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The Celestial Railroad A Steam Age Saga Of Artisanship And Aspiration
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Book Synopsis The Celestial Railroad: A Steam Age Saga of Artisanship and Aspiration by : S. David Wilson
Download or read book The Celestial Railroad: A Steam Age Saga of Artisanship and Aspiration written by S. David Wilson and published by S. David Wilson. This book was released on 2024-02-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised annotated work explores the rise and fall of the steam age as it shaped the life of an archetypal industrial family. Particular emphasis is placed on the railroad and shipbuilding industries in Britain and the United States.
Download or read book Leaves of Grass written by Walt Whitman and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lost Enlightenment by : S. Frederick Starr
Download or read book Lost Enlightenment written by S. Frederick Starr and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenment—its rise, fall, and enduring legacy In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds—remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Because nearly all of these figures wrote in Arabic, they were long assumed to have been Arabs. In fact, they were from Central Asia—drawn from the Persianate and Turkic peoples of a region that today extends from Kazakhstan southward through Afghanistan, and from the easternmost province of Iran through Xinjiang, China. Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between the years 800 and 1200, Central Asia led the world in trade and economic development, the size and sophistication of its cities, the refinement of its arts, and, above all, in the advancement of knowledge in many fields. Central Asians achieved signal breakthroughs in astronomy, mathematics, geology, medicine, chemistry, music, social science, philosophy, and theology, among other subjects. They gave algebra its name, calculated the earth's diameter with unprecedented precision, wrote the books that later defined European medicine, and penned some of the world's greatest poetry. One scholar, working in Afghanistan, even predicted the existence of North and South America—five centuries before Columbus. Rarely in history has a more impressive group of polymaths appeared at one place and time. No wonder that their writings influenced European culture from the time of St. Thomas Aquinas down to the scientific revolution, and had a similarly deep impact in India and much of Asia. Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise. Informed by the latest scholarship yet written in a lively and accessible style, this is a book that will surprise general readers and specialists alike.
Book Synopsis Progress and poverty by : Henry George
Download or read book Progress and poverty written by Henry George and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Freedom of Expression® by : Kembrew McLeod
Download or read book Freedom of Expression® written by Kembrew McLeod and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998 the author, a professional prankster, trademarked the phrase "freedom of expression" to show how the expression of ideas was being restricted. Now he uses intellectual property law as the focal point to show how economic concerns are seriously eroding creativity and free speech.
Download or read book Men of Wealth written by John T. Flynn and published by Ludwig von Mises Institute. This book was released on 1941 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Names in Focus written by Terhi Ainiala and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Names in Focus delves deep into the vast field of Finnish onomastics, covering place names, personal names, animal names, commercial names and names in literature. It provides the history and current trends in this area of research, and also supplements international terminology with the Finnish point of view on the subject. Brimming with examples and clear explanations, the book can be enjoyed by the most studious of researchers as well as the casual reader who has a genuine interest in the study of names.
Download or read book The Innovators written by Walter Isaacson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail? In his masterly saga, Isaacson begins with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee, and Larry Page. This is the story of how their minds worked and what made them so inventive. It's also a narrative of how their ability to collaborate and master the art of teamwork made them even more creative. For an era that seeks to foster innovation, creativity, and teamwork, The Innovators shows how they happen"--
Book Synopsis The Peoples of Utah by : Utah State Historical Society
Download or read book The Peoples of Utah written by Utah State Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains histories of some of the minorities in Utah.
Book Synopsis There Is Power in a Union by : Philip Dray
Download or read book There Is Power in a Union written by Philip Dray and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the nineteenth-century textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the triumph of unions in the twentieth century and their waning influence today, the contest between labor and capital for the American bounty has shaped our national experience. In this stirring new history, Philip Dray shows us the vital accomplishments of organized labor and illuminates its central role in our social, political, economic, and cultural evolution. His epic, character-driven narrative not only restores to our collective memory the indelible story of American labor, it also demonstrates the importance of the fight for fairness and economic democracy, and why that effort remains so urgent today.
Book Synopsis Holy Hills of the Ozarks by : Aaron K. Ketchell
Download or read book Holy Hills of the Ozarks written by Aaron K. Ketchell and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-09-20 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "But there is more to Branson's fame than just recreation. As Aaron K. Ketchell discovers, a popular variant of Christianity underscores all Branson's tourist attractions and fortifies every consumer success. In this study, Ketchell explores Branson's unique blend of religion and recreation. He explains how the city became a mecca of conservative Christianity - a place for a "spiritual vacation" - and how, through conscious effort, its residents and businesses continuously reinforce its inextricable connection with the divine."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Poems by Walt Whitman by : Walt Whitman
Download or read book Poems by Walt Whitman written by Walt Whitman and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practicing Catholic written by B. Morrill and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-04-29 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together top scholars from various backgrounds to explore methodologies for studying ritual and Catholicism. The essays focus on particular aspects of ritual within Catholic practice, such as liturgy and performance and healing rituals.
Book Synopsis Freemasonry in the Holy Land by : Robert Morris
Download or read book Freemasonry in the Holy Land written by Robert Morris and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-03-04 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
Book Synopsis The Personal History of a Bukharan Intellectual by : Sharīf Jān Makhdūm Ṣadr Z̤iyāʼ
Download or read book The Personal History of a Bukharan Intellectual written by Sharīf Jān Makhdūm Ṣadr Z̤iyāʼ and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Diary" offers priceless documentation and guidance for an understanding of the rigidity that characterized the Bukharan Amirate throughout its tumultuous final decades of existence, ca. 1880-1920.
Book Synopsis The World Island by : Alexandros Petersen
Download or read book The World Island written by Alexandros Petersen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both a historical analysis and a call to arms, this is the comprehensive policy guide to understanding and engaging in the geopolitics of Eurasia. The 20th century was dominated by three visions of Eurasian geopolitics: "The World Island," "Containment," and "Prometheism." The World Island: Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West posits a fourth vision of Eurasian geopolitics: the 21st-century Geopolitical Strategy for Eurasia. Through an original and comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the ideas of Sir Halford Mackinder, George Kennan, and Jozef Pilsudski, this title reestablishes fundamental Western strategy objectives. It analyzes the state of and potential for Western engagement with China, Afghanistan, Turkey, Russia, and other Eurasian states and sets out what is at stake for the West in the Eurasian theater. Promoting a robust strategy to further and protect essential Western values, the author argues for the development of trade and energy links, coupled with the promotion of good governance and the facilitation of policy independence, integration, and Western-orientation among the Eurasian nations.
Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of United States-Japan Relations by : John Van Sant
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of United States-Japan Relations written by John Van Sant and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007-01-29 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Historical Dictionary of United States-Japan Relations traces this one hundred and fifty year relationship through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on key persons, places, events, institutions, and organizations. Covering everything from Walt Whitman's poem, A Broadway Pageant, commemorating the visit of the Shogun's Embassy to the U.S. in 1860, to zaibatsu, this ready reference is an excellent starting point for the study of Japan's dealings with the U.S.
