Silk Parachute
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Silk Parachute
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Author : John McPhee
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2011-03-01
Silk Parachute written by John McPhee and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Literary Collections categories.
A WONDROUS NEW BOOK OF MCPHEE'S PROSE PIECES—IN MANY ASPECTS HIS MOST PERSONAL IN FOUR DECADES The brief, brilliant essay "Silk Parachute," which first appeared in The New Yorker a decade ago, has become John McPhee's most anthologized piece of writing. In the nine other pieces here— highly varied in length and theme—McPhee ranges with his characteristic humor and intensity through lacrosse, long-exposure view-camera photography, the weird foods he has sometimes been served in the course of his reportorial travels, a U.S. Open golf championship, and a season in Europe "on the chalk" from the downs and sea cliffs of England to the Maas valley in the Netherlands and the champagne country of northern France. Some of the pieces are wholly personal. In luminous recollections of his early years, for example, he goes on outings with his mother, deliberately overturns canoes in a learning process at a summer camp, and germinates a future book while riding on a jump seat to away games as a basketball player. But each piece—on whatever theme—contains somewhere a personal aspect in which McPhee suggests why he was attracted to write about the subject, and each opens like a silk parachute, lofted skyward and suddenly blossoming with color and form.
Parachute Man
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Author : Chris Ball
language : en
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Release Date : 2021-11-25
Parachute Man written by Chris Ball and has been published by Grosvenor House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-25 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Parachute Man tells the story of an unusual and intriguing visitor who reveals a huge, old silk parachute to a group of children. After some initial reluctance and scepticism they are amused, enthused and enthralled by the movements and shapes made by the material as air fills and spills from the parachute. Together they create a story, rich in images and vocabulary, and are transported into an ancient narrative where imagination and reality merge.... As he leaves the children Parachute Man promises a return with the possibility of new and exciting adventures.
Parachute Silk
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918
Parachute Silk written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with Parachutes categories.
Parachute Silk
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Author : Denise Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Parachute Silk written by Denise Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
Stronger Than Steel
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Author : Bridget Heos
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2013
Stronger Than Steel written by Bridget Heos 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 2013 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An introduction to the field of genetics through the story of Randy Lewis and his work with golden orb weaver spiders and his subsequent creation of artificial spider silk that can be used to save and improve lives. Full color.
Parachute Silk
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Author : Gina Mercer
language : en
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Release Date : 2001
Parachute Silk written by Gina Mercer and has been published by Spinifex Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.
A novel in two voices, 'Parachute Silk' consists of letters between two women friends who discuss in depth their feelings and share their lives by corresponding. They send poems, letters and long explanations and stories of their lives. This is a beautifully written novel with a deft touch. The language sings, even as the women come to grips with issues around sexuality, children and the exigencies of an unplanned life.
Parachute Silk
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Author : Mercer Gina
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
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An Investigation Of Cotton For Parachute Cloth
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Author : William D. Appel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
An Investigation Of Cotton For Parachute Cloth written by William D. Appel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with Cotton fabrics categories.
This is a resume of the work on a cotton parachute cloth for use as a substitute for silk in the event of an emergency curtailing the supply. Cotton yar of high strength in proportion to its weight and otherwise specially suitable for parachute cloth was developed. Cloth woven from this yarn in the Bureau of Standards mill was equal or superior to parachute silk in strength and tear resistance, met the requirements with respect to air permeability, and weighed only a few tenths of an ounce per square yard more than the silk cloth. Practical trials of cotton parachutes carried out by the Navy Department clearly indicate that the cotton parachute closely approaches the silk parachute in performance as to rate of descent, opening time, strength and ability to function when stored in the pack for sixty days. The increase in weight of the equipment resulting from the use within practical limits. A specification for cotton parachute cloth and the way in which the requirements of the specification have been met are given. Cotton yarns suitable for parachute cloth are now being woven commercially in the United States.
Parachute Silk A Story For Young Riders
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Author : Shirley Faulkner Horne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
Parachute Silk A Story For Young Riders written by Shirley Faulkner Horne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with categories.
Parachute Silk A Story For Young Riders Illustrated By Peter Biegel Haz
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Author : Shirley Faulkner HORNE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
Parachute Silk A Story For Young Riders Illustrated By Peter Biegel Haz written by Shirley Faulkner HORNE and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with categories.