The Cable
Author: Gillian Cookson
Publisher: History Press (SC)
Published: 2013-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752487861
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished in association with the Radio Society of Great Britain.
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Cable Cowboy
Author: Mark Robichaux
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2002-10-31
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0471434329
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn inside look at a cable titan and his industry John Malone, hailed as one of the great unsung heroes of our age by some and reviled by others as a ruthless robber baron, is revealed as a bit of both in Cable Cowboy. For more than twenty-five years, Malone has dominated the cable television industry, shaping the world of entertainment and communications, first with his cable company TCI and later with Liberty Media. Written with Malone's unprecedented cooperation, the engaging narrative brings this controversial capitalist and businessman to life. Cable Cowboy is at once a penetrating portrait of Malone's complex persona, and a captivating history of the cable TV industry. Told in a lively style with exclusive details, the book shows how an unassuming copper strand started as a backwoods antenna service and became the digital nervous system of the U.S., an evolution that gave U.S. consumers the fastest route to the Internet. Cable Cowboy reveals the forces that propelled this pioneer to such great heights, and captures the immovable conviction and quicksilver mind that have defined John Malone throughout his career.
The Cable Car Book
Author: Charles A. Smallwood
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9780517408780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBook tells the history of the cable car in the San Francisco area. From the beginnings of the concept by Andrew Hallidie through the cable car companies and their various lines, the history has many illustrations. Appendices. (jvl).
David Yurman
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Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Published: 2017-10-24
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0847860914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA celebration of Yurman’s emblematic cable motif, this book explores the form’s enduring appeal through the lens of an iconic American jewelry house. Since 1983, when David Yurman debuted its now-legendary Cable bracelet, the twisted helix has been the American jeweler’s signature. As Yurman himself states, “Cable is the river that runs through all of our collections.” Unifying his designs—from diamond-encrusted cuffs to modern timepieces and more—the form nods to antiquity while highlighting Yurman’s renown for creativity and contemporary craftsmanship. Rhythmic, strong, and flexible, it epitomizes sculptural simplicity, opening the doors to myriad possibilities. The book explores cable as an archetypal form and Yurman’s artistic use of it as a grand hypothesis steeped in both history and nature as the brand’s defining visual icon. With never-before-seen sketches, breathtaking photography, and informative text, this exquisite volume will be sought after by design and jewelry lovers.
Maybelle the Cable Car
Author: Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1997-03-31
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0547422326
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaybelle was a cable car a San Francisco cable car. . . She rang her gong and sang her song from early morn till late at night. . . . By recounting the actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy. Virginia Lee Burton's original art for Maybelle the Cable Car was retrieved from the archives of the San Francisco Public Library to re-create this edition with all the vibrant charm of the original, which was published in 1952.
Slipping the Cable
Author: Bill Schweigart
Publisher:
Published: 2012-10
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781937273712
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKelly Sensor is the newest junior officer aboard the Sentinel, a Coast Guard cutter where a typical day at the office means lethal drug smugglers, treacherous storms, and dangers only the sea can conjure. But it's when Kelly runs afoul of his vengeful captain, Aregood, that shipboard life truly becomes deadly. After their battle of wills puts Sentinel on a collision course with disaster, Kelly hopes to escape to Key West, but paradise quickly becomes a dead end when Aregood pursues him.
A Thread Across the Ocean
Author: John Steele Gordon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2002-06-01
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 0802713645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the successful laying of a cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1866, exploring the physical, financial, and technological challenges of the project and assessing the impact of the cable on the course of twentieth-century history.
Chicago Cable Cars
Author: Greg Borzo
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2012-11-06
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 161423759X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen most people hear "cable car" they think "San Francisco." Yet for almost one-quarter of a century Chicago boasted the largest cable car system the world has ever seen, transporting more than one billion riders. This gigantic public work filled residents with pride--and filled robber barons' pockets with money. It also sparked a cable car building boom that spread to twenty-six other U.S. cities. But after twenty-five years, the boom went bust, and Chicago abandoned its cable car system. Today, the fascinating story of the rise and fall of Chicago's cable cars is all but forgotten. Having already written the history of the "L," Greg Borzo guides readers through a stretch of Chicago's transit history that most people never knew existed--even though they have been walking past, riding over and even dining in remnants of it for years. . .
Blue Skies
Author: Patrick Parsons
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2008-04-05
Total Pages: 816
ISBN-13: 1592137067
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCable television is arguably the dominant mass media technology in the U.S. today. Blue Skies traces its history in detail, depicting the important events and people that shaped its development, from the precursors of cable TV in the 1920s and '30s to the first community antenna systems in the 1950s, and from the creation of the national satellite-distributed cable networks in the 1970s to the current incarnation of "info-structure" that dominates our lives. Author Patrick Parsons also considers the ways that economics, public perception, public policy, entrepreneurial personalities, the social construction of the possibilities of cable, and simple chance all influenced the development of cable TV. Since the 1960s, one of the pervasive visions of "cable" has been of a ubiquitous, flexible, interactive communications system capable of providing news, information, entertainment, diverse local programming, and even social services. That set of utopian hopes became known as the "Blue Sky" vision of cable television, from which the book takes its title. Thoroughly documented and carefully researched, yet lively, occasionally humorous, and consistently insightful, Blue Skies is the genealogy of our media society.
Cable
Author: Robert Weinberg
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Published: 2018-04-25
Total Pages: 467
ISBN-13: 1302503855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollects Cable (1993) #79-96. Revolution rocks Cables world! When three witches appear with dire warnings, Cable must unravel the riddle of two warring alternate futures Harmony and the Ranshi Empire and discover his critical role in their creation! And when a sadistic body-hopping killer strikes, Cable must battle Domino and Irene Merryweather! Can he defeat his true foe without killing his friends? Cables sister, Rachel Summers, resurfaces in the timestream, but a rescue effort may cost him dearly and leave Cable unable to face the vast and manipulative Dark Sisterhood! Plus: When the Brotherhood strikes, a tragic death forces Nathan to reflect on what Xaviers dream truly means to him, and to question his place in the X-Men. Novelist Robert Weinbergs run is collected in full!
