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Book SynopsisThe Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is heralded as the ultimate fifth-generation fighter, merging advanced engineering with multinational collaboration. Developed during a time of military reorganization and technological mergers, it integrates the best features of previous generations into a versatile platform for varied operational roles across military branches. The F-35 is the first fifth-generation multi-service aircraft designed for continuous technological evolution. Despite funding delays and complexities, it remains the largest defense contract in history. Its three variants serve diverse roles: the F-35A for conventional take-off and landing (CTOL), the F-35B for short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL), and the F-35C for carrier operations with Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR). Since its inaugural flight on December 15, 2006, the F-35 has demonstrated exceptional capabilities, becoming a cornerstone of air forces worldwide. Designed to maintain air superiority into the 2070s, it represents the pinnacle of stealth and multi-role combat.

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Book SynopsisAn altogether different kind of book on English gardens—the first of its kind—a look at the history of England’s magnificent gardens as a history of Britain itself, from the seventeenth-century gardens of Charles II to those of Prince Charles today.   In this rich, revelatory history, Sir Roderick Floud, one of Britain’s preeminent economic historians, writes that gardens have been created in Britain since Roman times but that their true growth began in the seventeenth century; by the eighteenth century, nurseries in London took up 100 acres, with ten million plants (!) that were worth more than all of the nurseries in France combined.   Floud’s book takes us through more than three centuries of English history as he writes of the kings, queens, and princes whose garden obsessions changed the landscape of England itself, from Stuart, Georgian, and Victorian England to today’s Windsors.   Here are William

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Book SynopsisHomegrown Tea explains how to grow a large variety of plants in your own garden, on a balcony or even on a window sill could become your tea cupboard. It shows you how to grow your tea from seeds, cuttings, or small plants, as well as which parts of the plant are used to make tea. Liversidge lays out when and how to harvest your plants, as well as information on how to prepare the plant, including how to dry tea leaves to make tea you can store to last you throughout the year. As a guide to using tea to make you feel better, there are nutritional and medicinal benefits. Finally, there is an illustrated guide to show how to make up fresh and dried teabags and how to serve a delicious homegrown tea. It is sustainable way to look at a beverage, which is steeped in history and tradition.Sample drinks include well-known plants such as rose hips, mint, sage, hibiscus, and lavender, as well as more obscure ones like chicory, angelica, apple geranium, and lemon verbena.

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Book SynopsisProvence is justly famous for its dazzling light, vibrant colours, rich history, and flavourful foods and wines. In Markets of Provence, Marjorie Williams whisks you away to 30 of the best. This pocketable guide, complete with detailed maps and organised by days of the week, gives you all the information you need for your visit.

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Book SynopsisAlexandra Hudson, daughter of the Manners Lady, was raised to respect others. But as she grew up, Hudson discovered a difference between politenessa superficial appearance of good mannersand true civility. In this timely book, Hudson sheds light on how civility can help bridge our political divide.From classical philosophers like Epictetus, to great twentieth-century thinkers like Martin Luther King Jr., to her own experience working in the federal government during one of the most politically fraught eras in our nation''s history, Hudson examines how civilitya respect for the personhood and dignity of otherstranscends political disagreements. Respecting someone means valuing them enough to tell them when you think they are wrong.It's easy to look at the divided state of the world and blame our leaders, the media, or our education system. Instead, we should focus on what we can control: ourselves. The Soul of Civility empowers readers to live tolerantly with o

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Book SynopsisOne of Book Riot''s 10 Best New Nonfiction Book Releases of August 2024A generation-defining exposé of toxic beauty culturefrom Botox and Instagram filters to lip flips and editing appsand the realities of coming of age onlineWe live in a new age of beauty. With advancements in cosmetic surgery, walk-in treatments, augmented reality face filters, photo editing apps, and exposure to more images than ever, we have the ability to craft the image we want everyone to see. We pinch, pull, squeeze, tweeze, smooth and slice ourselves beyond recognition. But is our beauty culture truly empowering? Are we really in control?In Pixel Flesh, Ellen Atlanta holds a mirror up to our modern beauty ideal, as well as the pressure to present a perfect image, to live in an age of constant comparison and curated feeds. She weaves in her personal story with others' to reconfigure our obsession with the cult of beauty and explore the

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Book SynopsisWhich American Girl are you? Are you a Molly (a patriotic overachiever with a flair for drama)? Felicity (the original horse girl)? Kirsten (a cottagecore fan who seems immune to cholera), Samantha (a savior complex in a sailor suit), or Josefina (who dealt with grief by befriending a baby goat)? Have you ever wondered how Britney Spears or Michelle Kwan would answer that question? And why do we care so much which girl we are?Combining history, travelogue, and memoir, Dolls of Our Lives follows Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney on an unforgettable journey to the past as they delve into the origins of this iconic brand. Continuing the conversations that began on their podcast, they set out to answer the lingering questions that keep them up at night. What did American Girl inventor Pleasant Rowland hope to say to children with these dolls? Was girl power something that could be ordered from a catalogue, described by a magazine, or modeled in the plot lines of

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Amy Thielen’s steak-night menu of wood-fired rib eyes with fava butter, grilled pickled half-hots, salt potatoes, boiled zucchini with herb oil, and a smoky tomato terrine sounds like a perfect menu to me. Sure, every component can stand on its own—but really, it’s all of them together that has me dreaming of bottles of wine, dim lights, and messy tablecloths. . . . [Thielen] brings her romantic but practical approach to her writing and menus." -- Emma Wartzman - New York"A decade after her debut cookbook, The New Midwestern Table, ex-Food Network host Amy Thielen has produced a sequel. Company’s calling, and the result is menu after menu of plates serving six to 20. . . . Just pick and choose any Thielen recipe you want for dinner; even downscaled, they overdeliver." -- T. Susan Chang - NPR"Though the concept of feeding a group of six, 12, or perhaps even 20 can spark anxiety in the heart of even the most confident home cook, Amy Thielen . . . and her new book will empower you to do just that—casually! . . . . Thielen’s humor and candor, along with the reminiscent-of-a-family-album photography, make the book approachable and fun." -- Vanessa Pamela Friedman - Vogue"Dinner parties should be about love, not stress, and in Amy Thielen’s hands they can be. . . . She offers menus for gatherings casual and formal, small and large, with helpful tips and a welcome eye toward food costs. Whether the host is preparing wood-fired steaks with fava butter from the 'Supper Club Night' menu, spiced meatballs with creamed gravy and mascarpone whipped potatoes for Christmas Eve, a potato tortilla and sausages with mustard-miso sauce for family brunch, or spicy cinnamon flan for an Argentine-style barbecue, the event will be a good time. And that’s what matters most." -- Devra First - Boston Globe"[Company] has a no-nonsense-yet-kind voice that captures the joy one can get from cooking for friends and family, Thielen’s helpful hand ensuring that every dish sings." -- Jackie Varriano - Seattle Times"Your best dinner party menus of 2023 will come from this new cookbook. . . . Reading each of Thielen’s warm descriptions feels like opening the door of her cabin and going inside, finding the buffet table and piling your plate high." -- Maggie Hoffman - Epicurious"Amy Thielen’s relaxed, easy style makes you want to pick up the phone and invite a group of friends over this weekend. The menus are appealing: In the section 'Pent-Up Winter Grilling' you’ll find recipes for Deviled Egg Dip, Bundy Pan Chicken with Bagna-Cauda Butter, Fun-House Baked Potatoes, and more. There’s menus for Saturday night, Holidays, and casual buffets." -- Kathy Gunst - WBUR"Rethink the way you entertain with Amy’s clever recipe and menu ideas." -- Better Homes & Gardens"[Company] emphasizes recipes that are best suited to serving to a crowd, but are also easy to prep ahead of time. Additionally, Thielen makes cooking with fresh produce a large part of the book’s overall objective. What is most exciting about the book’s recipes, however, is that many are presented in the form of a menu to further emphasize the love for food and celebration." -- Cory Fernandez, Patty Catalano, and Kristina Razon - The Kitchn"[Company] is an ode to having people over, not entertaining (or the “E-word” as [Thielen] calls it), but project cooking and long visits, where people spill out into lawns and everyone hangs around fire pits or outdoor grills, even in the middle of winter. The book is organized by occasion (fish frys, holidays, family brunch around the fire pit) with a complete menu for each. Tbh, her lyrical headnotes and the photos of snowscapes, pine-framed lakefronts, and wool coats hung next to wood-burning stoves, are as much of a draw as the food." -- Jenny Rosenstrach - Cup of Jo"This book is written so beautifully. Thielen is equal parts cook and writer, the sort of person whose word choice in a recipe get me really revved up. . . . The book sings because of this recognition, that cooking is a practice unique to each person, and sometimes all a cookbook author can do is offer up some words and say here, maybe this? Or here is how I do it." -- Marian Bull"We’ve long been fans of Amy Thielen’s cooking. Her recipes bring styled-out flourishes to the kitchen repertoire. And then there’s her writing: with Thielen’s first cookbook, The New Midwestern Table, she became our generation’s Laurie Colwin, dramatizing the all-five-senses thrills of cooking with a nurturing voice that made readers feel: I got this. Company broadens the scope, torquing up the ambition to menu-based parties like a Friday-night Fish Fry for eight or an Argentinian-Style Asado for twenty or more. Packed with real-life tips, hacks, and kitchen inspiration, every sentence of this book will make you a better, happier cook!" -- Matt Lee and Ted Lee, authors of The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen"An exuberant, irreverent love letter to abundance in all its forms: friendship, care, pleasure, and beautiful food that brings them all together." -- Chelsey Johnson, author of Stray City"Amy Thielen’s recipes and writing capture the true rhythms of the kitchen, from the glamour and glee of an overloaded table to the welcome quiet of a dish-stacked sink. This book is a practical and economical guide to cooking for a crowd. It’s also fancy and funny and fun. Reading and cooking with Company feels like being invited to the sort of party I crave—and it makes me want to throw my own blowout feast as soon as humanly possible." -- Kate Lebo, author of The Book of Difficult Fruit"A treasure—after spending time with Amy Thielen’s intimate, spirited, and often funny writing in Company, you’ll want to have her at your party, too." -- Mayukh Sen, author of Taste Makers"The most gorgeous and useful cookbook I’ve seen in a long time. Amy Thielen’s recipes are always foolproof, and company-pleasers for sure. This book inspires what we need more than ever right now, community. I will be cooking from it for a long time." -- Jeni Britton-Bauer, entrepreneur and author of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Desserts"Amy has written a beautiful guide to ease our worries and provides us with 125 well-tested, no fail recipes – arranged in menu form. From small dinner parties to larger holiday feasts that serve up to twenty (and even a section on holiday baking!), everything is laid out for the cook whether said cook be a novice or experienced player in the kitchen. Packed with stunning photography, Company encourages us to return to the joy of cooking for family and friends without all the fuss and muss." -- Jenny Hartin - Eat Your Books"Thielen delivers again with warm, encouraging, and delicious menus that will have readers excited to plan their next crowd-pleasing event." -- Sarah Tansley - Library Journal"Double-dipped fried chicken and the single-origin chocolate cake don’t need to be saved for a big event. Those appreciative of hearty Midwest cooking and entertaining large crowds will find inspiration here." -- Jessica S. Levy - Booklist

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Book SynopsisAn enchanting tale of the search for forgotten treasures at one of the greatest flea markets on earth.Trade Review"[Rips] has humanity, humor and the gift of a limpid, agile, unpretentious prose style…A captivating portrait." -- Ben Downing - Wall Street Journal"[Rips] captured the singular vocational pull of the collector, and in doing so…show[s] us the whimsical and strange roots that run deep beneath stuff." -- Lauren Kane - Paris Review "Staff Picks""Discovering the flea through Rips's experience is magnificent, but the human influence on the transactions…give it true beauty." -- Shelf Awareness"A tender, passionate, melancholy elegy." -- Luc Sante - Bookforum"A wry and engaging ode to a bygone aspect of N.Y.C. culture." -- Publishers Weekly"Michael Rips’s surreal style is perfectly suited to the wondrous world of flea markets. The Golden Flea delights with portraits of people on the margins of city life, the eccentric and easy-to-ignore pickers, collectors, vendors, and others obsessed with laying claim to a piece of the past. In describing his own fortunes and follies in that world, Rips captures the best and worst of what it means to collect." -- Kirk Wallace Johnson, author of The Feather Thief"I love this book so much I decided to mark my favorite bits with asterisks and ended up with something that looked like the Milky Way galaxy." -- Patricia Marx, author of Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It?"An extraordinary portrait of a New York filled with unlikely treasures, human and material. Michael Rips is a magician of seeing, and only he could have come up with this enchanted construction." -- Joseph O’Neill, author of Netherland"Michael Rips writes with a unique combination of sly humor, close observation, and sympathy. He takes the philosopher’s long view, is impressively open, and treasures all manner of people and experiences. He finds gold in stories that might otherwise go unremarked. This book is exemplary in its inclusiveness, humanity, and wit." -- David Salle, author of How to See

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Book SynopsisA quick-reference guide to roses, herbs, and edible flowers for gardeners with little experience and time.

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Book SynopsisEasy plants for more beautiful gardens.

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Book SynopsisPat Kirkham is Professor of Design History at Kingston University, UK, Professor Emerita at the Bard Graduate Centre, USA, and Associate Research Fellow at the Cinema and Television Research History Centre, De Montfort University, UK.Sarah A. Lichtman is Assistant Professor of Design History at Parsons School of Design, USA.Trade ReviewThis engaging and highly readable collection is the most comprehensive and scholarly exploration of the subject available, but it reads like a lively conversation among friends. From broad cultural themes to minute details, the essays included here answer myriad questions about how interiors, props, and visual cues shape our reactions to on-screen stories and images. An indispensable resource for anyone who has ever wondered how movies and TV shows are made and why they matter so much to us, this book is both a remarkable achievement and a delight to read. -- Alice Friedman, Glace Slack McNeil Professor of American Art, Wellesley College, USAInnovative and exciting—fascinating topics, new research, wide-ranging approaches, and fresh interpretations, marshalled with sophisticated editorial expertise. Screen Interiors is a much needed cross-disciplinary intervention that stakes out new ground in studies of film, television, and design. -- Catherine Whalen, Associate Professor, American Material Culture Studies, Bard Graduate Center, USAScreen Interiors is a milestone in the literature on production design for film and television. Exploring how moving-image interiors reveal the inner lives of protagonists, the book offers multiple perspectives on a wide range of genres, countries, and time periods and investigates social themes such as gender, class, and sexuality. The book contributes insightful perspectives on popular films and their makers, while shedding light on productions and people. Equally valuable is the book’s concise history of production design and its historiography. -- Donald Albrecht, Independent Curator, USATable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction, Pat Kirkham (Kingston University, UK) and Sarah A. Lichtman (Parsons School of Design, USA) Section One: House and Home: Space, Comfort, Class, Gender, and Generation 1. Comfort and the Domestic Interior in Soviet Fiction Cinema of the 1920s, Eleanor Rees (University of College London, UK) 2. Furnishing I Love Lucy (1951-57), Marilyn Cohen (Parsons School of Design, USA) 3. From the Country House Film to the House in the Country Film: Space, Class, and Generation, Christine Geraghty (University of Glasgow, UK) 4. Space, Interiors, and 1980s Hollywood Teen Films, Patrick O'Neill (Kingston University, UK) Section Two: The Curated Home 5. Mobilizing Material Culture: Collecting and Interiority in Luchino Visconti’s Conversation Piece (1974), Shax Reigler (Architectural Digest, USA) 6. From Sex to Narcissism: Understanding Minimalist Interiors in New York Films of the 1970s, Timothy M. Rohan (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA) 7. “Home furnishing takes a cue from Paris, too”: The Fashion Professional at Work and Home in Postwar Hollywood Films, c. 1957–1961, Rebecca C. Tuite (Bard Graduate Center, USA) Section Three: Framing Interiors and Interiorities: Inside and Out 8. Framing Interiorities: Interiors, Objects, and Hidden Desires in Billy Wilder’s The Apartment (1960), Imma Forino (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) 9. Frames, Veils, and Windows: Modern Cinematic Set Design in Early Russian Films by Evgenii Bauer, Maria Korolkova (University of Greenwich, UK) Section Four: Screening Queerness: Class, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Ambiguity, Authorit, and Power 10. Interiors, Class, Perversity, and Ambiguity in The Servant (1963), Barry Curtis (Royal College of Art, UK) 11. In Plain View: London Commercial Interiors as Queer spaces in Three 1960s British Films: Victim (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), and The Killing of Sister George (1968), Andrew Stephenson (University of East London, UK) 12. Queer Interiors: Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio (1986) and Edward II (1992), Adam Vaughan (University of Southampton, UK) Section Five: Horror and Homicide 13. The Horror of the Homicidal Floor: Destabilized Elements of Interior Architecture, Alexandra Brown (Monash University, Australia) and Kirsty Volz (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) 14. Designed to Destroy: Action Film Interiors and the Construction of Killscapes, Lennart Soberon (Ghent University, Belgium) Section Six: Living in Outer Space: Sci-Fi Interiors 15. Visions of Home: Nostalgia and Mobility, Past, Present, and Future, in Serenity’s Domestic Spaceship Interior, Sorcha O’Brien (Kingston University, UK) 16. Cosmic Heterotopia: Banality and Disjunction in the Interiors of Passengers (2016), Ersi Ioannidou (Kingston University, UK) Author Biographies Index

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Book SynopsisMake Your Own Beauty Products is your must-have guide to living a natural and organic lifestyle - both inside and out.

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Book SynopsisThe award-winning New York Times food editor celebrates the art of Sunday suppers and the joys of gathering with friends and family, complementing simple, traditional recipes for small and larger groups with tips about rendering classics distinctive. Illustrations.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to create a home that''s inviting, beautiful, and uniquely you--all while staying on a budget. Whether you''re decorating your first home, planning for renovations, or simply looking for an affordable refresh, She Made Herself a Home is the ideal home décor planner to help you tap into your creative side and instill the confidence you need to get started on those DIY projects. Popular blogger Rachel Van Kluyve of Crate & Cottage, along with a community of other successful home décor bloggers, offers up simple design tips for those who want to create lovely, budget-friendly, intentional spaces for themselves and their families.In She Made Herself a Home, Rachel will: Walk readers through a style quiz to determine if their style is modern, traditional, rustic, or eclectic Guide readers through selecting a color scheme Provide the best tips for choosing the right item(s) for your space

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Book SynopsisSuccessful business entrepreneur Allie Casazza shares her powerful and proven method for clearing the clutter in our minds by first clearing the clutter in our homes, the place where transformation begins.

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Book SynopsisBuilt by hand. Built to last. The best dreams start with love.Noell Jett’s home is more than a farmhouse. It’s a testament to overcoming challenges, working side by side with those you love, and learning to say yes to your dreams again and again, even when the world says no.Growing up in poverty, in a family with extremist religious beliefs, Noell Jett knows what it’s like to work hard to survive. When she married Daniel and they began a family together, she discovered the joy of working hard to achieve her dreams.In From the Ground Up, Noell shares the unbelievable story behind her 3,700-square foot custom farmhouse—built by hand and savvy influencer marketing—and the key strategies she learned about never giving up. With beautiful photos, reflections questions, and Noell’s trademark DIY tips, From the Ground Up offersa vision for living beyond the confines of your

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Book SynopsisHave you always wanted to transform your house into the home of your dreams but you''re not sure where to begin? Create Your Dream Home on a Budget will equip you with the motivation and how-to you need to create living spaces you love on a budget you can afford. With inspiration from beautiful photos, DIY projects, and foundational building and renovation concepts, you''ll be on your way to creating your own dream home.Seasoned home-renovation experts and TikTok stars Daniel and Noell Jett (@JettSetFarmhouse) know a thing or two about building gorgeous homes with cost-effective tips and tricks. You''ll learn how to add functionality, beauty, and charm to each room of your home--including ideas for outdoor spaces--whether you''re renovating or building from the ground up! In Create Your Dream Home on a Budget, the Jetts provide:Steps to modernize your home without a major renova

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Book SynopsisTurn to the Sun guides you down a nourishing path of uplifting affirmations, soul-refreshing meditations, and lush botanical photography that helps you heal in the company of nature. Approach your days with less anxiety, renewed vigor, and a deeper sense of well-being as you become grounded and soak up nature''s restorative qualities.Whether you live in an urban jungle, on a suburban cul-de-sac, or at the edge of a national forest, you might find yourself more connected to technology than to nature. In the midst of the pings and rings of a device-dependent life, is getting close to nature even possible—or worth it?Wellness coach and the founder of Pause with Plants Brittany Gowan shows you how slowing down, unplugging, and connecting with the natural world is not only possible and absolutely worth it, but also essential. Brittany creates a reflective experience enhanced by plants that helps you find the calm and tranquilTrade Review'A practical, helpful read-- The tips, affirmations, and meditations were easy to understand and implement. I recommend this book to anyone just starting out with awareness and meditation, or someone looking for a fresh perspective on mindfulness.' * Rhianna, reader and reviewer *'Includes great affirmations and meditations. Easy to follow and easy to read. A good reminder that nature brings a lot of comfort.' * Amanda, reader and reviewer *'This is such a sweet and lovely book! The exercises are so great.' * Chelcy, reader and reviewer *'Well written and it is actually an interesting and soothing read. I love books that make life easier to get through.' * Tina, librarian *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Having long agreed with the German saying that 'order is half of life,' this brilliantly insightful book will help anyone see that the tigers of clutter are only paper, dispense with the drama, and find true peace in all of its manifestations." -- Mike Dooley, New York Times best-selling author of Infinite Possibilities "Get out your highlighter! Kerri's book will inspire and motivate you to make gigantic steps forward by addressing your clutter. When you change your clutter, you transform your life. With a depth of wisdom and practical, easy-to-understand tenets, From Clutter to Clarity will take you on a profound journey of inner exploration. Highly recommended!" -- Denise Linn, best-selling author of Feng Shui for the Soul and Energy Strands "Phenomenal is an understatement! In From Clutter to Clarity, Kerri takes you on a fun and fascinating journey behind the thoughts, things, and people that are cluttering your ability to renew, heal, and create reserves of energy and peace in your life. If you're ready to accelerate opening up untapped potential, buy this smart and no-nonsense book!" -- Janine Driver, New York Times best-selling author of You Say More Than You Think and CEO of Body Language Institute

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Book SynopsisHow scrapbooking, book collecting, and other ways of handling print media informed modernist poetry.In Poetic Modernism in the Culture of Mass Print, Bartholomew Brinkman argues that an emerging mass print culture conditioned the production, reception, and institutionalization of poetic modernism from the latter part of the nineteenth century through the middle of the twentieth centurywith lasting implications for the poetry and media landscape. Drawing upon extensive archival research in the United States and Britain, Brinkman demonstrates that a variety of print collecting practicesincluding the anthology, the periodical, the collage poem, volumes of selected and collected poems, and the modern poetry archivehelped structure key formal and institutional sites of poetic modernism. Brinkman focuses on the generative role of book collecting practices and the negotiation of print ephemera in scrapbooks. He also traces the evolution of the modern poetry archTrade ReviewAn indirect critique of New Criticism, Poetic Modernism will appeal to anyone interested in the intersection of modernism and cultural materialism. Recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Poetic Modernism and the Culture of Mass Print Chapter One: As Good as Gold: Palgrave's Golden Treasury, Poetic Value, and the ObjectiveAnthologyChapter Two: Making Modern Poetry: Format, Form, and Modern Poetic GenreChapter Three: Scrapping Modernism: Marianne Moore and the Making of the Modern Collage PoemChapter Four: Selecting Modernism: Eliot, Faber, and Poetic ReproductionChapter Five: Instituting Modernism: The Rise of the Modern American Poetry ArchiveCoda: Remaking Poetic Modernism after a Culture of Mass Print NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisAn illuminating look at how human vulnerability led to advances in aviation technology. As aircraft flew higher, faster, and farther in the early days of flight, pilots were exposed as vulnerable, inefficient, and dangerous. They asphyxiated or got the bends at high altitudes; they fainted during high-G maneuvers; they spiraled to the ground after encountering clouds or fog. Their capacity to commit fatal errors seemed boundless. The Problem with Pilots tells the story of how, in the years between the world wars, physicians and engineers sought new ways to address these difficulties and bridge the widening gap between human and machine performance. A former Air Force pilot, Timothy P. Schultz delves into archival sources to understand the evolution of the pilotaircraft relationship. As aviation technology evolved and enthusiasts looked for ways to advance its military uses, pilots ceded hands-on control to sophisticated instrument-based control. By the early 1940s, pilots were someTrade ReviewThis book does what any good history book should do — introduce new ideas, new ways of looking at old ideas, and it pushes its field (aviation history) in new directions, opening new doors for further study and generating interesting new questions. Highly recommended.—GoodReadsWhat Schultz has done, comprehensively, yet engagingly, is to tell the stories behind key milestones in a way that brings them to life. He shines a light on the human element, specifically the humanity behind the legends of Air Force history, while simultaneously placing them in the larger historical context visible now with the benefit of hindsight . . . It is an important contribution to the public discourse around the future of flight, the future of military aviation, and the future of the US Air Force. The Problem With Pilots is a rewarding read and will be of wide interest to all USAF leaders of today and tomorrow— aspiring military and civilian pilots, flight surgeons, aeronautical engineers, and aviation historians.—Lt Col Kari Thyne, PhD, USAF, Retired, Air UniversityThe Problem with Pilots is a worthy addition to the scholarship on how aviation evolved during the first half of the twentieth century and its influence on the decades that followed. It benefits from thorough archival and published primary source documentation.—Jeremy R. Kinney, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, IsisSchultz is writing for two separate audiences: fellow historians of technology as well as mid-career military officers who represent the rising generation of top commanders and policymakers. This may seem a tall order, but the author's diverse background—retired military pilot, Ph.D. in History of Technology, former Commandant and Dean of the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies—allows him to bridge this gap . . . Schultz provides readers with both the historical case studies and the theoretical tools to clearly demonstrate what too few policymakers seem to fully grasp: there is no such thing as technological determinism.—Alan D. Meyer, Auburn University, Technology and CultureIs the original concept of the pilot, going, going, gone forever in this modern high speed, highly technical, highly manoeuvrable, flying world? You will have to read the book . . .—Dr Ian Perry, FRAeS, AerospaceTable of ContentsTimelineAbbreviationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. The Pathology of Flight3. Engineering the Human Machine4. Flying Blind5. The Changing Role of the Human Component6. Flight without Flyers7. The Modern Pilot, Redefined8. New Horizons of Flight9. ConclusionCodaAbout the AuthorNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisCoin folders have a long, distinguished legacy as being most people's first exposure to the coin collecting hobby. Everyone either has or knows someone who has been given a coin folder as a child and gone on to fill it with cents, nickels, dimes or quarters. This is a perfect low-cost purchase for parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles looking to engage children in a healthy, educational hobby.   • Perfect for collectors of any age   • Updated folder houses the latest nickel issues through 2015   • Openings for 90 nickels - more than any other folder on the market   • Interesting anecdotes and facts covering the history of the Jefferson nickel   • Larger size than typical nickel folder - 7x9.5   • Attractive design and glossy cover

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Book SynopsisBrand New BallgameDiscover what the pros know with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking baseball memorabilia. Learn what seasoned collectors look for and what they value in this easy-to-follow and indispensable pocket guide.You''ll Uncover:   • The Triple Play--Who, what, and how of baseball picking and collecting   • Hot Prospects--Baseball cards, balls, bats, jerseys, pennants, photographs, board games, and more   • Major League finds   • How to Play Ball--Practical strategies for valuing and flipping items   • The Sweet Spot--How to negotiate deals Whether for pleasure of profit, the Picker''s Pocket Guide is a real find.

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Book SynopsisA legacy of magical treasures! Since 1997 with the publication of the first book, Harry Potter has cast a spell over millions of Muggles around the world--not the least of all bewitched collectors. Harry Potter: The Unofficial Guide to the Collectibles of Our Favorite Wizard conjures rare, extraordinary and magical treasures sprung from the Potter books and movies, and even the imaginations of fans. In its enchantingly visual pages, you'll discover delightful riches including author J.K. Rowling's writing chair that sold at auction for almost $400,000, first-edition books, original art, movie posters, film props, exclusives, limited-edition items, fun fandom pieces, and other wonders to behold. So with a whisper of 'accio' and a flick of your wand, summon forth the fascinating, the fantastical and the fabulous found in Harry Potter: The Unofficial Guide to the Collectibles of Our Favorite Wizard.

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