Blue Highways Revisited
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Blue Highways Revisited
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Author : Edgar I. Ailor
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2012-05-25
Blue Highways Revisited written by Edgar I. Ailor and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-25 with Photography categories.
In 1978, William Least Heat-Moon made a 14,000-mile journey on the back roads of America, visiting 38 states along the way. In 1982, the popular Blue Highways, which chronicled his adventures, was published. Three decades later, Edgar Ailor III and his son, Edgar IV, retraced and photographed Heat-Moon’s route, culminating in Blue Highways Revisited, released for publication on the thirtieth anniversary of Blue Highways. A foreword by Heat-Moon notes, "The photographs, often with amazing accuracy, capture my verbal images and the spirit of the book. Taking the journey again through these pictures, I have been intrigued and even somewhat reassured that America is changing not quite so fast as we often believe. The photographs, happily, reveal a recognizable continuity – but for how much longer who can say – and I'm glad the Ailors have recorded so many places and people from Blue Highways while they are yet with us." Through illustrative photography and text, Ailor and his son capture once more the local color and beauty of the back roads, cafes, taverns, and people of Heat-Moon’s original trek. Almost every photograph in Blue Highways Revisited is referenced to a page in the original work. With side-by-side photographic comparisons of eleven of Heat-Moon’s characters, this new volume reflects upon and develops the memoir of Heat-Moon’s cross-country study of American culture and spirit. Photographs of Heat-Moon’s logbook entries, original manuscript pages, Olympia typewriter, Ford van, and other artifacts also give readers insight into Heat-Moon’s approach to his trip. Discussions with Heat-Moon about these archival images provide the reader insight into the travels and the writing of Blue Highways that only the perspective of the author could provide. Blue Highways Revisited reaffirms that the "blue highway" serves as a romantic symbol of the free and restless American spirit, as the Ailors lose themselves to the open road as Heat-Moon did thirty years previously. This book reminds readers of the insatiable attraction of the “blue highway”—“But in those brevities just before dawn and a little after dusk—times neither day or night—the old roads return to the sky some of its color. Then, in truth, they carry a mysterious cast of blue, and it's that time when the pull of the blue highway is strongest, when the open road is a beckoning, a strangeness, a place where a man can lose himself” (Introduction to Blue Highways).
Prairyerth
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Author : William Least Heat Moon
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1999
Prairyerth written by William Least Heat Moon and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Details the author's journey through the 744 square miles and meeting the 3,000 inhabitants of Chase County, Kansas.
Head Off Split
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Author : Nikky Finney
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 2011-01-27
Head Off Split written by Nikky Finney and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-27 with Poetry categories.
"In Nikky Finney's Head Off & Split the beauty of language soars and saves us even as we skirt the raw edge of terror. And something rare and precious is restored, a light, a circling movement of the spirit. This is poetry to give thanks for."---Meena Alexander, author of Quickly Changing River --
Brideshead Revisited
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Author : Evelyn Waugh
language : en
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Release Date : 2023-06-01
Brideshead Revisited written by Evelyn Waugh and has been published by Alien Ebooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-01 with Fiction categories.
Brideshead Revisited harkens back to the perceived 'golden age' prior to World War II. In these halcyon days, Charles Ryder is infatuated with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them.
Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man
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Author : John Perkins
language : en
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Release Date : 2004-11-09
Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man written by John Perkins and has been published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.
City Lust
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Author : Charlie Koolhaas
language : en
Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess
Release Date : 2020
City Lust written by Charlie Koolhaas and has been published by Scheidegger and Spiess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Cities and towns categories.
Charlie Koolhaas is an artist, photographer, and writer in Rotterdam. City Lust is the name of a fragrance that she found in a Dubai perfumery wholesale showroom, but it is also the starting point of an expedition that leads Koolhaas to a variety of places in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. In Lagos, Guangzhou, Dubai, London, and Huston, she explores the rapid changes that a globalized economy forces upon these so very different metropolises. During extended stays in each place, Koolhaas took a vast number of photographs, many of them of striking intensity. Her aim is not only to show the increasing uniformity of cities around the world, but also to demonstrate the discrepancy between cultural standardization and local diversity in the age of globalization. City Lust is a brilliant combination of everyday photography, pure documentation, and captivating observation. Accompanying the photos is an equally fascinating and illuminating essay by Koolhaas that brings together her own insights into global trade and its protagonists.
The Religion Of Technology
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Author : David F. Noble
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1999-04-01
The Religion Of Technology written by David F. Noble and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Are religion and science really at war with one another? Not according to David F. Noble, who argues that the flourishing of both religion and technology today is nothing new but rather the continuation of a 1,000-year-old Western tradition. The Religion of Technology demonstrates that modern man's enchantment with things technological was inspired by and grounded in religious expectations and the quest for transcendence and salvation. The two early impulses behind the urge to advance in science, he claims, are the conviction that apocalypse is imminent, and the belief that increasing human knowledge helps recover what was lost in Eden. Noble traces the history of these ideas by examining the imaginings of monks, explorers, magi, scientists, Freemasons, and engineers, from Sir Isaac Newton to Joseph Priestley to Wernher von Braun. Noble suggests that the relationship between religion and technology has perhaps outlived its usefulness. Whereas it once aimed to promote human well-being, it has ultimately become a threat to our survival. Thus, with The Religion of Technology, Noble aims to redirect our efforts toward more worldly and humane ends.
Summary Of William Least Heat Moon S Blue Highways
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Author : Milkyway Media
language : en
Publisher: Milkyway Media
Release Date : 2024-01-25
Summary Of William Least Heat Moon S Blue Highways written by Milkyway Media and has been published by Milkyway Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-25 with Travel categories.
Get the Summary of William Least Heat-Moon's Blue Highways in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "Blue Highways," William Least Heat-Moon sets out on a transformative journey across America after losing his teaching job and separating from his wife. He travels the country's back roads in his truck, Ghost Dancing, seeking the overlooked corners and small towns that evade change. He meets a diverse array of individuals, each offering unique perspectives on life, work, and the American experience...
The Art Of Investigation Revisited
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Author : Chelsea A. Binns
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2023-09-13
The Art Of Investigation Revisited written by Chelsea A. Binns and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-13 with Reference categories.
The Art of Investigation Revisited: Practical Tips from the Experts examines the qual- ities required to be a professional, thorough, and effective investigator and is a follow up to the authors’ highly touted book, The Art of Investigation (2019). This book features a wholly new line-up of investigators, experienced professionals in the field, who delve into the "soft skills" that make an investigator effective. Each chapter examines a specific quality required to be a professional, thorough, and—most importantly—successful in this challenging discipline. The editors, and contributing authors, are all top in their field and bring a wealth of real-world knowledge and experience to the subject. While several publications exist on the procedures and steps of an investigation, few books cover the creative and intuitive skills required. Such traits are necessary to continually question in the face of investigative roadblocks, unique qualities endemic to an inquisitive mind that can be trained to improve an investigator’s professional skill set. Each chapter discusses the applicability of the traits and requirements to the contributor’s own work and experience as an investigator. In doing so, the contributors will provide valuable stories from their personal experience, which demonstrates their use or a given trait and its importance in the course of their investigative work and career. The case examples included throughout are engaging and, as is often the case, surprising. An investigator must keep an open mind above all else and this book seeks to "lift the veil" on the inner workings of an investigation and the thought pro- cess and inner monologue of an investigator as part of that process. The book is a welcome addition to any investigator’s toolkit and is also of interest to students in criminal justice, security and Homeland Security programs, security consultants, corporate and private security professionals, and the legal community.
Roadframes
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Author : Kris Lackey
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1999-02-01
Roadframes written by Kris Lackey and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-02-01 with Travel categories.
In a lively discussion of books written as early as 1903 and as recently as 1994, Kris Lackey reveals the crucial roles the highway and automobile travel have played through generations of American writing.