With over 45 years’ experience in the industry our family owned and run business offers unrivalled knowledge and guaranteed personal service. He has written four books – Sleep Demons, Five Quarts, The Anatomist, and Insomniac City – and has produced one book of photography, How New York Breaks Your Heart. First, I looked for images of you and see that you are quite attractive, as well as being a talented writer. Following a successful career as a musician which began in the late 1940s, he began to focus on dramatic acting parts in the late 1960s, which led him to be cast in a role that gained him additional fame to a younger generation. These scenes, among many others, became the new normal as soon as the world began to face the COVID-19 pandemic. A bookstore where readers shout their orders from the street. Celibate for about 35 years since his forties, in 2008 he began a friendship with writer and New York Times contributor Bill Hayes. "A beautifully written once-in-a-lifetime book, about love, about life, soul, and the wonderful loving genius Oliver Sacks, and New York, and laughter and all of creation." Billy has been traveling the world with his one man show, Riding The Midnight Express With Billy Hayes, since it premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festivalin August of 2013. Hayes is also a photographer, with credits including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times. A beautifully written once-in-a-lifetime book, about love, about life, soul, and the wonderful loving genius Oliver Sacks, and New York, and laughter and all of creation. ||| ©2021 Bill Hayes :: Site by KPFdigital :: Admin Login |||, How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy, Oliver Sacks: A Composer and His Last Work. Bill Hayes Freelance writer, editor, page designer Tucson, Arizona 164 connections. From ancient Rome, where gladiators drank the blood of vanquished foes to gain strength and courage, to modern-day laboratories, where machines test blood for diseases and scientists search for elusive cures, Bill Hayes takes us on a whirlwind journey through history, literature, mythology, and science by way of the great red river that runs five quarts strong through our bodies. “A wonderful writer, Bill Hayes tells the multi-layered story of the two extraordinary young men who produced the most famous medical text of all time—a turning point in medical history, and a continuing influence and inspiration for artists, doctors and anatomists a century and a half later. A neighborhood restaurant turned to-go place where one has a shared drink—on either end of a bar—with the owner. T he photographs are a little shocking.. Nine months into the global pandemic, some of the images in How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic (Bloomsbury, August 2020) feel almost wrong. . This updated edition from the University of Chicago Press includes a new Preface by the author. This is a rare book. Billy Hayes, author of the autobiographical book “ Midnight Express,” on which the film directed by Alan Parker and written by Oliver Stone was based, disagreed with … A love letter—to New York City and to renowned science writer Oliver Sacks....Remarkably poignant. But, at forty-eight years old, having spent decades in San Francisco, he wanted a change. Dear Bill Hayes, I came to this site straight from GRATITUDE (which I’d already read, in discrete pieces, in the NYTimes, but wanted to read again.) The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, Bill Hayes is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the author of five books: Sleep Demons; Five Quarts; The Anatomist; Insomniac City; and How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic. Including Oliver’s name in the title surely draws attention to this memoir in a way that “My Life, by Bill Hayes” would not manage to do. For as far back as he can remember, Hayes has had trouble sleeping. A photographer as well as a writer, his photos have appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Granta, New York Times, and on CBS Evening News. The Record Reporter. NYC writer & photographer Bill Hayes, partner of the late Oliver Sacks, is author of How New York Breaks Your Heart and Insomniac City, and a contributor to the New York Times With his photos, Hayes seems to say that if a city breaks your heart, look to its people to piece it back together again.” – Booklist. ||| ©2021 Bill Hayes :: Site by KPFdigital :: Admin Login |||, How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic, “Top 10” Art & Photography Books by Publishers Weekly, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy, Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood, Oliver Sacks: A Composer and His Last Work. Bill Hayes (American football) (born 1943), former head coach at Winston-Salem State University and North Carolina A&T State University From the author of the beloved and critically acclaimed Insomniac City, a poignant and profound tribute in stories and images to a city amidst a pandemic—an ode to our shared humanity. Dear Bill Hayes, I came to this site straight from GRATITUDE (which I’d already read, in discrete pieces, in the NYTimes, but wanted to read again.) In How We Live Now, author and photographer Bill Hayes, with his signature insight and grace, captures these moments of life in real time—as things unfold day-by-day, hour-by-hour, in this strange new world we’re now in (for who knows how long? Hayes is still active in the entertainment industry, specifically acting and writing. He joined ASCAP in 1948, and his chief musical collaborators included Jay Johnson and Milton Leeds. His portraits of his partner, the late Oliver Sacks, appear in the volume of Dr. Sacks’s suite of final essays Gratitude. For a selection of reviews and interviews on “Insomniac City,” click here. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. With every photo, Hayes captures the casual intimacy of his subjects with their natural habitat to show what’s most heartwarming about the city: the rare, diverse, and vital spirit of the people in it.” — Publishers Weekly, “There’s wistfulness in Hayes’ title, for the beauty that breaking reveals. Follow Bill Hayes and explore their bibliography from Amazon.com's Bill Hayes Author Page. And he fell in love again, against all expectations, with his friend and neighbor, Oliver Sacks. The Record Reporter. “A wonderful writer, Bill Hayes tells the multi-layered story of the two extraordinary young men who produced the most famous medical text of all time - a turning point in medical history, and a continuing influence and inspiration for artists, doctors and anatomists a century and a half later. He was one of hundreds of US citizens in foreign jails serving drug charge sentences, following a drug-smuggling crackdown by foreign governments. This touching memoir of the late neurologist Oliver Sacks, by a photographer and writer with whom he fell in love near the end of his life, turns a story of death into a celebration. Hayes is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times. Late in life, in his 70s, he entered the first sustained romantic relationship in his life with Bill Hayes, an American writer in his early 50s. Bookended by two painful losses in Hayes’ life, this memoir is both a meditation on grief and a celebration of ongoing life. He serves as a co-editor of Dr. Sacks’ posthumously published work. He serves as a co-editor of Dr. Sacks’ posthumously published work. William Brooke "Bill" Hayes (born 1961) is an American non-fiction writer and photographer. . Posted on January 6, 2008 by Bill Hayes in Books The classic medical text known as Gray’s Anatomy is one of the most famous books ever created. From these nocturnal ramblings grew an unblinking, lifelong fascination with sleep (or the absence of it), which Hayes has transmuted into a skilled and graceful work of narrative nonfiction that variously reads like a journey of scientific discovery, a personal memoir and a literary episode of Ripley’s Believe It or Not. In entertainment. Photograph: Cyril Byrne . Songwriter ("Blue Christmas"), composer, author and guitarist, and a contact man for Dawn Music. William Brooke "Bill" Hayes (born 1961) is an American non-fiction writer and photographer. Hayes has lectured at NYU, UCSF, and University of Virginia, and has appeared at the Sydney Writers Festival, the 92nd Street Y, the Times of India (Mumbai) LitFest, and other venues. His writing has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Review of Books, the New York Times “T” Style Magazine, BuzzFeed, and The Guardian. Bill Hayes came to New York City with a one-way ticket, all of his belongings, and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, Bill Hayes is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the author of five books: Sleep Demons; Five Quarts; The Anatomist; Insomniac City; and How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic.. His writing has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Review of Books, the New York Times “T” Style … A unique and exuberant celebration of life and love. Bill Hayes (actor) (born 1925), American actor and singer Bill Hayes (television producer), executive producer of Jon & Kate + 8 Billy Hayes (musician) (born 1985), drummer in Wavves and formerly of Jay Reatard In sport. Writer and photographer Bill Hayes has a well-documented love of the Big Apple. Now, on the 150th anniversary of its publication, acclaimed science writer and master of narrative nonfiction Bill Hayes has written the fascinating, never-before-told true story of how this seminal volume came to be. Explore books by William Hayes with our selection at Waterstones.com. The New Yorker. His photographs have been exhibited at the Steven Kasher Gallery and at The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), New York City. He is, in his photos and writings, the great poet of the everyday.” – Edmund White, “When I think of the great photographers who have depicted this city–Elliot Erwitt, Helen Leavitt, Diane Arbus, Gordon Parks to name only a few–Hayes adds to this bounty….” — Philip Clark, Lambda Literary, “After his stirring memoir of Oliver Sacks and New York, Hayes turns his sensitive, sympathetic lens to the human poetics coursing through the streets of the iconic city at all hours of the day and night, across every social stratum, every age, every feeling-tone. Named 'One of the Best Books of the Year' by Amazon. This touching memoir of the late neurologist Oliver Sacks, by a photographer and writer with whom he fell in love near the end of his life, turns a story of death into a celebration. Bill Hayes is the author of Insomniac City and The Anatomist, among other books, and a forthcoming history of exercise, Sweat, to be published by Bloomsbury. William Foster Hayes III is an American actor and recording artist. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, Bill Hayes is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the author of five books: Sleep Demons; Five Quarts; The Anatomist; Insomniac City; and How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic.. His writing has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Review of Books, the New York Times “T” Style Magazine, BuzzFeed, … Sacks seemed eccentric but in a harmless, charming way. Join to Connect. Welcome to Hayes Leisure, a great place for motorhomes. This new chapter in … Hayes has lectured at NYU, UCSF, and University of Virginia, and has appeared at the Sydney Writers Festival, the 92nd Street Y, the Times of India (Mumbai) LitFest, and other venues. Hayes, 59, lives in New York City. In this masterly work of creative nonfiction, Bill Hayes uncovers the extraordinary lives of the seminal volume’s author and illustrator while providing a “scalpel’s-eye” view into the ingenuity of the human body. Join Facebook to connect with Bill Hayes and others you may know. A collection of his street photography, How New York Breaks Your Heart, was recently published by Bloomsbury. Bill Hayes came to New York City with a one-way ticket, all of his belongings, and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. Bill Hayes, photographer and author, at the Gallery of Photography, Temple Bar, Dublin. Like New York, the city he celebrates so poignantly in this book, Bill Hayes mixes 'memory with desire' to create a heartbreakingly gorgeous story of love and loss. Sacks the scientist, the writer, and the man influenced people all over the world. Billy Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, and film director. An intimate and sharply drawn portrait of one of the giants of science. By Bill Hayes All-Nighters is an exploration of insomnia, sleep and the nocturnal life. The ending is exquisitely wrought, heartrending and joyous. . . The classic medical text known as Gray’s Anatomy is one of the most famous books ever created. On show in our extensive showrooms are new vehicles from Chausson and Pilote plus a superb selection of quality used motorhomes. Bill Hayes, the author, photographer and long-term partner of writer and professor of neurology Oliver Sacks, reveals the stories of their lives and talks about his … immortalizes ordinary people in the city that never sleeps.” — The New York Times, “A photographic love letter to New York City and its people that is sparse in text but loaded with images and feeling. In this masterly work of creative nonfiction, Bill Hayes uncovers the extraordinary lives of the seminal volume’s author and illustrator while providing a “scalpel’s-eye” view into the ingenuity of the human body. In one photo from writer and street photographer Bill Hayes—author of Insomniac City, partner to the late Oliver Sacks—three doctors sit on a stoop, unmasked, close enough to share droplets. I used to think that the only thing worse than having insomnia is having insomnia next to someone who falls fast asleep and stays soundlessly so till morning. Their friendship slowly evolved into a committed long-term partnership that lasted until Sacks's death; Hayes wrote about it in the 2017 … A photographer as well as a writer, his photos have appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Granta, New York Times, and on CBS Evening News. He is an actor and writer, known for Midnight Express (1978), Assassination (1987) and … His books include Insomniac City, a paean to New York and a memoir of his life with his late partner, neurologist and author Oliver Sacks, and How New York Breaks Your Heart, a collection of street photographs featuring everyday New Yorkers. Billy Hayes was born on April 3, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. About. I loved every single sentence in this quiet night-book, erotic and evocative, at once. His song “The Ballad of Davy Crockett“ hit the top of the Billboard charts in the spring of 1955. Billy Hayes, Soundtrack: RoboCop 3. Bill Hayes is one of those rare writers who has truly lived the old saying: “Write what you know!” Since the 1960s he has turned his three prime passions—music, martial arts, … Bill Hayes is one of those rare writers who has truly lived the old saying: “Write what you know!” Since the 1960s he has turned his three prime passions—music, martial arts, … The stories in Insomniac City are drawn together by Hayes’ generosity of spirit, and by his photographs of urbanites that find beauty even in the ordinary. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, Bill Hayes is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the author of several books. Bill Hayes Freelance writer, editor, page designer Tucson, Arizona 164 connections. About. View the profiles of people named Bill Hayes. It’s also a love song to the city—not just to New York, but to all cities, and to all who have felt the particular magic and solace they offer. A lifelong insomniac, Hayes took to wandering the city at night with a camera, gazing up at skyscrapers, meandering through deserted parks, and having chance encounters with other sleepless city dwellers. He’d wander his parents’ house at night, “existing on nothing but the fumes of consciousness,” jealously wondering how everyone else slipped into dreamland so easily. . The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, Bill Hayes is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the author of several books. A moving celebration of what Bill Hayes calls "the evanescent, the eavesdropped, the unexpected" of life in New York City, and an intimate glimpse of his relationship with the late Oliver Sacks. See all books authored by Bill Hayes, including Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me, and The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy, and more on ThriftBooks.com. T he photographs are a little shocking.. Nine months into the global pandemic, some of the images in How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic (Bloomsbury, August 2020) feel almost wrong. Hayes, 59, lives in New York City. That club, The Boozefighters, continues to this day, and author Bill Hayes has chronicled the early days with his book The Original Wild Ones: Tales of The Boozefighters Motorcycle Club.The Boozefighters' place in motorcycle history is forever secure. Hayes, whose pictures have been published in the New York Times, the New Yorker and Granta, used photography as a way to getting to know New York following his move from San Francisco in … The classic medical text known as Gray’s Anatomy is one of the most famous books ever written. In one photo from writer and street photographer Bill Hayes—author of Insomniac City, partner to the late Oliver Sacks—three doctors sit on a stoop, unmasked, close enough to share droplets. He has written four books – Sleep Demons, Five Quarts, The Anatomist, and Insomniac City – and has produced one book of photography, How New York Breaks Your Heart. From the hipsters and the homeless and the protesters and the lovers — oh so many lovers — emerges a chorus of humanity singing the siren song of New York.”, “A beautiful companion to Insomniac City and a standalone volume that captures the comedy, tragedy, and magic in the everyday.” — Erin Kodicek, Omnivoracious, The Amazon Book Review, “Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this love letter in photos documents a diverse range of city dwellers while capturing both the excitement and loneliness of living among them.” — Named one of the “Top 10” Art & Photography Books by Publishers Weekly, “How New York Breaks Your Heart. “Bill Hayes has unwrapped a New York under wraps during the lockdown. He is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after being convicted of smuggling hashish. Within the city’s incessant rhythms, Hayes found companionship in unlikely sources—in the tree branches framed by his apartment window, in the sight of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings against the night sky, and in New Yorkers themselves, those strangers who, striving side by side, sometimes turn to face one another. It requires a certain kind of unconditional love to love living here. Looking for books by Bill Hayes? ), with its new sets of rules and guidelines, its suddenly deserted streets, shuttered restaurants, bars, shops, and stores. Billy Hayes, Writer: Midnight Express. Join to Connect. On June 30, 2010, the National Geographic television channel aired Locked Up Abroad: The Real Midnight Express. Grieving over the recent death of his partner, Hayes discovered quickly that the city, however ruthless its reputation, can also be a profoundly consoling place. --Anne Lamott One of his successes was writing and directing 2003's Southside (later released as Cock and Bull Story in the US). The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, Bill Hayes is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and the author of four books: Sleep Demons: An Insomniac's Memoir, Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy, and Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me (coming February 2017), and is currently at work on a new book Sweat: … 41 quotes from Bill Hayes: 'I've lived in New York long enough to understand why some people hate it here: the crowds, the noise, the traffic, the expense, the rents; the messed-up sidewalks and pothole-pocked streets; the weather that brings hurricanes named after girls that break your heart and take away everything. As he wanders the increasingly empty streets of Manhattan, Hayes meets fellow New Yorkers and discovers stories to tell, but he also shares the unexpected moments of grace and gratitude he finds from within his apartment, where he lives alone and—like everyone else—is staying home, trying to keep busy and not bored as he adjusts to enforced solitude with reading, cooking, reconnecting with loved ones, reflecting on the past—and writing. As much a biography of blood as it is a memoir of how this rich substance has shaped one man’s life, Five Quarts is by turns whimsical and provocative, informative and moving. Featuring Hayes’s inimitable street photographs, How We Live Now chronicles an unimaginable moment in time, offering a long-lasting reminder that what will get us through this unprecedented, deadly crisis is each other. First, I looked for images of you and see that you are quite attractive, as well as being a talented writer. 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