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Saigon to San Diego - Trinh Do - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"When I was 12, I didn''t think I would get past ninth grade. When I was 14, I didn''t think I would live to my twentieth birthday. For me to be here today is a dream beyond my comprehension." Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War''s aftermath, this memoir tells the story of Trinh Do, a boy fighting for survival in newly unified communist Vietnam. Trinh Do was born in Saigon in 1964. His father, a soldier in the South Vietnam Army, was taken to a re-education camp after the communist victory in 1975. His family was thrown out of their home, and Do took care of his mother and younger brothers. He struggled to stay in school; because of his father, Do faced constant prejudice from the communist administration. He was expelled for refusing to betray his classmates in 1978; soon after, his mother arranged for him to escape Vietnam in a fishing boat. After a perilous journey, he landed in Malaysia, where he spent six months in a refugee camp, and then made his way to the United States. His parents attempted a similar escape four years later and were lost to the South China Sea. This memoir tells the story of Do''s generation coming of age in a brutal period of Vietnam''s history and is illustrated with family photographs. Framed within a complex historical setting, it reveals the cruelty inflicted upon the populace by the Vietnamese communists for the purpose of "internal security." An intimate portrait of daily life under communist rule and an examination of the political and military situation, Do''s memoir describes the propaganda and repression through the words of a Vietnamese schoolboy.

DKK 191.00

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Do Not Open - Katheryn Krotzer Laborde - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

When the floodwaters that swamped New Orleans finally receded in September 2005, the post-Hurricane Katrina recovery began. One of the most common sights was the discarded home refrigerator, perched on the curb and ready for disposal. For months, thousands upon thousands of ruined refrigerators still awaited pick-up. Many had messages scribbled with markers or blurted with spray paint, rendered by owners and passersby alike, ranging from practical to sentimental, the angry to the darkly humorous. This book, featuring hundreds of black-and-white photographs, presents the communiques that transformed appliances into message boards, and explores the post-disaster environment that inspired their creation.

DKK 283.00

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Do You Believe in Rock and Roll? - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Since its release in 1971, Don McLean''s song "American Pie" has become an indelible part of U.S. culture. It has sparked countless debates about the references within the lyrics; been celebrated as a chronicle of American life from the late 1950s through the early 1970s; and has become iconic itself as it has been remade, parodied, and referenced within numerous texts and forums. This volume offers a set of new essays that focus on the cultural and historical significance of the song. Representing a variety of perspectives and fields of study, the essays address such topics as historical and literary interpretations of the song''s lyrics, its musical qualities, the commentary the song offers on rock and roll history, the continuing significance of the song, and the ways in which the song has been used by various writers and artists. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here .

DKK 334.00

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What Can U.S. Government Information Do for Me? - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The United States government is one of the world''s largest publishers, printing and distributing a wealth of information including resources on American history, crime and justice data, contextualized government images, census data, genealogy research and much more. To serve patrons, library personnel must remain knowledgeable about U.S. government resources, agencies, departments, and websites. Aimed at librarians and library personnel from all types of libraries, and at researchers, this practical, hands-on volume is a useful resource for learning how to find and apply information from the wealth of U.S. government resources. It aids in answering various types of patron questions, performing community outreach, engaging in civic activities, serving business patrons, and providing classroom instruction. Readers will learn to discover the government''s "hidden" information treasures and how to implement and adapt these resources in any library environment.

DKK 551.00

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He Cheated, She Cheated, We Cheated - Ebony A. Utley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Infidelity raises questions: Why do women stay with a cheater? Why do women cheat? Why do women become "the Other Woman"? How do past experiences with infidelity impact future relationships? Drawing on interviews with U.S. women of various ages, racial backgrounds, educational attainments, and sexual orientations, this insightful study examines their personal experiences of being cheated on, cheating, being the Other Woman, or some combination of the three. Always engaging and equal parts uplifting and dispiriting, their narratives range from all-too-familiar stories to unconventional perspectives on love, life, and interpersonal communication.

DKK 334.00

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The Psychology of Moviegoing - Ashton D. Trice - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

How do we choose what movies to go see? How do we process the sounds and images of those films? How do they influence our behaviors, attitudes and beliefs after we leave the theater? Using psychology theory, this book answers these questions while considering the effects of relatively permanent personality variables, our changeable moods and the people we are with in such scenarios. It also points out areas of the study in which further work is necessary and where new concepts, such as awe and aesthetic pleasure, may further understanding.

DKK 334.00

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Social Class on British and American Screens - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

At a time when debates about social inequality are in the spotlight, it is worth examining how the two most popular media of the 20th and 21st centuries--film and television--have shaped the representation of social classes. How do generic conventions determine the representation of social stereotypes? How do filmmakers challenge social class identification? How do factors such as national history, geography and gender affect the representation of social classes? This collection of new essays explores these and other questions through an analysis of a wide range of American and British productions--from sitcoms and reality TV to documentaries and auteur cinema--from the 1950s to the present.

DKK 421.00

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Cameras in the Courtroom - David Dow - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do cameras influence courtroom proceedings? What effect, if any, do they have on trial participants? What implications do televised trials have on due process? Why have the courts, including the Supreme Court, traditionally excluded cameras? What, in short, is the future of the camera in the courtroom? Through interviews with numerous legal scholars, judges, attorneys, defendants, jurors, witnesses, and journalists, these questions and many others are thoroughly examined. The impact of the cameras in several high-profile trials is analyzed, as are a number of cases in which cameras were excluded. A look at Court TV provides an instructive overview of the good and bad of television coverage. Includes an updated preface and a new introduction.

DKK 421.00

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Organized Crime in the United States, 1865-1941 - Kristofer Allerfeldt - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Why do Americans alternately celebrate and condemn gangsters, outlaws and corrupt politicians? Why do they immortalize Al Capone while forgetting his more successful contemporaries George Remus or Roy Olmstead? Why are some public figures repudiated for their connections to the mob while others gain celebrity status? Drawing on historical accounts, the author analyzes the public''s understanding of organized crime and questions some of our most deeply held assumptions about crime and its role in society.

DKK 329.00

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Behind the Scenes with Hollywood Producers - Duane Byrge - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

We know what actors do. We know what writers do. But what does a movie producer do, other than arrange financing for films and accept Academy Awards? Featuring in-depth interviews with 14 top movie producers, including eight who have won Oscars for Best Picture, this book describes how they nurture a project from concept to casting to screen. They are entrepreneurs, essentially creating a new business every time they start work on a film. They possess an array of skills and talents and the resilience and the fortitude to not take "no" for an answer. The interviewees are Marc Abraham, Tony Bill, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Clint Eastwood, Taylor Hackford, Mark Johnson, Arnold Kopelson, Alan Ladd, Jr., Michael London, Fred Roos, Paula Wagner, Jim Wilson and Janet Yang.

DKK 334.00

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George W. Hamilton, USMC - Mark Mortensen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In its list of the "Top 10 Badass Marines," Leatherneck magazine declared that Major George W. Hamilton "never asked anyone to do anything he wasn''t prepared to do himself...and do better." Indeed, the author of A History of the United States Marine Corps once called Hamilton "the most outstanding Marine Corps hero in World War I." A leader of the first major American assault on June 6, 1918, and the last ranking officer in the American Expeditionary Forces to learn that the war was over, Hamilton remained in the thick of the fighting from start to finish. Although he earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, the Croix de Guerre, and two Medal of Honor recommendations for his service, Hamilton''s fame stalled when he died prematurely in 1922. With this first complete biography, Hamilton takes his rightful place among the first rank of American military heroes.

DKK 334.00

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Revolting Librarians Redux - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"Revolting librarians aren''t defined by what they are, they are defined by what they do. In fact, it''s not even what they do, but how they do it"--Katia Roberto and Jessamyn West, in the Preface. This compilation of witty, insightful, and readable writings on the various aspects of alternative librarianship edited by two outspoken library professionals is a sequel to Revolting Librarians, which was published in 1972. The contributors, including Alison Bechdel, Sanford Berman, and Utne Reader librarian Chris Dodge, cover topics that range from library education and librarianship as a profession to the more political and spiritual aspects of librarianship. The contributions include critiques of library and information science programs, firsthand accounts of work experiences, and original fiction, poetry and art. Ten of the original librarians who wrote essays for Revolting Librarians back in 1972 reflect upon what they wrote thirty years ago and the turns that their lives and careers have taken since.

DKK 429.00

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The Baseball Bat - Stephen M. Bratkovich - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Why do modern-day sluggers like Aaron Judge prefer maple bats over the traditional ash bats swung by Ted Williams and others? Why did the surge of broken bats in the early 21st century create a crisis for Major League Baseball and what steps were taken to address the issue? Are different woods being considered by players and manufacturers? Do insects, disease and climate change pose a problem long-term? These and other questions are answered in this exhaustive examination of the history and future of wooden bats, written for both lifelong baseball fans and curious newcomers.

DKK 334.00

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Gettysburg Eddie Plank - Dave Heller - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Eddie Plank won 326 games and has the most complete games and shutouts by a left-handed pitcher in Major League history. But how much do we know about the hurler best known as "Gettysburg Eddie" in his playing days? And what of him that we do know is factual? This biography of Plank sorts out the truth and the myths--and everything in between--as he made his way from a college team in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, all the way to the Hall of Fame, 20 years after his death. Along the way, readers will discover what made Plank so great, the secrets behind his famous crossfire delivery, and more.

DKK 334.00

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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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Video Games and the Mind - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Can a video game make you cry? Why do you relate to the characters and how do you engage with the storyworlds they inhabit? How is your body engaged in play? How are your actions guided by sociocultural norms and experiences? Questions like these address a core aspect of digital gaming--the video game experience itself--and are of interest to many game scholars and designers. With psychological theories of cognition, affect and emotion as reference points, this collection of new essays offers various perspectives on how players think and feel about video games and how game design and analysis can build on these processes.

DKK 429.00

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Sports Heroines on Film - Viridiana Lieberman - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

It''s hard to find females in leading roles as athletes, coaches and owners in sports film story lines. With an abundance of male-focused stories, Hollywood continues to reinforce the association of athleticism with masculinity. Portrayals of women in prominent roles indicate social attitudes and values and--when looked at over time--also show what influence the women''s movement has had on cinematic representation and social understandings. This discussion of sports film heroines begins with National Velvet (1944) and ends with Secretariat (2010). It addresses the question of whether these story lines do or do not empower women as characters and role models, while offering alternative cinematic choices that reflect the true and ever-growing history of women in sports.

DKK 329.00

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Tony Gwynn - Scott Kingdon - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Tony Gwynn spent his entire professional baseball career with the San Diego Padres. He stands second only to Ty Cobb in batting titles and consecutive .300-plus seasons. As a coach, he preached the Gwynn gospel to his players: do it right, do it with class, and respect others and the game. An extrovert with an unforgettable laugh and wry sense of humor, he was often the center of attention. Yet during off-seasons he retreated to Indianapolis to avoid the glare of publicity. He overcame disparities in his personality with an intense focus on preparation and commitment to professionalism, and frequently contributed to community projects. This first full-length biography traces the remarkable career of a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

DKK 255.00

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The Complete Father - Les Paul Gallo Silver - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Fatherhood is a foundational human endeavor steeped in the history of familial and societal development. Every father has within himself the makings of a "complete" parent in terms of his sense of fulfillment. Are you the type of father that you truly want to be? Do you feel secure in your decision-making? Do you sense that you come across as too strict at times, or too lenient? Can you be playful and spontaneous when you want to be? Are you comfortable with having those difficult conversations? Drawing on Carl Jung''s theories, this book discusses several father archetypes, presenting a positive view of fatherhood that emphasizes its manifestations and benefits in childrens'' lives rather than the difficulties and struggles of parenting.

DKK 334.00

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Doctor Who and Science - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Science has always been part of Doctor Who . The first episode featured scenes in a science laboratory and a science teacher, and the 2020 season''s finale highlighted a scientist''s key role in Time Lord history. Hundreds of scientific characters, settings, inventions, and ethical dilemmas populated the years in between. Behind the scenes, Doctor Who ''s original remit was to teach children about science, and in the 1960s it even had a scientific advisor. This is the first book to explore this scientific landscape from a broad spectrum of research fields: from astronomy, genetics, linguistics, computing, history, sociology and science communication through gender, media and literature studies. Contributors ask: What sort of scientist is the Doctor? How might the TARDIS translation circuit and regeneration work? Did the Doctor change sex or gender when regenerating into Jodie Whittaker? How do Doctor Who ''s depictions of the Moon and other planets compare to the real universe? Why was the program obsessed with energy in the 1960s and 1970s, Victorian scientists and sciences then and now, or with dinosaurs at any time? Do characters like Missy and the Rani make good scientist role models? How do Doctor Who technical manuals and public lectures shape public ideas about science?

DKK 421.00

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The Last Midnight - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do you find yourself contemplating the imminent end of the world? Do you wonder how society might reorganize itself to cope with global cataclysm? (Have you begun hoarding canned goods and ammunition...?) Visions of an apocalypse began to dominate mass media well before the year 2000. Yet narratives since then present decidedly different spins on cultural anxieties about terrorism, disease, environmental collapse, worldwide conflict and millennial technologies. Many of these concerns have been made metaphorical: zombie hordes embody fear of out-of-control appetites and encroaching disorder. Other fears, like the prospect of human technology''s turning on its creators, seem more reality based. This collection of new essays explores apocalyptic themes in a variety of post-millennial media, including film, television, video games, webisodes and smartphone apps.

DKK 429.00

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Dog of the Decade - Deborah Thompson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

What do dogs mean in America? How do Americans make meaning through their dogs? The United States has long expressed its cultural unconscious through canine iconography. Through our dogs, we figure out what we''re thinking and who we are, representing by proxy the things that we don''t quite want to recognize in ourselves. Often, it''s a specific breed or type of dog that serves as an informal cultural mascot, embodying an era''s needs, fears, desires, longings, aspirations, repressions, and hopeless contradictions. Combining cultural studies with personal narrative, this book creates a playful, speculative reading of American culture through its canine self-representations. Looking at seven different breeds or types over the last seven decades, readers will go on an intellectual dog walk through some of the mazes of American cultural mythology.

DKK 382.00

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Heroes Masked and Mythic - Christopher Wood - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero. What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel''s Black Panther? Do DC''s Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess reflect the tradition of Amazon women such as Penthesileia? How does the modern superhero''s journey echo that of the epic warrior? With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in comics and film as the crystallization of the hero''s journey in the modern imagination.

DKK 334.00

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Kvetching and Shpritzing - Joseph Dorinson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Jewish humor, with its rational skepticism and cutting social criticism, permeates American popular culture. Scholars of humor--from Sigmund Freud to Woody Allen--have studied the essence of the Jewish joke, at once a defense mechanism against a hostile world and a means of cultural affirmation. Where did this wit originate? Why do Jewish humorists work at the margins of so many diverse cultures? What accounts for the longevity of the Jewish joke? Do oppressed people, as African American author Ralph Ellison suggested, slip their yoke when they change the joke? Citing examples from prominent humorists and stand-up comics, this book examines the phenomenon of Jewish humor from its biblical origins to its prevalence in the modern diaspora, revealing a mother lode of wit in language, literature, folklore, music and history.

DKK 334.00

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Player and Avatar - David Owen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do you make small leaps in your chair while attempting challenging jumps in Tomb Raider ? Do you say "Ouch!" when a giant hits you with a club in Skyrim ? Have you had dreams of being inside the underwater city of Rapture ? Videogames cast the player as protagonist in an unfolding narrative. Like actors in front of a camera, gamers'' proprioception, or body awareness, can extend to onscreen characters, thus placing them "physically" within the virtual world. Players may even identify with characters'' ideological motivations. The author explores concepts central to the design and enjoyment of videogames--affect, immersion, liveness, presence, agency, narrative, ideology and the player''s virtual surrogate: the avatar. Gamer and avatar are analyzed as a cybernetic coupling that suggests fulfillment of Atonin Artaud''s vision of the "body without organs."

DKK 429.00

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Saigon to San Diego - Trinh Do - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do Not Open - Katheryn Krotzer Laborde - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do You Believe in Rock and Roll? - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

What Can U.S. Government Information Do for Me? - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

He Cheated, She Cheated, We Cheated - Ebony A. Utley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Psychology of Moviegoing - Ashton D. Trice - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Social Class on British and American Screens - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Cameras in the Courtroom - David Dow - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Organized Crime in the United States, 1865-1941 - Kristofer Allerfeldt - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Behind the Scenes with Hollywood Producers - Duane Byrge - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

George W. Hamilton, USMC - Mark Mortensen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Revolting Librarians Redux - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Baseball Bat - Stephen M. Bratkovich - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Gettysburg Eddie Plank - Dave Heller - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

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

Video Games and the Mind - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Sports Heroines on Film - Viridiana Lieberman - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Tony Gwynn - Scott Kingdon - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Complete Father - Les Paul Gallo Silver - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Doctor Who and Science - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Last Midnight - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Dog of the Decade - Deborah Thompson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Heroes Masked and Mythic - Christopher Wood - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Kvetching and Shpritzing - Joseph Dorinson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Player and Avatar - David Owen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

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