The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Everyone has heard of of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate myth from reality. Here, Timothy Lim explores the cultural and historical background of the scrolls, and examines their significance for our understanding of the Old Testament and the origins of Christianity and Judaism. Lim tells the fascinating story of the scrolls since their discouvery; their cultural context through the archaeology and history of the Dead Sea region. He explains the science behind their deciphering and dating, and does not omit the cast of characters, scandals, and controversies that have hastened the scrolls’ rise to the status of cultrual icon.

The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Marvel Vault

The Marvel Vault

The Marvel Vaultbrings the Universe to you, sharing the insiders story of Marvel Comics from 1939 to the present. Chock-full of historic and never-before-seen memorabilia (think: early sketches of Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch, Bullpen birthday cards, and a membership certificate for the Merry Marvel Marching Society), this vibrant chronicle contains over 30 plastic-encased archival gems that you can hold in your hand while reading about the artists, writers, and heroes who make up the Marvel Universe.Organized by decade,The Marvel Vaultleads readers through every era by letting them hold such rare items as holiday cards, the welcome kit from the original Merry Marvel Marching Society, the program for the first comics convention, and even the first sketches for characters who went on to become beloved Marvel icons.Whether youve been collectingSub-Marinerdime-books since the 1940s, or have just started to crack the pages of current Spidey sagas, youll want to gear up for Marvel-ous adventures with this dynamic collection!

The Marvel Vault

Superheroes of the Round Table

Superheroes of the Round Table

Few scholars nursed on the literary canon would dispute that knowledge of Western literature benefits readers and writers of the superhero genre. This analysis of superhero comics as Romance literature shows that the reverse is true–knowledge of the superhero romance has something to teach critics of traditional literature. Establishing the comic genre as a cousin to Arthurian myth, Spenser, and Shakespeare, it uses comics to inform readings of The Faerie Queene, The Tempest, Malory’s Morte and more, while employing authors like Ben Johnson to help explain comics by Alan Moore, Jack Kirby, and Grant Morrison and characters like Iron Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Justice League. Scholars of comics, medieval and Renaissance literature alike will find it appealing.

Superheroes of the Round Table

Sisters in White

Sisters in White

‘…love, loss, lies, grief, finding happiness in the face of adversity, romance, humor, bravery, hot hot hot sex scenes, marriages, births and totally awesome characters.’ –Supportive Business Moms, UK

Sisters in White

Why Humans Like to Cry

Why Humans Like to Cry

Human beings are the only species who cry for emotional reasons. We weep at tragedies both in our own lives and in the lives of others–remarkably, we even cry over fictional characters in film, opera, novels, and theatre. But why is weeping unique to humanity? What is different about the structure of our brains that sets us apart from all other animals? When on our evolutionary journey did we first recognize the tragedy of life? When did our early ancestors first cry?

Why Humans Like to Cry

Fast Lanes

Fast Lanes

Jayne Anne Phillips has always been a master of portraiture, both in her widely acclaimed novels and in her short fiction. The stories in Fast Lanes demonstrated the breadth of her talent in a tour de force of voices, offering elegantly rendered views into the lives of characters torn between the liberation of detachment and the desire to connect.

Fast Lanes

How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains - Part 3

How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains - Part 3

Covers how to create your own original comic book characters, draw fight scenes, design special powers, and invent imaginary creatures, with a section on how the comic business works.

How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains - Part 3

Drawing Cutting Edge Comics

Drawing Cutting Edge Comics

Comic book artists are now developing cutting-edge, extreme comic book characters that go beyond the traditional heroes and villains. The heroes are grittier. The women are sexier. The pages are designed for maximum impact. Heroes have been turned into highly cool antiheroes, such as the famous characters Spawn and War Blade. Cutting-edge comics venture beyond the traditional boundaries to extreme anatomy, extreme costuming, extreme special effects, and extreme methods of storytelling.

Drawing Cutting Edge Comics

bash Pocket Reference

bash Pocket Reference

You need to know how to work with the , , if you want to get to the heart of Unix systems, including , and Mac OS X. Now covering the most recent version of bash, this concise little book puts all of the essential information about bash at your fingertips. You’ll quickly find answers to annoying questions that always come up when you’re writing shell scripts — What characters do you need to quote? How do you get variable substitution to do exactly what you want? How do you use arrays? — and much more.

bash Pocket Reference

bash Quick Reference

bash Quick Reference

In this quick reference, you’ll find everything you need to know about the , shell. Whether you print it out or read it on the screen, this PDF gives you the answers to the annoying questions that always come up when you’re writing , scripts: What characters do you need to quote? How do you get variable substitution to do exactly what you want? How do you use arrays? It’s also helpful for interactive use.,

If you’re a Unix user or programmer, or if you’re using bash on Windows, you’ll find this quick reference indispensable.

bash Quick Reference