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The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies

By: Joan Mark

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The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies

By: Joan Mark

Joan Mark offers an interpretive biography of Patrick Tracy Lowell Putnam (1904–53), who spent twenty-five years living among the Bambuti pygmies of the Ituri Forest in what is now Zaire. On the Epulu River he constructed Camp Putnam as a harmonious multiracial community. He modeled his camp on the “dude ranches” of the American West, taking in paying guests while running a medical clinic and occasionally offering legal aid to the local people, and assumed the role of intermediary between locals and visitors, including Colin M. Turnbull, author of the classic Forest People. Mark describes Putnam’s mercurial relations with family and with his African and American wives—and follows him to his sad and violent end. She places Patrick Putnam within the context of three different anthropological traditions and examines his contribution as an expert on pygmies.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803282508

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Vienna & Chicago, Friends or Foes?

A Tale of Two Schools of Free-Market Economics

By: Mark Skousen

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Vienna & Chicago, Friends or Foes?

A Tale of Two Schools of Free-Market Economics

By: Mark Skousen

Is the bridge between the Austrian and Chicago schools coming together or moving apart? In Vienna and Chicago, Friends or Foes? economist and author Mark Skousen debates the Austrian and Chicago schools of free-market economics, which differ in monetary policy, business cycle, government policy, and methodology. Both have played a successful role in advancing classic free-market economics and countering the critics of capitalism during crucial times and the battle of ideas. But, which of the two is correct in its theories?

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Simon and Schuster

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1621573699

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9781621573692

Empire of the Superheroes

America’s Comic Book Creators and the Making of a Billion-Dollar Industry

By: Mark Cotta Vaz

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Empire of the Superheroes

America’s Comic Book Creators and the Making of a Billion-Dollar Industry

By: Mark Cotta Vaz

Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, but even he can't outrun copyright law. Since the dawn of the pulp hero in the 1930s, publishers and authors have fought over the privilege of making money off of comics, and the authors and artists usually have lost. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, got all of $130 for the rights to the hero. In Empire of the Superheroes, Mark Cotta Vaz argues that licensing and litigation do as much as any ink-stained creator to shape the mythology of comic characters. Vaz reveals just how precarious life was for the legends of the industry. Siegel and Shuster—and their heirs—spent seventy years battling lawyers to regain rights to Superman. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon were cheated out of their interest in Captain America, and Kirby's children brought a case against Marvel to the doorstep of the Supreme Court. To make matters worse, the infant comics medium was nearly strangled in its crib by censorship and moral condemnation. For the writers and illustrators now celebrated as visionaries, the "golden age" of comics felt more like hard times. The fantastical characters that now earn Hollywood billions have all-too-human roots. Empire of the Superheroes digs them up, detailing the creative martyrdom at the heart of a pop-culture powerhouse.

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University of Texas Press

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1477321829

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The Off Switch

Leave on time, relax your mind but still get more done

By: Professor Mark Cropley

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The Off Switch

Leave on time, relax your mind but still get more done

By: Professor Mark Cropley

At a time when we are paying a heavy price for the collective delusion that being plugged in 24/7 is an express elevator to the top, The Off Switch reminds us that there is an alternative. Mark Cropley shows that intentionally switching off from work is not only essential for our well-being, it also allows for the unwinding and renewal that help us perform at our best when we switch back on.' Arianna Huffington Work better not longer- learn how to be more productive by switching off from work in the evenings, worrying less and facing the new working day fresh, full of energy and ambition. Work is a big part of our lives, but it's easier than ever to let it take over. Laptops, tablets and smartphones that are supposed to free us from the office actually bind us to it. If you've ever felt stressed as you checked your work email in the evenings, or found yourself unable to sleep worrying about tomorrow's meeting, then this is the book for you! Learning to flick THE OFF-SWITCH when you leave work is essential- not only for your sanity but also for your job. If you can learn to relax and rest effectively when you're not at work, you can then get more done when you're in the office. It's a win-win solution! In this unique book, Professor Mark Cropley, a world expert in how we recover from the working day, blends engaging real-life case studies, clinical expertise and evidence-based techniques to provide a complete guide for how to switch off better - get more enjoyment from your free time, and still get more done.

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Random House

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075355156X

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The Gospel according to Disney

Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

By: Mark I. Pinsky

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The Gospel according to Disney

Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

By: Mark I. Pinsky

In this follow-up to his bestselling The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family, religion journalist Mark Pinsky explores the role that the animated features of Walt Disney played on the moral and spiritual development of generations of children. Pinsky explores thirty-one of the most popular Disney films, as well as recent developments such as the 1990s boycott of Disney by the Southern Baptist Convention and the role that Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg played in the resurgance of the company since the mid-1980s.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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1611644275

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9781611644272

Ants of Florida

Identification and Natural History

By: Mark Deyrup

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Ants of Florida

Identification and Natural History

By: Mark Deyrup

Ants are familiar to every naturalist, ecologist, entomologist, and pest control operator. The identification of the 233 species of Florida ants is technically difficult, and information on Florida ants is dispersed among hundreds of technical journal articles. This book uses detailed and beautiful scientific drawings for convenient identification. To most Florida biologists ants are currently the most inaccessible group of conspicuous and intrusive insects. This book solves the twin problems of ant identification and the extraordinary fragmentation of natural history information about Florida ants.

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1315351013

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Rocketeer Adventures Vol. 1

By: Mike Allred,Kurt Busiek,John Cassaday,Darwyn Cooke,Lowell Francis,Mark Waid,Joe R. Lansdale,Jonathan Ross,Ryan Sook,Dave Gibbons,Joe Pruett,John Arcudi

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Rocketeer Adventures Vol. 1

By: Mike Allred,Kurt Busiek,John Cassaday,Darwyn Cooke,Lowell Francis,Mark Waid,Joe R. Lansdale,Jonathan Ross,Ryan Sook,Dave Gibbons,Joe Pruett,John Arcudi

Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer was an instant hit the moment it hit the spinner rack in the earl 1980s. Stevens' lush and distinctive artwork and fun, action-driven story was inspired by the adventure pulp novels of the era The Rocketeer was set in. Stevens produced only two Rocketeer graphic novels - collected to much acclaim by IDW - and his life was tragically cut short when he succumbed to Hairy Cell Leukemia. Now, with the full cooperation of the Stevens estate, IDW is pleased to present new interpretations of The Rocketeer by some of today's finest talents. So, pull up a chair, sit down a while, and discover The Rocketeer all over again!

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1613772637

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A History of Underground Comics

20th Anniversary Edition

By: Mark Estren

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A History of Underground Comics

20th Anniversary Edition

By: Mark Estren

In the land that time forgot, 1960s and 1970s America (Amerika to some), there once were some bold, forthright, thoroughly unashamed social commentators who said things that “couldn't be said” and showed things that “couldn't be shown.” They were outrageous — hunted, pursued, hounded, arrested, busted, and looked down on by just about everyone in the mass media who deigned to notice them at all. They were cartoonists — underground cartoonists. And they were some of the cleverest, most interesting social commentators of their time, as well as some of the very best artists, whose work has influenced the visual arts right up until today. A History of Underground Comics is their story — told in their own art, in their own words, with connecting commentary and analysis by one of the very few media people who took them seriously from the start and detailed their worries, concerns and attitudes in broadcast media and, in this book, in print. Author, Mark James Estren knew the artists, lived with and among them, analyzed their work, talked extensively with them, received numerous letters and original drawings from them — and it's all in A History of Underground Comics. What Robert Crumb really thinks of himself and his neuroses…how Gilbert Shelton feels about Wonder Wart-Hog and the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers…how Bill Griffith handled the early development of Zippy the Pinhead…where Art Spiegelman's ideas for his Pulitzer-prize-winning Maus had their origins…and much, much more. Who influenced these hold-nothing-sacred cartoonists? Those earlier artists are here, too. Harvey Kurtzman — famed Mad editor and an extensive contributor to A History of Underground Comics. Will Eisner of The Spirit — in his own words and drawngs. From the bizarre productions of long-ago, nearly forgotten comic-strip artists, such as Gustave Verbeek (who created 12-panel strips in six panels: you read them one way, then turned them upside down and read them that way), to modern but conventional masters of cartooning, they're all here — all talking to the author and the reader — and all drawing, drawing, drawing. The underground cartoonists drew everything, from over-the-top sex (a whole chapter here) to political commentary far beyond anything in Doonesbury (that is here, too) to analyses of women's issues and a host of societal concerns. From the gorgeously detailed to the primitive and childlike, these artists redefined comics and cartooning, not only for their generation but also for later cartoonists. In A History of Underground Comics, you read and see it all just as it happened, through the words and drawings of the people who made it happen. And what “it” did they make happen? They raised consciousness, sure, but they also reflected a raised consciousness — and got slapped down more than once as a result. The notorious obscenity trial of Zap #4 is told here in words, testimony and illustrations, including the exact drawings judged obscene by the court. Community standards may have been offended then — quite intentionally. Readers can judge whether they would be offended now. And with all their serious concerns, their pointed social comment, the undergrounds were fun, in a way that hidebound conventional comics had not been for decades. Demons and bikers, funny “aminals” and Walt Disney parodies, characters whose anatomy could never be and ones who are utterly recognizable, all come together in strange, peculiar, bizarre, and sometimes unexpectedly affecting and even beautiful art that has never since been duplicated — despite its tremendous influence on later cartoonists. It's all here in A History of Underground Comics, told by an expert observer who weaves together the art and words of the cartoonists themselves into a portrait of a time that seems to belong to the past but that is really as up-to-date as today's headl

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Ronin Publishing

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1579511562

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9781579511562

Leading Through Conflict

How Successful Leaders Transform Differences into Opportunities

By: Mark Gerzon

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Leading Through Conflict

How Successful Leaders Transform Differences into Opportunities

By: Mark Gerzon

As our world grows smaller, opportunities for conflict multiply. Ethnic, religious, political, and personal differences drive people apart—with potentially disastrous consequences—and it's the task of perceptive leaders to bring them together again World-renowned mediation expert Mark Gerzon argues that leaders have failed to rise to this challenge. Our organisations, schools, and governments remain filled with divisive dictators and everyday managers, instead of what he calls mediators—leaders who transform conflict so that everyone can move forward together. Through absorbing examples drawn from decades of work with organisational, political, and global conflicts of all kinds, Leading Through Conflict provides a powerful new framework for the leader as mediator, and outlines eight specific tools these leaders use to transform seemingly intractable differences into progress on deep-seated problems. Both practical and passionate, this book makes the tools of cross-border leaders accessible to anyone who wants to help create healthier companies, communities, and countries.

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Harvard Business Review Press

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1633690334

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The Data Game

Controversies in Social Science Statistics

By: Mark Maier,Jennifer Imazeki

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The Data Game

Controversies in Social Science Statistics

By: Mark Maier,Jennifer Imazeki

Now updated for web-based research, the third edition of The Data Game introduces students to the collection, use, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the national economy, wealth, income and poverty, labor, business, government, and public opinion polling. The concluding chapter is devoted to the common problem of ambiguity in social science statistics.

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Routledge

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1315501910

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Tooth Imprints On a Corn Dog

Author of Et Tu, Babe and My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist Extra-Special Bonus:

By: Mark Leyner

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Tooth Imprints On a Corn Dog

Author of Et Tu, Babe and My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist Extra-Special Bonus:

By: Mark Leyner

A fiendishly innovative young writer ups the ante on his cult classics Et Tu, Babe and My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist with a book so funny that it ought to be a controlled substance. "With his pumped-up prose and steroidal satire . . . You could call him the Quentin Tarantino of cult fiction."--Newsweek.

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Vintage

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0307766047

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The Fifty-Year Mission: The First 25 Years

The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek

By: Edward Gross,Mark A. Altman

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The Fifty-Year Mission: The First 25 Years

The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek

By: Edward Gross,Mark A. Altman

“Breathtaking in scope and depth, this [uncensored oral history] is a must-read for Star Trek lovers” (Booklist, starred review). The original Star Trek series debuted in 1966 and has spawned five TV series spin-offs and more than a dozen feature films. The Fifty-Year Mission is a no-holds-barred oral history of five decades of Star Trek, told by the people who were there. Full of behind-the-scenes detail and surprising revelations, it is the unauthorized, uncensored, and unbelievable true story behind the making of a pop culture phenomenon. In their own words, hundreds of television and film executives, programmers, writers, creators and cast members unveil the oftentimes shocking story of Star Trek’s pioneering vision, constant reinvention, and ever-expanding universe—an epic saga that spans from the classic series to the animated show. More than just a book for Star Trek fans, The Fifty-Year Mission is for all fans of pop culture and anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of a television touchstone.

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1466872853

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The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years

By: Edward Gross,Mark A. Altman

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The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years

By: Edward Gross,Mark A. Altman

Volume one of a fifty year oral history of Star Trek by the people who were there, in their own words, sharing never-before-told stories.

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1250065844

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Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People

How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

By: Ronald M. Shapiro,Mark A. Jankowski,James M. Dale

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Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People

How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

By: Ronald M. Shapiro,Mark A. Jankowski,James M. Dale

The impossible people who make life’s journey so difficult are everywhere—at the office, in restaurants, on airplanes, living next door, members of your own family. They’re . . . • your “nothing is ever good enough” boss • the “no price is ever low enough” client • the next-door neighbor who redefines the meaning of paranoia • the maître d’ who looks through you as if you don’t exist • the father-in-law who you know is always thinking about how much better a life his Janey or Joey would have if only married to someone other than you Ron Shapiro and Mark Jankowski give you a simple and highly effective 4-point plan for dealing with all of them and more—N.I.C.E. Their system shows you how to neutralize your emotions so you don’t just react but act purposefully and wisely. It enables you to identify the type of bully, tyrant, or impossible person you’re facing—the situationally difficult (something has happened that turns an otherwise reasonable person into a temporary terror); the strategically difficult (she has empirical evidence that being difficult is a strategy that gets results); or simply difficult (being difficult is his 24/7 M.O.). Then you’ll learn how to shape the outcome by controlling the encounter and, finally, how to get “unstuck” by exploring your options. Using colorful stories from all walks of life— “He called me the scum of the earth and it went downhill from there,” “First, lock all your vendors in a small room,” and “The boss from hell”—the authors bring their lessons to life, from business life to family life.

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Crown Currency

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140005012X

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9781400050123

The Counter-Creationism Handbook

By: Mark Isaak

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The Counter-Creationism Handbook

By: Mark Isaak

Those opposed to the teaching of evolution often make well-rehearsed claims about science that sound powerful and convincing. This work seeks to serve as a resource for addressing over 400 of the most prevalent claims made by creationists. Each claim is followed by a scientifically valid rebuttal.

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Univ of California Press

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0520249267

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9780520249264

The Art of Helping Others

Being Around, Being There, Being Wise

By: Heather Smith,Mark K. Smith

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The Art of Helping Others

Being Around, Being There, Being Wise

By: Heather Smith,Mark K. Smith

When searching for someone to help them reflect upon and improve their lives, people tend to be drawn towards those who are compassionate, committed and wise. This book is aimed at those who recognise these qualities in themselves and wish to develop their capacity to engage with and help others. The authors argue for ways of approaching helping and counselling that are rooted in care and commitment, drawing upon the experiences and practice wisdom of youth workers, housing support and hostel workers, the clergy and those working in a religious setting, educators and settlement and community workers. They explore the key characteristics of those who counsel and teach and examine aspects of the helping process, focusing on living life well, knowing and being oneself, relating to others and working to make change possible. This book will be essential reading for students on professional training programmes in youth work, community education, ministry, social care and counselling.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1843106388

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9781843106388

Coming Clean

Information Disclosure and Environmental Performance

By: Michael E. Kraft,Mark Stephan,Troy D. Abel

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Coming Clean

Information Disclosure and Environmental Performance

By: Michael E. Kraft,Mark Stephan,Troy D. Abel

Coming Clean is the first book to investigate the process of information disclosure as a policy strategy for environmental protection. This process, which requires that firms disclose information about their environmental performance, is part of an approach to environmental protection that eschews the conventional command-and-control regulatory apparatus, which sometimes leads government and industry to focus on meeting only minimal standards. The authors of Coming Clean examine the effectiveness of information disclosure in achieving actual improvements in corporate environmental performance by analyzing data from the federal government's Toxics Release Inventory, or TRI, and drawing on an original set of survey data from corporations and federal, state, and local officials, among other sources.

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MIT Press

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0262014955

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9780262014953

Pheromone Communication In Social Insects

Ants, Wasps, Bees, And Termites

By: Robert K Vander Meer,Michael D Breed,Mark Winston,Karl E Espelie

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Pheromone Communication In Social Insects

Ants, Wasps, Bees, And Termites

By: Robert K Vander Meer,Michael D Breed,Mark Winston,Karl E Espelie

Bringing together for the first time prominent researchers in social insect pheromone communication, including nestmate recognition, this book looks at ants, wasps, bees, and termites, highlighting areas of convergence and divergence among these groups, and identifying areas that need further investigation. Presenting broad synthetic overviews as well as species-specific studies, the volume will be useful to natural scientists, ecologists, and those interested in pest management, as well as to anyone interested in the fascinating chemically mediated behavioral interactions of social insects.

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CRC Press

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1000302369

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Not All Robots (New Edition)

By: Mark Russell

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Not All Robots (New Edition)

By: Mark Russell

Comedian Patton Oswalt provides the foreword to this new, expanded edition of the award-winning NOT ALL ROBOTS, a dystopian satire about the robot overthrow that’s coming for us all! An uneasy co-existence develops between the newly intelligent robots and the ten billion humans living on Earth. Every human family is assigned a robot upon whom they are completely reliant. What could possibly go wrong? In the year 2056, robots have replaced human beings in the workforce. An uneasy co-existence develops between the newly intelligent robots and the ten billion humans living on Earth. Every human family is assigned a robot upon whom they are completely reliant. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the Walters, a human family whose robot, Razorball, ominously spends his free time in the garage working on machines which they’re pretty sure are designed to kill them in this sci-fi satire from Mark Russell (The Flintstones, Second Coming) and Mike Deodato Jr. (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Resistance). NOT ALL ROBOTS from AWA was honored by both the Eisner and Ringo Awards--the top awards given in the comic book industry--for Best Humor Comic Publication of 2022!

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Simon and Schuster

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1953165532

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9781953165534

Groo: The Hogs of Horder

By: Mark Evanier

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Groo: The Hogs of Horder

By: Mark Evanier

You probably think Groo the Wanderer is the most destructive force in his world. Not so! Even at his most inept, Groo cannot destroy a village faster than the hogs of Horder. Theirs is an evil species that has existed forever and that spreads death and annihilation to this day. They control your mind, they control your body, and worst of all, they control your money. So what happens when Groo comes nose to nose with them? Find out in this latest Groo adventure! Collects the four-issue miniseries Groo: The Hogs of Horder. The prior Groo miniseries, Hell on Earth, was nominated for the 2009 Best Limited Series Eisner Award!

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Dark Horse Comics

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1621152308

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Somebody to Love

The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury

By: Matt Richards,Mark Langthorne

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Somebody to Love

The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury

By: Matt Richards,Mark Langthorne

A biography examining the final days of Freddie Mercury in the dawn of AIDS and the legacy he left behind. For the first time, the final years of one of the world’s most captivating rock showman are laid bare. Including interviews from Freddie Mercury’s closest friends in the last years of his life, along with personal photographs, Somebody to Love is an authoritative biography of the great man. Here are previously unknown and startling facts about the singer and his life, moving detail on his lifelong search for love and personal fulfilment, and of course his tragic contraction of a then killer disease in the mid-1980s. Woven throughout Freddie’s life is the shocking story of how the HIV virus came to hold the world in its grip, was cruelly labelled “The Gay Plague” and the unwitting few who indirectly infected thousands of men, women and children—Freddie Mercury himself being one of the most famous. The death of this vibrant and spectacularly talented rock star, shook the world of medicine as well as the world of music. Somebody to Love finally puts the record straight and pays detailed tribute to the man himself. “Touts rare—and in some cases, never before seen—images of Mercury and new insight into his life.”—People “The book could be a standalone epidemiological study about the history of HIV/AIDS even without Mercury. But eventually, it weaves him into the timeline, giving a detailed account of his personal life, and his battle with the disease that tragically took him at age 45 in 1991. The result is a powerfully emotional read.”—Rolling Stone

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Weldon Owen International

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1681882515

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Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics

By: Mark D. Zoback,Arjun H. Kohli

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Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics

By: Mark D. Zoback,Arjun H. Kohli

A comprehensive overview of the key geologic, geomechanical and engineering principles that govern the development of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. Covering hydrocarbon-bearing formations, horizontal drilling, reservoir seismology and environmental impacts, this is an invaluable resource for geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107087074

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So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica

By: Edward Gross,Mark A. Altman

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So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica

By: Edward Gross,Mark A. Altman

From Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, the bestselling authors of the definitive two-volume Star Trek oral history, The Fifty-Year Mission, comes the complete, uncensored, unauthorized oral history of Battlestar Galactica in So Say We All. Four decades after its groundbreaking debut, Battlestar Galactica—both the 1978 original and its 2004 reimagining have captured the hearts of two generations of fans. What began as a three-hour made for TV movie inspired by the blockbuster success of Star Wars followed by a single season of legendary episodes, was transformed into one of the most critically acclaimed and beloved series in television history. And gathered exclusively in this volume are the incredible untold stories of both shows—as well as the much-maligned Galactica 1980. For the first time ever, you will learn the unbelievable true story of forty years of Battlestar Galactica as told by the teams that created a television legend in the words of over a hundred cast, creators, crew, critics and executives who were there and brought it all to life. So Say We All! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Tor Books

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1250128951

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Star Trek FAQ 2.0 (Unofficial and Unauthorized)

Everything Left to Know About the Next Generation, the Movies and Beyond

By: Mark Clark

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Star Trek FAQ 2.0 (Unofficial and Unauthorized)

Everything Left to Know About the Next Generation, the Movies and Beyond

By: Mark Clark

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1480355011

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The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium

American Culture on the Brink

By: Mark Dery

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The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium

American Culture on the Brink

By: Mark Dery

A wide-ranging collection of essays on millennial American culture that “marshals a vast pop vocabulary with easy wit” (The New York Times Book Review). From the far left to the far right, on talk radio and the op-ed page, more and more Americans believe that the social fabric is unraveling. Celebrity worship and media frenzy, suicidal cultists and heavily armed secessionists: modern life seems to have become a “pyrotechnic insanitarium,” Mark Dery says, borrowing a turn-of-the-century name for Coney Island. Dery elucidates the meaning to our madness, deconstructing American culture from mainstream forces like Disney and Nike to fringe phenomena like the Unabomber and alien invaders. Our millennial angst, he argues, is a product of a pervasive cultural anxiety—a combination of the social and economic upheaval wrought by global capitalism and the paranoia fanned by media sensationalism. The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium is a theme-park ride through the extremes of American culture of which The Atlantic has written, “Mark Dery confirms once again what writers and thinkers as disparate as Nathanael West, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Sigmund Freud, and Oliver Sacks have already shown us: the best place to explore the human condition is at its outer margins, its pathological extremes.” “Dery is the kind of critic who just might give conspiracy theory a good name.” —Wired

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Irredeemable Vol. 8

By: Mark Waid

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Irredeemable Vol. 8

By: Mark Waid

The Plutonian's savage reign on Earth has begun, and no one, not even the Paradigm, has the power to stop him this time. Just when all hope seems lost, an unlikely savior emerges from the wreckage...and the world ofIrredeemable will never be the same. Join Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, Empire) for this latest volume of the critically acclaimed superhero epic!

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Boom! Studios

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1613980086

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Irredeemable Vol. 10

By: Mark Waid

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Irredeemable Vol. 10

By: Mark Waid

THE FINAL VOLUME OF MARK WAID'S SUPERHERO MASTERPIECE! You've been with the Plutonian from his first moments of betrayal to the human race...now it's finally time to answer the question...can one be so evil, they become truly irredeemable? Or is there hope for Tony and humanity yet? An explosive conclusion to Mark Waid's Eisner-nominated epic!The Eisner Award nominated comic book industry event ends with the last exciting volume of the original ongoing superhero series from Mark Waid! IRREDEEMABLE dares to ask the question: what if the world's greatest hero decided to become the world's greatest villain? A "twilight of the superheros"-style story that examines super-villains from the writer of KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT.

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1613980108

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Twilight of the Idols

Hollywood and the Human Sciences in 1920s America

By: Mark Lynn Anderson

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Twilight of the Idols

Hollywood and the Human Sciences in 1920s America

By: Mark Lynn Anderson

Twilight of the Idols revisits some of the sensational scandals of early Hollywood to evaluate their importance for our contemporary understanding of human deviance. By analyzing changes in the star system and by exploring the careers of individual stars—Wallace Reid, Rudolph Valentino, and Mabel Normand among them—Mark Lynn Anderson shows how the era’s celebrity culture shaped public ideas about personality and human conduct and played a pivotal role in the emergent human sciences of psychology, anthropology, and sociology. Anderson looks at motion picture stars who embodied various forms of deviance—narcotic addiction, criminality, sexual perversion, and racial indeterminacy. He considers how the studios profited from popularizing ideas about deviance, and how the debates generated by the early Hollywood scandals continue to affect our notions of personality, sexuality, and public morals.

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Univ of California Press

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0520949420

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Superman vs. Hollywood

How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon

By: Jake Rossen,Mark Millar

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Superman vs. Hollywood

How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon

By: Jake Rossen,Mark Millar

Superman has fought for nearly seven decades to conquer radio, television, and film—but his battles behind the scenes have proved a far greater threat than any fictional foe. For the first time, one book unearths all the details of his turbulent adventures in Tinseltown. Based on extensive interviews with producers, screenwriters, cast members, and crew, Superman vs. Hollywood spills the beans on Marlon Brando's eccentricities; the challenges of making Superman appear to fly; the casting process that at various points had Superman being played by Sylvester Stallone, Neil Diamond, Nicolas Cage, Ashton Kutcher, and even Muhammad Ali; and the Superman movies, fashioned by such maverick filmmakers as Kevin Smith and Tim Burton, that never made it to the screen.

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Chicago Review Press

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1569765014

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Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

By: Neil Gaiman,Mark Buckingham

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Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

By: Neil Gaiman,Mark Buckingham

From New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner-award winning creator Mark Buckingham comes a graphic novel anthology of four essential fantasy stories. These dark and imaginative tales feature an odd and subtly linked world of bizarre venereal diseases, a creepy old woman who feasts on raw meat, a man obsessed with a skin model from a magazine, and a story within a story about ghosts. You wont want to miss this collection featuring comic adaptations of the short stories: Looking for the Girl, Foreign Parts, Closing Time, and Feeders and Eaters from the Hugo, Eisner, Newbery, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning author Neil Gaiman!

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Dark Horse Comics

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1506705308

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Acid Christ

Ken Kesey, LSD and the Politics of Ecstasy

By: Mark Christensen

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Acid Christ

Ken Kesey, LSD and the Politics of Ecstasy

By: Mark Christensen

Following the leader of the notorious "Merry Pranksters" from his birth in Colorado to his literary success and the cross-country journey that inspired the "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," this candid biography chronicles the life and times of 1960s cultural icon Ken Kesey. Presenting an incisive analysis of the author who described himself as "too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a hippie,” this account conducts a mesmerizing journey from author Mark Christensen's point of view, who grew up in Southern California and migrated to Oregon to be part of the Kesey "flock." From interviews with family members and those within his inner circle, this exploration reveals the bestselling author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in his many forms, placing him within the framework of his time, his generation, and the zeitgeist of the psychedelic era.

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IPG

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1936182084

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Ideologies of Globalization

Contending Visions of a New World Order

By: Mark Rupert

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Ideologies of Globalization

Contending Visions of a New World Order

By: Mark Rupert

This work examines the key debates about globalization and provides an analysis of the varied and often contradictory opposition to globalization within the United States.

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Psychology Press

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0415189241

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Business Associations

Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnership and Corporations: 2008 Supplement

By: William A. Klein,J. Mark Ramseyer,Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies J Mark Ramseyer,Stephen M. Bainbridge,William D Warren Distinguished Professor of Law Stephen M Bainbridge

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Business Associations

Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnership and Corporations: 2008 Supplement

By: William A. Klein,J. Mark Ramseyer,Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies J Mark Ramseyer,Stephen M. Bainbridge,William D Warren Distinguished Professor of Law Stephen M Bainbridge

This is the 2008 case supplement to the Klein, Ramseyer and Bainbridge's Business Associations, Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnership and Corporations, 6th Edition.

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Foundation Press

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1599414619

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Marvel Two-In-One Masterworks

By: Allyn Brodsky,Bill Mantlo,David Michelinie,Jo Duffy,John Byrne,Mark Gruenwald,Marv Wolfman,Peter B. Gillis,Ralph Macchio,Steven Grant

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Marvel Two-In-One Masterworks

By: Allyn Brodsky,Bill Mantlo,David Michelinie,Jo Duffy,John Byrne,Mark Gruenwald,Marv Wolfman,Peter B. Gillis,Ralph Macchio,Steven Grant

Collects Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #47-60, Annual (1976) #4. Benjamin J. Grimm — the world’s one and only Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing — doesn’t shy away from any fight. And in this Marvel Masterworks edition, he’ll have to plow through the Machinesmith, the hated Yancy Street Gang, Graviton, Crossfire and even his younger self! But he’s not fighting alone: The Thing will battle alongside Jack of Hearts, Doctor Strange, the Inhumans, Moon Knight and the Human Torch — as well as the Marvel Universe’s greatest poker club! But all this action is just a prelude to Gruenwald, Macchio, Byrne and Pérez’s all-time classic: the PROJECT PEGASUS SAGA! The Project is part advanced energy research facility and part super villain prison — and that makes for one dangerous (and exciting!) combination when the inmates break out! Plus: Don’t miss the incorrigible Impossible Man’s attack on the Marvel Bullpen!

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1302523228

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