Nathan Shumate's Books

The Starday Story

The House That Country Music Built

By: Nathan D. Gibson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Starday Story

The House That Country Music Built

By: Nathan D. Gibson

Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence Best Research in Record Labels–Certificate of Merit (2012) The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built is the first book entirely dedicated to one of the most influential music labels of the twentieth century. In addition to creating the largest bluegrass catalogue throughout the 1950s and '60s, Starday was also known for its legendary rockabilly catalogue, an extensive Texas honky-tonk outpouring, classic gospel and sacred recordings, and as a Nashville independent powerhouse studio and label. Written with label president and co-founder Don Pierce, this book traces the label's origins in 1953 through the 1968 Starday-King merger. Interviews with artists and their families, employees, and Pierce contribute to the stories behind famous hit songs, including "Y'all Come," "A Satisfied Mind," "Why Baby Why," "Giddy-up Go," "Alabam," and many others. Gibson's research and interviews also shed new light on the musical careers of George Jones, Arlie Duff, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, the Stanley Brothers, Cowboy Copas, Red Sovine, and countless other Starday artists. Conversations with the children of Pappy Daily and Jack Starns provide a unique perspective on the early days of Starday, and extensive interviews with Pierce offer an insider glance at the country music industry during its golden era. Weathering through the storm of rock and roll and, later, the Nashville Sound, Starday was a home to traditional country musicians and became one of the most successful independent labels in American history. Ultimately, The Starday Story is the definitive record of a country music label that played an integral role in preserving our nation's musical heritage.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

282

Publisher

Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published Date

ISBN 10

1604738316

ISBN 13

9781604738315

The Guns of John Moses Browning

The Remarkable Story of the Inventor Whose Firearms Changed the World

By: Nathan Gorenstein

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Guns of John Moses Browning

The Remarkable Story of the Inventor Whose Firearms Changed the World

By: Nathan Gorenstein

A “well-researched and very readable new biography” (The Wall Street Journal) of “the Thomas Edison of guns,” a visionary inventor who designed the modern handgun and whose awe-inspiring array of firearms helped ensure victory in numerous American wars and holds a crucial place in world history. Few people are aware that John Moses Browning—a tall, humble, cerebral man born in 1855 and raised as a Mormon in the American West—was the mind behind many of the world-changing firearms that dominated more than a century of conflict. He invented the design used in virtually all modern pistols, created the most popular hunting rifles and shotguns, and conceived the machine guns that proved decisive not just in World Wars I and II but nearly every major military action since. Yet few in America knew his name until he was into his sixties. Now, author Nathan Gorenstein brings firearms inventor John Moses Browning to vivid life in this riveting and revealing biography. Embodying the tradition of self-made, self-educated geniuses (like Lincoln and Edison), Browning was able to think in three dimensions (he never used blueprints) and his gifted mind produced everything from the famous Winchester “30-30” hunting rifle to the awesomely effective machine guns used by every American aircraft and infantry unit in World War II. The British credited Browning’s guns with helping to win the Battle of Britain. His inventions illustrate both the good and bad of weapons. Sweeping, lively, and brilliantly told, this fascinating book that “gun collectors and historians of armaments will cherish” (Kirkus Reviews) introduces a little-known legend whose impact on history ranks with that of the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

344

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1982129220

ISBN 13

9781982129224

Switchmode RF and Microwave Power Amplifiers

By: Andrei Grebennikov,Nathan O. Sokal,Marc J. Franco

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Switchmode RF and Microwave Power Amplifiers

By: Andrei Grebennikov,Nathan O. Sokal,Marc J. Franco

Combining solid theoretical discussions with practical design examples, this book is an essential reference on developing RF and microwave switchmode power amplifiers. With this book you will be able to: - Design high-efficiency RF and microwave power amplifiers on different types of bipolar and field-effect transistors using well-known and novel theoretical approaches, nonlinear simulation tools, and practical design techniques - Design any type of high-efficiency switchmode power amplifiers operating in Class D or E at lower frequencies and in Class E or F and their subclasses at microwave frequencies, with specified output power - Understand the theory and practical implementation of load-network design techniques based on lumped and transmission-line elements - Combine multi-stage Doherty architecture and switchmode power amplifiers to significantly increase efficiency of the entire radio transmitter - Learn the different types of predistortion linearization techniques required to improve the quality of signal transmission in a nonlinear amplifying system New to this edition: - Comprehensive overview of different Doherty architectures which are, and will be used in modern communication systems to save power consumption and reduce costs - A new chapter on analog and digital predistortion techniques - Coverage of broadband Class-F power amplifiers, high-power inverse Class-F power amplifiers for WCDMA systems, broadband Class-E techniques - Unique focus on switchmode RF and microwave power amplifiers that are widely used in cellular/wireless, satellite and radar communication systems and which offer major power consumption savings - Complete coverage of the new Doherty architecture which offers major efficiencies and savings on power consumption - Balances theory with practical implementatation, avoiding a cookbook approach, enabling engineers to develop better designs - Trusted content from leading figures in the field with a Foreword of endorsement by Zoya Popovic

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

701

Publisher

Academic Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0124159834

ISBN 13

9780124159839

Switchmode RF Power Amplifiers

By: Andrei Grebennikov,Nathan O. Sokal,Marc J. Franco

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Switchmode RF Power Amplifiers

By: Andrei Grebennikov,Nathan O. Sokal,Marc J. Franco

A majority of people now have a digital mobile device whether it be a cell phone, laptop, or blackberry. Now that we have the mobility we want it to be more versatile and dependable; RF power amplifiers accomplish just that. These amplifiers take a small input and make it stronger and larger creating a wider area of use with a more robust signal.Switching mode RF amplifiers have been theoretically possible for decades, but were largely impractical because they distort analog signals until they are unrecognizable. However, distortion is not an issue with digital signals—like those used by WLANs and digital cell phones—and switching mode RF amplifiers have become a hot area of RF/wireless design. This book explores both the theory behind switching mode RF amplifiers and design techniques for them.*Provides essential design and implementation techniques for use in cma2000, WiMAX, and other digital mobile standards*Both authors have written several articles on the topic and are well known in the industry*Includes specific design equations to greatly simplify the design of switchmode amplifiers

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

443

Publisher

Newnes

Published Date

ISBN 10

0080550649

ISBN 13

9780080550640

Space Eldritch Ii

The Haunted Stars

By: Larry Correia,Nathan Shumate,Howard Tayler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Space Eldritch Ii

The Haunted Stars

By: Larry Correia,Nathan Shumate,Howard Tayler

The cold of interstellar space is again closer than you think as eleven authors -- including New York Times bestseller Larry Correia, Nebula winner Eric James Stone, Amazon #1 bestseller Michaelbrent Collings, and multiple Hugo nominee Howard Tayler -- explore what happens when space opera meets Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Contents: A Darklight Call'd on the Long Last Night of the Soul - Michaelbrent Collings Dead Waits Dreaming - Larry Correia The Implant - Robert J Defendi Plague Ship - Steven L. Peck From Within the Walls - Steven Diamond Space "Opera": Episode Two-The Great Old One Strikes Back - Michael R. Collings The Queen in Shadow - David J. West The Humans in the Walls - Eric James Stone Seed - D.J. Butler Full Dark - Nathan Shumate Fall of the Runewrought - Howard Tayler

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

300

Published Date

ISBN 10

061591859X

ISBN 13

9780615918594

Space Eldritch

By: D. J. Butler,Michael R. Collings,Robert J. Defendi,Carter Reid,Nathan Shumate

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Space Eldritch

By: D. J. Butler,Michael R. Collings,Robert J. Defendi,Carter Reid,Nathan Shumate

Science fiction goes occult in SPACE ELDRITCH, a volume of seven original novelettes and novellas of Lovecraftian pulp space opera. Featuring work by Brad R. Torgersen (Hugo/ Nebula/Campbell nominee), Howard Tayler (multiple Hugo nominee), and Michael R. Collings (author of over 100 books), plus a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Larry Correia, SPACE ELDRITCH inhabits the intersection between the eternal adventure of the final frontier and the inhuman darkness between the stars.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

246

Publisher

Createspace Independent Pub

Published Date

ISBN 10

1481178318

ISBN 13

9781481178310

Empire of the 'B's

By: Dave Jay

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Empire of the 'B's

By: Dave Jay

Film producer Charles Robert Band is one of the last great B-movie survivors - a genuine pioneer who, over four decades, forged such a unique path through the no man's land of independent genre cinema that many thought him more than capable of seizing legendary indie producer Roger Corman's long-held crown as 'King of the B Movies.' The 1970s through to the late 1980s was the last great 'golden age' for the B-movie community, and with a non-stop series of grind house classics like 'Laserblast', 'Parasite', 'Re-Animator' and 'Dolls' for his company Empire Pictures, it was also the era that saw Charles Band take his rightful place in the indie hall of fame as the true Emperor of the 'B's. This is Band's officially-authorised helter-skelter story, and that of the mad company he kept

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

380

Published Date

ISBN 10

0957535260

ISBN 13

9780957535268

Book's by Nathan Shumate

The Starday Story

The Starday Story

The Guns of John Moses Browning

The Guns of John Moses Browning

Switchmode RF and Microwave Power Amplifiers

Switchmode RF and Microwave Power Amplifiers

Switchmode RF Power Amplifiers

Switchmode RF Power Amplifiers

Space Eldritch Ii

Space Eldritch Ii

Space Eldritch

Space Eldritch

Empire of the 'B's

Empire of the 'B's

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email