When it opened in 1965; the Houston Astrodome; nicknamed the Eighth Wonder of the World; captured the attention of an entire nation; bringing pride to the city and enhancing its reputation nationwide. It was a Texas-sized vision of the future; an unthinkable feat of engineering with premium luxury suites; theater-style seating; and the first animated scoreboard. Yet there were memorable problems such as outfieldersrsquo; inability to see fly balls and failed attempts to grow natural grassmdash;which ultimately led to the development of Astroturf. The Astrodome nonetheless changed the way people viewed sports; putting casual fans at the forefront of a user-experience approach that soon became the standard in all American sports. The Eighth Wonder of the World tears back the facade and details the Astrodomersquo;s role in transforming Houston as a city while also chronicling the buildingrsquo;s pivotal fifty years in existence and the ongoing debate about its preservation.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. The pictures that go with the songsBy Sara HaleFirst I heard the songs of the Revolution. La Cucaracha. La Adelita. El Cabayllo Blanco. I heard these songs in Tepostlan. one of the hotbeds of the Revolution. in the summer of 1962.My husband and I visited one of the satalite towns Gabriel Mariaca. where the people still lived as they had in 1917. still poor. surviving on beans and corn.My husband was working on Nahuatl. the ancient language of the Aztecs. He had a tape recorder and the local singers heard about it. They had never heard themselves sing so they came to our house and asked if he would record them.How I loved those songs. Folk songs and Rancheras.When I first saw this book I was transfixed. There they were. the women of the Revolution. dressed as I remembered them with their rebosas and the addition of las canadas terciadas. I felt like crying. What a gift to see them as they were. the women of the songs.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Primitive but gritty recollections of women in the Mexican revolution.By CustomerNot a work of art but several valuable first hand accounts of how women participated in the Mexican revolutionary struggle. Shocking insight into the true nature of Pancho Villa as well as the widespread brutality of the "revolution" in northern Mexico.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy CustomerThere is not too much text. I expected more.
