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Lightning Field

Author : Dana Spiotta
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743216709
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Lightning Field written by Dana Spiotta and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-01-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Los Angeles Dana Spiotta evokes in her bold and strangely lyrical first novel is a land of Spirit Gyms and Miracle Miles, a great centerless place where chains of reference get lost, or finally don't matter. Mina lives with her screenwriter husband and works at her best friend Lorene's highly successful concept restaurants, which exploit the often unconscious desires and idiosyncrasies of a rich, chic clientele. Almost inadvertently, Mina has acquired two lovers. And then there are the other men in her life: her father, a washed-up Hollywood director living in a yurt and hiding from his debtors, and her disturbed brother, Michael, whose attempts to connect with her force Mina to consider that she might still have a heart -- if only she could remember where she had left it. Between her Spiritual Exfoliation and Detoxification therapies and her elaborate devotion to style, Lorene is interested only in charting her own perfection and impending decay. Although supremely confident in a million shallow ways, she, too, starts to fray at the edges. And there is Lisa, a loving mother who cleans houses, scrapes by, and dreams of food terrorists and child abductors, until even the most innocent events seem to hint at dark possibilities. Lightning Field explores the language tics of our culture -- the consumerist fetishes, the self-obsession and the þeeting possibility that you just might have gotten it all badly wrong. In funny, cutting, unsentimental prose, Spiotta exposes the contradictions of contemporary lives in which "identity is a collection of references." She writes about overcoming not just despair but ambivalence. Playful and dire, raw and poetic, Lightning Field introduces a startling new voice in American fiction.

Towards the Primeval Lightning Field

Author : Will Alexander
Publisher : Litmus Press
ISBN 13 : 9781933959207
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (592 download)

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Download or read book Towards the Primeval Lightning Field written by Will Alexander and published by Litmus Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. African American Studies. Philosophy. Essays. Now available as a second edition with a new preface from the author, Will Alexander's TOWARDS THE PRIMEVAL LIGHTNING FIELD (O Books, 1998) is a work of vertical philosophy revealing the strata of cultures and language, like geographical layers seen all at once. These essays comprise Alexander's search for origins outside the warrens of the visible, revealing a singular imagination that moves with the force of a manifesto and the impossible dexterity of the unknown. Described by Eliot Weinberger as probably the only African-American poet to take Aimé Cesaire as a spiritual father, Alexander's singular voice resonates far past the constrictions of the rational world. His work resembles no one's and is instantly recognizable. In part, he is an ecstatic surrealist on imaginal hyperdrive. He is probably the only African-American poet to take Aimé Césaire as a spiritual father...[Alexander] is a poet whose ecstasy derives from the scientific description of the stuff and the workings of the world.--Eliot Weinberger Will Alexander is by far the most original poet working in the United States today. A major force in the dissemination of surrealism, there is absolutely no one who sounds like Alexander, and he, most emphatically sounds like no one else.--Justin Desmangles If the quotidian amounts to little more than a dossier of unitary suffering, then Will Alexander's visionary essays commence the ignition of evolution beyond inclemency. Césaire, Lorca, Cheikh Anta Diop, non-European philosophy and cosmology, alchemical and anti-statist traditions: all animate this work; its range is incomparable. André Breton wrote that for surrealism 'life is elsewhere;' TOWARDS RGE PRIMEVAL LIGHTNING FIELD takes us in pleasure and terror along the way to that range, shimmering beyond grim power, 'where the waters and suns are both kindled by splendour.'--Barry Maxwell

Walter De Maria

Author : Jane McFadden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781780236674
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book Walter De Maria written by Jane McFadden and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the most innovative artists of the last six decades, Walter De Maria challenged art in profound ways. He is known worldwide for his important sculptures such as Lightning Field, but his contributions to the practices of music, drawing, photography, and film have been largely forgotten. Featuring in-depth analysis of many previously unknown works and correspondence, this book offers the first major critical account of de Maria's broader range of interests. In a 1960 score, Walter De Maria called for "meaningless work: " art that does not "accomplish a conventional purpose." He followed this call with a dizzying period of experimentation. The resulting work reflected shifts in how we understand the sites of art during an era of moon shots and road trips, of wars that moved from jungles into living rooms via electromagnetic waves. It helped us understand ourselves and how race, gender, and sexuality vie for space in the social realm. By bringing to light de Maria's lesser-known works, this book challenges established histories and methodologies for the art of the 1960s and '70s, while also exploring de Maria's own obsessions with art's uttermost possibilities.

The Lightning Discharge

Author : Martin A. Uman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486151980
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book The Lightning Discharge written by Martin A. Uman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Absorbing monograph by expert sets forth most of known properties of lightning: cloud and lightning charges, stepped leader, return stroke, dart leader, lightning on other planets, thunder, more. 144 illustrations.

The Lightning Thief

Author : Rick Riordan
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1423131894
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book The Lightning Thief written by Rick Riordan and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2009-05-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him.

Artists on Walter De Maria

Author : Richard Aldrich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780944521847
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Artists on Walter De Maria written by Richard Aldrich and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artists on Walter De Maria is the second installment in a series culled from Dia Art Foundation's Artists on Artists lectures, focused on the work of artist Walter De Maria (1935-2013). Established in 2001, the lecture series highlights the work of modern and contemporary artists from the perspective of their colleagues and peers. This Artists on Artists title is published in connection with the 40th anniversary of De Maria's The Lightning Field, The New York Earth Room and The Vertical Earth Kilometer. It features contributions from Richard Aldrich, Jeanne Dunning, Guillermo Faivovich & Nicolás Goldberg and Terry Winters.

Lightning Flowers

Author : Katherine E. Standefer
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
ISBN 13 : 0316450359
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Lightning Flowers written by Katherine E. Standefer and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This "utterly spectacular" book weighs the impact modern medical technology has had on the author's life against the social and environmental costs inevitably incurred by the mining that makes such innovation possible (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises). What if a lifesaving medical device causes loss of life along its supply chain? That's the question Katherine E. Standefer finds herself asking one night after being suddenly shocked by her implanted cardiac defibrillator. In this gripping, intimate memoir about health, illness, and the invisible reverberating effects of our medical system, Standefer recounts the astonishing true story of the rare diagnosis that upended her rugged life in the mountains of Wyoming and sent her tumbling into a fraught maze of cardiology units, dramatic surgeries, and slow, painful recoveries. As her life increasingly comes to revolve around the internal defibrillator freshly wired into her heart, she becomes consumed with questions about the supply chain that allows such an ostensibly miraculous device to exist. So she sets out to trace its materials back to their roots. From the sterile labs of a medical device manufacturer in southern California to the tantalum and tin mines seized by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to a nickel and cobalt mine carved out of endemic Madagascar jungle, Lightning Flowers takes us on a global reckoning with the social and environmental costs of a technology that promises to be lifesaving but is, in fact, much more complicated. Deeply personal and sharply reported, Lightning Flowers takes a hard look at technological mythos, healthcare, and our cultural relationship to medical technology, raising important questions about our obligations to one another, and the cost of saving one life.

The Lightning Flash

Author : Vernon Cooray
Publisher : IET
ISBN 13 : 0852967802
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book The Lightning Flash written by Vernon Cooray and published by IET. This book was released on 2003 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book provides the reader with a thorough background in almost every aspect of lightning and its impact on electrical and electronic equipment. The contents range from basic discharge processes in air through transient electromagnetic field generation and interaction with overhead lines and underground cables, to lightning protection and testing techniques. This book is of value to anyone designing, installing or commissioning equipment which needs to be secured against lightning strikes, as well as being a sound introduction to research students working in the field.

Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs

Author : Lynn Frierson Faust
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820348724
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs written by Lynn Frierson Faust and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive firefly guide for eastern and central North America ever published. It is written for all those who want to know more about the amazing world of lightning bugs and learn the secrets hidden in the flash patterns of the 75+ species found in the eastern and central U.S. and Canada. As an independent researcher working with numerous university teams, naturalist Lynn Frierson Faust, “The Lightning Bug Lady,” has spent decades tracking the behavior and researching the habitats of these fascinating creatures. Based on her twenty-five years of field work, this book is intended to increase understanding and appreciation of bioluminescent insects while igniting enthusiasm in a fun and informative way. Species accounts are coupled with historical background and literary epigraphs to engage and draw readers young and old into the world of these tiny sparklers. A chart documenting the flash patterns of the various species will aid in identification. Clear photos illustrate the insects’ distinguishing physical characteristics, while habitats, seasonality, and common names are provided in clear, easy-to-understand yet scientifically accurate language. The guide will be welcomed by everyone who wants to learn more about fireflies' and glow-worms' unique traits and about their fragile niche in the ecosystem. FEATURES Over 600 color photographsDetailed accounts and anatomical diagrams of 75+ species, as well as aids in distinguishing between similar speciesA first-of-its-kind flash-pattern chart that folds out on heavy-weight paper • Extensive scientific details written in an understandable and engaging wayColorful, common names—Twilight Bush Baby, Shadow Ghosts, and Snappy Syncs, and more—for easy species identification based on flash patternsTips on ideal sites and times of year for firefly watchingConservation-oriented approach

Fundamentals of Lightning

Author : Vladimir A. Rakov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107072239
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Lightning written by Vladimir A. Rakov and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the current state of the art in lightning science, for advanced undergraduate and graduate students on a single-semester course.

White Sands

Author : Geoff Dyer
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1101870869
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book White Sands written by Geoff Dyer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “one of our most original writers” (Kathryn Schulz, New York magazine) comes an expansive and exacting book—firmly grounded but elegant, often hilarious, and always inquisitive—about travel, unexpected awareness, and the questions we ask when we step outside ourselves. Geoff Dyer’s restless search—for what? is unclear, even to him—continues in this series of fascinating adventures and pilgrimages: with a tour guide who may not be a tour guide in the Forbidden City in Beijing; with friends in New Mexico, where D. H. Lawrence famously claimed to have had his “greatest experience from the outside world”; with a hitchhiker picked up on the way from White Sands; with Don Cherry (or a photo of him, at any rate) at the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. Weaving stories about places to which he has recently traveled with images and memories that have persisted since childhood, Dyer tries “to work out what a certain place—a certain way of marking the landscape—means; what it’s trying to tell us; what we go to it for.” With 4 pages of full-color illustrations.

The Lightning Queen

Author : Laura Resau
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545800862
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Lightning Queen written by Laura Resau and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunningly rendered mystical novel, set in the remote mountains of Mexico in the 1950s, illuminates the power of an unlikely friendship that blends cultures, magic, and possibilities.

Too Like the Lightning

Author : Ada Palmer
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1466858745
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Too Like the Lightning written by Ada Palmer and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the winner of the 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Ada Palmer's 2017 Compton Crook Award-winning political science fiction, Too Like the Lightning, ventures into a human future of extraordinary originality Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer--a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away. The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our 21st-century eyes as ours would be to a native of the 1500s. It is a hard-won utopia built on technologically-generated abundance, and also on complex and mandatory systems of labelling all public writing and speech. What seem to us normal gender distinctions are now distinctly taboo in most social situations. And most of the world's population is affiliated with globe-girdling clans of the like-minded, whose endless economic and cultural competition is carefully managed by central planners of inestimable subtlety. To us it seems like a mad combination of heaven and hell. To them, it seems like normal life. And in this world, Mycroft and Carlyle have stumbled on the wild card that may destablize the system: the boy Bridger, who can effortlessly make his wishes come true. Who can, it would seem, bring inanimate objects to life... Terra Ignota 1. Too Like the Lightning 2. Seven Surrenders 3. The Will to Battle At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Earthworks and Beyond

Author : John Beardsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Earthworks and Beyond written by John Beardsley and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Body of Christopher Creed

Author : Carol Plum-Ucci
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0152063862
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Body of Christopher Creed written by Carol Plum-Ucci and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The often-tortured class weirdo has disappeared, leaving an enigmatic note on the school library computer. Is he a runaway, a suicide, or a murder victim?

The Lightning Field

Author : Kenneth Baker
Publisher : Hol Art Books
ISBN 13 : 1936102315
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The Lightning Field written by Kenneth Baker and published by Hol Art Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tesla, Master of Lightning

Author : Margaret Cheney
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780760710050
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Tesla, Master of Lightning written by Margaret Cheney and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the electrical engineer whose inventions included an amplifier, an arc light, transformers, Tesla coils, rotating magnetic field motors for alternating current, and others.