This collection, selected from more than 140 interviews Gardner granted, presents a wealth of information on the life and art of one of America's foremost novelists. These interviews show him as a novelist, a charismatic teacher of creative writing, and a widely published scholar who has vast knowledge and who generated much literary information in his lectures and interviews. After the publication of such popular and critical successes as Grendel (1971) and The Sunlight Dialogues (1972), this philosophical writer with an enviable talent for storytelling was regarded as ""a major contemporary writer."" After Gardner had demonstrated that he was one of America's most prolific, versatile, and imaginative authors, he became one of its most controversial when he attacked the literary establishment in his book On Moral Fiction and in his interviews. These candid conversations reveal a man of contrasts and contradictions, a writer who, as one of his interviewers remarks, ""brought to everything he did a passion that at times bordered on madness.
This book was originaly published under the title 'Thoughts & Meditations. It is no longer available under that title. Dear Friend. This book has been written to give you some thoughts and prayers that you might think about and meditate on... In most, if not all, cases I have tried to find simple words and thoughts to convey my meaning. This is not a book of great learnings and deep thoughts. It is a book to enjoy, to think about and maybe reflect on. I have no instructions or insights to give, I only hope you take the book as it is offered, one friend to another in hope that you enjoy it and it leads you to something more...
An F22 Raptor Jet disappears from radar. Clandestine top secret meetings with twelve of the military's most powerful leaders, including the Director of the CIA. One of the twelve, Gen. Greg Street is gunned down by multiple assassins in his Las Vegas penthouse. Before he is killed, Street gets his girlfriend and former top of the line call girl, Brandi Beckman out of the penthouse safely. Street gives her information which she must get to Mike James, one of our country's most decorated special ops soldiers who served six years under Greg Street. The General's murder sets off a sequence of events which must proceed like clockwork or the United States as we know it will cease to exist. Mike James has no clue as to the nature and depth of the complex web of intrigue and danger he is drawn into as he attempts to retrieve the package Brandi has for him. Mike will need the help of his father, Roy James, one of the military's most successful subcontractors, members of Mike's old special ops unit, and his new girlfriend, Jenny Williams, a strong, confident and beautiful television news reporter who does special assignments for her father's Washington DC television station.
DIV An iconic collection that showcases Gardner as a master craftsman navigating an uncertain world In this exceptional book, author John Gardner explores the literary form as a vehicle of vision, and creates heroes that personify his tremendous artistic ideals: A Boston schoolmaster abandons his dreams of owning a farmhouse in rural Illinois only to be taken on a voyage across the seas and into self-discovery, faith, and love; an artist’s rapturous enthusiasm inspires an aging university professor to approach life’s chaotic moments as opportunities for creation. Each of these stories is wonderful in its own right, and provides valuable insight into the author’s literary beliefs. Written just prior to his critical masterwork, On Moral Fiction, The King’s Indian is a must-read for those interested in learning more about Gardner’s highly controversial artistic philosophies. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of John Gardner, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Gardner family and the University of Rochester Archives. /div
The vapor compression cycle (VCC) underpins the vast majority of refrigeration systems throughout the world. Most undergraduate thermodynamics courses cover the VCC, albeit in a cursory fashion. This book is designed to offer an in-depth look at the analysis, design and operation of large-scale industrial ammonia-based refrigeration systems. An important feature of this work is a treatment of computer-aided analysis using CoolProp, an open source resource for evaluating thermodynamic properties. CoolProp can be incorporated into a large number of common computational platforms including Microsfot Excel, Python, and Matlab, all of which are covered in this book.
The vapor compression cycle (VCC) underpins the vast majority of refrigeration systems throughout the world. Most undergraduate thermodynamics courses cover the VCC, albeit in a cursory fashion. This book is designed to offer an in-depth look at the analysis, design and operation of large-scale industrial ammonia-based refrigeration systems. An important feature of this work is a treatment of computer-aided analysis using CoolProp, an open source resource for evaluating thermodynamic properties. CoolProp can be incorporated into a large number of common computational platforms including Microsfot Excel, Python, and Matlab, all of which are covered in this book.
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