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Kibi and the Search for Happiness
2010
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2010
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2011
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2011
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2012
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2012
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2012
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2012
J. Z. Colby
Born in the Mojave Desert, J. Z. Colby now lives and writes deep in a forest of the Pacific Northwest.
He has studied many subjects, formally and informally, including psychology, philosophy, education, and performing arts, but remains a generalist. His primary profession as a mental health counselor, specializing with families and young adults, gives him many stories of personal growth, and the motivation to develop his team of young critiquers and readers.
All his life, he has been drawn toward a broad understanding of human nature, especially those physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual situations in which our capacity to function seems to reach its limits. He finds fascinating those few individuals who can transcend the limits of our common human nature and the dictates of our cultures.
In his spare time, he flies helicopters and airplanes.
At this time, messages may be sent to this address:
[For HUMANS only! This email address is NOT A BUTTON. You have to READ it and TYPE it into an email.]
The road over the river:
The entrance to the author's retreat:
24-hour security:
A peek at the author's art collection
Cornucopia
sculptor unknown, pre-1955
color by Rachael Hedges, 1997
oil on papier-mâché, 62" x 50" overall
originally framed with beveled mirrors (lost)
The "cornucopia" or "horn of plenty" is a good symbol for the 20th century in which we had a constantly-rising standard of living from the cheap and plentiful energy we found in coal, oil, gas, and uranium.
The author's RMS Queen Mary collection
A few of the important artworks on the Queen Mary, some now lost, are shown on the Inspirations page.
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artist unknown
from the first-class Farewell Dinner menu, 5 April 1954
Within copyright law, the author will scan a small number of pages for any researcher.
Queen Mary first-class dinner menus from 3, 4, and 5 April 1954
RMS Queen Mary: Queen of the Queens, William J. Duncan, 1969
Ocean Liners of the Past: The Cunard White Star Quadruple-Screw Liner Queen Mary, 1972 reprint
The Grey Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War, Steven Harding, 1982
A Visit to the Queen Mary and the Spruce Goose: The Official Souvenir Publication, Tony Thomas, 1984
The Official Pictoral History: The Queen Mary, Robert O. Maguglin, 1985
RMS Queen Mary: 50 Years of Splendour, David F. Hutchings, 1986
The Art of the RMS Queen Mary, Douglas M. Hinkey, 1994
A Guide to the Haunted Queen Mary: Ghostly Apparitions, Psychic Phenomena and Paranormal Activity, Robert Wlodarski, Anne Nathan-Wlodarski, Richard Senate, 1995
Queen Mary, James Steele, 1995
Ghosts of the West Coast: The Lost Souls of the Queen Mary and Other Real-Life Hauntings, Ted Wood, 1999
Destination Long Beach: The Queen Mary Story, Renee B. Simon, 2001/2007
Picture History of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, William H. Miller, Jr., 2004
Warrior Queens: RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth in the Second World War, Daniel Allen Butler, 2004
The Queen Mary: Her 70 Year Reign, video 2006
Ghost Encounters: The Queen Mary, video hosted by Peter James, 2007
Heaven Can You Hear Me?, Peter James and Gian Temperilli, 2009
J. Z. Colby (Português)
Nascido no Deserto Mojave, J. Z. Colby agora vive e escreve em uma floresta na costa Noroeste do Pacífico
Ele estudou muitos assuntos, formalmente e informalmente, incluindo psicologia, filosofia, educação e artes performáticas, mas continua um generalista. Sua profissão primária como um conselheiro de saúde mental, especializando em famílias e jovens adultos, lhe dá muitas histórias de crescimento pessoal e a motivação para desenvolver seu time de jovens críticos e leitores.
Por toda sua vida, ele foi atraído para um vasto entendimento da natureza humana, especialmente aquelas situações físicas, emocionais, mentais e espirituais nas quais nossa capacidade para funcionar parece atingir seus limites. Ele considera fascinante aqueles poucos indivíduos que conseguem transcender os limites da nossa natureza humana comum e os ditames de nossas culturas.
No seu tempo livre, ele pilota helicópteros e aviões.
Book by Book
Book One:
The Test
Spring 2010
Book Two:
Journey
Summer 2010
Book Three:
Selection
Fall 2010
Book Four:
Flight Training
Spring 2011
Book Five:
Back to the Stars
Fall 2011
Book Six:
Star Station
Summer 2012
Book Seven:
The Local Universe
2013
Book Eight:
Witness
2014
Book Nine:
A Cry for Help
2015
Copyright © 2009-2013
by J. Z. Colby
unless otherwise attributed