As World War II drew to a close, Boeing, realizing that its huge Wichita factory would be out of work at war's end, began working on a light personal airplane. It nabbed the contract for what became the L-15 Scout despite the plane's third-place finish in a 1946 U.S. military liaison aircraft competition. Although the aircraft ultimately was not mass produced, Boeing's engineers created proposals for both military and civilian follow-ups. This book tells for the first time the full story of the L-15--the competition and the competitors, the evolution of Boeing's entry into the prototype XL-15, the plane's specifications, the rivalry between the U.S. Army and Air Force, and the government's decision to adopt a different plane instead.
Au fin fond de la prairie des Opelousas grandit Perroquet. Alors que ses parents se s parent, il trouve refuge tant t dans la cuisine pleine d'odeurs de sa grand-m re, tant t dans la boucherie bruyante de son grand-p re Mal. Pour ce dernier, le bonheur se trouve dans les choses simples, dans la d coupe de la viande, les plats pr par s et la satisfaction du travail bien fait. Pour Perroquet, ce n'est pas aussi limpide. Son p re a refus de travailler dans la boucherie, a refus de parler fran ais. Descendant d'une longue lign e de francophones en Louisiane, Perroquet cherche donc sa place. Son identit . Jusqu' ce qu'il trouve l' criture et qu'il se mette collectionner les mots, en les s lectionnant soigneusement comme les ingr dients d'une recette encore et toujours am liorer.
Per spiller fotball. I dag har han nye sko. Nå vil han skåre mål!Hverdagsnær og gjenkjennelig fortelling som de aller, aller ferskeste leserne kan lese helt selv. Med bare én setning på hver side passer den for barn som akkurat har knekt eller holder på å knekke lesekoden.
In the tradition of Calvin and Hobbes, MAL AND CHAD is a funny comic-strip graphic novel that makes a perfect first chapter book Mal is a kid genius with a talking dog . . . so why doesn't anyone seem to notice him? Poor Mal. It's not easy being a kid genius who wears a lab coat to school (It's not a bathrobe ). Megan, his not-so-secret crush, has formed a club that has a no-boys-allowed policy - especially not Mal, who would do anything to feel like he belongs. Fortunately, Mal always has Chad, his talking dog. When Chad begins having scary dreams, Mal builds a dream portal to defeat Chad's nightmare beast once and for all. Something goes wrong, though, and the beast follows Mal back to reality. Now Megan and her friends are in danger . . . but Mal is there to come to the rescue, showing that, just maybe, he's someone to pay attention to. With kid-friendly humor and a deft touch, Stephen McCranie continues his breakthrough series perfect for any kid who's one book away from either Big Nate or Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
A time machine? Mal can build one with his eyes closed and one arm tied behind his back. His secret crush's birthday party? Gulp. A shrinking machine. Invisibility spray. If Mal can think it, he can build it. But there's one thing he can't seem to do: Get Megan to notice him. He gets his chance when he's invited to her birthday party. But destroying her cake and presents wasn't quite what Mal had in mind. Good thing the school's talent show is coming up Megan will really be impressed when she sees Mal levitate for real and . . . uh-oh--cause a major blizzard Yikes Who will go rescue Mal's talking dog best friend, Chad? Kids graduating from picture books or anxiously awaiting the next Ook and Gluk book will devour Stephen McCranie's laugh-out-loud series.
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Mal-Nutrition documents how maternal health interventions in Guatemala are complicit in reproducing poverty. Policy makers speak about how a critical window of biological growth around the time of pregnancy—called the "first 1,000 days of life"—determines health and wealth across the life course. They argue that fetal development is the key to global development. In this thought-provoking and timely book, Emily Yates-Doerr shows that the control of mothering is a paradigmatic technique of American violence that serves to control the reproduction of privilege and power. She illustrates the efforts of Guatemalan scientists, midwives, and mothers to counter the harms of such mal-nutrition. Their powerful stories offer a window into a form of nutrition science and policy that encourages collective nourishment and fosters reproductive cycles in which women, children, and their entire communities can flourish.
Australia’s favourite newsman is back. This time he brings his journalist’s eye to bear on stories of mythical monsters, UFOs, paranormal events and unsolved mysteries from Australian folklore. Mal Walden takes us on a journey through Australian history to discover Melbourne’s hidden underground tunnels, buried treasure hidden by bushrangers in the outback, pirates and bank robbers and many other weird and unexplained mysteries.
The evil eye has received considerable attention in the literature of disciplines as diverse as anthropology and medicine. Researchers have attempted to identify and explain this essentially ambiguous and variable phenomenon from a number of perspectives – as a culture-bound syndrome, an idiom of distress, a mechanism of social control, and a representation of psychobiological fear. In Mal'uocchiu: Ambiguity, Evil Eye, and the Language of Distress, Sam Migliore shifts the focus of discussion from paradigms to a practical examination of how people use the notion of the evil eye in a variety of sociocultural contexts, particularly in various aspects of Sicilian-Canadian culture and experience. Drawing on the theories of Luigi Pirandello and Ludwig Wittgenstein, Migliore argues that mal'uocchiu, and by implication other folk constructs, is like a character in search of an author to give it 'form' or 'meaning.' The book begins by considering the indeterminate nature of the evil-eye complex. Migliore proposes that this indeterminacy allows people to create myriad alternative meanings and messages to define and make sense of their personal experiences. He then examines how the evil eye relates to Sicilian-Canadian conceptions of health and illness, and discusses treatment and prevention strategies. Throughout the study, the author blends context-setting, case studies, personal recollection, and interpretation to provide readers with an accessible, alternative look at the multifaceted nature of this folk tradition. His position as both an anthropologist and a community 'insider' affords him a unique perspective on the subject. This study will be essential reading for students of medical anthropology, religion, and ethnic studies.
Mal Goode (1908–1995) became network news’s first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962\. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist for the Pittsburgh Courier and later for local radio. With his basso profundo voice resonating on the airwaves, Goode challenged the police, politicians, and segregation, while providing Black listeners a voice that captured their experience. Race prevented him from breaking into television until Jackie Robinson dared ABC to give him a chance. Goode was uncompromising in his belief that network news needed Black voices and perspectives if it were to authentically reflect the nation’s complexities. His success at ABC initiated the slow integration of network news. Goode’s life and work are remarkable in their own right, but his struggles and achievements also speak to larger issues of American life and the African American experience.
Mal Goode (1908–1995) became network news’s first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist for the Pittsburgh Courier and later for local radio. With his basso profundo voice resonating on the airwaves, Goode challenged the police, politicians, and segregation, while providing Black listeners a voice that captured their experience. Race prevented him from breaking into television until Jackie Robinson dared ABC to give him a chance. Goode was uncompromising in his belief that network news needed Black voices and perspectives if it were to authentically reflect the nation’s complexities. His success at ABC initiated the slow integration of network news. Goode’s life and work are remarkable in their own right, but his struggles and achievements also speak to larger issues of American life and the African American experience.
*** DEL AUTOR GANADOR DE LOS PREMIOS FOROLIBRO 2018 Y 2020: MEJOR NOVELA DEL A O ***El peregrinaje de un alma desamparado hacia una revelaci n monstruosa. Le ha ocurrido alguna vez que adquiere un billete de ida y vuelta a un destino definido y, cuando se ve obligado a regresar, acaba en un lugar muy distinto del que hab a partido?A Broxton s le sucedi .Jerry Broxton, atormentado por el hartazgo de una sociedad podrida, anodina y superficial, recibe de manera inesperada una jugosa oferta de trabajo que le promete romper para siempre los grilletes que lo mantienen encadenado al hast o. Una propuesta que lo har viajar hasta lugares imposibles para la raz n, donde, lejos de aproximarse al futuro que siempre anhel , acabar enfrent ndolo a su verdadera y aterradora naturaleza.A pesar de todo, el destino tras su retorno no es lo m s extra o que se hallar tras este ins lito adelanto. Lo m s sorprendente, si cabe, es que alguien haya podido alguna vez regresar de all .Esta es una historia de revelaci n; una historia de horror c smico y de belleza incomprensible; una historia donde el protagonista es, a la vez, su propio antagonista, y en la que se hallar n personajes con inquietudes tan alejadas de lo medianamente concebible, que ser n capaces de tallar por la fuerza una mueca de sobrecogimiento en el rostro del lector.Esta es la historia de Broxton, y puede que tambi n la tuya.LECTORES DE TODO EL MUNDO HAN DICHO: La forma de narrar del autor es deslumbrante, ya que nos deleita con p rrafos, estructuras y escenas dignas de emmarcar.Una novela que cuenta con un ritmo alt simo que siempre te va animando a seguir leyendo y avanzando hasta devorar el libro sin darte cuenta.El final de la obra es sin duda lo mejor de la novela (junto con un par m s de cap tulos) y har que devores las p ginas como un guila a su desdichada presa.Una novela escrita con arte, elgancia, pasi n. Un libro que explora el Horror C smico in extremis, pero sin resultar grosero ni desproporcionado.La pluma del escritor es alucinante. Nos describe todo a la perfecci n y nos transporta a un mundo donde nos sumiremos en un viaje aterrador.Su imaginaci n desborda los l mites de esta nuestra banal realidad.Con MAL NACIDO he abierto los ojos hacia un g nero impresionante que me ha cautivado.El autor tiene la virtud de no escribir lo que queremos leer, sino lo que no sabemos que queremos hasta que caemos en sus libros.
The humans are fighting again. Go figure.As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting. A dark comedy wrapped in a techno thriller's skin, Mal Goes to War provides a satirical take on war, artificial intelligence, and what it really means to be human.
