America 51

Author : Corey Taylor
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0306921871

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America 51 by Corey Taylor Pdf

A skewering of the American underbelly by the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Deadly Sins, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven, and You're Making Me Hate You The always-outspoken hard rock vocalist Corey Taylor begins America 51 with a reflection on what his itinerant youth and frequent worldwide travels with his multiplatinum bands Slipknot and Stone Sour have taught him about what it means to be an American in an increasingly unstable world. He examines the way America sees itself, and likewise takes a look at how the world views us, and his findings should come as a surprise to no one. But behind Taylor's ranting and raving is a thoughtful and intelligent consideration, and even a sadness, of what America is compared to what it could and should be. Expertly balancing humor, outrage, and disbelief, America 51 proves that no element of what constitutes America is safe from Taylor's adept and scathing eye as he flawlessly skewers "the greatest country in the world" in his own signature style.

Author : Annie Jacobsen
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316193856

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Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen Pdf

This "compellingly hard-hitting" bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the top-secret military base for the first time (New York Times). It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government — but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades. Myths and hypotheses about Area 51 have long abounded, thanks to the intense secrecy enveloping it. Some claim it is home to aliens, underground tunnel systems, and nuclear facilities. Others believe that the lunar landing itself was filmed there. The prevalence of these rumors stems from the fact that no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside the base. Until now. Annie Jacobsen had exclusive access to nineteen men who served the base proudly and secretly for decades and are now aged 75-92, and unprecedented access to fifty-five additional military and intelligence personnel, scientists, pilots, and engineers linked to the secret base, thirty-two of whom lived and worked there for extended periods. In Area 51, Jacobsen shows us what has really gone on in the Nevada desert, from testing nuclear weapons to building super-secret, supersonic jets to pursuing the War on Terror. This is the first book based on interviews with eye witnesses to Area 51 history, which makes it the seminal work on the subject. Filled with formerly classified information that has never been accurately decoded for the public, Area 51 weaves the mysterious activities of the top-secret base into a gripping narrative, showing that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.

Author : Corey Taylor
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780306825453

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America 51 by Corey Taylor Pdf

A skewering of the American underbelly by the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Deadly Sins, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven, and You're Making Me Hate You The always-outspoken hard rock vocalist Corey Taylor begins America 51 with a reflection on what his itinerant youth and frequent worldwide travels with his multiplatinum bands Slipknot and Stone Sour have taught him about what it means to be an American in an increasingly unstable world. He examines the way America sees itself, specifically with regard to the propaganda surrounding America's origins (like a heavy-metal Howard Zinn), while also celebrating the quirks and behavior that make a true-blue American. Taylor likewise takes a look at how the world views us, and his findings should come as a surprise to no one. But behind Taylor's ranting and raving is a thoughtful and intelligent consideration, and even a sadness, of what America is compared to what it could and should be. Expertly balancing humor, outrage, and disbelief, Taylor examines the rotting core of America, evaluating everything from politics and race relations to modern family dynamics, millennials, and "man buns." No element of what constitutes America is safe from his adept and scathing eye. Continuing the wave of moral outrage begun in You're Making Me Hate You, Taylor flawlessly skewers contemporary America in his own signature style.

Author : Dwight Zimmerman
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760346648

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Area 51 by Dwight Zimmerman Pdf

Looks at the history of the secretive military base Area 51 and its testing of aircraft.

Author : Sanford Levinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199890750

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Framed by Sanford Levinson Pdf

In this book the author examines the U.S. Constitution, as well as state constitutions, and questions the capacity of these documents to meet contemporary challenges.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1794 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015019913790

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American Aviation by Anonim Pdf

Issues for include Annual air transport progress issue.

Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760361467

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Area 51 - Black Jets by Bill Yenne Pdf

Area 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format. When most of us think of Area 51, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups. It's easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States' famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology. In Area 51 - Black Jets, author and military historian Bill Yenne offers the first fully illustrated chronology of Area 51's most famous aircraft projects, including Lockheed's U-2 "Dragon Lady" and SR-71 "Blackbird" reconnaissance planes, drones ranging from the early Lockheed D-21 to the modern-day General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and the famous F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter produced by the Have Blue program during the 1970s. Each project is given its own fascinating chapter illuminating the aircraft's development at this famed location. But beyond the aircraft themselves, Area 51 - Black Jets also covers a handful of the many classified experimental programs carried out at Area 51 over the years, such as Have Doughnut, Have Ferry, and Have Drill - secret undertakings that successfully reverse-engineered such enemy aircraft as the Russian MiG during the Cold War. Presented in beautiful hardcover format and illustrated with historic color and black-and-white photographs, diagrams, and maps, this book reveals Area 51 for what it truly is: a clandestine area for the United States' most cutting-edge technological innovators in military aviation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Architecture
ISBN : SRLF:D0002599389

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American Architect by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts,William Walter Legge Dartmouth (5th earl of)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022671817

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The Manuscripts of the Earl of Dartmouth by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts,William Walter Legge Dartmouth (5th earl of) Pdf

Author : Richard Hildreth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : United States
ISBN : HARVARD:HWB3EY

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The History of the United States of America: Colonial, 1497-1688 by Richard Hildreth Pdf

Author : University of Minnesota. Board of regents
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015076349854

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Biennial Report... by University of Minnesota. Board of regents Pdf

Author : Michigan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1456 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:74686790

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Joint Documents of the State of Michigan by Michigan Pdf

Author : Gerard Magliocca
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190271619

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The Heart of the Constitution by Gerard Magliocca Pdf

This is the untold story of the most celebrated part of the Constitution. Until the twentieth century, few Americans called the first ten constitutional amendments drafted by James Madison in 1789 and ratified by the states in 1791 the Bill of Rights. Even more surprising, when people finally started doing so between the Spanish-American War and World War II, the Bill of Rights was usually invoked to justify increasing rather than restricting the authority of the federal government. President Franklin D. Roosevelt played a key role in that development, first by using the Bill of Rights to justify the expansion of national regulation under the New Deal, and then by transforming the Bill of Rights into a patriotic rallying cry against Nazi Germany. It was only after the Cold War began that the Bill of Rights took on its modern form as the most powerful symbol of the limits on government power. These are just some of the revelations about the Bill of Rights in Gerard Magliocca's The Heart of the Constitution. For example, we are accustomed to seeing the Bill of Rights at the end of the Constitution, but Madison wanted to put them in the middle of the document. Why was his plan rejected and what impact did that have on constitutional law? Today we also venerate the first ten amendments as the Bill of Rights, but many Supreme Court opinions say that only the first eight or first nine amendments. Why was that and why did that change? The Bill of Rights that emerges from Magliocca's fresh historical examination is a living text that means something different for each generation and reflects the great ideas of the Constitution--individual freedom, democracy, states' rights, judicial review, and national power in time of crisis.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11821041

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American Journal of Science by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BML:37001105090497

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The American Journal of Science by Anonim Pdf

The American journal of science and arts