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About the Author

Phil Patton was born Lewis Foster Patton in Durham, North Carolina on March 23, 1952. He received a bachelor's degree in English and history from Harvard University in 1974 and a master's degree in comparative literature from Columbia University in 1975. He worked briefly as a fact-checker for mostrar mais Esquire and as the editor of Delta's in-flight magazine, but decided to become a freelance writer. He wrote about technology and design for several publications including Art in America, Esquire, Smithsonian, Architectural Digest, and Wired. For many years he wrote on design for the Home section of The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine. His first book, Razzle-Dazzle: The Curious Marriage of Television and Professional Football, was published in 1984. His other books include Open Road: A Celebration of the American Highway, Made in U.S.A.: The Secret Histories of the Things That Made America, Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51, Bug: The Strange Mutations of the World's Most Famous Automobile, and Michael Graves Designs: The Art of the Everyday Object. He taught in the design criticism program at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and helped develop several museum shows, as either a curator or a consultant. He died from complications of emphysema on September 22, 2015 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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The Snow Queen [1957 film] (1957) — Diretor, algumas edições5 cópias

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I find it difficult to describe this book. It is a sort of ramble through the world of classified military bases and military research into aircraft, with side trips through Roswell and the various UFO-investigators. Not anything like the sober historical journalism of "Area 51" by Annie Jacobsen, but chock full of fascinating character sketches and anecdotes.
 
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nmele | Apr 6, 2013 |
"It's a huge book and the photos are gorgeous. ”
-A voracious reader
 
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mainstreetmuseum | 1 outra resenha | Apr 5, 2013 |
strange, big book. i can remember places like this. smiths falls comes to mind.
 
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mahallett | 1 outra resenha | Dec 1, 2010 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
19
Also by
3
Membros
406
Popularidade
#59,889
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Resenhas
3
ISBNs
23
Idiomas
4

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