Beyond The Sound Barrier

Author : Kristin K Henson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136726804

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Beyond the Sound Barrier by Kristin K Henson Pdf

Beyond the Sound Barrier examines twentieth-century fictional representations of popular music-particularly jazz-in the fiction of James Weldon Johnson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, and Toni Morrison. Kristin K. Henson argues that an analysis of musical tropes in the work of these four authors suggests that cultural "mixing" constitutes one of the central preoccupations of modernist literature. Valuable for any reader interested in the intersections between American literature and the history of American popular music, Henson situates the literary use of popular music as a culturally amalgamated, boundary-crossing form of expression that reflects and defines modern American identities.

Author : Mac 'Serge' Tucker
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781743318706

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Fighter Pilot by Mac 'Serge' Tucker Pdf

Sit down and strap yourself in for an exhilarating ride to the sound barrier and beyond with a real life Topgun!

Author : Gene D. Phillips
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813138206

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Beyond the Epic by Gene D. Phillips Pdf

Two-time Academy Award winner Sir David Lean (1908--1991) was one of the most prominent directors of the twentieth century, responsible for the classics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Doctor Zhivago (1965). British-born Lean asserted himself in Hollywood as a major filmmaker with his epic storytelling and panoramic visions of history, but he started out as a talented film editor and director in Great Britain. As a result, he brought an art-house mentality to blockbuster films. Combining elements of biography and film criticism, Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean uses screenplays and production histories to assess Lean's body of work. Author Gene D. Phillips interviews actors who worked with Lean and directors who knew him, and their comments reveal new details about the director's life and career. Phillips also explores Lean's lesser-studied films, such as The Passionate Friends (1949), Hobson's Choice (1954), and Summertime (1955). The result is an in-depth examination of the director in cultural, historical, and cinematic contexts. Lean's approach to filmmaking was far different than that of many of his contemporaries. He chose his films carefully and, as a result, directed only sixteen films in a period of more than forty years. Those films, however, have become some of the landmarks of motion-picture history. Lean is best known for his epics, but Phillips also focuses on Lean's successful adaptations of famous works of literature, including retellings of plays such as Brief Encounter (1945) and novels such as Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), and A Passage to India (1984). From expansive studies of war and strife to some of literature's greatest high comedies and domestic dramas, Lean imbued all of his films with his unique creative vision. Few directors can match Lean's ability to combine narrative sweep and psychological detail, and Phillips goes beyond Lean's epics to reveal this unifying characteristic in the director's body of work. Beyond the Epic is a vital assessment of a great director's artistic process and his place in the film industry.

Author : Jerry D. C. Nelson
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781440105807

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Logistics of Fifth Dimension Waves by Jerry D. C. Nelson Pdf

The gathering of Mother Natures "WAVE LAWS" proved to be the key to solve many of todays scientific unknowns, for instance: light medium, dark matter, & magnetism.

Author : Jerald Lee Watts, M.D. FS. USAFRes.
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781491744109

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Military Medicine and Cold War by Jerald Lee Watts, M.D. FS. USAFRes. Pdf

Author Jerald Watts, a native Georgian served in the USAF in the early 1960s during a period of increasing world tension of the Cold War. While a flight surgeon he describes those personal reflections as he accompanies and advocates for his air crews world wide. He describes intense international events, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet intimidation of West Berlin, the American participation with UN forces in the former Belgian Congo, and the buildup and beginning of the Viet Nam conflict. From a personal aspect he brings a "memorable memoir" to life. His earlier memoir, PROMISES KEPT, a story of Atlanta's Grady Hospital during the 1950s and 1960s, a period of Racial Segregation to Integration, brought a nomination of Georgia Author of the Year in 2010 by the Georgia Writers Association. Now retired after practicing orthopaedic surgery for over 30 years he resides in Peachtree City, Ga with his companion, author Ellen Hunter Ulken and his English Setter Luke.

Author : Glauber Rocha
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781786721860

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On Cinema by Glauber Rocha Pdf

Glauber Rocha is known as the visionary Brazilian director of landmark films, Black God, White Devil, Entranced Earth and Antonio das Mortes. Hitherto virtually unknown outside Brazil is that he was also a brilliant film critic and innovative thinker on world cinema. On Cinema brings together for the first time in the English language a comprehensive selection of Rocha's film writings, revealing for the first time to English-speaking readers the full critical power, inventiveness and vision of a great filmmaker. Rocha's writings, endowed with critical verve and humour, give insights into key moments of film history, as well as the politics of world cinema. Here he fearlessly confronts the film establishment and debates with a host of sacred filmmakers of the world pantheon. Included is Rocha's early criticism of Brazilian films, landmark manifestoes such as 'An Aesthetics of Hunger' and 'An Aesthetics of Dreams', articles about the development of Cinema Novo, and his international film criticism, including pieces on Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, James Dean, David Lean, John Huston, Stanley Kubrick, John Ford, Jean-Luc Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Luis Bunuel, Luchino Visconti and Roberto Rossellini. The publication of On Cinema, edited by film scholar Ismail Xavier and in expert translation, is an international publishing event.

Author : Allan J. Organ
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845693602

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The Air Engine by Allan J. Organ Pdf

Two centuries after the original invention, the Stirling engine is now a commercial reality as the core component of domestic CHP (combined heat and power) – a technology offering substantial savings in raw energy utilization relative to centralized power generation. The threat of climate change requires a net reduction in hydrocarbon consumption and in emissions of 'greenhouse' gases whilst sustaining economic growth. Development of technologies such as CHP addresses both these needs. Meeting the challenge involves addressing a range of issues: a long-standing mismatch between inherently favourable internal efficiency and wasteful external heating provision; a dearth of heat transfer and flow data appropriate to the task of first-principles design; the limited rpm capability when operating with air (and nitrogen) as working fluid. All of these matters are explored in depth in The air engine: Stirling cycle power for a sustainable future. The account includes previously unpublished insights into the personality and potential of two related regenerative prime movers - the pressure-wave and thermal-lag engines. Contains previously unpublished insights into the pressure-wave and thermal-lag engines Deals with a technology offering scope for saving energy and reducing harmful emissions without compromising economic growth Identifies and discusses issues of design and their implementation

Author : Gary Lachman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698184312

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Beyond the Robot by Gary Lachman Pdf

Historian Gary Lachman delivers a fascinating, rollicking biography of literary and cultural rebel Colin Wilson, one of the most adventurous, hopeful, and least understood intellects of the past century. You will embark on the intellectual ride of a lifetime in this rediscovery of the life and work of writer, rebel, and social experimenter Colin Wilson (1931-2013). Author of the classic The Outsider, Wilson, across his 118 books, purveyed a philosophy of mind power and human potential that made him one of the least understood and most important voices of the twentieth century. Wilson helped usher in the cultural revolution of the 1960s with his landmark work, The Outsider, published in 1956. The Outsider was an intelligent, meticulous, and unprecedented study of nonconformity in all facets of life. Wilson, finally, became a prolific and unparalleled historian of the occult, providing a generation of readers with a responsible and scholarly entry point to a world of mysteries. Now, acclaimed historian Gary Lachman, a friend of Wilson and a scholar of his work, provides an extraordinary and delightful biography that delves into the life, thought, and evolution of one of the greatest intellectual rebels and underrated visionaries of the twentieth century.

Author : T. Ceran,Robert Brian Newman
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Pavements
ISBN : 0309048729

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Maintenance Considerations in Highway Design by T. Ceran,Robert Brian Newman Pdf

Author : Jerry Osborne
Publisher : Jerry Osborne Enterprises
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780932117373

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Movie/TV Soundtracks and Original Cast Recordings Price and Reference Guide by Jerry Osborne Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Peet Schutte
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781920430511

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A Conspiracy Website # 11 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jon E. Lewis
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780337258

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The Mammoth Book of Heroes by Jon E. Lewis Pdf

True courage is such a hugely valued aspect of humanity. This volume contains 200 accounts of heroism that took place between the times of Ancient Greece and the 21st century. Many of the accounts are in the words of those who were there, of men and women who showed real courage, often with their own lives on the line. The tales include: the death of Sir Thomas More; George Washington at Valley Forge; Nelson losing his arm at Santa Cruz; Oscar Schindler saving the lives of Polish Jews; SOE heroine Violette Szabo in occupied France; the protesters in Tiananmen Square; and the New York firefighters and the airline passengers of flight UA49 on September 11th, 2001.

Author : Brian Lockett
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780578030005

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Balls Eight: History of the Boeing NB-52B Stratofortress Mothership by Brian Lockett Pdf

It has been asserted that the Boeing NB-52B Stratofortress, carrying Air Force serial 52-0008, can lay claim to being the airplane that has seen and participated in more history than any other single airplane. For forty-five years, the NB-52B was a fixture at Edwards Air Force Base. While the NB-52B is most famous for launching the three North American X-15 rocket planes, it continued to serve in the role of launch platform for a multitude of programs until its final mission on November 16, 2004. It was the oldest flying B-52 by nearly ten years. The book is 200 pages long. It contains 246 color photographs, 89 black and white photographs, and 2 other illustrations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1220 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1979-04
Category : Education
ISBN : PSU:000068696740

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Birdella A. Tucker
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462805105

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Intercession That Breaks The Sound Barrier by Birdella A. Tucker Pdf

Our sins have made a barrier between God and us (Isaiah 59:2). Sins leave us without the knowledge of what true peace is and what it means to act justly before God. Because of this, we stay in darkness, even though Jesus is the Light. In the darkness we grope like blind men and stumble in broad daylight. We moan and groan for the blessings of God, but our sins testify against us. Sin is disobedience to God. Even though Jesus died for these sins, if we remain in them, then we reject the Light. Our rejection of the Light is what causes the barriers between us and God. This book, Intercession That Breaks the Sound Barrier, gives several instances of what Jesus says invites the darkness and the redemptive voice that breaks them. Sounding the sounds of intercession is like putting on the robe of vengeance as armor. It is putting on the work of Jesus Himself to glorify God our Father. It is reverence for God in the name of God--it is Jehovah's breath. "And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, 'Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained" (John 20:22-23). It would be a mistake to speak of any earthly author for this book. It was written only as the breath of Jehovah breathed, and not of man's ability. To Him be all the glory and praise. Amen