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Wish You Were Here

Author : Will Romano
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781493050765

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The mid-'70s were a time of reckoning. It was also an era of paradoxes, of record making and record breaking, of sold-out shows, and, in the minds of some, sell-out artists. Critics, who once exalted the shamanic characteristics of rock stars, launched full-frontal assaults on mainstream music icons and their tendencies toward overindulgent artistic visions. Amid this confusion, psychedelic and progressive rock pioneers Pink Floyd, unlikely messengers in uncertain times, unleashed their 1975 progressive rock milestone, Wish You Were Here. Refusing to buckle under pressure, Floyd looked inward to produce Wish You Were Here, a conceptual, self-referential album that spoke of spiritual depravation, mental absence, and industry corruption, while, perhaps inadvertently, reflecting the general madness and societal malaise of the mid-'70s. Created in the spirit of camaraderie, Wish You Were Here waged war against the system, better known in Floydlandia as “The Machine ” while paying tribute to a fallen hero and victim of the industry – the creative force fundamental to the band's existence, Syd Barrett. As our world was racked by unsustainable overseas military conflicts, governmental scandals, political assassination attempts, and a near-total erosion of the public trust, Pink Floyd emerged victorious, responding to this external dissonance with their ultimate band statement. What a strange, complex moment in time to have generated a classic. After 1975, Pink Floyd would never be the same – and neither would we.

You Were Here

Author : Cory McCarthy
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781492617051

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You Were Here is a gripping, emotional novel perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon, Jennifer Niven, and Adam Silvera, that moves seamlessly from prose to graphic novel panels and word art poetry. Jaycee is about to accomplish what her older brother Jake couldn't: live past graduation. Jaycee is dealing with her brother's death the only way she can—by re-creating Jake's daredevil stunts. The ones that got him killed. Jaycee doesn't expect to have help on her insane quest of urban exploration to remember Jake. But she's joined by a group of unlikely friends—all with their own reasons for completing the dares and their own brand of dysfunction: Natalie: the ex-best friend Bishop: the heartbroken poet Zach: the slacker with Peter Pan syndrome, and... Mik: who doesn't speak, but somehow still challenges Jayce to do the unthinkable-reveal the parts of herself that she buried with her brother. From the petrifying ruins of an insane asylum to the skeletal remains of the world's largest amusement park, You Were Here takes you on an unforgettable journey of friendship, heartbreak, and inevitable change. "You Were Here is wrenchingly beautiful in its honest and achingly accurate portrayal of grief and how it breaks us—and the way unconditional friendship puts us back together."—Jo Knowles, award-winning author of See You At Harry's and Read Between the Lines "The urban explorers of You Were Here dive deep into the forgotten man-made spaces all around them—and their own feelings of loss, love, and fear. McCarthy deftly intertwines the characters' stories, filling them with authentic pain and heartache as well as soaring moments of grace and humor. I dare you to read it!" —Maggie Lehrman, author of The Cost of All Things

Wish You Were Here

Author : John Allore,Patricia Pearson
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781039003262

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER As compelling as Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark or James Ellroy's My Dark Places, this is the story of a brother's lifelong determination to find the truth about his sister's death, a police force that was ignoring the cases of missing and murdered women, and, to the surprise of everyone involved, a previously undiscovered serial killer. In the fall of 1978 teenager Theresa Allore went missing near Sherbrooke, Quebec. She wasn't seen again until the spring thaw revealed her body in a creek only a few kilometers away. Shrugging off her death as a result of 1970s drug culture, police didn't investigate. Patricia Pearson started dating Theresa's brother John during the aftermath of Theresa's death. Though the two teens would go their separate ways, the family's grief, obsession with justice and desire for the truth never left Patricia. Little did she know, the shockwaves of Theresa's death would return to her life repeatedly over the next forty years. In 2001, John had just moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife and young children, when the cops came to the door. They had determined that a young girl had been murdered and buried in the basement. John wondered: If these cops could look for this young girl, why had nobody even tried to find out what happened to Theresa? Unable to rest without closure, he reached out to Patricia, by now an accomplished crime journalist and author, and together they found answers far bigger and more alarming than they could have imagined--and a legacy of violence that refused to end.

Wish You Were Here

Author : Jodi Picoult
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735276970

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes “a powerfully evocative story of resilience and the triumph of the human spirit” (Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six) Rights sold to Netflix for adaptation as a feature film • Named one of the best books of the year by She Reads Diana O’Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She’s an associate specialist at Sotheby’s now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She’s not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galápagos—days before her thirtieth birthday. Right on time. But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and on the eve of their departure, Finn breaks the news: It’s all hands on deck at the hospital. He has to stay behind. You should still go, he assures her, since it would be a shame for all of their nonrefundable trip to go to waste. And so, reluctantly, she goes. Almost immediately, Diana’s dream vacation goes awry. Her luggage is lost, the Wi-Fi is nearly nonexistent, and the hotel they’d booked is shut down due to the pandemic. In fact, the whole island is now under quarantine, and she is stranded until the borders reopen. Completely isolated, she must venture beyond her comfort zone. Slowly, she carves out a connection with a local family when a teenager with a secret opens up to Diana, despite her father’s suspicion of outsiders. In the Galápagos Islands, where Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was formed, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself—and wondering if when she goes home, she too will have evolved into someone completely different.

Wish You Were Here

Author : Stewart O'Nan
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781555847913

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A family gathers at their vacation cottage for the last time: “Riveting...the perfect summer-by-the-lake read.”—Chicago Tribune A New York Times Notable Book A Chicago Tribune Favorite Book of the Year A year after the death of her husband, Emily Maxwell gathers her family by Lake Chautauqua in western New York for what will be a last vacation at their summer cottage. Joining is her sister-in-law, who silently mourns the sale of the lake house, and a long-lost love. Emily's firebrand daughter, a recovering alcoholic recently separated from her husband, brings her children from Detroit. Emily's son, who has quit his job and mortgaged his future to pursue his art, comes accompanied by his children and his wife, who is secretly heartened to be visiting the house for the last time. Memories of past summers resurface, old rivalries flare up, and love is rekindled and born anew, resulting in a timeless novel drawn, as the best writing often is, from the ebbs and flow of daily life. “A sprawling, generously written saga that imparts exceptional insights into the human heart.”—Charlotte Observer “Brilliantly mesmerizing.”—Los Angeles Times “Succeeds beautifully...showcases some of the finest character studies a contemporary reader could ask for.”—The Boston Globe

Wish You Were Here

Author : Renée Carlino
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501105821

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"You know when you're looking at someone and you can't help but smile at how oblivious they are to their own charm? That's what was happening to me, and it was making me feel...happy. Euphoric. Something indescribable. It was like we already knew each other, like we had met in a previous life. Memories that didn't exist began exploding in my mind like fireworks."--

Creative Haven Wish You Were Here! Coloring Book

Author : Teresa Goodridge
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-18
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486845401

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Picturesque images capture the elegance and excitement of 31 unforgettable vacation locales, from a quaint seaside village and wintry ski resort to the magnificent sights of New York City, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, and other world-class destinations.

If You Were Here

Author : Elisabeth Sophia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1925839850

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If you were here I'd hug you tight. If you were here I'd say, 'You are my very bestest friend.' I wish you could have stayed.If You Were Here is a beautiful rhyming story for little ones who have lost someone important to them. Through a little boy's journey of loss to hope, If You Were Here shows us how we are always and forever connected to ......

Wish You Were Here

Author : Graham Swift
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307957665

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From the prizewinning author of the acclaimed Last Orders, The Light of Day, and Waterland, a powerfully moving new novel set in present-day England, but against the background of a global "war on terror" and about things that touch our human core. On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton--once a farmer, now the proprietor of a seaside caravan park--receives the news that his brother Tom, not seen for years, has been killed in combat in Iraq. The news will have its far-reaching effects for Jack and his wife, Ellie, and compel Jack to make a crucial journey: to receive his brother's remains, but also to return to the land of his past and of his most secret, troubling memories. A gripping, hauntingly intimate, and compassionate story that moves toward a fiercely suspenseful climax, Wish You Were Here translates the stuff of headlines into heartwrenching personal truth. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.

Wish You Were Here

Author : Leslie Simon
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780061872624

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“This book was really fun to read and I actually learned a lot. Wait a minute... Does giving a quote for this book mean people will know that I didn’t actually already know this stuff? Lame.” — Hayley Williams, Paramore “Wish You Were Here knows way too much about the history, minute details, and inner-workings of these 11 punk and indie scenes. I don’t know how Leslie figured out all this stuff, but I’m changing my locks and checking the phone for bugs.” — Tim McIlrath, "Rise Against" guitarist and lead singer “Anything you ever wanted to know about your city’s indie scene (plus plenty of snark) is packed into these pages.” — Alternative Press “In what has got to be the best guide book on punk rock... well ever, rock journalist Simon answers a slew of questions never asked about punk rock and indie scenes across the U.S.”. — NeuFutur Magazine “Readers who are part of one of these scenes and fans of a particular genre who will be visiting one of the locales will find this a quick and useful read...an entertaining glimpse at nonmainstream music of today and the recent past.” — Library Journal “The selection of indie music–centric cities is spot-on... Simon’s text is knowledgeable... the book serves as a helpful jumping-off point for readers looking to learn more.” — Publishers Weekly “Simon ensures there’s never a dull moment...Rob Dobi’s spot-on illustrations appear throughout the book as the perfect complement to her enthusiastic and hilarious voice.” — Sacramento Book Review online

Wish I Were Here

Author : Mark Kingwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780773557123

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An urgent, timely, and political analysis of the boredom that dominates our everyday immersion in distracting technologies.

Wish You Were Here

Author : Amy Welborn
Publisher : Image
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307716392

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Wish You Were Here: Travels Through Loss and Hope is the story of Amy Welborn’s trip to the island of Sicily with three of her children five months after her husband’s sudden death from a heart attack. Her journey through city and countryside, small town and ancient ruins, opens unexpected doors of memory and reflection, a pilgrimage of the heart and an exploration of the soul. It is an observant and wry memoir and travelogue, intensely personal yet speaking to universal experiences of love and loss. Along the narrow roads and hairpin turns, the narrative reveals the beauty of the ordinary and the commonplace and asks stark questions about how we fill the empty places that a loved one leaves behind. It is a meditation on the possibility of faith, one that is unflinching, uncompromising, and altogether unsentimental when confronted by the ultimate test of belief. This book is not only a well-told memoir, but a testimony to the truth that love is stronger than death.

Wish You Were Here

Author : Nick Webb
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780345481887

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“This amusing, sad, and heartfelt look at [Adams’s] lifeis a true gift.”—New York Post It all started when Douglas Adams demolished planet Earth in order to make way for an intergalactic expressway—and then invited everyone to thumb a ride on a comical cosmic road trip in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Adams made the universe a much funnier place to inhabit and forever changed the way we think about towels, extraterrestrial poetry, and especially the number 42. And then, too soon, he was gone. In Wish You Were Here, Nick Webb, a longtime friend of the author, reveals the many sides, quirks, and contradictions of Douglas Adams. A summation as celebration, it is a look back at a life well worth the vicarious reliving, as studded with anecdote, droll comic incident, and heartfelt insight as its subject’s own unforgettable tales of cosmic wanderlust. Praise for Wish You Were Here “Webb’s tale brims with affection and humour; every page is a delight.”—The Daily Mail “It’s perhaps the ultimate credit to Webb that he can be just as funny as Adams in his writing. With many of the same veins of humour that Adams had running throughout this biography, it’s as if the great hitchhiker has never really left.”—The Leeds Guide

Pink Floyd - Guitar Anthology

Author : Pink Floyd
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781540057716

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(Guitar Recorded Versions). 18 of the most memorable songs from Pink Floyd's career in note-for-note guitar transcriptions in notes and tablature, including: Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 * Astronomy Domine * Brain Damage * Breathe * Comfortably Numb * Have a Cigar * Hey You * Keep Talking * Learning to Fly * Money * On the Turning Away * Pigs (Three Different Ones) * Run like Hell * Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5) * Time * What Do You Want from Me * Wish You Were Here * Young Lust * and more.

Wish You Were Here

Author : Beth K. Vogt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451659863

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Allison is supposed to get married in five days, until she kisses the groom's brother and has to find her way out of the mess that it creates.