Download or read book The Life of Z written by Debashish Sengupta and published by Sage Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - The book serves as a reference to decipher the real psychology, attitudes and behaviour of Generation Z.
Download or read book The Lost City of Z written by David Grann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction that unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century—the story of the legendary British explorer who ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never returned. “Suspenseful…rollicking.” —The New York Times In 1925, Percy Fawcett went into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called “The Lost City of Z.” In this masterpiece, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett’s quest for “Z” and his own journey into the deadly jungle. Look for David Grann’s new book, The Wager, coming in April 2023!
Download or read book KG A to Z written by Kevin Garnett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER A unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star ahead of his induction into the Hall of Fame. Kevin Garnett was one of the most dominant players the game of basketball has ever seen. He was also one of its most outspoken. Over the course of his illustrious twenty-one-year NBA career, he elevated trash talk to an art form and never shied away from sharing his thoughts on controversial subjects. In KG A to Z, published ahead of Garnett’s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, he looks back on his life and career with the same raw candor. Garnett describes the adversity he faced growing up in South Carolina before ultimately relocating to Chicago, where he became one of the top prospects in the nation. He details his headline-making decision to skip college and become the first player in two decades to enter the draft directly from high school, starting a trend that would be followed by future superstars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. He shares stories of playing with and against Bryant, James, Michael Jordan, and other NBA greats, and he chronicles his professional ups and downs, including winning a championship with the Boston Celtics. He also speaks his mind on a range of topics beyond basketball, such as fame, family, racism, spirituality, and music. Garnett’s draft decision wasn’t the only way he’d forever change the game. His ability to play on the perimeter as a big man foreshadowed the winning strategy now universally adopted by the league. He applies this same innovative spirit here, organizing the contents alphabetically as an encyclopedia. If you thought Kevin Garnett was exciting, inspiring, and unfiltered on the court, just wait until you read what he has to say in these pages.
Download or read book The Lost City of Z written by David Grann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-08-10 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON, CHARLIE HUNNAM AND SIENNA MILLER** ‘A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure’JOHN GRISHAM The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's The Lost World, by the author of the international Number One bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE WAGER Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado. Obsessed with its discovery, he christened it the City of Z. In 1925, Fawcett headed into the wilderness with his son Jack, vowing to make history. They vanished without a trace. For the next eighty years, hordes of explorers plunged into the jungle, trying to find evidence of Fawcett's party or Z. Some died from disease and starvation; others simply disappeared. In this spellbinding true tale of lethal obsession, David Grann retraces the footsteps of Fawcett and his followers as he unravels one of the greatest mysteries of exploration. ‘A wonderful story of a lost age of heroic exploration’ Sunday Times ‘Marvellous ... An engrossing book whose protagonist could out-think Indiana Jones’ Daily Telegraph ‘The best story in the world, told perfectly’ Evening Standard ‘A fascinating and brilliant book’ Malcolm Gladwell
Download or read book Life from Generation Z written by Lane Farrell and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generation Z is by far the most impressionable generation to date. With the constant bickering between millennials and older generations, a wake of confusion exists for Generation Z. Amid this confusion, core values are being reinterpreted and fitted to satisfy the needs of an ever-changing society. Consequently, Generation Z is left isolated, having to determine their own value structure based on a portrayal of two opposing forces that derive from the new and old waves. In Life: From Generation Z, author Lane Farrell offers a guide for becoming the best individual one can be. Focusing on meaning and responsibility, it’s targeted toward those who want to understand the struggles of the teenage mind. He covers a host of topics, including: change and its importance; understanding your identity; goals, dreams, and aspirations; mental health and depression; meaning and purpose; virtue and evil. Farrell creates guidelines for Generation Z, from Generation Z, in the hopes of forming a productive group of young individuals who have a sense of meaning to adhere to.
Download or read book Bowie A to Z written by Steve Wide and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the unparalleled impact of cultural icon David Bowie. This decidedly not-for-kids illustrated A–Z, celebrates the many faces and facets of David Bowie. From Aladdin Sane to Ziggy Stardust, Bowie A–Z is densely packed with everything you need to know about the rock legend – from the greatest hits of trivia to the most obscure B-side facts. Bowie’s extraordinary cultural significance was highlighted by the worldwide outpouring of love following his tragic passing in January 2016. A huge influential source to many in the fields of music, art and fashion, David Bowie towers as a cultural figure of the twentieth (and into the twenty-first) century. Celebrate his enormous life in this fun, pop-cultural book.
Download or read book Life According to Z written by Mothasistah and published by Mascot Books. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when your daughter introduces herself to you as your son? And he's only seven years old? You scream. You cry. You blame. You wonder why. And then you realize--it ain't about you. Life . . . According to Z is a "truth-tell" series revealing the painfully honest path of a maturing boy--in the wrong body-- who fights a personal battle against an often non-accepting public. The first in the series, this book explores Z's early life leading up to his coming out as transgender. Z is not just a transgender male. He is also a child who has the same hope ALL children do: to be accepted.
Download or read book Decoded written by Jay-Z and published by One World. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time. Praise for Decoded “Compelling . . . provocative, evocative . . . Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author’s own work, Decoded gives the reader a harrowing portrait of the rough worlds Jay-Z navigated in his youth, while at the same time deconstructing his lyrics.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “One of a handful of books that just about any hip hop fan should own.”—The New Yorker “Elegantly designed, incisively written . . . an impressive leap by a man who has never been known for small steps.”—Los Angeles Times “A riveting exploration of Jay-Z’s journey . . . So thoroughly engrossing, it reads like a good piece of cultural journalism.”—The Boston Globe “Shawn Carter’s most honest airing of the experiences he drew on to create the mythic figure of Jay-Z . . . The scenes he recounts along the way are fascinating.”—Entertainment Weekly “Hip-hop’s renaissance man drops a classic. . . . Heartfelt, passionate and slick.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Download or read book A Sketch of the Life of Z Everett a Notorious Poacher who was Truly Converted to God in Norwich Castle in the Year 1860 Under J L Brown written by Z. Everett and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quest for Z written by Greg Pizzoli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an award-winning author comes a picture book biography that feels like Indiana Jones for kids! British explorer Percy Fawcett believed that hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest was an ancient city, lost for the ages. Most people didn’t even believe this city existed. But if Fawcett could find it, he would be rich and famous forever. This is the true story of one man’s thrilling, dangerous journey into the jungle, and what he found on his quest for the lost city of Z.
Download or read book Gen Z Explained written by Roberta Katz and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Our newest generation, Generation Z, or Zoomers, are coming of age in a world rife with amazing new opportunities and unprecedented challenges. Born around the time the World Wide Web made its public debut in 1995, they are "digital natives," the first generation never to know the world without the Internet. They have grown up alongside powerful global networks that offer endless information and connectivity. They have also had the clear realization that their elders know no better than they do how to navigate ongoing crises; that they and their planet have been badly betrayed by decisions which preceded them. In Gen Z, Explained, a team of social scientists set out to take a comprehensive look at this generation, drawing on wide and lively interviews, surveys, and comprehensive linguistic analysis (deploying the authors' proprietary iGen Corpus, a 70-million word collection of Gen-Z-specific English language scraped from social media, time-aligned video transcriptions, and memes). It paints a portrait of an extraordinarily challenged, thoughtful, and promising generation--while sounding a warning to their elders. The authors show that despite all the seemingly insurmountable difficulties they face, this generation continues to be idealistic about the future and highly motivated to make change"--
Download or read book Ocean Life From A to Z Book and DVD written by Cynthia Stierle and published by Studio Fun International. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids will love this innovative book and DVD package that lets them discover the fascinating underwater world—without ever getting wet! Kids will find fun facts and interesting tidbits as they pour over the amazing photographs and enjoy the 45-minute DVD full of incredible footage! Kids will love this innovative book and DVD package that lets them discover the fascinating underwater world - without ever getting wet! The entry for each letter focuses on the ocean-dwellers that begin with that letter. Kids will find fun facts and interesting tidbits as they pour over the amazing photographs. The 45-minute DVD showcases incredible footage that kids will want to watch over and over again. Underwater life is a part of all preschool thru high school curriculums! Some preschools and all early grades study the life cycle of the tadpole to frog, and all early grades study the different types of plant and animal marine life - this book and DVD package includes everything they would study and MORE! Annie's interesting narrative on this DVD clearly explains what it is like to be a captain of a boat, a videographer, and an underwater diver for young children studying 'What Do People Do?" in school!
Download or read book Z for Zachariah written by Robert C. O'Brien and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this post-apocalyptic novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Robert C. O’Brien, a teen girl struggling to survive in the wake of unimaginable disaster comes across another survivor. Ann Burden is sixteen years old and completely alone. The world as she once knew it is gone, ravaged by a nuclear war that has taken everyone from her. For the past year, she has lived in a remote valley with no evidence of any other survivors. But the smoke from a distant campfire shatters Ann’s solitude. Someone else is still alive and making his way toward the valley. Who is this man? What does he want? Can he be trusted? Both excited and terrified, Ann soon realizes there may be worse things than being the last person on Earth.
Download or read book RBG A to Z written by Nadia Bailey and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated A to Z celebrating the unparalleled impact of the phenomenon that is RBG. This intricately illustrated and fastidiously researched book unpacks the life of RBG, who herself was larger-than-life. It explores Ruth’s early days growing up in Brooklyn, New York, in her family home; her time at Cornell, where she was first in her class, and Harvard, where she was the first female member of the Havard Law Review; her persistence in fighting for gender equality, and the indelible impact she had on the world. Featuring jaw-dropping illustrations, track Ruth’s rise as one of the US’s most important and celebrated judges, the impact of her legacy for women, her contribution to law and the unparalleled phenomena that is Ruth Bader Ginsberg. This book looks at the life of one of the most inspiring, influential figures in recent history – all in a brilliantly illustrated A to Z format.
Download or read book The Z Factor written by Edwin Sprague and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2012-11-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When I grow up I wanna be a musician, an NFL quarterback, a CEO, a....” How’s that childhood dream working out? Most of us learn to discard our “outlandish” childhood dreams as we mature. It’s part of growing up, right? No, you can still sell millions of your invention, be a company president, become an author, or sign an NFL contract—anything, anytime, regardless of your experience or education. Edwin J. Sprague has...in fact, he’s done them all! Unlike the Law of Attraction, The Z Factor is anything but elusive or indescribable. “Z” is the extraordinary effort ordinary people can generate to turn dreams into reality. Is it time to finally be what you dreamt you’d be when you grew up? If so, it’s time to harness the absolute power of Z. No affirmations here—just humorous, motivating, and gritty stories about: Why too much learning can kill your dreams, and how Tactical Ignorance keeps them alive. Raising your ZQ (ballsy [ball-zee] quotient) and introducing your ideas to life’s realities. A Perpetual Motion Machine and the 10 tactics that'll take you to the next level—repeatedly Landing a whale (QVC), Feeding the Tuna Mayo, N.Y. Jets Meat, Professor Backwards, It Ain’t Easy Being Seven at My Age... and much more!
Download or read book Stephen King from A to Z written by George Beahm and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the life and work of popular novelist Stephen King.
Download or read book House of Leaves written by Mark Z. Danielewski and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2000-03-07 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A novelistic mosaic that simultaneously reads like a thriller and like a strange, dreamlike excursion into the subconscious.” —The New York Times Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children. Now this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and second and third appendices. The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams.
