Windblown World

Author : Jack Kerouac
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143036067

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Windblown World by Jack Kerouac Pdf

Selections from Jack Kerouac’s journals of the late 1940s and early 1950s – the raw material for what became his classic novel On the Road September 5, 2017, marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of On the Road Jack Kerouac is best known through the image he put forth in his autobiographical novels. Yet it is only his private journals, in which he set down the raw material of his life and thinking, that reveal to us the real Kerouac. In Windblown World, distinguished Americanist Douglas Brinkley has gathered a selection of journal entries from the most pivotal period of Kerouac’s life, 1947 to 1954. Here is Kerouac as a hungry young writer finishing his first novel while forging crucial friendships with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Neal Cassady. Truly a self-portrait of the artist as a young man, this unique and indispensable volume is sure to become an integral element of the Beat oeuvre.

Author : Ralph D. Lorenz,James R. Zimbelman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540897255

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Dune Worlds by Ralph D. Lorenz,James R. Zimbelman Pdf

This book describes how sand dunes work, why they are the way they are in different settings, and how they are being studied. Particular attention is paid to their formation and appearance elsewhere in the solar system. New developments in knowledge about dunes make for an interesting story – like the dunes themselves, dune science is dynamic – and the visual appeal of Aeolian geomorphology ensures that this is an attractive volume. The book is divided into 4 parts, the first of which introduces dunes as a planetary phenomenon, showing a landscape reflecting the balance of geological processes – volcanism, impact, tectonics, erosion, deposition of sediments. Dunes are then considered as emergent dynamical systems: the interaction of sand and wind conspires to generate very characteristic and reproducible shapes. Analogies are given with other emergent structures such as patterned ground before the influence of dunes on desert peoples and infrastructure is studied, together with their use as forensic climatological indicators. Dune Physics is looked at with regard to the mechanics of sand, the physics of wind, saltation – interaction of sand and air – dunes versus ripples and transverse Aeolian ridges, the classification of dune morphology and the sources and sinks of sand. Dune Trafficability considers soil mechanics, effects on mobility on Earth, Mars and elsewhere. In the second part, Earth, Mars, Titan and other moons and planets are examined, beginning with a survey of the major deserts and dunefields on Earth. The authors then turn to Mars and its environment, sediment type, dune stratigraphy, sediment source and sinks and the association of dunes with topographic features. Titan follows - its thick, cold atmosphere, methane dampness, low gravity, morphology – interaction with topography and the implications of dunes for climate and winds. Dunes elsewhere conclude this part. There are few dunefields on Venus, but there is a .possibility of Aeolian transport on Triton and volcanic-related windstreaks on Io.

Author : Stephen Messer
Publisher : Bluefire
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Fantasy
ISBN : 9780375861857

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Windblowne by Stephen Messer Pdf

Oliver seeks his eccentric great-uncle Gilbert's help in creating a kite for the all-important kite festival, but when Gilbert suddenly disappears, Oliver is guided by one of Gilbert's kites in a quest through different worlds to find him.

Author : Jack Kerouac
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCSC:32106017722643

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Windblown World by Jack Kerouac Pdf

In "Windblown World," distinguished Americanist Brinkley has gathered a selection of journal entries from the most pivotal period of Kerouac's life, 1947-1954--a self-portrait of the artist as a young man.

Author : Édouard Manceau
Publisher : Owlkids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1771476702

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Windblown by Édouard Manceau Pdf

An imaginative board book introduction to shapes and creativity When a gust of wind blows colorful scraps of paper onto a blank page, several animal shapes emerge from the pieces. But who do the scraps belong to? Where did all these pieces of paper come from? And what form will they take next? The chicken is sure the papers belong to them, but so is the fish, and so is the bird, and the snail, and the frog. Using the same small scraps of paper over and over again to create new animals throughout, Édouard Manceau has created a timeless cumulative tale that will delight and enchant children as they try to figure out just who the pieces of paper belong to. Newly available in board book format, this imaginative story is sure to delight the youngest of readers.

Author : Wayne Jacobsen,Dave Coleman
Publisher : Windblown Media
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781935170013

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So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore by Wayne Jacobsen,Dave Coleman Pdf

Jake Colsen, an overworked and disillusioned pastor, happens into a stranger who bears an uncanny resemblance (in manner) to the apostle John. A number of encounters with John as well as a family crisis lead Jake to a new understanding of what his life should be like: one filled with faith bolstered by a steady, close relationship with the God of the universe. Facing his own disappointment with Christianity, Jake must forsake the habits that have made his faith rote and rediscover the love that captured his heart when he first believed. Compelling and intensely personal, So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anything relates a man's rebirth from performance-based Christianity to a loving friendship with Christ that affects all he does, thinks, and says. As John tells Jake, "There is nothing the Father desires for you more than that you fall squarely in the lap of his love and never move from that place for the rest of your life."

Author : Jack Kerouac,Joyce Johnson
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000060349255

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Door Wide Open by Jack Kerouac,Joyce Johnson Pdf

Love letters shared between the beat poets. Includes commentary.

Author : Jack Kerouac,Allen Ginsberg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101437131

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Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg by Jack Kerouac,Allen Ginsberg Pdf

The first collection of letters between the two leading figures of the Beat movement Writers and cultural icons Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg are the most celebrated names of the Beat Generation, linked together not only by their shared artistic sensibility but also by a deep and abiding friend­ship, one that colored their lives and greatly influenced their writing. Editors Bill Morgan and David Stanford shed new light on this intimate and influential friendship in this fascinating exchange of letters between Kerouac and Ginsberg, two thirds of which have never been published before. Commencing in 1944 while Ginsberg was a student at Columbia University and continuing until shortly before Kerouac's death in 1969, the two hundred letters included in this book provide astonishing insight into their lives and their writing. While not always in agreement, Ginsberg and Kerouac inspired each other spiritually and creatively, and their letters became a vital workshop for their art. Vivid, engaging, and enthralling, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters provides an unparalleled portrait of the two men who led the cultural and artistic movement that defined their generation.

Author : Darin Hufford
Publisher : Windblown Media
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781935170099

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The Misunderstood God by Darin Hufford Pdf

The Misunderstood God tells the truth about who the Creator is. This book analyzes what religion says about God's heart and personality and measures it up to what God calls Himself: Love. It simplifies a generation's tangled perceptions of God by taking a journey through the sixteen aspects of love described in one of the most well-known Bible passages in the world: 1 Corinthians 13, also known as "the love chapter." So many Christians have been bombarded with confusing teachings and doctrines that their understanding of God resembles a tightly tangled ball of Christmas tree lights. This book takes that twisted mess and replaces it with one soft, warm light of truth that anyone can embrace: God is love.

Author : Jack Kerouac
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781440626494

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Book of Sketches by Jack Kerouac Pdf

In 1952 and 1953 as he wandered around America, Jack Kerouac jotted down spontaneous prose poems, or "sketches" as he called them, on small notebooks that he kept in his shirt pockets. The poems recount his travels—New York, North Carolina, Lowell (Massachusetts, Kerouac’s birthplace), San Francisco, Denver, Kansas, Mexico—observations, and meditations on art and life. The poems are often strung together so that over the course of several of them, a little story—or travelogue—appears, complete in itself. Published for the first time, Book of Sketches offers a luminous, intimate, and transcendental glimpse of one of the most original voices of the twentieth century at a key time in his literary and spiritual development.

Author : Claude Ponti
Publisher : Elsewhere Editions
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780914671626

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My Valley by Claude Ponti Pdf

In My Valley, Claude Ponti leads us on a journey through an enchanted world inhabited by "Touims" (tiny, adorable, monkey-like creatures), secret tree dwellings, flying buildings, and sad giants. Clever language and beautifully detailed maps of imaginary landscapes will delight children and adults alike. Ponti himself has said, "My stories are like fairytales, always situated in the marvelous, speaking to the interior life and emotions of children. That way each child can get what they want out of the images: the characters and dreams are their own."

Author : Wayne Jacobsen,Brad Cummings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1618710001

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A Man Like No Other by Wayne Jacobsen,Brad Cummings Pdf

Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780226332567

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Patterns in Nature by Philip Ball Pdf

The acclaimed science writer “curates a visually striking, riotously colorful photographic display…of physical patterns in the natural world” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching veins of a leaf. Revealing the order at the foundation of the seemingly chaotic natural world, Patterns in Nature explores not only the math and science but also the beauty and artistry behind nature’s awe-inspiring designs. Unlike the patterns we create, natural patterns are formed spontaneously from the forces that act in the physical world. Very often the same types of pattern and form—such as spirals, stripes, branches, and fractals—recur in places that seem to have nothing in common, as when the markings of a zebra mimic the ripples in windblown sand. But many of these patterns can be described using the same mathematical and physical principles, giving a surprising unity to the kaleidoscope of the natural world. Richly illustrated with 250 color photographs and anchored by accessible and insightful chapters by esteemed science writer Philip Ball, Patterns in Nature reveals the organization at work in vast and ancient forests, powerful rivers, massing clouds, and coastlines carved out by the sea. By exploring similarities such as the branches of a tree and those of a river network, this spectacular visual tour conveys the wonder, beauty, and richness of natural pattern formation.

Author : William Sheehan,Jim Bell
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816532100

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Discovering Mars by William Sheehan,Jim Bell Pdf

A leading historian of astronomy and a leading planetary scientist who works at the forefront of space exploration provide a comprehensive history of the solar system's most alluring planet beyond Earth. William Sheehan and Jim Bell chronicle how ancient watchers of the skies attended to Mars's red color and baffling movements, how three and a half centuries of telescopic observations added vistas and controversies around possible seas and continents and canals, and how the current era of exploration by flyby, orbiter, lander, and rover spacecraft have conjured for us the reality of a world of towering shield volcanoes, vast canyons, ancient dry riverbeds--and even possible evidence of past life. A unique collaboration between two authors on the forefront of Mars explorations, past and future, Discovering Mars provides an ambitious, detailed, and evocative account of humanity's enduring fascination with the Red Planet.

Author : Ann Rand
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781616895037

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What Can I Be? by Ann Rand Pdf

"Triangles, squares, circles, lines, and colors spring to life in various and creative formations as they ask, "What can I be?" A green triangle asks to become a tent, a kite, a Christmas tree, or why not all of these things?"--