Veeps

Author : Bill Kelter
Publisher : Top Shelf Productions
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781603090957

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Veeps by Bill Kelter Pdf

"I never thought there was anything funny about our vice-presidents, until I read VEEPS, a welcome, often hilarious respite from the tedium of national politics." --Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States It's a tired but true clich_ that every American Vice President is just a heartbeat away from the most powerful job in the world ... a job they've often never really interviewed for. Who are these people? We all know about the one who shot his hunting partner in the face, but how about the tavern owner who once married one of his slaves and then sold her at auction when she tried to leave him? Or the one whose President went to his death regretting that he hadn't had his Vice President hanged? Or the one who was too frequently inebriated to serve out the whole of his term? Over more than 200 years, the American voters have sent a platoon of rogues, cowards, drunks, featherweights, doddering geriatrics, bigots, and atrocious spellers to Washington D.C. to sit one bullet, cerebral hemorrhage, or case of pneumonia away from the highest office in the land. VEEPS tells the sordid, head-scratching, perversely-entertaining stories of these men we've chosen to ride shotgun in the biggest rig in democracy, without ever seriously considering the possibility that they might have to take the wheel.

Author : Rudy Rucker
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786750344

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The Hacker and the Ants by Rudy Rucker Pdf

From a two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick award, and one of the founding fathers of cyberpunk comes a novel about a very modern nightmare: the most destructive computer virus ever has been traced to your machine. Computer programmer Jerzy Rugby spends his days blissfully hacking away in cyberspace — aiding the GoMotion Corporation in its noble quest to create intelligent robots. Then an electronic ant gets into the machinery ... then more ants .... then millions and millions of the nasty viral pests appear out of nowhere to wreak havoc throughout the Net. And suddenly Jerzy Rugby is Public Enemy Number One, wanted for sabotage, computer crime, and treason — a patsy who must now get to the bottom of the virtual insectile plague. "Rudy Rucker warms the cockles of my heart ... I think of him as the Scarlet Pimpernel of science fiction." — Philip Jose Farmer

Author : Clarence M. Agress
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781481779623

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Save the Veep by Clarence M. Agress Pdf

Save the Veep The Vice-President Veep, has suffered a life-threatening heart attack, and is on life-support awaiting a transplant, Just when he has to decide on the Canadian pipe-line oil deal, because Congress is dead-locked. A young boy with the same rare blood type is also on life-support. Priority is decided by the National organization, UNOS, policy: organ transplant to the recipient with the best life-expectancy. But the President has designated that the first heart is to go to the Veep. Complicating the situation a Mexican running a fattening house , an organ trafficking horror, which takes organs from live Victims, has offered a heart for the surgeons nephew, the boy, out of gratitude for saving his life. It is amoral and illegal to accept. Further complicating the story, a Saudi Prince, fearful that a decision to accept the oil from the pipe-line will end the dependence of the US on OPEC, sends an assassin to kill the Veep.

Author : Gagandeep Singh,Caterina Urban
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031223082

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Static Analysis by Gagandeep Singh,Caterina Urban Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 29th International Symposium on Static Analysis, SAS 2022, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in December 2022. The 18 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. Static analysis is widely recognized as a fundamental tool for program verification, bug detection, compiler optimization, program understanding, and software maintenance. The papers deal with theoretical, practical and application advances in the area.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Automobile industry and trade
ISBN : PSU:000070844528

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Ward's Auto World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mitch Rosalsky
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Doo-wop (Music)
ISBN : 081084592X

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Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups by Mitch Rosalsky Pdf

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the cities of origin, members, and music of some of the most popular rhythm and blues and doo wop groups.

Author : Richard Stim
Publisher : Nolo
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781413329124

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Music Law by Richard Stim Pdf

You're more likely to have a successful career in the music business if you can understand and negotiate music business contracts and copyrights—and this best-selling book explains how to do that in plain English.

Author : Sebastian M. Herrmann,Katja Kanzler,Stefan Schubert
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783839461303

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Beyond Narrative by Sebastian M. Herrmann,Katja Kanzler,Stefan Schubert Pdf

This book calls for an investigation of the ›borderlands of narrativity‹ — the complex and culturally productive area where the symbolic form of narrative meets other symbolic logics, such as data(base), play, spectacle, or ritual. It opens up a conversation about the ›beyond‹ of narrative, about the myriad constellations in which narrativity interlaces with, rubs against, or morphs into the principles of other forms. To conceptualize these borderlands, the book introduces the notion of »narrative liminality,« which the 16 articles utilize to engage literature, popular culture, digital technology, historical artifacts, and other kinds of texts from a time span of close to 200 years.

Author : Chuck Dixon,Doug Moench
Publisher : DC Comics
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781401293086

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Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1 (25th Anniversary Edition) by Chuck Dixon,Doug Moench Pdf

The inmates of Gotham CityÕs Arkham Asylum are loose, and Batman is in hot pursuit of The Joker, the Riddler, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Scarecrow and more. Pushed to the limit, the Dark Knight comes face to face with Bane, a hyper-pumped-up monstrosity, who delivers a crippling blow that changes BatmanÕs destiny forever. Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1 presents the epic battle between Batman and one of his greatest foes of all time, Bane. Part two of a massive nine-volume celebration of the entire Batman: Knightfall saga, this collection follows the story arc begun in Batman: Prelude to Knightfall and features Batman #492-497 and Detective Comics #659-663 along with supplemental character sketches and more.

Author : Frederick M. Hess
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781612500751

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Urban School Reform by Frederick M. Hess Pdf

An indispensable book for administrators, policymakers, scholars, and practitioners, Urban School Reform presents a revealing portrait of reform efforts while identifying the full range of issues that education reformers will need to address in districts across the country in the years ahead. Today's urban school reformers face a bewildering array of challenges. Urgent problems pertaining to governance, management, labor relations, classroom instruction, and numerous other areas face those who wish to reform and improve urban schools. Having undergone one of the nation's most comprehensive school reform efforts in recent years, San Diego has been a site of nationwide interest--one that is uncommonly well suited to learning about the challenges facing all reformers. This timely book addresses the full range of critical issues pertaining to urban school reform by looking closely at the recent reform efforts in San Diego. In essays by an impressive gathering of scholars and practitioners from across the country, the book considers crucial dimensions of reform efforts in the San Diego schools, including performance, governance, the external environment, central leadership and management, district infrastructure, support services, and school-level instructional efforts. The result is a full-scale assessment of San Diego's reform efforts--a record of unmistakable relevance and value to other urban reform movements throughout the United States.

Author : Cooper
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1462830927

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The President's Dilemma by Cooper Pdf

When the White House escalates the War on Drugs by launching the GREAT ROUNDUP and interning all stoners from political swing states, the administration is out-foxed by Flea and his band of freewheelersincluding The Most Beautiful Woman in the Worldwho take over the internment camps and convert them into social experiments. But even Flea and company are outdone by the Devils Tower when that celebrated Wyoming mountain moves east toward the nations capital. No one knows what the mountain wants or how to deal with ituntil it makes a non-negotiable demand of the U.S. President.

Author : Gregg Stebben,Austin Hill
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510714205

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White House Confidential by Gregg Stebben,Austin Hill Pdf

An irreverent look at Presidential foibles, follies, fibs, and moral failures Were past presidents smarter, more honest, and better behaved that those we elect today? Don’t bet on it! White House Confidential shows that commanders-in-chief have been lying, cheating, stealing, and womanizing from the days of the Founding Fathers. Focusing on the qualities that never made it into White House press releases, the authors look at their sexual misdeeds and strange family relationships, scandals that engulfed administrations, fights with enemies, and questionable money matters. Dip into these pages to find out: Which president was famous for being the richest man alive because of all his brilliant real estate deals? Which president was born in Canada, and was ineligible to hold the office of president? Which president caused some problems by trying to grow “strange herbs” in the White House garden? Which president often ordered White House staff to rub Vaseline into his scalp while he ate breakfast in bed? Which president often called his deputy chief of staff “Turd Blossom”? Updated with new material about many presidents including George W. Bush and Barack Obama, White House Confidential will have you laughing (and sometimes cursing!) as you take a second look at the next occupant of the Oval Office.

Author : Victoria McCollum,Giuliana Monteverde
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315306896

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HBO’s Original Voices by Victoria McCollum,Giuliana Monteverde Pdf

This book constitutes the first major exploration of HBO's current programming, examined in the context of the transformation of American television and global society. With studies of well-known shows such as Game of Thrones, Girls, Insecure, Looking, Silicon Valley, The Comeback, The Leftovers, True Detective and Veep and Vinyl, the authors examine the trends in current programming, including the rise of queer characters, era-defining comedy, reinvented fantasy series, and the content’s new awareness of gender, sexuality and family dysfunction. Interdisciplinary and international in scope, HBO’s New and Original Voices explores the sociocultural and political role and impact that HBO's current programmes have held and the ways in which it has translated and reinterpreted social discourses into its own televisual language. A significant intervention in television studies, media studies and cultural studies, this book illuminates the emergence of a new era of culturally relevant television that fans, students, and researchers will find lively, accessible and fascinating.

Author : Nam H Nguyen
Publisher : Nam H Nguyen
Page : 4521 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Essential 120000 English-Telugu Words Dictionary by Nam H Nguyen Pdf

The entire dictionary is an alphabetical list of English words and their French equivalent translations. It will be very useful for everyone (home, school, students, travel, interpreting and learning French or English). మొత్తం నిఘంటువు ఆంగ్ల పదాల యొక్క అక్షర జాబితా మరియు వారి ఫ్రెంచ్ సమానమైన అనువాదాలు. ఇది అందరికీ చాలా ఉపయోగకరంగా ఉంటుంది (హోమ్, పాఠశాల, విద్యార్థులు, ప్రయాణం, అనువాదం లేదా ఫ్రెంచ్ లేదా ఆంగ్లం నేర్చుకోవడం).

Author : Nam H Nguyen
Publisher : Nam H Nguyen
Page : 4416 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Essential 120000 English-Portuguese Words Dictionary by Nam H Nguyen Pdf

Learning a new language or a second language is not quick or easy. Especially the first few months, it requires a lot of time, a lot of patience, and commitment. The Essential 120,000 English-Portuguese Words Dictionary is a great resource anywhere you go; it is an easy tool that has just the words you want and need! The entire dictionary is an alphabetical list of English words and their Portuguese equivalent translations. It will be very useful for everyone (home, school, students, travel, interpreting and learning Portuguese or English). The words you will learn will help you in any situation! Learning a new language or a second language allows you to connect with the country and culture you are working on through books, magazines, newspapers, movies, television, websites, and conversations. Best of all, learning languages is a passion that will help you in the future, and the skill will belong to you forever! Just remember one thing that learning never stops! Read, Read, Read! And Write, Write, Write! A thank you to my wonderful wife Beth (Griffo) Nguyen and my amazing sons Taylor Nguyen and Ashton Nguyen for all their love and support, without their emotional support and help, none of these educational language eBooks and audios would be possible. Aprender uma nova língua ou uma segunda língua não é rápido nem fácil . Especialmente nos primeiros meses , requer muito tempo , muita paciência e compromisso. The Essential 120.000 palavras Inglês-Português Dicionário é um grande recurso em qualquer lugar que você vá ; é uma ferramenta fácil que tem apenas as palavras que você quer e precisa! Todo o dicionário é uma lista alfabética de palavras em inglês e suas traduções equivalentes portugueses. Será muito útil para todos ( casa, escola , estudantes, viagens , interpretar e aprender Português ou Inglês ) . As palavras que você vai aprender vai ajudá-lo em qualquer situação! Aprender uma nova língua ou uma segunda língua permite que você conecte com o país e cultura que está a trabalhar através de livros , revistas, jornais , filmes, televisão , sites e conversas. O melhor de tudo , aprender línguas é uma paixão que irá ajudá-lo no futuro , ea habilidade vai pertencer a você para sempre! Basta lembrar uma coisa que a aprendizagem nunca pára ! Ler, Ler , ler! E escrever, escrever, escrever ! Um obrigado à minha maravilhosa esposa Beth ( Griffo ) Nguyen e meus filhos incríveis Taylor Nguyen e Ashton Nguyen para todo o seu amor e apoio, sem o seu apoio emocional e ajuda , nenhum destes eBooks linguagem educativa e áudios seria possível.