Browse Items (54 total)
- Tags: American
Improvised, explosive, & divisive
'Improvised, explosive, & divisive', Harpers
Tags: 2000s; 2003-; 2006; 2006-1-1; 21st century; American; Bissell, Tom; Engineering; Insurgency; Iraq; Iraq War; Mechanical Engineering; Military policy; Personal narratives; United States
The apocalypse will be televised
'The apocalypse will be televised', Harpers
Tags: 2000s; 2004; 2004-11-1; American; Book reviews; Christian literature; Forteana; Jerry B. Jenkins; Lyons, Gene; New Religious Movements; Tim F. LaHaye
This is only a test
'This is only a test', Harpers
Tags: 2000s; 2001; 2001-12-1; 21st century; Aeronautics and Aerospace; American; Ballistic missile defenses; Engineering; Kwajalein Atoll; Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands); Marshall Islands; Military bases; Ordnance testing; Social conditions; United States; Wypijewski, JoAnn
Where the wild things are
'Where the wild things are', Harpers
Tags: 2000s; 2001; 2001-10-1; 21st century; American; Biology; California; Children�s writings; Ibarra, Thomas; Rats; School hygiene; Wilmington; Zoology
A brave old world
'A brave old world', Harpers
Tags: 2000; 2000-12-1; 2000s; American; Book reviews; Edward Bellamy; Jacoby, Russell; Other; Science fiction; social movements; Utopia; Utopias in literature
Hindsight into the future
'Hindsight into the future', Harpers
Tags: 2000; 2000-4-1; 2000s; American; Civilization; College students� writings; Forecasting; Henriksson, Anders; History; Humor; Other; Western
Cats, now and forever
'Cats, now and forever', Harpers
Tags: 2000; 2000-2-1; 2000s; American; Authors; Biology; Burroughs, William S.; Cat owners; Cats; Diaries; United States; William S. Burroughs; Zoology
Let them eat crack
'Let them eat crack', Harpers
Tags: 1990s; 1999; 1999-2-1; American; Drugs and Pharmaceuticals; Food relief; Humanitarian assistance; Humor; Medicine; Russia (Federation); Russian; Washington (D.C.)
Technology and me
'Technology and me', Harpers
Tags: 1990s; 1996; 1996-9-1; AI, Automation and Robotics; American; Authors; Automation; Engineering; Kurt Vonnegut; Social life and customs; United States; Vonnegut, Kurt; Writing
The wild ways of nature
'The wild ways of nature', Harpers
Tags: 1990s; 1996; 1996-8-1; American; Biology; Campbell, Rohan; High school students� writings; Nature (Aesthetics); New York; New York (State); Zoology
Our currency in cyberspace
'Our currency in cyberspace', Harpers
Tags: 1990s; 1994; 1994-12-1; American; Chicago; Dollar; Engineering; Fishman, Ted C.; Floor traders (Finance); Foreign exchange; Illinois; Information Technology; United States
Out of one�s tree
'Out of one�s tree', Harpers
Tags: 1990s; 1993; 1993-1-1; American; Authors; Elkin, Stanley; Medicine; Mental illness; Psychology; Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy; Stanley Elkin; United States
The System That Brought Down Flight 655
'The System That Brought Down Flight 655', Harpers
Tags: 1980-1988; 1980s; 1988; 1988-9-1; Aegis (Radar system); American; Cockburn, Alexander; Electrical Engineering; Engineering; Iran Air Incident; Iran-Iraq War; Naval operations; Silverstein, Ken; Vincennes (Ship)
Intercontinental ballistic images
'Intercontinental ballistic images', Harpers
Tags: 1980s; 1984; 1984-4-1; Aeronautics and Aerospace; American; Cold War; Engineering; Foreign public opinion; Lapham, Lewis H.; Public opinion; Soviet; Soviet Union; United States
What the Russians really want
'What the Russians really want', Harpers
Tags: 1945-1989; 1945-1991; 1953-1985; 1980s; 1984; 1984-4-1; American; Cold War; Foreign public opinion; Foreign relations; Military and Weapons; Military policy; Other; Politics and government; Public opinion; Shulman, Marshall Darrow; Soviet Union; United States; weapons
The rage against the future
'The rage against the future', Harpers
Tags: 1970-; 1970s; 1979; 1979-11-1; American; Children; Civilization; Conflict of generations; Forecasting; Future in popular culture; Lapham, Lewis H.; National characteristics; Other; United States
Political technology
'Political technology', Harpers
Tags: 1970s; 1978; 1978-3-1; American; Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph); Civilization; Federal government; History; Institutions and Funding; National characteristics; STS; Technology and civilization; United States
Lighter-than-air craft
'Lighter-than-air craft', Harpers
Tags: 1970s; 1975; 1975-12-1; Aeronautics and Aerospace; American; Cole, William; Engineering; Humorous poetry
Journal of a plague year
'Journal of a plague year', Harpers
Tags: 1961-1975; 1970s; 1972; 1972-2-1; American; Armed Forces; John A. (John Albert) Parrish; Medical care; medical personnel; Medicine; Parrish, John A. (John Albert); Personal narratives; Staffing, Funding and Institutions; United States; Vietnam; Vietnamese Conflict
The new original science fiction
'The new original science fiction', Harpers
Tags: 1950s; 1959; 1959-4-1; American; Art and Fiction; Fischer, John; History and criticism; Leonard Engel; Other; Reality in literature; Science fiction
Films like �I Was a Teen-age Werewolf,� for example?
'Films like �I Was a Teen-age Werewolf,� for example?', Harpers
Tags: 1950s; 1958; 1958-6-1; American; Art and Fiction; Bob Hope; Godbout, Oscar; Motion pictures; Other; Science fiction; Soviet Union
Memoirs of a brainwasher
'Memoirs of a brainwasher', Harpers
Tags: 1939-1945; 1950s; 1956; 1956-6-1; American; Brainwashing; Japan; Lamott, Kenneth Church; Medicine; Military interrogation; Prisoners and prisons; Prisoners of war; Psychology; Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy; United States; World War II
Utopias you wouldn�t like
'Utopias you wouldn�t like', Harpers
Tags: 1950s; 1955; 1955-4-1; American; History and criticism; Other; Science fiction; social movements; Social problems in literature; Utopia
The plane that won�t wear out
'The plane that won�t wear out', Harpers
Tags: 1939-1945; 1950s; 1954; 1954-8-1; Aerial operations; Aeronautics; Aeronautics and Aerospace; American; Commercial; Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane); Engineering; Guth, Herbert J.; History; Waldo, Richard Kermit; World War II
Phosphorus
'Phosphorus', Harpers
Tags: 1940s; 1946; 1946-11-1; Agricultural assistance; American; Chemical Products; Chemistry; Fertilisers and Pesticides; Government policy; Phosphorus in agriculture; Phosphorus industry; Rorty, James; United States
Little Superman, what now?
'Little Superman, what now?', Harpers
Tags: 1940s; 1946; 1946-9-1; American; Art and Fiction; Baring-Gould, William Stuart; History and criticism; Other; Periodicals; Science fiction; Science fiction fans; United States
Fighting machine
'Fighting machine', Harpers
Tags: 1939-1945; 1940s; 1945; 1945-3-1; American; Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Naval operations; Pratt, Fletcher; Washington (Ship); World War II
24 hours of a bomber pilot
'24 hours of a bomber pilot', Harpers
Tags: 1939-1945; 1940s; 1944; 1944-8-1; Aerial operations; Aeronautics and Aerospace; American; Bomber pilots; Engineering; Personal narratives; United States; World War II
Airpower and gunnery
'Airpower and gunnery', Harpers
Tags: 1939-1945; 1940s; 1944; 1944-6-1; Aerial operations; Aeronautics and Aerospace; American; Campaigns; Engineering; Jones, George E.; Micronesia (Federated States); Naval operations; Truk Lagoon; World War II
[Americans in battle�no. 8
'[Americans in battle�no. 8', Harpers
Tags: 1939-1945; 1940s; 1944; 1944-1-1; American; Campaigns; Engineering; John DFord (Ship); Mechanical Engineering; Naval operations; Pacific Ocean; Pratt, Fletcher; World War II