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CARS Collectors Guide w/Die Cast Car
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Disney / Pixar CARS Movie 2009 Collector’s Guide with Exclusive 1:55 Die Cast Night Vision Lightning McQueen
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Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series) (Paperback)
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From the reviews:
“The average age of most meteorites is 4.6 billion years. ? This groundbreaking book ? is the most concise guide to date on every aspect of this fascinating field. The authors combine the collecting, study and hunting of meteorites with good advice on equipment and identification techniques. ? it is equally suited to beginner and expert with well-illustrated page-by-page descriptions of each meteorite sub-type. ? This is an impressive book containing everything you need to know about these remarkable cosmic treasures.” (Mark Ford, BBC Sky at Night, September, 2008)
“This practical reference source ? goes beyond the well-illustrated guide to help meteorite hunters identify their prize (with detailed color photos), and includes the astronomical context needed to understand meteorites and their Earth-bound predecessors, meteoroids. ? A mineral glossary and references (print and online) supplement the text. ? Summing Up: Recommended. General audiences and all undergraduate students.” (L.R. Johnston, Choice, Vol. 46 (5), January, 2009)
“This is a magnificent book and a must for anyone who is interested in our solar system and its formation. ? A wonderful segment is included on what meteorites look like in thin section and it is a glorious world indeed. ? If you do, or if you wish to find you own, or if you just wish to learn more about the environment our Earth inhabits, you will want a copy of this outstanding book.” (Amazon, November, 2008)
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It is said that astronomy is one of the few remaining fields in which amateurs can make a real contribution to science, and nowhere is this more true than in the field of meteors and meteorites.
Although meteors are isolated and unpredictable, it is possible to predict when meteor showers – usually associated with old comets – are due; they last a couple of days, during which many meteors can be observed in a single night. Equipment for watching, counting and even measuring meteors can range from the simplest (a chair) to sophisticated all-sky cameras.
What is unique about meteors in astronomical observation is that many survive entry into the Earth’s atmosphere and impact the ground – the only easily-analysed extraterrestrial material available to science.
What is unique about Richard Norton’s book is that it is both a field guide to observing meteors, and also a field guide to locating, preparing and analysing meteorites. In addition to giving the reader information about observing techniques for meteors, this book also provides a fully detailed account of the types of meteorites, how and where to find them, how to prepare and analyse them. It is thus the only complete book on the subject available at present.
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Drawing Manga Shoujo Illustrated (Paperback)
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The next step for manga fans.
This guide presents how-to instruction for the specialized characters and backgrounds that comprise the romanticized world of manga known as shoujo. With more than 300 illustrations, readers learn stroke by stroke how to create everything from winged princesses to robotic girls and fantasy settings from the historical to the futuristic.
? Few manga books are truly instructional in nature, and of those, none offer as much step-bystep detail as this book
? The Complete Idiot?s Guide to Drawing Manga, Illustrated, is one of the most successful how-to books on the topic
About the Author
Matt Forbeck is the co-author of The Complete Idiot?s Guide to Manga, Illustrated: Fantasy Creatures. He?s been an author and game designer since 1989, writing short fiction, comic books, and novels including Dracula?s Revenge, The Lost Mark trilogy of Eberron novels, and the Blood Bowl novels. His projects have garnered 12 Origins Awards and five ENnies. Tomoko Taniguchi is the co-author of The Complete Idiot?s Guide to Manga, Illustrated: Fantasy Creatures. She?s published nine Japanese graphic novels and in February 2006 she made her Marvel Comics debut.
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Rio Grande National Forest Recreation Guide (National forest series) (Paperback)
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Drawing Manga, Illustrated (Paperback)
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Simple instructions for illustrating everything Manga.
This guide teaches manga lovers how to create their own characters and stories. From bodies to the nuts and bolts of “mech” (manga for anything mechanical), readers will learn all the basics necessary to start rendering the exotic worlds and creative characters that attracted them to manga as readers. Over 200 illustrations will show readers exactly how to draw everything from heroes to vehicles to backgrounds.
? Manga is the fastest-growing segment of the publishing industry, with 2004 sales projected to reach 120 million, up 20% from 2003
? There are few instructional manga books that are truly instructional and even fewer with this guide’s step-by-step directions
? The single most comprehensive source for learning all the manga basics
About the Author
John Layman has been involved in manga and all sorts of comics for decades. The writer of Gambit for Marvel, he has written two miniseries each for Thundercats and Species. The creator of Puffed and Bay City Jive, Layman has edited and lettered comics for many comic companies.
David Hutchinson is a freelance illustrator who specializes in manga. He has contributed to many of Antarctic Press?s How to Draw Manga volumes.
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Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure (Paperback)
From School Library Journal
Grade 10 Up?In concise, meticulous prose, Lammers intends to teach absolute beginners how to use manga to learn to speak and read conversational Japanese. This seems like a daunting task, and it is, but for someone who has the patience, drive, and desire to learn the language, the book will be an immense help. The author’s primary method for teaching it is to present a panel or scene from a manga (a list of the manga used is included in an appendix), then offer a four-tier translation of what the character is saying. Beneath the written Japanese is the romaji (“Roman letters”) text, then comes a word-for-word translation so nonnative speakers can understand the structure of the Japanese, and finally a polished translation that expresses what the sentence means in natural English. Between these panels and translations (which take up the bulk of each page) are detailed explanations of the grammar, pronunciation, and sentence structure of each example. Although Lammers suggests that this book will be useful for beginners, he presents information in such a fast-paced way that readers will best be served by using the book as a supplement to a language class. No exercises are included, but the author does recommend specific titles for the purpose of self-testing. This volume will be useful for libraries in schools in which Japanese is taught as well as public libraries serving college-bound patrons.?Steev Baker, Kewaskum Public Library, WI
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“Get a jump on preparing for that eventual pilgrimage to Japan by learning the language now — and what easier way than with manga? “Japanese: The Manga Way teaches the differences and structures of the language using actual manga panels. Sneaky!” — “Wizard Anime Insider
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Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More (Genreflecting Advisory Series) (Hardcover)
From School Library Journal
This accessible tome serves as both a readers’ advisory tool and a collection-development aid for graphic novels and collected comic books in English. Symbols help readers gauge age-appropriateness, awards earned, and core-collection status. Within each genre, the works are organized by title. This helps because most readers know titles more than authors. Appendixes offer vital information on further reading, publishers, and useful Web sites. Each entry has good documentation and summaries, though some series titles are more up-to-date than others. Classics are included, but the vast majority of the titles are from the last decade. Books are well chosen and the genre-based organization makes this volume an especially good resource for school librarians seeking to provide graphic-novel options for classroom subjects and units. The broad age range covered (grade six to adult) and the lack of similar titles on the market make this volume a smart buy.?Cara von Wrangel Kinsey, New York Public Library
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From Booklist
If anyone still has any doubts that graphic novels and mangahave crossed over into the realm of mainstream literature, just consider this newest addition to the Genreflecting Advisory Series. Readers are guided through nine main graphic groupings: “Super-Heroes,” “Action and Adventure,” “Science Fiction,” “Fantasy,” “Crime and Mysteries,” “Horror,” “Contemporary Life,” “Humor,” and “Nonfiction.” These main categories are further divided into subsets. For example, “Fantasy” encompasses “Sword and Sorcery Fantasy,” “Fairy Tales and Folklore,” and “Dark Fantasy,” to name a few. Despite this array of subjects and more than 2,000 annotated examples, author Pawuk maintains that he has included only a small fraction of current graphic offerings. Still, librarians and media specialists will find this a helpful resource for both readers’ advisory and collection development for this rapidly expanding medium.
Following the established Genreflecting format, detailed bibliographic citations accompanied by brief annotations are sorted according to genre, subgenre, theme, and series. Works are listed by title or by the name of the main character, when more relevant (Superman, Transformers, etc.). The annotations are descriptive, as opposed to critical, and provide plot summaries and overviews of main characters. Appropriate age levels are indicated (all audiences, 10 and above, 13-15, 16-17, and 18 and older). Icons indicate media crossovers (films, television shows, electronic games, Japanese anime). First-priority selections for core collections are identified. The introduction (which appears in graphic format) offers tips on locating, evaluating, ordering, cataloging, displaying, and promoting selections. Graphic publishing industry award winners are noted, as are winners of various ALA awards. Appendixes list additional print and online resources and contact information for publishers.
This year’s winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang, is the first graphic novel to win a major book award. Because of this recognition, interest and demand for graphic literature will probably escalate. This timely and helpful resource will be a welcome addition to public- and secondary-school collections. Kathleen McBroom
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