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The representation of aquatic people in contemporary film and television-from their on-screen sexuality to the mockumentaries they've inspired.
Mermaids have been a feature of western cinema since its inception and the number of films, television series, and videos representing them has expanded exponentially since the 1980s. Making a Splash analyses texts produced within a variety of audiovisual genres. Following an overview of mermaids in western...
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In the Footsteps of Jesus explores the world of Jesus through the lens of history. By understanding the political, social, and religious dynamics surrounding the Gospels, the reader will gain new insights into their meaning. Utilizing the best scholarship, this book is aimed at intellectually curious believers of all faiths.
The reader will be able to imagine the diverse and vibrant world that Jesus inhabited. Covering a wide range of topics, the...
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How did the imperial cult affect Christians in the Roman Empire?
"Jesus is lord, not Caesar." Many scholars and preachers attribute mistreatment of early Christians by Roman authorities to this fundamental confessional conflict. But this mantra relies on a reductive understanding of the imperial cult. D. Clint Burnett examines copious evidence-literary, epigraphic, numismatic, and archaeological-to more accurately reconstruct Christian...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Charles J. Pellerin's book "How NASA Builds Teams" shows that team building must take account of the personalities and expertise of the individual members. Scientists and technical experts often respond to a different type of team building to arts people. Through a great deal of trial and error, NASA has developed the 4-D team building strategy, which has proved very successful. 4-D can also be applied to leadership...
3826) Country Music Broke My Brain: A Behind-the-Microphone Peek at Nashville's Famous & Fabulous Stars
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Nashville is filled with stars, lovers, writers, and dreamers. It's also teeming with lunatics, grifters, and moochers. And Gerry House knows them all. Host of the nationally syndicated, top-rated morning show, "Gerry House & the House Foundation" for twenty-five years, he has won virtually every broadcasting award there is including a place in the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Gerry also spent that time deep inside the songwriting...
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In It's Never Going To Work Jamie Schumacher, a tireless advocate of the arts, shines a spotlight on the Northeast Arts community, nonprofits, and Altered Esthetics. The nonprofit gallery she founded, Altered Esthetics continues to play a pivotal role in the Twin Cities art scene.
This light-hearted memoir offers real-life insights on founding a collaborative art space and provides a critical resource to those engaged in, and struggling with, grassroots...
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'I was for a very long time passionately in love with her, as I'm sure she's guessed. Every male in the world, and a number of females also were, and we all still are.' -David Bowie. 'Françoise was the ultimate pin-up of most hip bedroom walls, and I know for a fact that Brian Jones and Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and many other pop stars were desperately interested in having Françoise Hardy become their girlfriend in some way.' -Malcolm...
3829) The Devil's Notebook
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Wisdom, humor, and dark observations by the founder of the Church of Satan. LaVey ponders such topics as nonconformity, occult faddism, erotic politics, the "Goodguy badge," demoralization and the construction of artificial human companions.
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Curiosities from the Cabinet features 36-museum objects including an ancient Babylonian tablet, a 21st-century webpage, a skeleton marionette and a colony of live ants, found in UK museums from Weston-super-Mare to the Shetland Islands. Over 40 people from inside and outside the museum world, curators, conservators, visitors, users, artists, talk about these objects with knowledge, passion and even tenderness.
We listen as British Museum Assyriologist...
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The must-read summary of Thomas J. Watson, Jr.'s book: "Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond".
This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas J. Watson, Jr.'s book "Father, Son & Co." tells the story of how Thomas Watson, Sr. and his son built one of the greatest business success stories of all time, which changed the face of American business. In his book, the author describes his relationship with his father, the early days of IBM, the...
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Ten essays covering subjects taught by C. Wayne Kilpatrick during his 44 plus years at Heritage Christian University. These essays were, written by former students, friends and co-workers. Topics include Biblical archaeology, Apostle Paul, leadership, the Restoration Movement, teaching, benefactors, and God's attributes.
3833) Hipster Hitler
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In a competition of the most hated memes of modern times, "Hipster" has now caught up with "Hitler." Artists James Carr and Archana Kumar thought, why not combine the two? After all, Hitler was indeed a hipster of his time, a failed artist in Vienna scrounging up extra dollars or kroner painting quick architecture scenes for the tourists. In their heavily trafficked website, "hipsterhitler.com," these comic artists posit a new sort of history in which...
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Teary, big-eyed orphans and a multitude of trashy knockoffs epitomized American kitsch art as they clogged thrift stores for decades. When Adam Parfrey tracked down Walter Keane--the credited artist of the weepy waifs, for a San Diego Reader cover story in 1992--he discovered some shocking facts. Decades of lawsuits and countersuits revealed the reality that Keane was more of a con man than an artist, and that he forced his wife Margaret to sign his...
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Four simple rules, amazing results-how wisdom from an overlooked biblical hero can change your life!
Tikva Frymer-Kensky shows readers how a seemingly minor story in the first book of Samuel can teach them key lessons to dramatically improve their lives. Saul, abandoned by God, approaches a medium in the village of Endor to call up the spirit of Samuel. Though Saul had outlawed her craft, she helped him when he promised her safety. And after...
3837) Walt Disney
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Walt Disney is an American hero--the creator of Mickey Mouse, and a man who changed the face of American culture. After years of research, with the full cooperation of the Disney family and access to private papers and letters, Bob Thomas produced the definitive biography of the man behind the legend--the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City who went bankrupt on his first movie venture but became the genius who produced unmatched works of animation....
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Emily Hund is a research affiliate at the Center on Digital Culture and Society at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication and a consultant to industry, academic, and government groups. Her work has appeared in leading publications such as the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the Guardian.
A critical history of the social media influencer's rise to global prominence
Before there were Instagram likes, Twitter hashtags,...
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Ever question what may have been meant by the statement, "You are Peter and on this rock... "? Are you puzzled by the cursing of the fig tree by Jesus or by his comments about moving mountains? William Barclay discusses these and many other interesting matters in this second volume of The Gospel of Matthew. With a lively translation and engaging commentary, Barclay's comments on the latter portion of Matthew's Gospel are great for daily readings.
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First broadcast in 1968, Please Sir! is generally considered to hold a firm place in the distinguished ranks of the greatest British sitcoms. David Barry - known to millions as mummy's boy Frankie Abbott - was a fan favourite, appearing in all three series as well as both the 1971 feature film and spin-off TV show The Fenn Street Gang.
In this entertaining and expertly-written memoir, David tells the whole story, from his own audition all the way...
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