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Meanwhile...

A Biography of Milton Caniff, Creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon

By: R.C. Harvey

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A Biography of Milton Caniff, Creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon

By: R.C. Harvey

The comprehensive biography of one of the 20th century's most influential cartoonists, the legendary creator of Steve Canyon and Terry and the Pirates. This book analyzes his storytelling techniques, examines his artistic innovations and work routines, and serves as a history of the medium. Milton Caniff was one of the most influential American cartoonists of the 20th century. He rose to prominence during World War II when he took the characters in his Terry and the Pirates strip into the war. The trenchant pragmatic patriotism of the strip warmed hearts and steeled nerves on the home front as well as the battlefront (one of his strips was read into the Congressional Record). He went on to create Steve Canyon, which was syndicated from 1947 to Caniff's death in 1988. Meanwhile... traces Caniff's life from the cradle to the grave, examining the artistic innovations and work routines of a nationally distributed cartoonist whose career was central to the development of the art form, and marking the milestones in the development of the comic strip that Caniff established. Caniff reshaped the medium and set standards by which all storytelling strips were subsequently judged. He created many colorful characters, including the stalwart Pat Ryan from Terry and the Pirates, Burma the shady lady, and, most memorable of all, the Dragon Lady, a beautiful but mysteriously menacing pirate queen who turned Chinese patriot during the War. WhileMeanwhile... provides a biography of Caniff and analyzes his storytelling techniques, it also serves as a history of the medium and reveals the inner workings of the syndicate business (at which Caniff was as expert as he was at cartooning). The book charts Caniff's rise to fame and fortune, then recounts the decline of his stripSteve Canyon's popularity (whose protagonist served as an unofficial spokesman for the U.S. Air Force from the Korean War until the end of the strip in 1988) when the same brand of patriotism that had inspired admiration during World War II provoked protest during Vietnam, a bittersweet conclusion to a career spent producing a daily feature for 55 years, a record that would stand for a generation. A 2008 Eisner Award Nominee: Best Comics-Related Book; a 2008 Harvey Award Nominee: Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation.

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Fantagraphics Books

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1560977825

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9781560977827

Plant Virology

By: R C Matthews

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Plant Virology

By: R C Matthews

Major developments have taken shape in the ten years since the publication of Plant Virology, Second Edition. This Third Edition of the leading comprehensive text and reference for the field contains more than sixty percent new material, including applications and results of gene manipulation techniques. As with the first and second editions, this volume covers all aspects of plant virology, from molecular to ecological. Plant Virology, Third Edition, is intended for graduate students, researchers, and teachers in plant virology, plant pathology, general virology, and microbiology, and scientists in related areas of molecular biology, biochemistry, plant physiology, and entomology.

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858

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Elsevier

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0323138489

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9780323138482

The Tales Of Anika Camroon

By: R.C. Hewlett

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The Tales Of Anika Camroon

By: R.C. Hewlett

The Tales of Anika Camroon This is a fantasy/sci-fi adventure that takes place in the mid twenty-fourth century. The story is centered around a teenage girl of Indonesian descent named Anika Camroon, who was orphaned at the age of five and who finds out that she has been adopted into a family of magical creatures. Anika grows up on the planet Gandara with her adopted father, Potter, who is actually half-troll and half forest gnome. She is chosen by the alien sylph Queen to join the sylph army and help diminish the stronghold the evil drageren have over mortal souls. The drageren were once sylph themselves but have now become hideous creatures bent on stopping the mortal realm from achieving communion with the Corin, a privilege once destined for them alone. The drageren travel throughout different worlds attempting to infiltrate each species and destroy its chance of achieving communion with the Corin. The hatred the drageren have for the Queen and the Corin ignites their lust for mortal souls, the protection of whom the Queen has entrusted to Her army of Knights. Anika joins the rank of the Queen's Knights, and with the help of Logan Anderson, an Aquarian from Earth, and Drew Clarke, a Gandaran Air Force pilot, Anika has many adventures that lead her to other galaxies, but eventually, she always returns home to her adopted father, Potter. Anika spends the rest of her life in the constant battle for souls, working toward perfect communion with the Corin. Suggested reading age for this book is fifteen years and up.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479767778

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9781479767779

Red

The Saga of Red Dog

By: R.C. Besteder

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Red

The Saga of Red Dog

By: R.C. Besteder

Red, The Saga of Red Dog, is the first of two volumes on a redbone hound of wolf mix that became a ferial dog and one of her pups, "Rot." In this book and the second, two significant questions asked by dog lovers are answered. The first has to do with whether a dog has a soul and the second is whether a dog has an afterlife? Question one is answered in the first book and question two will be answered in the second. Red was a real dog but her story is presented in a fictional narrative. A principle is illustrated namely that the righteous care for their animals. As opposed to animal abuse, what happened to Red, is intended to enlighten readers on the proper way to treat one's dog. There is mystery in the composition of Red. It's left to the reader to pick up the many hints the author has in mind and in one special instance what appears to be a contradiction has a deeper meaning for the reader to comprehend. This book is quite educational and will contribute to the reader's knowledge and appreciation of dogs. The background of the early life of Red is one in which the author was reared and is presented with great detail and accuracy. Note Red's first Christmas. The raccoon hunt was an actual experience of the writer. Red born in Pennsylvania runs with wolves through New York and into Canada, and in her sojourn ends up in Florida. Red is fast moving and exciting. It was written with great emotion and it is hoped that you will be inwardly compelled to follow the good against evil plot to the completion of Rot, son of Red.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1645155277

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9781645155270

Path of the Spirit Walker

Book II

By: R. C. Lane

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Path of the Spirit Walker

Book II

By: R. C. Lane

Book 2 finds Spirit Walker on his quest and meets the man in black. Together they fight demons and have a special mission from Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and other angels as they fight Molech, Behemoth, and other demons in Western gunfights and secret missions. The man in black rediscovers his faith and humanity as he falls in love with a woman chosen by God to be his wife. The two warriors of God search to stop the opening of the hellmouth and stop the evil one's plan to have hell on earth.

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Page Publishing, Inc

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1643349406

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9781643349404

Only God Knows Why

Divine Cruelty

By: R.C. Parsons

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Only God Knows Why

Divine Cruelty

By: R.C. Parsons

Glancing ‘round the kitchen, I decided to make the most of my unexpected holiday. Instead of dressing for work in my drab olive-green Get Go outfit, I walked into the bedroom and grabbed a pair of faded old blue jeans and a white summer tank. I steered my butt into the bathroom and stood silently, questioning my appearance in the mirror. Lord. Living like this is really aging me. I’m forty-six years old, and all this shit’s making me look like sixty. Grabbing my makeup bag, I did a quick Chinese slap-chop-suey on my face, finishing up with a lick of Latin lipstick. Ahhhh, not so bad with the cover-up. Gee, I seem to have dropped a few years. Why, I bet I could now pass for, let’s see? Forty-five? Fifty? Laughing as I slipped my boots on, I tossed my old leather jacket over my arm for later and decided to head down to the local watering hole. It was more than a tweak funny to me that the bar I was planning on kicking it in was the Get Together. It was an amusing coincidence considering the bullet I was dodging for the day was none other than the local Get Go. The bar had a long, sordid history on Kenilworth Ave. It was opened and closed by the local cops at least twice a year, a ripper bar when I’d begun shooting a stick at the tender age of eighteen. By the ripe age of twenty-four, I’d graduated up to serving beers and waiting tables, and it’d evolved into one of the roughest biker bars in Hamilton. Hells Angels, Red Devils, Outlaws, and the Chinese Tong all left their colours and turf wars outside to discuss business around the marble bar top. Once that was done, they’d slip down to the private “gentlemen’s” room to shake hands over a few rails of the Christmas product they all pumped out on the streets. Walking down the street now, kissing fifty, I found myself running there for shelter. Shelter from the storm . . . Shelter from work, from life, from a man I used to love and a house I used to call home.

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356

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FriesenPress

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1525567659

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9781525567650

Buckskinner

By: R. C. House

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Buckskinner

By: R. C. House

Sequel to : Warhawk.

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232

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M. Evans

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0871317834

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9780871317834

The Mammals That Moved Mankind

A History of Beasts of Burden

By: R.C. Sturgis

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The Mammals That Moved Mankind

A History of Beasts of Burden

By: R.C. Sturgis

We drive off in our cars, catch trains, and fly to the other side of the world. But how did we and why did we first became mobile? This is a history of the extraordinary range of animals that helped drag Mankind out of pre-history and into his now extremely mobile present. We depended on just six animals to help us hunt, to carry us and drag our loads. Without dogs, horses, oxen, camels, elephants and reindeer, civilization would have taken a very much longer time arriving. But they provided much more than just transport and affected our lives in so many ways from milk to magic, from meat to trading and from games to war.

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AuthorHouse

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1504939468

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9781504939461

Impossible to Possible

Maruti's Incredible Success and How It Can Change India

By: R.C. Bhargava

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Impossible to Possible

Maruti's Incredible Success and How It Can Change India

By: R.C. Bhargava

IN 1981 A COMPANY WAS formed that, quite unbelievably, led to the creation of a modern car industry in India. The company was Maruti and its experiences have relevance far beyond the car industry, extending to the entire manufacturing segment. Its success is all the more remarkable as Maruti started out as a public sector company but with a Japanese partner, an almost certain recipe for failure given the cumbersome bureaucratic procedures and socialistic ideology that were prevalent. Moreover, the component industry needed to support its ambitious plans-100,000 cars annually-was fragmented and technologically obsolete. Today India has become the third-largest automotive market in the world and a major exporter of cars. Maruti itself ranks among the biggest manufacturers and is set to double its capacity to 4 million cars by 2030. As R.C. Bhargava, who has been with the company from its inception, emphasises, Maruti's learnings apply not just to one industry but, more crucially, to India's growth aspirations. Manufacturing is the cornerstone of these, making Impossible to Possible one of the most important books to come out on the subject of management and development.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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9356405328

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9789356405325

They Prepared for the End

The Story of an Economic Community

By: R.C. Williams

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They Prepared for the End

The Story of an Economic Community

By: R.C. Williams

They Prepared for the End By: R. C. Williams The town of Paradise Valley isn’t your usual sleepy mountain town. In the three years since its founding, the town and its founders have been preparing for potential catastrophe. They have stockpiled resources, built fortifications, and gathered together a unique group of like-minded, well-trained folks of every walk of life, especially warriors from the ranks of the military and police. When disaster does strike, the town kicks into gear, preparing for survival—and to protect what’s theirs from those who wish to take it. Can this American utopia survive the new apocalyptic world, or will they witness their bright future fall as the hungry hordes come knocking at their door?

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480951722

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9781480951723

Society and Social Pathology

A Framework for Progress

By: R.C. Smith

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Society and Social Pathology

A Framework for Progress

By: R.C. Smith

This book offers one of the most comprehensive studies of social pathology to date, following a cross-disciplinary and methodologically innovative approach. It is written for anyone concerned with understanding current social conditions, individual health, and how we might begin to collectively conceive of a more reconciled postcapitalist world. Drawing reference from the most up-to-date studies, Smith crosses disciplinary boundaries from cognitive science and anthropology to critical theory, systems theory and psychology. Opening with an empirical account of numerous interlinked carises from mental health to the physiological effects of environmental pollution, Smith argues that mainstream sociological theories of pathology are deeply inadequate. Smith introduces an alternative critical conception of pathology that drills to the core of how and why society is deeply ailing. The book concludes with a detailed account of why a progressive and critical vision of social change requires a “holistic view” of individual and societal transformation. Such a view is grounded in the awareness that a sustainable transition to postcapitalism is ultimately a many-sided (social, individual, and structural) healing process.

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382

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Springer

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3319503251

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9783319503257

Reprobates

By: R.C. Bridgestock

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Reprobates

By: R.C. Bridgestock

After a burglary at the mortuary, the body of 30-year-old Kirsty Gallagher goes missing - but the body that searchers find belongs to someone else The Harrowfield mortuary has been robbed, and Kirsty Gallagher’s body disappears. Nearby, uniformed police are searching the canal along with a small diving squad, following the discovery of some clothes by the bank side. The body of a naked man is hoisted from the murky depths. His ankles are tied by a piece of rope connected to concrete. Kirsty’s decomposing corpse is eventually found and an arrest is made which leads to a network of men whom DI Dylan can only describe as reprobates.

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Canelo

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1800323409

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9781800323407

Fly Ash in Concrete

Production, Properties and Uses

By: R C Joshi,R P Lohita

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Fly Ash in Concrete

Production, Properties and Uses

By: R C Joshi,R P Lohita

Since it was first recognized as a mineral admixture for concrete in the 1930's, fly ash has been the subject of worldwide study as researchers work to maximize its economical and environmental benefits. In recent years, investigations have focused on the physical, chemical and mineralogical characteristics of fly ash and their specific correlation to the performance of concrete. This book collects the latest results from these various studies and offers a complete review of the advantages of fly ash as an admixture in concrete, including strength development and improved chemical resistance and durability. A review of the current international standards on fly ash usage is provided, in addition to an extensive reference list and a complete survey of various other fly ash products, such as bricks, mineral wool and gypsum wall boards, as well as the use of fly ash in waste management.

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CRC Press

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9056995804

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9789056995805

Letter to a Christian Nation

Counter Point

By: R. C. Metcalf

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Letter to a Christian Nation

Counter Point

By: R. C. Metcalf

Is Christianity rational? Sam Harris, best-selling author of Letter to a Christian Nation offers a uniquely pointed perspective on Christian America. Mr. Harris views religion today, on the whole, as a highly negative component of American culture. R.C. Metcalf presents a compelling counter treatise challenging Mr. Harris' atheist worldview. Raised in an atheist home and trained in secular universities, Dr. Metcalf, now both scientist and Christian, speaks out in support of evangelical Christianity in America. Does faith inhibit honest science? Is Christianity a danger to society? Are Christian morals irrational? Does evil prove God doesn't exist? Are humans good by nature?

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iUniverse

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0595432646

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9780595432646

THE LOST SISTERS Volume 2

By: RC Pinnell

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THE LOST SISTERS Volume 2

By: RC Pinnell

This volume continues the stories of Elaney, Kendall, Sternham and Ravenea as their destinies take them across the world of Eidane in their quests. The power of the Jenuin is being threatened by a mysterious faction within the Church, while invading beasts roam the lands in search of "The Destroyer", while the love between two people is put to the ultimate test. WARNING: This is an adult story of medieval-fantasy, and should not be read to or by persons under 18 years of age.

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Lulu.com

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1304732754

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9781304732750

A Textbook of Microbiology (Library Hardback Edition)

By: Dubey R.C. & Maheshwari D.K.

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A Textbook of Microbiology (Library Hardback Edition)

By: Dubey R.C. & Maheshwari D.K.

This textbook is for University & College Students in India & Abroad. Ecology of microorganisms especially soil, water and air, microbial interactions has been discussed. New chapters has been added.

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1104

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S. Chand Publishing

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9355011865

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9789355011862

Thomas Jefferson—Revolutionary

A Radical's Struggle to Remake America

By: Kevin R. C. Gutzman

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Thomas Jefferson—Revolutionary

A Radical's Struggle to Remake America

By: Kevin R. C. Gutzman

In this lively and clearly written book, Kevin Gutzman makes a compelling case for the broad range and radical ambitions of Thomas Jefferson's commitment to human equality." - Alan Taylor, Pulitzer Prize winning author of American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804 Though remembered chiefly as author of the Declaration of Independence and the president under whom the Louisiana Purchase was effected, Thomas Jefferson was a true revolutionary in the way he thought about the size and reach of government, which Americans who were full citizens and the role of education in the new country. In his new book, Kevin Gutzman gives readers a new view of Jefferson—a revolutionary who effected radical change in a growing country. Jefferson’s philosophy about the size and power of the federal system almost completely undergirded the Jeffersonian Republican Party. His forceful advocacy of religious freedom was not far behind, as were attempts to incorporate Native Americans into American society. His establishment of the University of Virginia might be one of the most important markers of the man’s abilities and character. He was not without flaws. While he argued for the assimilation of Native Americans into society, he did not assume the same for Africans being held in slavery while—at the same time—insisting that slavery should cease to exist. Many still accuse Jefferson of hypocrisy on the ground that he both held that “all men are created equal” and held men as slaves. Jefferson’s true character, though, is more complex than that as Kevin Gutzman shows in his new book about Jefferson, a revolutionary whose accomplishments went far beyond the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

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402

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Macmillan + ORM

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1250010810

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9781250010810

Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations

By: R. C. Bell

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Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations

By: R. C. Bell

This encyclopedic volume provides the rules and methods of play for more than 180 different games: Ma-jong, Hazard, Wei-ch'i (Go), Backgammon, Pachisi, and many others. Over 300 photographs and line drawings.

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Courier Corporation

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0486145573

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9780486145570

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