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Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert
This book is for those interested in how and why manipulated language and imagery doled out by the atomic industry become parts of our lives. Continue reading
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Douglass event at Sundance Books & Music, May 14, Reno, NV
A man of untold yet startling talents is suggested in the stories by Bill Douglass in a new fictional work, Death After Life – Tales of Nevada. Book Reading & Signing – Saturday, May 14, 2 to 3 pm, … Continue reading
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The Black Rock (Desert), lecture and book signing by Peter Goin
November 21, 2013: 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, NV. Frances Humphrey Lecture Series: The Black Rock (Desert), lecture and book signing by Peter Goin, Foundation Professor of Art in Photography and Videography at … Continue reading
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December 7, 2012 Mackedon to present at the Carson Valley Sertoma Club in Gardnerville, Nevada
On Friday, December 7th at the Carson Valley Sertoma Club meeting Michon Mackedon will speak about her book Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert. The weekly meetings are held on Friday morning at 7:00 a.m. at Sharkey’s Casino in the Rib Room. … Continue reading
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December 20, 2012 Mackedon at Red Hawk Events Center in Sparks, Nevada
On Thursday, December 20th at the Sparks Centennial Sunrise Rotary Club meeting Michon Mackedon will speak about her book Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert. Meetings are weekly, Thursday morning, 7:00 a.m. at the Red Hawk Events Center in Wingfield … Continue reading
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July 5th – Mackedon to present at Mensa Annual Gathering
Mensa 2012 Annual Gathering in Reno, Nevada PROGRAM NAME: Nuclear Propaganda in the American West PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Drawing on research undertaken while writing Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert, Mackedon will explore ways in which Orwellian imagery has been implemented … Continue reading
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Sagebrush Conversations
Where the Sage Meets the Sky: Great Basin Landscapes Wednesday, March 7, 3 – 5 p.m. Nevada Today, Events @ Nevada. In conjunction with the current Special Collections exhibit Where the Sage Meets the Sky: Great Basin Landscapes, join us for a series … Continue reading
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Michon Mackedon Signs Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert
Author Event at Barnes & Noble in Reno, Nevada Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert is a crucial linchpin in Atomic Revival studies. Michon Mackedon recounts Nevada’s relationship with the nuclear industry. Please join us today and meet the author. … Continue reading
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Author examines how Nevada became Ground Zero of nuclear testing
Review written by: Susan Skorupa – Reno Gazette-Journal Events in the 1950s and the 1980s concerning the nation’s nuclear future produced redundant journeys. Both searches led seekers to Nevada (Nye County, specifically) first to what became the Nevada Test Site north … Continue reading
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Michon Mackedon talks about Bombast
Thinking Aloud with Author Michon Mackedon Michon Mackedon, retired professor of English and Humanities at Western Nevada Community College, talks about her recent book, Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert, about the history of nuclear testing in Nevada. —Original airdate: 2/7/2011 on BYU Thinking … Continue reading
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