A Hitchhiker S Triptych

Author : John Gardiner
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781398418721

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A Hitchhiker's Triptych by John Gardiner Pdf

John Gardiner worked as a journalist and media advisor for more than 40 years. He has travelled extensively across the world throughout his life. His book A Hitchhiker’s Triptych covers six months of his first journey into England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland during the turbulent days of the early 1970s. It was the time of the Troubles in Ireland. The Arabs also were holding the West to ransom with oil embargoes. John wanders head-on into these and other major world issues during his hitchhiking adventures. His book is a superb exploration of life on the road during the 1970s. How easy it was to hitchhike in those days. Stick out a thumb and land a ride. A Hitchhiker’s Triptych is intriguing. It explores a wanderer’s life during far simpler times. Decades before the internet and instant news feeds. This is a journey pre-digital. A step back in time where adventure is achieved simply by standing beside a highway and sticking out a thumb. Wonders and wisdom found over that next hill.

Author : John Michael Curlovich,Michael Rowe,David Thomas Lord
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015081738570

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Triptych of Terror by John Michael Curlovich,Michael Rowe,David Thomas Lord Pdf

Just in time for Halloween, here are three spooky tales. A gay teen in a conservative small town discovers that Halloween means so much more than costumes and candy. In an industrial town, an overzealous televangelist learns that on Halloween you might not get the chance to 'do unto others' before they do unto you. A Celtic legend born on Pride Day takes out its vengeance on the streets of Greenwich Village on Halloween.

Author : Sara Yael Hirschhorn
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674979178

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City on a Hilltop by Sara Yael Hirschhorn Pdf

Since Israel’s 1967 war, more than 60,000 Jewish-Americans have settled in the occupied territories, transforming politics and sometimes committing shocking acts of terrorism. Yet little is known about why they chose to live at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sara Yael Hirschhorn unsettles stereotypes about these liberal idealists.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407034393

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The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett Pdf

'Darkness isn't the opposite of light, it is simply its absence . . . what was radiating from the book was the light that lies on the far side of darkness, the light fantastic.' The Discworld is in danger, heading towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, its magic fading. It needs a hero, and fast. What it doesn't need is Rincewind, an inept and cowardly wizard who is still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. Or Twoflower, the well-meaning tourist whose luggage has a mind (and legs) of its own. Which is a shame, because that's all there is . . . 'His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction' Mail on Sunday 'Incredibly funny, compulsively readable' The Times The Light Fantastic is the second book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.

Author : John Raeburn
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780252092190

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A Staggering Revolution by John Raeburn Pdf

During the 1930s, the world of photography was unsettled, exciting, and boisterous. John Raeburn's A Staggering Revolution recreates the energy of the era by surveying photography's rich variety of innovation, exploring the aesthetic and cultural achievements of its leading figures, and mapping the paths their pictures blazed public's imagination. While other studies of thirties photography have concentrated on the documentary work of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), no previous book has considered it alongside so many of the decade's other important photographic projects. A Staggering Revolution includes individual chapters on Edward Steichen's celebrity portraiture; Berenice Abbott's Changing New York project; the Photo League's ethnography of Harlem; and Edward Weston's western landscapes, made under the auspices of the first Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to a photographer. It also examines Margaret Bourke-White's industrial and documentary pictures, the collective undertakings by California's Group f.64, and the fashion magazine specialists, as well as the activities of the FSA and the Photo League.

Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Random House
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407034379

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The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett Pdf

NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS 'It was octarine, the colour of magic. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination . . .' Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. Except for the fact that it travels through space on the shoulders of four giant elephants who in turn stand on the shell of an astronomically huge star turtle, of course. Rincewind is the world's worst wizard who has just been handed a very important job: to look after the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself. And the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge . . . 'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian 'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The Times The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.

Author : Maria Manuel Lisboa
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781906924508

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The End of the World by Maria Manuel Lisboa Pdf

Our fear of the world ending, like our fear of the dark, is ancient, deep-seated and perennial. It crosses boundaries of space and time, recurs in all human communities and finds expression in every aspect of cultural production - from pre-historic cave paintings to high-tech computer games. This volume examines historical and imaginary scenarios of apocalypse, the depiction of its likely triggers, and imagined landscapes in the aftermath of global destruction. Its discussion moves effortlessly from classic novels including Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, to blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Armageddon and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Lisboa also takes into account religious doctrine, scientific research and the visual arts to create a penetrating, multi-disciplinary study that provides profound insight into one of Western culture's most fascinating and enduring preoccupations.

Author : David J. Schow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1930235267

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Crypt Orchids by David J. Schow Pdf

A collection of ghoul and black humor from the father of the splatterpunk genre. In Pick Me Up, a hitchhiker and a truck driver discover they are both murderers. Twelve stories plus a play.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Music
ISBN : UVA:X002164474

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Schwann Long Playing Record Catalog by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tom Clancy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1987-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 042510107X

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Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy Pdf

From the author of the Jack Ryan series comes an electrifying #1 New York Times bestseller—a standalone military thriller that envisions World War 3... A chillingly authentic vision of modern war, Red Storm Rising is as powerful as it is ambitious. Using the latest advancements in military technology, the world's superpowers battle on land, sea, and air for ultimate global control. It is a story you will never forget. Hard-hitting. Suspenseful. And frighteningly real. “Harrowing...tense...a chilling ring of truth.”—TIME

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Audiotapes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011420259

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Schwann Long Playing Record Catalog by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hugh Howey
Publisher : John Joseph Adams
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780544838260

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Dust by Hugh Howey Pdf

Wool introduced the world of the silo. Shift told the story of its creation. Dust will describe its downfall.

Author : Tony Schirato,Jen Webb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1000249891

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Reading the Visual by Tony Schirato,Jen Webb Pdf

From the body to the ever-present lens, the world is increasingly preoccupied with the visual. What exactly is the visual' and how can we interpret the multitude of images that bombard us every day? Reading the Visual takes as its starting point a tacit familiarity with the visual, and shows how we see even ordinary objects through the frameworks and filters of culture and personal experience. It explains how to analyse the mechanisms, conventions, contexts and uses of the visual in western cultures to make sense of visual objects of all kinds. Drawing on a range of theorists including John Berger, Foucault, Bourdieu and Crary, the authors outline our relationship to the visual, tracing changes to literacies, genres and pleasures affecting ways of seeing from the Enlightenment to the advent of virtual technology.Reading the Visual is an invaluable introduction to visual culture for readers across the humanities and social sciences. Eloquently written, admirably clear, passionately argued, Schirato and Webb have given us one of the best textbooks on the emergent field of visual culture. Smart, clear and relevant examples challenge readers to question their visual environments and become critics and creators themselves.' Professor Sean Cubitt, University of Waikato This is a splendid book. It is both intellectually sophisticated and written in an extremely accessible manner.' Professor Jim McGuigan, Loughborough University This book treats the interpretation and value of visual artefacts with depth, while remaining highly accessible. It is very readable: written in a lively and engaging style with examples that are refreshing and up-to-date.'Professor Guy Julier, Leeds Metropolitan University

Author : Richard Buxton
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780500518809

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The Greek Myths that Shape the Way We Think by Richard Buxton Pdf

A fresh and revealing look at the stories at the heart of Greek mythology, exploring their cultural impact throughout history up to the present day. How do ancient Greek myths find themselves retold and reinterpreted in cultures across the world, several millennia later? In this volume, bestselling author Richard Buxton explores the power that eight iconic Greek myths hold in the modern world. Buxton traces these stories and archetypes from their ancient forms through their transformations over time in literature, art, cinema, psychology, and politics. Over their long lives, Greek myths have expressed a myriad of meanings: from aesthetic refinement to erotic fantasy to political power. Greek myths are an integral part of a broader cultural history, their changes in meaning signifying major shifts in art and society; myths that strike a resonant cultural chord in one period may fall out of fashion the next. This erudite yet accessible exploration examines how the world’s most influential myths have survived to the present, and how they have shaped our ideas on everything from family and society to sexuality and culture. As Buxton explains, each of the eight featured myths is fundamental to the way we think about ourselves and the world. The figure of Prometheus has inspired science fiction icons from Mary Shelley to Ridley Scott. The tragedy of Medea has had a profound impact on theater, feminism, and even criminology. Oedipus’s influence stretches far beyond Freud. The rich visual tradition inspired by Greek myths—from pottery to paintings to popular culture —illustrates this wide-ranging, sometimes surprising study, making this book a beautiful object to own as well as a thought-provoking read.

Author : Patricia Pate Havlice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Painters
ISBN : UOM:39015056798633

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World Painting Index: Titles of works and their painters by Patricia Pate Havlice Pdf