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The Legacy Of The Goddess - Heroines, Warriors And Witches From World Mythology To Folktales And Fairy Tales

by Rachel S. Mccoppin

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 It is commonly assumed that the female characters found in popular folk and fairy tales are little more than inconsequential stereotypes. This book presents more fully-realized portraits of these female characters, revealing the ways in which they actually represent bold and powerful connections to the goddesses of classic mythic narratives.
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The Integration Of Minor League Baseball - A History And Player Register, 1946-1959

by Gary C. Fink e Rick Swaine

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 A history of minor league integration with complete records for the more than one thousand players of color who toiled in Organized Baseballâ€™s minor leagues from 1946 to 1959, competing against the odds for a shot at the big leagues that few would get.
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Understanding Superhero Comic Books - A History Of Key Elements, Creators, Events And Controversies

by Alex Grand

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 Examines the origin and growth of superhero comic books, their major influences, and the creators behind them. The book demonstrates how superheroes like Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America and many more stand as time capsules of their respective eras, rising and falling with societal changes, and reflecting an amalgam of influences.
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Cold War On Ice - The Nhl Versus The Soviet Union In Hockey'S Super Series '76

by Carl T. Madden e John G. Robertson

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 Outlines the history of the intense Canada-USSR hockey rivalry that preceded Super Series â€˜76 and focuses on the eight captivating games in New York, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Buffalo, Boston, Chicago, Long Island and Philadelphia.
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Tracking The Franklin Expedition Of 1845 - The Facts And Mysteries Of The Failed Northwest Passage Voyage

by Stephen Zorn

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 In 2014 and 2016, Canadian researchers found the sunken wrecks of the Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845. This book pulls together the various searchersâ€™ discoveries; the many recent scientific studies that shed light on when, how and why the men died; and illuminates what we know and what we donâ€™t about the fate of the expedition.
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Watching The World Die - Nuclear Threat Films Of The 1980s

by Mike Bogue

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 Coverage of atomic angst films isnâ€™t new, but this is the first book to solely analyse 1980s nuclear threat movies as a group. Entries range from classics such as The Day After and WarGames to obscurities such as Desert Warrior and Massive Retaliation.
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Captain America And The American Journey, 1940-2022

by Richard A. Hall

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 Through a chronological analysis of Captain Americaâ€™s arc, this book examines how Captain Americaâ€™s story provides a guide through Americaâ€™s tenure as a global superpower, holds a mirror up to American society, and acts as a constant reminder of who America can and should be.
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Yankee Stories Untold - An Insider'S Memoir From Ruth To Jeter

by Rich Marazzi

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 Allows the reader to walk in the enviable shoes of Rich Marazzi, who has experienced Yankee history and its culture first-hand as a fan, a writer for the Yankees Magazine, a radio talk show host, a writer for Mel Allen, long-time voice of the Yankees, and currently as a baseball rules consultant who was hired by general manager Brian Cashman.
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Cramer'S Choice - Memoir Of A Baseball Card Collector Turned Manufacturer

by Mike Cramer

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 Mike Cramerâ€™s first love was baseball cards. Before high school he had a mail-order trading card business. By age 30 he founded Pacific Trading Cards. His memoir offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of a major card company, from one kidâ€™s overgrown collection to every hands-on facet of building a business.
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Eleanor Roosevelt On Screen - The First Lady'S Appearances In Film And Television, 1932-1962

by Angela S. Beauchamp

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 The first book to address Eleanor Rooseveltâ€™s moving image record and her relationship to film and television in the three decades from the 1932 presidential campaign to her death in 1962.
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Called Up - Ballplayers Remember Becoming Major Leaguers

by Zak Ford

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 Drawing on original interviews with more than 100 players who debuted between 1961 and 2018, this collection presents their first-person stories of how they were called-up to play Major League Baseball.
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Confederates From Canada - John Yates Beall And The Rebel Raids On The Great Lakes

by Ralph Lindeman

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 Revisiting one of the forgotten chapters of the Civil War, this deeply-researched history covers the Southâ€™s operations in Canada. One of the most significant raids is covered in detail for the first time: Virginia planter turned Confederate agent John Yates Beallâ€™s attempt to liberate 2,700 Confederate officers from a prison camp on Lake Erie.
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Serving The Doughboy - Letters Of A Ymca Worker In France, 1918-1919

by Mary Frances Willard

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 Mary Frances Willard, a public-school principal from Chicago, was one of thousands of American women who served as welfare workers for US troops in France during World War I. Presented in historical context, her weekly letters home - from 1918 to 1919 - relate stories of her service to the doughboys and her interactions with French citizens.
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A House Of Her Own - Women Writers Of New England And Their Homes

by Beth Luey

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 Offers a unique examination of female New England writers, focusing on their homes. The women wrote in many genres and became literary entrepreneurs, bargaining with editors for higher fees and royalties, participating in marketing campaigns, and seeking advice and help.
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Parisian Bob Caruthers - Baseball'S First Two-Way Star

by Dave Heller

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 Countless books have been written covering the minutest aspect of baseball. This is the first to focus on a small but essential piece of every game played during the last 100-plus years - the lineup card, used to record the full lineup and batting order for both teams.
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Pov Horror - The Trauma Aesthetic Of The Found Footage Subgenre

by Duncan Hubber

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 Drawing together strands of film theory and psychology, this book offers a fresh assessment of the found footage horror subgenre. It reconceptualizes landmark films - including The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield and Man Bites Dog - as depictions of the lived experience and social legacy of psychological trauma.
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United States Marine Reconnaissance In The Vietnam War - Ghost Soldiers And Sea Commandos, 1963-1971

by Leo J., Iii Daugherty

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 Tracing the history of US Marine Force and Battalion Reconnaissance from its formation in 1898 through its operations during the Vietnam War (1963-1971), this book provides insight into Force Reconâ€™s selection, training and deployment.
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Isis And The Yazidis - How American Action Stopped A Genocide In Iraq

by Benjamin Wood

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 Provides a complete history of the ISIS attack on the Yazidis and the American response, which represented the opening salvo in the war against ISIS. With a potential genocide looming, President Barack Obama ordered the US military into action in order to save the thousands of men, women and children.
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Aren'T You Bojack Horseman? - Critical Essays On The Netflix Series

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 Brings together essays about the ways BoJack Horseman handles complex and highly nuanced topics within three main themes: mental health, masculinity, and the perils of celebrity. The essays offer a variety of perspectives on these themes, how they are represented, and the ways that both characters and viewers engage with them.
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Potterversity - Essays Exploring The World Of Harry Potter

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 Presents a written companion to the popular, â€˜Hermione-Approvedâ€™ MuggleNet podcast by the same name. Selected from the top Potter Studies scholars in the field, the diverse authors in the volume provide a range of interpretations of wizarding world stories.
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Imperial Japan On Screen, 1931-2022

by Bob Herzberg

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 Deals with the seldom-written topic featuring depictions of Imperial Japan from the time it was a totalitarian power to the productions of recent years. The book especially covers wartime depictions, as well as the historical events that inspire the stories behind these productions.
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Artie Shaw - Icon Of Swing

by Barnett Singer e Jesse Read

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 A remarkable bandleader, composer and clarinetist, Artie Shawâ€™s popularity defined the American music scene between the years of 1938-1945. This biography covers Shawâ€™s life and career, and is based in part on interviews with Shaw conducted by the author during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Being A Girl With The Doctor - Essays On The Feminine In Doctor Who

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 Essays in this book consider how gender is presented in Doctor Who and how certain female companions have been able to break out of the gendered roles usually assigned to them through the classic and new series.
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Schnozz - The Baseball Life Of Ernie Lombardi

by David L. Fleitz

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 One of the most popular players in Cincinnati Reds history, Ernie ""Schnozz"" Lombardi played 1931-1947 as an eight-time All-Star catcher. A big man with huge hands, a cannon for an arm and a namesake nose, he held two batting titles and a career average of.306. This biography gives a complete account of this outstanding, underrated player.
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