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Book In the Shadow of No Towers

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  • Author : Art Spiegelman
  • Publisher : Viking
  • Release : 2020-07-21
  • ISBN : 9780241463970
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book In the Shadow of No Towers written by Art Spiegelman and published by Viking. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Birds

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  • Author : Hunt Slonem
  • Publisher : G Editions LLC
  • Release : 2017
  • ISBN : 9781943876358
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Birds written by Hunt Slonem and published by G Editions LLC. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Influenced by the exotic, lush landscapes of his childhood and youth in Hawaii and Nicaragua, Hunt Slonem paints richly colored, impressionistic visions that are celebrated worldwide--and particularly sought-after are his paintings of birds. Now for the first time, Slonem's bird paintings are collected into a single volume, published in a lavish hardcover edition, as a follow-up to the exquisite Bunnies. In Birds, the Louisiana-born artist pays homage to these remarkable creatures through hundreds of engaging works. Dramatic and vivid, Slonem's avian subjects seem unconfined to a flat surface, as the paintings brim with texture and movement. At the same time, the painter's unique "cross-hatching" technique unmistakably evokes the bars of a birdcage. The compelling nature of these paintings lies in the tension between the birds' ability to soar and their often captive state (though Slonem's own birds are often spotted flying around his studio). Sure to please bird-lovers and fine-art aficionados alike, this is an impressively luxe hardcover volume that features metallic ink and silver-gilded edges, a ribbon marker, and an acetate jacket.

Book 9 11

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  • Author : Dark Horse Comics
  • Publisher : DC Comics
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9781563898815
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book 9 11 written by Dark Horse Comics and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 200 comic book writers and artists provide fictional accounts of the terrist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Book 9 11 Emergency Relief

Download or read book 9 11 Emergency Relief written by Alternative Comics and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cartoonists offer personal accounts of their experiences related to the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Book Thirty Six Views of One World Trade Center

Download or read book Thirty Six Views of One World Trade Center written by Brenda Berkman and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reproduces artist and retired FDNY Captain Brenda Berkman's stone lithograph print series "Thirty-six Views of One World Trade Center." Berkman's idea for this print series arose as she did tours as a volunteer at the National September 11 Memorial on the former WTC site. Determined to make stone lithograph prints depicting the construction and views of the new One World Trade Center (1WTC), she studied prints other artists had done of cultural and architectural icons including Japanese artists Hiroshige and Hokusai, and French artist Henri Rivière. The prints "document" in chronological order the building of the new 1WTC -- incorporating all seasons, day and night, all boroughs and New Jersey, and a diversity of people. Including views of 1WTC from far away, up close, and even from inside, each image depicts the new 1WTC at various points in its construction and, as such, is a historical record of the rebuilding. Individual prints show other "iconic" structures (the Empire State building, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty), aspects associated with New York City (water towers, pigeons, broken umbrellas lying on the street), and memorial sites. Creating images of iconic New York City cityscapes is challenging. "Iconic" is in the eye of the beholder - influenced by the culture, background and generation of both artist and audience. What we admire today can easily be forgotten or regarded as passé tomorrow. New York City has a constantly changing landscape/skyline. The cityscape has already changed from the time the prints were created. Berkman's lithograph series also pays homage to the first World Trade Center, reflecting its absence and encompassing the fact of its destruction in one day -- a day when the landscape of lower Manhattan was forever changed.The book includes two essays placing Berkman's prints in historical context by Jan Ramirez, Chief Curator at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum and Christina Spiker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at St. Olaf College.

Book The Impact of 9 11 on the Media  Arts  and Entertainment

Download or read book The Impact of 9 11 on the Media Arts and Entertainment written by M. Morgan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Impact of 9-11 on the Media, Arts, and Entertainment is the fourth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? This volume's contributors include P.J. Crowley, Mel Dubnick, Nancy Snow, Michèle Cloonan, and other leading scholars.

Book Pentagon 9 11

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  • Author : Alfred Goldberg
  • Publisher : Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi
  • Release : 2007-09-05
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 330 pages

Download or read book Pentagon 9 11 written by Alfred Goldberg and published by Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi. This book was released on 2007-09-05 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, this volume includes unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. It features 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.

Book Firestorm

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  • Author : Stephen Prince
  • Publisher : Columbia University Press
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 0231148704
  • Pages : 401 pages

Download or read book Firestorm written by Stephen Prince and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was believed that September 11th would make certain kinds of films obsolete, such as action thrillers crackling with explosions or high-casualty blockbusters where the hero escapes unscathed. While the production of these films did ebb, the full impact of the attacks on Hollywood's creative output is still taking shape. Did 9/11 force filmmakers and screenwriters to find new methods of storytelling? What kinds of movies have been made in response to 9/11, and are they factual? Is it even possible to practice poetic license with such a devastating, broadly felt tragedy? Stephen Prince is the first scholar to trace the effect of 9/11 on the making of American film. From documentaries like Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) to zombie flicks, and from fictional narratives such as The Kingdom (2007) to Mike Nichols's Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Prince evaluates the extent to which filmmakers have exploited, explained, understood, or interpreted the attacks and the Iraq War that followed, including incidents at Abu Ghraib. He begins with pre-9/11 depictions of terrorism, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage (1936), and follows with studio and independent films that directly respond to 9/11. He considers documentary portraits and conspiracy films, as well as serial television shows (most notably Fox's 24) and made-for-TV movies that re-present the attacks in a broader, more intimate way. Ultimately Prince finds that in these triumphs and failures an exciting new era of American filmmaking has taken shape.

Book Library of Congress Subject Headings

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A New World Trade Center

Download or read book A New World Trade Center written by Max Protetch and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-09-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As seen in an exhibition at the New York's Max Protetch Gallery in January, 60 of the world's top architects offer their visions for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. Color photos & line art throughout.

Book The Man in the Red Bandanna

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  • Author : Honor Crowther Fagan
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2013-02-15
  • ISBN : 9781481961929
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Man in the Red Bandanna written by Honor Crowther Fagan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red bandanna, which he always carried with him. On September 11, 2001, Welles Remy Crowther saved numerous people from the upper floors of the World Trade Center South Tower. "The Man in the Red Bandanna" recounts and celebrates his heroism on that day. Welles' story carries an inspirational message that will resonate with adults as well as young children.

Book Encyclopaedia Britannica

Download or read book Encyclopaedia Britannica written by Hugh Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.

Book Holy Terrors

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  • Author : Bruce Lincoln
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2009-04-03
  • ISBN : 0226481948
  • Pages : 155 pages

Download or read book Holy Terrors written by Bruce Lincoln and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, it is tempting to regard their perpetrators as evil incarnate. But their motives, as Bruce Lincoln shows in this timely offering, were profoundly and intensely religious. What we need, then, after September 11 is greater clarity about what we take religion to be. With rigor and incisiveness, Holy Terrors examines the implications of September 11 for our understanding of religion and how it interrelates with politics and culture. Lincoln begins with a gripping dissection of the instruction manual given to each of the hijackers. In their evocation of passages from the Quran, we learn how the terrorists justified acts of destruction and mass murder "in the name of God, the most merciful, the most compassionate." Lincoln then offers a provocative comparison of President Bush's October 7 speech announcing U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden's videotape released hours later. Each speech, he argues, betrays telling contradictions. Bin Laden, for instance, conceded implicitly that Islam is not unitary, as his religious rhetoric would have it, but is torn by deep political divisions. And Bush, steering clear of religious rhetoric for the sake of political unity, still reassured his constituents through coded allusions that American policy is firmly rooted in faith. Lincoln ultimately broadens his discussion further to consider the role of religion since September 11 and how it came to be involved with such fervent acts of political revolt. In the postcolonial world, he argues, religion is widely considered the most viable and effective instrument of rebellion against economic and social injustices. It is the institution through which unified communities ensure the integrity and continuity of their culture in the wake of globalization. Brimming with insights such as these, Holy Terrors will become one of the essential books on September 11 and a classic study on the character of religion.

Book 11 Sep 01

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  • Author : Helga Schier
  • Publisher : ABDO
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9781599288550
  • Pages : 116 pages

Download or read book 11 Sep 01 written by Helga Schier and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Book September 11

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  • Author : Associated Press
  • Publisher : Union Square & Co.
  • Release : 2021-08-03
  • ISBN : 1454943602
  • Pages : 637 pages

Download or read book September 11 written by Associated Press and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 as told through stories and photographs from The Associated Press—covering everything from the events of that tragic day to the rebuilding of the World Trade Center and beyond. This important and comprehensive book commemorates the 20th anniversary of September 11 as told through stories and images from the correspondents and photographers of The Associated Press—breaking news reports, in-depth investigative pieces, human interest accounts, approximately 175 dramatic and moving photos, and first-person recollections. AP’s reporting of the world-changing events of 9/11; the heroic rescue efforts and aftermath; the world’s reaction; Operation Enduring Freedom; the continuing legal proceedings; the building of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City as a place of remembrance; the rebuilding of downtown NYC and much more is covered. Also included is a foreword by Robert De Niro. The book tells the many stories of 9/11—not only of the unprecedented horror of that September morning, but also of the inspiring resilience and hope of the human spirit.

Book The Post 9 11 Video Game

Download or read book The Post 9 11 Video Game written by Marc A. Ouellette and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critical study of video games since 9/11 shows how a distinct genre emerged following the terrorist attacks and their aftermath. Comparisons of pre and post-9/11 titles of popular game franchises--Call of Duty, Battlefield, Medal of Honor, Grand Theft Auto and Syphon Filter--reveal reshaped notions of identity, urban and suburban spaces and the citizen's role as both a producer and consumer of culture: New York represents America; the mall embodies American values; zombies symbolize foreign invasion. By revisiting a national trauma, these games offer a therapeutic solution to the geopolitical upheaval of 9/11 and, along with film and television, help redefine American identity and masculinity in a time of conflict.

Book American Cinema in the Shadow of 9 11

Download or read book American Cinema in the Shadow of 9 11 written by Terence McSweeney and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11 is a ground-breaking collection of essays by some of the foremost scholars writing in the field of contemporary American film. Through a dynamic critical analysis of the defining films of the turbulent post-9/11 decade, the volume explores and interrogates the impact of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' on American cinema and culture. In a vibrant discussion of films like American Sniper (2014), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Spectre (2015), The Hateful Eight (2015), Lincoln (2012), The Mist (2007), Children of Men (2006), Edge of Tomorrow (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), noted authors Geoff King, Guy Westwell, John Shelton Lawrence, Ian Scott, Andrew Schopp, James Kendrick, Sean Redmond, Steffen Hantke and many others consider the power of popular film to function as a potent cultural artefact, able to both reflect the defining fears and anxieties of the tumultuous era, but also shape them in compelling and resonant ways.