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The Future Was Here

Author : Jimmy Maher
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262535696
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book The Future Was Here written by Jimmy Maher and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the often-overlooked history and technological innovations of the world's first true multimedia computer. Long ago, in 1985, personal computers came in two general categories: the friendly, childish game machine used for fun (exemplified by Atari and Commodore products); and the boring, beige adult box used for business (exemplified by products from IBM). The game machines became fascinating technical and artistic platforms that were of limited real-world utility. The IBM products were all utility, with little emphasis on aesthetics and no emphasis on fun. Into this bifurcated computing environment came the Commodore Amiga 1000. This personal computer featured a palette of 4,096 colors, unprecedented animation capabilities, four-channel stereo sound, the capacity to run multiple applications simultaneously, a graphical user interface, and powerful processing potential. It was, Jimmy Maher writes in The Future Was Here, the world's first true multimedia personal computer. Maher argues that the Amiga's capacity to store and display color photographs, manipulate video (giving amateurs access to professional tools), and use recordings of real-world sound were the seeds of the digital media future: digital cameras, Photoshop, MP3 players, and even YouTube, Flickr, and the blogosphere. He examines different facets of the platform—from Deluxe Paint to AmigaOS to Cinemaware—in each chapter, creating a portrait of the platform and the communities of practice that surrounded it. Of course, Maher acknowledges, the Amiga was not perfect: the DOS component of the operating systems was clunky and ill-matched, for example, and crashes often accompanied multitasking attempts. And Commodore went bankrupt in 1994. But for a few years, the Amiga's technical qualities were harnessed by engineers, programmers, artists, and others to push back boundaries and transform the culture of computing.

Secondary Superheroes of Golden Age Comics

Author : Lou Mougin
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476638608
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Secondary Superheroes of Golden Age Comics written by Lou Mougin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-01-10 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Superman debuted in 1938, he ushered in a string of imitators--Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Captain America. But what about the many less well-known heroes who lined up to fight crooks, super villains or Hitler--like the Shield, the Black Terror, Crimebuster, Cat-Man, Dynamic Man, the Blue Beetle, the Black Cat and even Frankenstein? These and other four-color fighters crowded the newsstands from the late 1930s through the early 1950s. Most have since been overlooked, and not necessarily because they were victims of poor publication. This book gives the other superheroes of the Golden Age of comics their due.

Kings of Cocaine

Author : Guy Gugliotta
Publisher : Garrett County Press
ISBN 13 : 1891053345
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Kings of Cocaine written by Guy Gugliotta and published by Garrett County Press. This book was released on 2011-07-16 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the most successful cocaine dealers in the world: Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez, Carlos Lehder Rivas and Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha. In the 1980s they controlled more than fifty percent of the cocaine flowing into the United States. The cocaine trade is capitalism on overdrive -- supply meeting demand on exponential levels. Here you'll find the story of how the modern cocaine business started and how it turned a rag tag group of hippies and sociopaths into regal kings as they stumbled from small-time suitcase smuggling to levels of unimaginable sophistication and daring. The $2 billion dollar system eventually became so complex that it required the manipulation of world leaders, corruption of revolutionary movements and the worst kind of violence to protect.

Keeper of Secrets

Author : Gerald Dow
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607999366
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Keeper of Secrets written by Gerald Dow and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beach bum Jason Riley doesn't have a lot on his minda "surfing, partying, drugs, and girls. After travelling around the world on a yearlong surfing trip, Jason thinks it's time to get serious about his education, or as serious as he can get. He enrolls at Waterbury Community College, a party school near one of California's prime surf spots. He moves in with his grandparents, who provide him with free room and board. With friends nearby and killer waves, what more could he ask for? Little does he know that his grandfather hides a dark secret, a secret that will send Jason into a fight for survival. Can Jason survive the war that is churning within? Will he learn his grandfather's secret before it's too late? From white-sand beaches to the beaches of Normandy, Jason must unlock what is hidden by The Keeper of Secrets."

Hell

Author : Timothy Morton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231560427
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Hell written by Timothy Morton and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hell on earth is real. The toxic fusion of big oil, Evangelical Christianity, and white supremacy has ignited a worldwide inferno, more phantasmagoric than anything William Blake could dream up and more cataclysmic than we can fathom. Escaping global warming hell, this revelatory book shows, requires a radical, mystical marriage of Christianity and biology that awakens a future beyond white male savagery. Timothy Morton argues that there is an unexpected yet profound relationship between religion and ecology that can guide a planet-scale response to the climate crisis. Spiritual and mystical feelings have a deep resonance with ecological thinking, and together they provide the resources environmentalism desperately needs in this time of climate emergency. Morton finds solutions in a radical revaluation of Christianity, furnishing ecological politics with a language of mercy and forgiveness that draws from Christian traditions without bringing along their baggage. They call for a global environmental movement that fuses ecology and mysticism and puts race and gender front and center. This nonviolent resistance can stage an all-out assault on the ultimate Satanic mill: the concept of master and slave, manifesting today in white supremacy, patriarchy, and environmental destruction. Passionate, erudite, and playful, Hell takes readers on a full-color journey into the contemporary underworld—and offers a surprising vision of salvation.

The One Year Book of Did You Know Devotions for Kids

Author : Nancy S. Hill
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780842361842
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book The One Year Book of Did You Know Devotions for Kids written by Nancy S. Hill and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of interesting and sometimes silly facts that relates to a Bible verse.

Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine

Author : Michael Broadbent
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780151007042
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine written by Michael Broadbent and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate report on the world's vintage wines is offered by the man the "Wine Spectator" calls "the world's most experienced taster."

The Bradley and How It Got That Way

Author : W. Blair Haworth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313030413
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Bradley and How It Got That Way written by W. Blair Haworth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-11-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mechanized infantry is one of the least-studied components of the U.S. Army's combat arms, and its most visable piece of equipment, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, is one of the military's most controversial pieces of equipment. This study traces the idea of mechanized infantry from its roots in the early armored operations of World War I, through its fruition in World War II, to its drastic transformation in response to the threat of a nuclear, biological, and chemical battlefield. The U.S. Army's doctrinal migration from the idea of specialized armored infantry to that of more generalized mechanized infantry led to problematic consequences in training and equipping the force. Haworth explores the origins, conduct, and outcome of the Bradley controversy, along with its implications for Army institutional cultures, force designs, and doctrines. Challenging traditional partisan views of the Bradley program, Haworth goes to the roots of the issue. The author details the mechanized infantry's problematic status in the Army's traditional division of roles and missions between its Infantry and Armored branches. While new conditions demand new equipment, old institutions and current commitments inevitably complicate matters; thus, traditional infantry considerations have driven the Bradley's requirements. The raw capability of the vehicle and the fortitude and ingenuity of its users have to some extent compensated for the conflicting pressures in its design. However, the reluctance of the Army to see mechanized infantry as a specialty has led to the problem the vehicle has faced, as this book clearly shows.

ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia

Author : Espn
Publisher : Espn Books
ISBN 13 : 0345513924
Total Pages : 1234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia written by Espn and published by Espn Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference provides historical overviews of all 335 Division 1 teams, season-by-season summaries, ESPN/Sagarin rankings of top-selected college basketball programs, and more.

His Song

Author : Elizabeth J. Rosenthal
Publisher : Bpi Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780823088935
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book His Song written by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal and published by Bpi Communications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of the musical career of Elton John provides the full story behind all of the musician's recordings, a complete chronicle of his concert tours, an assessment of his musical odyssey, and a study of his sometimes turbulent personal life, along with more than forty photographs and a complete discography.

Yoga Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yoga Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 30 years, Yoga Journal has been helping readers achieve the balance and well-being they seek in their everyday lives. With every issue,Yoga Journal strives to inform and empower readers to make lifestyle choices that are healthy for their bodies and minds. We are dedicated to providing in-depth, thoughtful editorial on topics such as yoga, food, nutrition, fitness, wellness, travel, and fashion and beauty.

Board of Contract Appeals Decisions

Author : United States. Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1630 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Board of Contract Appeals Decisions written by United States. Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Growing in Christian Morality

Author : Julia Ahlers
Publisher : Saint Mary's Press
ISBN 13 : 0884893871
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Growing in Christian Morality written by Julia Ahlers and published by Saint Mary's Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christian morality course designed to be part of the religion curriculum within a Catholic high school. The course focuses on character development.

The BCCI Affair

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The BCCI Affair written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Year's Best Science Fiction

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312030096
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Year's Best Science Fiction written by Gardner Dozois and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1989 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction (Winner of the 2004 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous year's best SF writing.&The stories in this collection imaginatively take readers far across the universe, into the very core of their beings, to the realm of the Gods, and to the moment just after now. Included are the works of masters of the form and the bright new talents of tomorrow. This book is a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.

SEC Docket

Author : United States. Securities and Exchange Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book SEC Docket written by United States. Securities and Exchange Commission and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American National Biography

Author : Mark Christopher Carnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0195222024
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book American National Biography written by Mark Christopher Carnes and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American National Biography is the first new comprehensive biographical dicionary focused on American history to be published in seventy years. Produced under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies, the ANB contains over 17,500 profiles on historical figures written by an expert in the field and completed with a bibliography. The scope of the work is enormous--from the earlest recorded European explorations to the very recent past.