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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
If you were born in the 80s', your parents were the last wave of baby boomers. They, along with everybody else, were embracing the future with the personal computer. It was the decade of remarkable technology. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates became household names. MTV broadcasted the first music video; there was a home-video store in every neighborhood; and Pac-Man, was the best selling arcade game of all time.
Bail out: Three down-on-their-luck bounty...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin's fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of water-cooler TV. It is the subject of intense debate in national newspapers; by PhD students asking why Westeros has yet to see an industrial revolution, or whether astronomy explains the continent's climatic problems and unpredictable solstices ('winter...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. It was the cultural phase of the "New Negro" movement, a social and political phenomenon that promoted a proud racial identity, economic independence, and progressive politics. In this Very Short Introduction, Cheryl A. Wall captures the Harlem Renaissance's zeitgeist by identifying issues and strategies that engaged writers, musicians, and visual...
2728) People
Pub. Date
1974.
Language
English
Description
An American weekly magazine of celebrity and human-interest stories.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Dead Don't Need Reminding is a braided story of Julian Randall's return from the cliff edge of a harrowing depression and his determination to retrace the hustle of a white-passing grandfather to the Mississippi town from which he was driven amid threats of tar and feather. Alternatively wry, lyrical, and heartfelt, Randall transforms pop culture moments into deeply personal explorations of grief, family, and the American way. He envisions his...
2730) Reader's digest
Pub. Date
1922.
Language
English
Description
Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine that offers exciting, easy to understand, and relevant information with content ranging from food, finance, health, and culture as well as exclusive book excerpts along with news-making interviews and one of a kind humor.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In the "old days" there was a clear delineation between comics and high literature. Now the prospect has become a lot less unthinkable, and perhaps, indeed, a pressing question. Can there be a theory of the graphic novel that is commensurate with literary theory? This book answers with a resounding "yes." First coined in 1964 by an early scholar of fandom, Richard Kyle, the graphic novel now has an undisputed place in literary culture, receiving...
2733) Mad magazine
Pub. Date
1952.
Language
English
Description
Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American humor magazine founded in 1952. The magazine publishes satire on all aspects of life and popular culture, politics, entertainment, and public figures.
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