Surviving Y2K
Surviving Y2K

Author: Brian W. Fairbanks

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2005-06-07

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1411634403

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"THOUSANDS OF PLANES WILL FALL FROM THE SKY!""NUCLEAR MISSILES WILL LAUNCH THEMSELVES!""THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS WE KNOW IT, WILL FALL ON JANUARY 1, 2000!"The doomsayers were wrong about the effect of the "millennium computer bug" on society, but Brian W. Fairbanks is right about the bigger bugs of big business, big government, the media, and religious extremists.UNCUT!UNCENSORED!It's as relevant and irreverent as it was in 1999. It's not about the bug.IT'S ABOUT US.AND THEM!

Surviving Y2K: Staying On Top In A World Turned Upside Down
Surviving Y2K: Staying On Top In A World Turned Upside Down

Author: Brian W. Fairbanks

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-07-09

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1257876384

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Just in time for 2012. Take a nostalgic look back at a previous "end of the world" with SURVIVING Y2K. "THOUSANDS OF PLANES WILL FALL FROM THE SKY!" "NUCLEAR MISSILES WILL LAUNCH THEMSELVES!" "THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS WE KNOW IT, WILL FALL ON JANUARY 1, 2000!" WERE THE DOOMSAYERS RIGHT? The doomsayers were wrong about the effect of the "millennium computer bug" on society, but Brian W. Fairbanks was right about the bigger bugs of big business, big government, the media, and religious extremists. Now, this underground classic, originally published in 1999, is back. UNCUT! UNCENSORED! EVERY SHOCK INTACT! It's as relevant and irreverent as it was in 1999. It's not about the bug. IT'S ABOUT US. AND THEM!

I Saw That Movie, Too: Selected Film Reviews
I Saw That Movie, Too: Selected Film Reviews

Author: Brian W. Fairbanks

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2005-11

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 1411635353

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Brian W. Fairbanks, Entertainment Editor at Paris Woman Journal in Paris, France, "has a talent for extracting the essence of a given subject and articulating it in a meaningful way."In I SAW THAT MOVIE, TOO, he extracts the essence from several hundred films, and articulates some of the most meaningful opinions on the cinema you'll ever read. In the foreword, he also offers a perceptive analysis of the way that movies, more importantly, the way we "see" movies, has changed from the time he was a young movie buff "obsessed by that light in the darkness" to the era of the multiplex and the DVD.As one reader says, he has "a sophisticated yet effortlessly readable style." Smart, insightful, always honest, but never pretentious, Fairbanks is a life-long film buff who backs up his opinions with a knowledge of both the art and artifice of cinema.

Brian W. Fairbanks - Writings
Brian W. Fairbanks - Writings

Author: Brian W. Fairbanks

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2005-12-01

Total Pages: 702

ISBN-13: 1411624327

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the words of one reader, Brian W. Fairbanks has a real talent for extracting the essence of a given subject and articulating it in a meaningful way. In WRITINGS, the author collects some of his finest essays and criticism spanning the years 1991-2005 and covering four subjects: FILM LITERATURE MUSIC SOCIETY Whether offering an insightful analysis of film noir, examining Benjamin Franklin's impact on American society, taking a clear-eyed, non-partisan look at democrats, republicans, the 2004 presidential campaign, George W. Bush, and the war on terror, or lambasting the corruption of television news, Brian W. Fairbanks is ingenious with a sophisticated yet effortlessly readable style. Also available in two hardcover editions.

Rediscovering America
Rediscovering America

Author: Brian W. Fairbanks

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2005-10

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 141163389X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What is an American? Our diversity makes us unique. It also makes us strong. But from Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin to Ronald Reagan and James Baldwin, those born and raised in the land of the free share some common traits. Who exemplifies and who betrays America's promise? The three controversial essays in REDISCOVERING AMERICA ("America and the Perfectibility of Man," "James Baldwin: Loving and Leaving America," and "The Pattern American") examine the character of the United States as expressed in the writings of Crevecoeur, Benjamin Franklin, James Baldwin and other significant American figures. A history lesson as sophisticated as it is succinct.

The Late Show - Writings on Film
The Late Show - Writings on Film

Author: Brian W. Fairbanks

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2005-10

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1411633903

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Fleeing the mobsters he has double crossed, Harry Fabian runs through a virtual obstacle course of London's back streets and alleys during a night in which the shadows seem to grow darker with his every footstep. The night itself seems to be his stalker, its shadows enveloping him like a closing coffin lid."So begins "The Shadows of Film Noir," Brian W. Fairbanks' perceptive analysis of the genre, one of the highlights of a collection that also includes knowledgable profiles of film giants like John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark and even Elliott Gould, as well as a memorable lament for the movie palaces that have fallen victim to the multiplex in our fast food styled culture.THE LATE SHOW: WRITINGS ON FILM celebrates the glory days of cinema in witty prose from a writer with a "real talent for extracting the essence of a given subject and articulating it in a meaningful way."

Day After Disaster
Day After Disaster

Author: Sara F. Hathaway

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1387614428

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"How fragile everything had been. People walked through life everyday taking it all for granted, their cars, their cell phones, their lattes, their dramatic social issues and their medical problems." She started her day at her home in the mountains just like any other. There was nothing unusual about making the familiar drive down to Sacramento to go to work. Then in a flash Mother Nature decided it was time to create a new landscape. Follow the journey of a dynamic young woman, mother and wife, Erika, as she is thrust into a world turned upside down by a series of natural disasters. Alone in a mutilated city, she must navigate the path home, back to her family. Not knowing if they are alive or dead, Erika calls upon all of her survival instincts to traverse this broken environment. Will she make it home? Will her family still be alive? What will Mother Nature dish out next?

The Rule of Three
The Rule of Three

Author: Eric Walters

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2014-01-21

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 0374355029

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A gripping adventure about what happens in the first hours, days, and weeks after the world goes dark

Eccentric America
Eccentric America

Author: Jan Friedman

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A guide to all things wacky, weird, curious, and bizarre in the U.S.A., featuring approximately 1,000 festivals, attractions, tours, shopping, restaurants, hotels, and eccentric environments. photos. 51 maps.