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Author : Herb Caen
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book One Man's San Francisco written by Herb Caen and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1976 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George P. Oslin
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865546479
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (464 download)
Download or read book One Man's Century written by George P. Oslin and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His early career was as a reporter for the Newark Ledger and later the Newark Evening News, covering major stories like prohibition, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and trial, the Hall Mills murder, the Hindenburg Zeppelin disaster, and the Reid bandits murder trial. For thirty-five years he served as public relations director for Western Union, during which time he issued nationwide news releases almost daily, writing communication history as it was being made. During his prestigious career Oslin wrote books, pamphlets, basic articles and yearbook reviews for major encyclopedias, and numerous book and magazine articles on developments in the telecommunications industry. He is perhaps best known, however, for inventing the "Singing Telegram" in 1933.
Author : George Will
Publisher : Forum Books
ISBN 13 : 0307454363
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book One Man's America written by George Will and published by Forum Books. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his provocative and compelling new book, America’s most widely read and most influential commentator casts his gimlet eye on our singular nation. Moving far beyond the strict confines of politics, George F. Will offers a fascinating look at the people, stories, and events–often unheralded–that make the American drama so endlessly entertaining and instructive. With Will’s signature erudition and wry wit always on display, One Man’s America chronicles a spectacular, eclectic procession of figures who have shaped our cultural landscape–from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner to National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr., from Victorian poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, from cotton picker— turned—country singer Buck Owens to actor-turned-president Ronald Reagan. Will crisscrosses the country to illuminate what it is that makes America distinctive. He visits the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor and ponders its enduring links to the present. He travels to Milwaukee to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of an iconic brand, Harley-Davidson. In Los Angeles he finds the inspiring future of education, while in New York he confronts the dispiriting didacticism of the avant-garde. He ventures to the Civil War battlefields of Virginia to explore what we risk when we efface our own history. And on the outskirts of Chicago he investigates one of the darkest chapters in American history, only to discover a shining example of resilience and grace–the best the country has to offer. Will’s wide lens takes in much more as well–everything from the “most emblematic novel of the 1930s” (and no, it is not about the Joads) to the cult of ESPN to Brooks Brothers and Ben & Jerry’s. And of course, One Man’s America would not be complete without the author’s insights on the national pastime, baseball–the icons and the cheats, the hapless and the greats. Finally, in a personal and reflective turn, Will writes movingly of his thirty-five-year-old son Jon, born with Down syndrome, and pays loving and poignant tribute to his mother, who died at the age of ninety-eight after a long struggle with dementia. The essays in One Man’s America, even when critiquing American culture, reflect Will’s deep affection and regard for our nation. After all, he notes, when America falls short, it does so only as compared to “the uniquely high standards it has set for itself.” In the end, this brilliantly informative and entertaining book reminds us of the enduring value of “the simple virtues and decencies that can make communities flourish and that have made America great and exemplary.”
Author : Vince Bell
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574412663
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book One Man's Music written by Vince Bell and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In detailing his recovery from the accident and his roundabout climb back onstage, Bell shines a light in those dark corners of the music business that, for the lone musician whose success is measured not by the Top 40 but by nightly victories, usually fall outside of the spotlight. Bell's prose is not unlike his lyrics: spare, beautiful, evocative, and often sneak-up-on-you funny. His chronicle of his own life and near death on the road reveals what it means to live for one's art."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Anne Evers Hitz
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439669198
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Lost Department Stores of San Francisco written by Anne Evers Hitz and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up--hats, gloves and stockings required--and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach. The I. Magnin empire catered to a selective upper-class clientele, while middle-class shoppers loved the Emporium department store with its Bargain Basement and Santa for the kids. Gump's defined good taste, the City of Paris satisfied desires for anything French and edgy, youth-oriented Joseph Magnin ensnared the younger shoppers with the latest trends. Join author Anne Evers Hitz as she looks back at the colorful personalities that created six major stores and defined shopping in San Francisco.
Author : Edward Henry Coughran
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1490737162
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (97 download)
Download or read book One Man's Family written by Edward Henry Coughran and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of my inquiry into how this family and the places they lived influenced each other over 400 years in seven countries on four continents. I have been collecting bits and pieces about the family history for as long as I can remember. There is a family storytrue according to my Aunt Lucille who was therethat Big Daddy (my grandfather) received a letter stating that he could, by moving to Ireland, assume the inheritance of a castle. He decided not to, stating that his family was American, and the subject was closed. Nobody now has any idea where the castle was or any of the real circumstances. There is also a story, probably apocryphal, that Andrew and his brother had taken an adventurous trip across the United States (when they couldnt steal horses, they walked), went back to Ireland, and then emigrated. This is my attempt to record what I have found out and what I remember about the Coughran family history.
Author : Jim Womack
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1598584529
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)
Download or read book From One Man's Heart written by Jim Womack and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pain and Suffering are inevitable, but misery is optional." I once saw this motivational statement on a running shirt. I liked it and subscribed to it during my time as an ultra marathoner. When I reunited with my sweetheart from 1967 and married her in 2005, I began to understand that phrase in a new and challenging way. Harriette Burnette and I met and enjoyed a love affair in the summer of 1967. We lost touch and lived separate lives for thirty-eight years. During that time we lived very different and challenging lives. She suffered through a series of painful family and personal losses while raising two children on her own. I fought battles with depression, alcoholism, and professional dissatisfaction. Ultimately, after thirty-two years, my marriage ended in a divorce as well. During our separate, but incredibly similar experiences in life, we each held the belief that life still had something special in store for us. In 2005, through a series of unusual events, I made contact with Harriette after a thirty-eight year hiatus. Our subsequent reunion, courtship, and marriage made us believe that a power greater than ourselves worked in our lives to fill our needs and work miracles for us. Little did we know that, when we said, "I do" on that cold day in 2005, we were about to hop on one of life's most frantic, harrowing, and unimaginable rides. We both discovered the true meaning of pain as well as suffering and learned how our reactions to life's challenges can forever change lives. We took the pain and suffering, but we decided that misery just could not be an option. Jim Womack is a native of Botetourt County, Virginia and a graduate of Virginia Tech, where he studied Civil War History under the noted historian Dr. James I Robertson. Jim taught history at James River High School in Botetourt County for twenty-eight years before retiring in 2003. From 2000 until 2005, he trained for and ran many ultra marathons in central Virginia and elsewhere as well as traveled and backpacked around the western United States. In 2005, he reunited with his sweetheart from 1967 and entered a new and wonderful life with his new bride, Harriette. Shortly afterward, he learned that he had cancer and that his life would drastically change. Together, Jim and Harriette enjoy the providential love which they have found and continue to work together to build a special home for themselves and their families. As more and more people heard their remarkable story of love lost and love regained, Jim decided to write down their story and share their marvelous journey as a tribute to their individual and collective triumphs over disease and disappointment. In addition to From One Man's Heart, Jim also published a collection of student bloopers entitled When Misquotes Bit You. He is in the process of writing short stories about his youth in Botetourt County, his outdoor experiences, and his new life in Northern Virginia with Harriette. He plans to release one new volume each year.
Author : Phyllis Vine
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060938277
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (69 download)
Download or read book One Man's Castle written by Phyllis Vine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this buried chapter of American history, a nearly forgotten case of famed attorney Clarence Darrow comes hauntingly to the surface. In 1925 the NAACP approached Darrow to defend Ossian Sweet -- a highly respected black doctor who, after integrating an all-white neighborhood in Detroit, found himself the victim of a community attack. When Sweet and his family fought back, they were caught in a melee in which a white man was fatally shot. The trial that ensued, one of the most urgent and compelling in the nation's history, would test the basic tenets of the American Dream -- the right of a man to defend his own home. Tautly researched and harrowingly reported, One Man's Castle is an important slice of American legal history and the history of the civil rights (Kirkus Reviews).
Author : Gary Kamiya
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620401266
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Cool Gray City of Love written by Gary Kamiya and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A kaleidoscopic tribute to San Francisco by a life-long Bay Area resident and co-founder of Salon explores specific city sites including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Land's End sea cliffs while tying his visits to key historical events. By the author of Shadow Knights. 30,000 first printing.
Author : Hawk Stern
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595332595
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)
Download or read book A One Man Woman written by Hawk Stern and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Marie Williams has been married and divorced twice. When the story begins in 1997, she is 56 years old, feminine, passionate, cheerful and optimistic. She misses married life and has become a serial monogamist and a self-proclaimed 'one man woman'. Ann Marie is also afflicted with health problems, and poor health is a continuing source of trial and anxiety for her. She places an in-search-of advertisement in the newspaper and meets Hank with whom she has a six-year relationship. This is the story of Ann Marie and Hank during that time. It is an active time; they take trips to Paris, San Francisco and South America, and, closer to home in Virginia they discover romantic B and B's. There is companionship and shared interests, humor and love. But she is no closer to marriage. Ann Marie is still 'a one man woman'. Will she ever find a way to end it with Hank and find someone more marriageable?
Author : Stephen M. Testa
Publisher : American Geosciences Inst
ISBN 13 : 0922152853
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (221 download)
Download or read book One Man's Planet written by Stephen M. Testa and published by American Geosciences Inst. This book was released on 2009 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Man's Planet is a slightly off-centered geologist's introduction to how politics, pop-culture and the earth sciences mix it up every day in all of our lives. A humorous look at a myriad of issue that grace the news and drive political debates from local councils to international discourse. One Man’s Planet picks apart the rhetoric on all sides of these debates to look at how the science describes the issue, often to the nakedness of the opposing parties. Tackling topics like climate, energy, water, and hazards, Stephen Testa channels Beanie Babies, Mad Max, and Shakespeare among others to examine the latest scientific understanding of these issues. Author Stephen Testa weaves science, personalities, pop culture and politics into a very informative and entertaining tapestry on the planet today and the planet's tomorrow. Come tour the Earth with Testa as your guide!
Author : Nick Neely
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1640091661
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Alta California written by Nick Neely and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This national bestseller chronicles one man’s 650–mile trek on foot from San Diego to San Francisco—sure to appeal to readers of naturalist works like Edward Abbey’s Desert Solitaire, Paul Thoreau’s On the Plain of Snakes, and Mark Kenyon’s That Wild Country. In 1769, an expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical and captivating as any in the world. Despite having grown up in California, Nick Neely realized how little he knew about its history. So he set off to learn it bodily, with just a backpack and a tent, trekking through stretches of California both lonely and urban. For twelve weeks, following the journal of expedition missionary Father Juan Crespí, Neely kept pace with the ghosts of the Portolá expedition—nearly 250 years later. Weaving natural and human history, Alta California relives Neely’s adventure, while telling a story of Native cultures and the Spanish missions that soon devastated them, and exploring the evolution of California and its landscape. The result is a collage of historical and contemporary California, of lyricism and pedestrian serendipity, and of the biggest issues facing California today—water, agriculture, oil and gas, immigration, and development—all of it one step at a time. “Rich in little–known history . . . Up the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county coasts, then inland into the Salinas Valley to Monterey Bay. Somewhere along here, the owl moons and woodpeckers do something you might not have thought possible in 2019: they make you fall, or refall, in love with California, ungrudgingly, wildfires and insane housing prices and all . . . What a journey, you think. What a state." —San Francisco Chronicle
Author : Roger Huang
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 1434707164
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (347 download)
Download or read book Chasing God written by Roger Huang and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chasing God is Roger Huang's gritty, heartfelt story of obedience to God's call to follow Him into the heart of the city. That mission can inspire you! Leaving behind his abusive home in Taiwan, Roger discovered both the American Dream and his French bride, Maite. A dramatic event took place before his very eyes and prompted Roger to rethink his future and his calling. As a couple, Roger and Maite chose not to ignore the plight of the poor and homeless in San Francisco's most impoverished district, the Tenderloin. Since founding City Impact, Roger has led many in discovering the power of prayer, fasting, and serving hands-on in a community starved for hope. Chasing God is a testimony to God's miraculous provision and will challenge you to consider how to serve and care for your own city and community.
Author : Wpb
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1615792074
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Sex 18-80 One Man's Journey written by Wpb and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-09-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coming-of-age of an American Christian male in the 20th century. ..."An amusing, sensitive look at how young men discovered their sexual identity in the 20th century." ..."The author has written for history, what now seems quaint, the evolution of a generation's relationship to sex." ..."Walk with the main character and follow the story of his sexual experiences." WPB is a retired marketing executive now residing in Westchester County, New York. Although he has written many business proposals, this is his first attempt at fiction. He was one of the early inductees into the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. Mr. B. will soon publish a book of poems entitled "The Everyday Poet."
Author : Thomas A. Squire
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9815084313
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Dad Abroad: One man’s journey as a trailing spouse and stay-at-home dad written by Thomas A. Squire and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas A. Squire was a regular guy doing a regular job when his far from regular wife gave him a call with some news. By the end of that five-minute conversation, he had decided to leave his regular job and follow his wife on a posting to Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco – as a trailing spouse cum stay-at-home dad. Dad Abroad is a light-hearted sharing of a journey that is not usually travelled by men. This book covers the highs and lows, the foibles and contemplations of a regular guy as he navigates new countries, hangs with the kids, mingles with the mums, submits more completely to domestic chores, and tries his best to avoid isolation and talking about nappy changes … and his search for meaning and “flow” in the process.
Author : Caroline D. Hamilton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441167498
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book One Man Zeitgeist: Dave Eggers, Publishing and Publicity written by Caroline D. Hamilton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Man Zeitgeist: Dave Eggers, Publishing and Publicity undertakes the first extensive analysis of the works of Dave Eggers, an author who has grown from a small-time media upstart into one of the most influential author-publishers of the twenty-first century. Eggers' rise to fame is charted in careful detail, offering analysis of the circumstances of his success and their effects on the production of his literary oeuvre. As both a memoirist and novelist Eggers has distinguished himself from his cohort of young American authors by insisting on seizing the reins of his publishing output. The nature of this independent streak is given attention in this study, particularly the cultural circumstances of a digitalised, consumer society in which books and literature are primarily commodities.Hamilton examines this spirit of independence as both a practical and figurative state in Eggers' works, and seeks to address the reasons why in a contemporary, globalised society independence is not only personally gratifying for Eggers but also a popularly successful strategy for producing books.
Author : Charlene Green
Publisher : Aphrodisia
ISBN 13 : 9781599830872
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Download or read book One Man's Treasure written by Charlene Green and published by Aphrodisia. This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as Katrice can remember, she has dreamed about the perfect guy and a romantic relationship complete with flowers, chocolate and moonlit walks along the lake. But after falling for another wrong guy, Katrice is just going to concentrate on her career and leave men alone - but she rethinks her decision when one man in particular walks into her shop.
