Download or read book Gascoyne written by Stanley Crawford and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully absurd blend of crime, comedy, and social commentary: “A wild novel of black humor . . . Wonderful” (The New York Times). Meet Gascoyne, a man who spends whole weeks in his car, eating, sleeping, and conducting his business via mobile phone. Gascoyne has found a new preoccupation―hunting down the killer of his business associate (last seen slithering away from the crime scene in a tree-sloth costume), and finding out how the southern California megalopolis has suddenly, despite all his power and prestige, slipped out of his grasp. “A mix of Sam Spade played by Inspector Clouseau plus Howard Hughes played by Dr. Strangelove—or all of them played by Bill Murray. In 1966 Gascoyne does what everybody does now: spends most of his time in his car talking on the phone . . . Our least-known great comic novel, a novel as prophetic as it is hilarious.” —The Austin Chronicle

Download or read book Why We Drive written by Matthew B. Crawford and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant and defiant celebration of driving as a unique pathway of human freedom, by "one of the most influential thinkers of our time" (Sunday Times) "Why We Drive weaves philosophers, thinkers, and scientific research with shade-tree mechanics and racers to defend our right to independence, making the case that freedom of motion is essential to who we are as a species. ... We hope you'll read it." —Road & Track Once we were drivers, the open road alive with autonomy, adventure, danger, trust, and speed. Today we are as likely to be in the back seat of an Uber as behind the wheel ourselves. Tech giants are hurling us toward a shiny, happy “self-driving” future, selling utopia but equally keen to advertise to a captive audience strapped into another expensive device. Are we destined, then, to become passengers, not drivers? Why We Drive reveals that much more may be at stake than we might think. Ten years ago, in the New York Times-bestselling Shop Class as Soulcraft, philosopher-mechanic Matthew B. Crawford—a University of Chicago PhD who owned his own motorcycle shop—made a revolutionary case for manual labor, one that ran headlong against the pretentions of white-collar office work. Now, using driving as a window through which to view the broader changes wrought by technology on all aspects of contemporary life, Crawford investigates the driver’s seat as one of the few remaining domains of skill, exploration, play—and freedom. Blending philosophy and hands-on storytelling, Crawford grounds the narrative in his own experience in the garage and behind the wheel, recounting his decade-long restoration of a vintage Volkswagen as well as his journeys to thriving automotive subcultures across the country. Crawford leads us on an irreverent but deeply considered inquiry into the power of faceless bureaucracies, the importance of questioning mindless rules, and the battle for democratic self-determination against the surveillance capitalists. A meditation on the competence of ordinary people, Why We Drive explores the genius of our everyday practices on the road, the rewards of “folk engineering,” and the existential value of occasionally being scared shitless. Witty and ingenious throughout, Why We Drive is a rebellious and daring celebration of the irrepressible human spirit.

Download or read book The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government and Politics 1835 1864 written by Charles Grove Haines and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1957.

Download or read book Not in the Script written by Amy Finnegan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The If Only romance line continues with this forbidden romance set in Hollywood.

Download or read book Union Emancipation written by David W. Blight and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sewell at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, address two major themes: the politics of sectional conflict prior to the Civil War, illuminated through ideological and institutional inquiry; and the central importance of race, slavery, and emancipation in shaping American political culture and social memory.

Download or read book The Entity written by Timothy J. O’Leary III and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Entity is the second book in my Dimensional Gateway Trilogy. The narrative continues where the Portal left off with CW2 Shawn Crawford continuing to question the meaning of the Portal's existence. In the Entity, Warrant Officer Crawford becomes "acquainted" with The Entity itself through the passing of critical aviation assignments leading to the denial of assassination attempts on famous and significant World personalities. Mr. Crawford utilizes his martial arts and piloting expertise in advanced military aircraft to traverse through the Portal, thereby serving to eliminate the existing threat to world peace. Enjoy the Moment!

Download or read book History of Crawford County and Ohio written by William Henry Perrin and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book History of Crawford County Ohio and representative citizens written by John Edward Hopley and published by Dalcassian Publishing Company. This book was released on 1912-01-01 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gazetteer and Business Directory of Crawford County written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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Download or read book Angela Crawford Series Books 1 3 written by P Bodi and published by 99 Cent Press. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of books are all clean Cozy Mystery short stories that do not contain any foul language, sexual situations, witches, or paranormal events. Book 1 - Forest For The Trees Angela Crawford returned to her home town of Millerston to work in the family lumber business after going through a difficult divorce. She had always considered herself to be a strong woman, but just as she was starting to get comfortable in her new surroundings her ex suddenly shows up in town. Could his visit result in murder? Book 2 - Put Your Affairs In Order After 60 years owning and operating Crawford Lumber Angela Crawford's parents have decided to take a vacation. Angela of course thinks that she will be in charge of running the business while they're gone. Will her parents trust her to run the business in their absence or do they have another plan that could result in murder? Book 3 - A Snake In The Grass Small town USA, Millerston Oregon, is about to get its first new big box store and the protesters are already lining up. Angela Crawford is looking for a creative way to help the local protesters block the new store from ruining the small-town businesses. Will the new change in the landscape result in murder?

Download or read book The Crawford Papers written by David Lindsay Earl of Crawford and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Angela Crawford Series Books 1 6 written by P Bodi and published by 99 Cent Press. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of books are all clean Cozy Mystery short stories that do not contain any foul language, sexual situations, witches, or paranormal events. Book 1 - Forest For The Trees Angela Crawford returned to her home town of Millerston to work in the family lumber business after going through a difficult divorce. She had always considered herself to be a strong woman, but just as she was starting to get comfortable in her new surroundings her ex suddenly shows up in town. Could his visit result in murder? Book 2 - Put Your Affairs In Order After 60 years owning and operating Crawford Lumber Angela Crawford's parents have decided to take a vacation. Angela of course thinks that she will be in charge of running the business while they're gone. Will her parents trust her to run the business in their absence or do they have another plan that could result in murder? Book 3 - A Snake In The Grass Small town USA, Millerston Oregon, is about to get its first new big box store and the protesters are already lining up. Angela Crawford is looking for a creative way to help the local protesters block the new store from ruining the small-town businesses. Will the new change in the landscape result in murder? Book 4 He Loves Me He Loves Me Not Angela Crawford just received a job offer from her former employer in California with a starting salary at twice her prior wages. Now she must decide whether to leave her family owned business, and her new boyfriend, to move back to California where her ex-husband currently resides. Could that decision result in murder? Book 5 The Proof Is In The Printing After the recent threat of a national big-box store coming to Millerston, Angela Crawford decided it's time to put her marketing skills to work. Family owned Crawford Lumber hasn't added any new products to sell for many years, and it's time change that. Will adding a new product line result in murder? Book 6 Deck The Walls Snow is falling and Christmas is just a short time away. Crawford Lumber had closed due to inclement weather and Angela Crawford decided to work on her own home remodeling project during the downtime. Could the house she inherited from her grandmother hold a secret from long ago?

Download or read book A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County Kansas written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Booth Who written by John Charles Hughes and published by Washington State Legacy Project Office of Secretary of State. This book was released on 2010 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Three Crawford Brothers written by George Wolf Crawford and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: