Author: Annie Mayfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578545356
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
From Chacos® to tacos, armadillas to tortillas, and bats to ten gallon hats, this groovy kids book is your guide to all things cool and weird in Austin. It's one of the friendliest places, where it's totally cool to just be you with all your weirdness. Whether you're just scootin' through or hangin' your hat, have fun exploring this super cool and totally weird city, and always... Keep it weird y'all!This sunny tribute includes a series of bright, bold, graphic Austin scenes, guiding you through some of the places, people and things that have given Austin its soul and reputation as a purveyor of all things cool. And weird. Written for all the cool kids out there - from the littlest locals, to first-time trippers, and all of their grown-ups; the spirit of this book is about embracing YOUR weird and all the things that make you unique and crazy cool.
Austin Is Cool
Author: Annie Mayfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578545356
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
From Chacos® to tacos, armadillas to tortillas, and bats to ten gallon hats, this groovy kids book is your guide to all things cool and weird in Austin. It's one of the friendliest places, where it's totally cool to just be you with all your weirdness. Whether you're just scootin' through or hangin' your hat, have fun exploring this super cool and totally weird city, and always... Keep it weird y'all!This sunny tribute includes a series of bright, bold, graphic Austin scenes, guiding you through some of the places, people and things that have given Austin its soul and reputation as a purveyor of all things cool. And weird. Written for all the cool kids out there - from the littlest locals, to first-time trippers, and all of their grown-ups; the spirit of this book is about embracing YOUR weird and all the things that make you unique and crazy cool.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578545356
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
From Chacos® to tacos, armadillas to tortillas, and bats to ten gallon hats, this groovy kids book is your guide to all things cool and weird in Austin. It's one of the friendliest places, where it's totally cool to just be you with all your weirdness. Whether you're just scootin' through or hangin' your hat, have fun exploring this super cool and totally weird city, and always... Keep it weird y'all!This sunny tribute includes a series of bright, bold, graphic Austin scenes, guiding you through some of the places, people and things that have given Austin its soul and reputation as a purveyor of all things cool. And weird. Written for all the cool kids out there - from the littlest locals, to first-time trippers, and all of their grown-ups; the spirit of this book is about embracing YOUR weird and all the things that make you unique and crazy cool.
Liquid Cool
Author: Austin Dragon
Publisher: Well-Tailored Books
ISBN: 0990931579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The Sci-Fi Detective Thriller Gets Cool...Liquid Cool! Liquid Cool Book #1 is the FIRST-IN-SERIES action-packed (and funny) sci-fi detective series. Meet a private eye with a cool hat, laser gun, and attitude. But don’t touch his red hovercar -- or you could get shot! Watch him face off neon gangsters, sinister cyborgs, corporate samurai soldiers, and laser-gun shootouts while solving his cases in the rainy supercity of Metropolis. More gritty action and dark humor than you can handle. In the debut novel author Austin Dragon shows why you never want to meet a cyborg in a dark alley. Liquid Cool is a mix of Blade Runner and the Maltese Falcon. It’s cyberpunk reimagined—an ever-rainy world of mega-skyscrapers, speeding hovercars, dangerous neon streets, and futuristic mechanization. Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good one either. Governments and megacorporations fight for control of the fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime. It's here we meet Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), in this supercity with a million victims and perpetrators. Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
Publisher: Well-Tailored Books
ISBN: 0990931579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The Sci-Fi Detective Thriller Gets Cool...Liquid Cool! Liquid Cool Book #1 is the FIRST-IN-SERIES action-packed (and funny) sci-fi detective series. Meet a private eye with a cool hat, laser gun, and attitude. But don’t touch his red hovercar -- or you could get shot! Watch him face off neon gangsters, sinister cyborgs, corporate samurai soldiers, and laser-gun shootouts while solving his cases in the rainy supercity of Metropolis. More gritty action and dark humor than you can handle. In the debut novel author Austin Dragon shows why you never want to meet a cyborg in a dark alley. Liquid Cool is a mix of Blade Runner and the Maltese Falcon. It’s cyberpunk reimagined—an ever-rainy world of mega-skyscrapers, speeding hovercars, dangerous neon streets, and futuristic mechanization. Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good one either. Governments and megacorporations fight for control of the fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime. It's here we meet Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), in this supercity with a million victims and perpetrators. Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
San Antonio and the State of Texas
Author: Kate Boehm Jerome
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9781439600894
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Collects information about the land, history, and people of San Antonio and the state of Texas.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9781439600894
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Collects information about the land, history, and people of San Antonio and the state of Texas.
Cool Yoga Tricks
Author: Miriam Austin
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307483290
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Craving yoga’s benefits but unable to perform even the simplest postures? Think yoga is only for rubber-limbed supermodels? If your yoga practice is giving you more stress than stress relief, Cool Yoga Tricks is the answer to your prayers. Although it seems like everyone from Madonna to your eighty-three-year-old Uncle Teddy is practicing yoga, most of us are unable to do even the simplest classic yoga poses without undue stress and strain. Now in this clear, understandable, easy-to-follow book, Miriam Austin offers alternative yoga routines that help you reap the greatest rewards from your yoga practice, and she reveals shortcuts to help you perform yoga like a pro. Using everyday items, such as chairs, walls, and blankets, Miriam Austin shows how those of us with normal flexibility limitations can experience the very real benefits of yoga—without dislocating our joints, overstretching our muscles, or giving up in frustration. She makes the basics simple, doable, and down-to-earth. Dog Tricks—lengthen your spine more fully with these Downward Facing Dog tricks, designed to relax your neck, shoulders, and back—and make your Dog Pose much more lovable. Befriending Backbends—increase your preztebility with a little help from your friends—and from some garden-variety folding chairs. Tweaking Your Twists—learn the techniques that will stretch your spine and give you more life energy. Super Stretches—feel as limber as your average bowling ball? Gently coax your muscles to new lengths by practicing the routines in this chapter.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307483290
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Craving yoga’s benefits but unable to perform even the simplest postures? Think yoga is only for rubber-limbed supermodels? If your yoga practice is giving you more stress than stress relief, Cool Yoga Tricks is the answer to your prayers. Although it seems like everyone from Madonna to your eighty-three-year-old Uncle Teddy is practicing yoga, most of us are unable to do even the simplest classic yoga poses without undue stress and strain. Now in this clear, understandable, easy-to-follow book, Miriam Austin offers alternative yoga routines that help you reap the greatest rewards from your yoga practice, and she reveals shortcuts to help you perform yoga like a pro. Using everyday items, such as chairs, walls, and blankets, Miriam Austin shows how those of us with normal flexibility limitations can experience the very real benefits of yoga—without dislocating our joints, overstretching our muscles, or giving up in frustration. She makes the basics simple, doable, and down-to-earth. Dog Tricks—lengthen your spine more fully with these Downward Facing Dog tricks, designed to relax your neck, shoulders, and back—and make your Dog Pose much more lovable. Befriending Backbends—increase your preztebility with a little help from your friends—and from some garden-variety folding chairs. Tweaking Your Twists—learn the techniques that will stretch your spine and give you more life energy. Super Stretches—feel as limber as your average bowling ball? Gently coax your muscles to new lengths by practicing the routines in this chapter.
Keep Austin Weird
Author: Red Wassenich
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764326394
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Red Wassenich's, who coined of the phrase Keep Austin Weird, entertaining text and over 180 color photos show the colorful places, people, and doings in Austin, Texas' capital city. Tour the Cathedral of Junk built with over 700 bicycles. Meet Leslie, the cross-dressing perennial mayoral candidate. Party at the Spamarama, Austin's premier weird cook-off. Keep your eyes peeled for the cruising art cars. For the adventurous, there is no better guide to Austin!
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764326394
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Red Wassenich's, who coined of the phrase Keep Austin Weird, entertaining text and over 180 color photos show the colorful places, people, and doings in Austin, Texas' capital city. Tour the Cathedral of Junk built with over 700 bicycles. Meet Leslie, the cross-dressing perennial mayoral candidate. Party at the Spamarama, Austin's premier weird cook-off. Keep your eyes peeled for the cruising art cars. For the adventurous, there is no better guide to Austin!
Stuck
Author: Jennifer Swender
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1101932961
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
A coming-of-age story about a boy who is used to flying under the radar, and the classroom of kids determined to help him stand out. This touching friendship tale is the perfect read for fans of Fish in a Tree and Song for a Whale. "Austin’s narration is conversational and observant." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review If Austin picked a color to describe his life, it would be tumbleweed brown. Austin doesn't like standing out. He’s always the new kid, and there's no hiding his size. Plus, Austin has a secret: he struggles to read. Then Austin meets Bertie, who is razzmatazz. Everything about Bertie is bursting! But the best part of his newest school is the Safety Squad, with their laser lemon vests. Their easy confidence and leadership stand out in the coolest way. Even when things are not so vibrant and life at home makes Austin feel pacific blue, for the first time, he wants to leave a mark. And the more Austin speaks up, the more he finds he may not be that different after all.
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1101932961
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
A coming-of-age story about a boy who is used to flying under the radar, and the classroom of kids determined to help him stand out. This touching friendship tale is the perfect read for fans of Fish in a Tree and Song for a Whale. "Austin’s narration is conversational and observant." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review If Austin picked a color to describe his life, it would be tumbleweed brown. Austin doesn't like standing out. He’s always the new kid, and there's no hiding his size. Plus, Austin has a secret: he struggles to read. Then Austin meets Bertie, who is razzmatazz. Everything about Bertie is bursting! But the best part of his newest school is the Safety Squad, with their laser lemon vests. Their easy confidence and leadership stand out in the coolest way. Even when things are not so vibrant and life at home makes Austin feel pacific blue, for the first time, he wants to leave a mark. And the more Austin speaks up, the more he finds he may not be that different after all.
Blade Gunner (Liquid Cool, Book 2)
Author: Austin Dragon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946590558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
BLADE GUNNER is the second novel of Liquid Cool--the action-packed (and funny), debut cyberpunk detective series. Who is Blade Gunner? In the next installment of the sci-fi/cyberpunk detective series, author Austin Dragon shows you when two forces of evil want to kill each other--get the hell out of the way! The Liquid Cool Series is the sci-fi classic, Blade Runner meets the Old Hollywood classic, Maltese Falcon. There is plenty of gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even a few laughs. It's the cyberpunk novel reimagined--an ever-rainy world of colossal skyscrapers, hover-cars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic mechanization. Metropolis isn't a bad place, but it isn't a good one either. Uber-governments and mega-corporations fight for control of the fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime. Sinister secret megacorporations. Savage Cyborg cults. And the Blade Gunner. How does Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), solve this case--let alone survive? Off-worlders will do anything to stop the unknown man called Blade Gunner--even to blow up a supercity from space! The seedy spousal surveillance case doesn't look so bad after all, but it's too late to go back. You haven't read a cyberpunk novel like this. Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946590558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
BLADE GUNNER is the second novel of Liquid Cool--the action-packed (and funny), debut cyberpunk detective series. Who is Blade Gunner? In the next installment of the sci-fi/cyberpunk detective series, author Austin Dragon shows you when two forces of evil want to kill each other--get the hell out of the way! The Liquid Cool Series is the sci-fi classic, Blade Runner meets the Old Hollywood classic, Maltese Falcon. There is plenty of gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even a few laughs. It's the cyberpunk novel reimagined--an ever-rainy world of colossal skyscrapers, hover-cars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic mechanization. Metropolis isn't a bad place, but it isn't a good one either. Uber-governments and mega-corporations fight for control of the fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime. Sinister secret megacorporations. Savage Cyborg cults. And the Blade Gunner. How does Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), solve this case--let alone survive? Off-worlders will do anything to stop the unknown man called Blade Gunner--even to blow up a supercity from space! The seedy spousal surveillance case doesn't look so bad after all, but it's too late to go back. You haven't read a cyberpunk novel like this. Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
Invisible in Austin
Author: Javier Auyero
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477303677
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Austin, Texas, is renowned as a high-tech, fast-growing city for the young and creative, a cool place to live, and the scene of internationally famous events such as SXSW and Formula 1. But as in many American cities, poverty and penury are booming along with wealth and material abundance in contemporary Austin. Rich and poor residents lead increasingly separate lives as growing socioeconomic inequality underscores residential, class, racial, and ethnic segregation. In Invisible in Austin, the award-winning sociologist Javier Auyero and a team of graduate students explore the lives of those working at the bottom of the social order: house cleaners, office-machine repairers, cab drivers, restaurant cooks and dishwashers, exotic dancers, musicians, and roofers, among others. Recounting their subjects’ life stories with empathy and sociological insight, the authors show us how these lives are driven by a complex mix of individual and social forces. These poignant stories compel us to see how poor people who provide indispensable services for all city residents struggle daily with substandard housing, inadequate public services and schools, and environmental risks. Timely and essential reading, Invisible in Austin makes visible the growing gap between rich and poor that is reconfiguring the cityscape of one of America’s most dynamic places, as low-wage workers are forced to the social and symbolic margins.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477303677
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Austin, Texas, is renowned as a high-tech, fast-growing city for the young and creative, a cool place to live, and the scene of internationally famous events such as SXSW and Formula 1. But as in many American cities, poverty and penury are booming along with wealth and material abundance in contemporary Austin. Rich and poor residents lead increasingly separate lives as growing socioeconomic inequality underscores residential, class, racial, and ethnic segregation. In Invisible in Austin, the award-winning sociologist Javier Auyero and a team of graduate students explore the lives of those working at the bottom of the social order: house cleaners, office-machine repairers, cab drivers, restaurant cooks and dishwashers, exotic dancers, musicians, and roofers, among others. Recounting their subjects’ life stories with empathy and sociological insight, the authors show us how these lives are driven by a complex mix of individual and social forces. These poignant stories compel us to see how poor people who provide indispensable services for all city residents struggle daily with substandard housing, inadequate public services and schools, and environmental risks. Timely and essential reading, Invisible in Austin makes visible the growing gap between rich and poor that is reconfiguring the cityscape of one of America’s most dynamic places, as low-wage workers are forced to the social and symbolic margins.
Salt Warriors: Insurgency on the Rio Grande
Author: Paul Cool
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603444440
Category : El Paso (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The El Paso Salt War of 1877 has gone down in history as the spontaneous action of a mindless rabble, but as author Paul Cool deftly demonstrates, the episode was actually an insurgency, the product of a deliberate, community-based decision squarely in the tradition of the American nation s original fight for self-government. The Pasenos (local Mexican Americans) had held common ownership of the immense salt lakes at the base of the Guadalupe Mountains since the time of Spanish rule. They believed their title was confirmed in the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. However, to the American businessmen who saw in the white expanse a cash crop that could make them rich in the years following the American Civil War, ownership appeared up for grabs. After years of struggle among Anglo politicians and speculators eager to seize the lakes, an Austin banker staked a legal claim in 1877, and his son-in-law, Charles Howard, started to enforce it. Cool chronicles the ensuing popular uprising that disrupted established governmental authority in El Paso for twelve weeks. Unique features of this pioneering book include the author s employment of previously untapped sources and the first thorough and systematic use of familiar ones, notably the government report El Paso Troubles in Texas, to create this detailed study of the war. First-person accounts from reports and newspaper items create a landmark day-by-day account of the San Elizario battle, including the location of the Texas Ranger positions. This fast-paced account not only corrects the record of this historical episode but will also resonate in the context of today s racial and ethnic tensions along the U.S.-Mexico border."
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603444440
Category : El Paso (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The El Paso Salt War of 1877 has gone down in history as the spontaneous action of a mindless rabble, but as author Paul Cool deftly demonstrates, the episode was actually an insurgency, the product of a deliberate, community-based decision squarely in the tradition of the American nation s original fight for self-government. The Pasenos (local Mexican Americans) had held common ownership of the immense salt lakes at the base of the Guadalupe Mountains since the time of Spanish rule. They believed their title was confirmed in the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. However, to the American businessmen who saw in the white expanse a cash crop that could make them rich in the years following the American Civil War, ownership appeared up for grabs. After years of struggle among Anglo politicians and speculators eager to seize the lakes, an Austin banker staked a legal claim in 1877, and his son-in-law, Charles Howard, started to enforce it. Cool chronicles the ensuing popular uprising that disrupted established governmental authority in El Paso for twelve weeks. Unique features of this pioneering book include the author s employment of previously untapped sources and the first thorough and systematic use of familiar ones, notably the government report El Paso Troubles in Texas, to create this detailed study of the war. First-person accounts from reports and newspaper items create a landmark day-by-day account of the San Elizario battle, including the location of the Texas Ranger positions. This fast-paced account not only corrects the record of this historical episode but will also resonate in the context of today s racial and ethnic tensions along the U.S.-Mexico border."
Exploring Austin with Kids
Author: Annette Lucksinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991227006
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
With descriptions of over 100 family-focused outings and 25 annual events, this guide is a valuable resource for those looking for a variety of fun and entertaining ways to experience Austin, with kids.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991227006
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
With descriptions of over 100 family-focused outings and 25 annual events, this guide is a valuable resource for those looking for a variety of fun and entertaining ways to experience Austin, with kids.