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Gus Hornsby's Gamble: The Life of Chicago Football's Founder Turned Fugitive (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
More than a biography of a person navigating nineteenth-century America, this is a story about America - brash, imaginative and seemingly limitless in resources and creativity, but overly self-assured and wildly reckless.
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The Bruins in 25 Games: Boston's Most Unforgettable Wins and Heartbreaking Losses (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In a century of spirited play, the Boston Bruins have participated in numerous contests that have brought joy and disappointment to their passionate legions of followers. Twenty-five of these games are presented here, chronologically, in great detail.
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Talking Vonnegut: Centennial Interviews and Essays (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A collection of 29 interviews explores the outer reaches of the Kurt Vonnegut universe. A valuable resource for students, scholars and fans, this book offers windows into Vonnegut’s life and art that are often overlooked in standard biographies.
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Nick Lucas: The Crooning Troubadour and His Guitar (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists... Læs mere
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The Most Painful Choice: A Dog Owner's Story of Behavioral Euthanasia (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Serves as an account of one dog’s life and his family’s attempts to help him, and as a resource on behaviour euthanasia, which is a... Læs mere
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Opening Day in Milwaukee: The Brewers' Season Starters, 1970-2022 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Opening day in Milwaukee is an event like no other in baseball - all the pomp and reverence for the return of the season, with a tailgate... Læs mere
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A Tale Told by a Machine: The AI Narrator in Contemporary Science Fiction Novels (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Investigates key questions that arise from the use of AI narrators. The book describes how these narratives challenge... Læs mere
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Dimensions of the Fantastic: A Theory of the Unknown from Stoker's Dracula to Little Marvin's Them (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Not to be confused with fantasy or the supernatural, the fantastic is its own beast and perhaps the most... Læs mere
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Free Land, Free Country: Setting Down Roots of Revolution in America, 1600-1790 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Details the powerful influence of land rights in the early British settlement of America. Exploring how economic hierarchies... Læs mere
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Alien Abduction in the Cinema: A History from the 1950s to Today (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Analyses more than 75 films that draw their inspiration from allegedly fact-based accounts of alien contact, from 1951’s The Man from... Læs mere
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The Eternal Future of the 1950s: Essays on the Lasting Influence of the Decade's Science Fiction Films (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Essays in this book explore how classic ‘50s science fiction films have been recycled, repurposed, and reused in the decades since their release. Essays also cover 1950’s sci-fi influences on video game franchises like Fallout, Bioshock and Wolfenstein.
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The '80s Resurrected: Essays on the Decade in Popular Culture Then and Now (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Explores the many shapes the ‘80s mythos has taken across a range of media. Essays examine television series such as Stranger... Læs mere
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