WEST CHESTER, Pa., Nov. 24, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dreams open up a whole new world where anything is possible. Are dreams merely fantasies generated by our subconscious, or do they hold a deeper meaning? Take Me Away to Dreamland and discover the meaning behind our dreams through author Alec E. Kelley's fascinating book.
Take Me Away to Dreamland is primarily a collection of short stories derived from dreams told in three parts. The first part consists of two essays, one expounding on the process of dreaming, and the other more specifically about the dream stories within and other dreams omitted. The second has twenty-four intriguing dream stories, while the last part contains eleven stories and essays in almost equal quantity -- all of which were consciously generated. Some of these riveting stories pay tribute to such great names as Hemingway, Faulkner, Thurber, Poe and Lardner.
An entertaining read, Take Me Away to Dreamland will capture readers' interest as they explore the many various dream subjects through its stories. For more information on this mesmerizing book, just log on to www.Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Alec E. Kelley grew up in south Texas on the Mexican border. He finished two years at Edinburg Junior College (now University of Texas-Pan American) and graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Texas (Austin). After working 1944-46 on plutonium separation and isolation in the Glen Seaborg group of the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago (the last two-thirds while in the U. S. Army), he obtained M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in organic chemistry from Purdue University. He taught at the University of Arizona from 1952, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1986. In 1992, he moved to Pennsylvania with his wife Alita, who had begun teaching in the Pennsylvania State University system. Most of his writing has been after his retirement.
TAKE ME AWAY TO DREAMLAND * by Alec E. Kelley
DREAMS AND DAYTIME REVERIES
Publication Date: July 16, 2001
Trade Paperback; $18.69; 211 pages; 978-0-7388-3785-7
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