All Star Western Vol. 4: Gold Standard


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Jonah Hex knows ugly, and that ain’t just a matter of lookin’ in the mirror. As the Wild West’s most (in)famous bounty hunter, he’s seen just about every form of inhumanity a man can dish out - and that’s before you get to the out-and-out monsters. But even if he has seen everything under the sun, there are still some fresh hells even Hex has yet to come across. Some of ‘em come from the past - like the savage who’s about to bring the plague to the teeming masses of the lawless city known as Gotham. And some of ‘em hail from the future - like Red River Junction’s strange new sheriff, a fella who dresses like a circus freak and goes by the name of Booster Gold. Hex is about to mix it up with immortals, time travelers, devil worshippers, vigilantes and more, taking him from Gotham City to the Rio Grande and back. When the smoke from his six-shooters clears, who will be left standing? ALL STAR WESTERN: GOLD STANDARD sees the creative team of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (POWER GIRL) and artists Moritat (THE SPIRIT) and Staz Johnson (ROBIN) take aim at Jonah Hex’s wildest team-up yet! Also featuring Jenny Freedom and the Stormwatch of the 19th century! Collects issues #17-21.




All Star Western Vol. 3: The Black Diamond Probability


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When the workers and patrons of Haly's Circus sample Dr. McKee's Cure All, they begin a painful transformation into psychotic killers and it is up to Jonah Hex and Dr. Arkham find the source. This volume collects ALL STAR WESTERN issues #0, #13-16.




The Anatomy of an International Monetary Regime


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He challenges traditional assumptions about the period, arguing that cooperation among nations or central banks was not a principal factor in either the origin or stability of the system, and that neither the British state nor the Bank of England were the leaders or managers of the gold standard.




All Star Western Vol. 6: End of the Trail


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Jonah Hex has had more shoot-outs, showdowns and adventures than any man alive...but everything must end eventually. After a trip to the future that fixed his famously scarred face, Hex has returned to his own time, only to run right back into danger...and into the love of his life, the bounty hunter Tallulah Black. Someone has been busy in Jonah’s absence, impersonating the deadliest man in the West and robbing and murdering in his name. Now there’s a heavy price on Jonah’s own head, and it’s a bounty Jonah intends to collect on. As a man who’s seen the future, Hex knows that his fate is already written. Can Jonah outgun his doppelganger and outrun his own death? Or is this the last stand of Jonah Woodson Hex? The acclaimed run from writers Justin Grey (BATWING) and Jimmy Palmiotti (HARLEY QUINN) with art from Darwyn Cooke (JUSTICE LEAGUEDC: THE NEW FRONTIER) and Staz Johnson (TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA) comes to a stunning conclusion as Jonah Hex finally reaches the end of the trail! Collects issues #29-34.




The World in Depression, 1929-1939


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"The World in Depression is the best book on the subject, and the subject, in turn, is the economically decisive decade of the century so far."--John Kenneth Galbraith




Jonah Hex


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On the rangy plains of the Wild West rides a man named Jonah Hex, who has no companions save two: death itself, and the acrid smell of gunsmoke! Now, for the first time, the awful truth of Jonah Hex?s origin is revealed. Born intohate, to a drunk father and absent mother, he is sold into slavery with the Apache, but betrayed once more. Scarred for life at the hands of the Union Army, disfigured by the tribe he once called friends, there is nothing more for Hex than endless bloody revenge!




All Star Western Vol. 5: Man Out of Time


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Jonah Hex is the baddest bounty hunter in the Old West...but Hex isn’t in the Old West anymore. Now he’s found himself transported to modern-day Gotham City, and this brave new world and the tough old gunslinger do not agree with each other. Mistaken for a lunatic and locked up in Arkham Asylum, Hex will do anything to escape, including kidnapping Dr. Arkham, stealing a car and hitting the open road. Soon, Hex’s odyssey finds him crossing paths with Bruce Wayne, John Constantine, Swamp Thing, pissed off demons, psycho killers and even Superman. But can Jonah Hex find the one thing he wants more than anything else--a way home? Acclaimed writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (BATWING) and artist Moritat (TEEN TITANS: DEATHSTROKE) take Jonah Hex out of his familiar surroundings...and into the wildest adventure of his storied life! Collects issues #22-28.




Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English


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Often considered merely a repository of archaic or even Elizabethan English, the language of southern Appalachia represents a distinctive American dialect that is both conservative and innovative. This dictionary marks the first comprehensive, historical record of the traditional speech of this region. Focusing on the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and western North Carolina, it features more than six thousand names, usages, meanings, and folk expressions that are found in the region, exemplified by more than fifteen thousand documented quotations.




A Walk in the Park


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Graphic Novels


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Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.