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Author |
: M. G. Lord |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2009-05-26 |
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."
Author |
: Matthew Sperling |
Publisher |
: riverrun |
Total Pages |
: 160 |
Release |
: 2019-05-14 |
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 . . .
Author |
: Ray Stubbs |
Publisher |
: Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 451 |
Release |
: 2011-04 |
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.
Author |
: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 2007 |
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
Author |
: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 1973 |
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
Author |
: Dan Epstein |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 2012-06-05 |
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.
Author |
: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 1406 |
Release |
: 1972 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015020444413 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hearings by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Author |
: Rick Horrow |
Publisher |
: Human Kinetics |
Total Pages |
: 379 |
Release |
: 2011-07-29 |
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.
Author |
: Tina Chang |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 144 |
Release |
: 2019-05-14 |
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.
Author |
: Richard B. Horrow |
Publisher |
: Wordclay |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2010 |
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.