Fantastic Fans

Author : Alice Dunsdon
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781571202062
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Fans written by Alice Dunsdon and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

Author : Carrie Fabris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781945587429
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fans Are Fantastic written by Carrie Fabris and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans are FAN-tastic!Lucas is a little boy with a big passion. Lucas loves fans more than just about anything else!Fans in many sizes and shades, fans with different sizes of blades. Fans that spin fast and fans that spin slow. Fans in the clouds and fans on the ground. Whatever he does, wherever he goes, Lucas thinks fans are FAN-tastic!Follow Lucas the Number One Fan Boy on his adventure through these pages, as he finds fans, fans everywhere!

Author : Carole M. Cusack
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476636400
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom written by Carole M. Cusack and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the casual observer, similarities between fan communities and religious believers are difficult to find. Religion is traditional, institutional, and serious; whereas fandom is contemporary, individualistic, and fun. Can the robes of nuns and priests be compared to cosplay outfits of Jedi Knights and anime characters? Can travelling to fan conventions be understood as pilgrimages to the shrines of saints? These new essays investigate fan activities connected to books, film, and online games, such as Harry Potter-themed weddings, using The Hobbit as a sacred text, and taking on heroic roles in World of Warcraft. Young Muslim women cosplayers are brought into conversation with Chaos magicians who use pop culture tropes and characters. A range of canonical texts, such as Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sherlock--are examined in terms of the pleasure and enchantment of repeated viewing. Popular culture is revealed to be a fertile source of religious and spiritual creativity in the contemporary world.

Author : Ronald Snyder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1683582632
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Season to Forget written by Ronald Snyder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1966 and 1983, the Baltimore Orioles were considered the best team in baseball. During that span, the team won three World Series, advanced to three others, and competed for a playoff spot just about every season. The Orioles were a model franchise thanks to its “Orioles Way” approach to building a franchise through a strong farm system. Future Hall of Famers like Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Cal Ripken Jr., and Eddie Murray made their ways through the ranks and helped put consistent winners on the field. But five years after Ripken caught the final out to clinch the Orioles World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, the franchise was in disarray. From not understanding how to utilize free agency to having their once famed farm system dry up of talent, the once-proud franchise was spiraling downward. Heading into the 1988 season, the Orioles expected to struggle after a 95-loss season the year before. Not even the return of famed manager Earl Weaver in 1985 and 1986 was enough to turn the team around. The Orioles attempted to revamp their roster in 1988 with 14 new players on the roster compared to the year before. The team opened that season 0–21, shattering the record for futility to start a season by eight games. They consistently found different ways to lose each night to the point that President Ronald Regan sent a message of support to the lovable losers from Charm City. Religious leaders and mental health professionals even offered to help the team find that elusive first win. In the same vein as Jimmy Breslin’s Can’t Anyone Here Play This Game? on the 1962 New York Mets, author Ron Snyder discusses just how did a once model franchise devolved into a team with the distinction of having the worst start of any team in MLB history. A Season to Forget takes an in-depth look at the lead up to that season, a game-by-game breakdown of the streak, and the toll it took on those who lived through it.

Author : Stan Lee
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143135821
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Four written by Stan Lee and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel’s transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy Collects Fantastic Four #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 48, 49, 50, 51, and Fantastic Four Annual #6. It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few. Throughout the 1960s, the Fantastic Four doubled as the flagship title and the creative laboratory of the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced dozens of new characters and concepts in its pages, while expanding the emotional bandwidth and visual vocabulary of the Super Hero genre with every issue. This collection gathers some key tales from Lee and Kirby’s lengthy tenure—from their first experiments in generic hybridity to the remarkable fusion of the cosmic and the quotidian that is the “The Galactus Trilogy.” A foreword by Jerry Craft and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of the Fantastic Four and classic Marvel comics.

Author : U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report written by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dan Connolly
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 163319194X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die written by Dan Connolly and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to all things Baltimore Oriole covers the team's history as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, including the incredible legacy of Cal Ripken, Jr., memories from Memorial Stadium, and how singing "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the seventh-inning stretch has become a fan-favorite tradition. Author Dan Connolly has collected every essential piece of Orioles knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, providing an entertaining and enlightening read for any Oriole fan.

Author : David Pietrusza
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786425296
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Canadian-American League written by David Pietrusza and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Class C minor league during a turbulent 15 years: its stirring history reveals what minor league baseball—indeed, all of baseball—was experiencing. Begun in the Depression, this league saw the coming of night baseball, World War II, the prosperous postwar era, integration, competition with television, and final demise. And here are the stories of stars in the making: Bob Lemon, Tommy LeSorda, Al Rosen, Lou Burdette, Frank Malzone, Vic Raschi. Those who never made it to the majors are also presented. This book—through groundbreaking research and dozens of personal interviews—captures the essence of minor league ball in this era.

Author : Adam Lucas
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807899236
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Fantastic Ride written by Adam Lucas and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Fantastic Ride is a behind-the-scenes portrait of the unforgettable journey to the University of North Carolina's 2009 basketball national championship, the program's fifth NCAA Tournament title. Adam Lucas, Steve Kirschner, and Matt Bowers were with the Tar Heels every step of the way, interviewing coaches, players, and staff. As the 2008-09 season opened, national pundits widely considered the Tar Heels the hands-down favorite to win the title. But injuries to key players, surprising midseason losses, and formidable ACC competition made the ride bumpier than expected. In the crucial last month of the season, however, a veteran team drew on their experience--and subtle adjustments by coaches and players--to achieve the goal they'd set for themselves after their disappointing defeat in the 2008 Final Four. More than just a season-in-the-life of a perennially excellent program, this book captures the crowning achievement of a senior class that exemplified the proud tradition of Carolina Basketball, both on and off the court. They became the most decorated class in UNC Basketball history while enjoying every aspect of their Tar Heel experience. With "Thoughts for the Day" taken directly from Carolina Basketball practice plans and more than 200 color photographs, this book is a unique keepsake for fans everywhere. Full of insights from players and coaches, One Fantastic Ride takes an intimate look at how the Tar Heels pulled it all together to come out on top.

Author : Emmett Cooper
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781978144286
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emmett's Fans written by Emmett Cooper and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emmett's Fans is a book about a little boy who collects fans for a hobby. He shares photos of his fans, along with a short description about each.