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Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four: An Unofficial Guide (The...

nerddotis — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:02:22 -0500

Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four: An Unofficial Guide (The Remarkable Comics Reader) [Kindle Edition] Daniel S. Christensen (Author)

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Jonathan Hickman’s run on Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four franchise was hailed by critics and fans as the best of his generation. It featured one of the most complicated series of storylines in mainstream comic book history, continually rewarding longtime fans with an astute attention to detail.

This unofficial guide to Hickman’s run contains issue summaries and review notes. It is intended to serve as a companion for readers of both Hickman’s “Fantastic Four” and “FF” titles, helping to sort out the minutia and connect the dots to the title’s past.

Dark Reign: Fantastic Four [Paperback] Jonathan Hickman...

nerddotis — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:02:38 -0500

Dark Reign: Fantastic Four [Paperback] Jonathan Hickman (Author), Sean Chen (Illustrator)

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Dark Reign strikes Marvel’s first family - in an explosive way! Prepare to be blown away as: H.A.M.M.E.R. agents attack the Baxter Building, Reed changes everything, The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss, and Franklin and Val go shopping! There’s Time Travel, Alternate Realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants, and Doombots… and more important than all of that, we find out the answer to the question: What is the Bridge?

Marvel Masterworks: Uncanny X-Men - Volume 6 [Hardcover] Marvel...

nerddotis — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:02:19 -0500

Marvel Masterworks: Uncanny X-Men - Volume 6 [Hardcover] Marvel Comics (Author)

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The X-Men return for another milestone Marvel Masterworks of beginnings, endings and maybe even the beginning of the end! Chris Claremont and John Byrne raised a rag-tag group of mutants from a burning ember to an all-out firestorm that topped the world of comics. And they’ll ride out that flame with one of the most influential X-Men stories of all-“Days of Future Past!” Feared, hated and now on the road to extinction, Marvel’s Children of the Atom face a bleak future of mutant concentration camps and a world where heroes are a thing of days gone past.

Nitecore EA4 Pioneer Compact LED 860 Lumen Flashlight by...

nerddotis — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:31 -0500

Nitecore EA4 Pioneer Compact LED 860 Lumen Flashlight by Nitecore

$59.97 Prime eligible

Maximum output of up to 860 Lumens
Introducing the World’s Smallest, Lightest and Brightest 4 x AA Searchlight
Novel ‘Unique Integrated Technology’ offers a more sturdy and lightweight body
Quality Holster, Lanyard, Spare O-Ring

Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions [Paperback] Gary...

nerddotis — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:02:40 -0500

Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions [Paperback] Gary Klein (Author)

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Anyone who watches the television news has seen images of firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and paramedics treating bombing victims. How do these individuals make the split-second decisions that save lives? Most studies of decision making, based on artificial tasks assigned in laboratory settings, view people as biased and unskilled. Gary Klein is one of the developers of the naturalistic decision making approach, which views people as inherently skilled and experienced.

Remote Control The Tubes | Format: Audio CD 4 new from $74.99 6...

nerddotis — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:02:31 -0500

Remote Control The Tubes | Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

Turn Me On
TV Is King
Prime Time
I Want It All Now
No Way Out
Getoverture
No Mercy
Only the Strong Survive
Be Mine Tonight
Love’s a Mystery (I Don’t Understand)
Telecide

Everyone Says It’s on [Import] Jason Falkner | Format: Audio...

nerddotis — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:02:29 -0500

Everyone Says It’s on [Import] Jason Falkner | Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

Great Big Yes
Song For Her
Eloquence
She Goes To Bed
His Train
All God’s Creatures
Upside Down Frown
Became Anita Captured
I Live
Miracle Medicine
Revelation
Friend Of Mine
Down At The Lake
Both Sides Now
Wicked Annabella
Burning Airlines Give You So Much More
Johnsberg, Il
Pretty Ballerina
Song From Under The Floorboards
Fanfare In The Garden
Midget Submarines
Goodbye Toulouse
Tomorrow Will Be Too Long

Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory Of The Web...

nerddotis — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:02:18 -0500

Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory Of The Web [Paperback] David Weinberger (Author)

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In this insightful social commentary, David Weinberger goes beyond misdirected hype to reveal what is truly revolutionary about the Web. Just as Marshall McLuhan forever altered our view of broadcast media, Weinberger shows that the Web is transforming not only social institutions but also bedrock concepts of our world such as space, time, self, knowledge-even reality itself.

Paul Rand [Paperback] Steven Heller (Author) $29.97 Prime...

nerddotis — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:02:20 -0500

Paul Rand [Paperback] Steven Heller (Author)

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Paul Rand (1914-1996) was a pioneering figure in American graphic design whose career spanned almost seven decades. Always enquiring and investigating, he explored the formal vocabulary of European avant-garde art movements and synthesised them to produce a distinctive graphic language. Rand was a major force in editorial design, advertising and corporate identity.

DC Collectibles Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre Statue by DC...

nerddotis — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:02:26 -0500

DC Collectibles Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre Statue by DC Collectibles

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Sculpted by Tim Miller
Recreates the reluctant heroine as she appears in DC Entertainment’s Before Watchmen limited series
Reflects the character design of series artist Amanda Conner
Measures approximately 10.5” H x 5.5” W x 5” D
Limited edition

Watchmen Journal “Under The Hood” by NECA $14.99 Prime...

nerddotis — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:02:36 -0500

Watchmen Journal “Under The Hood” by NECA

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Watchmen - The Movie
Who Watches The Watchmen
High Quality from NECA
Hardcover, spiral bound.
Highly Collectible

Over My Head: A Doctor’s Own Story of Head Injury from the...

nerddotis — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:02:26 -0500

Over My Head: A Doctor’s Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out [Paperback] Claudia L. Osborn (Author)

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Locked inside a brain-injured head looking out at a challenging world is the premise of this extraordinary autobiography. Over My Head is an inspiring story of how one woman comes to terms with the loss of her identity and the courageous steps (and hilarious missteps) she takes while learning to rebuild her life. The author, a 45-year-old doctor and clinical professor of medicine, describes the aftermath of a brain injury eleven years ago which stripped her of her beloved profession.

The American Language H.L. Mencken (Author) $42.35 Prime...

nerddotis — Sun, 05 May 2013 11:02:34 -0500

The American Language H.L. Mencken (Author)

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This groundbreaking study clarifies the differences between British and American English and defines the distinguishing characteristics of American English. Cigar-chomping newspaperman H. L. Mencken succeeds not only in providing a lucid description of the American language but also in making his readers laugh, wince, and nod in agreement.

The Aesthetics of Disappearance (Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents)...

nerddotis — Sat, 04 May 2013 11:02:28 -0500

The Aesthetics of Disappearance (Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents) [Paperback] Paul Virilio (Author), Phil Beitchman (Translator), Jonathan Crary (Introduction)

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Virilio himself referred to his 1980 work The Aesthetics of Disappearance as a “juncture” in his thinking, one at which he brought his focus onto the logistics of perception — a logistics he would soon come to refer to as the “vision machine.”

Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy...

nerddotis — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:02:22 -0500

Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy [Hardcover] Carl Shapiro (Author), Hal R. Varian (Author)

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In Information Rules, authors Shapiro and Varian reveal that many classic economic concepts can provide the insight and understanding necessary to succeed in the information age. They argue that if managers seriously want to develop effective strategies for competing in the new economy, they must understand the fundamental economics of information technology.

Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy...

nerddotis — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:02:26 -0500

Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy [Paperback] Donald B. Kraybill (Author), Steven M. Nolt (Author), David L. Weaver-Zercher (Author)

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AMISH GRACE explores the many questions this story raises about the religious beliefs and habits that led the Amish to forgive so quickly. It looks at the ties between forgiveness and membership in a cloistered communal society and ask if Amish practices parallel or diverge from other religious and secular notions of forgiveness. It will also address the matter of why forgiveness became news. “All the religions teach it,” mused an observer, “but no one does it like the Amish.”

Iron Fists: Branding the 20th Century Totalitarian State...

nerddotis — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:02:39 -0500

Iron Fists: Branding the 20th Century Totalitarian State [Paperback] Steven Heller (Author)

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This provocative survey reveals how four of the most destructive dictatorships of the 20th century - Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Soviet Russia and Communist China - used graphic design to sell their messages. Explores each regime’s distinctive strategies for seducing public opinion and infiltrating people’s lives, in media ranging from logos, flags, typefaces and posters to children’s books and figurines Remarkable archival photographs set the disturbingly powerful graphic devices in historical context.

Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities...

nerddotis — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:02:31 -0500

Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities [Paperback] Erik Larson (Author)

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Some companies gather and sell personal information to assist businesses in their marketing campaigns. It this American business at its finest, or simply a horrible invasion of our privacy? This shocking book will make readers think twice before writing their next check or going to the grocery store.

The Typographic Desk Reference [Hardcover] Theodore Rosendorf...

nerddotis — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:02:32 -0500

The Typographic Desk Reference [Hardcover] Theodore Rosendorf (Author), Ellen Lupton (Foreword)

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First edition. The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is comprised of a thousand facts on the form of Latin-based writing systems. Designed for quick consultation, entries are concise and factual, making it handy for the desk. Its foreword is written by Ellen Lupton.

Shoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San...

nerddotis — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:02:42 -0500

Shoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen Center [Paperback] Michael Downing (Author)

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“Shoes Outside the Door is a not only a fine history of the San Francisco Zen Center and Zen in the United States, it is a cautionary tale, valuable to anyone embarked on a spiritual practice.” —San Jose Mercury News. Eastern tradition collides with Western individualism in this provocative and compulsively readable investigation of Buddhism, American-style. A genuine spiritual movement becomes strangely entangled with elitist aesthetics, the culture of celebrity, multi-million-dollar investment portfolios, sex scandals, and an unsolved crime.