Bad Mags


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BAD MAGS VOL 2 continues to collect the colourful and sometimes shocking news-stand publications of the 1960s through to the 1980s that together provide a fascinatingand occasionally biased, humorous and exploitativecounterpoint to news events and the burgeoning countercutlure scene. Chapters are divided into subject categories for easy reference, such as sexploitation, Sharon Tate and Charles Manson, Ed Wood Jr, outlaw bikers, the occult, the mob and punk. Author Tom Brinkmann has spoken with many of the individuals responsible for these magazines, some of whom are referenced here for the first time. BAD MAGS VOL 2 also provides comprehensive background details on the creators and often maverick publishers, along with plenty of anecdotal information, mind bending extracts and hundreds of rare photos and cover reproductions.




Magazines


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Here is a concise overview of everything you want to know about the magazine production process, from the conception of article ideas through printing and distribution. Looking at magazine publishing from the «micro» view - individual magazines - to the «macro» view - industry trends, history, and issues - this book contains chapters on how to launch a new magazine and write a business plan. Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry is ideal for students in magazine editing, management, and publishing courses; entrepreneurs who want to launch a new magazine; or magazine staff members who are new to the industry.




Digging for Beauty


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Digging for Beauty continues the journey of private investigators Mac and Maggie Mason. Mystery meets romance meets distress meets death. No day is business as usual for this stalwart couple! Come along as Mac and Maggie face new threats in their battle with her cancer. Come along as Mac and Maggie try out their unpracticed skills as grandparents. Come along as Mac and Maggie get swept up in drama of missing persons. Come along as Mac and Maggie find their friendships tested. Come along as Mac and Maggie struggle with evil that looks good and good that looks evil. Come along as Mac and Maggie face danger, disappointment, and death. Its not too late to meet Mac and Maggie Mason. Who knows---you might even meet yourself in the perplexing happenings in Digging for Beauty!




Cuffs


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He’s everything she’d ever craved. Everything she’d ever wanted. Everything she hates. Feel the passion in USA TODAY bestselling author Cara Lockwood’s latest sizzling DARE novel! Tattoo artist Mags McHenry doesn’t believe in love or marriage. But hate? That’s something Mags can get behind. Because the second Mr. Tall, Dark and Arrogant walks into her shop and demands the one tattoo she vowed never to ink again, Mags feels rage. Searing and red-hot for this insanely sexy, rich banker who wears privilege and entitlement as comfortably as his expensive custom-made suit. But there’s something intelligent and dangerously predatory about Gael Quinn’s green eyes. And the power in his gravelly, deep voice makes Mags shiver with desire—and want to submit her body to that commanding, hungry touch. He’s a suit. She’s a rebel. They’re complete opposites. But when it comes to lust at first sight, Mags will break her own rules. Just this once. Then she can go back to living her life by her rules and keeping control. But with every touch, Gael owns her body. With every kiss, he steals her breath. And with every stolen moment of delicious pleasure, Gael is edging closer to taking the one thing Mags swore she’d never give away… Take control. Feel the rush. Explore your fantasies—Harlequin DARE publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha males and bold, fearless heroines exploring their deepest fantasies.




Flying Magazine


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Headpress


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The leading journal devoted to all aspects of popular culture and cult media, Headpress 25 turns its attention to the Dream, or Flicker, Machine. Featuring interviews with William Burroughs and Paul Bowles, Headpress 25 also includes a detailed look at the neglected life and career of the late Luis de Jesus, a star of diminutive stature whose film appearances range from sadistic sidekick in the cult 1976 feature Blood Sucking Freaks, to numerous hardcore porn features, of which the most notorious is The Anal Dwarf.




Seasoning


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Janine is seventeen and has a kicking life: a job with her friends, some money to spend. And football. As in: she manages and plays for her own factory soccer team. She couldn’t be happier could she? She never imagined there could be more, but she did dream, and when the chance of making that dream a reality bounces up to her from out of the green, she puts her best foot forward. Barry Barnes, desperate to save his low league team from relegation and thereby save his job, was at the end of his wits; then he had the most absurd, yet the most rational idea possible: Why shouldn’t a woman play for a professional men’s league team if she’s good enough? Together, the two of them set out to find an acceptable answer to that question.




The M Word


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Moya. The M Word. Whisper it. Conceal it. But, please, never mention it ... Maggie Yates tells her best mate Moya everything. She tells her about Mum losing her job – how Mum's taken to crying in secret. She even tells her about her foolproof plan to cheer Mum up: find her a fella with cash to splash. Moya's with her every step of the way. I'll help, she smiles. Though you're surfing a rainbow if you think someone like that exists round here. But at the back of her mind Maggie knows that Mum's crying is more than sadness. That there are no easy fixes. And that she shouldn't be speaking to Moya any more. Because Moya died months ago. An unforgettable novel about grief and healing from Costa Children's and Irish Book Award-winner Brian Conaghan




Mathematickles!


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A collection of poems written in the form of mathematical problems and grouped according to seasonal themes.




The Filmmaker's Handbook


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2008 Edition The authoritative guide to funding, preparing, shooting, lighting, editing, finishing and distributing your film or video Widely acknowledged as the "bible" of film and video production and used in courses around the world, this indispensable guide to making movies is now updated with the latest advances in high- definition formats. For students and teachers, the professional and the novice filmmaker, this clear and comprehensive handbook remains the reliable reference to all aspects of moviemaking. Techniques for making narrative, documentary, corporate, experimental and feature films. Working with high-definition and standard-definition digital video formats, including DV, HD, and HDV. Extensive coverage of video editing with the latest nonlinear editing systems. Thorough grounding in lenses, lighting, sound recording, and sound editing. The business aspects of financing and producing movies Written by filmmakers for filmmakers, this book will give you the skills you need to take your dreams from script to screen.