Author : Mark Mars
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 2005-11-29
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1416516972
A brand new edition of the 1995 cult adult graphic novel published to coincide with the Aeon Flux feature film scheduled for UK release on 30 December
Author : Dominique Mainon
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780879103279
(Book). The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the Kill Bill movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as Coffy and the Ilsa trilogy; Hong Kong cinema and warriors like Angela Mao, Cynthia Rothrock, and Zhang Ziyi; sci-fi warriors from Star Trek , Blade Runner , and Star Wars ; supersleuths and spies like the Avengers and Charlie's Angels; and gothic warriors such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kate Beckinsale in Underworld and Van Helsing . In addition, the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos of these popular-culture icons in action, interesting articles and sidebars about themes, trends, weapons, style, and trivia, as well as a complete filmography of more than 150 titles.
Author : Timothy Taylor
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,13 MB
Release : 2010-07-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 023010973X
A breakthrough theory that tools and technology are the real drivers of human evolution Although humans are one of the great apes, along with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, we are remarkably different from them. Unlike our cousins who subsist on raw food, spend their days and nights outdoors, and wear a thick coat of hair, humans are entirely dependent on artificial things, such as clothing, shelter, and the use of tools, and would die in nature without them. Yet, despite our status as the weakest ape, we are the masters of this planet. Given these inherent deficits, how did humans come out on top? In this fascinating new account of our origins, leading archaeologist Timothy Taylor proposes a new way of thinking about human evolution through our relationship with objects. Drawing on the latest fossil evidence, Taylor argues that at each step of our species' development, humans made choices that caused us to assume greater control of our evolution. Our appropriation of objects allowed us to walk upright, lose our body hair, and grow significantly larger brains. As we push the frontiers of scientific technology, creating prosthetics, intelligent implants, and artificially modified genes, we continue a process that started in the prehistoric past, when we first began to extend our powers through objects. Weaving together lively discussions of major discoveries of human skeletons and artifacts with a reexamination of Darwin's theory of evolution, Taylor takes us on an exciting and challenging journey that begins to answer the fundamental question about our existence: what makes humans unique, and what does that mean for our future?
Author : Math Manent
Publisher : Geeks - Line
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,36 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Nintendo 64 (Video game console)
ISBN : 9781605849409
"Throughout this book, the author Mathieu Manent recounts the Nintendo 64-bit console's journey through a complete history of the machine: from its genesis to its new lease on life, a detailed description of its complete software library, interviews with those involved at the time, and previously untold anecdotes"--Back cover.
Author : Alex Sheremet
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 2017-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
As a child, Artem escaped the Chernobyl disaster in the hope of finding solid ground. As an adult, he must now unearth it, and learn to disentangle his past from the trick of memory we must all succumb to. In this remembrance—real or imagined?—he will befriend hoodlums, indulge the sage advice of a local pimp, and betray and face betrayals before settling on his true goal: to become an artist in order to recreate a world that's disappearing with his childhood. Set against turn-of-the-milllennium New York, A Few Streets More to Kensington deals with classic trops of boyhood-nostalgia, curiosity, and the wars of self—now tranposed to the streets of Brooklyn, and examined through an artist's reluctant gaze. Rich, melancholy, and contemplative, the tale subsists on the magic of the 1990s—even as it aims to transcend it, too.
Author : Eric Canete
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,99 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Assassins
ISBN : 9781632154453
"Originally published in single magazine form as Runlovekill #1-4"--Indicia.
Author : Shannon Hale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 27,99 MB
Release : 2010-05-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1408811987
Enna and Princess Ani became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but now that Ani is married to Prince Geric, Enna returns to the forest. Then Enna's simple life changes for ever when she learns of her power to wield fire. Enna is convinced that she can use her ability for good - to fight Tira, the kingdom threatening the Bayern borders. But the power of the fire grows stronger and she is soon barely able to control it. Enna becomes more and more reckless and is captured by the Tiran army. A handsome and manipulative young captain drugs and holds Enna prisoner until Ani and her old friends Finn, and Razo attempt to free her. But has the desire to burn already gone too far?
Author : Rodney Thompson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,39 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Fantasy games
ISBN : 9780786939497
This extensive collection of high-tech items for use by players and Gamemasters presents new gear and options for characters, vehicles, starships, and mecha.
Author : David H. Guston
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1025 pages
File Size : 19,82 MB
Release : 2010-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1452266174
Labeled either as the "next industrial revolution" or as just "hype," nanoscience and nanotechnologies are controversial, touted by some as the likely engines of spectacular transformation of human societies and even human bodies, and by others as conceptually flawed. These challenges make an encyclopedia of nanoscience and society an absolute necessity. Providing a guide to what these understandings and challenges are about, the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society offers accessible descriptions of some of the key technical achievements of nanoscience along with its history and prospects. Rather than a technical primer, this encyclopedia instead focuses on the efforts of governments around the world to fund nanoscience research and to tap its potential for economic development as well as to assess how best to regulate a new technology for the environmental, occupational, and consumer health and safety issues related to the field. Contributions examine and analyze the cultural significance of nanoscience and nanotechnologies and describe some of the organizations, and their products, that promise to make nanotechnologies a critical part of the global economy. Written by noted scholars and practitioners from around the globe, these two volumes offer nearly 500 entries describing the societal aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Key Themes - Art, Design, and Materials - Bionanotechnology Centers - Context - Economics and Business - Engagement and the Public - Environment and Risk - Ethics and Values - Geographies and Distribution - History and Philosophy - Integration and Interdisciplinarity - Nanotechnology Companies - Nanotechnology Organizations
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,75 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1891470515
