John Norberg

Heartbeat of the University

125 Years of Purdue Bands

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Celebrating 125 years of Purdue Bands, this beautifully-illustrated book (which includes a musical CD) traces the history of Purdue University's Department of Bands from its humble origins as a drum unit for the student army training corps to the 2010 appearance of the All-American Marching Band as leader of the Macy's Day Parade in New York.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Purdue University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 315mm x 236mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1111g
• ISBN-13: 9781557535962
• ISBN-10: 1557535965
• Artikelnr.: 33177583

Autorenporträt

John Norberg is a writer, author, humorist, and chronicler of the human condition. Retired as director of communications for development at Purdue University, he began his humor column in 1971 while working at Indiana's Brazil Daily Times. The column appeared in the Lafayette Journal and Courier from March 1973 to October 2014. He has received more than fifty state and national reporting awards. A nationally respected, award-winning speechwriter and public speaker, he also is the author of seven books, including Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer, which details the story of astronaut Jerry Ross. Additionally, Norberg has written articles for various national publications, including the Saturday Evening Post, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, and Time magazine. He was most recently honored with the prestigious Purdue University Special Boilermaker Award and was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame for a lifetime of work.