Machine of Death

Machine of Death
Author: Ryan North
Publisher: Machines of Death LLC
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0982167121

MACHINE OF DEATH tells thirty-four different stories about people who know how they will die. Prepare to have your tears jerked, your spine tingled, your funny bone tickled, your mind blown, your pulse quickened, or your heart warmed. Or better yet, simply prepare to be surprised. Because even when people do have perfect knowledge of the future, there's no telling exactly how things will turn out.

Women's Experimental Cinema

Women's Experimental Cinema
Author: Robin Blaetz
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2007-10-16
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780822340447

This volume offers introductions to the work of fifteen avant-garde American women filmmakers.

Unruly Media

Unruly Media
Author: Carol Vernallis
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199767009

Unruly Media is the first book to account for the current audiovisual landscape across media and platform. It includes new theoretical models and close readings of current media as well as the oeuvre of popular and influential directors.

Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch
Author: David Talbot
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439127875

The critically acclaimed, San Francisco Chronicle bestseller—a gripping story of the strife and tragedy that led to San Francisco’s ultimate rebirth and triumph. Salon founder David Talbot chronicles the cultural history of San Francisco and from the late 1960s to the early 1980s when figures such as Harvey Milk, Janis Joplin, Jim Jones, and Bill Walsh helped usher from backwater city to thriving metropolis.

Media, Popular Culture, and the American Century

Media, Popular Culture, and the American Century
Author: Kingsley Bolton
Publisher: JOHN LIBBEY PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2010
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780861966981

Introduction: Mediated America: Americana as Hollywoodiana / Jan Olsson, Kingsley Bolton -- Italian marionettes meet cinematic modernity / Jan Olsson -- "A red-blooded romance"; or Americanizing early multi-reel feature cinema: the case of The spoilers / Joel Frykholm -- Song of the sonic body: noise, the audience, and early American moving picture culture / Meredith C. Ward -- Constructing the global vernacular: American English and the media / Kingsley Bolton -- You only live once: repetitions of crime as desire in the films of Sylvia Sidney, 1930-1937 / Esther Sonnet -- Punks! Topicality and the 1950s gangster bio-pic cycle / Peter Stanfield -- Importing evil: the American gangster, Swedish cinema, and anti-American propaganda / Ann-Kristin Wallengren -- Sun Yu and the early Americanization of Chinese cinema / Corrado Neri -- If America were really China or how Christopher Columbus discovered Asia / Gregory Lee -- Civil rights on the screen / Michael Renov -- Goodbye rabbit ears: visualizing and mapping the U.S. Digital TV transition / Lisa Parks -- Archival transitions: some digital propositions / Pelle Snickars -- Are Americans human? / Evelyn Ch'ien -- Afterword: Rethinking the American century / William Uricchio.

The Great Gary Rescue! (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run)

The Great Gary Rescue! (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run)
Author: Nickelodeon Publishing
Publisher: Nickelodeon
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2020-03-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1951804538

Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants returns to theaters in an all-new feature film! THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN comes to theatres May 22, 2020. Part origin story, part rescue mission, and part buddy road trip, the all new feature-length movie follows SpongeBob, Patrick, and the entire Bikini Bottom crew as they embark on a journey that spans from childhood to an adventure to save their friend, Gary the Snail. Boys and girls ages 3-7 will enjoy this storybook. This Nickelodeon read-along contains audio narration.

Barbie Bakes!

Barbie Bakes!
Author: Mattel
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1681886847

In this fun and color-charged cookbook, Barbie teaches kids how to bake and make good choices while creating intergenerational experiences in the kitchen. Barbie tells kids, “You can do anything if you dare to dream!” In this cookbook, Barbie teaches kids how to bake yummy, easy-to-make treats, including chewy granola bars, gluten-free-meringues, fresh fruit pie pockets, Barbie’s very special birthday cake, and mid-morning snacks like scones and banana bread. Appealing to five- to eleven-year-old Barbie fans and budding bakers, Barbie Bakes! fosters an intergenerational cooking experience while simultaneously educating kids on essential baking techniques and making healthy choices. With fifty recipes presented alongside stylized, colorful images and inviting illustrations, Barbie creates an engaging and inspiring atmosphere for kids to learn, setting them up for a lifetime of rewarding experiences in the kitchen. Praise for Barbie Bakes! “Chock full of . . . family faves. . . . Not only can bakers pour over the bright photos and easy-to-understand recipes, but they can also learn from the pantry staples and substitution sections that make baking a breeze.” —Red Tricycle “Barbie Bakes! fosters an inter-generational cooking experience while simultaneously educating kids on essential baking techniques and making healthy choices.” —The Suburban

Write and Wipe ABC 123

Write and Wipe ABC 123
Author: Scholastic
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780545915359

This chunky, 'wipe-clean' board book with carry handle is the perfect book for children just learning to write. Children can trace words and count objects and try writing on their own in the space provided. Each exercise can be repeated and practised time and time again with the 'wipe-clean' surface, helping to children to perfect their writing skills.

My First Wipe-Clean ABC 123

My First Wipe-Clean ABC 123
Author: Lauren Crisp
Publisher: Tiger Tales
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1664350454

Young readers can learn the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1 through 10 while practicing pen control with wipe-clean activities on the sturdy board book pages that can be completed over and over again. Includes dry-erase marker. Children can learn the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1 through 10 with this wipe-clean book! Using the dry-erase marker that stores snugly at the top of the book, children will practice pen control as they engage in activities that include correct letter and number formation, tracing, identifying objects, counting, and more. This activity book is an excellent tool to help children grasp vital early concepts in a fun way. Titles from the My First Home Learning series are an exciting, interactive way to keep children engaged during homeschooling and distance or remote learning. Young readers will strengthen their knowledge of early concepts, as well as familiarize themselves with objects and animals in nature and around the home. Engaging photographs and simple prompts make this series an ideal choice for educational bridge activities.