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L-15 Scout - Mal Holcomb - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

L-15 Scout - Mal Holcomb - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

As World War II drew to a close, Boeing, realizing that its huge Wichita factory would be out of work at war''s end, began working on a light personal airplane. It nabbed the contract for what became the L-15 Scout despite the plane''s third-place finish in a 1946 U.S. military liaison aircraft competition. Although the aircraft ultimately was not mass produced, Boeing''s engineers created proposals for both military and civilian follow-ups. This book tells for the first time the full story of the L-15--the competition and the competitors, the evolution of Boeing''s entry into the prototype XL-15, the plane''s specifications, the rivalry between the U.S. Army and Air Force, and the government''s decision to adopt a different plane instead.

DKK 455.00
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Latin American Dictators of the 20th Century - Javier A. Galvan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Latin American Dictators of the 20th Century - Javier A. Galvan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Throughout the 20th century, the emergence of authoritarian dictatorships in Latin America coincided with periods of social convulsion and economic uncertainty. This book covers 15 dictators representing every decade of the century and geographically from the Caribbean and North and Central and South America. Each chapter covers their personal information (childhood, education, marriage, family…), assumption of power, relationship with the United States, oppression of civilians, and collapse of their regimes. The book also investigates inherent contradictions in U.S. foreign policy: promoting democracy abroad while supporting brutal dictatorships in Latin America. Such analysis requires multiple perspectives and this work embraces an evaluation of the influence of military dictatorships on cultural elements such as art, literature, journalism, music and cinema, while drawing on data from documentary archives, court case files, investigative reports, international treaties, witness testimonies, and personal letters from survivors. The dramatic experiences of courageous individuals who challenged these 15 oppressors are also recounted.

DKK 429.00
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Boy Soldier - Gerhardt B. Thamm - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Boy Soldier - Gerhardt B. Thamm - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"As a 15-year-old boy I fought briefly in a war. My fight was neither noble nor heroic. I saw the horrors that no 15-year-old boy should ever see. I came into war purely by happenstance, and survived it purely by luck." Gerhardt B. Thamm grew up on his grandfather''s farm in Lower Silesia, the hinterlands of Germany. In early 1945 this land, near the Czechoslovakian and Polish borders, became a battleground. The Soviets captured Lower Silesia in February, and Thamm, like many of his Hitler Youth high school classmates, was conscripted to fight on the Eastern Front until the last few days of World War II, experiencing firsthand fearsome barbarity and atrocity. Thamm''s family was deported from Silesia in 1946 to West Germany. Gerhardt Thamm arrived in the United States in 1948. The 17-year-old Thamm joined the U.S. Army the same year and served more than 20 years as an enlisted man. "Maybe, just maybe, I fought in this war to escape the barbarity. Maybe I wrote this book to still the memories."

DKK 240.00
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The Rise and Reason of Comics and Graphic Literature - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Rise and Reason of Comics and Graphic Literature - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

These 15 essays investigate comic books and graphic novels, beginning with the early development of these media. The essays also place the work in a cultural context, addressing theory and terminology, adaptations of comic books, the superhero genre, and comic books and graphic novels that deal with history and nonfiction. By addressing the topic from a wide range of perspectives, the book offers readers a nuanced and comprehensive picture of current scholarship in the subject area.

DKK 334.00
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The Paul McCartney Catalog - Ted Montgomery - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Paul McCartney Catalog - Ted Montgomery - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This complete discography of Paul McCartney''s solo and other post-Beatles work examines his entire catalog. It covers his studio and live albums and compilations, including the trance, electronic, classical and cover albums and selected bootleg recordings; all of the singles; videos and DVDs; and the 15 radio shows he made as Oobu Joobu . Each song is reviewed in depth, providing a wealth of information for both dedicated McCartney fans and those just discovering his music.

DKK 382.00
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The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2017-2018 - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2017-2018 - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Widely acknowledged as the preeminent gathering of baseball scholars, the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture has made significant contributions to baseball research. This collection of 15 new essays selected from the 2017 and the 2018 symposia examines topics whose importance extend beyond the ballpark. Presented in six parts, the essays explore baseball''s cultural and social history and analyze the tools that encourage a more sophisticated understanding of baseball as a game and enterprise.

DKK 665.00
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The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2015-2016 - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2015-2016 - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Widely acknowledged as the preeminent gathering of baseball scholars, the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture has made significant contributions to baseball research. This collection of 15 new essays selected from the 2015 and the 2016 symposia examines topics whose importance extend beyond the ballpark. Presented in six parts, the essays explore Biography: From Mythology to Authenticity, Gender and Generations, Race and Ethnicity on the Base Paths, Ballparks Abandoned and Envisioned, Baseball Cinema, and Business, Law and the Game.

DKK 495.00
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Crucible Vietnam - A.t. Lawrence - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Crucible Vietnam - A.t. Lawrence - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This is the personal account of an army infantry platoon leader and commanding officer in the central highlands of Vietnam during 1967 and 1968 when he was 21 years old. These were the two bloodiest years of the war, a time when the U.S. army employed search and destroy missions with high casualty rates. The author provides a historical overview and casualty report of the Vietnam War, 15 information about his military and officer training, and his return to civilian life after Vietnam.

DKK 240.00
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Theorizing Twilight - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Theorizing Twilight - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Since the publication of Twilight in 2005, Stephenie Meyer''s four-book saga about the tortured relationship between human heroine Bella Swan and her vampire love Edward Cullen has become a world-wide sensation--inciting screams of delight, sighs of derision, and fervent pronouncements. Those looking deeper into its pages and on screen can find intriguing subtexts about everything from gender, race, sexuality, and religion. The 15 essays in this book examine the texts, the films, and the fandom, exploring the series'' cultural reach and offering one of the first thorough analyses of the saga.

DKK 334.00
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Empire and Black Images in Popular Culture - Joshua K. Wright - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Empire and Black Images in Popular Culture - Joshua K. Wright - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

FOX''s musical drama Empire has been hailed as the savior of broadcast television, drawing 15 million viewers a week. A "hip-hopera" inspired by Shakespeare''s King Lear and 1980s prime-time soap Dynasty , the series is at the forefront of a black popular culture Renaissance--yet has stirred controversy in the black community. Is Empire shifting paradigms or promoting pernicious stereotypes? Examining the evolution and potency of black images in popular culture, the author explores Empire ''s place in a diverse body of literature and media, data and discussions on respectability.

DKK 429.00
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Placenames of Russia and the Former Soviet Union - Adrian Room - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Placenames of Russia and the Former Soviet Union - Adrian Room - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This work gives the origins and meanings of geographical and political features of the former Soviet Union. All 15 countries that were once part of the U.S.S.R. are included. Each of the more than 2,000 entries provides, first, the name of the feature along with its Cyrillic counterpart, followed by the country, and the geographical location within the country; an account of the name''s origin and meaning then follows, with appropriate historical, topographical and biographical references. Cross references provide former names and alternate spellings or forms of current names.

DKK 334.00
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William Steinitz, Chess Champion - Kurt Landsberger - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

William Steinitz, Chess Champion - Kurt Landsberger - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life, which can now be known as well. From Steinitz''s own writings and the fruits of extensive first-time-ever research by the author, a fascinating portrayal emerges of the life and genius of a man widely known as the "Bohemian Caesar" quite apart from his chess dominance. Lengthy annotations for the 15 selected games are provided by modern grandmaster Andy Soltis, often augmented by Steinitz''s own observations. Three additional games are also included. Each game is illustrated.

DKK 523.00
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The Canadian Fantastic in Focus - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Canadian Fantastic in Focus - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Bringing together papers presented at the Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy from 2005 to 2013, this collection of essays includes Veronica Hollinger''s keynote address, "The Body on the Slab," and Robert Runte''s Aurora Award-winning paper, "Why I Read Canadian Speculative Fiction," along with 15 other contributions on science fiction and fantasy literature, television and music by Canadian creators. Authors discussed include Charles de Lint, Nalo Hopkinson, Tanya Huff, Esther Rochon, Peter Watts and Robert Charles Wilson. Essays on the television show Supernatural and the Scott Pilgrim comics series are also included.

DKK 429.00
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Children's Film in the Digital Age - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Children's Film in the Digital Age - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Films of the past 15 years have been released in a number of formats and reflect a reconceptualization of film genres, audiences and the impact of technology on adaptation. Focusing on multiple audiences, film adaptation, nationalism, globalism and consumer culture, this collection of new essays explores how children''s film can be re-examined alongside recent developments in their production. These analyses consider the effect of multimedia strategies on the child audience, the opportunities for viewer participation and the pedagogical implications of films for children. The essays also address how childhood is embedded within films and linked to various consumer contexts.

DKK 429.00
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Reading Brokeback Mountain - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Reading Brokeback Mountain - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This collection offers 15 critical essays on Annie Proulx''s short story "Brokeback Mountain" and its controversial film adaptation by screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana and director Ang Lee. Each essay explores the short story, the film, and the sociocultural phenomenon that followed the release of the motion picture in December 2005. This anthology includes selections from traditional perspectives and from postmodern angles, including women''s studies, gender studies, queer studies, sexuality studies, ethnic studies, and American studies. Many of the essays focus primarily on the film, its critical reception, its stars, its director, its soundtrack, and its cultural implications.

DKK 429.00
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The Great Sioux Campaign of 1876, Day-by-Day - Frederic C. Wagner - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Great Sioux Campaign of 1876, Day-by-Day - Frederic C. Wagner - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Drawing on more than 22 years'' research, this book presents an exhaustive chronology of the Great Sioux Campaign in three parts: the U.S. Seventh Cavalry''s communications, decisions and movements October 15, 1875-June 21, 1876, are traced day-by-day; the three-day prelude to the Battle of Little Bighorn hour-by-hour; and the battle itself minute-by-minute. The separate actions of the several military commands and the Indians involved are narrated in coherent sequence. Archival intelligence summaries offer the reader fresh perspective on the events leading to the decisive Indian victory known as Custer''s Last Stand.

DKK 429.00
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The Indianapolis Automobile Industry - Sigur E. Whitaker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Indianapolis Automobile Industry - Sigur E. Whitaker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In 1893, Indianapolis carriage maker Charles Black created a rudimentary car--perhaps the first designed and built in America. Within 15 years, Indianapolis was a major automobile industry center rivaling Detroit, and known for quality manufacturing and innovation--the aluminum engine, disc brakes, aerodynamics, superchargers, and the rear view mirror were first developed there. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, hometown manufacturers Marmon, Stutz and Duesenberg dominated the track. The author covers their histories, along with less well known contributors to the industry, including National, American, Premier, Marion, Cole, Empire, LaFayette, Knight-Lyons and Hassler.

DKK 429.00
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Forgotten Leading Ladies of the American Theatre - Mary M. Turner - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Forgotten Leading Ladies of the American Theatre - Mary M. Turner - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

These eight women made remarkable contributions: Laura Keene challenged tradition in 1858 by heading her own dramatic troupe; her career was ruined by Lincoln''s assassination. Mrs. John Drew, a star at 7 who toured until she was 76, was the matriarch of the Barrymore dynasty. Anna Cora Mowatt eloped at 15 with a lawyer more than twice her age, and went on the stage when he lost his fortune. She wrote a play, Fashion , that is still performed 140 years later. Five other women also have fascinating stories of courage and talent: Susanna Haswell Rowson, Sophia Turner, Charlotte Cushman, Fanny Kemble and Minnie Madern Fiske.

DKK 314.00
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Albert Beauregard Hodges - Peter P. Lahde - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Albert Beauregard Hodges - Peter P. Lahde - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Albert Beauregard Hodges is a legend among chess aficionados. As one of the most well-known American chess players of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Hodges played an important role in transforming chess from a pleasant pastime into a social institution. This work provides both an in-depth biography of Hodges' personal life and chess career and an extensive collection of over 340 of his games, as well as 15 of his chess problems as originally published in several newspapers and the American Chess Bulletin. Hodges' complete tournament and match records are also included, along with line engravings, photographs, and player/openings indexes.

DKK 523.00
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The Truth of Buffy - Sally Emmons Featherston - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Truth of Buffy - Sally Emmons Featherston - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Seemingly the most fantastical of television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer proves on close examination to be firmly rooted in real-world concerns. In this collection of critical essays, 15 authors from several disciplines, including literature, the visual arts, theatre, philosophy, and political science, study ways in which Buffy illuminates viewers'' real-life experiences. Topics include the series'' complicated portrayals of the relationship between soul, morality, and identity; whether Buffy can truly be described as a feminist icon; stereotypes of Native Americans in the episode "Pangs"; the role of signs in the interaction between Buffy''s aesthetics and audience; and the problem of power and underhanded politics in the Buffy universe.

DKK 334.00
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Scene of the Crime - David Geherin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Scene of the Crime - David Geherin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors for whom the setting greatly contributes to their overall literary style, this book focuses on the many ways that "place" figures in modern crime and mystery novels. The authors (and their settings) are: Georges Simenon (Paris), Donna Leon (Venice), Tony Hillerman (American Southwest), Walter Mosley (South Central Los Angeles), George P. Pelecanos (Washington, D.C.), Sara Paretsky (Chicago), James Lee Burke (Southern Louisiana), Carl Hiaasen (South Florida), Ian Rankin (Edinburgh), Alexander McCall Smith (Botswana), James McClure (South Africa), Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo (Stockholm), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (Mexico City), Leonardo Sciascia (Sicily) and Lindsey Davis (Ancient Rome).

DKK 429.00
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Storming the Desert - Sean T. Coughlin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Storming the Desert - Sean T. Coughlin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

On December 15, 1990, Lieutenant Sean T. Coughlin left Norton Air Force Base, California. His destination: Saudi Arabia. For nearly six months, he served as a special staff officer with Marine Wing Support Group 37 (MWSG 37), Headquarters element. Throughout his deployment, Lieutenant Coughlin kept a detailed diary of his thoughts and actions. The boredom of the waiting, the dread of Scud attacks, the anticipation of the impending air and ground war, the camaraderie of the troops in the field, and the anticipation of going home--all are revealed. As a part of MWSG 37, the lieutenant gives a firsthand account how the unit set up air bases throughout Saudi Arabia.

DKK 240.00
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A Killer Appetite - Holly Pennebaker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Killer Appetite - Holly Pennebaker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

 In the middle of a paralyzing panic attack, 34-year-old Holly Pennebaker made the call that would ultimately save her life. She realized that her eating disorder had consumed her life for the previous 15 years and made the decision to get help and enter a rigorous treatment program. Holly documented the program in real time, writing about it in an authentic, raw form. This account chronicles the author''s experience with disordered eating, anxiety and other mental illness from the onset of her major panic attack through the weeks following her completion of the treatment program. By candidly recounting her own journey, Holly explores struggle, hope and self-acceptance.

DKK 240.00
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Just Too Good - Gary Webster - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Just Too Good - Gary Webster - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

According to the National Football League, the 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only undefeated, untied Super Bowl champions. But pro football''s first undefeated championship team was crowned in 1948, when the Cleveland Browns won their third straight All-America Football Conference title with a record of 15 victories, no losses and no ties. They were led by Hall of Fame head coach Paul Brown, whose methods revolutionized the game and influenced every coach who followed. On the field, the ''48 Browns'' roster featured six future Hall of Famers, including Marion Motley and Bill Willis, who broke pro football''s color barrier with the first snap of the 1946 season.

DKK 334.00
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Brazilian Collaborative Theater - Aleksandar Sasha Dundjerovic - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Brazilian Collaborative Theater - Aleksandar Sasha Dundjerovic - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Brazil has one of the most vibrant theater cultures in the world, home to a wide variety of theatrical expression. This collection of 15 interviews includes some of the country''s most prolific creative minds--Ze Celso (Teatro Oficina), Antunes Filho, Gerald Thomas, Nos do Morro, Rudolfo Vasquez (Os Satyros), Antonio Araujo (Teatro Vertigem), Enrique Diaz (Cia do Atores) and Lia Rodrigues, to name a few--discussing their approaches to the collaborative theater process. They describe a collective creative environment in which practitioners are concerned with fundamental questions about social, cultural and artistic contexts in which productions are staged, and the interdisciplinary climate that predominated from the beginning of the 1980s.

DKK 571.00
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