Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2003
ISBN 10: 1550225707 ISBN 13: 9781550225709
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2018
ISBN 10: 1770414231 ISBN 13: 9781770414235
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2001
ISBN 10: 1550224425 ISBN 13: 9781550224429
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2015
ISBN 10: 1770410163 ISBN 13: 9781770410169
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2006
ISBN 10: 1550227289 ISBN 13: 9781550227284
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2020
ISBN 10: 1770414150 ISBN 13: 9781770414150
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Travel with the Doctor in this essential companion for the modern Doctor Who era.Since its return to British television in 2005, through its 50th anniversary in 2013, to its historic casting of actress Jodie Whittaker in the title role, Doctor Who continues to be one of the most popular series in Britain and all over the world. Who Is The Doctor 2 is a guide to the new series of Doctor Who starring Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, and Jodie Whittaker. Every episode in series 7 to 11, as well as the 50th anniversary specials, is examined, analysed, and discussed in thoughtful detail, highlighting the exhilarating moments, the connections to Doctor Who lore, the story arcs, the relationships, the goofs, the accumulated trivia and much, much more. Designed for die-hard Whovians and Who newbies alike, Who Is The Doctor 2 explores time and space with the Doctor and chronicles the imagination that has made Doctor Who an iconic part of culture for over 50 years. Travel with the Doctor in this essential companion for the modernA Doctor WhoA era Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2013
ISBN 10: 1770411518 ISBN 13: 9781770411517
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2024
ISBN 10: 1770417338 ISBN 13: 9781770417335
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Traveling alone through the climate-crisis-ravaged wilds of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 19-year-old Reid Graham battles the elements and her lifelong chronic illness to reach the utopia of Howse University. But life in one of the storied 'domes' - the last remnants of pre-collapse society - isn't what she expected. Reid tries to excel in her classes and make connections with other students but still grapples with guilt over what happened just before she left her community. And as she learns more about life at Howse, she begins to realise she can't stand idly by as the people of the dome purposely withhold needed resources from the rest of humanity. When the worst of news comes from back home, Reid must make a choice between herself, her family, and the broken new world. In this powerful follow-up to her award-winning novella The Annual Migration of Clouds, Premee Mohamed is at the top of her game as she explores the conflicts and complexities of this post-apocalyptic society and asks whether humanity is doomed to forever recreate its own worst mistakes. Climate apocalypse meets the fierceness of the human spirit in this follow-up to the Aurora Award winner and critically acclaimed novella The Annual Migration of Clouds. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2023
ISBN 10: 1770417168 ISBN 13: 9781770417168
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Combining skateboarding history and memoir, Right, Down + Circle explores how a video game starring the most famous pro skater in the world brought skate culture and its ever-shifting markers of music, subversion, and coolness to the masses and ultimately transformed the culture it borrowed from in the process.An exuberant, incisive look at how Tony Hawks Pro Skater transformed a cultureGoing from a hobby toy for surfers to an Olympic sport, skateboarding has had a tumultuous history. Today, professional skateboarders land endorsement deals with Nike and Adidas, while popular television series like HBOs Betty tell the stories of diverse crews of skaters living in New York City. So how did a fledgling subculture rise from its near-death knell in the 90s to become ubiquitous today? It was simply a matter of finding the right messenger.In 1999, the bestselling video game Tony Hawks Pro Skater was released, and a new generation was exposed to skateboarding culture right in their very own homes. Kids and adults alike could now spend hours playing as actual skateboarders, learning the vernacular, listening to the music skateboarders loved, and having fun onscreen before trying to skate IRL in the driveway.Right, Down + Circle explores how a video game starring the most famous pro skater in the world brought skateboarding culture and its ever-shifting markers of music, subversion, and coolness to the masses and ultimately transformed the culture it borrowed from in the process.'Cole Nowicki's Right, Down + Circle is a lightning speed time machine held together with grip tape and wallet chains. It immediately transports to an era of CD collections, ripped band tees, and sibling video game rivalry. Nowicki recounts the cultural alchemy that launched Tony Hawk's Pro Skater to global ubiquity and charts its influence right up to the present day. A wholesome joyride full of delightful trivia.' Sarah Berman, author of Dont Call It a Cult'With incisive and heartfelt writing, Cole Nowicki unlocks the source code of the massively influential cultural phenomenon that is Tony Hawks Pro Skater, and finds wonderful Easter-eggs of meaning within. Even non-skaters will be wowed by this examination of youth, community, risk, and authenticity and gain a new appreciation of skateboardings massive influence upon our larger culture. This is my new favorite book about skateboarding, which isnt really about skateboarding its about everything.' Michael Christie, author of the novels Greenwood and If I Fall, If I Die Combining skateboarding history and memoir, Right, Down + Circle explores how a video game starring the most famous pro skater in the world brought skate culture -- and its ever-shifting markers of music, subversion, and coolness -- to the masses and ultimately transformed the culture it borrowed from in the process. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2012
ISBN 10: 1770410015 ISBN 13: 9781770410015
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2012
ISBN 10: 1770410937 ISBN 13: 9781770410930
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2015
ISBN 10: 1770412700 ISBN 13: 9781770412705
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Fine.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2021
ISBN 10: 1770414681 ISBN 13: 9781770414686
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A lively, conversational textbook dedicated to the art of acting from a master teacher Act: The Modern Actor's Handbook is the result of 30 years of one of North America's most renowned acting teachers teaching some of the world's most talented screen actors. This is a full tour through the concepts at the heart of Rotenberg's techniques: states of being, primaries and secondaries, images that you elaborate up or distill down, modifiers, actions and beats, and more. Although his methods loosely draw on the great acting teachers like Hagen and Meisner back to Stanislavski, he teaches new techniques suited to the best of today's screen actors. This is a major new work in the actor's library and will be pulled off the shelf time and again to find that key into a scene, to prepare for an audition, or to find that right technique to make the art come alive again. One of the world's foremost acting teachers -- who taught such actors as Rachel McAdams, Tatiana Maslany, Scott Speedman, and Sarah Gadon to name but a few -- shares 30-plus years of insight into the art of acting. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2010
ISBN 10: 1550229230 ISBN 13: 9781550229233
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2024
ISBN 10: 1770417575 ISBN 13: 9781770417571
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Virika Sameroo lives in colonised space under the Aeerbot Empire, much like her ancestors before her in the British West Indies. After years of working hard to rise through the ranks of the empire's merchant marine, she's finally become first lieutenant on an interstellar cargo vessel. When her captain dies under suspicious circumstances, Virika is arrested for murder and charged with treason, despite her lifelong loyalty to the empire. Her conviction and subsequent imprisonment set her on a path of revenge, determined to take down the evil empire that wronged her, all while the fate of her people hangs in the balance. A queer Caribbean Count of Monte Cristo in which a betrayed captain is set on a journey of revenge against the interplanetary empire that has subjugated her people for generations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2010
ISBN 10: 1550229168 ISBN 13: 9781550229165
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. One Bloody Thing After Another is about a girl named Jackie. Jackie's mother, who died of cancer, is still around. Glowing in the dark, vomiting into the toilet, and nobody else can see her. This sort of thing can make a girl act out, and Jackie gets herself into some trouble. Some fun and sort of unhinged trouble, but it's trouble. And Jackie has a crush on a girl named Ann, though Ann has other things to worry about. Her own mother and sister have turned into violent creatures, and she has to keep them locked in the basement so they won't hurt anyone. They need to be fed living things. So Ann starts hunting neighbourhood pets. She is against this idea, but you know . . . family is important. One Bloody Thing After Another is a funny, strange, and sad horror book. This isnt a gorefest, though a plump baby or two wind up on the menu. This is about the horror of losing your family, and the things people will do to hold on. At turns heartwarming and horrifying, this strange and funny novel deals with the terror of losing one's family and the extreme measures people will take to hold on. Jackie and her crush, Ann, both have odd family situations: Jackie's mother, although dead from cancer, is a ghost that only Jackie can see, while Ann's mother and sister have turned into such violent creatures they need to be kept in the basement and fed living animals. Meanwhile, old man Charlie lives up the road with his blind dog in a building haunted by a headless ghost. Appealing to both adults and older teens, this dark, offbeat, and irreverent story is handled with both humor and honesty. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2020
ISBN 10: 1770414851 ISBN 13: 9781770414853
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Petricic, Du?an Ilustrador. Paperback. A singular exploration of the Hebrew Bible, playfully illustrated by renowned cartoonist and illustrator Dusan Petricic Gideon's Bible is a conversation between Rick Salutin, and his son, Gideon. It begins with Gideon as a child, asking why he was given his name. Rick says it's from the Bible and Gideon asks, "What's the Bible?" Although the conversations portrayed in the book span all the years of Gideon's life, most of them occurred during his more recent years in high school. The book consists of 64 wildly illustrated colour pages. It is modeled on classical Jewish biblical commentaries, in which biblical text is surrounded by analysis that has been written over centuries and that explores both the text itself and the conversations that surround each passage. In Gideon's Bible, biblical text is framed with striking illustrations and caricatures of Rick and Gideon as they relate to the passage and discuss subjects like God, parenting, current concerns of youth, literature, friends, and formative experiences that each of them have had. A singluar exploration of the Hebrew Bible, playfully illustrated by renowned cartoonist Dusan Petricic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2011
ISBN 10: 1550229435 ISBN 13: 9781550229431
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. For more than three decades, Lucien one of the most notorious characters in the history of the novel has haunted the imaginations of readers around the world. Remarkably, the astounding protagonist of Gabrielle Wittkop's lyrical 1972 novella The Necrophiliac has never appeared in English until now. This new translation introduces readers of English to a masterpiece of French literature, striking not only for its astonishing subject matter but for the poetic beauty of the late author's subtle, intricate prose. Like the best writings of Edgar Allen Poe or Baudelaire, Wittkop's prose goes far beyond mere gothic horror to explore the melancholy in the loneliest depths of the human condition, forcing readers to confront their own mortality with an unprecedented intimacy. Like the best writings of Edgar Allan Poe or Baudelaire, Wittkop's prose goes far beyond mere gothic horror to explore the melancholy in the loneliest depths of the human condition, forcing readers to confront their own mortality with an unprecedented intimacy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2024
ISBN 10: 1770417419 ISBN 13: 9781770417410
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. When Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, it had already been rejected by producers and distributors several times over, and expectations for the summer romance were low. But then, the film, written by former dancer Eleanor Bergstein and starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as a couple from two different worlds, exploded. Since then, Dirty Dancing's popularity, thanks to continual rotation on late night television where it was watched by multiple generations of burgeoning feminists, has never waned. The truth has always been that Dirty Dancing was never just a teen romance or a dance movie; it also explored abortion rights, class divisions, and political activism, with a smattering of light crime solving. In The Time of My Life, celebrated music journalist Andrea Warner excavates the layers of Dirty Dancing, from its anachronistic, chart-topping soundtrack to Baby and Johnny's chemistry, to Eleanor Bergstein's political intentions, to the abortion subplot that is more relevant today than ever. The film's remarkable longevity would never have been possible if it was just a throwaway summer fling story. It is precisely because of its themes - deeply feminist, sensitively written - that we, over 30 years later, are still holding our breath during that last, exhilarating lift. The Time of My Life weaves together the sharp, incisive, wryly funny story of the making of a young feminist who found inspiration in an unexpected place, and the former teenage mambo queen who turned her love of dance, music, and social justice into an unlikely blockbuster hit about an illegal abortion: Dirty Dancing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2016
ISBN 10: 1770412611 ISBN 13: 9781770412613
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In 1977, Wayne 'Big Chuck' Bradshaw was a member of the outlaw Pagans bike gang and had earned his colours in a world of boozing, bloody bar fights and high-stakes crime. But after getting too close to extreme violence, Bradshaw made the life-threatening decision to change his path. His toughness led to a heroic career as an undercover narcotics officer for the same New Jersey police department that had once arrested him. In Jersey Tough, Bradshaw tells his story with the truth of the streets. Bradshaw would likely be dead today had he not made the risky decision to leave the outlaw Pagans motorcycle club in 1978. He charted a radically new course that took him into law enforcement -- including undercover narcotics work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2004
ISBN 10: 1550225774 ISBN 13: 9781550225778
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. With creativity and verve, Dr. Joe Schwarcz answers your burning questions about science and life in these digestible and accessible short essaysDr. Joe and What You Didnt Know acts as both the source and satiation of scientific curiosity through a series of 177 chemistry-related questions and answers designed to both inform and entertain. From the esoteric to the everyday, the topics Dr. Joe Schwarcz tackles range from Beethovens connection to plumbing to why rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs.How did a sheep, a duck, and a rooster usher in the age of air travel? What does Miss Piggy have to do with the World Cup? And is there really any danger in eating green potatoes? The answers to these whimsical questions and more are revealed in this collection in an accessible scientific fashion. Dr Joe is back with 99 chemistry related questions and answers that will inform and entertain. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Canada, Montreal, 2013
ISBN 10: 1770411844 ISBN 13: 9781770411845
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2024
ISBN 10: 1770417605 ISBN 13: 9781770417601
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Food is the primary way andrea bennett connects with the world. They worked in the restaurant industry for a decade, and though they don't eat much meat and can't eat gluten, they take as much pleasure in food as Jeffrey Steingarten, Anthony Bourdain, or Guy Fieri. When they want to show someone they care, they cook them a meal. The essays in Hearty offer a snapshot of the North American cultural relationship to food and eating. Hearty dives deep into specific foods, such as chutney, carrots, and ice cream, but also explores appetite and desire in food media, the art of substitution, seed saving and the triumphs and trials of being a home gardener, how the food system works (and doesn't), and complex societal narratives around health and pleasure. Combining journalism, cultural commentary, and personal reflection, Hearty follows bennett's curiosity into kitchens, gardens, fields, and factories, offering a compassionate and compelling perspective on food from seed to table. Hearty is thoughtful and curious food and gardening writing that showcases andrea bennett's range, combining personal essays, reporting, and hybrids of the two to study food as a source of pleasure, practical creativity, and sustenance. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2017
ISBN 10: 1770413375 ISBN 13: 9781770413375
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. One of hockeys most colourful characters, from hockeys most colourful era, tells allGilles Gratton was not a typical pro hockey player. He refused to don his equipment and man his net if the planets were not properly aligned. He skated naked at practice. He created one of hockeys most famous goalie masks based on his astrological sign. He fought with coaches and management, speaking his mind to his detriment. Sex, drugs, and rock n roll ruled his life, not stopping pucks. Truthfully? He never really wanted to be an NHL goaltender; he wanted to be Tibetan monk. And so, he quit hockey to seek enlightenment.Now, in his autobiography, Gratton teams up with author Greg Oliver to tell his wild and at times, yes, loony story: from his early days in Montreal, where his brother Norm Gratton became an NHL player, too; through his stints with the OHAs Oshawa Generals, the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros of the rogue WHA, and the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers in the NHL. A rare view of the wilder side of hockey from the lost soul behind the tiger mask. In this honest and revealing tale of soul searching, skating naked, and defying management, New York Rangers legend Gilles Gratton finally tells his tale. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2018
ISBN 10: 1770414061 ISBN 13: 9781770414068
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Talking About Death Won't Kill You is the essential handbook to help navigate personal and medical decisions for the best quality of life for the end of our lives. Noted palliative-care educator and researcher Kathy Kortes-Miller shows readers how to identify and reframe limiting beliefs about dying with humor and compassion. We all die. This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying, and to feel in control at the worst of times. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press, Montreal, 2003
ISBN 10: 1550225626 ISBN 13: 9781550225624
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Was the world's first fatal nuclear accident the 1961 explosion of a SL-1 military test reactor in Idaho the result of a crime of passion? Was the disaster promptly covered up to protect the burgeoning nuclear industry? Idaho Falls documents one of America's best-kept secrets and investigates the question of conspiracy. When asked to name the world's first major nuclear accident, most people cite the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster. Revealed in this book is one of American history's best-kept secrets: the world's first nuclear reactor accident to claim fatalities happened on United States soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, a military test reactor located in Idaho's Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961, killing the three-man maintenance crew on duty. Through details uncovered in official documents, firsthand accounts from rescue workers and nuclear industry insiders, and exclusive interviews with the victims' families and friends, this book probes intriguing questions about the devastating blast that have remained unanswered for more than 40 years. From reports of a faulty reactor design and mismanagement of the reactor's facilities to rumors of incompetent personnel and a failed love affair that prompted deliberate sabotage of the plant, these plausible explanations for the explosion raise questions about whether the truth was deliberately suppressed to protect the nuclear energy industry. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press, Montreal, 2016
ISBN 10: 1770413006 ISBN 13: 9781770413009
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The eagerly anticipated updated return of a bestselling martial arts classic. A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do takes you into the cults, geisha houses, and crime syndicates that made Tae Kwon Do. It shows how, in the end, a few key leaders kept the art clean and turned it into an empowering art for tens of millions of people in more than 150 countries. A Killing Art is part history and part biography - and a wild ride to enlightenment. The eagerly anticipated updated return of a bestselling martial arts classic. A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do takes you into the cults, geisha houses, and crime syndicates that made Tae Kwon Do. It shows how, in the end, a few key leaders kept the art clean and turned it into an empowering art for tens of millions of people in more Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2002
ISBN 10: 1550225197 ISBN 13: 9781550225198
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The author of "Wicca Covens" shows the Pagan community how to use spiritual mentoring to assist others in deepening and sustaining their contact with the holy. The author of "Wicca Covens" shows the Pagan community how to use spiritual mentoring to assist others in deepening and sustaining their contact with the holy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2024
ISBN 10: 177041780X ISBN 13: 9781770417809
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Jeannie is in trouble. After the loss of her husband, everyone around her is pressuring her to leave her precious farm, including an incredibly persistent realtor who won't name her client. But when that realtor ends up dead, killed by mistake when she borrows Jeannie's car, it becomes clear that her client won't take no for an answer. Who wants Jeannie's land so badly that they are willing to kill her for it? And why her farm when there are plenty around her for sale? To find the answer, Jeannie joins forces with off-duty cop Derek and finds refuge with the young back-to-the-land tenants who rent a section of her farm. Set in her ways at 60, Jeannie must learn to open her mind -- and her heart -- in her quest to find the killer, all while grappling with ghosts from her past and wrestling with the question of land transfer and ownership. Will the next generation love her farm as intensely as she does? And will she survive long enough to find out? Grounds for Murder is the first in a new mystery series featuring protagonist Jeannie Wolfert-Lang. When Jeannie won't sell her farm, someone tries to kill her. Who wants her land enough that they'd attempt to kill a 60-year-old widow? Jeannie must now grapple with ghosts from her past and solve the mystery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por ECW Press,Canada, Montreal, 2024
ISBN 10: 1770417087 ISBN 13: 9781770417083
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Revelatory memoir and cultural criticism that connects popular fantasy and our perceptions of mental illness to offer an empathetic path to compassionate care Growing up, K.J. Aiello was fascinated by magical stories of dragons, wizards, and fantasy, where monsters were not what they seemed and anything was possible. These books and films were both a balm and an escape, a safe space where Aiello's struggle with mental illness transformed from a burden into a strength that could win battles and vanquish villains. A unique blend of memoir, research, and cultural criticism, The Monster and the Mirror charts Aiello's life as they try to understand their own mental illness using The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and other stories as both guides to heroism and agency and cautionary tales of how mental illness is easily stereotyped as bad and violent. Aiello questions who is allowed to be "mad" versus "sane," "good" versus "evil," and "weak" versus "strong," and who is allowed to tell their own stories. The Monster and the Mirror explores our perceptions of mental illness in a way that is challenging and tender, empathetic and knowledgeable, and offers a path to deeper understanding and compassionate care. A unique blend of memoir, research, and cultural criticism, this is a searing and incisive examination into how we tell stories about mental illness, how that affects how we treat it, and how those with mental illness can begin to take control of their own stories through fantasy and fiction. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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