Author: Al P. Nelson
Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Traces the journey of Harry (1877-1956) and Roy Aitken (1882-1976), two brothers from the Wisconsin farmlands who pioneered the studio system of Hollywood's Golden Age.
A Silent Siren Song
Author: Al P. Nelson
Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Traces the journey of Harry (1877-1956) and Roy Aitken (1882-1976), two brothers from the Wisconsin farmlands who pioneered the studio system of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Traces the journey of Harry (1877-1956) and Roy Aitken (1882-1976), two brothers from the Wisconsin farmlands who pioneered the studio system of Hollywood's Golden Age.
The Siren's Beckoning Call
Author: Tamara Alise Brackeen
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1604774681
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Brackeen reveals wisdom and knowledge on how to be an intercessor and the important keys needed to be an effective vessel for God as a mighty intercessor. (Christian)
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1604774681
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Brackeen reveals wisdom and knowledge on how to be an intercessor and the important keys needed to be an effective vessel for God as a mighty intercessor. (Christian)
Sleepnomics
Author: Azhar ul Haque Sario
Publisher: epubli
ISBN: 3759896251
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
In 'Sleepnomics: Health, Wealth, Progress', we embark on a fascinating journey exploring the hidden connection between our sleep and the economy. This book unveils how economic factors like job insecurity and financial worries can rob us of peaceful sleep, while also showing how a good night's rest can boost productivity and improve our overall well-being. From the challenges of the digital age to the impact of shift work and environmental factors, we'll uncover the surprising ways our economic realities shape our sleep patterns. The book delves into the economic consequences of sleep deprivation, from decreased productivity to increased healthcare costs. It advocates for innovative solutions like sleep technology and policy changes that promote healthier work environments. By highlighting the financial benefits of investing in sleep health education and addressing socioeconomic disparities in access to care, 'Sleepnomics' challenges us to rethink our priorities. More than just a scientific exploration, this book offers a compelling call to action. It encourages policymakers, business leaders, and individuals alike to recognize the importance of sleep in achieving both personal and economic success. By understanding the intricate relationship between sleep and the economy, we can pave the way for a future where both our health and our wealth flourish.
Publisher: epubli
ISBN: 3759896251
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
In 'Sleepnomics: Health, Wealth, Progress', we embark on a fascinating journey exploring the hidden connection between our sleep and the economy. This book unveils how economic factors like job insecurity and financial worries can rob us of peaceful sleep, while also showing how a good night's rest can boost productivity and improve our overall well-being. From the challenges of the digital age to the impact of shift work and environmental factors, we'll uncover the surprising ways our economic realities shape our sleep patterns. The book delves into the economic consequences of sleep deprivation, from decreased productivity to increased healthcare costs. It advocates for innovative solutions like sleep technology and policy changes that promote healthier work environments. By highlighting the financial benefits of investing in sleep health education and addressing socioeconomic disparities in access to care, 'Sleepnomics' challenges us to rethink our priorities. More than just a scientific exploration, this book offers a compelling call to action. It encourages policymakers, business leaders, and individuals alike to recognize the importance of sleep in achieving both personal and economic success. By understanding the intricate relationship between sleep and the economy, we can pave the way for a future where both our health and our wealth flourish.
Silent Siren
Author: Matthew Franklin Sias
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910780541
Category : Emergency medical technicians
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
A twenty-three-year veteran of emergency medical services, paramedic Matthew Sias took a detour in his career to pursue the death care business and found a complementarity between seemingly divergent careers. Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician is the record of some of the more memorable calls he has responded to through the years.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910780541
Category : Emergency medical technicians
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
A twenty-three-year veteran of emergency medical services, paramedic Matthew Sias took a detour in his career to pursue the death care business and found a complementarity between seemingly divergent careers. Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician is the record of some of the more memorable calls he has responded to through the years.
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D.W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation
Author: Melvyn Stokes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199887519
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 741
Book Description
In this deeply researched and vividly written volume, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception and continuing history of this ground-breaking, aesthetically brilliant, and yet highly controversial movie. By going back to the original archives, particularly the NAACP and D. W. Griffith Papers, Stokes explodes many of the myths surrounding The Birth of a Nation (1915). Yet the story that remains is fascinating: the longest American film of its time, Griffith's film incorporated many new features, including the first full musical score compiled for an American film. It was distributed and advertised by pioneering methods that would quickly become standard. Through the high prices charged for admission and the fact that it was shown, at first, only in "live" theaters with orchestral accompaniment, Birth played a major role in reconfiguring the American movie audience by attracting more middle-class patrons. But if the film was a milestone in the history of cinema, it was also undeniably racist. Stokes shows that the darker side of this classic movie has its origins in the racist ideas of Thomas Dixon, Jr. and Griffith's own Kentuckian background and earlier film career. The book reveals how, as the years went by, the campaign against the film became increasingly successful. In the 1920s, for example, the NAACP exploited the fact that the new Ku Klux Klan, which used Griffith's film as a recruiting and retention tool, was not just anti-black, but also anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish, as a way to mobilize new allies in opposition to the film. This crisply written book sheds light on both the film's racism and the aesthetic brilliance of Griffith's filmmaking. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the cinema.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199887519
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 741
Book Description
In this deeply researched and vividly written volume, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception and continuing history of this ground-breaking, aesthetically brilliant, and yet highly controversial movie. By going back to the original archives, particularly the NAACP and D. W. Griffith Papers, Stokes explodes many of the myths surrounding The Birth of a Nation (1915). Yet the story that remains is fascinating: the longest American film of its time, Griffith's film incorporated many new features, including the first full musical score compiled for an American film. It was distributed and advertised by pioneering methods that would quickly become standard. Through the high prices charged for admission and the fact that it was shown, at first, only in "live" theaters with orchestral accompaniment, Birth played a major role in reconfiguring the American movie audience by attracting more middle-class patrons. But if the film was a milestone in the history of cinema, it was also undeniably racist. Stokes shows that the darker side of this classic movie has its origins in the racist ideas of Thomas Dixon, Jr. and Griffith's own Kentuckian background and earlier film career. The book reveals how, as the years went by, the campaign against the film became increasingly successful. In the 1920s, for example, the NAACP exploited the fact that the new Ku Klux Klan, which used Griffith's film as a recruiting and retention tool, was not just anti-black, but also anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish, as a way to mobilize new allies in opposition to the film. This crisply written book sheds light on both the film's racism and the aesthetic brilliance of Griffith's filmmaking. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the cinema.
Texas Gothic
Author: James Pylant
Publisher: Jacobus Books
ISBN: 0984185771
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
It began in the 1800s. In the Texas town of Mineral Wells, people drinking the strange-tasting water claimed to be cured of insanity, rheumatism, and terminal illness. Discovery of the phenomenon beguiled thousands of tourists, curiosity seekers, and the afflicted who desperately sought cures. Yet, the town that promoted its “crazy water” attracted eccentric citizens, including wealthy Will and Anna Johnson, who, unable to cope with the deaths of their children, spared no expense in preserving the bodies for entombment in a mausoleum; paperclip inventor David Galbraith, the builder of a house in the shape of a honeycomb; and influential mortician Bob Beetham, who gained power by keeping the town’s secrets. In Texas Gothic, author James Pylant also uncovers the mysterious life of beautiful and ambitious Mineral Wells resident Corinne Griffith. After becoming a famous star of the silent screen and one of America’s richest women, she made a shocking courtroom claim that she was not the “real” Corinne Griffith. Under the looming 14-story Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells thrived with visits from movie stars; yet, the “crazy water” beckoned exploiters and predators. Texas Gothic reveals true tales of the town’s forgotten past: murder, white slavery, prostitution, and mysterious deaths.
Publisher: Jacobus Books
ISBN: 0984185771
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
It began in the 1800s. In the Texas town of Mineral Wells, people drinking the strange-tasting water claimed to be cured of insanity, rheumatism, and terminal illness. Discovery of the phenomenon beguiled thousands of tourists, curiosity seekers, and the afflicted who desperately sought cures. Yet, the town that promoted its “crazy water” attracted eccentric citizens, including wealthy Will and Anna Johnson, who, unable to cope with the deaths of their children, spared no expense in preserving the bodies for entombment in a mausoleum; paperclip inventor David Galbraith, the builder of a house in the shape of a honeycomb; and influential mortician Bob Beetham, who gained power by keeping the town’s secrets. In Texas Gothic, author James Pylant also uncovers the mysterious life of beautiful and ambitious Mineral Wells resident Corinne Griffith. After becoming a famous star of the silent screen and one of America’s richest women, she made a shocking courtroom claim that she was not the “real” Corinne Griffith. Under the looming 14-story Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells thrived with visits from movie stars; yet, the “crazy water” beckoned exploiters and predators. Texas Gothic reveals true tales of the town’s forgotten past: murder, white slavery, prostitution, and mysterious deaths.
Flappers
Author: Kelly Boyer Sagert
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313376913
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This book offers an examination of the Roaring Twenties in the United States, focusing on the vibrant icon of the newly liberated woman—the flapper—that came to embody the Jazz Age. Flappers takes readers back to the time of speakeasies, gangsters, dance bands, and silent film stars, offering a fresh look at the Jazz Age by focusing on the women who came to symbolize it. Flappers captures the full scope of the hedonistic subculture that made the Roaring Twenties roar, a group that reacted to Prohibition and other attempts to impose a stricter morality on the nation. Topics include the transition from silent films to talkies, the arrival of American Jazz as the country's first truly indigenous musical form, the evolution of the United States from a rural to an urban nation, the fashion and slang of the times, and more. It is an exhilarating portrait of a brief outburst of liberation that would last until the Great Depression came crashing down.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313376913
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This book offers an examination of the Roaring Twenties in the United States, focusing on the vibrant icon of the newly liberated woman—the flapper—that came to embody the Jazz Age. Flappers takes readers back to the time of speakeasies, gangsters, dance bands, and silent film stars, offering a fresh look at the Jazz Age by focusing on the women who came to symbolize it. Flappers captures the full scope of the hedonistic subculture that made the Roaring Twenties roar, a group that reacted to Prohibition and other attempts to impose a stricter morality on the nation. Topics include the transition from silent films to talkies, the arrival of American Jazz as the country's first truly indigenous musical form, the evolution of the United States from a rural to an urban nation, the fashion and slang of the times, and more. It is an exhilarating portrait of a brief outburst of liberation that would last until the Great Depression came crashing down.
Catalog of Captioned Films/videos for the Deaf
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Films for the hearing impaired
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Films for the hearing impaired
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Boundless Sea
Author: Nadia Scrieva
Publisher: ThunderWords
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
An underwater kingdom. A missing queen. A modern man plunged into an ancient war... Trevain Murphy's new wife has been forcibly taken. He must do all he can to search for her without falling apart. His love was the noble Queen Aazuria, ruler of Adlivun, and he has been burdened with all of her responsibilities. The Alaskan man is unable to cope with the political unrest of his new nation, and turns to his wife's younger sister for help. Princess Elandria is expected to assume important administrative duties, but she is overwhelmed with depression and completely useless to her endangered people. With Adlivun facing a growing threat from the foreign submarine superpower known as the Clan of Zalcan, headstrong General Visola Ramaris becomes focused on seeking advanced military protection. Going against the ancient mermaid tradition to remain hidden from land-dwelling societies, Visola decides to reveal herself to the American public and make an eloquent appeal for assistance. But nothing comes for free. The countries of the Pacific Rim invite Adlivun's diplomats to an APEC conference to present their conditions. The price for survival is outrageous and unexpected; if Trevain agrees, the small marine kingdom will play a crucial role in changing the infrastructure and economy of the world forever. But will the proud citizens of Adlivun sacrifice their freedom and dignity for security? Meanwhile, on a dark and desolate continent, a displaced queen has been captured and imprisoned by enemy forces. Her only concern is concealing the child she is carrying from her deranged captor. Thousands of miles from any sign of humanity, Aazuria must battle the coldest temperatures on earth in order to find her way back to her husband--but even if she lives, will she be in time to save her beloved Adlivun from itself?
Publisher: ThunderWords
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
An underwater kingdom. A missing queen. A modern man plunged into an ancient war... Trevain Murphy's new wife has been forcibly taken. He must do all he can to search for her without falling apart. His love was the noble Queen Aazuria, ruler of Adlivun, and he has been burdened with all of her responsibilities. The Alaskan man is unable to cope with the political unrest of his new nation, and turns to his wife's younger sister for help. Princess Elandria is expected to assume important administrative duties, but she is overwhelmed with depression and completely useless to her endangered people. With Adlivun facing a growing threat from the foreign submarine superpower known as the Clan of Zalcan, headstrong General Visola Ramaris becomes focused on seeking advanced military protection. Going against the ancient mermaid tradition to remain hidden from land-dwelling societies, Visola decides to reveal herself to the American public and make an eloquent appeal for assistance. But nothing comes for free. The countries of the Pacific Rim invite Adlivun's diplomats to an APEC conference to present their conditions. The price for survival is outrageous and unexpected; if Trevain agrees, the small marine kingdom will play a crucial role in changing the infrastructure and economy of the world forever. But will the proud citizens of Adlivun sacrifice their freedom and dignity for security? Meanwhile, on a dark and desolate continent, a displaced queen has been captured and imprisoned by enemy forces. Her only concern is concealing the child she is carrying from her deranged captor. Thousands of miles from any sign of humanity, Aazuria must battle the coldest temperatures on earth in order to find her way back to her husband--but even if she lives, will she be in time to save her beloved Adlivun from itself?