Eternal America
Author : Yoshikazu Shirakawa
Publisher : Kodansha
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 19,94 MB
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN :
The Eternal Frontier
Author : Tim Flannery
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 14,66 MB
Release : 2015-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0802191096
Book Description
A comprehensive history of the continent, “full of engaging and attention-catching information about North America’s geology, climate, and paleontology” (The Washington Post Book World). Here, “the rock star of modern science” tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago to the present day (Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel). Flannery describes the development of North America’s deciduous forests and other flora, and tracks the migrations of various animals to and from Europe, Asia, and South America, showing how plant and animal species have either adapted or become extinct. The story spans the massive changes wrought by the ice ages and the coming of the Native Americans. It continues right up to the present, covering the deforestation of the Northeast, the decimation of the buffalo, and other consequences of frontier settlement and the industrial development of the United States. This is science writing at its very best—both an engrossing narrative and a scholarly trove of information that “will forever change your perspective on the North American continent” (The New York Review of Books).
Eternal Harvest
Author : Karen Coates
Publisher : ThingsAsian Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1934159492
Book Description
Karen Coates and Jerry Redfern spent more than seven years traveling in Laos, talking to farmers, scrap-metal hunters, people who make and use tools from UXO, people who hunt for death beneath the earth and render it harmless. With their words and photographs, they reveal the beauty of Laos, the strength of Laotians, and the commitment of bomb-disposal teams. People take precedence in this account, which is deeply personal without ever becoming a polemic.
The Eternal Party
Author : Kristina Hagman
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 10,26 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1250076765
Book Description
In this candid memoir, the daughter of Larry Hagman (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas) embarks on a quest to understand her father, including her counterculture upbringing with his Hollywood friends. When you have a very famous father, like mine, everyone thinks they know him. My Dad, Larry Hagman, portrayed the storied, ruthless oilman JR on the TV series Dallas. My father never apologised for anything, even when he was wrong. But in the hours before he died, when I was alone with him in his hospital room, he begged for forgiveness. In his delirium he could not tell me what troubled him but somehow I found the words to comfort him. After he died I was compelled to learn why he felt the need to be forgiven.
Virtual America
Author : John Opie
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 31,56 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803235717
Book Description
Virtual America traces the complex relationship between Americans, technology, and their environment as it has unfolded over the past several centuries. Throughout history Americans have constructed mental pictures of unique places, such as the American West, that have taken on more authority than the actual gritty landscapes. This disconnect from reality is magnified by the new world of virtual realities on the computer screen, where personal immersion in interactive simulations becomes the ?default? environment. Virtual America identifies the connections (or lack thereof) between our individual selves, an American identity, and the geography ?out there.? John Opie examines what he calls First Nature (the natural world), Second Nature (metropolitan infrastructure/built environment), and Third Nature (virtual reality in cyberspace). He also explores how Americans have historically dreamed about a better life in daily, ordinary existence and then fulfilled it through the Engineered America of our built environment, the Consumer America of material well-being, and the Triumphal America of our conviction that we are the world's exceptional model. But these dream worlds have also encouraged placelessness and thus indifference to our dwelling in home ground. Finally, Opie explores Last Nature (a sense of place) and argues that when we identify an authentic place, we can locate authenticity of self?a reification of place and self?by their connectedness.
The Weather Makers
Author : Tim Flannery
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1555846335
Book Description
The #1 international bestseller on climate change that’s been endorsed by policy makers, scientists, writers, and energy executives around the world. Tim Flannery’s The Weather Makers contributed in bringing the topic of global warming to worldwide prominence. For the first time, a scientist provided an accessible and comprehensive account of the history, current status, and future impact of climate change, writing what has been acclaimed by reviewers everywhere as the definitive book on global warming. With one out of every five living things on this planet committed to extinction by the levels of greenhouse gases that will accumulate in the next few decades, we are reaching a global climatic tipping point. The Weather Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Originally somewhat of a global warming skeptic, Tim Flannery spent several years researching the topic and offers a connect-the-dots approach for a reading public who has received patchy or misleading information on the subject. Pulling on his expertise as a scientist to discuss climate change from a historical perspective, Flannery also explains how climate change is interconnected across the planet. This edition includes a new afterword by the author. “An authoritative, scientifically accurate book on global warming that sparkles with life, clarity, and intelligence.” —The Washington Post
The American Contractor
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1544 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 1917
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Her Eternal Moonlight
Author : Steven Savage
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 18,26 MB
Release : 2016-06-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781534775848
Book Description
To many people, especially those who joined the fandom in the late '90s, Sailor Moon is synonymous with anime. The show burst onto North American televisions like a supernova of color and character, bringing all things Japanese front and center in Western consciousness - and creating a devoted fandom that persists to this day, changing the lives of young girls and women. But just why did this magical girl phenomena have such deep, abiding impact on so many female fans in North America? Why did it succeed when the odds seemed stacked against it, and why does this love persist? Join authors Steve Savage and Bonnie Walling as they take you on a tour of just how powerfully Sailor Moon affected the girls and women who discovered it. Taken from interviews with more than thirty fans of the series, you'll get a personal view into how the media phenomena changed lives and influences its female fans to this day. Discover a show that was surprisingly different to its audience when it came to North America, with stories and characters that amazed and inspired its female audience. Dive into the early days of internet fandom, where Sailor Moon inspired a new kingdom of websites and fanfic. Explore how a single show led women and girls on a journey of friendship and discovery. If you're a loyal fan or have one in your life, if you want to understand how pop culture affects and inspires women, this is your chance to find out what happened when the Moon Princess met her new female followers in North America and changed lives.
American Serfdom Vs. Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty
Author : Bridger Daquan
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 14,84 MB
Release : 2009-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1426916035
Book Description
The citizens of the United States are being held hostage by international banking cartels, the Federal Reserve System, and fundamentalist Christian views. In American Serfdom vs. Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty, author Bridger Daquan searches for the truth and explores this topic by examining the history and the issues that have led to this serfdom. In this serious discussion, Daquan advocates disbanding the Federal Reserve System, which was established in 1913. He recommends that the United States, its leaders, and its citizens remain true to the country's original founding documents including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. American Serfdom vs. Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty strongly urges United States citizens and its leaders to oppose a one world banking and currency system that will destroy the Constitution and the principles identified in the nation's founding documents. Daquan seeks to avoid the enslavement of the American people.
Eternal Colonialism
Author : Russell Benjamin
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 2010-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0761850325
Book Description
This book examines 'eternal colonialism,' which describes policies designed by the Western world and United States to keep most of the world in a permanently subordinate political, economic, social, and military state. The authors argue that colonialism beginning in the fifteenth century never ended, but developed different forms over time.
