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Checkered Past

Author : Peter Schlesinger
Publisher : Vendome Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Checkered Past written by Peter Schlesinger and published by Vendome Press. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fascinated with the rich tradition and youthful creativity of London in the 1960s and longing to leave suburban America, a wide-eyed twenty-year-old Californian named Peter Schlesinger arrived in 1968 with his partner, David Hockney, to study painting at the Slade School of Art. He stayed on for ten years and moved in some of the city's most intriguing social and artistic circles. Manolo Blahnik, Paloma Picasso, Ossie Clark, Cecil Beaton, Bianca Jagger, Christopher Isherwood, and Bryan Ferry - all became friends of the bright and talented Schlesinger, along with other prominent figures in the worlds of art, ballet, music, photography, film, and society." "Schlesinger was one of Hockney's favorite models and he appears in many of his most important paintings of this period, but he was a gifted artist in his own right, with a tireless interest in documenting the amazing world of London bohemia in which he found himself. His privileged position during these extraordinary years resulted in literally thousands of intimate photographs of friends and acquaintances in everyday situations, taken both at home in London and on numerous trips to continental Europe. Featuring 180 of the most artful and revealing images, Checkered Past guides us with a wry eye through the artists' studios, fashion shows, grand country houses, and gay discos that made London such a magnet during the late 1960s and early 1970s."--BOOK JACKET.

The Chequered Past

Author : David Anderson Charters
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802093949
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Chequered Past written by David Anderson Charters and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the forty-year period between 1951 and 1991, Canadian sports car competition underwent a massive change, transforming itself from an amateur recreational pastime to a commercialized profession and from an individual sport to a spectacle for mass consumption. The Chequered Past is the story of the struggle over power and purpose within the Canadian auto sport that led to this transformation. The first comprehensive history of sports car racing and rallying in Canada, The Chequered Past traces the efforts of the national governing body - the Canadian Auto Sport Clubs (CASC) - to bring its sports car competition up to a 'world class' level, and to manage the consequences of those efforts in the second half of the twentieth century. David Charters traces the social origins of the sport and the major trends that shaped it: professionalism, technological change, rising costs, and the influence of commercial sponsors. Charters argues that while early enthusiasts set the sport on a course toward professionalism that would eventually produce world-class Canadian events and racers, that course would also ultimately change the purpose of the sport: from personal recreation to mass entertainment. As technological innovations drove up the costs of competing at the top ranks, racers were forced to rely on sponsors, who commercialized and ultimately gained control of the sport. The end result, Charters argues, was the marginalization of the amateur competitor and of the CASC itself. Based on extensive research into the CASC's records and dozens of interviews with former competitors and officials, The Chequered Past opens a window into the rich but virtually unknown history of the auto sport, and claims for it a place in Canadian sports history.

Al Unser Jr: a Checkered Past

Author : Al Unser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781642341034
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Al Unser Jr: a Checkered Past written by Al Unser and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winning came naturally for Al Unser, Jr. He had a gift for finding the fast line on the track and he possessed a boisterous and lovable personality. Fans and the press adored him. Behind this affable persona, an appetite for drugs and alcohol was destroying his private life. Unser's battle to climb out of that cave is one of the great stories in motorsports. A Checkered Past is an unblinking story of triumph, tragedy, and the road to recovery.

Chequered Past, Uncertain Future

Author : Tahir Kamran
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789149657
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Chequered Past, Uncertain Future written by Tahir Kamran and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2024-08-19 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning thousands of years, a wide-ranging history of Pakistan from the Bronze Age to partition and beyond. This book takes us on a sweeping journey through the ebbs and flows of Pakistan’s history, from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization to contemporary times. Chequered Past, Uncertain Future uncovers influences from Turkey, Persia, Arabia, and Britain that have shaped Pakistan, as well as showcases the region’s diverse and rich tapestry of peoples, and its pluralistic, multicultural society. The book also describes the post-1947 shift—following the partition of India and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan—as the country became more religiously conservative and autocratic, intensifying sectarian and ethnic divisions. For most of their history, the people of Pakistan have found themselves under the control of military dictators who suppress civil liberties and freedom of speech and action—a trend that persists today.

A Chequered Life

Author : Richard Heseltine
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845844130
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book A Chequered Life written by Richard Heseltine and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first and only account of the Chequered Flag race team and its charismatic founder, Graham Warner. It charts the highs and lows, the victories and losses, and features interviews with the man himself and and several star drivers of the 1960s and ’70s. Accompanied by 150 photographs, many previously unpublished, plus a look at Graham’s subsequent career as a fighter aircraft expert and restorer, this is a unique story of a fascinating life in motorsport.

Fixing the Sky

Author : James Rodger Fleming
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231144121
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Fixing the Sky written by James Rodger Fleming and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-13 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s.

Sent from Coventry

Author : Richard Eddington
Publisher : Music Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780953994250
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book Sent from Coventry written by Richard Eddington and published by Music Press Books. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culmination of three years of exhaustive research, this text compellingly recounts how a monochrome and embattled Britain was re-energised and coloured by two tone and its legacy.

Legends A Chequered History

Author : Simon Read
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479751316
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book Legends A Chequered History written by Simon Read and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first international motor race in 1895, to today's high-tech supercars, author and illustrator Simon Read takes the reader on a journey through the evolution of Grand Prix Racing. The major breakthroughs, events and personalities are discussed alongside more than 500 illustrations, ranging from ink sketches and watercolours to technical explanations of key principles. ‘Legends’ is packed with sketches, diagrams and paintings, both newly created for this book and archive material from a lifetime spent drawing and painting racing cars. This is a book for the enthusiast, those who stand in awe at the show, the machinery, the drivers, the wizards who put it all together and the great glamorous, colourful spectacle that is Grand Prix racing.

A Chequered Past

Author : Peter Schlesinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500542835
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book A Chequered Past written by Peter Schlesinger and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A Chequered Past' guides reader with a wry eye through the artists’ studios, fashion shows, country houses and gay discos that made London such a magnet during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Schlesinger provides lengthy, entertaining captions that remind us why London was such a swinging and sometimes outrageous scene.

Birth of the Chess Queen

Author : Marilyn Yalom
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061913421
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Birth of the Chess Queen written by Marilyn Yalom and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-05-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Marilyn Yalom has written the rare book that illuminates something that always has been dimly perceived but never articulated, in this case that that the power of the chess queen reflects the evolution of female power in the western world.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector. Birth of the Chess Queen examines the five centuries between the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of medieval courts and internal struggles for power.

The Great Revolt

Author : Paul Dowswell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472968417
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Great Revolt written by Paul Dowswell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrilling historical adventure set during the English peasants' revolt of 1381, by Paul Dowswell, the author of Ausländer, and Wolf Children. It's 1381 and the king, Richard II, has imposed a new tax on the people. In the village of Aylesford, Tilda and her ploughman father were already struggling to make ends meet. As serfs they have no rights to move freely or earn wages for their work. Tilda is desperate for a better life than the village can offer, so when the villagers begin to rebel she is swept up in the excitement. Tilda and her father travel to London with the others to petition the king, but the peaceful rebellion they hoped for soon ignites into violence, mayhem and treachery. Tilda's fight for a better life is only just beginning... This page-turning adventure sheds new light on a period of history which is covered in the KS3 curriculum, and will have readers gripped from start to finish.

Our Chequered Past

Author : Alison M. BORTHWICK
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Our Chequered Past written by Alison M. BORTHWICK and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Journey Through India's Past

Author : Chandra Mauli Mani
Publisher : Northern Book Centre
ISBN 13 : 9788172111946
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book A Journey Through India's Past written by Chandra Mauli Mani and published by Northern Book Centre. This book was released on 2005 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents the history of our great nation from the earliest times to the 7th century ad when the last of the Hindu emperors, Harshavardhana, ruled over a major part of India. The author has presented the chequered history in a brief manner, and with meticulous regard to authenticity of facts. He has deftly touched upon differing views on controversial matters, pinpointing the most likely scenario in an objective manner. The book meets the long-felt need of a nationalist, yet independent, appraisal of our past in a concise manner. It avoids the preconceived notions of foreign historians and their blind followers, at the same time without attempting undue glorification of the past. The book is certainly a laudable attempt to bring our glorious heritage alive!

The Politics of the Past

Author : Peter Gathercole
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134866437
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of the Past written by Peter Gathercole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'History is written by the winners' is the received wisdom. This book explains why historical interpretation has to incorporate perspectives from those other than 'winners', and demonstrates archaeology's crucial role in this wide-ranging approach. The book draws more on Africa, Afro-America, Australasia and Oceania than on Europe, the source of the traditionally dominant perspective in archaeology. The four organizing themes of The Politics of the Past are the forms and consequences of the Eurocentric heritage, the conflicting perspectives of rulers and ruled, the significance of administrative and institutional rivalries, and the cleavages that divide professional from popular views of archaeology. Archaeologists, anthropologists, historians and other scholars will find The Politics of the Past illuminating and provocative. It will enrich historical and archaeological inquiry and interpretation, and ramify their relevance for public policy.

Ireland Past and Present

Author : David Power Conyngham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 916 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Ireland Past and Present written by David Power Conyngham and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

South Africa, Past and Present

Author : Violet Rosa Markham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book South Africa, Past and Present written by Violet Rosa Markham and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Different Types of History

Author : Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 9788131718186
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Different Types of History written by Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2009 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: