Download or read book Mid Strut written by Eric Burns and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has never been a novel like Mid-Strut, virtually a genre unto itself Friday, October 1, 1965. Arnie Stats Castig is a fine, upstanding citizen of a dying western Pennsylvania steel town---until he snaps. He dashes onto the field at halftime of a high school football game and throws his arms around a majorette. But their feet get tangled and he falls on top of her. I just wanna hold you, he keeps saying, as she shrieks into the night. He wishes he could let her go, but he cant---for she has become a symbol to him, his only escape from the changes in his life, changes that reflect the larger changes in all of America at this chaotic time. Arnie has lost his job, having been fired for heroic behavior. The repercussions of this incident echo throughout the rest of the book. He has also lost his music, his favorite radio station now playing rock n roll instead of the sweet old tunes of his courtship days. For all he knows, he may be losing his wife, as well as the steel industry that has been the heart of his town since he was born. And so he seeks relief by immersing himself in the exploits of Joe Namath, the son he might have had, another western Pennsylvania steel town boy, who is about to make his debut as a pro football quarterback. What happens to Arnie after his tangling with the majorette is unexpected, heart-wrenching, and in its surprising way, miraculous.
Download or read book Technical Notes written by Great Britain. Royal Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Synergetics 2 written by R. Buckminster Fuller and published by The Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller. This book was released on 1983 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synergetics 2 contains a ninety-page index to both volumes. They comprise a single work with the sequence of paragraphs numbered to dovetail in a single integrated narrative. They should eventually be published as a single work eliminating the artificial division into two volumes resulting from the chronology of their composition. E. J. Applewhite, courtesy of the Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller
Download or read book Aeronautics written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book FAST 91 written by Kjell O. Holden and published by Coronet Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Phonetics and Phonology written by Beverley Collins and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Phonetics and Phonology: presents the essentials of the subject in a lively way whilst stressing the day-to-day applications of phonetics and phonology covers all the core concepts of speech science such as: the phoneme, syllable structure, production of speech, vowel and consonant possibilities, glottal settings, stress, rhythm, intonation and the surprises of connected speech incorporates classic readings from key names in the discipline including David Abercrombie, David Crystal, Dennis Fry, Daniel Jones, Peter Ladefoged, and Steven Pinker includes an audio CD containing a collection of samples provided by genuine speakers of twenty-five accent varieties from Britain, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore and West Africa. New features of this edition include: new readings by Peter Trudgill and John Wells; a section on English orthography; an appendix of websites dealing with phonetics and accents of English; revised and updated activities and examples. The accompanying CD now includes: British Estuary English and New York English. The second edition of Practical Phonetics and Phonologywill appeal to all students of English language and linguistics and those training for a certificate in TEFL. The accompanying website to this book can be found at: www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415425148.
Download or read book Publications written by English Dialect Society and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Politics of Fame written by Eric Burns and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrities can come from many different realms: film, music, politics, sports. But what do all these major celebrities have in common? What elevates them to the status of household names while their equally talented peers remain in relative obscurity? Is it just a question of charisma, or does fame depend more on the collective fantasies of fans than the actual accomplishments of celebrities? In search of answers, cultural historian Eric Burns delves deep into the biographies of some of the most famous figures in American history, from Benjamin Franklin to Fanny Kemble, Elvis Presley to Gene Tierney, and Michael Jordan to Oprah Winfrey. Through these case studies, he considers the evolution of celebrity throughout the ages. More controversially, he questions the very status of fame in the twenty-first century, an era in which thousands of minor celebrities have seen their fifteen minutes in the spotlight. The Politics of Fame is a provocative and entertaining look at the lives and afterlives of America’s most beloved celebrities as well as the mad devotion they inspired. It raises important questions about what celebrity worship reveals about the worshippers—and about the state of the nation itself
Download or read book The Daredevils written by Gary Amdahl and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twelve-year-old boy, middle son in a wealthy, politically and culturally prominent San Francisco family, watches his city disappear in the earthquake and fires of 1906. His father him that nothing has been lost that cannot be swiftly and easily replaced. He quotes Virgil: “Nothing unreal is allowed to survive.” The boy turns this stark Stoic philosophical “consolation” into the radical theater practices of the day, in the course of which he involves himself with radical labor struggles: anarchists, Wobblies, socialists of every stripe. He learns that politics is meta-acting, and he and his girlfriend—a Connecticut mill girl who is on the verge of national recognition as a spokesperson for workers—embark on a speaking tour with a Midwestern anti-railroad, pro-farmer group and take their political, philosophical, and artistic ethos to the farthest limits of the real and the unreal, where they find there is no useful distinction between the two.
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Download or read book Twenty Second Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-02-02 with total page 1039 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twenty-Second Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics was held in Washington, D.C., from August 9-14, 1998. It coincided with the 100th anniversary of the David Taylor Model Basin. This international symposium was organized jointly by the Office of Naval Research (Mechanics and Energy Conversion S&T Division), the National Research Council (Naval Studies Board), and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (David Taylor Model Basin). This biennial symposium promotes the technical exchange of naval research developments of common interest to all the countries of the world. The forum encourages both formal and informal discussion of the presented papers, and the occasion provides an opportunity for direct communication between international peers.
Download or read book The Paramedic Rules written by Dec Anthony and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: paramedics and ambulances and the pressures of burn-out. The trauma, missed meals and long hours leading to Traumatic Stress Syndrome.
Download or read book WERK A Satirical Survival Guide for Young Professionals in the Office Jungle written by K. D. Gudwerck and published by K. D. Gudwerck. This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the uproarious world of office life with K.D. Gudwerck's "WERK" – a sharp, satirical survival guide for young professionals. In this laugh-out-loud journey, Gudwerck demystifies the chaos of the corporate jungle, offering witty insights and comical strategies to navigate its absurdities. From conquering Monday Madness to decoding the caffeine-fueled rituals of Coffee, Caffeine, and Colleagues, Gudwerck transforms mundane office activities into hilarious escapades. Email Escapades takes center stage, turning the inbox battle into a comedic quest from Inbox Zero to Infinity, while Office Jargon 101 hilariously deciphers the cryptic buzzwords of corporate speak. Bosses, Bloopers, and Blunders expose the quirky dynamics of workplace hierarchy, while Fashion Roulette navigates the perplexing world of office dress codes with a comedic twist. Procrastination Station provides playful tips for avoiding derailment, and Surviving Office Parties and Team-Building Torchers turns social events into laugh-out-loud adventures. Desk Yoga and Stress Ball Strategies become essential survival tools, offering quirky approaches to maintain sanity. The Great Escape explores daydreaming techniques during boring meetings, turning dull gatherings into moments of creativity and mental exploration. Gudwerck wraps up the journey by highlighting Humor as a Career Skill, revealing how laughter can be a secret weapon in the professional arena. With wit and practical advice, "WERK" is the ultimate guide for young professionals to not just survive but thrive in the wild and wonderful world of the office jungle. Get ready for a hilarious ride through the absurdities of corporate life, where a well-timed chuckle might just be the key to success!
Download or read book Integrated Ducted Propulsor Concept written by Ben Y.-H. Chen and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Integrated Ducted Propulsor (IDP) is a new concept in marine propulsor design that proposes to integrate the propulsor with the ship's stem. This concept is different from conventional design in which the propeller is designed as an add on device to a specified hull. The principal purpose of this paper is to present the IDP concept by describing a proposed design procedure. The results of calculations of power requirements and cavitation performance are presented to illustrate the feasibility of the IDP concept. The IDP is presented as a challenge to the marine propulsor design community to advance significantly existing design technology.
Download or read book Northern and Insular Scots written by Robert McColl Millar and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scots dialects of northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of 'English', exhibiting features not current elsewhere for centuries. Until recently, they were spoken in communities whose traditional occupations have encouraged the equation of speech with local identity. They have all also been affected by contact with Gaelic, or Norse, or both. In recent years, however, the decline of traditional industries has been matched by the discovery of oil off their coasts, encouraging in-migration of speakers of many varieties of English and other languages. How well have these varieties maintained their traditional natures at the start of the 21st century?
Download or read book Advances in Steel Structures written by S.L. Chan and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1996-12-06 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes and section headings: Volume I. Keynote Papers. Beams and Columns. Frames and Trusses. Space Structures. Connections. Composite Construction. Bridges. Design and Construction. Volume II. Keynote Papers. Plates. Shells. Analysis. Optimization and Computer Applications. Dynamics and Seismic Design. Fatigue. Soil Structure Interaction.
