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Book Synopsis High-Speed Dreams by : Erik M. Conway
Download or read book High-Speed Dreams written by Erik M. Conway and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In High-Speed Dreams, Erik M. Conway constructs an insightful history that focuses primarily on the political and commercial factors responsible for the rise and fall of American supersonic transport research programs. Conway charts commercial supersonic research efforts through the changing relationships between international and domestic politicians, military/NASA contractors, private investors, and environmentalists. He documents post-World War II efforts at the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics and the Defense Department to generate supersonic flight technologies, the attempts to commercialize these technologies by Britain and the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, environmental campaigns against SST technology in the 1970s, and subsequent attempts to revitalize supersonic technology at the end of the century. High-Speed Dreams is a sophisticated study of politics, economics, nationalism, and the global pursuit of progress. Historians, along with participants in current aerospace research programs, will gain valuable perspective on the interaction of politics and technology.
Book Synopsis Einstein's Dreams by : Alan Lightman
Download or read book Einstein's Dreams written by Alan Lightman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-03-02 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence. “A magical, metaphysical realm ... Captivating, enchanting, delightful.” —The New York Times Einstein’s Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, about time, relativity and physics. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar. Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein’s Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
Download or read book The Book of Dreams written by Nina George and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warm, wise, and magical—the latest novel by the bestselling author of THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP and THE LITTLE FRENCH BISTRO is an astonishing exploration of the thresholds between life and death Henri Skinner is a hardened ex-war reporter on the run from his past. On his way to see his son, Sam, for the first time in years, Henri steps into the road without looking and collides with oncoming traffic. He is rushed to a nearby hospital where he floats, comatose, between dreams, reliving the fairytales of his childhood and the secrets that made him run away in the first place. After the accident, Sam—a thirteen-year old synesthete with an IQ of 144 and an appetite for science fiction—waits by his father’s bedside every day. There he meets Eddie Tomlin, a woman forced to confront her love for Henri after all these years, and twelve-year old Madelyn Zeidler, a coma patient like Henri and the sole survivor of a traffic accident that killed her family. As these four very different individuals fight—for hope, for patience, for life—they are bound together inextricably, facing the ravages of loss and first love side by side. A revelatory, urgently human story that examines what we consider serious and painful alongside light and whimsy, THE BOOK OF DREAMS is a tender meditation on memory, liminality, and empathy, asking with grace and gravitas what we will truly find meaningful in our lives once we are gone.
Download or read book Coyote Dreams written by C.E. Murphy and published by LUNA. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the city can't wake up. And more are dozing off each day. Instead of powerful forces storming Seattle, a more insidious invasion is happening. Most of Joanne Walker's fellow cops are down with the blue flu—or rather the blue sleep. Yet there's no physical cause anyone can point to—and it keeps spreading. It has to be magical, Joanne figures. But what's up with the crazy dreams that hit her every time she closes her eyes? Are they being sent by Coyote, her still-missing spirit guide? The messages just aren't clear. Somehow Joanne has to wake up her sleeping friends while protecting those still awake, figure out her inner-spirit dream life and, yeah, come to terms with these other dreams she's having about her boss….
Book Synopsis Textbook of Experimental Psychology by : Robert Sessions Woodworth
Download or read book Textbook of Experimental Psychology written by Robert Sessions Woodworth and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Zolar's Book of Dreams, Numbers, and Lucky Days by : Zolar
Download or read book Zolar's Book of Dreams, Numbers, and Lucky Days written by Zolar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1989-05-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out today just how lucky you can be! We all have lucky days and numbers and now, a world-renowned astrologer tells you how to find yours! In this illuminating, easy-to-read book, Zolar, the master of occult lore and practices, reveals how you can use the arts of dream interpretation and numerology to enrich your life. Discover, for example: * Your fortunate years * Your good days * Your best hours * Your Magic Hour * Your Pinnacle of Success * The Lady Luck Method ...and much, much more! Included is a special dream key that uncovers the meanings of hundreds of dream symbols, as well as their numerological significance. The ancient sciences were developed to put humankind in touch with life's rhythms and harmonies. Now you, too, can put this secret wisdom to work for you! Whether you're new to the occult sciences or already a practiced hand, you can easily learn how your dreams and lucky numbers can help you -- in everything from choosing a partner to playing the lottery.
Book Synopsis Textbook of Experimental Psychology by : R. S. Woodworth and A. T. Poffenberger
Download or read book Textbook of Experimental Psychology written by R. S. Woodworth and A. T. Poffenberger and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aluminum Dreams written by Mimi Sheller and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How aluminum enabled a high-speed, gravity-defying American modernity even as other parts of the world paid the price in environmental damage and political turmoil. Aluminum shaped the twentieth century. It enabled high-speed travel and gravity-defying flight. It was the material of a streamlined aesthetic that came to represent modernity. And it became an essential ingredient in industrial and domestic products that ranged from airplanes and cars to designer chairs and artificial Christmas trees. It entered modern homes as packaging, foil, pots and pans and even infiltrated our bodies through food, medicine, and cosmetics. In Aluminum Dreams, Mimi Sheller describes how the materiality and meaning of aluminum transformed modern life and continues to shape the world today. Aluminum, Sheller tells us, changed mobility and mobilized modern life. It enabled air power, the space age and moon landings. Yet, as Sheller makes clear, aluminum was important not only in twentieth-century technology, innovation, architecture, and design but also in underpinning global military power, uneven development, and crucial environmental and health concerns. Sheller describes aluminum's shiny utopia but also its dark side. The unintended consequences of aluminum's widespread use include struggles for sovereignty and resource control in Africa, India, and the Caribbean; the unleashing of multinational corporations; and the pollution of the earth through mining and smelting (and the battle to save it). Using a single material as an entry point to understanding a global history of modernization and its implications for the future, Aluminum Dreams forces us to ask: How do we assemble the material culture of modernity and what are its environmental consequences? Aluminum Dreams includes a generous selection of striking images of iconic aluminum designs, many in color, drawn from advertisements by Alcoa, Bohn, Kaiser, and other major corporations, pamphlets, films, and exhibitions.
Book Synopsis High-Speed Dreams by : Erik M. Conway
Download or read book High-Speed Dreams written by Erik M. Conway and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In High-Speed Dreams, Erik M. Conway constructs an insightful history that focuses primarily on the political and commercial factors responsible for the rise and fall of American supersonic transport research programs. Conway charts commercial supersonic research efforts through the changing relationships between international and domestic politicians, military/NASA contractors, private investors, and environmentalists. He documents post-World War II efforts at the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics and the Defense Department to generate supersonic flight technologies, the attempts to commercialize these technologies by Britain and the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, environmental campaigns against SST technology in the 1970s, and subsequent attempts to revitalize supersonic technology at the end of the century. High-Speed Dreams is a sophisticated study of politics, economics, nationalism, and the global pursuit of progress. Historians, along with participants in current aerospace research programs, will gain valuable perspective on the interaction of politics and technology.
Book Synopsis The Secret World of Sleep by : Penelope A. Lewis
Download or read book The Secret World of Sleep written by Penelope A. Lewis and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years neuroscientists have uncovered the countless ways our brain trips us up in day-to-day life, from its propensity toward irrational thought to how our intuitions deceive us. The latest research on sleep, however, points in the opposite direction. Where old wives tales have long advised to "sleep on a problem," today scientists are discovering the truth behind these folk sayings,and how the busy brain radically improves our minds through sleep and dreams. In The Secret World of Sleep, neuroscientist Penny Lewis explores the latest research intothe nighttime brain to understand the real benefits of sleep. She shows how, while our body rests, the brain practices tasks it learned during the day, replays traumatic events to mollify them, and forges connections between distant concepts. By understanding the roles that the nocturnal brain plays in our waking life, we can improve the relationship between the two, and even boost creativity and become smarter. This is a fascinating exploration of one of the most surprising corners of neuroscience that shows how science may be able to harness the power of sleep to improve learning, health, and more.
Book Synopsis The Speed of Dreams by : Marcos (subcomandante.)
Download or read book The Speed of Dreams written by Marcos (subcomandante.) and published by City Lights Open Media. This book was released on 2007-11-23 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the publication of Our Word Is Our Weapon--which Publishers Weekly described as "strong as dignity and as subtle as love"--Mexico''s enigmatic Zapatista leader has written some of his most brilliant and complex works. From a retelling of indigenous myths and legends, to visions of the future of Mexico, from searing critiques of the US war in Iraq, to clandestine radio broadcasts from the jungles of Chiapas, here is an amazing selection of writing that gives voice to the literary and poetic genius of Latin America''s greatest living writer and rebel. Subcomandante Marcos is a spokesperson and strategist for the Zapatistas. "ABSURD! Thus the man known around the world as Subcomandante Marcos, soldier, revolutionary, poet, philosopher, and spokesman for the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN), describes the political situations that exist in the world today. It is absurd that he lives in a country that has produced the world''s most wealthy individual but in which over 40 percent of the population lives in dire poverty. . . . Marcos'' book, The Speed of Dreams, is a collection of translated writings arranged in more or less chronological order by the editors. They include presentations that Marcos made at forums and during marches throughout Mexico and delightful philosophical musings that Marcos attributes to devils, children, and a hardshelled Lacandón beetle named Durito who rides a skateboard and calls the Sup ''used-underwear face.''"--Robert Joe Stout, New Politics "A bead of sweat is visible through the eyehole of his famous black balaclava. Latin America''s most celebrated living rebel must be feeling the heat, but a glass of water would mean taking off the mask and that is out of the question. He makes do with a puff on his pipe, and a subject that is close to his heart . . . "--The Guardian "In November 2003, within the context of the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and the 10th anniversary of the indigenous insurrection that shook the world, the Mexican magazine Rebeldía coordinated the Campaign EZLN: 20 and 10, The Fire and the Word. Within the framework of these two anniversaries, a series of materials was developed that gathered works created by painters, photographers, video makers, and musicians from around the world who have been influenced by Zapatista discourse and practice. Additionally, a book on the history of the EZLN, with the same title as the campaign, was presented together with the largest and most emblematic photographic exhibit in the history of Zapatismo, the most representative musical memory of this first decade of political struggle, and a video that, like the book, brings together pieces of that history."--Gloria Muñoz Ramírez "Nativity scenes are plentiful in San Cristóbal de las Casas, a colonial city in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. But the one that greets visitors at the entrance to the TierrAdentro cultural center has a local twist: figurines on donkeys wear miniature ski masks and carry wooden guns. It is high season for ''Zapatourism,'' the industry of international travelers that has sprung up around the indigenous uprising here, and TierrAdentro is ground zero."--Naomi Klein, The Nation "This volume collects writings by Mexican Zapatista insurgent Subcomandante Marcos made public following the publication of Our Word Is Our Weapon in 2001. Among the 40 writings collected are ''literary'' allegorical, philosophical, and poetic texts, as well as shorter examples of historical or logistical communiqués that the editors feel ''reflect the poetics of praxis.''"--Book News Inc. "In Chiapas, these are complicated times, in an even more complicated place. The desire for knowledge refuses simple answers and instead offers itself in the form of new questions. To a visiting traveler, valuable insights drift elusively through the air. In moments like these, expect to be disoriented, because this is a place where disparate worlds meet, mingle, or collide."--Canek Peña-Vargas and Greg Ruggiero, ZNet
Book Synopsis Princess Dreams Record-A-Book by : Disney Princess
Download or read book Princess Dreams Record-A-Book written by Disney Princess and published by Studio Fun International. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adults can record the stories of Tiana, Cinderella, and Belle, and then kids can hear the story read to them as they turn the pages of the book! With this unique recordable storybook, a parent can be there for that special “read-to-me” time–from anywhere! When the batteries are changed, your recording will not be erased—creating a treasured keepsake. Princess Dreams features the classic Disney Princess stories of Tiana, Cinderella, and Belle. Cinderella: Cinderella has a wicked stepmother and stepsisters who make her work as a servant. But when the Fairy Godmother helps her attend the Prince’s ball, Cinderella falls in love and becomes a princess. Beauty and the Beast: Belle is a girl with big dreams who wants to live an exciting life. When she’s taken prisoner by a beast in an enchanted castle, she finds that he has a good heart, and her love and compassion turns him from a beast into a handsome prince. The Princess and the Frog: Tiana is a hard-working young lady who dreams of owning a restaurant. Prince Naveen is a handsome prince who turns into a frog when a spell is cast on him by an evil man. When Naveen sees Tiana dressed as a princess, he asks her to kiss him. He believes that kissing a princess will break the spell. Instead, they both turn into frogs! Will their love make them human again? With a simple recording device and speaker that sits in the storybook, Princess Dreams Record-A-Book is so easy to use! An adult can record the story, and when a child plays back the recording she can hear the story and follow along in the book. As the child grows, she can learn to record the book herself. Great for everyday play, Princess Dreams Record-A-Book will also make a great gift! How to record the story on your Record-A-Book: Please read all instructions prior to starting your recording. Move the switch on the side of the recording device to record mode. Press and hold the button until you hear “Record One.” Release button immediately. Press, but do not hold, the button again. When you hear a beep, begin reading the text indicated with a 1, located on the inside front cover. Press, but do not hold, the button again when you are done reading the first section. You will hear a beep. This indicates the recording has stopped. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all sections are recorded. Move the switch to play mode. If you make a mistake, please refer to the full instructions located on the inside back cover of your book.
Download or read book Speed Dreams written by Jay Ahuja and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Daytona to Talladega to Watkins Glen, this book tells you how to get the biggest bang for your buck at every track in every American city that hosts the NASCAR Winston Cup series. If you have a need for speed, this is the book to read.
Download or read book My Dreams written by Adam Jameson and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-10-22 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Abraham Alexander. Since I turned 16, Ive been skeptical about everything in my life including my faith in God, but most recently I find myself wondering the most about the true purpose of dreaming. My life has been molded into an unceasing tragedy that I battle with everyday being saved by an unknown stranger. Ive always wanted to believe I was an ordinary person but my purpose in life is beyond a simple explanation. These are my dreams and my story to search for my purpose in life. May God have mercy on my soul.
Book Synopsis VIIth International Congress of Psychology Held at Oxford from July 26 to August 2, 1923, Under the Presidency of Charles S. Myers by : Charles S. Myers
Download or read book VIIth International Congress of Psychology Held at Oxford from July 26 to August 2, 1923, Under the Presidency of Charles S. Myers written by Charles S. Myers and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comptes-rendus written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Speed Handbook written by Enda Duffy and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speed, the sensation one gets when driving fast, was described by Aldous Huxley as the single new pleasure invented by modernity. The Speed Handbook is a virtuoso exploration of Huxley’s claim. Enda Duffy shows how the experience of speed has always been political and how it has affected nearly all aspects of modern culture. Primarily a result of the mass-produced automobile, the experience of speed became the quintessential way for individuals to experience modernity, to feel modernity in their bones. Duffy plunges full-throttle into speed’s “adrenaline aesthetics,” offering deft readings of works ranging from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, through J. G. Ballard’s Crash, to the cautionary consumerism of Ralph Nader. He describes how speed changed understandings of space, distance, chance, and violence; how the experience of speed was commodified in the dawning era of mass consumption; and how society was incited to abhor slowness and desire speed. He examines how people were trained by new media such as the cinema to see, hear, and sense speed, and how speed, demanded of the efficient assembly-line worker, was given back to that worker as the chief thrill of leisure. Assessing speed’s political implications, Duffy considers how speed pleasure was offered to citizens based on criteria including their ability to pay and their gender, and how speed quickly became something to be patrolled by governments. Drawing on novels, news reports, photography, advertising, and much more, Duffy provides a breakneck tour through the cultural dynamics of speed.
