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Author : Daniel Webb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)
Download or read book Literary Amusements, in Verse and Prose written by Daniel Webb and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Webb
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Literary Amusements written by Daniel Webb and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Solomon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521120918
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)
Download or read book Literature, Amusement, and Technology in the Great Depression written by William Solomon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature, Amusement and Technology examines the exchange between literature and recreational practices in 1930s America. William Solomon argues that autobiographical writers like Edward Dahlberg and Henry Miller took aesthetic inspiration from urban manifestations of the carnival spirit: Coney Island amusement parks, burlesque, vaudeville, and the dime museum display of human oddities. More broadly, he demonstrates that the literary projects of the period pivoted around images of grotesquely disfigured bodies which appeared as part of this recreational culture.
Author : Andy Mulvihill
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525506292
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book Action Park written by Andy Mulvihill and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington Post The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son. Often called "Accident Park," "Class Action Park," or "Traction Park," Action Park was an American icon. Entertaining more than a million people a year in the 1980s, the New Jersey-based amusement playland placed no limits on danger or fun, a monument to the anything-goes spirit of the era that left guests in control of their own adventures--sometimes with tragic results. Though it closed its doors in 1996 after nearly twenty years, it has remained a subject of constant fascination ever since, an establishment completely anathema to our modern culture of rules and safety. Action Park is the first-ever unvarnished look at the history of this DIY Disneyland, as seen through the eyes of Andy Mulvihill, the son of the park's idiosyncratic founder, Gene Mulvihill. From his early days testing precarious rides to working his way up to chief lifeguard of the infamous Wave Pool to later helping run the whole park, Andy's story is equal parts hilarious and moving, chronicling the life and death of a uniquely American attraction, a wet and wild 1980s adolescence, and a son's struggle to understand his father's quixotic quest to become the Walt Disney of New Jersey. Packing in all of the excitement of a day at Action Park, this is destined to be one of the most unforgettable memoirs of the year.
Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470463628
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements written by Martin Gardner and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This is the original 1983 edition and contains columns published from 1970-1972. It includes three columns on the game of Life.
Author : LeRoy Ashby
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813123976
Total Pages : 713 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book With Amusement for All written by LeRoy Ashby and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2006-05-12 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Amusement for All contextualizes what Americans have done for fun since 1830, showing the reciprocal nature of the relationships among social, political, economic, and cultural forces and the ways in which the entertainment world has reflected, changed, or reinforced the values of American society.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368875280
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (688 download)
Download or read book The Hand-Book of Useful and Ornamental Amusements and Accomplishments: Including Artificial Flower Making, Engraving, Etching, Painting in All its Styles, Modelling, Carving in Wood, Ivory, and Shell, also Fancy Work of Every Description written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.
Author : Julian Barnes
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307368440
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Nothing to be Frightened Of written by Julian Barnes and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I don’t believe in God, but I miss him." So begins Julian Barnes’s brilliant new book that is, among many things, a family memoir, an exchange with his brother (a philosopher), a meditation on mortality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God and a homage to the writer Jules Renard. Barnes also draws poignant portraits of the last days of his parents, recalled with great detail, affection and exasperation. Other examples he takes up include writers, "most of them dead and quite a few of them French," as well as some composers, for good measure. The grace with which Barnes weaves together all of these threads makes the experience of reading the book nothing less than exhilarating. Although he cautions us that "this is not my autobiography," the book nonetheless reveals much about Barnes the man and the novelist: how he thinks and how he writes and how he lives. At once deadly serious and dazzlingly playful, Nothing to Be Frightened Of is a wise, funny and constantly surprising tour of the human condition.
Author : Mike Bockoven
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510709460
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book FantasticLand written by Mike Bockoven and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!” But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the park, the employees find it anything but fun. Five weeks later, the authorities who rescue the survivors encounter a scene of horror. Photos soon emerge online of heads on spikes outside of rides and viscera and human bones littering the gift shops, breaking records for hits, views, likes, clicks, and shares. How could a group of survivors, mostly teenagers, commit such terrible acts? Presented as a fact-finding investigation and a series of first-person interviews, FantasticLand pieces together the grisly series of events. Park policy was that the mostly college-aged employees surrender their electronic devices to preserve the authenticity of the FantasticLand experience. Cut off from the world and left on their own, the teenagers soon form rival tribes who viciously compete for food, medicine, social dominance, and even human flesh. This new social network divides the ravaged dreamland into territories ruled by the Pirates, the ShopGirls, the Freaks, and the Mole People. If meticulously curated online personas can replace private identities, what takes over when those constructs are lost? FantasticLand is a modern take on Lord of the Flies meets Battle Royale that probes the consequences of a social civilization built online. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author : Tim O'Brien
Publisher : Casa Flamingo Literary Arts
ISBN 13 : 9781893951136
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (511 download)
Download or read book Legends written by Tim O'Brien and published by Casa Flamingo Literary Arts. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OBriens multi-book series pays homage to the greatest of the great--those who made the amusement parks, theme parks, and waterparks what they are today.
Author : Daniel Webb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (228 download)
Download or read book Literary Amusements written by Daniel Webb and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book the Mirror of Literary, Amusement, and Instruction written by and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Webb
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781289511869
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (118 download)
Download or read book Literary Amusements written by Daniel Webb and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Marisa L. Berman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738598224
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)
Download or read book Nunley's Amusement Park written by Marisa L. Berman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nunley s Amusement Park in Baldwin, New York, was a beloved family destination for Long Islanders from 1939 until it closed in 1995. The park s most notable attraction was its famed Stein & Goldstein carousel. The Nunley family established numerous amusement parks in the Long Island area, such as those found in Bethpage, Rockaway Beach, and Broad Channel. Nunley s Amusement Park, which was in operation for over 50 years, has a special place in the memories of multiple generations of Long Islanders. After the park closed, the rides and games were sold at auction. In protest, Long Islanders banded together to prevent the carousel from being disassembled and sold off separately. Recognizing the passion residents held for the park, Nassau County stepped in and purchased the beloved carousel, and an elaborate campaign was established for its restoration. The year 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the famous Nunley s Carousel, which is currently in operation at Museum Row in Garden City, New York."
Author : Tim Nicholls
Publisher : Bitmap Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780993012976
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Artcade written by Tim Nicholls and published by Bitmap Books Limited. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gamers who cut their teeth in the arcades will love this trip down memory lane. Artcade is a unique collection of coin-op cabinet marquees, some dating back 40 years to the dawn of video gaming. Originally acquired by Tim Nicholls from a Hollywood props company, this archive of marquees - many of which had suffered damage over time - have now been scanned and digitally restored to their former glory. The full collection of classic arcade cabinet artwork is presented here for the first time in this stunning landscape hardback book, and accompanied by interviews with artists Larry Day and the late Python Anghelo. Relive your mis-spent youth with artwork from dozens of coin-ops including Asteroid, Battlezone, Street Fighter II, Out Run, Moon Patrol, Gyruss, Q*Bert, Bubble Bobble and many more. Each marquee takes up a full double-page spread in the book, and is faithfully recreated using beautiful lithographic printing on the highest quality paper. Tim has spent over a thousand hours assembling the high-resolution scans, restoring the images in Photoshop and color-correcting them back to their vibrant, as-new appearance. The results of all that hard work are now available as a lasting record of the amazing artwork that adorned the arcades during the golden era of coin-op video gaming.
Author : Mr. Webb
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331464785
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (647 download)
Download or read book Literary Amusements written by Mr. Webb and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Literary Amusements: In Verse and Prose What though Apollo might his aid refut'e, Though coy the Graces, and though cold the Mute, Something there was that yet infpired my kyle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Cassell, ltd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Cassell's book of in-door amusements, card games and fireside fun written by Cassell, ltd and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
