Download or read book written by Bo Gunnar Grundberg and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-05-16 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the average attention span these days could best be measured in nanoseconds, I have created a tale with two story lines with the focus switching intermittently like a TV screen. One story is about Annika from the backwoods of Maine being sent out into the wild world with admonition from her father that if she wants to leave this world with a smile on her face, she had better add at least a smidgen of additional knowledge to what we now know about our universe. In her attempt to do that, she stumbles upon the fact that our civilization's justice system, going back even before Christ, is a 2,000-year ritual unimpeded by improvements. Criminals are caught, convicted, and warehoused with their board, room, medical expenses, and supervision all paid for by us. After having been stacked away for a while, they are released and then they return; and this takes place in an enlightened society. Only a dim-witted people would allow anything that stupid to happen. Annika hits on an idea that would solve the mess, but to accomplish this, she needs money. Billions. The alternate story is about how, through sheer ingenuity, she manages to earn that money, thanks to a method so simple that somebody should have thought of it long ago. But nobody did.
Download or read book Beyond the Timeline Resetting Historiography written by Julia Seeberger and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-10-21 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Different from literary works (prose, drama etc.) with techniques like montage and contemporary media (film, documentaries, video games, internet) where time-lines are being questioned through flashbacks and flashwords, historiography seems to have resisted such challenges. Most historiographical works (biographies, scholarly studies) still adhere to chronological narratives, even though the boundaries between history and literary fiction have been blurred over the past decades. Responding to 20th/21st c. attempts like Walter Benjamin’s prophetic historian, this volume asks: How to write history without following the chronologically oriented trajectory of time? The interdisciplinary contributions from a broad range of history (medieval, modern, music, sciences), sociology, life sciences, genocide research go back to a symposium that responded to a publication of Markus Vinzent (Writing the History of Early Christianity. From Reception to Retrospection of 2019, Cambridge University Press). The scholars engage with the idea of retrospection as a method of critical historiography. Writing retrospectively is not simply a matter of presentism, reversing chronology, it disrupts continuities and teleologies and opens creative futures.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Communist Visual Cultures written by Aga Skrodzka and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stereotypes often cast communism as a defunct, bankrupt ideology and a relic of the distant past. However, recent political movements like Europe's anti-austerity protests, the Arab Spring, and Occupy Wall Street suggest that communism is still very much relevant and may even hold the key to a new, idealized future. In The Oxford Handbook of Communist Visual Cultures, contributors trace the legacies of communist ideology in visual culture, from buildings and monuments, murals and sculpture, to recycling campaigns and wall newspapers, all of which work to make communism's ideas and values material. Contributors work to resist the widespread demonization of communism, demystifying its ideals and suggesting that it has visually shaped the modern world in undeniable and complex ways. Together, contributors answer curcial questions like: What can be salvaged and reused from past communist experiments? How has communism impacted the cultures of late capitalism? And how have histories of communism left behind visual traces of potential utopias? An interdisciplinary look at the cultural currency of communism today, The Oxford Handbook of Communist Visual Cultures demonstrates the value of revisiting the practices of the past to form a better vision of the future.
Download or read book Annika the Babushkas written by Bo Gunnar Grundberg and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Annika sets out to change America's prison system with the help of babushka-wearing blueberry peddlers imported from the Old World, and in the process finds much more to change here at home and abroad.
Download or read book Laptop of the Gods written by Peter Chippindale and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is December 1999 and, as the millennium approaches, all is not well in the Land of the Gods. The deities, engrossed in their petty squabbles, are bored out of their immortal skulls with the hapless earthlings in their charge. So when GOD, the central computer running the universe, offers them the alternative of endless virtual reality games in Mega Retroland, they jump at the chance to shrug off their responsibilities forever. While GOD continues to send streams of inconsequential e-mails, it seems only mighty Jupiter, and his equally powerful consort Juno, are left to care about the disintegration of mortal society. Until Cupid hacks into GOD's mainframe and uncovers a sinister plot, masterminded by the Beast in the Machine. Suddenly the race is on. Are the gods doomed? Or can they fight back in time to save not just themselves, but all of us on Planet Earth?
Download or read book Retroland a Humorous Look at 1970s and 1980s Britain written by Mark Patterson and published by Austin Macauley Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retroland is an illustrative look back at the lifestyle and popular culture of the 1970s and 1980s Britain with a humorous twist. From fashion to music, television, toys, computer games and more - dive in, have a laugh and roll back the years with this collection of cartoons.
Download or read book TV in the USA 3 volumes written by Vincent LoBrutto and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 1278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume set is a valuable resource for researching the history of American television. An encyclopedic range of information documents how television forever changed the face of media and continues to be a powerful influence on society. What are the reasons behind enduring popularity of television genres such as police crime dramas, soap operas, sitcoms, and "reality TV"? What impact has television had on the culture and morality of American life? Does television largely emulate and reflect real life and society, or vice versa? How does television's influence differ from that of other media such as newspapers and magazines, radio, movies, and the Internet? These are just a few of the questions explored in the three-volume encyclopedia TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. This expansive set covers television from 1950 to the present day, addressing shows of all genres, well-known programs and short-lived series alike, broadcast on the traditional and cable networks. All three volumes lead off with a keynote essay regarding the technical and historical features of the decade(s) covered. Each entry on a specific show investigates the narrative, themes, and history of the program; provides comprehensive information about when the show started and ended, and why; and identifies the star players, directors, producers, and other key members of the crew of each television production. The set also features essays that explore how a particular program or type of show has influenced or reflected American society, and it includes numerous sidebars packed with interesting data, related information, and additional insights into the subject matter.
Download or read book Retroland written by Mark Patterson and published by Austin MacAuley. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retroland is an illustrative look back at the lifestyle and popular culture of the 1970s and 1980s Britain with a humorous twist. From fashion to music, television, toys, computer games and more - dive in, have a laugh and roll back the years with this collection of cartoons.
Download or read book Disney s Most Notorious Film written by Jason Sperb and published by Univ of TX + ORM. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Walt Disney Company offers a vast universe of movies, television shows, theme parks, and merchandise, all carefully crafted to present an image of wholesome family entertainment. Yet Disney also produced one of the most infamous Hollywood films, Song of the South. Using cartoon characters and live actors to retell the stories of Joel Chandler Harris, SotS portrays a kindly black Uncle Remus who tells tales of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and the “Tar Baby” to adoring white children. Audiences and critics alike found its depiction of African Americans condescending and outdated when the film opened in 1946, but it grew in popularity—and controversy—with subsequent releases. Although Disney has withheld the film from American audiences since the late 1980s, SotS has an enthusiastic fan following, and pieces of the film—such as the Oscar-winning “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”—remain throughout Disney’s media universe. Disney’s Most Notorious Film examines the racial and convergence histories of Song of the South to offer new insights into how audiences and Disney have negotiated the film’s controversies over the last seven decades. Jason Sperb skillfully traces the film’s reception history, showing how audience perceptions of SotS have reflected debates over race in the larger society. He also explores why and how Disney, while embargoing the film as a whole, has repurposed and repackaged elements of SotS so extensively that they linger throughout American culture, serving as everything from cultural metaphors to consumer products.
Download or read book Retroland Or Bust written by Diane Muldrow and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cammy the Incredible written by Patrick J. Shead and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cammy the Incredible! And Cammy in Time? By: Patrick J. Shead The adventures of Cammy and her friends and family continue in this installment. More action, love, thrills, struggles, and doing the incredible. Every obstacle imaginable that life has is thrown at her and Cammy must find a way to not just overcome but to succeed as a TV star, celebrity, friend, and lover as well as a good person. She gets a second chance at a family role she thought was lost. Through it all, Cammy has to be more than she is in every way possible to become… Cammy the Incredible!
Download or read book My Journey to Retroland written by Derek De Melo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Tom and Jim stop Deadvil from destroying the world before its too late? Will Deadvil break the seal between Retroland and the real world?
Download or read book Would I Really Marry My Cat written by K.D. Stewart and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could it be that our delusions of the perfect life expose disillusion with our perfect God? K.D. Stewart poses that and other thought-provoking questions in Would I Really Marry My Cat?!a fresh and compelling look at trusting God when His sovereignty confronts our self-focused ambition, hopes, and hurts. A raw and sometimes ridiculous exploration of faith, Would I Really Marry My Cat?! probes this simple yet profound truth: Life as a Christ-follower is not always a charmed life. It is a strategically-designed, intentionally-lived testimony of Gods trustworthiness regardless of ones circumstances. K.D. long dreamed of becoming a wife and a mom. One night her prince finally came. He looked at her with kind, devoted eyes and said, Marry me. And she gleefully accepted his proposaleven though she knew he was a cat! It was easy for her to look past the whiskers and the tail. What mattered most was, for the first time in a long time, she experienced satisfaction deep within her heart. Then K.D. woke up and the morning light exposed something dark deep within her souldisappointment in God and discontentment with the life He had given her. Out of this season of struggle, K.D. has drawn a series of stories, reflections, and prayers that will encourage, challenge, and inspire you to find joy-filled confidence in the God who created you and the life He has given you, even when it looks nothing like the life of your dreams.
Download or read book My Journey to Retroland written by Derek De Melo and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darkness is growing in retroland.. Victor, the original villian, has hacked past the seal and is back for more bloodshed! He has broken the barrier and all of the mutiverses will clash together if Tom Jim and Cloudy dont hurry!
Download or read book Retroland a Humorous Look at 1970s and 1980s Britain written by Mark Patterson and published by Austin Macauley Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retroland is an illustrative look back at the lifestyle and popular culture of the 1970s and 1980s Britain with a humorous twist. From fashion to music, television, toys, computer games and more - dive in, have a laugh and roll back the years with this collection of cartoons.
Download or read book Astrodynamics 2001 written by and published by Univelt. This book was released on 1987 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four-day Quebec City conference in 2001 of some 200 registrants featured approximately 157 papers under topics such as libration point, attitude determination, GEO collocation, orbit determination, constellations and clusters, Mars missions, debris and collision avoidance, neutral density, formation flying, low- thrust trajectory optimization, and relative motion and rendezvous. Chronological and author indexes are appended to the third volume. These papers are not thoroughly peer-reviewed by session chairs or the editors, authors being responsible for technical accuracy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Download or read book Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius written by Terry Collins and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2001 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the adults of Retroville are abducted by aliens from the planet Yolkus, Jimmy Neutron and his friends set out to rescue them.
