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ElfQuest: Stargazer's Hunt Complete Edition

By: Wendy Pini,Richard Pini

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ElfQuest: Stargazer's Hunt Complete Edition

By: Wendy Pini,Richard Pini

ElfQuest alumnus Sonny Strait returns at full force as artist and colorist, alongside storytellers Wendy and Richard Pini, with script, layouts, and an all new cover exclusive to this edition by Wendy Pini. Longtime fans and new readers alike will not want to miss this special offering of Stargazer's Hunt, released just in time to celebrate ElfQuest’s 10-year-anniversary with Dark Horse Comics! When ElfQuest: The Final Quest concluded, it ended the hero’s journey of Cutter Kinseeker, chief of the Wolfriders. But that was only the start of a new adventure for Cutter’s “brother in all but blood,” Skywise. Now the stargazer elf, who thought he knew everything about Cutter, discovers how mistaken he was. Skywise sets his sights on the cosmic horizon for answers, sending him on his own epic quest from the elves’ ancestral Star Home through uncharted space and back to the World of Two Moons. His star-spanning quest reveals interstellar majesty and the desolation of ruined worlds, but no answers to the gaps in his memory. Meanwhile Jink, the elf-daughter he left behind, returns to the ancestral home of the Wolfriders in the hope of finding a way to heal her father’s soul. This special hardcover edition of Stargazer’s Hunt collects the entire miniseries in one volume, including brand new behind-the-scenes sketches and commentary. Collects Elfquest: Stargazer’s Hunt volumes 1 and 2.

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150674236X

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Winds of Change

The Blood of Ten Chiefs

By: Richard Pini

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Winds of Change

The Blood of Ten Chiefs

By: Richard Pini

Winds of Change continues the fascinating exploration into the lives of the Ten Chiefs who are the direct ancestors of Cutter, the hero of the Elfquest graphic novels. "Will vastly entertain the large and growing audience for elftales".--Chicago Sun-Times.

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Tor Books

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0812507002

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The Complete Elfquest Volume 1: The Original Quest

By: Richard Pini,Wendy Pini

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The Complete Elfquest Volume 1: The Original Quest

By: Richard Pini,Wendy Pini

Discover the legendary ElfQuest! Chief Cutter and the Wolfriders are driven from their forest home by threat of annihilation. As they wander an ever-changing landscape in search of a new home, they are confronted by fearful and vengeful humans, power-hungry trolls, and other mysterious elfin tribes. Alliances are forged, enemies discovered, and savage battles fought in this epic fantasy adventure! Collects ElfQuest #1–#20.

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1621159817

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The Complete ElfQuest Volume 5

By: Wendy Pini,Richard Pini

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The Complete ElfQuest Volume 5

By: Wendy Pini,Richard Pini

This fifth volume of the New York Times bestselling series weighs in at a hefty 720 pages. It collects material from Elfquest - Hidden Years #16-29, as well as the entire "Wild Hunt" sequence from Elfquest comics (vol.2). A stunning collection of art and story from Wendy and Richard Pini and others. The latest collection of the classic fantasy series by Wendy and Richard Pini continues the canonical adventures of the Wolfriders. With Cutter leading his warriors against the human warlord Grohmul Djun, his chief-daughter Ember takes her tribemates far away into unknown lands, where she pits her skills and courage against new threats and unexpected revelations.

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1506706096

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Elfquest: The Final Quest Volume 1

By: Wendy Pini,Richard Pini

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Elfquest: The Final Quest Volume 1

By: Wendy Pini,Richard Pini

For generations, the elves sought a safe haven against all who would do them harm. But the dream that Chief Cutter and his Wolfriders fought and died for, the Palace of the High Ones, may be the very thing destroying them. The skills that helped them survive the harsh world are fading, and there is a growing threat from a tyrant obsessed with exterminating all elves--creating a disastrous brew that must surely boil over. Volume 1 collects Wendy and Richard Pini's sixty-page special and the first six issues of The Final Quest, the newest adventures of the Wolfriders! "Even with a bit of a slowdown in pace, Wendy and Richard Pini's "Elfquest: The Final Quest" is a pleasant read. And with the setup for what's to come next time, I'm looking forward to seeing them in "60," as the old issues' letter-column liked to state things. I suspect readers who made it this far will agree." - Comic Book Resources "Elfquest is just one of those stories that you never want to end. It's so visually pleasing, I would be totally down for a virtual game or even just a tour of the palace. So yet again, Elfquest scores a five out of five." - Comic Bastards "Wendy Pini's art is as strong as it ever was, and we feel for the characters as they move forward in time and in their individual lives. The scripting augments the beautiful art so very well! If you're looking for some engaging fantasy, don't miss Elfquest: The Final Quest! It's something special and will pull you in from the first time you read it!" - Major Spoilers

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1616554096

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The Complete Elfquest Volume 1

By: Wendy Pini,Richard Pini

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The Complete Elfquest Volume 1

By: Wendy Pini,Richard Pini

Discover the legendary Elfquest! Created in 1978, Elfquest continues to capture the imaginations of readers young and old. Chief Cutter and the Wolfriders are driven from their forest home by the threat of annihilation. As they wander an ever-changing landscape inhabited by excitable humans--and other odd creatures--they discover other elf tribes as well. Alliances are forged, enemies discovered, and savage battles fought in this epic fantasy adventure! This edition boasts 720 pages, collecting the entirety of what is now known as "The Original Quest" in stunning black and white, including an extensive gallery of concept art, pinups, and covers, with commentary from series creators Wendy and Richard Pini.

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161655407X

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The Complete ElfQuest Volume 7

By: Richard Pini,Wendy Pini

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The Complete ElfQuest Volume 7

By: Richard Pini,Wendy Pini

The Wolfriders embark on their Final Quest! Generation after generation, for thousands of years, the elves of the World of Two Moons sought refuge from the savagery of their primitive planet. For a while, it seemed they had found it in the legendary Palace of the High Ones. Within, Chief Cutter and his tribe of Wolfriders avoid nature's wrath and the threat of an ever-expanding human population. Yet comfort comes at a price. The seductive magical influence of the Palace may lead to the feral elves' undoing and Cutter realizes he must embark upon the most important quest of all! The long-running original ElfQuest series by celebrated creators Wendy and Richard Pini comes to an unexpected and deeply emotional conclusion in this seventh volume in the Complete ElfQuest series, collecting the entire Final Quest story arc! Collects ElfQuest: The Final Quest TPB volumes 1-4.

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1506706118

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The Complete Elfquest Volume 1: The Original Quest

By: Richard Pini,Wendy Pini

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By: Richard Pini,Wendy Pini

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Mussolini

By: Richard J. B. Bosworth

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Mussolini

By: Richard J. B. Bosworth

In 1945, disguised in German greatcoat and helmet, Mussolini attempted to escape from the advancing Allied armies. Unfortunately for him, the convoy of which he was part was stopped by partisans and his features, made so familiar by Fascist propaganda, gave him away. Within 24 hours he was executed by his captors, joining those he sent early to their graves as an outcome of his tyranny, at least one million people. He was one of the tyrant-killers who so scarred interwar Europe, but we cannot properly understand him or his regime by any simple equation with Hitler or Stalin. Like them, his life began modestly in the provinces; unlike them, he maintained a traditonal male family life, including both wife and mistresses, and sought in his way to be an intellectual. He was cruel (though not the cruellest); his racism existed, but never without the consistency and vigor that would have made him a good recruit for the SS. He sought an empire; but, in the most part, his was of the old-fashioned, costly, nineteenth century variety, not a racial or ideological imperium. And, self-evidently Italian society was not German or Russian: the particular patterns of that society shaped his dictatorship. Bosworth's Mussolini allows us to come closer than ever before to an appreciation of the life and actions of the man and of the political world and society within which he operated. With extraordinary skill and vividness, drawing on a huge range of sources, this biography paints a picture of brutality and failure, yet one tempered with an understanding of Mussolini as a human being, not so different from many of his contemporaries. 'The definitive study of the Italian dictator.' - Library Journal

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A&C Black

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1849660247

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Lanthanides and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism

By: Richard A. Layfield,Muralee Murugesu

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Lanthanides and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism

By: Richard A. Layfield,Muralee Murugesu

The first reference on this rapidly growing topic provides an essential up-to-date guide to current and emerging trends. A group of international experts has been carefully selected by the editors to cover all the central aspects, with a focus on molecular species while also including industrial applications. The resulting unique overview is a must-have for researchers, both in academia and industry, who are entering or already working in the field.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527673504

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Rural Geographies

People, Place and the Countryside

By: Richard Yarwood

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Rural Geographies

People, Place and the Countryside

By: Richard Yarwood

Rural Geographies provides a critical, contemporary and accessible introduction to rural change by using geographical ideas to understand current issues affecting the countryside. The book discusses how the countryside has been studied by geographers across a range of different scales, from village community to the global countryside. Each chapter provides a concise and well-illustrated introduction to a key theme in rural geography, using current literature and contemporary examples. The book is divided into four sections that cover rural contexts, changes, contests and cultures. The volume takes a global perspective but is largely centred on the Global North, reflecting the tradition of scholarship in rural geography. Rural Geographies is driven by thinking in human geography. It reflects how major paradigmatic changes in the discipline have impacted, and have been informed by, the sub-discipline of rural geography. The aim is to introduce key ideas and concepts that will teach students the critical skills necessary to analyse rural issues themselves. The text will be a valuable resource for undergraduate students studying rural geography and rural studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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0429829272

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Teaching Literature to Adolescents

By: Richard Beach,Deborah Appleman,Susan Hynds,Jeffrey Wilhelm

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Teaching Literature to Adolescents

By: Richard Beach,Deborah Appleman,Susan Hynds,Jeffrey Wilhelm

This text for pre-service and in-service English education courses presents current methods of teaching literature to middle and high school students. The methods are based on social-constructivist/socio-cultural theories of literacy learning, and incorporate research on literary response conducted by the authors. Teaching Literature to Adolescents – a totally new text that draws on ideas from the best selling textbook, Teaching Literature in the Secondary School, by Beach and Marshall – reflects and builds on recent key developments in theory and practice in the field, including: the importance of providing students with a range of critical lenses for analyzing texts and interrogating the beliefs, attitudes, and ideological perspectives encountered in literature; organization of the literature curriculum around topics, themes, or issues; infusion of multicultural literature and emphasis on how writers portray race, class, and gender differences; use of drama as a tool for enhancing understanding of texts; employment of a range of different ways to write about literature; integration of critical analysis of film and media texts with the study of literature; blending of quality young adult literature into the curriculum; and attention to students who have difficulty succeeding in literature classes due to reading difficulties, disparities between school and home cultures, attitudes toward school/English, or lack of engagement with assigned texts or response activities. The interactive Web site contains recommended readings, resources, and activities; links to Web sites and PowerPoint presentations; and opportunities for readers to contribute teaching units to the Web site databases. Instructors and students in middle and high school English methods courses will appreciate the clear, engaging, useful integration of theory, methods, and pedagogical features offered in this text.

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Routledge

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1135635978

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Nino Rota

Music, Film and Feeling

By: Richard Dyer

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Nino Rota

Music, Film and Feeling

By: Richard Dyer

Nino Rota is one of the most important composers in the history of cinema. Both popular and prolific, he wrote some of the most cherished and memorable of all film music – for The Godfather Parts I and II, The Leopard, the Zeffirelli Shakespeares, nearly all of Fellini and for more than 140 popular Italian movies. Yet his music does not quite work in the way that we have come to assume music in film works: it does not seek to draw us in and identify, nor to overwhelm and excite us. In itself, in its pretty but reticent melodies, its at once comic and touching rhythms, and in its relation to what's on screen, Rota's music is close and affectionate towards characters and events but still restrained, not detached but ironically attached. In this major new study of Rota's film career, Richard Dyer gives a detailed account of Rota's aesthetic, suggesting it offers a new approach to how we understand both film music and feeling and film more broadly. He also provides a first full account in English of Rota's life and work, linking it to notions of plagiarism and pastiche, genre and convention, irony and narrative. Rota's practice is related to some of the major ways music is used in film, including the motif, musical reference, underscoring and the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic music, revealing how Rota both conforms to and undermines standard conceptions. In addition, Dyer considers the issue of gay cultural production, Rota's favourte genre, comedy, and his productive collaboration with the director Federico Fellini.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1838717366

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9781838717360

Elementary Hindi

Learn to Communicate in Everyday Situations (MP3 Audio CD Included)

By: Richard Delacy,Sudha Joshi

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Elementary Hindi

Learn to Communicate in Everyday Situations (MP3 Audio CD Included)

By: Richard Delacy,Sudha Joshi

This is a comprehensive and user-friendly elementary level Hindi textbook and language learning package. This comprehensive guide to learning the Hindi language teaches you basic proficiency in everyday, conversational beginner Hindi. From learning to write the Hindi alphabet and pronounce its sounds, to using vocabulary and grammar, to communicating in dialogues, your rapidly-developing skills in Hindi will surprise you. No prior experience is necessary to learn Hindi with this book. The chapters cover many situations you'll need to travel to India, read Hindi, write Hindi, and speak Hindi. Key features of Elementary Hindi: The MP3 audio CD helps build reading comprehension and ensures correct pronunciation. Reveals real life in India through the book's characters, Deepak and Kavitha. Covers elementary-level Hindi grammar including the rules of pronunciation, nasalizations, and the past tense. Teaches the written Hindi alphabet, allowing students to start reading and writing Hindi immediately. Makes the Hindi language accessible, understandable and enjoyable. Enriched by fascinating information about the Hindi-speaking cultures of the world, Elementary Hindi brings the language to life, whether you're studying on your own, or in a classroom. The expert guidance in Elementary Hindi is carefully sequenced to be the most efficient and most supportive approach for beginners. Delacy and Joshi are two seasoned teachers of Hindi, and their experience shines out from every page. Their knowledge will help you succeed in your goal of learning Hindi. Available separately is the companion Elementary Hindi Workbook, which will help you polish the lessons learned here. The ten activities per lesson offer a range of exercises and practice opportunities that will help you achieve proficiency in everyday, conversational Hindi. All disc content is alternatively accessible on tuttlepublishing.com/downloadable-content.

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1462922481

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The Battle against Anarchist Terrorism

An International History, 1878–1934

By: Richard Bach Jensen

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The Battle against Anarchist Terrorism

An International History, 1878–1934

By: Richard Bach Jensen

The first global history of the secret diplomatic and police campaign against anarchist terrorism from 1880 to the 1920s.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107034051

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Duns Scotus's Theory of Cognition

By: Richard Cross

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Duns Scotus's Theory of Cognition

By: Richard Cross

Richard Cross provides the first complete and detailed account of Duns Scotus's theory of cognition, tracing the processes involved in cognition from sensation, through intuition and abstraction, to conceptual thought. He provides an analysis of the ontological status of the various mental items (acts and dispositions) involved in cognition, and a new account of Scotus on nature of conceptual content. Cross goes on to offer a novel, reductionist, interpretation of Scotus's view of the ontological status of representational content, as well as new accounts of Scotus's opinions on intuitive cognition, intelligible species, and the varieties of consciousness. Scotus was a perceptive but highly critical reader of his intellectual forebears, and this volume places his thought clearly within the context of thirteenth-century reflections on cognitive psychology, influenced as they were by Aristotle, Augustine, and Avicenna. As far as possible, Duns Scotus's Theory of Cognition traces developments in Scotus's thought during the ten or so highly productive years that formed the bulk of his intellectual life.

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OUP Oxford

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0191507792

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Duns Scotus on God

By: Richard Cross

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Duns Scotus on God

By: Richard Cross

The Franciscan John Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308) is the philosopher's theologian par excellence: more than any of his contemporaries, he is interested in arguments for their own sake. Making use of the tools of modern philosophy, Richard Cross presents a thorough account of Duns Scotus's arguments on God and the Trinity. Providing extensive commentary on central passages from Scotus, many of which are presented in translation in this book, Cross offers clear expositions of Scotus's sometimes elliptical writing. Cross's account shows that, in addition to being a philosopher of note, Scotus is a creative and original theologian who offers new insights into many old problems.

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1351942646

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