Download or read book One Man s San Francisco written by Herb Caen and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1976 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Man s America written by George Will and published by Forum Books. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his provocative and compelling new book, America’s most widely read and most influential commentator casts his gimlet eye on our singular nation. Moving far beyond the strict confines of politics, George F. Will offers a fascinating look at the people, stories, and events–often unheralded–that make the American drama so endlessly entertaining and instructive. With Will’s signature erudition and wry wit always on display, One Man’s America chronicles a spectacular, eclectic procession of figures who have shaped our cultural landscape–from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner to National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr., from Victorian poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, from cotton picker— turned—country singer Buck Owens to actor-turned-president Ronald Reagan. Will crisscrosses the country to illuminate what it is that makes America distinctive. He visits the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor and ponders its enduring links to the present. He travels to Milwaukee to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of an iconic brand, Harley-Davidson. In Los Angeles he finds the inspiring future of education, while in New York he confronts the dispiriting didacticism of the avant-garde. He ventures to the Civil War battlefields of Virginia to explore what we risk when we efface our own history. And on the outskirts of Chicago he investigates one of the darkest chapters in American history, only to discover a shining example of resilience and grace–the best the country has to offer. Will’s wide lens takes in much more as well–everything from the “most emblematic novel of the 1930s” (and no, it is not about the Joads) to the cult of ESPN to Brooks Brothers and Ben & Jerry’s. And of course, One Man’s America would not be complete without the author’s insights on the national pastime, baseball–the icons and the cheats, the hapless and the greats. Finally, in a personal and reflective turn, Will writes movingly of his thirty-five-year-old son Jon, born with Down syndrome, and pays loving and poignant tribute to his mother, who died at the age of ninety-eight after a long struggle with dementia. The essays in One Man’s America, even when critiquing American culture, reflect Will’s deep affection and regard for our nation. After all, he notes, when America falls short, it does so only as compared to “the uniquely high standards it has set for itself.” In the end, this brilliantly informative and entertaining book reminds us of the enduring value of “the simple virtues and decencies that can make communities flourish and that have made America great and exemplary.”
Download or read book One Man s Music written by Vince Bell and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In detailing his recovery from the accident and his roundabout climb back onstage, Bell shines a light in those dark corners of the music business that, for the lone musician whose success is measured not by the Top 40 but by nightly victories, usually fall outside of the spotlight. Bell's prose is not unlike his lyrics: spare, beautiful, evocative, and often sneak-up-on-you funny. His chronicle of his own life and near death on the road reveals what it means to live for one's art."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book One Man s Century written by George P. Oslin and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His early career was as a reporter for the Newark Ledger and later the Newark Evening News, covering major stories like prohibition, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and trial, the Hall Mills murder, the Hindenburg Zeppelin disaster, and the Reid bandits murder trial. For thirty-five years he served as public relations director for Western Union, during which time he issued nationwide news releases almost daily, writing communication history as it was being made. During his prestigious career Oslin wrote books, pamphlets, basic articles and yearbook reviews for major encyclopedias, and numerous book and magazine articles on developments in the telecommunications industry. He is perhaps best known, however, for inventing the "Singing Telegram" in 1933.
Download or read book San Francisco written by Mick Sinclair and published by Signal Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the Cities of the Imagination Series, this book presents an in-depth cultural, historical, and literary guide to San Francisco, a beautiful city renowned for its artists, eccentrics, visionaries, and activism.
Download or read book Sex 18 80 One Man s Journey written by Wpb and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-09-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coming-of-age of an American Christian male in the 20th century. ..."An amusing, sensitive look at how young men discovered their sexual identity in the 20th century." ..."The author has written for history, what now seems quaint, the evolution of a generation's relationship to sex." ..."Walk with the main character and follow the story of his sexual experiences." WPB is a retired marketing executive now residing in Westchester County, New York. Although he has written many business proposals, this is his first attempt at fiction. He was one of the early inductees into the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. Mr. B. will soon publish a book of poems entitled "The Everyday Poet."
Download or read book One Man s Family written by Edward Henry Coughran and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of my inquiry into how this family and the places they lived influenced each other over 400 years in seven countries on four continents. I have been collecting bits and pieces about the family history for as long as I can remember. There is a family storytrue according to my Aunt Lucille who was therethat Big Daddy (my grandfather) received a letter stating that he could, by moving to Ireland, assume the inheritance of a castle. He decided not to, stating that his family was American, and the subject was closed. Nobody now has any idea where the castle was or any of the real circumstances. There is also a story, probably apocryphal, that Andrew and his brother had taken an adventurous trip across the United States (when they couldnt steal horses, they walked), went back to Ireland, and then emigrated. This is my attempt to record what I have found out and what I remember about the Coughran family history.
Download or read book San Francisco written by Erica J. Peters and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco is a relatively young city with a well-deserved reputation as a food destination, situated near lush farmland and a busy port. San Francisco's famous restaurant scene has been the subject of books but the full complexity of the city's culinary history is revealed here for the first time. This food biography presents the story of how food traveled from farms to markets, from markets to kitchens, and from kitchens to tables, focusing on how people experienced the bounty of the City by the Bay.
Download or read book One Man s Treasure written by Charlene Green and published by Aphrodisia. This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as Katrice can remember, she has dreamed about the perfect guy and a romantic relationship complete with flowers, chocolate and moonlit walks along the lake. But after falling for another wrong guy, Katrice is just going to concentrate on her career and leave men alone - but she rethinks her decision when one man in particular walks into her shop.
Download or read book One Man s Flag written by David Downing and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A novel of espionage during the First World War"--Jacket.
Download or read book What Happened During One Man s Lifetime 1840 1920 written by Willard A. Burnap and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Religion One Man S Overview written by Robert K. Wen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone wonders, at least at times, about such questions as the purpose and future of his or her own life. Some would even trouble themselves with similar questions about the universe. In ReligionOne Mans Overview, a retired professor with a background in both Eastern and Western cultures, shares the outcome of his own enthusiastic search for answers. In simple language and a meticulously organized fashion, Dr. Robert Wen provides a concise overview of all the worlds major religions and explains the underlying philosophy behind each, while covering discussions of the origin and development of religion and its relationships to politics, culture, morality, philosophy, and science. Along with synopses of seven major world religions, Dr. Wen includes a comparison of Christianity and Buddhism as well as his personal views highlighted by his synthesis of the pragmatic and metaphysical views of religion. For anyone who possesses considerable earnestness and curiosity about religion, ReligionOne Mans Overview provides a fascinating, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand philosophical and historical overview of all key religions and theories.
Download or read book One Man s Walk Through Life written by Fred Bull and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This moving memoir recounts the story of a life well lived. With a positive attitude and an optimistic view, Fred Bull tells of his difficult upbringing in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee. After running away from home at the age of sixteen, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He and his friends enjoyed traveling to different continents, serving their country in uniform in Korea, and constantly trying to adhere to their upbringing. Along the way, he became a husband and father, a musician and entertainer, and a cancer survivor. Honest and heartwarming, One Man's Walk through Life highlights some of the foundations of American society through the eyes of a hardworking man.
Download or read book One Man s America written by Henry Grunwald and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wise, witty, and humane autobiography filled with a passionate curiosity about the people--and meaning--of America. One Man's America is at once a stirring account of a young immigrant becoming an American, a personal history of the major milestones of the late twentieth century, a fascinating insider's view of the most widely read news magazine in the world, and a warm and loving family saga. Here also is the remarkable success story of a boy driven from his native Vienna by the Nazis and returning years later as an ambassador; of a copy boy who rose to become editor of Time magazine. During his long and distinguished career in journalism, Grunwald knew, befriended, and feuded with some of the greatest figures on the world stage, from Whitaker Chambers and Marilyn Monroe to John F. Kennedy and Henry Kissinger to Ronald Reagan and Fidel Castro. But the immense power his position allowed him was tempered by a fierce desire to know everything he could about the mores and folkways of the whole United States, Main Street bankers and student radicals alike, through whom he sought to understand the heart of his adopted country. One Man's America is, above all, a hymn to the ever-turbulent, ever-changing land of America.
Download or read book One Man s Life Changing Diagnosis written by Craig T. Pynn and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prostate cancer survivor provides a comprehensive overview of experiencing the disease, offering coping strategies for dealing with every stage of the process and how to best use social networking to connect with others going through the same thing.
Download or read book The Presidio written by Lisa Benton-Short and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Presidio's conversion from military post to national park.
Download or read book Out of the Valley of Tears One Man s Journey to Truth written by and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
