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| Author | : Sam Anderson |
| Publisher | : Crown |
| Total Pages | : 455 |
| Release | : 2018-08-21 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0804137323 |
A brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City—a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Chicago Tribune • San Francisco Chronicle • The Economist • Deadspin Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous “Land Run” in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team’s 2012-13 season, when the Thunder’s brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti’s all-in gamble on “the Process”—the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team’s best hope for long-term greatness—kicked off a pivotal year in the city’s history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics.
| Author | : Kasper Hauser |
| Publisher | : Little, Brown |
| Total Pages | : 141 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 0316078840 |
When Obama stated that if elected, he would keep his Blackberry, debate echoed through Washington and among the ranks of the Secret Service. What would it be like to have a president who could Twitter, send text messages, and navigate the web with ease? What would it be like to receive a text message from inside the Oval Office and, most importantly, what would it say? Now, for the first time, We The People are privy to our new leader's epistolary back-and-forths on his wily hand-held device. We're about to discover that his emails (and the replies, from his wife and daughters, Biden, Palen, Rush, Hannity, the new first puppy, and even Bush) are so tuned in to the language of electronic correspondence they come hilariously close to the brink of legibility. This giftable, imagined glimpse into Obama's beloved Blackberry traverses the mundane and momentous contours of the Commander in Chief's life, from security briefings to spam, basketball practice to domestic bliss, and the panic of oops-I-hit-reply-all, to, of course, the trauma of dealing with the First Mother In Law. To wit: BidenMyTime: Hey U, whatcha doin? BARACKO: M rly busy BidenMyTime: Right :( Can I lv at 4:45?
| Author | : Sam E. Anderson |
| Publisher | : Writers & Readers Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : African American prisoners |
| ISBN | : |
A collection of prose, poetry, and art in support of award-winning journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of killing a Philadephia police officer and sentenced to death after a questionable trial.
| Author | : William T. Vollmann |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 1854 |
| Release | : 2009-07-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1101105151 |
From the author of Europe Central, winner of the National Book Award, a journalistic tour de force along the Mexican-American border – a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award For generations of migrant workers, Imperial Country has held the promise of paradise and the reality of hell. It sprawls across a stirring accidental sea, across the deserts, date groves and labor camps of Southeastern California, right across the border into Mexico. In this eye-opening book, William T. Vollmann takes us deep into the heart of this haunted region, exploring polluted rivers and guarded factories and talking with everyone from Mexican migrant workers to border patrolmen. Teeming with patterns, facts, stories, people and hope, this is an epic study of an emblematic region.
| Author | : Thomas Pynchon |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2012-06-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101594675 |
"The funniest book Pynchon has written." — Rolling Stone "Entertainment of a high order." - Time Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon—private eye Doc Sportello surfaces, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era. In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre that is at once exciting and accessible, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren't there. It's been a while since Doc Sportello has seen his ex- girlfriend. Suddenly she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. It's the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that "love" is another of those words going around at the moment, like "trip" or "groovy," except that this one usually leads to trouble. Undeniably one of the most influential writers at work today, Pynchon has penned another unforgettable book.
| Author | : Adam Bradley |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1191 |
| Release | : 2010-11-02 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0300163061 |
From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the "Billboard" charts, rap has emerged as one of the most influential cultural forces of our time. This pioneering anthology brings together more than 300 lyrics written over 30 years, from the "old school" to the present day.
| Author | : Pierre Bayard |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 129 |
| Release | : 2010-08-10 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1596917148 |
In this delightfully witty, provocative book, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment to having an interesting conversation about it. (In fact, he says, in certain situations reading the book is the worst thing you could do.) Using examples from such writers as Graham Greene, Oscar Wilde, Montaigne, and Umberto Eco, he describes the varieties of "non-reading"-from books that you've never heard of to books that you've read and forgotten-and offers advice on how to turn a sticky social situation into an occasion for creative brilliance. Practical, funny, and thought-provoking, How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read-which became a favorite of readers everywhere in the hardcover edition-is in the end a love letter to books, offering a whole new perspective on how we read and absorb them.
| Author | : Elijah Anderson |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2012-03-12 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0393340511 |
A Yale sociology professor discusses how everyday people meet the demands of urban living through islands of civility he calls "cosmopolitan canopies" and describes how activities carried out under this canopy can ease racial tensions and promote harmony.
| Author | : Eric A. Anderson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Comic books, strips, etc |
| ISBN | : 9781582407586 |
Sam, a samurai detective, gets revenge on the people who killed Jasmine by using his swords and his cunning.
| Author | : Benita Long |
| Publisher | : Thomas Nelson |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2012-10-08 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1401604544 |
When people come into your home, what do they see? Have you prepared for their visit? Whether you're celebrating a joyous occasion with your friends and family, welcoming overnight guests, or comforting someone in need, your home and the meals you provide can be a sanctuary of Christian fellowship. Beautifully photographed and styled, Share the Bounty will inspire you to open your home and reflect God's grace to all who sit at your table. The various recipes paired with pictures that suggest different table settings is ideal for those who need entertaining ideas while keeping Christian fellowship in mind. In Share the Bounty, you’ll find delicious dishes such as… Grilled Chicken & Wild Rice Salad with Coffee Mousse Sunday Rib Roast Blueberry Peach Coffee Cake Pollo San Miguel Scattered among the recipes is a selection of Scriptures, prayers, and poetry that will focus your heart on praise and thanksgiving as you prepare to share with others his provision in your home. Share the Bounty is a beautifully illustrated coffee table cookbook filled with recipes, photographs, and scripture to encourage in the journey of hospitality.
