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As for who reads this bookAnd who follows its spellsI know your nameYou will not die after your deathIn WalmartYou will not perish foreverFor I know your nameSo begins this darkly comic incantation on the gods and scourges of the 21st century. The...

The Cultural Qualities YOU must Acquire to Succeed in Higher Education is a unique book that can support higher education stakeholders in many ways. The book is meant to help students understand the cultural aspects required of them in the learning...

This book brings together for the first time David Morley and Charlotte Brunsdon's classic texts, Everyday Television: Nationwide and The Nationwide Audience. Originally published in 1978 and 1980 these two research projects combine innovative textual...

Tropical Gothic examines Gothic within a specific geographical area of 'the South' of the Americas. In so doing, we structure the book around geographical coordinates (from North to South) and move between various national traditions of the gothic...

This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of...

This book brings together a carefully selected range of contemporary disciplinary approaches to new areas of Gothic inquiry. Moving beyond the representational and historically based aspects of literature and film that have dominated Gothic studies, this...

In chapters examining a broad range of issues-including sexuality, politics, education, race, gender relations, the environment and social protest movements-Digitized Lives argues that making sense of digitized culture means looking past the glossy...

This book examines the multiple ways that popular media mainstream and reinforce neoliberal ideology, exposing how they promote neoliberalism's underlying ideas, values and beliefs so as to naturalize inequality, undercut democracy and contribute to the...

Play helps define who we are as human beings. However, many of the leisurely/ludic activities people participate in are created and governed by corporate entities with social, political, and business agendas. As such, it is critical that scholars...

Recherches Et Observations Sur Toutes Les Parties De L�������Art Du Dentiste V1 (1786) est un livre �����crit par Bernard Bourdet. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui traite de l'art dentaire dans son ensemble. Le livre est divis����� en plusieurs parties,...

Feste und Feiern bereichern das öffentliche Leben in der Kommune. Die Kirmes ist ein Ort der Zusammenkunft und eröffnet die Möglichkeit zur temporären Beglückung. Die Teilhabe an der Kirmes ist prinzipiell allen möglich und ist sowohl ein...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,7, Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel (Medienmanagement), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Entwicklung...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 1999 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Dt. Institut Kulturanthropologie), Veranstaltung: Körperverständnis und Hygienevorstellungen seit dem 18. Jahrhundert,...

Vordiplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,0, Freie Universität Berlin (Zentraleinrichtung für Frauen und Geschlechterforschung), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wer gewalttätige Filme sieht und...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,5, Universität Münster (Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Ziel der Arbeit ist, mithilfe einer intersektionalen Perspektive...

The definitive version of the undoubted summer blockbuster book! Probably.With an encyclopaedic knowledge of cake, and exclusive access to the church’s stockpile of holy weapons, the Order of the Crimson Rosary are on the frontline in the eternal...

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? How do possums party? And what do trees do in their spare time? All of these questions and more are answered in Levity, Jonathan Vreeland's debut book of one-panel, witty comics that amuse and delight.

Telling Stories, Sharing Confidences, the fourth book in the 'girlfriend' series, shares one woman's humanity, warts, and neuroses alike. Author Carol Gee shares the many kindnesses bestowed upon her, many humorous moments, and her comical thoughts on...

本書旨在保護所有女性與男性。我將闡述帶有「強姦自動化」（Rape Automation）機制的社交編程（Social...

When affable computer salesman Sid Straw sends an innocent letter requesting an autographed photo from his former college classmate, the popular and cultish Hollywood actress Heather Locklear (Melrose Place, Spin City), he has no idea that his life...

The Pope of Pot: And Other True Stories of Marijuana and Related High Jinks is a pocket collection, by the award-winning journalist (and former Rolling Stone drugs correspondent) Mike Sager, highlighting his dispatches from the cannabis underground...

"ComicsAlliance" and "ComicsBlend" Best Comic Book of the Year

'A window into a time of raw energy and rough edges, Deb Price paints a vivid picture of life in the squats of South London. By turns amusing and alarming, but always engaging, we accompany a teenager as she navigates her way to womanhood in a...

A coming-of-age story about pursuing your dreams and what happens when reality gets in the way.  Perfect for fans of Caitlin Moran, Nick Hornby & Ricky Gervais.It's 1992 and Horace dreams of becoming a rockstar with his band the Pointy Birds...

In the aftermath of liberalization of Indian economy in 1991, the study of star-fan studies has experienced exponential expansion. Hero and Hero-Worship: Fandom in Modern India explores the areas of political, religious, film and cricket star fandoms;...

For the first time in English, an essential history of the narrative art form's global riseA noted comics artist himself, Santiago García follows the history of the graphic novel from early nineteenth-century European sequential art, through the...

The first book-length work on the Parisienne, this study combines scholarship in the fields of art history, literature and fashion to enrich our understanding of this intriguing cinematic figure, simultaneously offering new perspectives on film.

Contributions by Lauren R. Carmacci, Keridiana Chez, Kate Glassman, John Granger, Marie Schilling Grogan, Beatrice Groves, Tolonda Henderson, Nusaiba Imady, Cecilia Konchar Farr, Juliana Valadão Lopes, Amy Mars, Christina Phillips-Mattson, Patrick...

The Writing Dead features original interviews with the writers of today's most frightening and fascinating shows. They include some of television's biggest names--Carlton Cuse (Lost and Bates Motel), Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Dead Like Me,...

In The Roaring Fifties is a historical book written by Edward George Dyson in the year 1906. The book is set in the 1850s, a time when gold mining was at its peak in Australia. The story follows the lives of a group of miners who are struggling to make a...

""List of the Photographs and Photographic Negatives Relating to the War for the Union, Now in the War Department Library"" is a book written by Adolphus Washington Greeley in 1897. The book is a comprehensive list of photographs and photographic...

la Valle del Sacco conserva, come cercherò di documentare nel seguito del libro, una quantità immensa di bellezze artistiche e paesaggistiche, di siti archeologici storici e preistorici, di monumenti di architettura civile e religiosa, di oggetti d'arte...

Romania has long been an inviting story for anyone who has visited and absorbed the richness of its landscapes, folk traditions and vibrant urban culture. But there's a dark side, too. One overriding misfortune is its geographic location surrounded over...

Ten years ago, Mark Anthony Neal's New Black Man put forth a revolutionary model of Black masculinity for the twenty-first century-one that moved beyond patriarchy to embrace feminism and combat homophobia. Now, Neal's book is more vital than ever,...

The Culture And Discipline Of The Mind: Addressed To The Young is a book written by John Abercrombie in 1837. The book is a guide for young people on how to develop their minds and cultivate good habits. Abercrombie emphasizes the importance of...

The William's Collection of Shells is a book written by George Halcott Chadwick in 1908. The book provides a brief account of the conchological cabinet of Mrs. Alice L. Williams. The cabinet is a collection of various types of shells and mollusks from...

Whether you are approaching tattoos for the first time and want to start small, or you're a longtime fan and only have just that tiny little spot left, you will appreciate this book and its philosophy: small & meaningful.This book collects over...

"I learned how to compose, how to tell a story. There's no way I could have done what I did later if I hadn't had all that men's adventure magazine work." -Mort KünstlerKnown today as "America's Artist" for his popular and much admired historical...

POLLEN IN PRINT 1955-1959, edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle, is the latest release from the acclaimed Men's Adventure Library, chronologically collecting the complete men's adventure magazine (aka MAM) illustrations by the great SAMSON POLLEN,...

Step by step, into tomorrow, prudent or two left feet on dance floor?Cosmos is grand, comprehensive reading is twin to broad vision, Yesterday is Tomorrow's advisor?Thus comes World Culture Pictorial® Reading and Reflection - from poetry to policy, from...

Mintirho ya Vulavula: Arts, National Identities and Democracy examines the role of arts and culture in development, and specifically its value in consolidating our nascent democracy and in facilitating the transformation of South African society...

Behind The Curtain: What Your Rideshare Driver Really Sees At Night Will Shock You!Imagine what it would be like to pick up a total stranger late at night, and have no idea where you are going until after he climbed into your back seat?For the first...

Baby Boom or Bust is a mostly chronological, frequently irreverent memoir that crosses six notable decades. Baby boomers were borne of The Silent Generation, a large group of prolific breeders between the baby boomer and Greatest Generation eras...

In this book, Cecilia Tossounian reconstructs different representations of modern femininity from 1920s and 1930s Argentina, a time in which the country saw new economic prosperity, a growing cosmopolitan population, and the emergence of consumer culture...

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