice . . . Stephens’ poetic writing is beautiful . . . and deftly blends realism and fantasy.”—Booklist “Adorned with an array of unforgettable characters in a realm touched by magic and wonder.”―Morowa Yejidé, author of Time of the Locust “Simultaneously odd and intriguing.”—Kirkus Reviews

The Kaleidoscope Book

The Kaleidoscope Book
Author: Thom Boswell
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1992
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780806983707

Step-by-step instructions, complete with photographs on how to assemble a variety of kaleidoscopes.