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The chatter of the jungle creatures outside the bamboo tiger cage-woke up Colonel Diaz with a startling effect. Every inch on his body was in pain from the torture section that he was introduced to, on the trail to his prison. He had been kidnapped on his second night when he reported to his new assignment in the republic of Vietnam. He ventured out to find out, who was big bird and why he had to die. Now, he was caught in the middle of a predicament that began late one night after a phone call by a close friend. Two days later, after he looked into the message that 'Big bird' would not fly any more. His friend was found dead outside a training area in Houston Texas, full of snakebites. Anot...
"Eminent geographer Yi-Fu Tuan's letters to his friends and colleagues - distilling observations, ideas, and experiences - have carried Tuan's insights, and his reputation, far beyond his chosen field. Culling the most characteristic thoughts and compelling moments from these prized letters, Dear Colleague at long last gives readers near and far the opportunity to share what Tuan's correspondents have already read - and to discover the pleasures of the underlined passages in a book of life at once edifying, entertaining, and exemplary."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Critical Vehicles is the first book in English to collect Wodiczko's own writings on his projects. Wodiczko has stated that his principal artistic concern is the displacement of traditional notions of community and identity in the face of rapidly expanding technologies and cultural miscommunication. In these writings he addresses such issues as urbanism, homelessness, immigration, alienation, and the plight of refugees. Fusing wit and sophisticated political insight, he offers the artistic means to help heal the damages of uprootedness and other contemporary troubles.
Edward Garth (1768-1823) , a convict, was transported from England to Norfolk Island in the southeastern Pacific (fairly near Australia) in 1788, and married Susannah Garth or Gourth, also a transported convict. They later moved to Hobart, Van Dieen's Land (now Tasmania). Descendants and relatives lived on Norfolk Island;, on Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and elsewhere.
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Covering the basic principles of IT, this book will help you learn all about your computer and what it will do for you. It is a useful book for anyone wanting to learn about IT.
A useful source and reference to some of the greatest architecture of our time. This title also offers a diverse international portfolio.