Spectacular Nature

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 052091953X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Book Synopsis Spectacular Nature by : Susan G. Davis

Download or read book Spectacular Nature written by Susan G. Davis and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Sea World, a theme park where the wonders of nature are performed, marketed, and sold. With its trademark star, Shamu the killer whale—as well as performing dolphins, pettable sting rays, and reproductions of pristine natural worlds—the park represents a careful coordination of shows, dioramas, rides, and concessions built around the theme of ocean life. Susan Davis analyzes the Sea World experience and the forces that produce it: the theme park industry; Southern California tourism; the privatization of urban space; and the increasing integration of advertising, entertainment, and education. The result is an engaging exploration of the role played by images of nature and animals in contemporary commercial culture, and a precise account of how Sea World and its parent corporation, Anheuser-Busch, succeed. Davis argues that Sea World builds its vision of nature around customers' worries and concerns about the environment, family relations, and education. While Davis shows the many ways that Sea World monitors its audience and manipulates animals and landscapes to manufacture pleasure, she also explains the contradictions facing the enterprise in its campaign for a positive public identity. Shifting popular attitudes, animal rights activists, and environmental laws all pose practical and public relations challenges to the theme park. Davis confronts the park's vast operations with impressive insight and originality, revealing Sea World as both an industrial product and a phenomenon typical of contemporary American culture. Spectacular Nature opens an intriguing field of inquiry: the role of commercial entertainment in shaping public understandings of the environment and environmental problems.

The Spectacular Spectrum

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1496988922
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)

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Book Synopsis The Spectacular Spectrum by : Nila Mitra

Download or read book The Spectacular Spectrum written by Nila Mitra and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The geography and natural beauty I have seen on my way and the people I met printed a deep and everlasting impression in my mind. This travel fiction is the outcome of the magnificent experience of nature and the loving memory of its people I left behind. I tried reveal that nature is my main character. In the cities and towns , we are not very much in touch with nature, but sometimes we forget that there is an eternal bond between the soul of a man and the spirit of nature, to see and to feel its existence all around us. It stands as an animate entity for us through we can acquire wisdom of its creator who created all of it, as if as a scientist or as an artist, but above all we need to revitalize of our knowledge of the creator of all creation.

The Spectacular Sea

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Book Synopsis The Spectacular Sea by : Gregory L Kinney

Download or read book The Spectacular Sea written by Gregory L Kinney and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the same book with alternate cover design, so that the customer has two different cover designs to choose from. On this cover, it's a painting by the author's mother, Marjorie Kinney, who is a well-known artist. Please take a look at www.marjoriekinney.com. On the other cover, it's of a photograph taken by the author while on a hiking trail between Little Harbor and Two Harbors on the island of Catalina.

The Spectacular Sea

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ISBN 13 : 9781674948164
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (481 download)

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Book Synopsis The Spectacular Sea by : Gregory L. Kinney

Download or read book The Spectacular Sea written by Gregory L. Kinney and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a quick description of the stories from shortest to longest, without giving anything away: SEASHELL JARS: A flash fiction piece about going to the tide pools. Very family friendly. Timeless. LAILAMINDI THE MERMAID: A short story about a young man who regularly enjoys his secret cove and adventurous activities only to encounter the mythical lady of the sea. Time period: Late 1970s. HIDDEN COVE LIGHTHOUSE: A short story about a pretty widow, her sweet little artistic daughter, a lighthouse, and a man who's in the process of demolishing it. Time period: 1968. PIRATE SKULL: A short story about an old man telling the tale of his pirate adventures in the Caribbean, mostly when he was nineteen. Time period: 1722 and beyond. CAPTAIN MONTY'S SUBMARINE: A short story about an eccentric inventor, his engineering friend and business partner, and the submarine they manufactured for the primary purpose of pleasure excursions. Time period: 1861 to 1910. LOST TREASURE ISLAND: A novelette about two men, a 23-year-old and a 75-year old, who set out to find gold that was buried on an island that, after many years and many searches, remained lost. Time period: 1967 to 2019. SABOT TO SUPERTANKER: A novella about a 12-year old runaway who attempts to circumnavigate the world and make it back in time for the release of his adoptive parents from prison. Time period: 2013 to 2019.

Something Spectacular

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Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1628953470
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Book Synopsis Something Spectacular by : Howard A. Tanner

Download or read book Something Spectacular written by Howard A. Tanner and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the new chief of the Michigan Department of Conservation’s Fish Division in 1964, Howard A. Tanner was challenged to “do something . . . spectacular.” He met that challenge by leading the successful introduction of coho salmon into the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes. This volume illustrates how Tanner was able to accomplish this feat: from a detailed account of his personal and professional background that provided a foundation for success; the historical and contemporary context in which the Fish Division undertook this bold step to reorient the state’s fishery from commercial to sport; the challenges, such as resistance from existing government institutions and finding funding, that he and his colleagues faced; the risks they took by introducing a nonnative species; the surprises they experienced in the first season’s catch; to, finally, the success they achieved in establishing a world-renowned, biologically and financially beneficial sport fishery in the Great Lakes. Tanner provides an engaging history of successfully introducing Pacific salmon into the lakes from the perspective of an ultimate insider.

The Judgments of the Sea

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis The Judgments of the Sea by : Ralph Delahaye Paine

Download or read book The Judgments of the Sea written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Spectacular Nature

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520919532
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (195 download)

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Book Synopsis Spectacular Nature by : Susan G. Davis

Download or read book Spectacular Nature written by Susan G. Davis and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Sea World, a theme park where the wonders of nature are performed, marketed, and sold. With its trademark star, Shamu the killer whale—as well as performing dolphins, pettable sting rays, and reproductions of pristine natural worlds—the park represents a careful coordination of shows, dioramas, rides, and concessions built around the theme of ocean life. Susan Davis analyzes the Sea World experience and the forces that produce it: the theme park industry; Southern California tourism; the privatization of urban space; and the increasing integration of advertising, entertainment, and education. The result is an engaging exploration of the role played by images of nature and animals in contemporary commercial culture, and a precise account of how Sea World and its parent corporation, Anheuser-Busch, succeed. Davis argues that Sea World builds its vision of nature around customers' worries and concerns about the environment, family relations, and education. While Davis shows the many ways that Sea World monitors its audience and manipulates animals and landscapes to manufacture pleasure, she also explains the contradictions facing the enterprise in its campaign for a positive public identity. Shifting popular attitudes, animal rights activists, and environmental laws all pose practical and public relations challenges to the theme park. Davis confronts the park's vast operations with impressive insight and originality, revealing Sea World as both an industrial product and a phenomenon typical of contemporary American culture. Spectacular Nature opens an intriguing field of inquiry: the role of commercial entertainment in shaping public understandings of the environment and environmental problems.

The Spectacular City, Mexico, and Colonial Hispanic Literary Culture

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Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292749880
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Book Synopsis The Spectacular City, Mexico, and Colonial Hispanic Literary Culture by : Stephanie Merrim

Download or read book The Spectacular City, Mexico, and Colonial Hispanic Literary Culture written by Stephanie Merrim and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize, Modern Language Association, 2010 The Spectacular City, Mexico, and Colonial Hispanic Literary Culture tracks the three spectacular forces of New World literary culture—cities, festivals, and wonder—from the sixteenth to the seventeenth century, from the Old World to the New, and from Mexico to Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. It treats a multitude of imperialist and anti-imperialist texts in depth, including poetry, drama, protofiction, historiography, and journalism. While several of the landmark authors studied, including Hernán Cortés and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, are familiar, others have received remarkably little critical attention. Similarly, in spotlighting creole writers, Merrim reveals an intertextual tradition in Mexico that spans two centuries. Because the spectacular city reaches its peak in the seventeenth century, Merrim's book also theorizes and details the spirited work of the New World Baroque. The result is the rich examination of a trajectory that leads from the Renaissance ordered city to the energetic revolts of the spectacular city and the New World Baroque.

Casa Mediterranea

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Book Synopsis Casa Mediterranea by : Massimo Listri

Download or read book Casa Mediterranea written by Massimo Listri and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sumptuous selection of some sixty beautifully designed houses from around the Mediterranean.

"Nauticus"

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Creative Haven Spectacular Sea Life Designs Coloring Book

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Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486842045
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Creative Haven Spectacular Sea Life Designs Coloring Book by : Angela Porter

Download or read book Creative Haven Spectacular Sea Life Designs Coloring Book written by Angela Porter and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let stress wash away with 31 ready-to-color designs filled with creatures of the sea. Stylized underwater scenes of starfish, octopuses, shells, coral, and more swirl with mesmerizing patterns of waves and ripples.

The Sea Their Graves

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Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813063965
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis The Sea Their Graves by : David J. Stewart

Download or read book The Sea Their Graves written by David J. Stewart and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like other groups with dangerous occupations, mariners have developed a close-knit culture bound by loss and memory. Death regularly disrupts the fabric of this culture and necessitates actions designed to mend its social structure. From the ritual of burying a body at sea to the creation of memorials to honor the missing, these events tell us a great deal about how sailors see their world. Based on a study of more than 2,100 gravestones and monuments in North America and the United Kingdom erected between the seventeenth and late twentieth centuries, David Stewart expands the use of nautical archaeology into terrestrial environments. He focuses on those who make their living at sea--one of the world's oldest and most dangerous occupations--to examine their distinct folkloric traditions, beliefs, and customs regarding death, loss, and remembrance.

Sensational Sea Creatures

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Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780890514580
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (145 download)

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Book Synopsis Sensational Sea Creatures by : Buddy Davis

Download or read book Sensational Sea Creatures written by Buddy Davis and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ages 9 to 12 years. A must-have for any home or school library, this fascinating book highlights 30 of the most fascinating creatures in the sea. The beautiful full-colour photographs and interesting descriptions highlighting the design features of each creature make this book a must read.

The Future of Sea Power

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000371131
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis The Future of Sea Power by : Eric Grove

Download or read book The Future of Sea Power written by Eric Grove and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1990, presents a fundamental reassessment of maritime strategy. It analyses the lessons of twentieth-century naval warfare and examines in detail the changing face of naval warfare, both in terms of the weapons used and the platforms from which they are launched and controlled. It looks at the evolving uses of the seas, both economic and military, and sets sea power against the developing world environment, political, legal and economic, discussing those factors that stimulate nations to exert power at sea and those that limit their naval capabilities. It also develops a theoretical framework for future thinking about maritime strategy and forces, revises and updates Mahan’s classical analysis of the foundations of sea power, and discusses thinking about naval tasks.

The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen

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Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594749493
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Book Synopsis The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by : Hope Nicholson

Download or read book The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen written by Hope Nicholson and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet more than one hundred of the most heroic female characters in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. This spectacular sisterhood includes costumed crimebusters like Miss Fury, super-spies like Tiffany Sinn, sci-fi pioneers like Gale Allen, and even kid troublemakers like Little Lulu. With vintage art, publication details, a decade-by-decade survey of industry trends and women’s roles in comics, and spotlights on iconic favorites like Wonder Woman and Ms. Marvel, The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen proves that not only do strong female protagonists belong in comics, they’ve always been there.

The Real Cruel Sea

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Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844689751
Total Pages : 729 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Book Synopsis The Real Cruel Sea by : Richard Woodman

Download or read book The Real Cruel Sea written by Richard Woodman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned maritime historian’s compelling study of the vital role played by merchant seamen during WWII in the Battle of the Atlantic. For the British, the Battle of the Atlantic was a fight for survival. They depended on the safe transit of hundreds of merchant ships carrying food and supplies from America to feed the country and keep the war effort going. On top of that, they had to export manufactured goods to pay for it all. Britain's merchant navy, a disparate collection of private vessels, had become the country's lifeline. While its seamen were officially non-combatants, they bravely endured the onslaught of the German U-boat offensive until Allied superiority overwhelmed the enemy. Drawing extensively on first-hand sources, Richard Woodman establishes the importance of the British and Allied merchant fleets in the struggle against Germany. This important study elevates the heroic seamen who manned these ships to their rightful place in the history of the Second World War.

Sea Power

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Sea Power by : Nelson Macy

Download or read book Sea Power written by Nelson Macy and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: