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1) Butch heroes
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Katherina Hetzeldorfer, tried "for a crime that didn't have a name" (same sex sexual relations) and sentenced to death by drowning in 1477; Charles aka Mary Hamilton, publicly whipped for impersonating a man in eighteenth-century England; Clara, aka "Big Ben," over whom two jealous women fought in 1926 New York: these are just three of the lives that the artist Ria Brodell has reclaimed for queer history in Butch Heroes. Brodell offers a series of...
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Language
English
Description
"Kim MacQuarrie tells great stories of South America's history, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to the last survivor of an Indian tribe, all of these stories set in the Andes Mountains"--
"Unique portraits of legendary characters along South America's mountain spine, from Charles Darwin to the present day, told by a master traveler and observer. The Andes Mountains are the world's longest mountain chain, linking most...
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Language
English
Description
"From The Onion and Reductress contributor, this collection of essays is a hilarious nostalgic trip through beloved 2000s media, interweaving cultural criticism and personal narrative to examine how a very straight decade forged a very queer woman "If you came of age at the intersection of Mean Girls and The L Word: Read this book." -Sarah Pappalardo, editor in chief and co-founder of Reductress. Today's gay youth have dozens of queer peer heroes,...
5) Outrage
Author
Series
Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi thrillers volume 23
Language
English
Description
New York District Attorney Roger "Butch" Karp faces one of his most challenging and dramatic cases when his wife Marlene Ciampi learns that his office has indicted the wrong man for murder. What she discovers puts her on the trail of a drug-addicted psychopath with an ax to grind-- and a disgruntled police detective who is willing to lie, withhold evidence, and kill to be labeled a hero.
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Series
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A collection of six Captain America adventures in which Red Skull continues with his master plan to destroy Captain America, and then the rest of the United States, while Bucky Barnes attempts to redeem himself from his cruel mercenary acts committed under the guise of the "Winter Soldier."
Publisher
Universe Publishing, a Division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From the film critics of The New York Times come these uncut, original reviews of the most popular and influential movies ever made -- from the Talkies to blockbusters like Chicago and The Wizard of Oz from timeless classics like Casablanca and Notorious, to beloved foreign films by Truffaut and Kurosawa, Fellini and Almodovar. The reviews reflect Hollywood history at its best. In addition, this volume includes: Full cast and production credits for...
Author
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date
©1997
Language
English
Description
Perhaps the most famous aviator of World War II, Butch O'Hare captured America's hearts and headlines in 1942 after saving the carrier Lexington in what has been called the most daring single action in the history of combat aviation - the downing of five attacking Japanese bombers. Yet the untimely and still controversial death of this Medal of Honor recipient the next year cast a shadow over O'Hare's legacy.
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Language
English
Description
History is about so much more than memorizing facts. It is, as more than half of the word suggests, about the story. And, told in the right way, it is the greatest one ever written: Good and evil, triumph and tragedy, despicable acts of barbarism and courageous acts of heroism.
12) Amber Blake
Author
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
September 2019.
Language
English
Description
"Amber Blake was only a child when she was recruited to the Cleverland Institute, a school for gifted children. But predators hide in the school's administration, abusing the children they're meant to protect, and, on the verge of exposing them, Amber finds herself fleeing for her life from the very man who recruited her. But she's not dead yet--and she's not the only one who wants to see Cleverland's leaders burn."--Publisher's website.
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Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The Black Widow sets out on her own in a series of solo adventures that defined her as one of Marvel's greatest heroes! Writer Ralph Macchio begins with a tense secret-agent tale stunningly illustrated by Paul Gulacy. Then, with artist George P̌rez, he spins one of the most beloved Black Widow stories of all time for MARVEL FANFARE. Next, a series of graphic novels explores the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe. A revelation regarding the Red...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In "Born to Drum", Barrell explores the extraordinary history of the world's most primitive instrument and the musicians who have made it legend. He interviews some of the most famous and revered and well-known drummers of our time, including Chad Smith, Ginger Baker, Clem Burke, Sheila E, Phil Collins, Nick Mason, Patty Schemel, Butch Vig, and Omar Hakim, who share astonishing truths about their work and lives. He investigates the stories of late,...
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Young Steve Rogers is determined to do his part for the war effort--and despite his frail form, his strength of will makes him the ideal candidate for the Super-Soldier program. Newly transformed into Captain America, the Sentinel of Liberty, Steve becomes the face of freedom--but how will this newly minted hero react when he must face the Red Skull? Plus: all-new pulp adventures told in the classic newspaper-strip format! Cap and his sidekick, Bucky,...
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
Once, when asked how he'd like to be remembered, Paul Newman replied: "I'd like to be remembered as a guy who tried. Tried to be part of his times, tried to help people communicate with one another, tried to find some decency in his own life, tried to extend himself as a human being." As an actor who became a film star, Newman repeatedly tapped into his times and in doing so redefined what movie stardom could be. Newman was a new kind of movie star,...
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