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See you at san diego: An oral history of comic-con, fandom, and the triumph of geek culture
By Mathew Klickstein. 2022
A comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless intimate, hilarious, and often thought-provoking stories…
by nearly fifty of the most integral members of today's convention and fandom community. See You At San Diego is the comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of the Comic-Con and fandom scene. This full-fledged oral history—bursting with intimate reflections, hilarious observations, and at times, heartbreaking stories—is about how the geek at last inherited the earth and the story of the transformation of mainstream American pop culture into comic book culture over the past century. Join some of the biggest names in fandom as they launch off at ludicrous speed into the spiraling galaxy of geek culture through the kaleidoscopic lens of the planet's biggest pop culture gathering worldwide (clocked twice by Guinness!): the San Diego Comic-Con. With such special guests as: Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell, Felicia Day, Scott Aukerman, Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragonés, Trina Robbins, the Russo Bros., Lloyd Kaufman, Tim Seeley, Kevin Eastman, and many others. The audiobook also features forewords by Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) and Jeff Smith (Bone), plus an afterword by Wu-Tang Clan's own uber-nerd mastermind RZASaints alive: the lives of thirteen heroic saints
By Anne Fremantle, Anne Freemantle. 1978
Thirteen profiles of canonized Christians from every walk of life who overcame great obstacles to attain sainthood. Among them are…
the empress Helena, the Swedish widow Bridget, Francis of Assisi, Thomas More, and Frances Cabrini. 1978The starship and the canoe
By Kenneth Brower. 1978
Account of the divergent lives of a father and son--two brilliant, eccentric individuals. Freeman Dyson, the father, is a celebrated…
astro physicist whose love of the stars involves him in creating a nuclear-powered starship. Son George lives in a British Columbian treehouse, designs canoes and kayaks, and dreams of navigating across the oceansTravels with Henry
By Richard Valeriani. 1979
A news correspondent recollects his travels with then Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during diplomatic visits to the Middle East,…
China and the Soviet Union. Contains numerous anecdotes illustrating Kissinger's charm and intelligence, as well as what the author perceives as his less positive traitsABBA: the ultimate pop group
By Marianne Lindvall. 1977
A detailed account of the internationally famous Swedish rock group explores the lives and careers of the four singers and…
their joint rise to stardom. For junior and senior high readersUntouchable: an Indian life history
By James M Freeman. 1979
Muli, a forty-year-old untouchable, pimp, and farm laborer, describes his life as a member of India's lowest caste. His caste…
is one of extreme poverty, social stigma, economic exploitation, and discrimination. Muli's story provides a look at India's social system from the very bottom. Some strong languageSurprised by joy: the shape of my early life (A Harcourt Brace modern classic)
By C. S Lewis. 1955
An autobiography of C.S. Lewis's early years, focusing on the spiritual crisis which was to determine the shape of his…
entire life. "In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God... perhaps the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England." Lewis was for many years an atheist, and here he vividly describes the spiritual quest which eventually convinced him of the truth and reality of the Christian faith. 1955.Minty: a story of young Harriet Tubman
By Alan Schroeder. 1996
In this fictional account of Tubman's childhood, young Harriet dreams of escape while working as a slave on a Maryland…
plantation in the 1820s. Her father helps her prepare for her journey by teaching her how to fish, hunt, swim, and read the signs of a tree and the stars in the night sky. For grades K-3Abigail Adams: witness to a revolution
By Natalie Bober. 1995
Biography of the first lady, who was an exemplary woman of the eighteenth century. Intelligent and capable, she was also…
modest and soft, as women were expected to be. The author presents Abigail's thoughts and concerns as expressed in her letters and reveals Abigail's unique character. Bober also tells what daily life was like for educated women of Revolutionary times. For grades 5-8Jung, his life and work: a biographical memoir
By Barbara Hannah. 1976
Once they heard the cheers
By W. C Heinz. 1979
A look at the sports heroes of yesterday as they are after their sports careers. Includes boxers Floyd Patterson, Willie…
Pep, Sugar Ray Robinson; bronco busters Jim Teacher and Freckles Brown; baseball's Joe Paige and Pete Reiser; and football's Willie Davis. The happiest story is the one of boxer Rocky Graziano, a TV celebrity and a millionaire, while the saddest tale is that of fighter Beau Jack, who shines shoes for a livingHoward Hughes, los anos ocultos
By James Phelan. 1977
Something for Joey
By Richard E Peck. 1978
Story of the relationship between John Cappelletti and his kid brother Joey, a victim of leukemia. When Cappelletti accepted the…
1973 Heisman Trophy, he dedicated it to Joey, whose courage and confidence inspired John's success on the gridironLa Amante inmortal
By Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen. 1967
The biography of Manuela Saenz, mistress of the South American liberator, Simon Bolivar. An intelligent and lovely woman, she accompanied…
Bolivar on his military and political campaigns and ended up as the object of controversy and hate because of her influence on him. Spanish languageLos hombres de la tierra prometida
By Claude Brown. 1969
The autobiography of a young black man raised in Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. Stresses the hardships of his…
contemporaries and his own escape from a poverty-stricken background. Strong language. Spanish languageCrazy Horse, the strange man of the Oglalas: a biography
By Mari Sandoz. 1961
Evita, First Lady: a biography of Eva Peron
By John Barnes. 1978
Account of the illegitimate, mediocre actress who became one of the most powerful, feared, and idolized women in the world.…
Contends that as Col. Peron's wife "Saint Evita" carried him to the presidency by enlisting the Argentinian workers--her beloved "shirtless ones"--in a campaign for economic justice and women's rightsGolden lads: Sir Francis Bacon, Anthony Bacon, and their friends
By Daphne Du Maurier. 1975
A lively account of the Bacons and their circle of friends, including the Earl of Essex, in Elizabethan England. Emphasis…
centers on Anthony Bacon, a mysterious figure who was a spy charged with sodomy in FranceA little boy in search of God: mysticism in a personal light
By Isaac Bashevis Singer. 1976
One step at a time: living with arthritis
By Marie Joseph. 1977
Light-hearted and courageous accounts of the author's struggle to live with rheumatoid arthritis from the age of twenty-five and her…
determination not to be thought of, and treated as a cripple