Astro Turf

Astro Turf
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 274
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780802719379
ISBN-13 : 0802719376
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Astro Turf by : M. G. Lord

A daughter's journey to rediscover her father and understand the culture of space engineers During the late 1960s, while M. G. Lord was becoming a teenager in Southern California and her mother was dying of cancer, Lord's father-an archetypal, remote, rocket engineer- disappeared into his work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, building the space probes of the Mariner Mars 69 mission. Thirty years later, Lord found herself reporting on the JPL, triggering childhood memories and a desire to revisit her past as a way of understanding the ethos of rocket science. Astro Turf is the brilliant result of her journey of discovery. Remembering her pain at her father's absence, yet intrigued by what he did, Lord captures him on the page as she recalls her own youthful, eccentric fascination with science and space exploration. Into her family's saga she weaves the story of the legendary JPL- examining the complexities of its cultural history, from its start in 1936 to the triumphant Mars landings in 2004. She illuminates its founder, Frank Malina, whose brilliance in rocketry was shadowed by a flirtation with communism, driving him from the country even as we welcomed Wernher von Braun and his Nazi colleagues. Lord's own love of science fiction becomes a lens through which she views a profound cultural shift in the male-dominated world of space. And in pursuing the cause of her father's absence she stumbles on a hidden guilt, understanding "the anguish his proud silence caused both him and me, and how rooted that silence was in the culture of engineering."

Astroturf

Astroturf
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Publisher : riverrun
Total Pages : 160
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1787471144
ISBN-13 : 9781787471146
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Astroturf by : Matthew Sperling

'I loved Matthew Sperling's sly, subversive novel, a wickedly funny tale of how to come out on top in a fake news world.' Olivia Laing, author of The Lonely City 'Outrageous, sexy and funny. Sperling writes with the caustic economy of Waugh or Spark, but his characters have more heart, including the sock-puppets.' Luke Kennard, author of The Transition 'A tale about steroids which seems to be on steroids itself: sleek, muscular and just slightly too real.' Kate Clanchy, author of Meeting the English Good things can happen when you do bad things At thirty, Ned is in a rut. His girlfriend has dumped him, his job is boring and he lives in a dismal bedsit. While others around him climb the property ladder and get ahead, he seems destined to remain one of life's plodders. Encouraged by a friend to try using steroids to bulk up his frame, Ned is pleased to discover a new vitality within himself. Physical changes are only the beginning: his mental state is clearer, he feels more confident and, most thrillingly of all, friends and lovers alike seem compelled by this new improved Ned. Using his knowledge of the murky yet surprising online world of steroids, Ned begins to build a business and discovers that his talents can take him further than he ever thought possible. But when is new life is threatened, he finds himself doing things he never would have dared to do before. And it all seems to be going fine . . .

The Sports Book

The Sports Book
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Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages : 451
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781405367417
ISBN-13 : 1405367415
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sports Book by : Ray Stubbs

This is the ultimate armchair companion to practically every sport ever invented, put together with sports fantatic Ray Stubbs. Check out the rules, history, players and events for over 250 of the world�s greatest sports: from basketball to bobsleigh, karate to korfball, and synchronised swimming to ski jumping. Stay ahead in the world of sport with the latest facts and figures from leading experts and governing bodies. And pick up the techniques and tactics of the world�s best competitors. Plus get in training early with the special fact-filled feature on the Olympic Games.

S. 1

S. 1
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 200
Release :
ISBN-10 : PSU:000061491885
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis S. 1 by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

Consumer Product Safety Act

Consumer Product Safety Act
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 324
Release :
ISBN-10 : LOC:00184232297
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Consumer Product Safety Act by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance

Big Hair and Plastic Grass

Big Hair and Plastic Grass
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 352
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781250007247
ISBN-13 : 1250007240
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Big Hair and Plastic Grass by : Dan Epstein

Epstein takes readers on a funky ride through baseball and America in the swinging '70s in this wild pop-culture history of baseball's most colorful and controversial decade. Includes 8-page photo insert.

Hearings

Hearings
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1406
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015020444413
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Hearings by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

Beyond the Scoreboard

Beyond the Scoreboard
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Publisher : Human Kinetics
Total Pages : 379
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781492582090
ISBN-13 : 1492582093
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond the Scoreboard by : Rick Horrow

Go behind the scenes with your insider’s access to the high-pressure, high-stakes business of professional sport. In Beyond the Scoreboard, Rick Horrow, sport business analyst for Fox Sports, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Businessweek, and the BBC and host of PBS Nightly Business Report’s “Beyond the $coreboard,” and Horrow Sports Ventures’ vice president Karla Swatek take you to the boardrooms, negotiating tables, and executive suites of sport’s most influential powerbrokers. Beyond the Scoreboard tackles sport’s hot-button topics head on. You’ll see • how sponsors measure return on investment with sport organizations; • how pro teams negotiate with governments to make a stadium deal; • the effect of the sport facility building boom on teams’ bottom lines; • how sport agents try to maximize the value of their in-demand clients; and • the effect on teams and fans of revolutionary changes in modern ticket selling. Whether you are one of the millions of people who play fantasy sports or you just want to know more about how your favorite teams determine their strategies, you’ll learn how the experts make deals happen. And with engaging sidebars and exclusive interviews from the most powerful figures in sport, including Roger Goodell, David Stern, Brian France, and Gary Bettman, you’ll gain expert analysis from people who have played leadership roles in some of the most intense negotiations and lucrative business deals in sport history. There’s nobody better equipped to explain what it takes to be a success in sport marketing, sponsorships, facility financing, or generating media coverage than Rick Horrow, the Sports Professor. In Beyond the Scoreboard, Horrow and Swatek provide you with an all-access pass to the multibillion-dollar world of professional sport.

Hybrida: Poems

Hybrida: Poems
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 144
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781324002499
ISBN-13 : 1324002492
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Hybrida: Poems by : Tina Chang

“One of the most important books of poetry to come along in years.” —Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR Named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR and Publishers Weekly, Hybrida is a stirring and confident examination of mixed-race identity, violence, and history skillfully rendered through the lens of motherhood. In an agile blend of zuihitsu, ghazal, mosaic poems, and lyric essays, Tina Chang “evokes the bottomless love and terror of motherhood as she describes raising her mixed-race son” (New York Times). Ambitious and revelatory, Hybrida establishes Chang as one of the most vital voices of her generation.

Beyond the Box Score

Beyond the Box Score
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Publisher : Wordclay
Total Pages : 220
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781600376436
ISBN-13 : 1600376436
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond the Box Score by : Richard B. Horrow

"Beyond the Box Score" provides a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at how the ever-growing professional sports industry really works.