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iPod and MP3 Players
E-bok, 2010
679 kr
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Author Stuart A. Kallen takes readers on a fun exploration of the iPod and other audio / video players. Readers will learn about the digital media explosion, previous frenzies over file-sharing, and the evolution of podcasts, vodcasts, and audiobooks. Readers will also consider the future of this …
Are Conspiracy Theories Valid?
Av Stuart A Kallen, Stuart A. Kallen m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
485 kr
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Spontaneous Human Combustion
E-bok, 2010
576 kr
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Author Stuart A. Kallen takes a deep dive into the phenomenon known as spontaneous human combustion. A great deal of debate exists over whether it is even real. Readers will evaluate for themselves whether SHC is a reality or lore.
Time Travel
E-bok, 2010
576 kr
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One of the greatest stories that humans love to tangle with is the ability to travel through time. If we could do it, we would. Is time travel possible? Author Stuart A. Kallen presents readers with the riddle of time, and whether time travel has happened, will happen, or can''t ever happen.
Atlantis
E-bok, 2011
576 kr
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This heavily-illustrated volume introduces readers to the Thera theory, as well as other beliefs on whether Atlantis was real. The text is accompanied by critical thinking sidebars, which allow readers to analyze what they are learning in real-time.
Beatles
British Pop Sensation
E-bok, 2011
592 kr
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For the week of April 4th 1964, The Beatles held the top 5 slots of the Billboard Hot 100. This quartet had created a sound that the American audience could not do without. Author Stuart A. Kallen takes readers on a biographical trip with the band that changed music forever. Kallen addresses the …
Open the Jail Doors - We Want to Enter
The Defiance Campaign against Apartheid Laws, South Africa, 1952
E-bok, 2010
812 kr
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"The Defiance Campaign marked a new chapter in the struggle...going to prison became a badge of honor among Africans."―Nelson Mandela, 1952On June 26, 1952, twenty-five men and five women entered the waiting room of a railway station in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. If they had been white people of …
We Are Not Beasts of Burden
Cesar Chavez and the Delano Grape Strike, California, 1965-1970
E-bok, 2010
812 kr
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"The only way we could win was to keep fighting for a long time...the only way we could win was by staying with it."—Cesar ChavezAs the sun rose on September 8, 1965, in Delano, California, thousands of acres of ripe grapes hung heavy on the vine. But instead of harvesting the crop, Filipino …
John F. Kennedy Assassination
E-bok, 2009
687 kr
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This book offers step-by-step explanations of the scientific processes used to collect and examine evidence in the investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Students will be fascinated by how the tiniest bit of evidence can be used to solve the most puzzling mysteries. Includes …
Information Revolution
E-bok, 2010
659 kr
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Smartphones have cameras and speakers, but these integrated systems would not be possible if engineers had not first engaged a fundamental problem: How does one build a better calculator? This question animated many of the sharpest minds of the twentieth century into increasing the precision of …
History of Alternative Rock
E-bok, 2012
671 kr
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This volume discusses the history of alternative rock and the ethos of alt-rockers as rebels who value independence, experimentation, and truth-telling. Rather than making music for broad commercial appeal, these musicians drew from a variety of styles that were considered unfriendly for consumers. …
History of American Pop
E-bok, 2012
671 kr
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For many people, popular music provides a soundtrack to their lives by entwining emotion with experience. It is little wonder, then, that eventful periods in American history are often defined by the pop music of the time. For example, big band jazz evokes memories of World War II for those who …
History of Country Music
E-bok, 2012
671 kr
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Country music is the quintessential American music, with roots in the musical traditions of the earliest settlers and having grown up as an integral part of the uniquely American experience and culture. This book examines the development of country music from its beginnings in the southern …
History of Jazz
E-bok, 2012
671 kr
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Readers will learn that music based on jazz beats can be heard all over the world but the roots of the style are distinctly American. Jazz grew out of the musical hothouse that was New Orleans, Louisiana at the end of the nineteenth century. Jazz represents the creative musical side of the United …
History of Rock and Roll
E-bok, 2012
671 kr
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"Rock and roll." Those three words are understood by people in almost every nation on Earth. They describe a type of music and an attitude that made history and continues to change the musical landscape. Readers will learn that the music style started out in the United States as a new type of dance …
History of Classical Music
E-bok, 2013
671 kr
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This volume covers the history of classic music with individual chapters on its medieval and renaissance roots, the baroque era, classical period, romantic era, modern era, and classical music in the new millennium. Informative sidebars, numerous quotations from authoritative sources, annotated …
Instruments of Music
E-bok, 2013
671 kr
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This volume offers a full chapter discussion of digital instruments in the twenty-first century with an emphasis on how synthesizers, samplers, drum machines, and computer effects such as auto-tune have taken on a greater role in chart-topping pop music. Readers will learn about the rising …
History of Latin Music
E-bok, 2013
656 kr
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This book covers the history of the music of Latin America. Individual chapters focus on the sounds of the Caribbean, Brazil, South America, and Mexico. Author Stuart A. Kallen includes informative sidebars and numerous quotations from authoritative sources. Students will enjoy this volume for …
History of R & B and Soul Music
E-bok, 2013
671 kr
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Rhythm and Blues, along with soul music has historically been written and produced by black Americans to reflect the African American experience in the United States. This book covers a range of styles within RandB, including boogie-woogie, Doo-Wop, jump blues, and 12-bar blues, Motown soul, 70s …
African Mythology
E-bok, 2015
671 kr
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This volume looks at some of the popular myths of Africa and discusses their role in the culture and the values they reflect. The book also touches on how hip-hop music has its roots in African mythology. Readers will learn about creation myths, and the role of spirits and magic in African …
Digital Cameras and Camcorders
E-bok, 2014
679 kr
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Digital cameras are probably one of the most common electronics found in typical American households. The use of digital cameras has allowed anyone to become a photographer without the expensive equipment that was previously needed. This volume describes the evolution of the digital cameras, along …
Harlem Renaissance
E-bok, 2014
656 kr
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Author Stuart A. Kallen provides a fascinating overview of the African American cultural movement that began in the 1920s and was centered in Harlem, New York. Readers will learn about the important events and accomplishments during the struggle for human and civil rights. The art, theater, jazz, …
Twentieth-Century Immigration to the United States
E-bok, 2014
671 kr
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Readers will learn about the early fear, paranoia, and unfair practices that immigrants faced in America, and how that has or hasn''t changed over time. They will evaluate why immigration is seen as either a benefit or burden. The final chapter is dedicated to discussing tension and battles over …
Race to Discover the AIDS Virus
Luc Montagnier vs Robert Gallo
E-bok, 2012
747 kr
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In the early 1980s, doctors sounded the alarm. A mysterious new disease—acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS—was spreading around the world. While many of the first AIDS patients were gay men, no one seemed to be immune from the deadly blood-borne disease. Researchers set to work to discover …
Che Guevara
You Win or You Die
E-bok, 2012
686 kr
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October 9, 1967. World-renowned revolutionary Che Guevara is dead at the age of thirty-nine. The charismatic Argentinian revolutionary had been leading guerilla fighters in the jungles of Bolivia and was captured by the Bolivian army. Mario Terán, a sergeant in the Bolivian army, volunteered to …
K-Pop
Korea''s Musical Explosion
E-bok, 2014
702 kr
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Featuring quirky horse-riding dance moves and an infectious electronic beat, an unlikely music video and its leading man made history in 2012. In December of that year, "Gangnam Style" reached one billion hits on YouTube—the most views ever. Seemingly overnight, the South Korean pop star behind the …
Running Dry
The Global Water Crisis
E-bok, 2015
731 kr
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As the planet''s human population explodes, so does the demand for water. About one out of every nine people in the world does not have access to safe drinking water, while one out of every five—almost 1.5 billion humans—lives in a region where water demand is outstripping supply. But as demand …
Native Peoples of the Arctic
E-bok, 2016
747 kr
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Long before Europeans explored the lands and waters above the Arctic Circle, several Inuit groups lived in this harsh, snowy landscape. They spoke different languages and developed unique ways to thrive in the ice and snow. These include making homes from whalebones and animals skins and hunting …
