Author: William Wright
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016168595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
History of the Big Bonanza
Author: William Wright
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016168595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016168595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Global Media Giants
Author: Benjamin Birkinbine
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317402855
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
Global Media Giants takes an in-depth look at how media corporate power works globally, regionally, and nationally, investigating the ways in which the largest and most powerful media corporations in the world wield power. Case studies examine not only some of the largest media corporations (News Corp., The Microsoft Corporation) in terms of revenues, but also media corporations that hold considerable power within national, regional, or geolinguistic contexts (Televisa, The Bertelsmann Group, Sony Corporation). Each chapter approaches a different corporation through the lens of economy, politics, and culture, giving students and scholars a thoughtful and data-driven guide with which to interrogate contemporary media industry power.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317402855
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
Global Media Giants takes an in-depth look at how media corporate power works globally, regionally, and nationally, investigating the ways in which the largest and most powerful media corporations in the world wield power. Case studies examine not only some of the largest media corporations (News Corp., The Microsoft Corporation) in terms of revenues, but also media corporations that hold considerable power within national, regional, or geolinguistic contexts (Televisa, The Bertelsmann Group, Sony Corporation). Each chapter approaches a different corporation through the lens of economy, politics, and culture, giving students and scholars a thoughtful and data-driven guide with which to interrogate contemporary media industry power.
The Long Campaign
Author: Anne Bail Howard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Rants from the Hill
Author: Michael P. Branch
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1611804574
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
“If Thoreau drank more whiskey and lived in the desert, he’d write like this.”—High Country News Welcome to the land of wildfire, hypothermia, desiccation, and rattlers. The stark and inhospitable high-elevation landscape of Nevada’s Great Basin Desert may not be an obvious (or easy) place to settle down, but for self-professed desert rat Michael Branch, it’s home. Of course, living in such an unforgiving landscape gives one many things to rant about. Fortunately for us, Branch—humorist, environmentalist, and author of Raising Wild—is a prodigious ranter. From bees hiving in the walls of his house to owls trying to eat his daughters’ cat—not to mention his eccentric neighbors—adventure, humor, and irreverence abound on Branch’s small slice of the world, which he lovingly calls Ranting Hill.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1611804574
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
“If Thoreau drank more whiskey and lived in the desert, he’d write like this.”—High Country News Welcome to the land of wildfire, hypothermia, desiccation, and rattlers. The stark and inhospitable high-elevation landscape of Nevada’s Great Basin Desert may not be an obvious (or easy) place to settle down, but for self-professed desert rat Michael Branch, it’s home. Of course, living in such an unforgiving landscape gives one many things to rant about. Fortunately for us, Branch—humorist, environmentalist, and author of Raising Wild—is a prodigious ranter. From bees hiving in the walls of his house to owls trying to eat his daughters’ cat—not to mention his eccentric neighbors—adventure, humor, and irreverence abound on Branch’s small slice of the world, which he lovingly calls Ranting Hill.
Daughter Tongue
Author: Joanne Mallari
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952326356
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This is the debut collection that I've been waiting for since I first met the profoundly gifted Joanne Mallari. Holding Daughter Tongue in my hands brings me joy, and I imagine that readers who are just now discovering this honest and compassionate voice will agree-Mallari is on her way to becoming one of our most fully realized contemporary poets. Her work resonates personal, communal, and cultural histories in ways fresh and startling; in her hands, we see our worlds made flesh. We learn to love "the resonance of an empty bar, / how words search for an ear / to land on..." We learn how "each breath feels / like loud steps in an empty church..." We learn to ask questions: "What is love but a series / of deposits, pennies piling on top / of nickels on top of dimes until / we die or forget?" Indeed, what is love? Read this book. Find out. Gailmarie Pahmeier, Reno Poet Laureate, Emerita, Author of The Rural Lives of Nice Girls Here is a collection in which we are privileged to witness the careful unfolding of a self, as the speaker strives to understand cultural and family history, faith, identity and desire. This is a collection that "sings Tagalog, sings English," that sings "beneath rainbow flags / and church banners," a collection in which the speaker's "love of God bleeds into [her] love for another woman." Beautiful, deeply perceptive and original, filled with sparks of wit and lyrical clarity, these are poems of the moment that are also built to last. Steve Gehrke, Author of Michelangelo's Seizure "Under one language the other lies," writes Joanne Mallari in this exquisitely crafted volume. At once formally adventurous and tonally constrained, these poems explore "hybrid[s]" of identity, voice, and love through often ordinary acts, from crocheting to doing laundry to singing karaoke in two languages. These are poems to read slowly and then reread, marveling at how "the heart made room." Ann Keniston, Author of Somatic
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952326356
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This is the debut collection that I've been waiting for since I first met the profoundly gifted Joanne Mallari. Holding Daughter Tongue in my hands brings me joy, and I imagine that readers who are just now discovering this honest and compassionate voice will agree-Mallari is on her way to becoming one of our most fully realized contemporary poets. Her work resonates personal, communal, and cultural histories in ways fresh and startling; in her hands, we see our worlds made flesh. We learn to love "the resonance of an empty bar, / how words search for an ear / to land on..." We learn how "each breath feels / like loud steps in an empty church..." We learn to ask questions: "What is love but a series / of deposits, pennies piling on top / of nickels on top of dimes until / we die or forget?" Indeed, what is love? Read this book. Find out. Gailmarie Pahmeier, Reno Poet Laureate, Emerita, Author of The Rural Lives of Nice Girls Here is a collection in which we are privileged to witness the careful unfolding of a self, as the speaker strives to understand cultural and family history, faith, identity and desire. This is a collection that "sings Tagalog, sings English," that sings "beneath rainbow flags / and church banners," a collection in which the speaker's "love of God bleeds into [her] love for another woman." Beautiful, deeply perceptive and original, filled with sparks of wit and lyrical clarity, these are poems of the moment that are also built to last. Steve Gehrke, Author of Michelangelo's Seizure "Under one language the other lies," writes Joanne Mallari in this exquisitely crafted volume. At once formally adventurous and tonally constrained, these poems explore "hybrid[s]" of identity, voice, and love through often ordinary acts, from crocheting to doing laundry to singing karaoke in two languages. These are poems to read slowly and then reread, marveling at how "the heart made room." Ann Keniston, Author of Somatic
The Donner Party Chronicles
Author: Frank Mullen
Publisher: a Halycon
ISBN: 9781890591014
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Reno Gazette-Journal and the Nevada Humanities Committee present Frank Mullen's account of the Donner Party, accompanied by hundreds of historical illustrations and Marilyn Newton's photographs of the trail today.
Publisher: a Halycon
ISBN: 9781890591014
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Reno Gazette-Journal and the Nevada Humanities Committee present Frank Mullen's account of the Donner Party, accompanied by hundreds of historical illustrations and Marilyn Newton's photographs of the trail today.
Bad News Travels Fast
Author: Patrick C. File
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781625343734
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Based on author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Minnesota, 2013.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781625343734
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Based on author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Minnesota, 2013.
Devil's Bargains
Author: Hal Rothman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The West is popularly perceived as America's last outpost of unfettered opportunity, but twentieth-century corporate tourism has transformed it into America's "land of opportunism." From Sun Valley to Santa Fe, towns throughout the West have been turned over to outsiders—and not just to those who visit and move on, but to those who stay and control. Although tourism has been a blessing for many, bringing economic and cultural prosperity to communities without obvious means of support or allowing towns on the brink of extinction to renew themselves; the costs on more intangible levels may be said to outweigh the benefits and be a devil's bargain in the making. Hal Rothman examines the effect of twentieth-century tourism on the West and exposes that industry's darker side. He tells how tourism evolved from Grand Canyon rail trips to Sun Valley ski weekends and Disneyland vacations, and how the post-World War II boom in air travel and luxury hotels capitalized on a surge in discretionary income for many Americans, combined with newfound leisure time. From major destinations like Las Vegas to revitalized towns like Aspen and Moab, Rothman reveals how the introduction of tourism into a community may seem innocuous, but residents gradually realize, as they seek to preserve the authenticity of their communities, that decision-making power has subtly shifted from the community itself to the newly arrived corporate financiers. And because tourism often results in a redistribution of wealth and power to "outsiders," observes Rothman, it represents a new form of colonialism for the region. By depicting the nature of tourism in the American West through true stories of places and individuals that have felt its grasp, Rothman doesn't just document the effects of tourism but provides us with an enlightened explanation of the shape these changes take. Deftly balancing historical perspective with an eye for what's happening in the region right now, his book sets new standards for the study of tourism and is one that no citizen of the West whose life is touched by that industry can afford to ignore.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The West is popularly perceived as America's last outpost of unfettered opportunity, but twentieth-century corporate tourism has transformed it into America's "land of opportunism." From Sun Valley to Santa Fe, towns throughout the West have been turned over to outsiders—and not just to those who visit and move on, but to those who stay and control. Although tourism has been a blessing for many, bringing economic and cultural prosperity to communities without obvious means of support or allowing towns on the brink of extinction to renew themselves; the costs on more intangible levels may be said to outweigh the benefits and be a devil's bargain in the making. Hal Rothman examines the effect of twentieth-century tourism on the West and exposes that industry's darker side. He tells how tourism evolved from Grand Canyon rail trips to Sun Valley ski weekends and Disneyland vacations, and how the post-World War II boom in air travel and luxury hotels capitalized on a surge in discretionary income for many Americans, combined with newfound leisure time. From major destinations like Las Vegas to revitalized towns like Aspen and Moab, Rothman reveals how the introduction of tourism into a community may seem innocuous, but residents gradually realize, as they seek to preserve the authenticity of their communities, that decision-making power has subtly shifted from the community itself to the newly arrived corporate financiers. And because tourism often results in a redistribution of wealth and power to "outsiders," observes Rothman, it represents a new form of colonialism for the region. By depicting the nature of tourism in the American West through true stories of places and individuals that have felt its grasp, Rothman doesn't just document the effects of tourism but provides us with an enlightened explanation of the shape these changes take. Deftly balancing historical perspective with an eye for what's happening in the region right now, his book sets new standards for the study of tourism and is one that no citizen of the West whose life is touched by that industry can afford to ignore.
Uncovering Nevada's Past
Author: John B. Reid
Publisher: Shepperson Nevada History
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In the words of literary luminaries, newspaper articles, public documents, personal letters, political speeches and personal accounts this is an attempt to define Nevada's colorful and complex development. It describes life in a mining boomtown, racial segregation in Las Vegas, political careers and atomic testing whilst through photographs we are shown significant Nevada architecture, the masterpieces of renowned Paiute basketmaker Dat-so-la-lee and tree carvings by sheepherders. The collection ranges from the earliest descriptions of the region to the current debate on Yucca Mountain.
Publisher: Shepperson Nevada History
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In the words of literary luminaries, newspaper articles, public documents, personal letters, political speeches and personal accounts this is an attempt to define Nevada's colorful and complex development. It describes life in a mining boomtown, racial segregation in Las Vegas, political careers and atomic testing whilst through photographs we are shown significant Nevada architecture, the masterpieces of renowned Paiute basketmaker Dat-so-la-lee and tree carvings by sheepherders. The collection ranges from the earliest descriptions of the region to the current debate on Yucca Mountain.
This Here Is Devil's Work
Author: Curtis Bradley Vickers
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 1647790050
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this unflinching, dramatic adventure, modern-day wildland firefighters and cattle rustlers struggle for survival in a changing western landscape. Braiding the stories of two firefighters (Morgan and Jeremy) and an abrasive laundromat custodian turned cattle-rustling grandmother (Jacklynn), This Here Is Devil’s Work is a fiery ride through the small towns of Nevada and Montana and the rugged expanse that connects them. A twelve-year veteran of the fireline, Morgan believes he knows what his teenage half-brother (Jeremy) needs to do to shrug off boyhood: spend a single season fighting forest fires to earn money for auto mechanic school. But when Jeremy joins the Ruby Mountain Hotshots and earns the respect and admiration of their fire boss (Bailey), Morgan must battle his own demons before they destroy him. Meanwhile, life hasn’t been easy on Jacklynn—she longs to escape the small town in Montana where she has lived her whole life and reunite with her daughter and grandson in Tucson. Jacklynn wants to make up for a lifetime of missteps by protecting the boy and making sure her daughter stays on course. On the same day that an attractive stranger waltzes into her life, an opportunity for life-changing money presents itself in the form of a dozen pregnant heifers. The only trouble is, they aren’t hers—not yet, anyway. Morgan and Jacklynn’s paths cross when lightning ignites a blaze in the untamed Montana wilderness, and their choices force each other into the fury. Set against the backdrop of wildfires raging across the West and the firefighters who continue to put their lives on the line, This Here Is Devil’s Work explores how love and loneliness can sour, and how they can eventually lead to desperate and self-destructive acts even for those people we consider heroic.
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 1647790050
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this unflinching, dramatic adventure, modern-day wildland firefighters and cattle rustlers struggle for survival in a changing western landscape. Braiding the stories of two firefighters (Morgan and Jeremy) and an abrasive laundromat custodian turned cattle-rustling grandmother (Jacklynn), This Here Is Devil’s Work is a fiery ride through the small towns of Nevada and Montana and the rugged expanse that connects them. A twelve-year veteran of the fireline, Morgan believes he knows what his teenage half-brother (Jeremy) needs to do to shrug off boyhood: spend a single season fighting forest fires to earn money for auto mechanic school. But when Jeremy joins the Ruby Mountain Hotshots and earns the respect and admiration of their fire boss (Bailey), Morgan must battle his own demons before they destroy him. Meanwhile, life hasn’t been easy on Jacklynn—she longs to escape the small town in Montana where she has lived her whole life and reunite with her daughter and grandson in Tucson. Jacklynn wants to make up for a lifetime of missteps by protecting the boy and making sure her daughter stays on course. On the same day that an attractive stranger waltzes into her life, an opportunity for life-changing money presents itself in the form of a dozen pregnant heifers. The only trouble is, they aren’t hers—not yet, anyway. Morgan and Jacklynn’s paths cross when lightning ignites a blaze in the untamed Montana wilderness, and their choices force each other into the fury. Set against the backdrop of wildfires raging across the West and the firefighters who continue to put their lives on the line, This Here Is Devil’s Work explores how love and loneliness can sour, and how they can eventually lead to desperate and self-destructive acts even for those people we consider heroic.