Shelter From The Machine

Author : Jason G. Strange
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252051890

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Shelter from the Machine by Jason G. Strange Pdf

”You’re either buried with your crystals or your shotgun.” That laconic comment captures the hippies-versus-hicks conflict that divides, and in some ways defines, modern-day homesteaders. It also reveals that back to-the-landers, though they may seek lives off the grid, remain connected to the most pressing questions confronting the United States today. Jason Strange shows where homesteaders fit, and don't fit, within contemporary America. Blending history with personal stories, Strange visits pig roasts and bohemian work parties to find people engaged in a lifestyle that offers challenge and fulfillment for those in search of virtues like self-employment, frugality, contact with nature, and escape from the mainstream. He also lays bare the vast differences in education and opportunity that leave some homesteaders dispossessed while charting the tensions that arise when people seek refuge from the ills of modern society—only to find themselves indelibly marked by the system they dreamed of escaping.

Author : S. B. York,M. D. Wright,E. L. Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : UCAL:B4240800

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Alternative Ways of Providing Host Area Fallout Protection by S. B. York,M. D. Wright,E. L. Hill Pdf

Author : Ronald Phillip Tye
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Heat
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Thermal Transmission Measurements of Insulation by Ronald Phillip Tye Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1266 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Medal of Honor
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126844591

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Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863-1973 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs Pdf

Author : Vladimir Sorokin
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781590175125

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Ice Trilogy by Vladimir Sorokin Pdf

A New York Review Books Original In 1908, deep in Siberia, it fell to earth. THEIR ICE. A young man on a scientific expedition found it. It spoke to his heart, and his heart named him Bro. Bro felt the Ice. Bro knew its purpose. To bring together the 23,000 blond, blue-eyed Brothers and Sisters of the Light who were scattered on earth. To wake their sleeping hearts. To return to the Light. To destroy this world. And secretly, throughout the twentieth century and up to our own day, the Children of the Light have pursued their beloved goal. Pulp fiction, science fiction, New Ageism, pornography, video-game mayhem, old-time Communist propaganda, and rampant commercial hype all collide, splinter, and splatter in Vladimir Sorokin’s virtuosic Ice Trilogy, a crazed joyride through modern times with the promise of a truly spectacular crash at the end. And the reader, as eager for the redemptive fix of a good story as the Children are for the Primordial Light, has no choice except to go along, caught up in a brilliant illusion from which only illusion escapes intact.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UOM:39015075009392

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Technical Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:30000010130007

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Department Bulletin by United States. Department of Agriculture Pdf

Author : Surplus Record
Publisher : Surplus Record
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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September 2022 - Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment Directory by Surplus Record Pdf

SURPLUS RECORD, is the leading independent business directory of new and used capital equipment, machine tools, machinery, and industrial equipment, listing over 95,000 industrial assets; including metalworking and fabricating machine tools, chemical and process equipment, cranes, air compressors, pumps, motors, circuit breakers, generators, transformers, turbines, and more. Over 1,100 businesses list with the SURPLUS RECORD. September 2022 issue. Vol. 99, No. 9

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110700924

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Soviet Military Thought by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile delinquents
ISBN : IND:30000056097599

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Juvenile Offenders and Victims by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:30000003691882

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Yearbook of Agriculture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wendell Bowers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Agricultural machinery
ISBN : WISC:89031277791

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Machinery Management by Wendell Bowers Pdf

This text is intended to provide a basic understanding of selecting, maintaining, and managing farm machinery. The following topics are covered in the individual chapters: dealing with typical problems in farm machinery management; measuring machine capacity; improving field efficiency; matching machine size and capacity; estimating power requirements; estimating fixed costs; estimating fuel and lubricant costs; estimating repair costs; computing total costs for machines and operations; deciding when to trade; considering future capacity needs; calculating custom work costs; comparing ownership, leasing, and rental costs; and starting machinery management. The final chapter, which contains six case studies, deals with recordkeeping, the cost of new machinery, financial analysis, peer pressure, using a budget, and cash flow analysis. A chapter summary and set of quiz questions conclude each chapter. Answers to the questions are also provided. Appendixes include reference tables, calculator and computer sections, and a list of suggested readings. (MN)

Author : E.M. Forster
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2200000109293

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The Machine Stops. Illustrated by E.M. Forster Pdf

"The Machine Stops" by E.M. Forster, now presented in a beautifully illustrated edition, is a visionary and thought-provoking novella that explores the perils of technological dependency and the potential consequences of a society overly reliant on machines. Set in a future where humanity lives underground, isolated in individual cells, their every need attended to by an all-encompassing Machine, the story follows Vashti, a lecturer and true believer in the Machine's omnipotence. However, as the Machine begins to show signs of malfunction, Vashti's worldview is challenged, leading to a series of events that question the very foundations of her society. "The Machine Stops" remains a compelling exploration of the dangers of sacrificing human connections for the convenience of technology. This illustrated edition provides a fresh perspective on Forster's timeless work, making it an engaging and visually captivating experience for both new and returning readers.

Author : Jayne Anne Phillips
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307808844

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Machine Dreams by Jayne Anne Phillips Pdf

Called “an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing” by The New York Times, this highly acclaimed debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history—from the Depression to the Vietnam War. One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Here is a stunning chronicle that is revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each member of the Hampson family. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner, working to complete college and raise the family. While the couple fight to keep their marriage intact, their daughter Danner and son Billy forge a sibling bond of uncommon strength. When Billy goes off to Vietnam, Danner becomes the sole bond linking her family, whose dissolution mirrors the fractured state of America in the 1960s. Deeply felt and vividly imagined, this lyrical novel is "among the wisest of a generation to grapple with a war that maimed us all" (The Village Voice), by a master of contemporary fiction.

Author : Mattia Lattanzi Giacomo Pedroni
Publisher : LudovicaGreta Editore
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9788897078739

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Two little rabbits by Mattia Lattanzi Giacomo Pedroni Pdf

Foffo and Carotino two wonderful rabbits, suddenly discover they can think and speak like humans. They don’t know each other, but both of them leave their parents, their home to make an important travel. They want to release rabbits imprisoned inside farms and intensive breedings and animals employed in pharmaceutical industries for scientific experiments. People mustn’t mistreat, torture or kill rabbits and animals! This is the message the two little friends want to spread to the whole world. Foffo and Carotino meet for the first time in a forest. Conigliona, will support them together with Bombolo an old and abandoned dog which wondered alone in the countryside. A huge white rabbit, Angelo, often appears in Foffo’s dreams to give it some useful advice. Angelo will help the group of friends to reach their aims: they will save together over ten thousands of rabbits from vivisection.