Flight of the Nighthawks

Flight of the Nighthawks
Author: Raymond E. Feist
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061794783

The New York Times bestselling author revisits his signature world of Midkemia in this first book in a new trilogy that ushers in the third, and most dramatic, Riftwar yet: the Darkwar Flight of Nighthawks picks up two years after Exile’s Return as Pug, the powerful sorcerer, awakens from a nightmare that portends destruction for all of Midkemia. Disturbed by his dream, Pug calls for a convening of the Conclave of Shadows. Meanwhile, in a small town on the other side of Midkemia, two young brothers are coming of age. As they travel away from home, towards apprenticeships and adulthood, the boys are attacked by bandits and mistakenly transported to Sorcerer’s Isle, the home of the Conclave of Shadows. Though they are untrained and unready, the brothers will join the powerful, mysterious Conclave to confront Midkemia’s most looming evil yet—the Nighthawks, assassins feared throughout the centuries. And Pug will face his old nemesis, the evil wizard formerly known as Sidi, now Leso Varen, in a confrontation with everything at stake: his honor, his life, and the future of Midkemia.

Staying Up Much Too Late

Staying Up Much Too Late
Author: Gordon Theisen
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 142990948X

A fascinating study of Edward Hopper's iconic Nighthawks painting and its deep significance for understanding American culture. Staying up Much Too Late discusses the painting Nighthawks and the painter Edward Hopper and their central importance to twentieth-century American culture. Topics include individualism, New York City, Arthur "Weegee" Fellig, diners, pornography, capitalism, advertising, cigarettes, American philosophy, World War II, Gravity's Rainbow, Blade Runner, Pulp Fiction, Russ Meyer, R. Crumb, David Lynch, and film noir What links these together is the painting's pessimistic take on American culture, which it also seems to epitomize. Despite its desolate feel, Nighthawks has become a familiar icon, reproduced on posters and postcards, in movies and on television shows. But Nighthawks is more than just a masterful painting. It is a portal into that rarely acknowledged but pervasive dark side of the American psyche.

The Nighthawk's Evening

The Nighthawk's Evening
Author: Gretchen N. Newberry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2021-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780870711503

In her late thirties, Gretchen Newberry left her office job in Portland, Oregon, to become a wildlife biologist studying nighthawks. The common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor, has long fascinated birders, scientists, farmers, and anyone who has awoken to its raspy calls on a hot city night. In The Nighthawk's Evening, Newberry charts her journey across North America to study these birds, from the islands of British Columbia to rooftops in South Dakota, Oregon sagebrush, and Wisconsin forests. This acrobatic, night-flying bird nests on rooftops and flocks in the thousands as it migrates from Alaska to Argentina and back every year. Nighthawks are strange animals, reptiles with feathers, sleepy during the day, but quick, agile, and especially adept at survival. They have the ability to withstand extreme temperatures and adapt to many habitats, but they are struggling for survival in the Anthropocene. Newberry's story focuses on the bird itself--its complex conservation status and cultural significance--and the larger, often hidden world of nocturnal animals. Along the way, she gives readers insight into the daily life of a scientist, especially one who works primarily at night. The Nighthawk's Evening uses one scientist and one species to explore the challenges, disappointments, and successes of scientific research and conservation efforts. An accessible work of science, it will appeal to birders, students, wildlife managers, and anyone who is fascinated by urban wildlife.

Nighthawks

Nighthawks
Author: Jeremy Flagg
Publisher: Jeremy Flagg
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2019-09-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780998928289

He didn't ask for limitless power. Conthan's only talents are sarcasm and art. That is, until he learns he's a Child of Nostradamus with the ability to teleport. When his newfound powers kill a Marine, he finds himself hunted by the military's elite. He is not the only one in danger. Conthan discovers his future entwined with a warden bent on corrupting imprisoned Children. As he unravels a conspiracy about to destroy the country, will he sacrifice his humanity to become a hero? Fans of X-Men & X-Force will love this fast-paced introduction to the Children of Nostradamus Universe.

The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks

The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Author: Fred W. Edmiston
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0786443278

Carleton A. Coon, Sr., and Hoe L. Sanders formed the Coon-Sanders Orchestra in 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri. Three years later, under the name "Nighthawks," the band began broadcasting experimental, highly-popular midnight radio programs over Kansas City's WDAF. Their music was played all over the world, and the band remained one of America's top bands until Coon's death in 1932. Here is the complete history of the Coon-Sanders Orchestra, the band whose saucy, and bustling music and carefree and extravagant musicians symbolized the era between World War I and the Great Depression.

The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks

The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Author: Fred W. Edmiston
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2016-04-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476612293

Carleton A. Coon, Sr., and Hoe L. Sanders formed the Coon-Sanders Orchestra in 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri. Three years later, under the name "Nighthawks," the band began broadcasting experimental, highly-popular midnight radio programs over Kansas City's WDAF. Their music was played all over the world, and the band remained one of America's top bands until Coon's death in 1932. Here is the complete history of the Coon-Sanders Orchestra, the band whose saucy, and bustling music and carefree and extravagant musicians symbolized the era between World War I and the Great Depression.

The Night Hawks

The Night Hawks
Author: Elly Griffiths
Publisher: Ruth Galloway Mysteries
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2021
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 035823705X

There's nothing Ruth Galloway hates more than amateur archaeologists, but when a group of them stumble upon Bronze Age artifacts alongside a dead body, she finds herself thrust into their midst--and into the crosshairs of a string of murders circling ever closer.

Colt: A Nighthawks MC Novella

Colt: A Nighthawks MC Novella
Author: C.J. Pinard
Publisher: Pin House Press, LLC
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2024-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

All Colton James wanted was to go to college, live his life, and marry the girl of his dreams. Instead, he was turned into a monster, and then forced to disappear. When he returns years later, he finds Ava is gone, disappeared without a trace. He goes to the Nighthawks for help—a local MC chapter who also happen to be vampires. What Colton discovers about Ava while back in his hometown of New Orleans terrifies him. Will he be able to find her and save her from the same fate he was condemned to, or will it be too late? Colt is a Nighthawks MC novella for readers 18 and older.

Wide-Open Town

Wide-Open Town
Author: Diane Mutti Burke
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2018-11-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 0700627065

Kansas City is often seen as a mild-mannered metropolis in the heart of flyover country. But a closer look tells a different story, one with roots in the city’s complicated and colorful past. The decades between World Wars I and II were a time of intense political, social, and economic change—for Kansas City, as for the nation as a whole. In exploring this city at the literal and cultural crossroads of America, Wide-Open Town maps the myriad ways in which Kansas City reflected and helped shape the narrative of a nation undergoing an epochal transformation. During the interwar period, political boss Tom Pendergast reigned, and Kansas City was said to be “wide open.” Prohibition was rarely enforced, the mob was ascendant, and urban vice was rampant. But in a community divided by the hard lines of race and class, this “openness” also allowed many of the city’s residents to challenge conventional social boundaries—and it is this intersection and disruption of cultural norms that interests the authors of Wide-Open Town. Writing from a variety of disciplines and viewpoints, the contributors take up topics ranging from the 1928 Republican National Convention to organizing the garment industry, from the stockyards to health care, drag shows, Thomas Hart Benton, and, of course, jazz. Their essays bring to light the diverse histories of the city—among, for instance, Mexican immigrants, African Americans, the working class, and the LGBT community before the advent of “LGBT.” Wide-Open Town captures the defining moments of a society rocked by World War I, the mass migration of people of color into cities, the entrance of women into the labor force and politics, Prohibition, economic collapse, and a revolution in social mores. Revealing how these changes influenced Kansas City—and how the city responded—this volume helps us understand nothing less than how citizens of the age adapted to the rise of modern America.

Nighthawks MC Entire Series

Nighthawks MC Entire Series
Author: C.J. Pinard
Publisher: Pin House Press, LLC
Total Pages: 694
Release: 2023-10-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Nighthawks Motorcycle Club rules New Orleans and the supernaturals there. Follow five of the Nighthawks MC members as they keep the peace amongst the supernatural creatures and humans in New Orleans, while finding love and passion with the women who weren't in their plans. NIGHTHAWKS MC: Viper Shadow Phoenix Venom Face The Nighthawks MC Series contains violence and adult situations and is for readers 18+.