Making Time
Making Time

Author: Yulia Frumer

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2018-01-18

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 022651644X

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Variable hours in a changing society -- Towers, pillows, and graphs: variation in clock design -- Astronomical time measurement and changing conceptions of time -- Geodesy, cartography, and time measurement -- Navigation and global time -- Time measurement on the ground in Kaga domain -- Clock-makers at the crossroads -- Western time and the rhetoric of enlightenment

Right Here, Right Now
Right Here, Right Now

Author: Jody K. Biehl

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-11-15

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0997774339

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Buffalo is a magical place to be and this anthology walks the reader through the decades. The newness of the city is electrifying and sits atop a glorious history of power, disappointment, artistic flair, racial injustice and spicy chicken wings—and Buffalo has the Niagara Falls in its backyard. Told through the eyes of more than 65 artists, writers, and residents, the essays will give readers a feel of the city, its good and bad sides, and why many people love calling Buffalo their home. The contributors include: Lauren Belfer, Wolf Blitzer, Marv Levy, John Lombardo, Mary Ramsey, Robby Takac, and many more.

No Sense of Humor
No Sense of Humor

Author: Nick Morgan

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-09-09

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 1483693198

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For the fifth time, the Author displays his so-called No Sense of Humor in a laughable array of pet title quests, childrens stories and a pet mystery along with a childrens version of what the Author describes as Unanswered Questions. This book shows the continuing saga of four men who display their sense of humor through pranks, narrated stories and an unending ritual that will never change. In addition, the Author does his best to convince you the reader that the final chapter is only a prelude to the next sequel; the Next Generation.

Collected Plays and Teleplays
Collected Plays and Teleplays

Author: Flann O'Brien

Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1564789888

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In the same spirit as his novels, O'Brien's plays are speculative, inventive, wickedly funny, and a delightful addition to his collected works—now available at last: this volume collects Flann O'Brien's dramatic work into a single volume, including Thirst, Faustus Kelly, and The Insect Play: A Rhapsody on Saint Stephen's Green. It also includes several plays and teleplays that have never before seen print, including The Dead Spit of Kelly (of which a film version is in production by Michael Garland), The Boy from Ballytearim, and An Scian (only recently discovered), as well as teleplays from the RTÉ series O'Dea's Your Man and Th' Oul Lad of Kilsalaher.

Monhegan
Monhegan

Author: Mark Warner

Publisher: Down East Books

Published: 2008-05-25

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13: 0892728485

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What draws visitors to Monhegan-a small island off mid-coast Maine? It is not just the island's timeless atmosphere and beauty but the quality of the light that has always been a magnet to artists and photographers, as well as to vacationers. Now nature photographer and writer Mark Warner has produced a keepsake-cum-guidebook that is a must-have for anyone who visits-or dreams of visiting-one of Maine's most fabled islands.

From the Ground Up
From the Ground Up

Author: Theo St. Francis

Publisher: Zebrafish Neuro

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 057861913X

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Every individual who endures a spinal cord injury leaves the hospital thinking the same thing: "Now what?" There is no agreed-upon protocol, or even set of best-practices, for how to reconnect a paralyzed body. Drawing from movement disciplines not usually associated with paralysis recovery, the authors, Theo St. Francis and Stephanie Comella, apply the science of biotensegrity and the innate capacity of the body to heal itself to the challenge of neurological reconnection. With fully-illustrated exercise descriptions, this clinical perspective is written for both those recovering from spinal cord injury and for their movement trainers. From the Ground Up is an in-depth exploration of how to claim ownership of the recovery journey, both inside and out.

Falconry Basics
Falconry Basics

Author: Tony Hall

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 146831453X

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In this fully revised edition of his classic guide to falconry for beginners, lifelong falconer Tony Hall presents the most comprehensive information available to newcomers to the sport. Falconry Basics is specifically designed for novices and covers the basics, from different types of birds and their individual characteristics, to acquiring the proper equipment and the care and handling of the birds themselves. Covering all aspects of training, hunting, and maintenance, Falconry Basics addresses every possible scenario a newcom- er may face when training their first raptor, from illness and injury to escaped or overconfident hawks. Hall also provides a wealth of supplementary information for beginners, including notes on anatomy, terminology, and a list of additional resources. Accompanied by diagrams and detailed line illustrations throughout, this book will become a standard manual for future generations of falconers.

The Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell

Author: Victor Rosewater

Publisher:

Published: 1926

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Describes the creation, history, and various locations of the Liberty Bell and how it came to be a symbol of the United States.

Lost Japan
Lost Japan

Author: Alex Kerr

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0141979755

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An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future. Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, and tells the story of the hidden valley that became his home. But the book is not just a love letter. Haunted throughout by nostalgia for the Japan of old, Kerr's book is part paean to that great country and culture, part epitaph in the face of contemporary Japan's environmental and cultural destruction. Winner of Japan's 1994 Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize. Alex Kerr is an American writer, antiques collector and Japanologist. Lost Japan is his most famous work. He was the first foreigner to be awarded the Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize for the best work of non-fiction published in Japan.

The Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell

Author: Gary B. Nash

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2010-05-18

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0300163142

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Each year, more than two million visitors line up near Philadelphia’s Independence Hall and wait to gaze upon a flawed mass of metal forged more than two and a half centuries ago. Since its original casting in England in 1751, the Liberty Bell has survived a precarious journey on the road to becoming a symbol of the American identity, and in this masterful work, Gary B. Nash reveals how and why this voiceless bell continues to speak such volumes about our nation.A serious cultural history rooted in detailed research, Nash’s book explores the impetus behind the bell’s creation, as well as its evolutions in meaning through successive generations. With attention to Pennsylvania’s Quaker roots, he analyzes the biblical passage from Leviticus that provided the bell’s inscription and the valiant efforts of Philadelphia’s unheralded brass founders who attempted to recast the bell after it cracked upon delivery from London’s venerable Whitechapel Foundry. Nash fills in much-needed context surrounding the bell’s role in announcing the Declaration of Independence and recounts the lesser-known histories of its seven later trips around the nation, when it served as a reminder of America’s indomitable spirit in times of conflict. Drawing upon fascinating primary source documents, Nash’s book continues a remarkable dialogue about a symbol of American patriotism second only in importance to the Stars and Stripes.