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Book The Last Open Road

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bert Levy
  • Publisher : St Martins Press
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9780312186241
  • Pages : 354 pages

Download or read book The Last Open Road written by Bert Levy and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year out of high school in the early 1950s, New Jersey mechanic Buddy Palumbo falls in love with two things at once: race car driving with its speed and adventure, and his boss' niece, Miss Julie Finzio

Book Above Carmel  Monterey and Big Sur

Download or read book Above Carmel Monterey and Big Sur written by Robert Cameron and published by Cameron Books. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cameron's latest miracle--in paper and thus, an even more extreme bargain than other Above... titles. Includes his photos, one by NASA, and several historic shots selected by the photographer. Excellent color exposures of a very lovely coast. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book A Perfect Haze

    Book Details:
  • Author : Harvey Kubernik
  • Publisher : Santa Monica Press
  • Release : 2011-11-01
  • ISBN : 1595808728
  • Pages : 451 pages

Download or read book A Perfect Haze written by Harvey Kubernik and published by Santa Monica Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major rock music festival and the precursor to Woodstock, the Monterey International Pop Festival was an unprecedented gathering of pop, soul, jazz, and folk artists who took the stage one luminous weekend during the “Summer of Love.” On the 16th, 17th, and 18th of June, 1967, the sleepy California coastal community of Monterey played host to the now-legendary concert. In its aftermath, the world of popular culture was transformed forever. The ’60s were now upon us with a soundtrack, a style, and a political and social sensibility all its own. A Perfect Haze is the official history of this glorious festival. With the endorsement and support of producer Lou Adler and the Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation, the sights and sounds of the festival come to life in this extravagant compilation of photography, memorabilia, and first-hand accounts by musicians, fans, crew members, and others who attended the concert. To read its pages is to step back in time to the moment of rock’s big bang, when Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and dozens more set the stage on fire—both metaphorically and, in one iconic instance, literally! Dozens of musicians and others associated with the festival have been interviewed exclusively for the book, including Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Bob Weir, Ravi Shankar, D. A. Pennebaker, Andrew Loog Oldham, Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, and Al Kooper, as well as members of Jefferson Airplane, the Association, Moby Grape, and Canned Heat. A Perfect Haze is packed with hundreds of photographs taken both in front of the stage and behind the scenes, including works by such notable artists as Henry Diltz, Elaine Mayes, and Nurit Wilde. Festival programs, posters, advertisements, album covers, and other ephemera—most of which has never been seen before—are also included, provided by Lou Adler, the festival’s nonprofit foundation, collectors, participants, and fans who attended the event. Even more than Woodstock, the Monterey International Pop Festival was the epicenter of a youthquake whose aftershocks continue to reverberate throughout our 21st-century culture. A Perfect Haze evokes this magic event in all its kaleidoscopic glory.

Book James Dean

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lee Raskin
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-01-21
  • ISBN : 9781732725522
  • Pages : 160 pages

Download or read book James Dean written by Lee Raskin and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 30, 1955, 24-year-old James Dean became immortal. While his young life ended in a car crash, James Dean passed into the realm of American folklore, where his memory remains today. What exactly happened on that fateful day 60 years ago? What events led to the tragic accident that cost Dean his life? What became of the people and vehicles involved in that unguarded moment at Cholame? Is there any truth to the idea of a "curse" associated with Dean and his Porsche Spyder? And what do the major landmarks of the last few months of Dean's life look like today? Foremost James Dean researcher and expert Lee Raskin answers these questions and more in James Dean: On the Road to Salinas. He paints a vivid picture of Dean's life during that last summer, as he began to race his Porsche Speedster, filmed his third leading role in the movie Giant, and acquired the infamous 550 Spyder that he dubbed, "Little Bastard." Raskin provides a detailed timeline of the rising movie star's last 12 hours, while debunking numerous "factoids" that continue to circulate prominently in accounts of Dean's life and fatal crash. James Dean: On the Road to Salinas is the definitive account of the last months of James Dean's life. It is a must-read for any James Dean fan, Porschephile, or enthusiast of American popular culture of the 20th century.

Book Tortilla Flat

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Steinbeck
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 1997-06-01
  • ISBN : 0140187405
  • Pages : 209 pages

Download or read book Tortilla Flat written by John Steinbeck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Steinbeck is an artists; and he tells the stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a gentle and poetic purity of heart and of prose." —New York Herald Tribune A Penguin Classic Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, John Steinbeck created a “Camelot” on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging—men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil and civil rectitude. As Nobel Prize winner Steinbeck chronicles their deeds—their multiple lovers, their wonderful brawls, their Rabelaisian wine-drinking—he spins a tale as compelling and ultimately as touched by sorrow as the famous legends of the Round Table, which inspired him. This edition features an introduction by Thomas Fensch. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Book Cannery Row

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Steinbeck
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1946
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book Cannery Row written by John Steinbeck and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cannery Row

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  • Author : John Steinbeck
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2002-02-05
  • ISBN : 1101659793
  • Pages : 174 pages

Download or read book Cannery Row written by John Steinbeck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-02-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steinbeck's tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, including longtime friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Dora, Mack and his boys, Lee Chong, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In her introduction, Susan Shillinglaw shows how the novel expresses, both in style and theme, much that is essentially Steinbeck: “scientific detachment, empathy toward the lonely and depressed…and, at the darkest level…the terror of isolation and nothingness.” For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Book TO THE ROAD AND BACK

Download or read book TO THE ROAD AND BACK written by Michael W Gustafson and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bobby Moegle coached baseball at Lubbock Monterey High School from 1960 to 1999 and was the first high school baseball coach inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He finished his career with 1,115 wins, four state championships and 13 appearances in the state tournament (the final four). His first state tournament appearance was in 1961 and his final appearance came in 1997. While he had gone from coaching kids who might fight in Vietnam to kids raised with video games, much in his approach to teaching and coaching winning baseball remained consistent. Drawing on over 30 interviews, Moegle, his former players and coaches reveal their memories of building a program, teaching fundamentals and instilling toughness. From the practices, the preparation, the winning, and perhaps most importantly, the impact of his program, the stories are all here.

Book Investigation of Political Fundraising Improprieties and Possible Violations of Law

Download or read book Investigation of Political Fundraising Improprieties and Possible Violations of Law written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The California Motorist

Download or read book The California Motorist written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Report

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  • Author : United States. Congress. House
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1764 pages

Download or read book Report written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Federal Register

Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Building and Engineering News

Download or read book Building and Engineering News written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Engineering News

Download or read book Engineering News written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Big Sur

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jeff Norman
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780738529134
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Big Sur written by Jeff Norman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Sur is a river and a region on California's Central Coast. Extending for 75 miles along the Pacific shore, from south of Carmel to north of San Simeon, the Big Sur Coast is defined by the backdrop of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains as they abruptly descend to meet the sea. For millennia the home of native people, Americans and Europeans began to settle Big Sur country even before California became a state. This book combines outstanding photographs from 40 collections, ranging from family albums to institutional archives.

Book Manual of the Railroads of the United States

Download or read book Manual of the Railroads of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 1358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: