Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road
Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road

Author: John Cohen

Publisher: powerHouse Books

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781576879269

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Speed Bumps on a Dirt Roadis a living document of country music's founding fathers and mothers. John Cohen photographed musicians, at home, backstage at public events, from the wings at fiddlers' conventions, out in country music parks, and in the studio for live radio show performances and recording sessions. Back in 1961 it was still possible to know a few of America's original country musicians from the '20s and '30s. Renowned and celebrated musician and artist John Cohen came of age at the confluence of old time and early bluegrass music, the historic intersection of traditional and folk music. Cohen traveled the country playing music, recording, and documenting what was to be a generation of musicians who would influence American music and culture for decades to come. Traveling between the Union Grove fiddlers' convention to the Grand Ole Opry to a coal celebration in Hazard, Kentucky, Cohen made historic photographs of performers like Bill Monroe and Doc Watson, the country's very first all-bluegrass show, and a bluegrass bar in Baltimore, among much more.Speed Bumps on a Dirt Roadpresents old time music as the root of country music. Includes photographs of: Flatt & Scruggs, fiddler "Eck" Robertsonin Amarillo, Texas, Doc Watson, bluegrass fiddler "Tex" Logan, the Stanley Brothers at Sunset Park, Sara and Maybelle of the Carter Family, and Cousin Emmy, Alice & Hazel, and a dulcimer in a parking lot.

Gravel Roads
Gravel Roads

Author: Ken Skorseth

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.

Don't go there. It's not safe. You'll die. And other more >> rational advice for overlanding Mexico & Central America
Don't go there. It's not safe. You'll die. And other more >> rational advice for overlanding Mexico & Central America

Author:

Publisher: Life Remotely

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0983512744

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Your complete guide for overlanding in Mexico and Central America. This book provides detailed and up-to-date information by country. It also includes 11 chapters of information for planning and preparing your trip and 9 chapters on what to expect while driving through Mexico and Central America. Completed by the authors of LifeRemotely.com this is the most comprehensive guide for driving the Pan American yet!

Riding in the Zone
Riding in the Zone

Author: Ken Condon

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2019-10-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780760366943

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Riding motorcycles is fun, but author Ken Condon maintains that there is a state of consciousness to be achieved beyond the simple pleasure of riding down the road. Riding in the Zone helps riders find that state of being. It's the experience of being physically and mentally present in the moment, where every sense is sharply attuned to the ride. Your mind becomes silent to the chatter of daily life, and everyday problems seem to dissolve. You feel a deeper appreciation for life. Your body responds to this state of being with precise, fluid movements, you feel in balance, your muscles are relaxed, and it seems as though every input you make is an expression of mastery. This is "the Zone." Condon identifies all of the factors that affect entering the Zone and addresses each one individually, from the development of awareness and mental skills to mastering physical control of the motorcycle. At the end of each chapter are drills designed to transform the book's ideas into solid, practical riding skills. Riding in the Zone takes riders to the next level in their skill set.

Slippage
Slippage

Author: Harlan Ellison

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 149760432X

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Twenty-one works from “one of the most brilliant, innovative, and eloquent writers on earth,” including the award-nominated novella Mefisto in Onyx (Publishers Weekly). Harlan Ellison celebrates four decades of writing and publishes his seventieth book, this critically acclaimed, wildly imaginative, and outrageously creative collection. The Edgar Award–nominated novella Mefisto in Onyx is the centerpiece, surrounded by screenplays, an introduction by the author, interspersed segments of autobiographical narrative, and such provocatively titled entries as “The Man Who Rowed Columbus Ashore,” “Anywhere But Here, With Anybody But You,” “Crazy As a Soup Sandwich,” “Chatting With Anubis,” “The Dragon on the Bookshelf,” (written in collaboration with Robert Silverberg), “The Dreams a Nightmare Dreams,” “Pulling Hard Time,” and “Midnight in the Sunken Cathedral.”

Pigs, Potholes, and the Road to Forever
Pigs, Potholes, and the Road to Forever

Author: Mary Fox

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1436315565

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"Pigs, Potholes, and the Road to Forever" takes place in La Concepción , a barrio in a poverty stricken village of Honduras. This fictional biography of Maria, an American seeking her place in life, depicts the truth of poverty through humor, sadness and the reality of living in a third world country. The story unfolds as Maria begins her final week of service and is contemplating her upcoming return to the United States. Had her journey finally come to an end? Or was it just beginning? Mary Fox is the author of Teach Me Thy Holy Will: A Spiritual Journey (Xlibris 2007.) She currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband and daughter

Head for Mexico
Head for Mexico

Author: Don Adams

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1553695623

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The only comprehensive source of information on how to retire in Mexico on a budget, this guide is filled with priceless tips and endless humor.

99 Days to Panama
99 Days to Panama

Author: Harriet Halkyard

Publisher: Brindle Press

Published: 2005-03

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0974908037

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Running from a swamp fire, being lost in the jungle or working as line handlers through the Panama Canal, this ordinary couple had extraordinary experiences. Join these motorhomers as they set out to explore Central America with their dog. Visit with them a candle-lit Mayan church high in the mountains of Guatemala, watch the rescue of passengers from a grounded ferry in Nicaragua, share their impromptu school presentation in El Salvador; and paddle upstream in an underground sacrificial cave in Belize. You will meet the special people they befriended and the unique places they camped in their RV. Learn how easily and safely you can enjoy this welcom-ing part of the world in your motorhome.

Redneck In Kenya
Redneck In Kenya

Author: Danny Conner

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-07-07

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1105933857

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In Redneck in Kenya, you'll discover what happened when a good ol' boy from Texas, Danny Conner, decided to take a break from the hectic life of the oil and gas business to become a volunteer at a children's shelter in Kenya. In this raucously fun collection of anecdotes and experiences, Danny shares his unique and amusing observations of everyday life in Africa. His off-beat perspective on the world around him will make you laugh while also recounting some of the harsh realities of daily life in Kenya. You'll laugh as Danny wanders into a Nairobi "Barber Shop Salon & Restaurant" for his first haircut in Kenya, clashes with the Nairobi police, treks through the African wilderness, and encounters the infamous Masai warrior. Tucked between the pages of humor are detailed accounts of getting tear-gassed in the middle of one of the world's largest slums and making food distributions to refugee camps. There is never a dull moment on this journey where he gained a new perspective and still managed to laugh a lot.