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Electric Airplanes and Drones - Kevin Desmond - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Electric Airplanes and Drones - Kevin Desmond - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Attempts at electric powered flight date to well before the 19th century. Battery weight and low energy output made it impractical until the 1990s, when the advent of lightweight materials, more efficient solar power, improved engines and the Li-Po (lithium polymer) battery opened the skies to a wide variety of electric aircraft. The author describes the diverse designs of modern electric flying machines--from tiny insect-styled drones to stratospheric airships--and explores developing trends, including flying cars and passenger airliners.

DKK 523.00
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Electric Motorcycles and Bicycles - Kevin Desmond - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Electric Motorcycles and Bicycles - Kevin Desmond - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Beginning in 1881, isolated prototypes of electric tricycles and bicycles were patented and sometimes tested. Limited editions followed in the 1940s, but it was not until the lithium-ion battery became available in the first decade of this century that urban pedelecs and more powerful open-road motorcycles--sometimes with speeds of over 200 mph--became possible and increasingly popular. Today''s ever-growing fleets of one-wheel, two-wheel and three-wheel light electric vehicles can now be counted in the hundreds of millions. In this third installment of his electric transport history series, the author covers the lives of the innovative engineers who have developed these e-wheelers.

DKK 476.00
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Death in Supernatural - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Death in Supernatural - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Over 14 seasons, television''s Supernatural has developed a devoted following of both fans and scholars. The show has addressed big issues, including perhaps the biggest--death. This collection of new essays examines how death is represented and personified in the series, and how grief is processed in American society. Contributors discuss the show''s explorations of the ultimate mystery, with topics covering American traditions and attitudes, folklore and mythology, resurrection, and grief and grieving.

DKK 334.00
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Electric Trucks - Kevin Desmond - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Electric Trucks - Kevin Desmond - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Welcomed at end of the 19th century as the solution to the severe problem of horse manure in city streets, electric trucks soon became the norm for short-haul commercial deliveries. Though reliable, they were gradually replaced by gasoline-powered trucks for long-haul deliveries--although a fleet of electric milk trucks survived in Great Britain into the 1960s. Industrial electric vehicles never disappeared from factories and ports. During the past decade, with the availability of the lithium-ion battery, the electric truck is back on the road for all payloads and all distances. The fourth in a series covering the history and future of electric transport, this book chronicles the work of the innovative engineers who perfected e-trucks large and small.

DKK 476.00
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Making the Cut - John A. Fortunato - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Making the Cut - John A. Fortunato - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The success of the PGA Tour lies in the compelling stories of the individual quests for achievement--making the tournament cut, winning a tournament, qualifying for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the ultimate challenge of making it onto the Tour, where victory is often determined by a single stroke. Based on interviews with more than twenty professional golfers, this book provides new insight into the PGA Tour system, the events affecting tournament outcomes, and the career-changing opportunities that result.

DKK 425.00
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Mixed Martial Arts and the Law - Jason J. Cruz - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mixed Martial Arts and the Law - Jason J. Cruz - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Barbaric. Savage. Violent. Words often used by critics to describe the sport of mixed martial arts. To this can be added lucrative, popular and flourishing. MMA has seen astronomical growth since the 2000s, spurred on by its biggest promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). Along the way, legal issues have plagued the sport. This book provides an overview of the most important cases and controversies arising both inside and outside of the cage--antitrust suits by fighters against promoters, fighters suing other fighters, drug testing, contractual issues, and the need for federal regulation.

DKK 429.00
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Hollywood Bohemians - Brett L. Abrams - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Hollywood Bohemians - Brett L. Abrams - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Between 1917 and 1941, Hollywood studios, gossip columnists and novelists featured an unprecedented number of homosexuals, cross-dressers, and adulterers in their depictions of the glamorous Hollywood lifestyle. Actress Greta Garbo defined herself as the ultimate serial bachelorette. Screenwriter Mercedes De Acosta engaged in numerous lesbian relationships with the Hollywood elite. And countless homosexual designers brazenly picked up men in the hottest Hollywood nightclubs. Hollywood''s image grew as a place of sexual abandon. This book demonstrates how studios and the media used images of these sexually adventurous characters to promote the industry and appeal to the prurient interests of their audiences.

DKK 429.00
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The Horror Comic Never Dies - Michael Walton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Horror Comic Never Dies - Michael Walton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Horror comics were among the first comic books published--ghastly tales that soon developed an avid young readership, along with a bad reputation. Parent groups, psychologists, even the United States government joined in a crusade to wipe out the horror comics industry--and they almost succeeded. Yet the genre survived and flourished, from the 1950s to today. This history covers the tribulations endured by horror comics creators and the broader impact on the comics industry. The genre''s ultimate success helped launch the careers of many of the biggest names in comics. Their stories and the stories of other key players are included, along with a few surprises.

DKK 329.00
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Cinema and Its Discontents - Zachariah Rush - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Cinema and Its Discontents - Zachariah Rush - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The ultimate aim of drama is to expose the soul of Character. Dramatists achieve this objective by employing a specific type of conflict known as dialectic, a concept woven throughout Western thinking and--from Homer to 21st century cinema--the basis of all dramatic characters. This study details the history of dialectical thought from Plato to Jung before turning its focus to the development of character in a century of filmmaking. From Chaplin''s Tramp to Taxi Driver ''s Travis Bickle, it examines more than two dozen cinematic characters governed by dialectic--torn between life and death, opposing desires, moralities and wills, their sense of self threatened by others.

DKK 421.00
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke - Brandon Fullam - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Lost Colony of Roanoke - Brandon Fullam - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

When Governor John White sailed for England from Roanoke Island in August 1587, he left behind more than 100 men, women and children. They were never seen again by Europeans. For more than four centuries the fate of the Roanoke colony has remained a mystery, despite the many attempts to construct a satisfactory, convincing explanation. New research suggests that all past and present theories are based upon a series of erroneous assumptions that have persisted for centuries. Through a close examination of the early accounts, previously unknown or unexamined documents, and native Algonquian oral tradition, this book deconstructs the traditional theories. What emerges is a fresh narrative of the ultimate fate of the Lost Colony.

DKK 287.00
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Nitrate Won't Wait - Anthony Slide - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Nitrate Won't Wait - Anthony Slide - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This study looks at the preservation process: newsreel, television, and color preservation; the often controversial issue of colorization; and commercial film archives. It provides detailed histories of the major players in the preservation battle including the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, the American Film Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and the Library of Congress. This first historical overview of film preservation in the United States is also highly controversial in its exposure and criticism of the politicization of film preservation in recent years, and the rising bureaucracy which has often lost sight of preservation and restoration as the ultimate purpose of film archives.

DKK 334.00
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Uncovering Stranger Things - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Uncovering Stranger Things - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Duffer Brothers'' award-winning Stranger Things exploded onto the pop culture scene in 2016. The Netflix original series revels in a nostalgic view of 1980s America while darkly portraying the cynical aspects of the period. This collection of 23 new essays explores how the show reduces, reuses and recycles ''80s pop culture--from the films of Spielberg, Carpenter and Hughes to punk and synthwave music to Dungeons & Dragons --and how it shapes our understanding of the decade through distorted memory. Contributors discuss gender and sexual orientation; the politics, psychology and educational policies of the day; and how the ultimate upper-class teen idol of the Reagan era became Stranger Things '' middle-aged blue-collar heroine.

DKK 240.00
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The Last Voyage of the Whaling Bark Progress - Daniel Gifford - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Last Voyage of the Whaling Bark Progress - Daniel Gifford - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The whaling bark Progress was a New Bedford ship transformed into a whaling museum for Chicago''s 1893 world''s fair. Traversing waterways across North America, the whaleship enthralled crowds from Montreal to Racine. Her ultimate fate, however, was to be a failed sideshow of marine curiosities and a metaphor for a dying industry out of step with Gilded Age America. This book uses the story of the Progress to detail the rise, fall, and eventual demise of the whaling industry in America. The legacy of this whaling bark can be found throughout New England and Chicago, and invites questions about what it means to transform a dying industry into a museum piece.

DKK 429.00
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The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 - Benton Rain Patterson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 - Benton Rain Patterson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Telling the story of the Civil War''s Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union''s strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war''s ultimate outcome. It describes the Union''s drive down the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, the drive up the river from the Gulf of Mexico, and the capturing of key cities and rebel fortifications along the way, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Vicksburg, and finally, Port Hudson, Louisiana. The text is supplemented with 24 historical photographs from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.

DKK 429.00
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The Annotated Abbott and Costello - Nick Santa Maria - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Annotated Abbott and Costello - Nick Santa Maria - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Abbott and Costello were the most popular comedians of the 1940s, with burlesque-inspired routines that enthralled audiences on both radio and television. Oddly, their films have not received the same level of attention from critics and writers as those of other comedy teams. This book is a scene-by-scene, film-by-film guide to their movies, making a compelling case for their inclusion at the very top of comic artists. Featuring new research and some surprising revelations, the book introduces newcomers to the delights of this uproarious team and provides confirmed fans with the ultimate companion to their work. Also included is a foreword by John Landis, the celebrated director and Abbott and Costello devotee.

DKK 542.00
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The Cairo Conference of 1943 - Ronald Ian Heiferman - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Cairo Conference of 1943 - Ronald Ian Heiferman - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

For four days in November 1943, Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss the future of the war in the China-Burma-India Theater and plans for the ultimate defeat of Japan. This would be the first and last time that these leaders would meet. This book chronicles the Cairo Conference, the events leading up to the conference, and the consequences of the decisions, understandings and misunderstandings that resulted from the summit. The only book-length study of the subject, this text examines the enormous impact the conference had on the course of the war in Asia and post-war Sino-Western relations.

DKK 329.00
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John Alton - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

John Alton - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Devoted to his craft--sometimes to the detriment of his reputation--cinematographer John Alton (1901-1996) was sought after by such directors as Vincente Minnelli, Richard Brooks and Anthony Mann but was disdained by others of comparable talent. An auteur in the truest sense, Alton established a landmark body of work described by Variety film critic Todd McCarthy as "The essence, and ultimate example, of film noir ... logically created by a cinematographer, not a director." This collection of new essays by filmmakers and film scholars explores the central role Alton''s distinctive style of "painting with light" played in formulating the aesthetics of noir, as well as his contributions to other genres.

DKK 476.00
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The Nosferatu Story - Rolf Giesen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Nosferatu Story - Rolf Giesen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Director F.W. Murnau''s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror , made in 1921, right after the devastating Spanish Flu pandemic, has become the ultimate cult classic among horror film buffs around the world. For years there was much speculation about the production background, the filmmakers, and their star, the German actor Max Schreck. This book tells the complete story drawing on rare sources. This book tells the complete story, drawing on rare sources. The trail leads to a group of occultists with a plan to establish a leading film company that would produce a momentous series of horror movies. Along the way, the author touches upon other classic German fantasy silents, such as The Golem , The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Metropolis .

DKK 334.00
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Dancing Through Time - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Dancing Through Time - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

From Chaucer to Fitzgerald, writers have used dancing as a vital, if subtle, element in plot and character development. The ballroom, an important element of society in real life, was a backdrop to grand passions or pivotal encounters--ideal ground for commentary on the social milieu. This work presents 88 literary selections (from etiquette manuals, diaries, poems, plays, essays and novels) that together form a survey of social dance in England and America over a span of 500 years. They illustrate specific dances, social dance behavior or the intimate reactions of participants. One finds, for example, the ultimate downfalls of Flaubert''s Emma Bovary, Hardy''s Eustacia Vye, and Tolstoy''s Anna Karenina are all foretold in pivotal dance scenes. Fully indexed.

DKK 421.00
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You Sound Just Like... - Sheree Homer - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

You Sound Just Like... - Sheree Homer - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Unique among the various types of impersonation entertainers, a tribute artist concentrates on only a few of a famous singer''s notable characteristics in order to effectively evoke that performer through song. This book explores the elements of tribute performance through case studies of performers who pay homage to legendary singers like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. Drawing on original interviews with tribute artists, biographical profiles chronicle performers'' early careers, musical influences and their lives on the road. A few performers even reflect on their friendships with musical titans like Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and The Crickets. Forty tribute artists are profiled, including winners of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, Million Dollar Quartet alumni and several European performers.

DKK 334.00
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Calling Dr. Strangelove - George Case - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Calling Dr. Strangelove - George Case - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Stanley Kubrick''s Dr. Strangelove , or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is one of the most celebrated and significant films ever made. This book traces the movie''s origins as a thriller novel through its evolution into a devastating black comedy, to its ultimate reception as an undisputed cinema classic. A wealth of fresh detail is provided on Dr. Strangelove ''s production, its initial reception and its lasting influence. The book also examines the film within the context of the real-life superpower standoff it satirized and evaluates its place alongside director Kubrick''s entire catalog of famous works. Drawn from interviews, biographical research and extensive cultural analysis, this work is an indispensable resource for Kubrick fans, movie buffs and students of Cold War history.

DKK 255.00
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Judicial Monarchs - William J. Watkins Jnr - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Judicial Monarchs - William J. Watkins Jnr - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Who has the final say on the meaning of the Constitution? From high school to law school, students learn that the framers designed the Supreme Court to be the ultimate arbiter of constitutional issues, a function Chief Justice John Marshall recognized in deciding Marbury v. Madison in 1803. This provocative work challenges American dogma about the Supreme Court''s role, showing instead that the founding generation understood judicial power not as a counterweight against popular government, but as a consequence, and indeed a support, of popular sovereignty. Contending that court power must be restrained so that policy decisions are left to the people''s elected representatives, this study offers several remedies--including term limits and popular selection of the Supreme Court--to return the American people to their proper place in the constitutional order.

DKK 329.00
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The Nosferatu Story - Rolf Giesen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Nosferatu Story - Rolf Giesen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Director F.W. Murnau''s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror , made in 1921 after the devastating Spanish Flu pandemic, has become the ultimate cult classic among horror film buffs around the world. For years, there was much speculation about the production background, the filmmakers and the star--German actor Max Schreck. This greatly expanded new edition, based upon rare sources and years of dedicated research, tells the complete story of how a group of occultists established a leading film company that would produce a momentous series of horror movies. Along the way, other classic German fantasy silents, such as The Golem , The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Metropolis , are discussed. Featured in this edition are photographs, documents and interviews, including one with Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker.

DKK 551.00
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Tris Speaker and the 1920 Indians - Gary Webster - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Tris Speaker and the 1920 Indians - Gary Webster - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

During the Cleveland Indians'' checkered 110-year history, only two of its teams have brought home baseball''s ultimate prize. While the 1948 team continues to be revered by Clevelanders, little has been written about the 1920 team that won the city''s first pennant and World Series. Few, if any, World Series championship teams faced as much adversity as did the 1920 Indians. Among the obstacles they faced were the death of their star pitcher''s wife in May; the shadow of the Chicago "Black Sox" scandal; and the tragic deadly beaning of shortstop Ray Chapman, the only fatal injury ever sustained by a major league player on the field of play. This chronicle of that extraordinary season highlights an overlooked chapter in the history of one of baseball''s most beloved underdogs.

DKK 262.00
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Fast on the Sand - Aldo Zana - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Fast on the Sand - Aldo Zana - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The 1928 quest for the Land Speed Record on the sands of Daytona Beach was a first for America, a singular mix of technology, thrills and tragedy. Tens of thousands lined the dunes along the beach, a crowd larger than any yet seen at Indianapolis 500. Three contenders, two Americans and a Briton, raced for the ultimate distance-averaged top speed, in magnificent machines built by different schools of design. This book chronicles the high-speed drama. The top American driver, Frank Lockhart, 25, survived a spectacular accident and rebuilt his Stutz Black Hawk, only to meet his fate in the new runs. The facts and myths behind the competition are examined in depth for the first time, along with the innovations and fatal mistakes of vehicle design.

DKK 458.00
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