Download or read book Knowledge of Pressed Ware written by George Huemmer and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge of Pressed Ware: Trademarks, Labels, and Logos on U.S.A. Glass Companies By: George Huemmer Knowledge of Pressed Ware is a collection of the different glass manufacturers and who made what glassware. The logos, trademarks, and labels have lots of information. If you love everyday glassware, this book is a great tool full of knowledge for you!

Download or read book Zen Is Right Here written by Shunryu Suzuki and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shunryu Suzuki’s extraordinary gift for conveying traditional Zen teachings using ordinary language is well known to the countless readers of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. In Zen Is Right Here, his teachings are brought to life powerfully and directly through stories told about him by his students. These living encounters with Zen are poignant, direct, humorous, paradoxical, and enlightening; and their setting in real-life contexts makes them wonderfully accessible. Like the Buddha himself, Suzuki Roshi gave profound teachings that were skilfully expressed for each moment, person, and situation he encountered. He emphasized that while the ungraspable essence of Buddhism is constant, the expression of that essence is always changing. Each of the stories presented here is an example of this versatile and timeless quality, showing that the potential for attaining enlightenment exists right here, right now, in this very moment.

Download or read book Zen Is Right Now written by Shunryu Suzuki and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirituality & Practice “Best Books of 2021” Award Winner In this new collection of quotes from Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and stories from his students, the presence, wisdom, and humor of a great Zen teacher come alive once more. The teachings of Shunryu Suzuki have served for innumerable people as the gateway to Zen practice and meditation. In Zen Is Right Now, devoted student and biographer David Chadwick sheds new light on Suzuki’s presence and teachings through selected quotes from his lectures and a variety of stories told by his students. Complementary to another collection about Suzuki, Zen Is Right Here, this book offers a joyful bounty of anecdotes and insights, revealing a playful and deeply wise teacher who delighted in paradox and laughed often. Each of the stories and quotes presented here is an example of the versatile and timeless quality evident in Suzuki’s teaching, showing that the potential for attaining enlightenment exists right now, in this very moment.

Download or read book Good Stuff written by Jennifer Grant and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2011 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughter of Cary Grant--who was 63 when she was born--writes of her enchanted but very real life with her father, playing, laughing, dining, and dancing together, including a look at his work, his travels, his friendships with old Hollywood royalty," and the lessons he taught her.

Download or read book Rendition written by John L. Bisol and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rendition is a compilation of original stories poetry and anecdotes. It combines several reading generes and appeals to "readers for enjoyment." Included are a variety of tall tales, from horror to humorous as well as the author's own take on life as he lives it.

Download or read book Jim Henson written by Brian Jay Jones and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the first time ever—a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century’s most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters born of his fertile imagination: Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. The Muppets made Jim Henson a household name, but they were just part of his remarkable story. This extraordinary biography—written with the generous cooperation of the Henson family—covers the full arc of Henson’s all-too-brief life: from his childhood in Leland, Mississippi, through the years of burgeoning fame in America, to the decade of international celebrity that preceded his untimely death at age fifty-three. Drawing on hundreds of hours of new interviews with Henson's family, friends, and closest collaborators, as well as unprecedented access to private family and company archives, Brian Jay Jones explores the creation of the Muppets, Henson’s contributions to Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live, and his nearly ten-year campaign to bring The Muppet Show to television. Jones provides the imaginative context for Henson’s non-Muppet projects, including the richly imagined worlds of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth—as well as fascinating misfires like Henson’s dream of opening an inflatable psychedelic nightclub. An uncommonly intimate portrait, Jim Henson captures all the facets of this American original: the master craftsman who revolutionized the presentation of puppets on television, the savvy businessman whose dealmaking prowess won him a reputation as “the new Walt Disney,” and the creative team leader whose collaborative ethos earned him the undying loyalty of everyone who worked for him. Here also is insight into Henson’s intensely private personal life: his Christian Science upbringing, his love of fast cars and expensive art, and his weakness for women. Though an optimist by nature, Henson was haunted by the notion that he would not have time to do all the things he wanted to do in life—a fear that his heartbreaking final hours would prove all too well founded. An up-close look at the charmed life of a legend, Jim Henson gives the full measure to a man whose joyful genius transcended age, language, geography, and culture—and continues to beguile audiences worldwide. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE “Jim Henson vibrantly delves into the magnificent man and his Muppet methods: It’s an absolute must-read!”—Neil Patrick Harris “An exhaustive work that is never exhausting, a credit both to Jones’s brisk style and to Henson’s exceptional life.”—The New York Times “[A] sweeping portrait that is a mix of humor, mirth and poignancy.”—Washington Independent Review of Books “A meticulously researched tome chock-full of gems about the Muppets and the most thorough portrait of their creator ever crafted.”—Associated Press

Download or read book McLuhan and Baudrillard written by Gary Genosko and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary Genosko's timely study traces McLuhan's influence on the work of Jean Baudrillard, arguing that McLuhan's ideas have been far more influential than hitherto imagined in the development of postmodern theory. Genosko explores how McLuhan's ideas persist and are distorted through Baudrillard's work. He argues that it is through Baudrillard's influence that McLuhanism has had its greatest impact on contemporary cultural thought and practice.

Download or read book Fillets of Plaice written by Gerald Durrell and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated naturalist and author of the Corfu Trilogy, shares more humorous reflections on a life spent among humans and animals. In My Family and Other Animals and its sequels, Gerald Durrell writes of his family’s antics during their time on the Greek island of Corfu. In his later memoirs, he vividly describes his expeditions to other, faraway places. In Fillets of Plaice, he compiles a quintet of hilarious stories that touch on all of the above and more—from his unconventional childhood to his passion for animal conservation as an adult. His adventures range from a rollicking birthday party to a London pet shop to the exotic locale of deepest Africa. Throughout it all, Durrell entertains with his signature charming, witty voice. A compendium of outrageous tales, Fillets of Plaice is perfect for longtime fans of Durrell’s work, and anyone looking for a heartwarming, riotous read. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author’s estate.

Download or read book British Rail Class 20 Locomotives written by Pip Dunn and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first of the English Electric Type 1 design, what we now know as the Class 20s, appeared in June 1957. With their distinctive 'chopper' engine sound, these single-cabbed locomotives soon gained a reputation for rugged reliability brought about by their simplicity and use of tried and tested components. British Rail Class 20 Locomotives looks back at the operations of these fine locomotives since 1957, covering their varied workings and duties, regional use and railtour operations. The book also covers the technical aspects and specifications of the locomotives, including liveries and detailing. This book will be of great interest to all railway and diesel loco enthusiasts. Fully illustrated with 195 colour photographs.

Download or read book Free Your Mind written by Simon Matthews and published by Oldacastle Books. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1967 and 1970 Italian auteur Giovanni "Tinto" Brass directed four feature films in London, each starring a woman as the main character. Exploring the political, cultural and sexual ideas of their time, often in a deliberate pop-art style, they contain much priceless footage of now forgotten neighborhoods, galleries, clubs and events as well as an abundance of contemporary music. A fascinating blend of social history, pop culture, cinema, music and TV, Free Your Mind! examines the films, their stars and how they were made. Based on interviews with many of the surviving participants, Matthews argues that at this stage of his career, before Caligula, Brass was as significant a figure in cinema as Antonioni, Godard and many other better-known directors.

Download or read book Flowers Through Concrete written by Juliane Fürst and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flowers through Concrete: Explorations in Soviet Hippieland takes the reader on a journey into the lives and thoughts of Soviet hippies. In the face of disapproval and repression, they created a version of Western counterculture, skillfully adapting to, manipulating, and shaping their late socialist environment. Flowers through Concrete takes its readers into the underground hippieland and beyond, situating the world of hippies firmly in late Soviet reality and offering both an unusual history of the last Soviet decades as well as a case study of transnational youth culture and East-West globalization. Flowers through Concrete is based on over a hundred interviews, declassified documents, and private archives hidden for many decades. It tells the almost forgotten story of how hippie communities sprang up across the Soviet Union in the late-60s, often under the tutelage of the rebellious offspring of privileged households at the heart of the Soviet establishment. It charts how these communities linked up to create an impressive network with elaborate customs and rituals, ensuring its survival for more than two decades. Flowers through Concrete recounts not only a compelling story of survival against the odds - hippies who were harassed by police, shorn of their hair by civilian guards, and confined in psychiatric hospitals by doctors who believed non-conformism was a symptom of schizophrenia - but also advances a surprising argument. It suggests that the land of Soviet hippies and the world of late socialism were not entirely incompatible, but in fact meshed surprisingly well. Ultimately, it was not the KGB but the arrival of capitalism in the 1990s that ended the Soviet hippie sistema.

Download or read book Hey Papa written by Tim Glennon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a six-year-old asked her grandfather, “Hey, Papa, what was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?” a barrage of stories about Tim Glennon’s early and professional life emerged. His own childhood curiosity about an electrical outlet developed into a lifetime of electronics engineering work. Glennon presents in this book tales and anecdotes both amusing and factual. With digressions into technical aspects of his electronics engineering products that related to historical events, this selective memoir extends far beyond stories of interest to his five grandchildren. Rather, it records significant activities and characters, describing briefly Glennon’s journey through education, work, family, friends, and achievements. Recounting many events familiar to the generation that lived through the 1930s and 1940s, Glennon records here his memories without intending to change or distort the facts. His memoir includes his marriage and raising of two talented and accomplished sons, developing retirement hobbies from long-standing interests, and now enjoying five grandchildren as they share with him their knowledge of twenty-first-century technology.

Download or read book A Trainspotter s Guide to Goldentone Amplifiers written by Mathew Fitzwilliam and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides the first complete reference for these musical icons including 100's of colour and black and white photographs; copies of all the known catalogues and a large range of circuit diagrams for these unique amplifiers. The Deluxe Edition includes an additional 56 pages covering: Further analysis of serial numbers, build codes and models ; A list of known transformers for various models ; A chapter of “Road Warriors, photographs of various models ; Catalogues for A&R Transformers, Miniwatt valves, Rola and MSP Speakers"--Back cover.

Download or read book Invisible Master written by Leo Lyon Zagami and published by CCC Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book Invisible Master, author Leo Lyon Zagami has revealed long-hidden information behind the extraterrestrial phenomenon. With extreme clarity, Zagami discusses the prophets, initiates and magicians who have discovered, over time, this otherworldly connection. He unveils the truth about where we come from, and the reasons behind the political and religious choices we have made during our long march through history. Finally, the reader will gain historically significant insights into this ultra-terrestrial source, and an understanding of the esoteric knowledge once revealed only to the initiates of mystery schools. Who are the Unknown Superiors … the Secret Chiefs … the Invisible Masters who have guided Freemasonry and other secret societies? What is the Illuminati and the various power groups associated with them? For the first time in history, Zagami gives us access to these secrets, and presents an opportunity to understand our alien reality and its true implications for humanity. In the months and years to come, information unveiled in this revolutionary work will become increasingly evident. Supported by the latest discoveries in quantum physics and the significance of CERN, the author identifies the existence of multidimensional doors … gates to the infinite … which are used by the Illuminati sects to gain access to extraterrestrial entities within our world. Shocking revelations unveil the links between these beings with supernatural powers and the secret traditions practiced within the mystery schools for millennia. About the Author: Leo Lyon Zagami is a bestselling author and researcher. He is the author of the groundbreaking Confessions of an Illuminati series, and Pope Francis: The Last Pope? He lives in Rome, Italy. Available at bookstores everywhere and through IPG 814 N. Franklin, Chicago, IL 60610 Orders: 1-800-888-4741| ipgbook.com Book Details: Invisible Master: The Puppeteers Hidden Power by Leo Lyon Zagami Publisher: CCC Publishing, distributed by IPG Price: $17.95 Trade Paper/354 pages/ 6 x 9/ 90 photos ISBN: 978-1-888729702 To pinpoint an imminent turning point that will impact all of humankind, this information is being released at this precise historical moment to inform the world’s population. This is, perhaps, the most enlightening handbook and guide on this important topic.

Download or read book The Marseille Mosaic written by Mark Ingram and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2023-01-13 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formerly the gateway to the French empire, the city of Marseille exemplifies a postcolonial Europe reshaped by immigrants, refugees, and repatriates. The Marseille Mosaic addresses the city’s past and present, exploring the relationship between Marseille and the rest of France, Europe, and the Mediterranean. Proposing new models for the study of place by integrating approaches from the humanities and social sciences, this volume offers an idiosyncratic “mosaic,” which vividly details the challenges facing other French and European cities and the ways residents are developing alternative perspectives and charting new urban futures.

Download or read book The Geography of Energy written by Gerald Manners and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1964 and revised in 1971. This is an examination of the three principal factors which influence energy production and consumption, and the associated trade in fuel and power: market, transport and politics. Topics discussed include the economics of oil pipelines and tankers; the location of electricity generation and of gas manufacture, inter-fuel competition, and national and international energy policies.

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