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Download or read book Weird Oregon written by Al Eufrasio and published by Union Square & Company. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific Northwest teems with colorful history and unique legends--and this tour of the Beaver State is no exception. Discover the "city" in eastern Oregon with a year-round population of zero to two, and much, much more. Can it get any weirder than this?
Download or read book Strange Northwest written by Chris Bader and published by Crypto Editions. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A primer for those who want to learn more about our weird heritage. This comprehensive and entertaining collection of bizarre tales was gathered from newspaper accounts, participant observations, and personal interviews. Readers will learn about a Seattle man's contact with a group of aliens that landed in Ballard; ponder the claims of two Washington men that Elvis was an extraterrestrial breeding experiment; hear about an Oregonian's extended discussion with Bigfoot; explore Northwest cattle mutilations; attend a support group for UFO abductees in Federal Way; visit two haunted restaurants; and meet a woman who saw a giant shrimp in her basement.
Book Synopsis The Immersive Worlds Handbook by : Scott A. Lukas
Download or read book The Immersive Worlds Handbook written by Scott A. Lukas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industry insider Scott Lukas teaches you how to design exciting, believable, authentic themed spaces. Make your immersive worlds come alive with the gems in this book, including key industry interviews and case studies!
Book Synopsis Fugitives and Refugees by : Chuck Palahniuk
Download or read book Fugitives and Refugees written by Chuck Palahniuk and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to know where Chuck Palahniuk’s tonsils currently reside? Been looking for a naked mannequin to hide in your kitchen cabinets? Curious about Chuck’s debut in an MTV music video? What goes on at the Scum Center? How do you get to the Apocalypse Café? In the closest thing he may ever write to an autobiography, Chuck Palahniuk provides answers to all these questions and more as he takes you through the streets, sewers, and local haunts of Portland, Oregon. According to Katherine Dunn, author of the cult classic Geek Love, Portland is the home of America’s “fugitives and refugees.” Get to know these folks, the “most cracked of the crackpots,” as Palahniuk calls them, and come along with him on an adventure through the parts of Portland you might not otherwise believe actually exist. No other travel guide will give you this kind of access to “a little history, a little legend, and a lot of friendly, sincere, fascinating people who maybe should’ve kept their mouths shut.” Here are strange personal museums, weird annual events, and ghost stories. Tour the tunnels under downtown Portland. Visit swingers’ sex clubs, gay and straight. See Frances Gabe’s famous 1940s Self-Cleaning House. Look into strange local customs like the I-Tit-a-Rod Race and the Santa Rampage. Learn how to talk like a local in a quick vocabulary lesson. Get to know, I mean really get to know, the animals at the Portland zoo. Oh, the list goes on and on.
Download or read book Shadowlands written by Anthony McCann and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “epic exploration” of the 2016 right-wing Oregon Occupation-"an excellent microcosm by which we might better understand our difficult national history and distressing political moment” (Maggie Nelson). In 2016, a group of armed, divinely inspired right-wing protestors led by Ammon Bundy occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in the high desert of eastern Oregon. Encamped in the shadowlands of the republic, insisting that the Federal government had no right to own public land, the occupiers were seen by a divided country as either dangerous extremists dressed up as cowboys, or as heroes insisting on restoring the rule of the Constitution. From the Occupation's beginnings, to the trials of the occupiers in federal court in downtown Portland and their tumultuous aftermaths, Shadowlands is the resonant, multifaceted story of one of the most dramatic flashpoints in the year that gave us Donald Trump. Sharing the expansive stage with the occupiers are a host of others-Native American tribal leaders, public-lands ranchers, militia members, environmentalists, federal defense attorneys, and Black Lives Matter activists-each contending in their different ways with the meaning of the American promise of Liberty. Gathering into its vortex the realities of social media technology, history, religion, race, and the environment-this piercing work by Anthony McCann offers us a combination of beautiful writing and high-stakes analysis of our current cultural and political moment. Shadowlands is a clarifying, exhilarating story of a nation facing an uncertain future and a murky past in a time of great collective reckoning.
Download or read book Roadside America written by Jack Barth and published by Fireside Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trivia-filled odyssey across America that tells the reader, for example, where to see the world's largest twine ball and how to locate the Lawrence Welk museum.
Book Synopsis Secret Portland, OR: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure by : Jeff Brawn
Download or read book Secret Portland, OR: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure written by Jeff Brawn and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-10-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “She flies with her own wings,” is the Oregon state motto and sums up Portland perfectly. No city has a greater reputation for being “weird” than Oregon’s biggest city, which is just another way of saying that people feel free to express themselves here. The city serves as the perfect backdrop for Secret Portland: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. The stories and places detailed within rarely get mentioned in most travel books or advertised—but they should grab your interest immediately. Few Portlanders even know all of their city’s wonders, as the area is so rich in interesting stories and places. This book will guide you to some of Portland’s lesser known treasures. Learn of gwomes and zoobombers. Crimpers and Setziol Doors. Horse rings and Zymoglyphs. Mermaids and Monkey Puzzle Trees. Hear the story of a downed alien craft, the world’s oldest drag queen, and where to eat garlic knots next to a ghost. Unlock the mystery behind She Who Watches and the secret to a Five Volcano Day. Portland artist Jeff Brawn shares what he’s learned of his city by leaving the usual paths and climbing a few hidden staircases. With this offbeat guide, find the authentic and uncompromising uniqueness that defines Portland.
Download or read book Haunted Oregon written by Andy Weeks and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venture into the unexplained phenomena of the Beaver State...if you dare. This collection of more than 40 chilling tales features eerie accounts of paranormal activity, bigfoot encounters, UFO sightings, including . . . • The ghost boat of the Willamette River • Mysterious activity at Yaquina Bay Lighthouse • Spanish pirates at Neahkahnie Mountain • The Chetco Indian Devil • Ghosts of the Crescent Mines
Book Synopsis Not True Stories from Oregon by : Arran N. Gimba
Download or read book Not True Stories from Oregon written by Arran N. Gimba and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eclectic and original assortment of imaginative scenarios centered on Oregonian oddballs, characters, and just-plain folk make up Not True Stories from Oregon, a short story collection of highly unique and powerful tales of the human condition. Arran Gimba paints a broad portrait of the gritty and fascinating extremes that make up the human experience. Part fantasy, part slice of life, these twenty-one stories exhibit the worst fears and most impractical dreams of ordinary people. "Love is Over-Rated" tells of an anti-cupid who suddenly finds a conscience when he sees the impact of his calling. Three young students are drawn into the latest technology craze with disastrous consequences in "zPhone," while a hospital receptionist discovers that obsessing about the wrong thing can lead to a rude attitude adjustment in "Watch for Little Brother." Filled with stark and realistic situations and absorbing, multi-dimensional characters, Not True Stories from Oregon brings a seasoned and original voice to the short story form, exploring Oregon in all its wonderful weirdness.
Download or read book Spooky Oregon written by S. E. Schlosser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spooky happenings throughout Oregon Pull up a chair or gather ‘round the campfire and get ready for forty creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! Oregon folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul Hoffman’s evocative illustrations. You’ll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Now with brand new stories, this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.
Download or read book City of Weird written by Gigi Little and published by Forest Avenue Press. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: City of Weird conjures what we fear: death, darkness, ghosts. Hungry sea monsters and alien slime molds. Blood drinkers and game show hosts. Set in Portland, Oregon, these thirty stories blend imagination, literary writing, and pop culture into a cohesive weirdness that honors the city’s personality, its bookstores and bridges and solo volcano, as well as the tradition of sci-fi pulp magazines. Including such authors as Rene Denfeld, Justin Hocking, Leni Zumas, and Kevin Sampsell, editor Gigi Little has curated a collection that is quirky, chilling, often profound—and always perfectly weird.
Download or read book Weird Washington written by Jeff Davis and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each fun and intriguing volume offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don't venture. These unique travel guides are chock-full of information about oddball curiosities, ghostly places, local legends, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Download or read book The Oregon Trail written by Rinker Buck and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, Rinker Buck's The Oregon Trail is a major work of participatory history: an epic account of traveling the 2,000-mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way, in a covered wagon with a team of mules—which hasn't been done in a century—that also tells the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the country. Spanning 2,000 miles and traversing six states from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, the Oregon Trail is the route that made America. In the fifteen years before the Civil War, when 400,000 pioneers used it to emigrate West—historians still regard this as the largest land migration of all time—the trail united the coasts, doubled the size of the country, and laid the groundwork for the railroads. The trail years also solidified the American character: our plucky determination in the face of adversity, our impetuous cycle of financial bubbles and busts, the fractious clash of ethnic populations competing for the same jobs and space. Today, amazingly, the trail is all but forgotten. Rinker Buck is no stranger to grand adventures. The New Yorker described his first travel narrative,Flight of Passage, as “a funny, cocky gem of a book,” and with The Oregon Trailhe seeks to bring the most important road in American history back to life. At once a majestic American journey, a significant work of history, and a personal saga reminiscent of bestsellers by Bill Bryson and Cheryl Strayed, the book tells the story of Buck's 2,000-mile expedition across the plains with tremendous humor and heart. He was accompanied by three cantankerous mules, his boisterous brother, Nick, and an “incurably filthy” Jack Russell terrier named Olive Oyl. Along the way, Buck dodges thunderstorms in Nebraska, chases his runaway mules across miles of Wyoming plains, scouts more than five hundred miles of nearly vanished trail on foot, crosses the Rockies, makes desperate fifty-mile forced marches for water, and repairs so many broken wheels and axels that he nearly reinvents the art of wagon travel itself. Apart from charting his own geographical and emotional adventure, Buck introduces readers to the evangelists, shysters, natives, trailblazers, and everyday dreamers who were among the first of the pioneers to make the journey west. With a rare narrative power, a refreshing candor about his own weakness and mistakes, and an extremely attractive obsession for history and travel,The Oregon Trail draws readers into the journey of a lifetime.
Book Synopsis Insight Guides Oregon: Travel Guide eBook by : Insight Guides
Download or read book Insight Guides Oregon: Travel Guide eBook written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Insight Guide is a lavishly illustrated inspirational travel guide to Oregon and a beautiful souvenir of your trip. Perfect for travellers looking for a deeper dive into the destination's history and culture, it's ideal to inspire and help you plan your travels. With its great selection of places to see and colourful magazine-style layout, this Oregon guidebook is just the tool you need to accompany you before or during your trip. Whether it's deciding when to go, choosing what to see or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Downtown Portland and Albany, it will answer all the questions you might have along the way. It will also help guide you when you'll be exploring Crater Lake National Park or discovering the Cascade Mountains on the ground. Our Oregon travel guide was fully-updated post-COVID-19. The Insight Guide Oregon covers: Portland and around, Oregon Coast, Mt. Hood and Columbia River Gorge, Eastern Oregon, Central Oregon, Southern Oregon, Willamette Valley. In this guide book to Oregon you will find: IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES Created to provide a deeper dive into the culture and the history of Oregon to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics. BEST OF The top attractions and Editor's Choice featured in this Oregon guide book highlight the most special places to visit. TIPS AND FACTS Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Oregon as well as an introduction toOregon's food and drink, and fun destination-specific features. PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION A-Z of useful advice on everything, from when to go to Oregon, how to get there and how to get around, to Oregon's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more. COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS Every part of the destination, from Oregon City to Willamette Valley, has its own colour assigned for easy navigation of this Oregon travel guide. CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS Geographically organised text, cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in Salem, Cape Perpetua and many other locations in Oregon. STRIKING PICTURES This guide book to Oregon features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Pacific Coast Scenic Byway and the spectacular Sea Lion Caves.
Download or read book Oregon 24/7 written by Rick Smolan and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2004 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of The New York Times bestseller America 24/7, DK is publishing 50 books that showcase the best photographs from each state - all to be published on the same day. Each individual book includes 95% new photography and is a unique personal expression of state pride.
Book Synopsis The Civil War Rivalry by : Kerry Eggers
Download or read book The Civil War Rivalry written by Kerry Eggers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1894, the Ducks and the Beavers have squared off on the gridiron to do battle for football bragging rights in Oregon. It's a rivalry that pits family members against one another, splitting the allegiance of an entire state. Award-winning sports journalist Kerry Eggers tells the complete story of one of the most historic rivalries in college football. Through firsthand interviews with the key performers in the rivalry and extensive research in both schools' archives, Eggers offers a comprehensive account of the players, coaches and fans who have made the Civil War the state's most anticipated football game. Whether a Beaver or a Duck, this is a book no fan can do without.
Download or read book Weird Sports written by Sol Neelman and published by Kehrer Verlag. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport impacts on society, identity, passions and, for better or worse, even wardrobes. Sport allows people to express where they are from, what matters to them and how they have fun and photographing the weird side of sport is what Sol Neelman loves. Over the past five years, he has travelled the world seeking out the weird and wacky in sport where imagination has no boundaries. Whether it's urban golf, cardboard tube fighting, Godzilla wrestling, lingerie football, Segway polo or drag queen softball, this body of work documents events that are very weird!
