During a World War I mission, fighter pilot Terrance Decker deserts his best friend who has become hopelessly surrounded by enemy planes. He flies through a strange white cloud and lands at a modern-day American air base in France. Decker discovers that the man he left behind went on to become a hero in World War II and is due to inspect the base that very day. Decker realizes that he's been given a second chance to save his friend... This popular long-running series centered around paranoia, uncertainty and bizarre events, often with a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist. Series creator Rod Serling called The Twilight Zone, "a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It lies between the pit of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge".
Sports item, circa 1974: Battling Maxo, B2, heavyweight, accompanied by his manager and handler, arrives in Maynard, Kansas, for a scheduled six-round bout. Battling Maxo is a robot, or, to be exact, an android, definition: 'an automaton resembling a human being.' Only these automatons have been permitted in the ring since prizefighting was legally abolished in 1968. This is the story of that scheduled six-round bout, more specifically the story of two men shortly to face that remorseless truth: that no law can be passed which will abolish cruelty or desperate need - nor, for that matter, blind animal courage. Location for the facing of said truth a small, smoke-filled arena just this side of the Twilight Zone". This popular long-running series centered around paranoia, uncertainty and bizarre events, often with a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist. Series creator Rod Serling called The Twilight Zone, "a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It lies between the pit of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge".
A stranger collecting specimens of all sorts poses a threat to a mother and her young son. From the series revival, this is one of six episodes written by Chitlik and Finch. Like the original, this revival of the popular long-running series centered around paranoia, uncertainty and bizarre events, often with a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist. Series creator Rod Serling called The Twilight Zone, "a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It lies between the pit of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge".
The year is 1890 and Woodrow Mulligan, a janitor, (portrayed by silent film star Buster Keaton) uses a time helmet invented by his boss to travel ahead to 1962. After deciding 1962 is no better than 1890, he attempts to return but realizes the helmet has been damaged. Rollo, an electronic scientist, offers to help by taking the helmet to a repair shop. However, after it is fixed, Woodrow realizes that Rollo wants to use the helmet himself... This popular long-running series centered around paranoia, uncertainty and bizarre events, often with a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist. Series creator Rod Serling called The Twilight Zone, "a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It lies between the pit of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge".
Through a window, Victoria West sees her husband and a blonde sharing drinks. But when she barges into his office, he is alone. Gregory tells her that by describing something into his dictation machine, he can bring anything into being. To make it disappear all he needs to do is throw the tape in the fireplace. He demonstrates by describing an elephant in the hall. Victoria stubbornly ignores his impressive display and threatens that she is going to have him committed. Gregory then removes an envelope from a wall safe and tells her it contains the tape that describes her... This popular long-running series centered around paranoia, uncertainty and bizarre events, often with a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist. Series creator Rod Serling called The Twilight Zone, "a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It lies between the pit of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge".
Travis is out of shape. And he's sick of it. He's sick of looking like a fool in gym class. He's sick of the gym teacher making fun of him. And he's sick of seeing Rocco, the school jock, with the girl he likes. So Travis has decided to start working out. His days of being a wimp are over. But it's not that easy. Travis quickly learns that the old saying is true. No pain, no gain. -- Cover.
This is the astonishingly candid autobiography of Chuck Berry, the man who created rock'n'roll. It includes a discography and filmography, and details of all of his recording sessions.
Originally collected in Eating the Dinosaur and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Sports, this essay is about athletic success and failure.
Originally collected in Chuck Klosterman IV and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Living and Society, this essay is about advancement.
Originally collected in Chuck Klosterman IV and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture, this essay is about video games.
Ever feel as though life is crazy, hard to manage, or just plain chaotic? Ever feel like you are reacting to everything and proactively dealing with nothing? This book was written to help manage these situations by providing frameworks that will help you to your organize thoughts into actions. Hope Is Not A Strategy provides eight different frameworks that will help you to think, respond and proactively deal with many different situations. Originally written to help business leaders take on the challenge of managing people and the complexities of corporate life, the frameworks shared here can also be applied to everyday life. Each framework is explained in detail and given context through real world examples. Hope is Not a Strategy helps with the complexity of life ..... because chaos is a part of life, but dealing with it doesn't have to be chaotic.
This work tells the story behind every track of Nirvana's albums, and answers questions such as why did Kurt Cobain write Polly and what is Teen Spirit?
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