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Author : Gail Brewer-Giorgio
Publisher : Tudor Publishers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0944276318
Author : Michael Gabbay
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1551114054
This concise text treats logic as a tool, “generated so that half the work involved in thinking is done for you by somebody else (the rules and laws of the logic).” Gabbay explains in a clear and careful manner how formal features of, and formal relations between, ordinary declarative sentences are captured by the systems of propositional and predicate logic.
Author : Xaviant Haze
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781939149442
Oh Elvis, where art thou? Living on the Moon? Witness Protection? Kalamazoo? For more than 35 years Elvis lovers have been asking themselves this question, desperately wanting to believe their musical hero is still alive. Seeking to finally put the matter to rest, Xaviant Haze blows the Elvis conspiracies vault wide open with the first book dedicated solely to the mysteries surrounding the King of Rock n’ Roll. While giving an accurate and concise history of the King's life, he also illustrates how Elvis's talent was seized and controlled by the darker forces within the entertainment industry. The rise of an artist to celebrity status, his work while a mind control victim and his (or her) ultimate self-destruction has become an all-too-familiar story in pop culture, so frequently seen it can hardly be considered a coincidence. But Elvis was no manufactured Disney creation, he was a true one-of-a-kind talent rising from epic poverty to become one of the most iconic entertainers the world has ever seen. His was a tale of screaming fans, groundbreaking music, untold riches, dizzying fame and a spectacular free fall into obliteration. It was also a tale of UFO encounters, zany fake funerals, studies in metaphysics, numerology, occult theology—and a strange connection with Michael Jackson. An infamous pill addiction led the King to an early “death” and in the aftermath a pop culture phenomenon was born, enabling Elvis to sustain a famous afterlife thanks to over three decades of conspiracy theories. It’s time to reexamine these theories and put to rest once and for all the notion that Elvis could have faked his own death. If we can... This is a must read for Elvis fans and conspiracy theorists, alike. The book includes the complete comic strip “Elvis Presley: His Story in Pictures” written by Angus Allan and illustrated by Arthur Ranson. First published in Look-in magazine, this marks the first time the strip has been republished in its entirety since 1982 and the first time it has ever been available outside of the United Kingdom.
Author : Dennis R. Hall,Susan Grove Hall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 937 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313027673
What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world. In this A-to-Z collection of essays scholars explore more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena as they seek to discover what it means to be labeled icon. From the Alamo to Muhammad Ali, from John Wayne to the zipper, the American icons covered in this unique three-volume set include subjects from culture, law, art, food, religion, and science. By providing numerous ways for the reader to engage in the process of interpreting these images and artifacts, the work serves as a unique resource for students of American history and culture. Features 100 illustrations. What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world. This A-to-Z collection of essays explores more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena that have taken on iconic status in American culture. The scholars and writers whose thoughts are gathered in this unique three-volume set examine these icons through a diverse array of perspectives and fields of expertise. Ranging from the Alamo to Muhammad Ali, from John Wayne to the zipper, this selection of American icons represents essential elements of our culture, including law, art, food, religion, and science. Featuring more than 100 illustrations, this work will serve as a unique resource for students of American history and culture. The interdisciplinary scholars in this work examine what it means when something is labeled as an icon. What common features do the people, places, and things we deem to be iconic share? To begin with, an icon generates strong responses in people, it often stands for a group of values (John Wayne), it reflects forces of its time, it can be reshaped or extended by imitation, and it often breaks down barriers between various segments of American culture, such as those that exist between white and black America, or between high and low art. The essays contained in this set examine all these aspects of American icons from a variety of perspectives and through a lively range of rhetoric styles.
Author : Paul Kennedy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781440226076
The King is back! Collectors and fans will love this handy new reference of everything Elvis, with 300 classic photographs, a complete guide to Elvis collectibles including every record he ever made, and an array of other fascinating information. Designed in a convenient carry-along format, this full-color guide offers collectors up-to-date pricing information for records and other collectibles, as well as information on Elvis' personal history. No other guide to Elvis collectibles offers this much information in such a convenient size and affordable price!
Author : Ted Harrison
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781780236834
There is no other way to put it: Elvis is the King. Note the present tense: even though Elvis (supposedly) died nearly forty years ago, he has lived on in our hearts, as a sound, as an image, and as an especially vigorous personality. In fact, it’s safe to say no other celebrity has done so quite as well. The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley is the story of that afterlife, of Elvis after he left the building. Walking the eccentrically carpeted rooms of Graceland, bidding into stratospheric sums on his auctioned relics, and mingling among the some 200,000 impersonators of his likeness, Ted Harrison offers nothing less than the ultimate Elvis tribute. Harrison begins, of course, in pilgrimage: to Graceland. He shows how Elvis’s estate was pillaged nearly to ruin by his manager but was saved through the deft business acumen and financial vision of his divorced wife, one Priscilla Presley. If Graceland seems holy, that’s because it is: Harrison unveils in Elvis’s allure a deeply spiritual dimension, showing how Elvis fans, over the decades, have anointed their idol with Christ-like qualities. Through Elvis’s extravagance, Harrison raises fascinating links between money and faith, and through Elvis’s life, he shows how the King actually fulfilled a host of roles ranging from hero to martyr to saint. Underpinning the whole story is Elvis’s extraordinary charisma and—lest we forget—his astonishing musical genius. Fascinating, colorful, and deeply informative, this book is a must-have for any fan, anyone who was ever lucky enough to see Elvis alive or who hopes they might still be able to.
Author : Barry L. Callen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666744040
People readily form religious beliefs out of their imaginations, fears, fantasies, and bloated egos. The paranormal is now nearly the norm in the world of popular entertainment, threatening traditional systems of belief. Are today's "walking dead" real zombies? Are the aliens actually here? What's keeping you awake at night? Are masses of overscheduled and frustrated people spiritually deceased even though still breathing? Who's lurking in the shadows, demons of destruction, a loving God seeking our highest well-being, or nothing but our twisted imaginations? How we fragile humans long for safety, ecstacy, community, meaning, and "salvation." We must beware, however. Numerous charlatans have it all for sale! By contrast, there still is the man Jesus who has paid the highest of prices and is offering all we need as a free gift. In him, insists the Christian faith, death has died and we've been set free to be "possessed" by the Spirit of Jesus, thus becoming the living dead. Receiving this gift takes faith, of course, but faith not contrary to reason. In fact, it may be the most reasonable and satisfying thing we could ever do.
Author : Gillian Gaar
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781623688615
With 2014 marking the 60th anniversary of the release of Elvis Presley’s first record, “That’s All Right,” this book makes the perfect companion for celebrating the life and music of one of the world’s most popular entertainers. Packed with history, trivia, lists, little-known facts, and must-do adventures, legions of Elvis fans around the globe who still adore him more than three decades after his death will delight in this ode to “The King.” Ranked from one to 100, the songs, albums, movies, places, personalities, and events that are the most important to know in Elvis lore unfold on the pages, offering hours of entertainment for both casual and serious fans.
Author : Sif Rose Thaysen
Publisher : Inkling of Thunder Publishing
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788797237007
Ten gothic short stories, illustrated by the author. "I’m still in the car. The windshield is cracked. Branches are poking through, like hands of death reaching for us. My chest hurts, so does my leg. It’s hard to breathe, the seat belt tight across my body. Pain shoots up my neck as I turn my head just a little, but I can see her out the corner of my eye… her head lolling to one side. She lays against the passenger door, which has been pushed in by the tree trunk. Her arm is at a wrong angle. A slim line of blood runs from the corner of her mouth. She turns her head, opens her eyes. Dead, pale. You killed me, she says, with stiff blue lips." A collection of short stories by Sif Rose Thaysen for a young adult/new adult readership. The ten stories investigate the gothic genre through a modern lens and deal with various aspects of death and loss through different tropes, voices, and settings.
Author : Adam Selzer
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780375895937
Do you know America? No, I mean, do you REALLY know America? Would you recognize John Adams in a lineup? Can you identify any presidents between Lincoln and Roosevelt? Hmmm. I thought so. Well, you really need this book. Not only will it improve your sorry historical knowledge, it will crack you up, and give you material to throw your teachers off-balance for entire class periods. Identify their lies! Point out their half-truths! And possibly, just possibly, gain some extra credit for yourself.
Author : Anthony Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 061581705X
It's always been larger than life; an untamed land where a tin star can hide a dark heart and an outlaw might be your only friend. From the metroplex to the motel, Texas defines itself through its tall tales and truthful lies. Come travel the lost highways of the Lone Star State where the last cowboy band calls the tune, where a broken soul struggles to find a home, where preachers and Sunday school teachers seek sinful delights, and where politicians serve themselves before the public vice. Stand tall as heroes rise from burnt-out lands, from shots fired with no help in sight, from prison cells to honky tonks, to shadows cast by an outlaw moon, to the campfire's glow on a ghostly night. "Dead'r Than Elvis: Tall Tales of Texas Bullsh*t" is a collection of modern myths celebrating the good, the bad, and the downright weird of this mystical land that has the big brass balls to call itself... TEXAS. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll scratch your head and wonder why, but in the end you'll realize - by God, it's Texas! "Dead'r Than Elvis is an anthology of short stories that could only come from the Great State of Texas. A delightful confluence of intriguing characters, from a honky tonk band leader to a black man falsely accused, Roberts takes you on a tour of the historical (sometimes hysterical) ins and outs of being a true Texan. Roberts never fails to engage, and this book will keep you too busy to notice the bluebonnets blooming outside your window." -- Liz Dixon Evans "Being a "displaced Texan" I often gravitate to things that remind me of home. This book is like BBQ Brisket and Dr. Pepper with a side of Blue Bell Ice Cream. The stories depict Texan culture so accurately, it's effortless to immerse myself into them." -- Lee Heber "Considering the title, I expected this book to contain some bawdy tales of over-the-top Texans, and it does, but it also has some scares and some real heartbreak. I laughed out loud at some of the stories (the wayward preacher and the guy's trip to the desert) and I cried for others (the marine back from Iraq and the father at the lake). These stories capture the spirit of Texas and with a Texas-size heart." -- Lisa Grant "Anthony Roberts has a gift for dialogue and dialect. I can almost hear my cattle-rustlin', moonshiner, sheriff grandpappy-in-law in some of these stories. He could have easily been included in this colorful, crazy, cast-of-characters. Even though these are fictional stories, having lived in the South, and having had a couple of (mis)adventures in Texas, it wouldn't surprise me if many of these tales were based in truth." -- Barbara Gilliland Harrison "If these aren't the Tall Tales we all heard as kids, then they are well told and every bit as true to Texas. Honky tonks and Western Swing, gunshot lawmen, small-town politicians, sex-starved preachers, drunken outlaws, rattlesnake hunters, cowgirls brawling in the streets and even a lost, heart-broke dawg. Yep, it sure ain't your grandpa's Pecos Bill but it's clear that the author knows and loves the Great State of Texas." -- R. T. Reynolds
Author : Elizabeth Barfoot Christian
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780739146361
Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture, edited by Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, is an edited collection that explores how different genres of popular music are branded and marketed today. The book's core objectives are addressed over three sections. In the first part of Rock Brands, the authors examine how established mainstream artists/bands are continuing to market themselves in an ever-changing technological world, and how bands can use integrated marketing communication to effectively 'brand' themselves. This branding is intended as a protection so that technology and delivery changes don't stifle the bands' success. KISS, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Phish, and Miley Cyrus are all popular musical influences considered in this part of the analysis. In the second section, the authors explore how some musicians effectively use attention-grabbing issues such as politics (for example, Kanye West and countless country musicians) and religion (such as with Christian heavy metal bands and Bon Jovi) in their lyrics, and also how imagery is utilized by artists such as Marilyn Manson to gain a fan base. Finally, the book will explore specific changes in the media available to market music today (see M.I.A. and her use of new media) and, similarly, how these resources can benefit music icons even after they are long gone, as with Elvis and Michael Jackson. Rock Brands further examines gaming, reality television, and social networking sites as new outlets for marketing and otherwise experiencing popular music. What makes some bands stand out and succeed when so many fail? How does one find a niche that isn't just kitsch and can stand the test of time, allowing the musician to grow as an artist as well as grow a substantial fan base? Elizabeth Barfoot Christian and the book's contributors expertly navigate these questions and more in Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture.
Author : John McRae
Publisher : Wayzgoose Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Elvis Presley was one of the most famous pop musicians of the 20th century. If you check an official biography, you will learn that he was born on January 8, 1935, and died on August 16, 1977. During his life, he wrote and performed many hit songs and record albums, and he starred in 31 movies. Now, everybody agrees that he was born in 1935. But as for his death... well, everybody does not agree about that! Some people believe that he did not die in 1977; and in fact, that he might still be alive! Why do they think that? What is their evidence? What do they think happened instead, and where is Elvis now? This reader for intermediate-level learners of English tells the story of Elvis Presley's incredible life and accomplishments, and explains the mystery around his death—or his disappearance!
Author : Lewis Grizzard
Publisher : NewSouth Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781603060837
The 1950s were simple times to grow up. For Lewis Grizzard and his buddies, gallivanting meant hanging out at the local store, eating Zagnut candy bars and drinking "Big Orange bellywashers." About the worst thing a kid ever did was smoke rabbit tobacco rolled in paper torn from a brown grocery sack, or maybe slick back his hair into a ducktail and try gyrating his hips like Elvis. But then assassinations, war, civil rights, free love, and drugs rocked the old order. And as they did, Grizzard frequently felt lost and confused. In place of Elvis, the Pied Piper of his generation, Grizzard now found wormy-looking, long-haired English kids who performed either half-naked or dressed like Zasu Pitts. Elvis Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself is the witty, satiric, nostalgic account of Grizzard's efforts to survive in a changing world. Sex, music, clothes, entertainment, and life itself receive the Grizzard treatment. In this, his sixth book, Grizzard was never funnier or more in tune with his readers. He might not have felt so good himself, but his social commentary and humor can still make the rest of us feel just fine.
Author : Gary R. Habermas,Antony Flew
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830837182
This book presents the full content of the third and final debate between philosopher Antony Flew--who was, until 2004, one of the world's most prominent atheists--and Christian philosopher Gary Habermas. Included as well are transcripts of the Q A session with the audience afterward, a 2004 conversation between Habermas and Flew shortly after Flew's much-publicized change of position to theism, as well as editor David Baggett's assessment and analysis of the full history of Habermas and Flew's interactions.