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  • Language: English

    Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

    0312343620 / 9780312343620

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. Want to look further than the nearest mega-plex? At last, a guide for you. A.O. Scott Stephen Holden Caryn James Dave Kehr Peter M. Nichols If just trudging to the latest Hollywood blockbuster doesn't appeal to you, The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten is the perfect companion. Inside, the film critics of The New York Times have made their top choices for those movies that are unjustly obscure, overlooked or just plain forgotten. * Newly updated reviews of 500 films---all available on DVD! * Sophisticated, intelligent, entertaining, provoking---these films run the gamut. * Each critic's top 10 picks from the book * Introduction by A. O. Scott, chief movie critic for The New York Times The perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from Waiting for Guffman to Happy, Texas, The Opposite of Sex to Belle Epoque. Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD---The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten has it all.…

  • Language: English

    Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Want to look further than the nearest mega-plex? At last, a guide for you. A.O. Scott Stephen Holden Caryn James Dave Kehr Peter M. Nichols If just trudging to the latest Hollywood blockbuster doesn't appeal to you, The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten is the perfect companion. Inside, the film critics of The New York Times have made their top choices for those movies that are unjustly obscure, overlooked or just plain forgotten. * Newly updated reviews of 500 films---all available on DVD! * Sophisticated, intelligent, entertaining, provoking---these films run the gamut. * Each critic's top 10 picks from the book * Introduction by A. O. Scott, chief movie critic for The New York Times The perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from Waiting for Guffman to Happy, Texas, The Opposite of Sex to Belle Epoque. Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD---The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten has it all.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Kali Press, 1998

    096288829X / 9780962888298

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  • Language: English

    Published by Kali Press, 1998

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    Published by VIZ Media LLC, 2008

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    Series: Book 2 of 10 - B.O.D.Y.

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    Condition: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Mimori, Ao (illustrator).

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    Series: Book 2 of 10 - B.O.D.Y.

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    Published by Viz Media, 2009

    1421523590 / 9781421523590

    Series: Book 4 of 10 - B.O.D.Y.

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    Series: Book 4 of 10 - B.O.D.Y.

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    Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. Mimori, Ao (illustrator).…

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    Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. Mimori, Ao (illustrator).…

  • Language: English

    Published by Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC, 2018

    1626929114 / 9781626929111

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. The light novel fantasy epic that inspired a critically-acclaimed anime.

  • Language: English

    Published by Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC, 2018

    1626927995 / 9781626927995

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. The light novel fantasy epic that inspired a critically-acclaimed anime.

  • Language: English

    Published by Zubaan, 2013

    9381017972 / 9789381017975

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Naga people of the troubled northeastern region of India have endured more than a century of bloodshed in their struggle for an independent Nagaland and a national identity. It is against this uneasy backdrop that the stories in this unusual collection are set. Exploring how ordinary people cope with violence, negotiate power, and seek safe havens amid terror, the stories of Temsula Ao detail a way of life under attack by the forces of modernization and war where no one - not the ordinary housewife, nor the willing accomplice, nor the young woman who sings even as she is being raped - can escape the violence. Their stories spring from the internal fault lines of the Indian nation-state. An important activist, writer, and commentator on issues in northeastern India, Ao speaks movingly of home, country, nation, nationality, and identity. A touching - and at times harrowing - glimpse into this little-known conflict zone in India's northeast, These Hills Called Home burns with urgency and leaves its reader profoundly changed. …

  • Language: English

    Published by Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC, 2023

    1685794866 / 9781685794866

    Series: Book 1 of 1 - Why Don't You Eat Me, My Dear Wolf?

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Little Red Riding Hood with a Boys' Love twist! An edgy, beautifully illustrated, and self-contained manga for Mature audiences.Taro is sent to the forest alone. He?s a sacrifice for the monstrous wolf, Uru. Upon seeing him, Uru declares Taro too small and too thin. The wolf feeds him, clothes him, and cares for him. Time passes and Taro finds himself wanting to be devoured by this giant wolf who gives him nothing but affection. …

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2023

    0063227215 / 9780063227217

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. ?A captivating exploration of gender dynamics, set against a background of the trying and confusing time of adolescence, when identity is in flux and everything in life is unstable and magical.? ?Lydia Conklin, author of Rainbow RainbowA fresh, thoughtful, and always surprising short story collection from a rising young star in the world of Japanese literature.Composed of the title novella and three short stories, People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice sensitively explores gender, friendship, romance, love, human interaction and its absence, and how a misogynistic society limits women and men.In the title story, Nanamori and Mugito, two university students appalled by society?s gendered roles, rebel. Refusing to interact with other people they use stuffed toys for emotional support. Unlike Nanamori and Mugito, their fellow plushie society member Shiraki does not talk to plushies. Pragmatic, she accepts the status quo that boys sometimes make nasty jokes; she believes their behavior resembles the real world.In ?Realizing Fun Things Through Water,? a young woman named Hatsuoka must contend with a mother-in-law who swears by cancer-preventing ?hyper-organization? water, and a sister who writes fake news for a living. ?Bath Towel Visuals? illuminates the mental cost of not just laughing along at mean humor, while ?Hello, Thank You I?m Okay? follows a family?s response when their shut-in son announces he wants to throw himself a birthday party.Written in brisk and gentle prose, Ao Omae?s stories capture the subtleties and complexities of his characters? inner world, individuals struggling to conform in an inflexible society little tolerant of difference. These stories, sometimes comical, sometimes bittersweet, and always thought-provoking, speak to the pain and desires of all who embrace nuance, repudiate traditional sex roles, and long for a gentler and more tolerant world.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Urban Ministries, Inc, 2010

    0940955687 / 9780940955684

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  • Language: English

    Published by Harper, 2006

    0061145025 / 9780061145025

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    Hardback. Condition: Very Good. "Instantly my favorite guide to the city. Walsh has a phenomenal eye and an almost fanatical attention to detail." -- Luc Sante, author of Low Life An urban exploration of the oddities and artifacts of New York City's past that are hidden in plain view across the boroughs--from the World's first Hall of Fame in the Bronx to the remnants of the original Penn Station in Manhattan Perfect for lifelong New Yorkers as well as first-time visitors to the city, Forgotten New York is a guide to the quirky elements that fall through the cracks of other guidebooks. Kevin Walsh has put together a stunning collection of houses dating back to the Dutch, yellow brick roads, gas-lit lampposts that time forgot, churches that look like space ships, tropical parrots in Brooklyn, and miles of grand old movie theaters that are now drug stores. An at-a-glance guide to the history and architecture of the city, it's also an urban explorer walking tour of the five boroughs, complete with comprehensive maps and extensive photos. This is the real story of New York brought to life by the only person who could tell it--a real New Yorker who loves his city.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Harper, 2006

    0061145025 / 9780061145025

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. "Instantly my favorite guide to the city. Walsh has a phenomenal eye and an almost fanatical attention to detail." -- Luc Sante, author of Low Life An urban exploration of the oddities and artifacts of New York City's past that are hidden in plain view across the boroughs--from the World's first Hall of Fame in the Bronx to the remnants of the original Penn Station in Manhattan Perfect for lifelong New Yorkers as well as first-time visitors to the city, Forgotten New York is a guide to the quirky elements that fall through the cracks of other guidebooks. Kevin Walsh has put together a stunning collection of houses dating back to the Dutch, yellow brick roads, gas-lit lampposts that time forgot, churches that look like space ships, tropical parrots in Brooklyn, and miles of grand old movie theaters that are now drug stores. An at-a-glance guide to the history and architecture of the city, it's also an urban explorer walking tour of the five boroughs, complete with comprehensive maps and extensive photos. This is the real story of New York brought to life by the only person who could tell it--a real New Yorker who loves his city.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Natural Math, 2017

    1945899026 / 9781945899027

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. Funville is a math-inspired fantasy adventure by A.O. Fradkin and A.B. Bishop, where functions come to life as magical beings. After 9-year old Emmy and her 5-year old brother Leo go down an abandoned dilapidated slide, they are magically transported into Funville: a land inhabited by ordinary looking beings, each with a unique power to transform objects.The siblings discover that Funville is full of surprises; one never knows when something will be shrunk, flipped upside down, turned into an elephant, or erased As Emmy and Leo explore this exciting new world, befriending many Funvillians along the way, they discover that despite being able to do some very impressive tricks with their powers, Funvillians often get stumped by situations requiring more than just the straightforward use of a single power. Emmy and Leo think outside the box to solve problems by using combining multiple powers, as well as using ideas that do not involve powers.While on the surface, Funville Adventures is just a fairy tale, the powers of the Funvillians are a vehicle for introducing children to the concept of a function. Each power corresponds to a transformation such as doubling in size, rotating, copying, or changing color. There is even a Funvillian whose power is to change other Funvillians' powers. Some Funvillians have siblings with opposite powers that can reverse the effects and return an object to its original state, but other powers cannot be reversed. In this way, we introduce kids to the mathematical concepts of invertible and non-invertible functions, domains, ranges, and functionals without mathematical terminology.The concept of a function is truly fundamental, and accessible to children from a young age. It is unfortunate that for many of them, their first encounter with it is in high school or late middle school, often in a dry, technical manner. We present this material in a form that will appeal not only to kids already interested in math, but also to who are missing out on mathematical adventures.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Natural Math (edition ), 2017

    1945899026 / 9781945899027

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  • Language: English

    Published by Kali Press,U.S., 1999

    096288829X / 9780962888298

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Includes information you need to make intelligent decisions about the safety and treatment of your water.

  • Language: English

    Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Want to look further than the nearest mega-plex? At last, a guide for you. A.O. Scott Stephen Holden Caryn James Dave Kehr Peter M. Nichols If just trudging to the latest Hollywood blockbuster doesn't appeal to you, The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten is the perfect companion. Inside, the film critics of The New York Times have made their top choices for those movies that are unjustly obscure, overlooked or just plain forgotten. * Newly updated reviews of 500 films---all available on DVD! * Sophisticated, intelligent, entertaining, provoking---these films run the gamut. * Each critic's top 10 picks from the book * Introduction by A. O. Scott, chief movie critic for The New York Times The perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from Waiting for Guffman to Happy, Texas, The Opposite of Sex to Belle Epoque. Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD---The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten has it all.…

  • Language: English

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. Want to look further than the nearest mega-plex? At last, a guide for you. A.O. Scott Stephen Holden Caryn James Dave Kehr Peter M. Nichols If just trudging to the latest Hollywood blockbuster doesn't appeal to you, The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten is the perfect companion. Inside, the film critics of The New York Times have made their top choices for those movies that are unjustly obscure, overlooked or just plain forgotten. * Newly updated reviews of 500 films---all available on DVD! * Sophisticated, intelligent, entertaining, provoking---these films run the gamut. * Each critic's top 10 picks from the book * Introduction by A. O. Scott, chief movie critic for The New York Times The perfect gift for any serious movie buff, no matter what they prefer, from Waiting for Guffman to Happy, Texas, The Opposite of Sex to Belle Epoque. Film noir, documentaries, drama, Westerns, animation, comedies, foreign films, even a few must-see TV shows on DVD---The Best DVDs You've Never Seen, Narrowly Missed or Almost Forgotten has it all.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Viz Media, 2008

    1421518023 / 9781421518022

    Series: Book 1 of 10 - B.O.D.Y.

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    Published by Viz Media, 2008

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    Series: Book 1 of 10 - B.O.D.Y.

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    Published by VIZ Media LLC (edition ), 2008

    1421518023 / 9781421518022

    Series: Book 1 of 10 - B.O.D.Y.

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    Published by The New Press (edition ), 2015

    1620970511 / 9781620970515

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  • Language: English

    Published by St. Martin's Griffin (edition First Edition), 2005

    0312343620 / 9780312343620

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  • Language: English

    Published by The New Press, 2015

    1620970511 / 9781620970515

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. From Dick Cheney's man-sized safe to the National Security Agency's massive intelligence gathering, secrecy has too often captured the American government's modus operandi better than the ideals of the Constitution. In this important new book, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr., who was chief counsel to the U.S. Church Committee on Intelligence uses examples ranging from the dropping of the first atomic bomb and the Cuban Missile Crisis to Iran Contra and 9/11 to illuminate this central question: how much secrecy does good governance require. …

  • Language: English

    Published by Penguin Press, 2016

    1594204837 / 9781594204838

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. The New York Times film critic shows why we need criticism now more than everFew could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Yet what A.O. Scott shows in Better Living Through Criticism is that we are, in fact, all critics: because critical thinking informs almost every aspect of artistic creation, of civil action, of interpersonal life. With penetrating insight and warm humor, Scott shows that while individual critics--himself included--can make mistakes and find flaws where they shouldn't, criticism as a discipline is one of the noblest, most creative, and urgent activities of modern existence.Using his own film criticism as a starting point--everything from his infamous dismissal of the international blockbuster The Avengers to his intense affection for Pixar's animated Ratatouille--Scott expands outward, easily guiding readers through the complexities of Rilke and Shelley, the origins of Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones, the power of Marina Abramovich and 'Ode on a Grecian Urn.' Drawing on the long tradition of criticism from Aristotle to Susan Sontag, Scott shows that real criticism was and always will be the breath of fresh air that allows true creativity to thrive. The time for criticism is always now, Scott explains, because the imperative to think clearly, to insist on the necessary balance of reason and passion, never goes away.…

  • Language: English

    Published by The New Press (edition POLS), 2008

    1595583475 / 9781595583475

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