Kevan Bevan and the BMX Time-Loop

Kevan Bevan and the BMX Time-Loop
Author: Matthew Eccles
Publisher: Matthew Eccles
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2023-05-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Wales, 1990. Kevan Bevan has forgotten his homework, which means another rollicking. But while sheltering from a storm he is suddenly transported back in time one whole day. Now he has another chance to get his homework in, but it won’t be easy; aside from multiple Kevans, shady henchmen, tornadoes, time-loops, chases, wormholes, crashes and the end of the universe as we know it, Kevan needs to impress the girl he fancies while contending with the school bully. Looming over Valley Hill - “Bumptown” to the locals - is the headstock of the abandoned coalmine, a constant reminder of the disaster below ground that touched the whole town 30 years before. The Bevan family’s past is closely tied to this tragedy, and Kevan’s future is bound up in it too – in order to complete his homework Kevan must delve into family memories and a grief that has passed down generations. Can Kevan break the cycle of his family’s silent sorrow? Will he win the heart of the girl he likes? Will he and his bezzy mate Anish thwart the school bully? And is it worth risking the Universe to avoid a grounding?

Bike Boom

Bike Boom
Author: Carlton Reid
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2017-06-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1610918169

Bicycling advocates envision a future in which bikes are a widespread daily form of transportation, but this reality is still far away. Will we ever witness a true "bike boom" in cities? What can we learn from past successes and failures to make cycling safer, easier, and more accessible? In Bike Boom, journalist Carlton Reid uses history to shine a spotlight on the present and demonstrates how bicycling has the potential to grow even further, if the right measures are put in place by the politicians and planners of today and tomorrow. He explores the benefits and challenges of cycling, the roles of infrastructure and advocacy, and what we can learn from cities that have successfully supported and encouraged bike booms. In this entertaining and thought-provoking book, Reid sets out to discover what we can learn from the history of bike "booms."

Sonic Warfare

Sonic Warfare
Author: Steve Goodman
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2012-08-17
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0262517957

An exploration of the production, transmission, and mutation of affective tonality—when sound helps produce a bad vibe. Sound can be deployed to produce discomfort, express a threat, or create an ambience of fear or dread—to produce a bad vibe. Sonic weapons of this sort include the “psychoacoustic correction” aimed at Panama strongman Manuel Noriega by the U.S. Army and at the Branch Davidians in Waco by the FBI, sonic booms (or “sound bombs”) over the Gaza Strip, and high-frequency rat repellants used against teenagers in malls. At the same time, artists and musicians generate intense frequencies in the search for new aesthetic experiences and new ways of mobilizing bodies in rhythm. In Sonic Warfare, Steve Goodman explores these uses of acoustic force and how they affect populations. Traversing philosophy, science, fiction, aesthetics, and popular culture, he maps a (dis)continuum of vibrational force, encompassing police and military research into acoustic means of crowd control, the corporate deployment of sonic branding, and the intense sonic encounters of sound art and music culture. Goodman concludes with speculations on the not yet heard—the concept of unsound, which relates to both the peripheries of auditory perception and the unactualized nexus of rhythms and frequencies within audible bandwidths.

Generation X

Generation X
Author: Douglas Coupland
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1991
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312054366

Three twenty-something young adults, working at low-paying, no-future jobs, tell one another modern tales of love and death.

The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon

The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon
Author: Mini Grey
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375984968

A hilarious tale of two nursery-rhyme heroes on the run, from the award-winning creator of the Traction Man series! When the cow jumped over the moon, the dish ran away with the spoon . . . to seek fame and fortune in twentieth-century America. This is the never-before-told story of their exciting adventures out in the big world. How this famous nursery rhyme couple learns that crime doesn’t pay—and love conquers all—is a treat for the whole family! Hand this to fans of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith’s The True Story of the Three Little Pigs or The Stinky Cheese Man. “This inventive tale of true love will sustain many re-readings by readers of all ages.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Hey-diddle-delightful.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

Shining a Light

Shining a Light
Author: Lisa French
Publisher: Australian Teachers of Media
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Motion pictures
ISBN: 9781876467203

Shining a Light: 50 Years of the Australian Film Institute, traces the progress of the film and television industries in Australia - as well as screen culture within Australia over the past half century - through the lens of one key organisation, the Australian Film Institute (AFI). Shining a Light offers a timely and significant contribution to scholarship on Australian cinema, published at a critical time in Australian film history.The authors, Lisa French and Mark Poole, offer an insider's view through 27 interviews with key players on the local scene.The book also includes a listing of every AFI Award that has been given since 1958, including the nominees and winners of each award category. This is the first time that such an exhaustive list of AFI nominees and winners has been published.

The Leaving

The Leaving
Author: Tara Altebrando
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1619638045

Six were taken. Eleven years later, five come back--with no idea of where they've been. A riveting mystery for fans of We Were Liars. Eleven years ago, six kindergartners went missing without a trace. After all that time, the people left behind moved on, or tried to. Until today. Today five of those kids return. They're sixteen, and they are . . . fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mom she barely recognizes, and doesn't really recognize the person she's supposed to be, either. But she thinks she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, except they're entirely unable to recall where they've been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max--the only one who hasn't come back. Which leaves Max's sister, Avery, wanting answers. She wants to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story. But as details of the disappearance begin to unfold, no one is prepared for the truth. This unforgettable novel--with its rich characters, high stakes, and plot twists--will leave readers breathless.

Punk 57

Punk 57
Author: Penelope Douglas
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2023-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 059364199X

Secrets, deception, and passion consume two pen pals in the TikTok sensation from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with exclusive bonus material! They were perfect together. Until they met. In fifth grade, Misha’s teacher set him and his classmates up with pen pals from a different school. For the next seven years, Ryen was his everything. She kept Misha on track and accepted him as he is. They only had three rules: No social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. There was no reason to ruin the good thing they had going…until Misha runs across a photo of a girl online named Ryen. He knows he has to meet her. But he didn’t expect to hate what he finds. Ryen has gone three months without a letter from Misha. Did he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha like she does, neither would be a stretch. She needs to know someone is listening to her. But really, Ryen knows this is her own fault. She should’ve gotten his phone number, or picture, or something. As a mysterious vandal leaves messages in Ryen’s school, she’s possessed by the handsome new student who knows just how to hurt and heal her. But she can’t stop thinking of Misha. He could be gone forever. Or right under her nose, and she wouldn’t even know it…

Digital Architecture Beyond Computers

Digital Architecture Beyond Computers
Author: Roberto Bottazzi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 147425814X

Digital Architecture Beyond Computers explores the deep history of digital architecture, tracing design concepts as far back as the Renaissance and connecting them with the latest software used by designers today. It develops a critical account of how the tools and techniques of digital design have emerged, and allows designers to deepen their understanding of the digital tools they use every day. What aesthetic, spatial, and philosophical concepts converge within the digital tools architects employ? What is their history? And what kinds of techniques and designs have they given rise to? This book explores the answers to these questions, showing how digital architecture brings together complex ideas and trajectories which span across several domains and have evolved over many centuries. It sets out to unpack these ideas, trace their origin and permeation into architecture, and re-examine their use in contemporary software. Chapters are arranged around the histories of nine 'fragments' – each a fundamental concept embedded in popular CAD applications: database, layers and fields, parametrics, pixel, programme, randomness, scanning, topology, and voxel/maxel – with each theme examined through a series of historical and contemporary case studies. The book thus connects the digital design process with architectural history and theory, allowing designers and theorists alike to develop more analytical and critical tools with which to conceptualise digital design and its software.