[PDF] People Park eBook

Author : Tom Dalzell
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 14,5 MB
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781597144681

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"Resplendent.... A masterwork of history."--Ron Jacobs, Counterpunch In eyewitness testimonies and hundreds of remarkable photographs, The Battle for People's Park, Berkeley 1969 commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most searing conflicts that closed out the tumultuous 1960s: the Battle for People's Park. In April 1969, a few Berkeley activists planted the first tree on a University of California-owned, abandoned city block on Telegraph Avenue. Hundreds of people from all over the city helped build the park as an expression of a politics of joy. The University was appalled, and warned that unauthorized use of the land would not be tolerated; and on May 15, which would soon be known as Bloody Thursday, a violent struggle erupted, involving thousands of people. Hundreds were arrested, martial law was declared, and the National Guard was ordered by then-Governor Ronald Reagan to crush the uprising and to occupy the entire city. The police fired shotguns against unarmed students. A military helicopter gassed the campus indiscriminately, causing schoolchildren miles away to vomit. One man died from his wounds. Another was blinded. The vicious overreaction by Reagan helped catapult him into national prominence. Fifty years on, the question still lingers: Who owns the Park?

Author : Roy Rosenzweig
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 38,68 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801497513

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Delineate the politicians, business people, artists, immigrant laborers, and city dwellers who are the key players in the tale. In tracing the park's history, the writers also give us the history of New York. They explain how squabbles over politics, taxes, and real estate development shaped the park and describe the acrimonious debates over what a public park should look like, what facilities it should offer, and how it should accommodate the often incompatible.

Author : Pasha Malla
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 34,58 MB
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1619023660

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It's the Silver Jubilee of People Park, an urban experiment conceived by a radical mayor and zealously policed by the testosterone-powered New Fraternal League of Men. To celebrate, the insular island city has engaged the illustrator Raven, who promises to deliver the most astonishing spectacle its residents have ever seen. As the entire island comes together for the event, we meet an unforgettable cross-section of its inhabitants, from activists to nihilists, art stars to athletes, families to inveterate loners. Soon, however, what has promised to be a triumph of civic harmony begins to reveal its shadow side. And when Raven's illustration exceeds even the most extreme of expectations, the island is plunged into a series of unnatural disasters that force people to confront what they are really made of. People Park is a tour de force of eerily prescient, grotesque, and hilarious observation and a narrative of gripping, unrelenting suspense. Malla writes as if the twin demons of Stephen King and Flannery O'Connor were resting on his shoulders. You've never read anything quite like People Park.

Author : Stacy Holden
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 10,73 MB
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781599328065

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Community Refuge Inspiration Make Your Path on The Trail A place of restoration. A center of well-being. A trail of freedom. A path to enhancement. You have stepped into the hallowed grounds of Houston's beloved Memorial Park. A place where anyone belongs . . . all that's required is a spirit of camaraderie and desire to improve oneself and the world around. Finding a trail so vital and so integrated with a community is a rarity, and that's just what Memorial Park is: a rarity, treasure, and pleasure for anyone who visits. Turn the pages and follow the many footsteps on the trail--those of the fast, slow, old, and young--and learn how one city's dedication to conserving its natural beauty and resources has changed countless lives, families, and organizations. Through others' perspectives, you will -find humor and appreciation for the diverse personalities who frequent the trail; -find the inspiration to overcome difficult situations; and -find the encouragement that anyone can be active. Follow the people of Memorial Park.

Author : Pasha Malla
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 19,60 MB
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1593765398

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It's the Silver Jubilee of People Park, an urban experiment conceived by a radical mayor and zealously policed by the testosterone-powered New Fraternal League of Men. To celebrate, the insular island city has engaged the illustrator Raven, who promises to deliver the most astonishing spectacle its residents have ever seen. As the entire island comes together for the event, we meet an unforgettable cross-section of its inhabitants, from activists to nihilists, art stars to athletes, families to inveterate loners. Soon, however, what has promised to be a triumph of civic harmony begins to reveal its shadow side. And when Raven's illustration exceeds even the most extreme of expectations, the island is plunged into a series of unnatural disasters that force people to confront what they are really made of. People Park is a tour de force of eerily prescient, grotesque, and hilarious observation and a narrative of gripping, unrelenting suspense. Malla writes as if the twin demons of Stephen King and Flannery O'Connor were resting on his shoulders. You've never read anything quite like People Park.

Author : Darrin Bell
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780740738074

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Rudy Park: The People Must Be Wired is the hilarious first collection of the technocentric comic strip Rudy Park. The strip lampoons the fast pace of our technology-driven world, our obsession with materialism, and the foibles of our cultural and political icons. Set at an Internet café, the strip follows the lives of a regular cast of characters, including Rudy, the café's manager, who believes in all things Internet, the healing powers of consumption, and the conviction that inner peace lies in having the latest technological gadget. At the cybercafé, Rudy must deal with his new station in life, his entrepreneurial boss, and an odd assortment of regular patrons, like Mrs. Cohen, an irascible octogenarian who challenges Rudy at every turn. The café is also a crossroads for contemporary issues and celebrity and political visitors, such as John Ashcroft (who monitors people from his home inside a pastry container at the cafe), and Senator Tom Daschle (who, afraid to draw too much attention to himself, lives under a table). Writer Theron Heir grew up in Boulder, Colorado, but currently lives in San Francisco. He is biding his time with cartooning until he finds a way to profit from his revolutionary theories on napping. Cartoonist Darrin Bell grew up in East L.A. before making his current home in the San Francisco Bay Area. His other comic strip, Candorville, is syndicated by the Washington Post Writer's Group. His editorial cartoons appear regularly in the L.A. Times and other major newspapers.

Author : Kathryn Wheeler
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780887434396

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Tells in rhyme about the fun little people can have at an amusement park.

Author : Drea Knufken
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 2015-09-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781515035084

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The American cultural stereotype might equate trailers with survival, but here in Boulder, people are choosing the trailer park as a way to thrive. Through interviews and photographs "Trailer Park People" explores the value of downsizing, settling in, growing a garden, creating community, and investing in less. When we explored this mobile home park in the heart of Boulder, Colorado, we found a hub of conscious living. By choosing a tiny space, residents find they can live more sustainably and simply, in one of America's most beautiful cities.

Author : Sally Thompson
Publisher : Farcountry Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781940527710

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People Before the Park shares the rich cultural traditions of the Kootenai and Blackfeet tribes, in and around the area that is now Glacier National Park.

Author : Eastern National
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,99 MB
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Cancellations (Philately)
ISBN : 9781590911761

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It's here! Now you can stamp your way through the entire National Park System with the newest addition to the Passport To Your National Parks line of products: the Collector's Edition Passport. Beauty and practicality meet artfully in this deluxe version of the popular Passport, taking you above and beyond the original by providing space for Passport stickers and cancellation stamps for every single park, as well as space for extra cancellations. The park sites are color-coded by region, each area featuring a color map that pinpoints park locations. With a spiral binding that makes it easy to lie open flat, a hard cover that ensures durability and longer life, and pages graced with beautiful color photographs, it's the ultimate stamping ground.