Intrepid Explorer

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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 1941451004
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (414 download)

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Book Synopsis Intrepid Explorer by : J. David Lowell

Download or read book Intrepid Explorer written by J. David Lowell and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When seven-year-old Dave Lowell was camped out at his father’s mine in the hills of southern Arizona in 1935, he knew he had found his calling. “Life couldn’t get any better than this,” he recalls. “I didn’t know what science was, but wisps of scientific thought were already working into my plan.” So began the legendary career of the engineer, geologist, explorer, and international businessman whose life is recounted in his own words in this captivating book. An Arizona native with family roots in territorial times, Lowell grew from modest beginnings on a ranch near Nogales to become a major world figure in the fields of minerals, mining, and economic geology. He has personally discovered more copper than anyone in history and has developed multibillion-dollar gold and copper mines that have changed the economies of nations. And although he has consulted for corporations in the field of mining, he has largely operated as an independent agent and explorer, the architect of his own path and success. His life’s story unfolds in four stages: his early education in his field, on-the-job learning at sites in the United States and Mexico, development of exploration strategies, and finally, the launch of his own enterprises and companies. Recurring themes in Lowell’s life include the strict personal, ethical, and tactical policies he requires of his colleagues; his devotion to his family; and his distaste for being away from the field in a corporate office, even to this day. The magnitude of Lowell’s overall success is evident in his list of mine discoveries, as well as in his scientific achievements and the enormous respect his friends and colleagues have had for him throughout his lengthy career, which he continues to zealously pursue.

A Man Called Intrepid

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 9780345293527
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (935 download)

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Book Synopsis A Man Called Intrepid by : William Stevenson

Download or read book A Man Called Intrepid written by William Stevenson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1980-06-12 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephenson, whose code name was Intrepid, tells how he established a worldwide intelligence network to combat Nazism.

Intrepid Sailors

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Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612511252
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Book Synopsis Intrepid Sailors by : Chipp Reid

Download or read book Intrepid Sailors written by Chipp Reid and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reid tells one of the greatest sea stories in the history of the U.S. Navy. Under Commodore Edward Preble, the Navy came of age fighting the scourge of the time, the infamous Barbary Pirates. Intrepid Sailors chronicles the Navy’s campaign to subdue the pirate leader of Tripoli, who declared war on the United States in 1801. After two failed campaigns, Preble took command of the U.S. squadron in the Mediterranean and served notice to world the U.S. Navy would be a force with which to reckon. Among the ships in Preble’s flotilla was a non-descript little ketch. Once a French supply boat, the ketch served Tripoli until the U.S. squadron captured her in 1803. Upon her capture, Preble incorporated the little boat into his force, re-naming her the Intrepid. She was the first ship in the United States Navy to bear the name of Intrepid and would play a central role in some of the primary feats of “Preble’s Boys.” The exploits of the officers and sailors in this campaign are the stuff of legend. In culling myth from fact, Reid went back to original sources, using the words of the men in the campaign to tell their story. Whether it is Decatur leading the daring raid to burn the captured frigate Philadelphia or the escape attempts of American prisoners in Tripoli, Intrepid Sailors brings to life a story many Americans once widely knew but that today has become little more than footnote. Unlike other books on the topic, however, Intrepid Sailors delves into the development of officers and sailors under Preble. Most were half the age of their commander and few had major combat experience. Under Preble, these men forged a legacy of professionalism to which the Navy still adheres. The book also examines one of the most famous friendships in American and Navy history – that of Decatur and Somers. Their thirst for glory and utter devotion to making the U.S. Navy a permanent, respected force inspired all around them but that quest for immortality never caused a breach in their friendship. Instead, that friendship grew stronger, providing even more inspiration. Intrepid Sailors offers a rare insight into the lives of men who today loom larger-than-life and who continue to inspire each new class of naval officer. Stephen Decatur, Richard Somers, Charles Stewart, James Lawrence, Edward Preble and a pantheon of early U.S. Navy heroes all come to life.

Storming Intrepid

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781973803324
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Book Synopsis Storming Intrepid by : Payne Harrison

Download or read book Storming Intrepid written by Payne Harrison and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hijack, Betrayal, Murder -- The Ultimate Suspense In this classic Cold War novel, Payne Harrison straps you in for a techno-thriller ride as the superpowers square off to control the strategic high ground of space. Crippled and silent, the Intrepid orbits the earth. On board is a military payload so secret that only the most senior defense and intelligence officials know of its existence. But as Space Command mounts a mission to rescue a crew they fear is dead, a spy satellite eavesdrops on an astounding transmission between the shuttle and a ground station deep in the heart of the Soviet Union. An SR-71 Blackbird spyplane is scrambled to brave the full fury of the Soviet air defense forces, and confirms a horrific suspicion. The shuttle and its irreplaceable payload are under Russian control!

Intrepid

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Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767929985
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Book Synopsis Intrepid by : Bill White

Download or read book Intrepid written by Bill White and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first official history of the legendary aircraft carrier that fought in World War II and Vietnam and continues to serve as a major air and space museum in New York City The USS Intrepid is a warship unlike any other. Since her launching in 1943, the 27,000-ton, Essex-class aircraft carrier has sailed into harm’s way around the globe. During World War II, she fought her way across the Pacific—Kwajalein, Truk, Peleliu, Formosa, the Philippines, Okinawa—surviving kamikaze and torpedo attacks and covering herself with glory. The famous ship endured to become a Cold War attack carrier, recovery ship for America’s first astronauts, and a three-tour combatant in Vietnam. In a riveting narrative based on archival research and interviews with surviving crewmen, authors Bill White and Robert Gandt take us inside the war in the Pacific. We join Intrepid’s airmen at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in October 1944, as they gaze in awe at the apparitions beneath them: five Japanese battleships, including the dreadnoughts Yamato and Musashi, plus a fleet of heavily armored cruisers and destroyers. The sky fills with multihued bursts of anti-aircraft fire. The flak, a Helldiver pilot would write in his action report, “was so thick you could get out and walk on it.” Half a dozen Intrepid aircraft are blown from the sky, but they sink the Musashi. A few months later, off Okinawa, they again meet her sister ship, the mighty Yamato. In a two-hour tableau of hellfire and towering explosions, Intrepid’s warplanes help send the super-battleship and 3,000 Japanese crewmen to the bottom of the sea. We’re next to nineteen-year-old Alonzo Swann in Gun Tub 10 aboard Intrepid as he peers over the breech of a 20-mm anti-aircraft gun. He’s heard of kamikazes, but until today he’s never seen one. Swann and his fellow gunners are among the few African Americans assigned to combat duty in the U.S. Navy of 1944. Blazing away at the diving Japanese Zero, Swann realizes with a dreadful certainty where it will strike: directly into Gun Tub 10. The authors follow Intrepid’s journey to Vietnam. “MiG-21 high!” crackles the voice of Lt. Tony Nargi in his F-8 Crusader. It is 1968, and Intrepid is again at war. Launching from Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, Nargi and his wingman have intercepted a flight of Russian-built supersonic fighters. Minutes later, after a swirling dogfight over North Vietnam, Nargi—and Intrepid—have added another downed enemy airplane to their credit. Intrepid: The Epic Story of America’s Most Legendary Warship brings a renowned ship to life in a stirring tribute complete with the personal recollections of those who served aboard her, dramatic photographs, time lines, maps, and vivid descriptions of Intrepid’s deadly conflicts. More than a numbers-and-dates narrative, Intrepid is the story of people—those who sailed in her, fought to keep her alive, perished in her defense—and powerfully captures the human element in this saga of American heroism.

The True Intrepid

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Publisher : Raincoast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781551924182
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (241 download)

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Book Synopsis The True Intrepid by : Bill MacDonald

Download or read book The True Intrepid written by Bill MacDonald and published by Raincoast Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War intelligence exploits of William Stephenson-the mysterious man known simply as "Intrepid" who is said to be the real-life model for Ian Fleming's James Bond-were celebrated in his lifetime in espionage lore the world over. As head of the British Security Coordination, a predecessor of the CIA, Stephenson was responsible for the hugely successful covert political war against all sources of Axis strength. Subsequently, though, some observers questioned certain aspects of Stephenson's career. In this fascinating re-examination of the historical record, Bill Macdonald documents Stephenson's clouded early life and unravels the tangled strings of information that run through secret papers and previous books to reveal the astonishing details of the man who said: "Nothing deceives like a document."A revised paperback reprint of a Maclean's magazine bestseller, The True Intrepid features historical photographs, personal interviews with those who worked with Stephenson, and a foreword by the CIA's staff historian and former CIA staff officer, Thomas F. Troy.

Intrepid Aviators

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101586966
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Intrepid Aviators by : Gregory G. Fletcher

Download or read book Intrepid Aviators written by Gregory G. Fletcher and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the World War II Pacific naval battle that pitted the USS Intrepid’s naval aviators against Japan’s superbattleship Musashi during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. October 24, 1944: As World War II raged, six young American bombers from Torpedo Squadron 18 were sent on a search-and-destroy mission in the Sibuyan Sea. Their target: the superbattleship Musashi, the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The pilots were tasked with preventing the immense enemy warship from inflicting damage on American supply ships. Little did these men know that they had embarked on the opening round of history’s greatest—and last—epic naval battle. Two bomber crews launched in the first wave of attackers were shot out of the sky. Only pilot Will Fletcher survived the crash landing. Adrift at sea, Will made his way to land and escaped into the jungles of the Philippines, where he eluded capture by the Japanese with the help of Filipino guerrillas, whose ranks he joined to fight against their common enemy. Intrepid Aviators is the thrilling true story of these brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the Musashi, and Will Fletcher’s struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier. The sinking of Musashi inflicted a crucial blow in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and marked the first time in history that aviators sank a Japanese battleship on the high seas.

USS Intrepid

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563111071
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (631 download)

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Book Synopsis USS Intrepid by : Anthony F. Zollo

Download or read book USS Intrepid written by Anthony F. Zollo and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Intrepid's Odyssey

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595387845
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Book Synopsis Intrepid's Odyssey by : Michael D. Piccola

Download or read book Intrepid's Odyssey written by Michael D. Piccola and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Intrepid Aviators

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451239911
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (512 download)

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Book Synopsis Intrepid Aviators by : Gregory G. Fletcher

Download or read book Intrepid Aviators written by Gregory G. Fletcher and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the World War II Pacific naval battle that pitted the USS Intrepid’s naval aviators against Japan’s superbattleship Musashi during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. October 24, 1944: As World War II raged, six young American bombers from Torpedo Squadron 18 were sent on a search-and-destroy mission in the Sibuyan Sea. Their target: the superbattleship Musashi, the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The pilots were tasked with preventing the immense enemy warship from inflicting damage on American supply ships. Little did these men know that they had embarked on the opening round of history’s greatest—and last—epic naval battle. Two bomber crews launched in the first wave of attackers were shot out of the sky. Only pilot Will Fletcher survived the crash landing. Adrift at sea, Will made his way to land and escaped into the jungles of the Philippines, where he eluded capture by the Japanese with the help of Filipino guerrillas, whose ranks he joined to fight against their common enemy. Intrepid Aviators is the thrilling true story of these brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the Musashi, and Will Fletcher’s struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier. The sinking of Musashi inflicted a crucial blow in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and marked the first time in history that aviators sank a Japanese battleship on the high seas.

Intrepid Woman

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Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
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Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Intrepid Woman by : Betty Lussier

Download or read book Intrepid Woman written by Betty Lussier and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL & MILITARY. A college student in Maryland when World War II began, Betty Lussier went to England to help the British fight off an impending invasion. Armed with a private pilot's license, she joined the Air Transport Auxiliary and was soon ferrying planes and pilots for the RAF, and her memoir describes those days in thrilling detail. After the Normandy invasion, when women pilots were barred from delivering planes to the combat zones on the continent, she went to the newly formed American Office of Strategic Services, which was recruiting field agents. Her experiences with a special liaison unit in Algeria, Sicily, Italy, and France helping to set up a chain of double agents and transmit misinformation to the enemy are described in compelling detail as she takes the reader step-by-step through some memorable cases that helped bring the war to an end.

We Are All Adequite: the Intrepid Media 2007 Collection

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 055702935X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book We Are All Adequite: the Intrepid Media 2007 Collection written by Intrepid Media and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-12-12 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intrepid Media (WWW.INTREPIDMEDIA.COM) is a creative network, magazine, and marketing tool for writers and other artists. Our membership includes New York Times bestselling authors, authors represented by major agencies, novelists, journalists, freelancers, technical writers, bloggers, students, and everything in between. WE ARE ALL ADEQUITE: THE INTREPID MEDIA 2007 COLLECTION documents the year as seen through the passionate eyes of the prettiest cross-section of humanity you've seen since "21 Jump Street." We start with Lohan and Miss America and close with politics and the faint opening strains of the Obama juggernaut. In between you'll find barry bonds, the bionic woman, the burger king, bdsm, britney, big country, blogs, and breakfast beer. And that's just the Bs. But we're betting there's a little something in here for everyone, regardless of what it is you're into. So come along for the ride. And more importantly, visit us at WWW.INTREPIDMEDIA.COM and be a part of it.

Lucid Mind, Intrepid Spirit

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Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739167685
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Book Synopsis Lucid Mind, Intrepid Spirit by : Lauren K. Hall

Download or read book Lucid Mind, Intrepid Spirit written by Lauren K. Hall and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of essays explores the bases and significant aspects of the thought of contemporary French philosopher, historian of ideas, and novelist Chantal Delsol. A member of the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, she is well known in France as a political analyst and cultural diagnostician. This collection is the first book-length treatment of her thought available in English, bringing together studies that analyze her work. In between, essays present her remarkable portrait of human beings increasingly characteristic of Western societies, as well as her defense of the human person rightly understood. An exposition of the virtues of her conception of the family, as well as her analysis of contemporary "matriarchy," complements those treatments. The authors highlight her unique mode of cultural analysis, together with her stout defense of genuine political life. The volume also includes translations of two chapters of her fundamental work of philosophical anthropology, Qu'est-ce que l'homme?, appearing here for the first time in English. A thoughtful examination of Delsol's work, this book provides new resources to those studying this French philosopher and author.

Intrepid's Last Secrets: Then and Now

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Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525524151
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Intrepid's Last Secrets: Then and Now written by Bill Macdonald and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this engrossing follow-up to The True Intrepid, author Bill Macdonald explores secrets only hinted at in that book. The WWII Canadian spymaster William Stephenson – known widely as “Intrepid” was not only tasked to get help for anti-Nazi Europe and assist setting up an American intelligence agency. Stephenson faced a secret Anglophile group covertly seeking a quick peace with Adolf Hitler. Often referred to as “The Milner Group,” the organization reportedly swayed major events of the twentieth century and likely has major influence today. Intrepid's Last Secrets: Then and Now explores The Milner Group's history in Canada, from its relationship to Canadian prime ministers of the first half of the twentieth century – to its probable impact on modern cultural policy and government. Both British and American strands of the group are explored with a study of some of the prominent early members, their philosophies, and their strategic influence on events and our lives. The book includes the final interview with the late Svetlana Gouzenko, who, along with her husband Igor, fled to Canada from the Soviet Union in 1945. The information they brought with them revealed massive Soviet espionage in the West and helped trigger the Cold War. A few of Stephenson's former British Security Coordination (BSC) agents tell their story for the first time and the organization's major area of accomplishment – World War II communications (the genesis of the so-called “Five Eyes” agreement) – is explained. Meticulously researched and engagingly written, Intrepid's Last Secrets presents a unique, fascinating, and ultimately deeply chilling take on modern history.

Intrepid Sailing Around the World

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Publisher : Paragon Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782225234
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (822 download)

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Book Synopsis Intrepid Sailing Around the World by : Andy Gibb

Download or read book Intrepid Sailing Around the World written by Andy Gibb and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Intrepid’s 7 year voyage of adventure and exploration, not a race or rally. We chose to go to some of the most interesting and remote places in the world, and once there tried to get under the surface of what life is really like in these unique places. We travelled with friends, some experienced, some novices who shared thrilling sails, in violent winds and calms, and learned the meaning of self-sufficiency – when you are 2000 miles from land if something breaks you fix it or it stays broken. And you have to plan for everything from food, water, fuel, medical emergencies, spare parts, communications. This story is written as it happens, with the highs and lows, the excitement and the near misses, and the fascinating people we met. Starting in the Canaries, Intrepid crosses the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal to Galapagos, then remote Marquesas Pacific islands and atolls to Tahiti, Bora Bora, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, historic Indian Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Yemen (narrowly avoiding pirates), and up the Red Sea to Turkey. Andy Gibb is a psychologist, Nicky a hydrogeologist, and with friends they describe a voyage of adventure, wildlife and insight.

Great Things Will Happen Today: the Intrepid Media 2008 Collection

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557112214
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book Great Things Will Happen Today: the Intrepid Media 2008 Collection written by Intrepid Media and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intrepid Media is a 2nd generation social network and promotional site for writers and other artists. Founded in 1999, Intrepid Media has grown to over 1000 members around the world, including New York Times bestselling authors, writers represented by major agencies, novelists, journalists, freelancers, technical writers, bloggers, students, and everything in between. GREAT THINGS WILL HAPPEN TODAY: THE INTREPID MEDIA 2008 COLLECTION is a look at the last year like no other -- funny, biting, witty, insightful, thoughtful -- it's the best of Intrepid Media from an historic year in an historic edition. There something in here for everyone and a little something especially for you.

The Internet Is Always Right: The Intrepid Media 2009 Collection

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557264294
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book The Internet Is Always Right: The Intrepid Media 2009 Collection written by Intrepid Media and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 12 FREAKY MONTHS. 24 AWESOME WRITERS. 71 PHENOMENAL COLUMNS.It's 2009 as only Intrepid Media can bring it to you. In our third annual best of the best, you'll find unique looks back at the events that made up 2009 -- each one loaded with a combination of funny, witty, provocative, and truthful.And like a DVD but with more paper, each column contains a follow-up post -- exclusive commentary from the writer.