10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TICKER-TAPE RECEPTION»
Discover the use of
ticker-tape reception in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ticker-tape reception and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years
They arrived half an hour late because the ticker tape reception slowed their car
down. Mayor Leo Curtis had foolishly given tickets for the reception to any fan
who wrote in and the reception, planned for 150 people, had swelled to 350.
2
Welcome Home, Boys!: Military Victory Parades in New York ...
From the 1920s on, every head of state that came to New York City was
welcomed with a ticker-tape reception. Queens, princes, presidents and sport
stars were greeted until this tradition was abandoned in the 1960s, when New
Yorkers, ...
"This isn't exactly a ticker-tape reception." "The Army's fresh out of ticker tape. It's
the best I can do." "I'm not sure it's altogether the best. What's the address?" I
tilted the earpiece slightly to make sure the corporal heard. He was impressed.
4
Still Life: Klipfisk, Cloudberries and Life After Kids
I offered more kopeks. The paper came off the roll sheet by sheet, fluttering into
my hand like a ticker—tape reception given to some particularly unpopular
politician. When I returned to the desk for my key, Hans was getting down to
essentials.
5
Glasgow: Tales of the City
His story has never before been told in such detail. This is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating studies of Scotland's largest city ever published.
6
From Fair Sex to Feminism: Sport and the Socialization of ...
In 1928, Gertrude Ederle received a rousing ticker tape reception in New York
after swimming the English Channel, breaking the previous records of male
swimmers. And Eleanor Holm was praised by sportswriter Paul Gallico as a
better ...
J A Mangan, Roberta J Park, 2013
QUOTE: "If a space traveler could get safely to the nearest star, record necessary
information, and return for a ticker-tape reception, he might find himself 50 years
older, the world three million years older and, instead of being a hero, he might ...
... rest of the country as the top presidential possibility — yet — but that's not to
say the former astronaut is incapable of gaining more affection. After all, it was
Glenn who incited the biggest ticker-tape reception in history after his tri-orbital
flight.
9
Love, Sex, Death and Words: Surprising Tales from a Year in ...
Charles A. Lindbergh receives a ticker-tape reception as he parades down 5th
Avenue, New York 19271927 He had become the most famous man in the world
overnight, this former airmail pilot who had flown solo and non-stop from Long ...
John Sutherland, Stephen Fender, 2011
10
Whole Lotta Led: Our Flight With Led Zeppelin: Our Flight ...
The air around the stage became thick with paper airplanes (symbolically) thrown
from the boxes along with a ticker-tape reception of handbills, balloons, and
petals of the flowers from the foot of the stage. The success of Led Zeppelin was ...
Ralph Hulett, Jerry Prochnicky, 2011
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TICKER-TAPE RECEPTION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ticker-tape reception is used in the context of the following news items.
Rory McIlroy and the grandest prize in golf
Jones was awarded a ticker-tape reception in New York, and a golfing writer of the time with a feel for geometry called it 'The Impregnable Quadrilateral', ... «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 15»
Litter up, magazines
It seems like every time I open a magazine, I get a ticker-tape reception. Remember New York City's ticker-tape parades? The last one I recall watching on ... «Staunton News Leader, Nov 14»
Obama tucks into halibut and mango creme brulee while Indian PM …
The ticker-tape reception for Mr Modi in America represents a transformation of fortunes for a politician who was refused a visa to the US in 2005 after members ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
Cheltenham Festival 2014: Mission accomplished for Willie Mullins …
... chaser of the inter-war years, five time Gold Cup winner Golden Miller, Quevega was given a ticker-tape reception of airborne newspapers rather than hats. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
Homeland: episode one review
Homeland arrived on Channel 4 last night to a ticker-tape reception. More than two million people tuned in, stoked by glowing previews and the show's Golden ... «Radio Times, Feb 12»
Open letter to new PSL CEO Brand de Villiers
First and foremost, congratulations on your appointment as the new PSL CEO but please don't expect a ticker-tape reception in the middle of Sandton City ... «KickOff, Sep 11»
Robson Green ('Joe Maddison's War')
... full-time employment, ticker-tape reception wherever he goes, people are going to love him. The reality's completely different. He comes back to poverty and ... «Digital Spy UK, Sep 10»
