En Route to the Great Eastern Circus and Other Essays on Circus History

En Route to the Great Eastern Circus and Other Essays on Circus History
Author: William L. Slout
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2016-04-13
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1434437604

William L. Slout, entertainment historian par excellence, here provides five fascinating essays on the development of the American traveling circus in the post-Civil War era: "En Route to the Great Eastern Circus" (on the creation of this great show); "The Great Eastern Circus of 1872" (more details about one of P. T. Barnum's rivals); "The Not-So-Great Trans-Atlantic Circus and Menagerie" (how a show failed suddenly in a yellow fever epidemic); "What Goes Up...Comes Down" (how balloning became part of the circus environment); and "The Chicken or the Egg?" (on the first development of the double-ring act pioneered by Barnum and others). These vivid essays, highlighted by numerous contemporaneous excerpts from local newspapers, help bring a long-forgotten era alive again.

Null States

Null States
Author: Malka Older
Publisher: Tor.com
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0765393387

"After the last controversial global election, the global infomocracy that has ensured thirty years of world peace is fraying at the edges. As the new Supermajority government struggles to establish its legitimacy, agents of Information across the globe strive to keep the peace and maintain the flows of data that feed the new world order. In the newly-incorporated DarFur, a governor dies in a fiery explosion. In Geneva, a superpower hatches plans to bring micro-democracy to its knees. In Central Asia, a sprawling war among archaic states threatens to explode into a global crisis. And across the world, a shadowy plot is growing, threatening to strangle Information with the reins of power."--Front jacket flap.

Can't See Why Not: A Collection of Essays about Road Trips, Discoveries, and the Fine Art of Letting Go

Can't See Why Not: A Collection of Essays about Road Trips, Discoveries, and the Fine Art of Letting Go
Author: Rick Murphy
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2018-10-08
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0359143342

We need spontaneous road trips. We would do well to have the agendas, routines, and plans stripped away from time to time so we can discover. Discovery is important. It is energy, inertia, and propulsion for the soul in a world that has become accustomed with fast food, microwaves, and the express lane. This does not mean we need to live willy-nilly, haphazard, and operating from the seat of our pants, but every now and then it breathes new life.

Along the Road

Along the Road
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1925
Genre: Voyages and travels
ISBN:

Essays and Memoirs on Life and Professional Experiences

Essays and Memoirs on Life and Professional Experiences
Author: Paul Henry Rodriguez Ph.D.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2015-07-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1503579557

This booklet of Essays and Memoirs describes personal, educational and professional experiences by the Author. One experience includes A Brand New University or The VERY FIRST Class Day at the new campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in June 1973! Other Memoirs relate to cultural, university teaching, research and personal experiences during four Fulbright Scholar Awards in Central America, Colombia and Peru. A visit to High School Days includes education, summer and mine work experiences in Grant County, New Mexico. Creighton Days summarizes a fine liberal education. Emphasized are Friendships, Colleagues, work experiences and unique relationships with the Creighton Jesuit Fathers and the Cornish Family in Omaha, Nebraska.

En Route

En Route
Author: Mary Wainwright
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2019-11-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781705476925

From her childhood in North Florida to her life as a retired college professor in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Mary Katherine Wainwright takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery. Her essays and photographs trace significant moments in her life that often intersect with the larger cultural context of the Civil Rights and Women's Movements. .Not content with a conventional life, Wainwright seeks again and again to repeat the thrill of boarding the Silver Meteor train at age 7, and to venture once again into the unknown.

Hello (From Here)

Hello (From Here)
Author: Chandler Baker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0593326121

A heartfelt, witty, and thought-provoking YA love story about two teens who fall for each other while forced apart during quarantine, written by two New York Times bestselling authors, and for fans of Five Feet Apart, Anna and the French Kiss, and My Life Next Door Maxine and Jonah meet in the canned goods aisle just as California is going into lockdown. Max’s part-time job as a personal grocery shopper is about to transform into a hellish gauntlet. Jonah’s preexisting anxiety is about to become an epic daily struggle. As Max and Jonah get to know each other through FaceTime dates, socially distanced playground hangs, and the escalating heartbreaks of the pandemic, they’re pushed apart by what they don’t share and pulled closer by what they do. As thoughtful, probing, and informed as it is buoyant, romantic, and funny, Hello (From Here) cuts across differences in class, privilege, and mental health, all thrown into stark relief by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a novel that looks at the first two months of the quarantine, and adds falling in love to the mess. "Hello (From Here) isn't just a book about the pandemic." —PopSugar "It's also a funny, poignant romcom about the unpredictability of love in chaotic times. . . . Excellent." —BCCB * "Satisfyingly banter-filled." —PW, starred review “Sweet . . . Effectively rendered.” —Kirkus "Realistic." —SLJ "Not your typical romantic comedy, [it's] a timely update of the genre." —Booklist "Witty, entertaining . . . endearing and relatable.” —Common Sense Media "An unputdownable story that YA readers will adore.” —Brightly “Funny, romantic, and eerily familiar.” —author Kelly Loy Gilbert “Witty, hilarious, heart-filled, and romantic.” —author Jeff Zentner "In a category of its own. . . . Wonderful.” —Postmedia