The House by the Sea: A Journal
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  • The sixties are a glorious time
  • A companion piece to A Journal of a Solitude
  • Fanfare For The Common Man
  • An Most Interesting Read
  • *****A Balm When The Spirit Needs Soothing*****
The House by the Sea: A Journal
May Sarton
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5 out of 5 stars The sixties are a glorious time.......2004-12-31

In the first year on the property, 1973, May Sarton lived alone except for her dog, a Shetland shepherd. The journal begins in 1974.

A longtime companion, Judith, is in a nursing home and visits holidays. The women enjoy a special program on television about Winston Churchill's life at Thanksgiving. In December Sarton reads poems at Westbrook College in Portland, Maine. Later in the journal it is reported she appears at Clark University more than once and Colby College where she receives an honorary degree.

In terms of literary work in this period, May Sarton is preparing a portrait of Elizabeth Bowen. The death of Julian Huxley leads to memories of him directly after the war when he and his wife were so courteous, so helpful to a very young May Sarton.

She brings herself to understand that Louise Bogan was never able to praise Sarton's work in poetry or in novels. In the end Louise Bogan received honors, but she was subject to failing creative powers at the same time. Thus, her circumstances were frightening.

Reading Melanie Klein's theories still May Sarton's sense of insecurity and neediness after she gave generously substantial gifts of money to others. The relentless truth of her former companion's, Judith's, condition hurts Sarton. She feels abandoned.

Notwithstanding the loss of friends through illness and death and the failure of an urge to write poetry, Sarton believes that the sixties are a good, comfortable age to be. The pictures in the book are excellent and very welcome.

4 out of 5 stars A companion piece to A Journal of a Solitude.......2004-03-24

Sarton achieved some interesting mixed results with this journal, which was intended as a journal of happiness. She positioned it as a counterweight to her book A Journal of a Solitude which was clearly, well, *not* about happiness.

I can see why some people find it irritating to read, although I never do. She contradicts herself frequently-- complains of how she never gets time to herself and then runs around the Eastern seaboard like a bandersnatch. She can be prey to muddled thinking and faulty logic and sounds as though she'd be a real pain to be around much of the time.

But still, it's inspirational to read as someone who wants to keep a journal. It's not a constantly ecstatic experience in the way that Annie Dillard can be or an idea journal in the vein of Walden, it's more like reading somebody fumbling through towards bigger ideas and willing to expose the joints and creaky bits in the process. There are moments of vision and transcendence, but also a lot of the petty crap that gets people down from day to day.

I like reading Sarton because she is so human. I feel like I miss her even though I never knew her, and reading her is like getting to know her-- in all her fulness as a flawed and talented human being.

I'd probably begin with A Journal of a Solitude, as I think it's the more complete work, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this as a follow-up.

3 out of 5 stars Fanfare For The Common Man.......2003-05-08

Literary journals and diaries written for publication are notoriously dicey cultural products. Harold Nicholson's extensive journals were written self consciously with a reading public clearly in mind. Bigamist Anais Nin rewrote her decades - long diary when she finally found an opportunity to publish it, editing out critical facts concerning her life in the process; the end result was a frothy fabrication rather than an accurate reflection of her existence.

May Sarton's frequently irritating The House By The Sea (1976) is the second of her published journals. Experimental first volume Journal Of A Solitude (1973), an unexpected success, was written with painful honesty and only tentative confidence while the author was living alone in a small New Hampshire village. By contrast, in The House By The Sea, Sarton immediately makes it clear that this volume has been commissioned. During the writing of the first, Sarton was caught in a tumultuous romantic relationship, experiencing herself as "old and useless," and discovering that she could no longer write poetry. But The House By The Sea finds Sarton wisely questioning whether or not she has anything worthwhile to say that might justify a second volume. It also reveals that Sarton's previous home in Nelson, New Hampshire, was in fact on the village green in the center of town. Sarton, then, was living alone, as millions of people do, and, like many of those millions, surrounded by and with ready access to other men and women. Thus Sarton's claim to "solitude" becomes questionable.

Sarton, now living alone in a truly isolated, three - story, oceanfront house in Maine, complains continually about the weather, about the imperfect state of her massive lawn and garden, about having routine housework to do, and is often unhappy when she has guests but chronically longs for human companionship when's she's alone. The House By The Sea makes it clear that Sarton is a conflicted individual with little objective sense of her privileged status. Sarton makes it apparent that she has attended Bloombury parties and known Virginia Woolf, Kenneth Clark, Elizabeth Bowen, Vladimir Nabokov, Archibald Macleish, Hilda Doolittle, the Huxleys, and other literary luminaries; she has lived in and traveled extensively through Europe; she has had a home in Cambridge, and taught at some of the most prestigious universities in America; she has and has had friends in influential places, and has been able to publish her novels and poetry for decades. All of which makes Sarton's petty grumbling, however sincere, rather smarmy.

As in Journal Of A Solitude, Sarton contradicts herself and often evidences the same kind of behavior she denounces. She states that her elderly, lifelong friend Celine Limbosch looks "like a poor sad old monkey," and Alison Lurie "a gentle perceptive witch," two expressions she would find objectionable if coming from a man, or even from a woman if directed against herself. She allows herself to be published in Reader's Digest, a venue Virginia Woolf and Sarton's other friends would have had nothing but contempt for, but months later asks why "inspirational writing such as appears in Reader's Digest" makes her "feel angry and upset...sick, cheated, and debased." She goes on at length about two women friends who she feels had illusions about their talent as poets, and says about one, "She was talented but she did not learn anything over the years. The poetry was too abstract and generalized. She never discovered the power of a strong metaphor to lead her to the truth. So what remains is a little theatrical and a little self - indulgent." To those who have read Sarton's poetry, these statements will sound like displacement and the kettle calling the pot black. One of the obvious sources of Sarton's rage in Journal Of A Solitude was her lack of an accurate estimation of her own published work.

Instead of taking the time to exam her thoughts and feelings before taking up her pen, Sarton prefers short sentences punctuated with exclamation points ("How much we forget, and how much that was fresh and clear gets overlaid!" "At last the braces have gone from Tommy's teeth!" "The greatest achievement of the day was shortening a pair of pants!" "She went out on the porch outside her bedroom and sketched immediately after she arrived!" "A grand day on the water!" "Whew!") For a book with literary aspirations, The House By The Sea is absolutely laden with exclamation points; there is at least one every third page, and some pages include two. Sarton also resorts to coarse expressions like "we gobbled it up."

Sensitive, ivory tower - dwelling Sarton offers a lot of undigested, watery, liberal - leaning opinions on the "state of our inner cities," writing that the subject is a cause of "constant anxiety" and morning tears. As in the first journal, Sarton's relationship with and judgment about animals and other subjects at times seems questionable. When Sarton finds a healthy baby rabbit in her cat's mouth, instead of nursing it in a box within an enclosed room, or calling the ASPCA for assistance, Sarton drives to a field and abandons it there, with pious hopes that it will be able to "fend for itself." When she has four guests over for dinner, she buys only a pound and a half of lobster meat to prepare a lobster salad, and happily discovers after the meal that there is some leftover, giving readers cause to suspect that the polite family probably bolted for a MacDonald's upon departure. When she purchases fifty pounds of sunflower seeds for the birds, she thinks $15.50 is a "staggering" price to pay for it.

The House By The Sea lacks focus, pure motive, and substance, but Sarton was a well - intentioned person struggling with herself as well as with the simple day to day problems common to everyone. Less acute than its predecessor, the journal nonetheless succeeds in allowing readers to enter the private, uneasy life of a creative person.

5 out of 5 stars An Most Interesting Read.......2001-01-15

The House by the Sea: A Journal

After Nelson, New Hampshire, Sarton sought what she thought would be a totally "different" life as far as neighbors, company and the like in York, Maine. She was in her mind seeking "personal space". In this succinct journal Ms. Sarton chronicles her "new home" and life in Maine with often great detail and a wide range of emotions. While I am not particularly found of Journals, this one drew me in. I, too, yearn for the harsh ocean environment that the house at York afforded Sarton; the seasons; working in the garden(s);and, relaxing in those veranda recliners and gazing out over the field of tall grass to the ocean(glass of wine in hand). A most excellent piece. If you are not a Sarton reader, this will bring you into the fold.

5 out of 5 stars *****A Balm When The Spirit Needs Soothing*****.......2000-11-22

This is the book which introduced me figuratively and literally to May Sarton! I saw this title in a bookstore and looked through it. WHAT A TREASURE this book became. May Sarton has the ability to cast light across darkness in such a way that the reader is revitalized and nourished. Inner strength is rediscovered. Life is redefined - routine events reclaim their original joy. What is old becomes refreshed. What a gift May Sarton continues to give through her work: life is to be lived and used and appreciated and given for as long as one can. *The House By The Sea* celebrates life, its beauty, serenity and joy. Sarton was most alive when she created life through her work. This theme resonates in all her work and teaches by demonstration the importance of exploring the inner self to find abundance.
Bycatch control in multispecies fisheries: a quasi-rent share approach to the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands midwater trawl pollock fishery.: An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
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    Bycatch control in multispecies fisheries: a quasi-rent share approach to the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands midwater trawl pollock fishery.: An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
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      An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror
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      Some observers see the global political landscape as a complex amalgam of divergent worldviews, shades of gray that usually move in harmony but sometimes collide with violent results. David Frum and Richard Perle, authors of An End to Evil think it's a great deal simpler than that: the United States is good, those who pose a threat, current or future, are evil and must be neutralized or destroyed. Frum, the former speechwriter for George W. Bush credited with coining the term "axis of evil," and Perle, a former assistant Secretary of Defense who was still serving on the Defense Policy Board at the time this book was published, advocate an aggressive, activist approach to stomping out terrorism both within America's borders and in other countries as well. Their plan, described with forceful and urgent language, calls for the United States to overthrow the government of Iran, abandon support of a Palestinian state, blockade North Korea, use strong-arm tactics with Syria and China, disregard much of Europe as allies, and sever ties with Saudi Arabia. Domestically, the authors say, several federal agencies need to be overhauled, a national ID card system needs to be put in place, and the government and its citizens need to realize the gravity of the terrorist threat and step up the effort, as the title indicates, to end evil. Frum and Perle place blame for American ineffectiveness in the fight against terrorism on some political targets one would expect (Congressional Democrats, Bill Clinton) but also point fingers at the present-day intelligence community and even the State Department. It's a broad-ranging political opinion book--one might even use the words "screed" or "manifesto." Perhaps because it tries to cover so much ground, the individually compelling arguments don't hold together as coherently as one might hope. Still, for those who believe that the threat of terrorism is immense and that not nearly enough is being done about it, Frum and Perle offer a stirring call to arms. --Charlie Williams

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      This world is an unsafe place for Americans—and the U.S. government remains unready to defend its people. In An End to Evil, David Frum and Richard Perle sound the alert about the dangers around us: the continuing threat from terrorism, the crisis with North Korea, the aggressive ambitions of China. Frum and Perle provide a detailed, candid account of America’s vulnerabilities: a military whose leaders resist change, intelligence agencies mired in bureaucracy, diplomats who put friendly relations with their foreign colleagues ahead of the nation’s interests. Perle and Frum lay out a bold program to defend America—and to win the war on terror.

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      1 out of 5 stars Zionist Fiction.......2007-09-10

      Ah, another one of the Podhoretz, Wolfowitz, Feith, Wurmser, Krauthammer, Kristol, Perle clan. The group that asked for a "new Pearl Harbor" for the US so the American people could bomb Iraq prior to 911. These Zionists terrorists wanted to bomb Iraq before the petrodollar and before 911 (which had nothing to do with Iraq). If you enjoy fiction and horror, this is your book.

      1 out of 5 stars Just nuts.......2007-07-13

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      1 out of 5 stars Another Nail in the Coffin of Neoconservatism.......2007-05-29

      I have respect for Richard Perle as a foreign policy intellectual so I was quite surprised to see him co-author such an intellectually devoid work as this. Many of the claims made in this book are highly suspect--I wanted to check the sources, but they are rarely listed.
      The idea that we could lower terrorism by ending support for the Palestinian state is the most ludicrous claim made in this book. The lack of a Palestinian state is the single greatest cause of Islamic terrorism. Likewise, using force to overthrow Iran's (democratic!) state would only increase global terrorism.
      The authors get one thing right: a tougher line is needed on Saudi Arabia. This "ally" in the War on Terror is a monarchy with stronger links to Al Qaeda than any currently existing state. 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. Women are not allowed to drive or vote. Our support for Saudi Arabia is the most farcical aspect of the War on Terror and Perle and Frum are right to point it out.

      This book will prove to be another nail in the coffin of neoconservatism. Domestically, neocon policies bankrupt governments and increase inequality. Internationally, they increase terrorism while increasing the wealth of a scant few international investors.

      1 out of 5 stars Proof that NeoCons are Communists.......2006-12-03

      This book alone provides absolute proof that the whole "NeoCon" movement is nothing but a front for Communism. Their goal is an Orwellian 1984 dictatorship for America under the cloak of "Oh this protects you from terror". National I.D. cards? Why not just stamp a bar code on our heads at birth, Frumsky? What's "Conservative" about anything from this warped vision for our future?

      The bottomline is that Perle and Frum are nothing but dressup Republicans whose true identities remain completely Trotskyite like so many of the other NeoCons from this disgusting "New Wave Republicanism"

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      1 out of 5 stars An End To Frum & Perle: How To Destroy Your Own Neoconservative Movement.......2006-11-29

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      What is most amazing is that two educated people were foolish enough to write such a book while America is currently bogged down in a deadly Vietnamesque war of neoconservative making. You would think these guys would have the good sense to quietly limp off the playing field of ideas and retreat to their air-conditioned offices at the American Enterprise Institute where they could reinvent themselves as experts on healthcare or education and gracefully detach from the failed Israel First movement.

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                5 out of 5 stars Reads like a Tom Clancy novel - but this is TRUE.......2004-02-12

                Mike Levine is a good writer. Add that to the fact that he was one of the best undercover agents in American history and you've got the equation for a great book. I had to stop myself a number of times to remember that this is NON-Fiction. The bumbling and deception that goes on at the higher levels of our Criminal Justice system would be laughable had this been a work of fiction. There is just too much detail here for it NOT to be true. This book, coupled with Levine's other book "Deep Cover" show you how the people in power manipulate the media to show the public the reality they want them to see. In light of the Iraq war "intelligence" misinformation, we can see that nothing has changed. In fact, the stakes have gotten higher.

                5 out of 5 stars Was This Book "Privished?".......2002-08-08

                Note that this review is 4 years after publication... four years of silence.

                A book that tears the mask off the fraudulent "War on Drugs". It exposes the growth of the war from two (highly mutually destructive) agencies in 1971 (Customs and DEA) to 55 and counting. It describes very extensive, high-volume CIA involvement in smuggling itself to obtain unaccountable funding.

                It documents the cost of the fraudulent war. In dollars misspent, in innocent lives lost through raids gone amok and witnesses silenced, in the credibility of government agencies and the news media, and in the harm resulting from the 5-fold increase (his figures) in drug usage during the time $1 trillion has been wasted in the fight.

                Recommend finding this book used or in a library, or reading Levine's chapter in "Into the Buzzsaw" by Kristina Borjesson.

                4 out of 5 stars A true American hero........1999-01-27

                I rank this book with "Dark Alliance" and "C.I.A.: Cocaine In America" as the most telling indictment of America's pseudo-war on drugs. Unlike most suthors who pontificate solutions from ivory towers and exhort stratagem with quill pens, Mr. Levine, not unlike Mr. VesBucci, for that matter, advises from hard-fought experience.

                5 out of 5 stars An excellent book written by a very courageous individual.......1998-06-16

                Michael Levine is a former DEA agent who, throughout the 1980's, worked to uncover, expose and convict many of the leading suppliers of cocaine to the United States. Unfortunately for Levine, many of the most powerful cocaine dealers proved to be CIA assets, supported and even bankrolled by the American government in pursuit of shadowy foreign policy objectives. Levine's diligence in fighting the so-called "drugs war" brought him the ruination of his reputation within the DEA and ultimately the destruction of his career. The cynicism that Levine exposes within the highest levels of American government is breathtaking - and profoundly depressing.

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