No Holiday For The Rainmaker

Author : Scott Gertner
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984577467

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No Holiday for the Rainmaker by Scott Gertner Pdf

With his dream of eventually becoming a television star, Josh embarks on a journey that takes him from New York to California. Along the way he peels away the trappings of who he was and transitions into whom he thought he wanted to become. But he succeeds too well. And when his television character never rises above the same sparse hackneyed dialogue and stock dramatic gestures, he struggles to free himself from the stagnation of that role and implements a bold and daring strategy that strives to bring more meaning to his career and, consequently, to his life. But he learns that in having denied who he was, the repercussions are far greater than he ever imagined.

Author : Martin Kihn
Publisher : Business Plus
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-27
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780446562461

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House of Lies by Martin Kihn Pdf

In the bestselling tradition of "Liar's Poker" comes a devastatingly accurate and darkly hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the wonderful world of management consulting.

Author : Sheldon Patinkin
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810119949

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"No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance" by Sheldon Patinkin Pdf

Traces the American musical from its rich beginnings in European opera. This book talks about the infancy of the musical - the revues, operettas, and early musical comedies, as well as the groundbreaking shows like "Oklahoma!" and "Show Boat", with references to how history, literature, fashion, popular music and movies influenced musical theater.

Author : Keith Davey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015051103623

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The Rainmaker by Keith Davey Pdf

Author : Jim Leeke
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780912777979

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Howell's Storm by Jim Leeke Pdf

More than half a century ago, New York City felt the increasing effects of drought, which lasted throughout 1949 and into 1950. By February, the desperate city had to try something different. Mayor William O'Dwyer hired a municipal rainmaker. Dr. Wallace E. Howell was an inspired choice. The handsome, 35-year-old Harvard-educated meteorologist was the ideal scientist—soft-spoken, modest and articulate. No fast-talking prairie huckster, he took credit for nothing he couldn't prove with sound empirical data. Howell's meticulous nature often baffled jaded New Yorkers. Over the next year, his leadership of a small ground and air armada, and his unprecedented scientific campaign to replenish the city's Catskills reservoirs, captured the imagination of the world. New York's cloud-seeding and rainmaking efforts would remain the stuff of legends—and controversy—for decades.This is the first in-depth look at New York City's only official rainmaker—an unintentional celebrity, dedicated scientist and climate entrepreneur, whose activities stirred up controversy among government officials, meteorologists, theologians, farmers and resort owners alike.

Author : Erna Brodber
Publisher : New Beacon
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000053378514

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The Rainmaker's Mistake by Erna Brodber Pdf

Depicts in fiction the spirit of the past by exploring how the formerly enslaved of Jamaica handle their freedom and arrive at understandings of issues and processes concerning their settlement and diaspora.

Author : Alastair McIntosh
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781788852685

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Riders on the Storm by Alastair McIntosh Pdf

A journey into science and spirituality to help us reconnect with soil, soul, and society from “one of the world’s leading environmental campaigners” (BBC TV). Climate change is the greatest challenge to humankind today. While the coronavirus sheds a light on the vulnerability of our interconnected world, the effects of global warming will be permanent, indeed catastrophic, without a massive shift in human behavior. Writer, scholar and broadcaster Alastair McIntosh sums up the present knowledge and shows that conventional solutions are not enough. In rejecting the blind alleys of climate change denial, exaggeration and false optimism, he offers a scintillating discussion of ways forward. Weaving together science, politics, psychology and spirituality, this guide examines what it takes to make us riders on the storm. “A climate primer for our times.” —Michael E. Mann, author of The New Climate War “A profusion of ideas, insight, honesty and wit.” —The Herald “Imbued with the deepest hope for a better world.” —Sir Jonathon Porritt, author of Hope in Hell “Solid on the science yet dedicated to the human spirit.” —Professor Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy

Author : Owen Wister
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547688297

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The Essential Works of Owen Wister by Owen Wister Pdf

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Owen Wister (1860-1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister's most famous work remains the novel The Virginian, set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. It is also widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel. Table of Contents: The Dragon of Wantley Lin McLean The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University Lady Baltimore Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation Red Man and White Little Big Horn Medicine Specimen Jones The Serenade At Siskiyuo The General's Bluff Salvation Gap The Second Missouri Compromise La Tinaja Bonita A Pilgrim on the Gila The Jimmyjohn Boss A Kinsman of Red Cloud Sharon's Choice Napoleon Shave-Tail Twenty Minutes for Refreshments The Promised Land Hank's Woman Mother How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee Non-Fiction: Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat The Pentecost of Calamity A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge

Author : Mark Twain,James Fenimore Cooper,Max Brand,James Oliver Curwood,B. M. Bower,Zane Grey,Jackson Gregory,Jack London,William MacLeod Raine,William Patterson White,Rex Beach,Emerson Hough,Will Lillibridge,Andy Adams,Bret Harte,Owen Wister,Washington Irving,Willa Cather,O. Henry,Grace Livingston Hill,Charles King,Charles Alden Seltzer,Stephen Crane,Dane Coolidge,Marah Ellis Ryan,Francis William Sullivan,Frederic Homer Balch,Frederic Remington,Robert W. Chambers,Forrestine C. Hooker,James B. Hendryx,Frank H. Spearman,J. Allan Dunn,Ann S. Stephens,Robert E. Howard,Clarence E. Mulford,R.M. Ballantyne,Charles Siringo,Isabel E. Ostrander,Frederic Logan Paxson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 15295 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547793090

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The Ultimate Western Collection by Mark Twain,James Fenimore Cooper,Max Brand,James Oliver Curwood,B. M. Bower,Zane Grey,Jackson Gregory,Jack London,William MacLeod Raine,William Patterson White,Rex Beach,Emerson Hough,Will Lillibridge,Andy Adams,Bret Harte,Owen Wister,Washington Irving,Willa Cather,O. Henry,Grace Livingston Hill,Charles King,Charles Alden Seltzer,Stephen Crane,Dane Coolidge,Marah Ellis Ryan,Francis William Sullivan,Frederic Homer Balch,Frederic Remington,Robert W. Chambers,Forrestine C. Hooker,James B. Hendryx,Frank H. Spearman,J. Allan Dunn,Ann S. Stephens,Robert E. Howard,Clarence E. Mulford,R.M. Ballantyne,Charles Siringo,Isabel E. Ostrander,Frederic Logan Paxson Pdf

This carefully edited collection of world's most admired westerns will take you on a roller coaster ride through the plains of Wild West, the old trails, gold rush adventures, frontier sagas and more! Introduction The Last American Frontier – History of the 'Far West', of the Pioneers & Trailblazers Story of the Cowboy Story of the Outlaw Novels & Stories Riders of the Purple Sage Saga (Zane Grey) Ohio River Trilogy Dan Barry Series (Max Brand) The Virginian (Owen Wister) Lin McLean Leatherstocking Series (James F. Cooper) Flying U Series (B. M. Bower) Cabin Fever Rimrock Trail (J. Allan Dunn) Bucky O'Connor (William M. Raine) Breckinridge Elkins Series (Robert E. Howard) In a Hollow of the Hills (Bret Harte) Wolf Hunters (James Oliver Curwood) Gold Hunters Last of the Plainsmen Border Legion Smoke Bellew Country Beyond Lone Star Ranger Ronicky Doone Trilogy Riders of the Silences Three Partners Man of the Forest Lure of the Dim Trails Tennessee's Partner Covered Wagon (Emerson Hough) Luck of Roaring Camp Rustlers of Pecos County Pike Bearfield Series Hopalong Cassidy (Clarence E. Mulford) O Pioneers! (Willa Cather) My Ántonia Roughing It (Mark Twain) Outcasts of Poker Flat Call of the Wild (Jack London) Heart of the West (O. Henry) White Fang Log of a Cowboy (Andy Adams) Two-Gun Man (Charles Alden Seltzer) Short Cut (Jackson Gregory) Astoria (Washington Irving) Ungava (R.M. Ballantyne) Valley of Silent Men Black Jack Bull Hunter "Drag" Harlan (Charles Alden Seltzer) Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West Sheriff's Son Whispering Smith (Frank H. Spearman) A Texas Cow Boy (Charles Siringo) Boss of the Lazy Y Trail Horde Rider of Golden Bar (William P. White) Buck Peters, Ranchman Tangled Trail Golden Dream (Ballantyne) Gun-Brand (James B. Hendryx) Blue Hotel (Stephen Crane) Long Shadow Girl from Montana (Grace Livingston Hill) Hidden Children (Robert W. Chambers) Where the Trail Divides Iron Trail (Rex Beach) Desert Trail (Dane Coolidge) Bride Comes to Yellow Sky ...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
ISBN : UOM:39015055218633

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Punch by Anonim Pdf

Author : George W. Ogden
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1922-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Trail's End by George W. Ogden Pdf

Author : Richard W. Haines
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786480742

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The Moviegoing Experience, 1968-2001 by Richard W. Haines Pdf

The experience of going to the movies, be it a single screen theater, twin, multiplex or drive-in, is affected by many different factors that have shifted over the years. Just as movies emerged from silent to talking, black and white to color, there has invariably been change in the way movies are made, copied, distributed and viewed. This change in the moviegoing experience, for better or for worse, is worth studying. This work examines the American moviegoing experience from 1968 to 2001--the way in which movies are made and regulated (including the demise of the Production Code and the emergence of the ratings system) as well as changes in lighting, cinematography and coloring techniques. The projection practices of the past and present, during and after the presence of the Projectionists Union, and the advent of the "platter," which allowed for automated projection, are discussed. How home video and cable affected the content of films after the eighties and the history of computerized special effects leading to the development of digital cinema projection are included. The work also covers the changing types of venues over the last third of a century and other aspects that affect, positively or negatively, the entire moviegoing experience.

Author : Barry Monush
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781480329980

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The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors by Barry Monush Pdf

For decades, Screen World has been the film professional's, as well as the film buff's, favorite and indispensable annual screen resource, full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library. In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the earliest silent screen stars – Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks – to the mid-1960s, when the old studio and star systems came crashing down. Each listing includes: a brief biography, photos from the famed Screen World archives, with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed, entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions – good or bad! In addition to every major player, Monush includes the legions of unjustly neglected troupers of yesteryear. The result is a rarity: an invaluable reference tool that's as much fun to read as a scandal sheet. It pulsates with all the scandal, glamour, oddity and glory that was the lifeblood of its subjects. Contains over 1 000 photos!

Author : Rob Reid
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838909805

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Reid's Read-Alouds by Rob Reid Pdf

In this timesaving resource, Reid makes reading aloud to children and teens easy by selecting titles in high-interest topics and providing context to spotlight great passages.

Author : Kate Burton,Romilla Ready
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780470665435

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Neuro-linguistic Programming For Dummies by Kate Burton,Romilla Ready Pdf

Learn how to apply NLP to fine-tune life skills, build rapport, enhance communication, and become more persuasive One of the most exciting psychological techniques in use today, neuro-linguistic programming helps you model yourself on those-or, more accurately, the thought processes of those-who are stellar in their fields. Rooted in behavioral psychology of the 1970s, the concepts of NLP are now common to such diverse areas as business, education, sports, health, music and the performing arts-and have been instrumental in helping people change and improve their professional and personal lives. In this handy, informative guide, you will acquire a basic toolkit of NLP techniques, with advice on the NLP approach to goal-setting, as well as insights on how you think, form mental strategies, manage emotional states, and, finally, understand the world. With new content on new code NLP, symbolic modeling, clean language in the workplace and energetic NLP-techniques developed after the first edition Includes updated information throughout and two new chapters: Dipping into Modeling and Making Change Easier Not simply a guide to reprogramming your negative or habitual thoughts, this practical, down-to-earth introduction to NLP is the first step to fulfilling personal and professional ambitions and achieving excellence in every sphere of your life.