The Other 1980s: Reframing Comics' Crucial Decade (Costello Brannon)(Pevná vazba)

The Other 1980s: Reframing Comics' Crucial Decade (Costello Brannon)(Pevná vazba)

Fans and scholars have long regarded the 1980s as a significant turning point in the history of comics in the United States, but most critical discussions of the period still focus on books from prominent creators such as Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and Art Spiegelman, eclipsing the work of others

Reframing Academic Leadership (Gallos Joan V.)(Pevná vazba)

Reframing Academic Leadership Reframing Academic Leadership is the go-to guide for deepening leadership commitment, capacity, and impact. Gallos and Bolman tease out the unique opportunities and challenges in academic leadership and present powerful ideas and tools to guide and assist college and

Ed the Happy Clown (Brown Chester)(Pevná vazba)

A LONG-OUT-OF-PRINT CLASIC BY A MASTER OF UNDERGROUND COMICSIn the late 1980s, the idiosyncratic Chester Brown (author of the muchlauded Paying for It and Louis Riel) began writing the cult classic comic book series Yummy Fur. Within its pages, he serialized the groundbreaking Ed the Happy Clown,

DC Through the 80s: The Experiments (Various)(Pevná vazba)

For the first time, DC offers a retrospective of the 1980s, a monumental decade that introduced some of DC's all-time bestselling titles. The 1980s were a period of great achievement and transition for DC Comics, one that introduced some of DC's all-time bestselling titles including Watchmen and

Radiohead: Music for a Global Future (Rose Phil)(Pevná vazba)

Since Radiohead's formation in the mid-1980s, the band has celebrated three decades of creative collaboration and achieved critical acclaim across music genres as cultural icons. Recognized not only for their musical talent and daring experimentation, Radiohead is also known for its work's

Labour and the left in the 1980s (Davis Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

This volume of essays constitutes the first history of Labour and left-wing politics in the decade when Margaret Thatcher reshaped modern Britain. Leading scholars explore aspects of left-wing culture, activities and ideas at a time when social democracy was in crisis. There are articles about

Soft City: The Lost Graphic Novel (Pushwagner Hariton)(Pevná vazba)

The legendary Norwegian pop artist Pushwagner's scathing comics masterpiece--lost for decades, and never before published in the U.S.--is an epic vision of a single day in a world gone wrong: a brightly smiling, disturbingly familiar dystopia of towering skyscrapers, omnipresent surveillance, and

Beyond 9/11: Homeland Security for the Twenty-First Century (Lawson Chappell)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing two decades of government efforts to 'secure the homeland,' experts offer crucial strategic lessons and detailed recommendations for homeland security.For Americans, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, crystallized the notion of homeland security. But what does it mean to 'secure

The Amazing Spider-Man - Stan Lee, Jason Reynolds, Steve Ditko, Ben Saunders

It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and

Classic Knits of the 1980s (Black Sandy)(Pevná vazba)

Written by a pioneer of modern fashion knitwear, Classic Knits of the 1980s describes the principal fundamentals of knitwear design and features original, colorful, textural and fun knitting patterns that capture the fashion zeitgeist of the 1980s designer knitwear boom. As well as selling

Mosaic (Ramsay Caro)(Pevná vazba)

From the acclaimed author of the Anderson & Costello series, a compelling standalone psychological thriller. Megan Melvick has returned home after a three-year absence to visit her dying sister, Melissa, for the last time. As she approaches the grand Scottish country estate where she grew up, the

Rangers in the 1980s: The Players' Stories (Aird Alistair)(Pevná vazba)

Rangers in the 1980s chronicles the fortunes of the club during one of the most turbulent, transitional decades in their history. The story is told by the players of the era, who recount their routes to Ibrox, memories of their time with the club, and retrospective opinions on both Rangers FC and

Football in the 1980s (Keane Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Football in the 1980s is a wide-ranging and quirky look at some of football's biggest moments, matches and personalities from the decade that fashion forgot. A mixture of facts, trivia and anecdotes, the author covers not only top-flight football, but also the lower leagues, European competitions

The Social Edge: The Power of Sympathy Groups for our Health, Wealth and Sustainable Future (Costello Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

Marvel Museum - The Story of the Comics (Hartley Ned)(Pevná vazba)

Reframing Holocaust Testimony (Shenker Noah)(Pevná vazba)

Institutions that have collected video testimonies from the few remaining Holocaust survivors are grappling with how to continue their mission to educate and commemorate. Noah Shenker calls attention to the ways that audiovisual testimonies of the Holocaust have been mediated by the institutional

Reframing the Musical: Race, Culture and Identity (Whitfield Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

This critical and inclusive edited collection offers an overview of the musical in relation to issues of race, culture and identity. Bringing together contributions from cultural, American and theatre studies for the first time, the chapters offer fresh perspectives on musical theatre history,

1910s Scrapbook: the Decade of the Great War(Pevná vazba)

A nostalgic glimpse of a bygone

River Capture (Costello Mary)(Pevná vazba)

The new novel about love, loyalty and nature, from the author of Academy Street, Irish Book Awards Book of the Year

Reframing the Alhambra: Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial (Bush Olga)(Pevná vazba)

This book investigates the neglected, interdisciplinary contexts of medieval poetics and optics and through comparative study of Islamic court

Sitting in the Shade: A Decade of My Garden Diary (Johnson Hugh)(Pevná vazba)

1950s Fashion Print (Fogg Marnie)(Pevná vazba)

An essential sourcebook of prints from a key fashion decade. The 1950s was the decade when an analytical approach to design, with a lightness and freshness, combined with whimsical imagery and idiosyncratic subject matter. Showcasing hundreds of print designs, this book celebrates the heyday of

Creepy Creations (Reid Ken)(Pevná vazba)

Spine-tingling humour horror comics from Ken Reid, the British comics master behind

Liz Fraser... and Other Characters - My Autobiography (Fraser Liz)(Pevná vazba)

Liz Fraser was one of British cinema's favourite leading ladies for three decades. Instantly recognisable as the star of five 'Carry On' productions, she also appeared in the 'Confessions' and 'Adventures' films, as well as regularly appearing alongside such comedy legends as Tony Hancock and Peter