Bøger af Stephen Gibson

To seventh-grader Georgie Martarano, problems are like wedgies. And this year, he seems to be getting a whole bunch of them. His dad's been out of work for almost a year, and his entire family has had to scrimp and pinch and cut back on almost everything in order to save money. On top of that, he's got to worry about all the other junk that you'd expect for a Sassy Girl-shoe-wearing dork (who's a tad on the husky side): fatheaded bullies, know-it-all teachers, butt-biting dogs, ear-gnawing rats, plunger-wielding thieves-typical stuff. However, when the Martaranos are given an eviction notice on Thanksgiving Day, Georgie realizes that his problems are only beginning.To help his family out, Georgie's willing to do just about anything, even if it means making a fool of himself in front of hundreds of people. So he does the only thing he can think of-something that he knows will bring shame to himself and his proud Italian father if it ever comes out: He enters the Seventh Annual Little Mister Chicago beauty pageant, determined to win the thousand-dollar grand prize. But when life spirals out of control for Georgie, he quickly realizes that you don't always get to pick your wedgies-sometimes they pick you.

This is the story of St. Charles, Illinois. Founded in 1834, St. Charles is a microcosm of the tremendous growth of civilization in the 19th and 20th centuries in America. And like every town, there are stories of success and tragedy, of community and conflict, of politics and of the impact of war. This history covers the time from 1834 to the last quarter of the 20th Century.Originally published in 1976, this edition has been updated and includes extensive footnotes, newly edited photos, and an expanded index.

¿Each of these marvelous poems engages as instantly as a photograph: you read two or three words and yoüre on the scene, recoiling in horror as Trotsky is murdered or twisting uncomfortably as your daughter buys her first bra. There¿s no need to `develop¿ Stephen Gibson¿s pictures; they enter your mind so fast that you can¿t help feeling that what¿s happening on the page has already happened and that, very likely, you were there when it did. He¿s a poet for other poets to learn from, for no one else writing today uses language as economically or to more immediate effect.¿¿David Kirby

An overview of the basics of mobile telephone and paging technology and related issues, this book deals with the technology: operation, transmission, special-case services, and troubleshooting. It covers the related issues that surround the cellular industry, such as security, regulations, international markets, and future developments.