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Twin Tracks

Author : James Burke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439128756
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Twin Tracks written by James Burke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twin Tracks is a landmark book of real-world stories that investigates the nature of change and divines as never before the unlikely origins of many aspects of contemporary life. In each of the work's twenty-five narratives, we discover how the different outcomes of an important historical event in the past often come together again in the future. Each chapter starts with an event -- such as the U.S. attack on Tripoli in 1804 -- that generates two divergent series of consequences. After tracking each pathway as it ranges far and wide through time and space, Burke shows how the paths finally and unexpectedly converge in the modern world. Twin Tracks pinpoints the myriad ways the future is shaped, whether by love, war, accident, genius, or discovery. For instance, in "The Marriage of Figaro to Stealth Fighter," Burke's twin tracks start with the composer of the opera and the French spy from whose play he stole the plot. The tracks then encompass, among other things, freemasonry, the War of Independence, Captain Cook, jellyfish, Jane Austen, and audio tape. Ultimately, the convergence of the two Figaro tracks sets the stage for the development of Gulf War Stealth aircraft. Wonderfully accessible and lucidly written, Twin Tracks offers an amusing and instructive new view of the past and the future.

Twin Tracks

Author : Roger Bannister
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849547386
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book Twin Tracks written by Roger Bannister and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a blustery late spring day in 1954 and a young Oxford medical student flung himself over the line in a mile race. There was an agonising pause, and then the timekeeper announced the record: three minutes, fifty-nine point four seconds. But no one heard anything after that first word - 'three'. One of the most iconic barriers of sport had been broken, and Roger Bannister had become the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. To this day, more men have conquered Mount Everest than have achieved what the slender, unassuming student managed that afternoon. Sixty years on and the letters still arrive on Roger Bannister's doormat, letters testifying to the enduring appeal of the four-minute mile and the example it set for the generation of budding athletes who were inspired to attempt the impossible. In this frank memoir, Sir Roger tells the full story of the talent and dedication that made him not just one of the most celebrated athletes of the last century but also a distinguished doctor, neurologist and one of the nation's best-loved public figures. With characteristically trenchant views on drugs in sport, the nature of modern athletics and record breaking, the extraordinary explosion in running as a leisure activity, and the Olympic legacy, this rare and brilliant autobiography gives a fascinating insight into the life of a man who has lived life to the fullest.

Aphex Twin on track

Author : Beau Waddell
Publisher : Sonicbond Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789522129
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book Aphex Twin on track written by Beau Waddell and published by Sonicbond Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the true musical geniuses of the late 20th and early 21st century, Richard D. James has continued to be a pioneer in the electronic music landscape throughout his prolific, multi-faceted career. James, under his myriad of aliases, laid the foundation for ambient techno, drill ‘n’ bass and dark ambient across the span of six phenomenal studio albums and a multitude of EPs and side projects. Alongside this, he has crafted a unique visual identity, expressed through his iconic logo and video collaborations with Chris Cunningham. If that wasn’t enough, he has become a figurehead for artists as diverse as Thom Yorke and Pharrell Williams. Year by year, the mythos surrounding him continues to grow, ensuring he remains as culturally prevalent as ever. With no new, officially released music since 2020, this book marks the perfect opportunity to track the course of James’ sizeable catalogue. From the well-known to the obscure, the rapid bursts of activity in the 1990s to the so-called ‘hiatus’ in the 2000s, every corner of this formidable discography is examined in vivid detail, providing insightful analysis and an impetus to discover for new listeners and hardcore fans in equal measure. Beau Waddell has been a passionate music lover since a very young age and has adored writing for nearly as long. At 16 years old, he is the youngest On Track author but has already been published in poetry and fiction collections, such as the Generation Lockdown compendium, and furthermore, he has been commissioned by Record Collector magazine. He plays guitar, creating his own music and he also prides himself on his thirst for finding new music in a variety of genres. He is particularly infatuated with rock, electronica and jazz. He lives in Watford, UK.

Popular Mechanics

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1990-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Laws, Ordinances and Permits Dealing with Rights, Privileges and Franchises of Public Service Corporations

Author : Saint Louis (Mo.). Public Service Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laws, Ordinances and Permits Dealing with Rights, Privileges and Franchises of Public Service Corporations written by Saint Louis (Mo.). Public Service Commission and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works

Author : Marc Weidenbaum
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1623567637
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works written by Marc Weidenbaum and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extravagantly opaque, willfully vaporous - Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume II, released by the estimable British label Warp Records in 1994, rejuvenated ambient music for the Internet Age that was just dawning. In the United States, it was Richard D. James's first full length on Sire Records (home to Madonna and Depeche Mode) under the moniker Aphex Twin; Sire helped usher him in as a major force in music, electronic or otherwise. Faithful to Brian Eno's definition of ambient music, Selected Ambient Works Volume II was intentionally functional: it furnished chill out rooms, the sanctuaries amid intense raves. Choreographers and film directors began to employ it to their own ends, and in the intervening decades this background music came to the fore, adapted by classical composers who reverse-engineered its fragile textures for performance on acoustic instruments. Simultaneously, “ambient” has moved from esoteric sound art to central tenet of online culture. This book contends that despite a reputation for being beatless, the album exudes percussive curiosity, providing a sonic metaphor for our technologically mediated era of countless synchronized nanosecond metronomes.

Whose Tracks Are These?

Author : James D. Nail
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781570980787
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Whose Tracks Are These? written by James D. Nail and published by . This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What am I? the text queries after giving both illustrated and written clues to animals found in the woodland surrounding a suburban American home.

The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2005

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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251053843
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2005 written by and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2015 was the deadline by which world leaders pledged to reduce hunger and extreme poverty by half and to make substantial gains in education, health, social equity, environmental sustainability and international solidarity. This study examines progress towards the World Food Summit goals and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), focusing on the critical importance of reducing hunger, not only as the explicit target of MDG 1 but as an essential condition for reaching the other MDGs. Hunger and malnutrition are major causes of the deprivation and suffering targeted by all of the other MDGs. Progress towards those targets has lagged, particularly in the countries and regions where efforts to reduce hunger have stalled. Most, if not all, of the MDG targets can still be reached, but only if efforts are redoubled and refocused. And only by recognizing and acting on two key points: without rapid progress in reducing hunger, achieving all of the other MDGs will be difficult, if not impossible; and the fight to eliminate hunger and reach the other MDGs will be won or lost in the rural areas where the vast majority of the world's hungry people live.

Tracks and Shadows

Author : Harry W. Greene
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520232755
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Tracks and Shadows written by Harry W. Greene and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracks and Shadows is both an absorbing autobiography of a celebrated field biologist and a celebration of beauty in nature. Harry W. Greene, award-winning author of Snakes, delves into the poetry of field biology, showing how nature eases our existential quandaries. More than a memoir, the book is about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying and understanding natural history, and the importance of sharing the love of nature with humanity. Illustrations.

Billboard

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1959-11-09 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Sound Assistance

Author : Michael Talbot-Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1136116621
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Sound Assistance written by Michael Talbot-Smith and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999-08-02 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sound Assistance offers a highly readable and easy-to-understand account of sound operations in radio and television studios. By knowing the characteristics of the equipment, such as threshold and compression ratios, it is much easier to achieve professional effects quickly, saving hours of trial and error. The book will suit anyone wishing to work as a sound assistant but who does not have a thorough grounding in the maths and physics. Written in an informal style with practical 'do's' and 'don'ts', the fundamental principles are explained. Where knowledge of a higher level of maths is helpful, this information is given in handy 'fact files'. Particularly appropriate for students, training officers and supervisors who have the task of passing on this information in a simple, easy-to-digest format, Sound Assistance is written in easy-to read language with a minimum of maths. This second edition now has more on: Microphone sensitivities Loudspeaker listening tests Domestic colour code for stereo Stereo transmission in radio Stereo PPM interpretations MiniDisk Digital radio Recordable CDs

Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer

Author : Henry Coddington Meyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer written by Henry Coddington Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Track Two Diplomacy in Theory and Practice

Author : Peter Jones
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804796327
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Track Two Diplomacy in Theory and Practice written by Peter Jones and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Jones provides a nuanced perspective on both the promise and limits of this unheralded form of unofficial diplomacy.” —Stephen J. Del Rosso, Director, International Peace and Security, Carnegie Corporation of New York Track Two diplomacy consists of informal dialogues among actors such as academics, religious leaders, retired senior officials, and NGO officials that can bring new ideas and new relationships to the official process of diplomacy. Sadly, those involved in official diplomacy often have little understanding of and appreciation for the complex and nuanced role that Track Two can play, or for its limitations. And many Track Two practitioners are often unaware of the realities and pressures of the policy and diplomatic worlds, and not particularly adept at framing their efforts to make them accessible to hard-pressed officials. At the same time, those interested in the academic study of Track Two sometimes fail to understand the realities faced by either set of practitioners. A need therefore exists for a work to bridge the divides between these constituencies and between the different types of Track Two practice—and this book crosses disciplines and traditions in order to do just that. It explores the various dimensions and guises of Track Two, the theory and practice of how they work, and how both practitioners and academics could more profitably assess Track Two. Overall, it provides a comprehensive picture of the range of activities pursued under this title, to provoke new thinking about how these activities relate to each other, to official diplomacy, and to academe. “This book will be a classic that defines the field of Track Two diplomacy. . . . an exemplary work.”—Esra Cuhadar, Bilkent University

Popular Mechanics

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Motorized Obsessions

Author : Paul R. Josephson
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801896398
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Motorized Obsessions written by Paul R. Josephson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-09-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2008 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine From dirt bikes and jet skis to weed wackers and snowblowers, machines powered by small gas engines have become a permanent—and loud—fixture in American culture. But fifty years of high-speed fun and pristine lawns have not come without cost. In the first comprehensive history of the small-bore engine and the technology it powers, Paul R. Josephson explores the political, environmental, and public health issues surrounding one of America's most dangerous pastimes. Each chapter tells the story of an ecosystem within the United States and the devices that wreak havoc on it—personal watercraft (PWCs) on inland lakes and rivers; all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in deserts and forests; lawn mowers and leaf blowers in suburbia. In addition to environmental impacts, Josephson discusses the development and promotion of these technologies, the legal and regulatory efforts made to improve their safety and environmental soundness, and the role of owners' clubs in encouraging responsible operation. Synthesizing information from medical journals, recent environmental research, nongovernmental organizations, and manufacturers, Josephson's compelling history leads to one irrefutable conclusion: these machines cannot be operated without loss of life and loss of habitat.

All The Songs

Author : Philippe Margotin
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 1603763716
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book All The Songs written by Philippe Margotin and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **NOTE: EBOOK DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY IMAGES** Every album and every song ever released by the Beatles?from "Please Please Me" (U.S. 1963) to "The Long and Winding Road" (U.S. 1970)?is dissected, discussed, and analyzed by two music historians in this lively and fully illustrated work. All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the Beatles and their music. This first-of-its-kind book draws upon decades of research, as music historians Margotin and Guesdon recount the circumstances that led to the composition of every song, the recording process, and the instruments used. Here, we learn that one of John Lennon's favorite guitars was a 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri, which he bought for £100 in 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. We also learn that "Love Me Do," recorded in Abbey Road Studios in September 1962, took 18 takes to get right, even though it was one of the first songs John and Paul ever wrote together. And the authors reveal that when the Beatles performed "I Want to Hold Your Hand" on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, John's microphone wasn't turned on, so viewers heard only Paul singing. All the Songs is the must-have Beatles book for the any true Beatles fan.

Facade Access Systems

Author : Ahamed Hussain
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1647607019
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Facade Access Systems written by Ahamed Hussain and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book deals with building façade access systems for - builders - architects - consultants - contractors - façade engineers - facility managers It provides necessary information to - determine façade access system requirements for buildings - determine the requirement of façade maintenance through the cleaning cycle - determine functional and operational requirements - determine safety requirements - consider architectural and structural implications at the design stage - consider possible systems that can be applied to existing buildings without façade access system provision - consider the cost implications of various system options