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Author : Wesley Treat,Heather Shades,Rob Riggs
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1402766874
"If your taste extends to the odd side of traveling, [this is your ticket]."--"Booklist."
Author : Wesley Treat
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781402739385
Each fun and intriguing volume offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don't venture, including oddball curiosities, local legends, crazy characters, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Author : Joshua Long
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292778153
An examination of Austin’s rapid economic and creative growth and local attitudes toward the Texas capitol’s transformation as an urban center. Austin, Texas, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, is experiencing one of the most dynamic periods in its history. Wedged between homogenizing growth and a long tradition of rebellious nonconformity, many Austinites feel that they are amid a battle for the city’s soul. From this struggle, a movement has emerged as a form of resistance to the rapid urban transformation brought about in recent years: “Keep Austin Weird” originated in 2000 as a grassroots expression of place attachment and anti-commercialization. Its popularity has led to its use as a rallying cry for local business, as a rhetorical tool by city governance, and now as the unofficial civic motto for a city experiencing rapid growth and transformation. By using “Keep Austin Weird” as a central focus, Joshua Long explores the links between sense of place, consumption patterns, sustainable development, and urban politics in Austin. Research on this phenomenon considers the strong influence of the “Creative Class” thesis on Smart Growth strategies, gentrification, income inequality, and social polarization made popular by the works of Richard Florida. This study is highly applicable to several emerging “Creative Cities,” but holds special significance for the city considered the greatest creative success story, Austin.
Author : Joshua Long
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292722415
A native Texan who lived and worked in the Austin area for more than twenty years, Joshua Long is Assistant Professor of Social Sciences at Franklin College Switzerland in Lugano, Switzerland. --Book Jacket.
Author : Mark Moran,Mark Sceurman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1402742266
Discusses the hauntings of various houses throughout the United States.
Author : Paul Green
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476624020
From automatons to zombies, many elements of fantasy and science fiction have been cross-pollinated with the Western movie genre. In its second edition, this encyclopedia of the Weird Western includes many new entries covering film, television, animation, novels, pulp fiction, short stories, comic books, graphic novels and video and role-playing games. Categories include Weird, Weird Menace, Science Fiction, Space, Steampunk and Romance Westerns.
Author : Victoria Irwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798718106435
Texas is a unique place that often leaves those outside of it scratching their head. Based on the podcast Texas: Slang for Crazy, this book explores some of the weird urban legends, famous figures, and customs of residents to the Lone Star State.
Author : Howie Richey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625851826
In 1839, Texas officials toasted their new capital of Austin, and its citizens never ran out of excuses for revelry. Austinites celebrate their homegrown and vibrant culture, renowned and innovative music, street life and collective quirkiness with pride. While world-class events now call the city home, in a culture that eschews conformity at every turn, Austin's underground social gatherings are what truly earn it bragging rights. Discover the grass-roots origins of the enigmatic eccentricity that has drawn people from all corners of Texas and now from the whole world. Feel the beat of drum circles at Eeyore's Birthday Party in April, sling puns at the annual O. Henry Pun-Off or share a meal with strangers at the monthly Perpetual Potluck Picnic--or Jim O's, as the locals say. Author Howie Richey explores the offbeat, exuberant culture and history of the city that started with a party that just didn't stop.
Author : Winter Prosapio,Lisa Wojna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1897278306
Texas and Texans tend to march to the beat of their own drummer, which makes for a fascinating collection of trivia. For example, Texas was once an independent republic, the only state in the union to have that honor. Aurora, Texas, is said to be the site of a crashed spacecraft with the pilot buried in the local graveyard. A room at the Galvez Hotel in Galveston is infamous for sending its guests packing in a hurry. And Texas plays host to one of the world's busiest airports. All this and more in the Bathroom Book of Texas Trivia.
Author : Jesse P. Pollack
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781481482301
Real stories. Real teens. Real consequences. A murder in a small Long Island town reveals the dark secrets lurking behind the seemingly peaceful façade in this latest installment of the Simon True series. On June 19, 1984, seventeen-year-old Ricky Kasso murdered Gary Lauwers in what local police and the international press dubbed a “Satanic Sacrifice.” The murder became the subject of several popular songs, and television specials addressed the issue of whether or not America’s teens were practicing Satanism. Even Congress got in on the act, debating Satanic symbolism in songs by performers like AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne. “The country is in crisis!” screamed the pundits. After all, it was the height of the Reagan era and Nancy Reagan’s “just say no” campaign was everywhere. But what this case revealed were bigger problems lurking at the heart of suburban America. Ricky Kasso wasn’t a bad kid, but he was lost. To feel better, he started smoking pot, moving on from that to PCP and LSD. He ended up living on the streets and thinking he had nothing to lose. Gary Lauwers went from being a victim of bullying to using drugs to fit in, and finally robbery—but then he made the mistake of stealing from Ricky, and from that moment on, his fate was sealed. A few months later, Gary went into the woods behind the park with Ricky and two other boys. Only three of them came out. The subsequent police investigation and accompanying media circus turned the village upside down. It shattered the image of an idyllic small town, changed the way neighbors viewed each other, and recast the War on Drugs.
Author : Art Bernstein
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780762768592
Art Bernstein offers sixteen engaging stories of strange-but-true events that occurred while he was hiking.
Author : Keven McQueen
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780253043696
From gruesome murders to ghost sightings, a collection of historical stories ranging from terrifying Texas to spooky South Dakota. The Wild West is infamous for its outrageous stories, cowboys, and gun battles. But the region is also known for its ghost stories, unexplained deaths, bizarre murders, and peculiar burials. This book features numerous tales of true crime and odd phenomena from the frontier—from an investigation into a series of massacres that a female suspect claimed were committed by a religious cult to a body buried in the middle of a road and much more. Drawing on newspaper reports from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, it’s a chilling tour of the farmhouses, saloons, graveyards, and gallows of the West.
Author : Mark Zaslove
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780971237469
Death and Taxes follows Mark Douglas, an ex-Marine turned IRS agent, who, along with auditing the weird and the profane, also spearheads weekend raids with his locked-and-loaded gang of government-sanctioned revenuers, merrily gathering back taxes in the form of cash, money order, or more often than not, the debtor¿s most prized possessions.Things turn ugly when Mark¿s much-loved boss and dear friend Lila is tortured and killed over what she finds in a routine set of 1040 forms. Mark follows a trail dotted with plutonium-enriched cows, a Saudi sheik with jewel-encrusted body parts, a doddering, drug sniffing, gun-swallowing dog named The Cabbage, a self-righteous magician with a flair for safecracking, a billionaire Texan with a fetish for spicy barbecue sauce and even spicier women, and an FBI field agent whose nickname is ¿Tightass.¿ All of which lead to more and bloodier murders ¿ and more danger for Mark.Enlisting his IRS pals ¿ Harry Salt, a 30-year vet with a quantum physical ability to drink more than humanly possible; Wooly Bob, who¿s egg-bald on top with shaved eyebrows to match; Miguel, an inexperienced newbie with a company-issued bullhorn and a penchant for getting kicked in the jumblies ¿ Mark hunts down the eunuch hit man Juju Klondike and the deadly Mongolian mob that hired him as only an angry IRS agent can. There will be no refunds for any of them when April 15th comes around. There will only be Death and Taxes.
Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781667205670
Uncle John is back with the 36th annual Bathroom Reader, an all-new collection of entertaining articles that explore the weird and wonderful world we live in. In this 36th edition of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, longtime fans and new readers alike will be astounded by a treasure trove of wonderfully weird (and true!) stories that explore the realms of pop culture, history, sports, science, and everyday folks, including the always popular misadventures of dumb crooks. Uncle John and his team at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have reached into all corners of the world to bring you this all-new collection of entertaining and informative articles that include short reads for a quick trip to the throne room as well as longer page-turners for when you take an extended visit. You’ll also find a plethora of amusing lists, odd factoids, quotes, and quizzes that will tickle every trivia enthusiast’s fancy.
Author : Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Publisher : Hobb's End Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
dark horse /ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/ noun 1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. "a dark-horse candidate" Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses. In this issue: MOTHER STORY Lee Landey LIGHTSIREN Tim McHugh MEN’S HELL CLUB Fred Nolan ONE OF THESE NIGHTS H. Thomas SHADOWS IN THE LIGHT Todd Sullivan SOMEWHERE ANYWHERE Kevin Brown THE HAUNTING OF THE HAUNTED HOUSE K. Danckert THE NEW NORMAL Matthew McAyeal BEER AND TENTACLES Bill Link THE GHOSTS IN THEIR BOROUGHS Wayne Kyle Spitzer