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Air Travel Fiction and Film: Cloud People (Studies in Mobilities, Literature, and Culture)
by Erica DuranteAir Travel Fiction and Film: Cloud People explores how, over the past four decades, fiction and film have transformed our perceptions and representations of contemporary air travel. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of a wide range of international cultural productions, and elucidates the paradigms and narratives that constitute our current imaginary of air mobility. Erica Durante advances the hypothesis that fiction and film have converted the Airworld—the world of airplanes and airport infrastructures—into a pivotal anthropological place that is endowed with social significance and identity, suggesting that the assimilation of the sky into our cultural imaginary and lifestyle has metamorphosed human society into “Cloud People.” In its examination of the representations of air travel as an epicenter of today’s world, the book not only illustrates a novel perspective on contemporary fiction, but fills an important gap in the study of globalization within literary and film studies.
Air Volume 1
by G. Willow WilsonA new edition of the first of four thrilling volumes in this mind-bending, Eisner-nominated science fiction mystery graphic novel series! Acrophobic flight attendant Blythe has just fallen for a mysterious traveler—who may or may not be a terrorist—and she's about to embark on the strangest journey of her life.Searching for him, Blythe will crash-land into a web of technological conspiracies, dark politics and secret organizations. When she learns that she is the only person able to control flight and reality, with science so advanced it might be magic, she'll have to break the rules of time and space for answers. But will she reach new heights...or free-fall? By award-winning author G. Willow Wilson (Invisible Kingdom, Ms. Marvel, The Bird King) and acclaimed illustrator M.K. Perker (The New Yorker, Mad Magazine, Fables), AIR is a high-stakes, high altitude adventure about where limits lie, and what happens when they're not only broken...but remade."...I've enjoyed AIR to no end—it starts off as Rushdie and then parachutes off into Pynchon."–Neil Gaiman "The fantasy is real, and the reality is fantastic. AIR is a compelling and completely original read that thrills, surprises and delights."–Gail Simone "An entertaining read with some serious points to make about the fluidity of borders in the 21st century."–The Onion
Air Volume 2
by G. Willow WilsonThe adventure continues in Volume 2 of this genre-bending, death-defying, Eisner-nominated series by acclaimed author G. Willow Wilson (Invisible Kingdom, Ms Marvel, The Bird King) and celebrated illustrator M.K. Perker (The New Yorker, Mad Magazine, The Unwritten, Fables).Acrophobic flight attendant Blythe has left her safe, sterile life for a world of strange danger. And she's been taken under the wing of none other than Amelia Earhart herself—alive and soaring after all these years. How did Amelia survive her disappearance? What is the centuries-old secret that enables her to travel the known and unknown world, using nothing but dreams for fuel? And what is her real agenda? The answers find Blythe charting a course for the edge of reality—and the heart of the man she loves."...I've enjoyed AIR to no end—it starts off as Rushdie and then parachutes off into Pynchon."—Neil Gaiman"An entertaining read with some serious points to make about the fluidity of borders in the 21st century."—The Onion
Air Volume 3
by G. Willow WilsonWith the help of none other than Amelia Earhart, Blythe has begun to harness her perplexing power; one step closer to controlling time and space.But when the fragmented trail of her mysterious love leads her to dangerous territory of double agents, metalhead jihadists, and an alarming backstory, Blythe will need to control more than just reality: she'll need to manage her own suspicions—and her addiction.What is the real truth about Zayn? And when Blythe can't depend on her pills, can she depend on herself?Find out in Volume 3 of this high-altitude, high-stakes, Eisner-nominated adventure by acclaimed author G. Willow Wilson (Invisible Kingdom, Ms Marvel, The Bird King) and celebrated illustrator M.K. Perker (The New Yorker, Mad Magazine, The Unwritten, Fables).
Air Volume 4
by G. Willow WilsonPREPARE FOR LANDINGBlythe's metaphysical training is over, and one final test stands between her and her future as the greatest hyperprax pilot to ever live.Caught between opposing organizations: the dazzling explorers who support and need her, and the cutthroat conspirists who have targeted her, Blythe must find her own path in her most perilous journey yet: to pass her test, find her future, and make sense of a senseless universe—for Good. It will take her deep into the past and far into a future she was never meant to see...but may be able to re-shape.The exhilarating conclusion of the brilliant, Eisner-nominated series!
The Air We Breathe: A Novel
by Andrea Barrett"Turbulent and dramatic, full of longing and death and lust, the yearning to cover one’s own life and way in the world." —David Mehegan, Boston Globe An elegant and astute tale of desire and betrayal, science and medicine, from the "genius enchantress" (Karen Russell) author of Ship Fever, winner of the National Book Award.In the fall of 1916, America prepares for war—but in the town of Tamarack Lake, the focus is on the sick. Wealthy tubercular patients live in private cure cottages; charity patients, mainly immigrants, fill the large public sanatorium. From within their isolated community, they grapple with some of the most thrilling scientific discoveries of their time—X-ray technology, chemical and biological weapons, changing theories of atomic structure—and their limitations. Prisoners of routine, they take solace in gossip, rumor, and, sometimes, secret attachments. When the well-meaning efforts of one enterprising patient lead instead to a tragic accident and a terrible betrayal, the war comes home, bringing with it a surge of anti-immigrant prejudice. With The Air We Breathe, Andrea Barrett has crafted a "majestic, breathtaking, [and] thrilling" (San Diego Union-Tribune) novel that brilliantly illuminates the inescapable heartbreak of war.
The Air You Breathe: A Novel
by Frances de Pontes Peebles"Echoes of Elena Ferrante resound in this sumptuous saga."--O, The Oprah Magazine"A masterfully choreographed saga of friendship, envy, sacrifice and love--as soulful, layered, and intoxicating as the samba that reverberates from the page." -Georgia Hunter, New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky OnesThe story of an intense female friendship fueled by affection, envy and pride--and each woman's fear that she would be nothing without the other.Some friendships, like romance, have the feeling of fate.Skinny, nine-year-old orphaned Dores is working in the kitchen of a sugar plantation in 1930s Brazil when in walks a girl who changes everything. Graça, the spoiled daughter of a wealthy sugar baron, is clever, well fed, pretty, and thrillingly ill behaved. Born to wildly different worlds, Dores and Graça quickly bond over shared mischief, and then, on a deeper level, over music. One has a voice like a songbird; the other feels melodies in her soul and composes lyrics to match. Music will become their shared passion, the source of their partnership and their rivalry, and for each, the only way out of the life to which each was born. But only one of the two is destined to be a star. Their intimate, volatile bond will determine each of their fortunes--and haunt their memories.Traveling from Brazil's inland sugar plantations to the rowdy streets of Rio de Janeiro's famous Lapa neighborhood, from Los Angeles during the Golden Age of Hollywood back to the irresistible drumbeat of home, The Air You Breathe unfurls a moving portrait of a lifelong friendship--its unparalleled rewards and lasting losses--and considers what we owe to the relationships that shape our lives.
Airball
by L. D. HarkraderKirby Nickel loves basketball. The only problem is he can't play basketball. But when an opportunity to meet NBA star Brett McGrew comes up, Kirby knows he has to take a chance and try out for the basketball team. Getting on the team turns out to be easy--the rest of the boys are as supremely untalented as Kirby--but winning in order to be eligible to meet McGrew is a whole different problem. Different and embarrassing. The coach's radical new plan for success involves the boys playing in their underwear. But if this crazy idea works, Kirby will get to meet his hero--who he secretly also hopes is his long-lost father.
Airborn
by Kenneth OppelSailing toward dawn, and I was perched atop the crow's nest, being the ship's eyes. We were two nights out of Sydney, and there'd been no weather to speak of so far. I was keeping watch on a dark stack of nimbus clouds off to the northwest, but we were leaving it far behind, and it looked to be smooth going all the way back to Lionsgate City. Like riding a cloud. . . .Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted; convinced he's lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist's granddaughter that he realizes that the man's ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Oppel, author of the best-selling Silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by the humans who sail the skies.
Airborne: Assault From the Sky
by Hans HalberstadtThey are fighting men of legendary courage. Volunteers who submit to the most brutal training the army has to offer--they are airborne warriors who jump from planes into the heart of combat, fully armed and ready to fight the moment they touch ground. The men of the airborne wear their wings with pride, for they are symbols earned with sweat and blood. Now, author/photographer Hans Halberstadt takes you into the lives of America's airborne soldiers. Follow these fearless men from their intensive ground training to airborne action. 1988.
Airborne Emergency
by Olivia GatesFasten your seatbelts … turbulence ahead!<P> Surgeon Cassandra St. James can’t wait to join the Global Aid Organization’s new flying Jet Hospital. Nothing could be more thrilling and challenging … until she encounters mission leader Vidal Santiago.<P> What is this millionaire plastic surgeon, the man she loves and loathes, doing on a humanitarian mission? Has Cassandra misjudged him? And can the jet-setting surgeons control the unwanted passion that flares between them?
Aire
by Mariano Moreno CasqueteEl recuerdo es un impostor que nos desafía desde el otro lado del espejo. El poemario Aire se compone de cuatro partes: el ruido del tiempo, viento, destiempo y soñado perdido y ajeno. La ausencia del amor, una ausencia que no es solo recuerdo, también es niebla o aire que no se desvanece del todo. Un fantasma, una realidad a destiempo, un espejismo... No es posible encontrar ningún espejo que refleje el humo, y el recuerdo se ha convertido en humo, en un impostor que nos observa y nos desafía desde el otro lado del espejo, porque uno es ya otro cuando recuerda.
El aire
by Sergio ChejfecDifusamente bella y con una lógica desconcertante, esta novela de Chejfec tiene la curiosa virtud de actualizar un cruce que habría de ser clave en la literatura posterior: fracaso amoroso y crisis social. Una ruptura matrimonial desata este relato de desmoronamientos. Es una separación de la que se ignoran sus causas o justificaciones; sólo asistimos a las consecuencias. Frente a la esquela dejada por su mujer, Barroso se hunde en un tiempo liso y progresivamente irreal, a merced de la perplejidad. El presente ha perdido vinculación con el pasado, la única señal de avance del tiempo es el hambre o la prensa, que predice cada mañana las novedades del futuro inmediato. Buenos Aires resulta acá una ciudad fantasmática. Así como las ruinas son expresión de un pasado enterrado, los habitantes se mueven como quienes lo han perdido casi todo. El campo avanza sobre el espacio de la ciudad, los desamparados levantan sus ranchos en las azoteas, el vidrio se convierte en moneda de cambio y el habla cotidiana es invadida por giros insólitos. Historia de disolución personal, El aire cuenta también la formación de un héroe poco común, que tiende a multiplicarse mientras renuncia a la acción.
El aire de un crimen
by Juan BenetLa novela más popular de Juan Benet. El hallazgo de un cadáver con un disparo en la cabeza, la fuga de dos reclutas de una fortaleza penitenciaria, la atracción que un íntegro capitán del ejército siente por una prostituta... Con estos elementos, volcados sobre el trasfondo impertérrito de Región, trenza Juan Benet una intriga de corte policiaco con la que demostró que era capaz de escribir, sin menoscabo de su calidad, una novela de acción, apta para todos los públicos. Texto establecido a la luz de la última versión mecanoscrita del autor. Incluye los artículos de Juan Benet La esencia sigue igual y El aire del aire de un crimen. Incluye también una reseña de la novela de Luis Suñén. El aire de un crimen quedó finalista del premio Planeta en 1980. Reseña:«Y así son los libros de Benet: la mejor prosa posible para la mejor vida de algunos mortales.»Félix de Azúa
Aire entre las manos (Aire y viento #1)
by Marta MárquezHabía algo en sus ojos que hacía soñar con noches estrelladas de verano. Han pasado cuatro años desde que David se marchó de las calles que le vieron crecer. Al volver, el temor de regresar al barrio suburbano que tanto le ha arrebatado se mezcla con la ilusión de reencontrarse con su mejor amigo Damián. Sara recorre esas mismas calles todos los días en una vida monótona y desdichada que, pese a su juventud, le ha dejado heridas que posiblemente nunca cicatrizarán. David volverá a ver a Sara, y esta vez, la chica será mucho más que la hermana pequeña de Damián, se convertirá en la compañera perfecta con la que vivir el verano más apasionante de su vida. Sin embargo, nada será fácil, pues ambos comparten un pasado y un presente que les obliga irremisiblemente a separarse.
Aire Nuestro
by Manuel VilasImaginación desbordante, juego, sarcasmo y humor en una novela que mezcla géneros, personajes y tiempos. Aire Nuestro es una novela y es también la mejor cadena de la nueva televisión española independiente. En sus once canales caben desde reportajes, entrevistas del futuro y magazines, hasta cine X y la Teletienda. Allen Ginsberg y José Lezama Lima cogidos de la mano por el Purgatorio; Johnny Cash recorre España en un Dodge rojo; Sergio Leone hace sus descargas desde el Más Allá contra los directores y actores que menospreciaron sus spaghetti-westerns... También Lou Reed, Elvis Presley, Luis Cernuda o el propio Vilas, entre otros, desfilan por esta televisión hiperrealista. Un universo particular cargado de historias sorprendentes, de humor y de personajes que se encuentran y desencuentran en esa extraordinaria dimensión que la literatura alcanza sólo cuando destruye las formas y sus propios márgenes. Una ficción mutante en la que el lector asiste a la consolidación narrativa de un autor arriesgado y original: Manuel Vilas. Reseñas:«Un estilo antirrealista, que juega con las estructuras narrativas y la mutación de la identidad.»Jon Kortázar, Babelia «Manuel Vilas sorprende con una renovadora visión crítica de la sociedad española.»J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia «Vilas propone un reto fantástico: vivir la lectura como una experiencia excitante y divertida.»Flavia Company, El Periódico de Catalunya «En el país mutante de Vilas, la cultura popular y la erudición académica devienen pintorescos compañeros de cama, de nombre y apellidos.»Sergi Doria, ABCD «En ningún momento deja de ser la de Vilas una voz desconcertante y singular.»Vicente Luis Mora, Quimera «Manuel Vilas cuaja, en definitiva, una obra en las antípodas del aburrimiento o de la indiferencia.»Javier Moreno, Deriva
El Aire que Respiro
by Amanda KaitlynCuando pierdes toda esperanza, ¿Cómo encuentras el valor para seguir adelante? Emberly Corre. No mires atrás. Solo vete. Estaba huyendo de un pasado tan oscuro que no podía ver la luz hasta que me liberé de él. Nunca tuve que preocuparme por apegarme a nadie, porque las cosas buenas nunca me duraron. Ni siquiera el amor. Pensé que lo tenía todo claro. Hasta que llegó él. Nunca lo esperé. Hudson. Hudson Proteger y servir. El trabajo de mi vida fue seguir los pasos de mi abuelo, protegiendo las calles de Austin, Texas. Nuestro hogar. El hecho de ser puesto como escolta de seguridad de la hija de mi sargento nunca fue parte del plan. Pero entonces la veo. Emberly. Veo que tan destrozada está. Veo cómo la han lastimado, dejada de lado por todos los que ha amado. Alguien la está persiguiendo y no importa lo que tenga que hacer. La protegeré con mi vida. El mundo de la justicia puede haber gobernado mi vida antes que ella, pero infringiría la ley en un segundo, con tal de retenerla. Vale la pena pelear por ella. Ella es el aire que respiro. El Aire que Respiro es la primera novela del Duetode Libros “Esposados por amor”, una serie erótica de suspenso romántico.
Aires del sur
by Sara Extremiana RuizUna oportunidad de volver a empezar y encontrar nuestro sitio. <P><P>Enfrentarnos a nuestros fantasmas y demostrar todo lo que valemos y nos merecemos. Un pequeño pueblo andaluz es el lugar elegido por Ana para volver a empezar. <P>Su aire y sus gentes le darán la fuerza necesaria para unir presente y pasado y salir victoriosa de la batalla. Unos días de primavera en casa de Ana servirán para que un grupo de amigos se reencuentren y nos hagan disfrutar de una lectura llena de la pasión, humor y ternura.
Airezko emakumeak
by Felipe Juaristi EreinVidalek ez zuen ihes egin alemanak, gerran, Odessa hiriko atariraino iritsi zirenean. Aukera eman zioten trena hartu eta alde egiteko, gizon-emakume askorekin batera, arriskutik libre izango ziren tokiren batera. Ez zuen ihes egin, bere burua hilobi bati lotua ikusten baitzuen, jakinik ez zela Kauffmannen hilobi, baina hori gutxienekoa zitzaion, mundua orduan hilobi handia zenez, hilobi bakarra zainduz guztiak zaintzen zituela uste baitzuen. Ez zuen ihes egin alemanak bila etorritakoan; biolin kutxa, maleta bat eta soinean eramateko arropa gutxi batzuk hartzeko aukera eman zioten. Bagoi zikin batean sartu zuten, bera bezalako beste berrogei emakumerekin batera, haiek ere arrazoi bategatik edo besteagatik Odessa hirian geratuak, haiek ere ihes egiteko gogorik gabeak, bazekitelako edo bestela susmatzen zutelako ihesaldi guztien amaieran hilobi bat zegoela, lurrezko hilobi edo airezko hilobi. Trenak abiadura hartu eta atzean utzi zuen hiria, eta gauez lautadan barrena zihoalarik, Sara Vidal, biolina kutxatik atera eta, joka hasi zen Scriabinen Gauekoa. Gauak are gehiago gautu zuen.
Airfield
by Jeanette IngoldIn the early days of aviation, Beatty and Moss hang out around the airport Beatty's uncle manages. Beatty's hoping to see her father when he flies in--and quickly out again--on a mail flight. And Moss is hoping his mechanical skills will help him to support himself. Neither anticipates their crucial roles in the airfield's survival--or in saving Beatty's father's life.
Airframe: A Novel
by Michael CrichtonFrom the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this extraordinary thriller about airline safety, business intrigue, and a deadly cover-up. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The pacing is fast, the suspense nonstop."--People At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner flying from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation in which the greatest casualty may be the truth. "A one-sitting read that will cause a lifetime of white-knuckled nightmares."--The Philaelphia Inquirer "The ultimate thriller . . . [Crichton's] stories are always page-turners of the highest order. . . . [Airframe] moves like a firehouse dog chasing a red truck."--The Denver Post "Dramatically vivid."--The New York Times
Airhead: An Airhead Novel (Airhead #1)
by Meg CabotMeg Cabot expands her huge fan base with this slightly darker, more mysterious novel - without losing any of her signature heart and humor.EM WATTS IS GONE. Emerson Watts didn't even want to go to the new SoHo Stark Megastore grand opening. But someone needed to look out for her sister, Frida, whose crush, British heartthrob Gabriel Luna, would be singing and signing autographs there-along with the newly appointed Face of Stark, teen supermodel sensation Nikki Howard. How was Em to know that disaster would strike, changing her,and life as she'd known it, forever?
Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: International Menace (AIRI SANO, PRANKMASTER GENERAL #3)
by Zoe TokushigeIn this latest laugh-out-loud adventure, Airi's pranks go global on a family trip to Japan--but is pranking really all it's cracked up to be? Perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!School is out for the summer, and Airi is off to Japan with her family to visit her grandparents and cousins for the first time in years. As fun as the trip will be, Airi is worried that her new friends will forget about her while she&’s gone. Will the stories she sends them from her vacation be exciting enough to keep them wanting more? Looks like it&’s time to pull some pranks and keep her friends—and her family—entertained!But after some of her plans cause problems, Airi starts to question whether her supposedly fun ideas are actually worth it after all. Is being the prankmaster general all it's cracked up to be? In this latest Airi Sano adventure, Airi and her pranks are in for the trip of a lifetime!
Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: New School Skirmish (AIRI SANO, PRANKMASTER GENERAL #1)
by Zoe TokushigeA hilarious story of new-school hijinks, filled with friendship, family, and plenty of pranks--perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!Meet Airi Sano. After spending her entire childhood moving from one military base to another, she's excited to be settling down for the long-term in Hawai'i. She's less excited about her new teacher, who&’s determined to make Airi like school. But she's got a plan: prank her teacher so hard that she gives up on even trying to get Airi to do any work—especially any reading.But Mrs. Ashton won&’t give up, no matter what Airi does. Airi will need the help of her new classmates—who might even be her new friends—to get Mrs. Ashton to crack. It&’s time . . . for a prank war!With fun and funny black-and-white illustrations throughout, New School Skirmish kicks off a brand-new series for readers to adore!Praise for Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: New School Skirmish:&“The ultimate prankster has arrived! Airi Sano is guaranteed to keep readers on their toes!&” –Booki Vivat, New York Times bestselling author of the Frazzled series
Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: Public Enemy Number One (AIRI SANO, PRANKMASTER GENERAL #2)
by Zoe TokushigeAiri is back for another hilarious story of friendship and pranks, and this time, there's drama--literally! Perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!It's the spring semester, and Airi Sano is on top of the world! Her grades are up, she has real friends at her side, and she&’s joined the school play. She&’s even keeping out of trouble and toning down the pranks!But when the play falls victim to some truly awful pranks, everyone immediately suspects that Airi is behind them. As suspicion mounts, it's up to her to solve the mystery and clear her own name before the imposter strikes again. Sounds like a job for Airi and her crew!