Hollywood Hunks and Heroes
Author: Daniel Cohen
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780671075286
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Assembling the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Author: Julian C. Chambliss,
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2018-02-20
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1476632855
DOWNLOAD EBOOK → The Marvel Cinematic Universe—comprised of films, broadcast television and streaming series and digital shorts—has generated considerable fan engagement with its emphasis on socially relevant characters and plots. Beyond considerable box office achievements, the success of Marvel’s movie studios has opened up dialogue on social, economic and political concerns that challenge established values and beliefs. This collection of new essays examines those controversial themes and the ways they represent, construct and distort American culture.
Hunks & Heroes
Author: Jim Moore
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Published: 2019-09-03
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0847865576
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A celebration of men's style and how it's evolved--from the ever stylish GQ creative director at large--Jim Moore. GQ is revered globally as the ultimate style guide for modern men, and Hunks and Heroes is an epic journey into the world of men's style as told and edited by Jim Moore. He began his career at GQ as an intern in 1979 and has since played a pivotal role in reshaping men's fashion during his nearly forty-year tenure at the magazine. From discovering new designers, distilling the latest men's trends, and extolling fashion advice and critiques in his popular online video series GQ Rules, to Channing Tatum wearing a "JIM F&%#ING MOORE" T-shirt, Moore's influence and impact on men's style is unequivocal. In these pages, Moore takes us through forty years of men's fashion: featuring the most iconic GQ fashion looks, the magazine's unforgettable covers and editorial shoots, essential styling tips like how to dress up denim or style a khaki suit, insights on developing your own personal style, and stories showcasing Moore's knack at reworking the look of everyday men the magazine literally pulled off the street. This volume features 250 of Moore's iconic men's fashion photographs produced with internationally renowned image makers like Peggy Sirota, Craig McDean, and Inez & Vinoodh, and includes seminal GQ images of cultural icons such as celebrities, athletes, and politicians. This is the must-have style bible for all readers interested in men's fashion, style, culture, and celebrity.
Arrow and Superhero Television
Author: James F. Iaccino
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2017-09-28
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 0786497874
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection of new essays focuses on The CW network's hit television series Arrow--based on DC Comic's Green Arrow--and its spin-offs The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Comic book adaptations have been big business for film studios since Superman (1978) and in recent years have dominated at the box office--five of the 11 highest grossing films of 2016 were adapted from comics. Superheroes have battled across the small screen for considerably longer, beginning with The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958), though with mixed results. The contributors explore the reasons behind Arrow's success, its representation of bodies, its portrayal of women, its shifting political ideologies, and audience reception and influence on storylines.
American Hunks
Author: David L. Chapman
Publisher: arsenal pulp press
Published: 2009-10-01
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1551524651
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The "American hunk" is a cultural icon: the image of the chiseled, well-built male body has been promoted and exploited for commercial use for over 125 years, whether in movies, magazines, advertisements, or on consumer products, not only in America but throughout the world. American Hunks is a fascinating collection of images (many in full color) depicting the muscular American male as documented in popular culture from 1860 to 1970. The book, divided into specific historic eras, includes such personalities as bodybuilder Charles Atlas; pioneer weightlifter Eugene Sandow; movie stars like Steve "Hercules" Reeves and Johnny "Tarzan" Weismuller; and publications such as the 1920s-era magazine Physical Culture and the 1950s-era comic book Mr. Muscles. It also touches on the use of masculine, homoerotic imagery to sell political and military might (including American recruitment posters and Nazi propaganda from the 1936 Olympics), and how companies have used buff, near-naked men to sell products from laundry detergent to sacks of flour since the 1920s. The introduction by David L. Chapman offers insightful information on individual images, while the essay by Brett Josef Grubisic places the work in its proper historical context. David L. Chapman has written many books on male photography and bodybuilding, including Comin' at Ya!: The Homoerotic 3-D Photographs of Denny Denfield. Brett Josef Grubisic is author of the novel The Age of Cities and editor of Contra/Diction: New Queer Fiction.
Lawfully Given
Author: Elle E. Kay
Publisher: Faith Writes Publishing
Published: 2018-11-13
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 0999485679
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Lured out west by a lie. Grace Belle arrives in the New Mexico Territory ready to meet her fiancé and have strong words with her brother. She doesn't get to do either. There is no pending arranged marriage, and her brother is missing. Between courting a woman keeping secrets and suddenly being claimed by another, Sheriff Jack Garrison has plenty of personal drama. He must also find Grace's brother and figure out why the man would summon her under false pretenses. If they can't sort their feelings and solve the mystery quickly, the only answers left will be tragic ones.
Lawfully Taken
Author: Elle E. Kay
Publisher: Faith Writes Publishing
Published: 2018-06-19
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 0999485644
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A bounty hunter gets more than he bargained for. Hired to capture the leaders of the Glenn-Ricketts gang, Nathaniel Hayes expects danger. but he doesn't anticipate the fiery Pinkerton detective he encounters. Capturing Adeline McCarty leads to new possibilities and problems. She wants justice for her father's murder. He can help, but should he? Aiding Adeline risks his heart as well as their lives.
Lawfully Promised
Author: Elle E. Kay
Publisher: Faith Writes Publishing
Published: 2018-12-04
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 0999485687
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Strange bargain. Uncertain future. Ella Jamison's father is a horse thief and an abusive man, but he's still her father. Texas Ranger, Isaiah Hayes, is a stranger and Ella's new husband. That was the deal: her father's freedom for Ella's hand in marriage. If strange beginnings and long absences weren't enough opposition to overcome, they also have real enemies with violent tendencies. Can Ella trust her new husband with her heart and her life or will fear destroy her first?
Chelsea's Cult Heroes
Author: Leo Moynihan
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Published: 2012-11-06
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 1909178276
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Chelsea Cult Heroes recounts the careers of 20 of the club's greatest icons, men who entertained, week in, week out and regularly set fans' pulses racing. Each individual biography analyses each player's career, and examines exactly each player was idolised and how they achieved cult status. Featuring Willy Foulke, George Hilsdon, Hughie Gallacher, Roy Bentley, Eric Parsons, Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Tambling, Ron Harris, Peter Osgood,Charlie Cooke, Alan Hudson, Ray Wilkins, Micky Droy, Joey Jones, Pat Nevin, Kerry Dixon, Dennis Wise, Ruud Gullit, Gianfranco Zola and John Terry.Key features- Part of the popular and successful Cult Heroes series which features a number of football clubs- Features 20 of Chelsea Football Club's most iconic players of all time- Details their careers, their impact on the club and the reasons why they were such cult figures- Includes contemporary and historic images of those legendary figures featured- Written by respected football author Leo Moynihan
Medium Hero
Author: Korby Lenker
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Published: 2015-12-01
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 1681620596
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Inside this book are stories about insects, piano teachers, talking birds, dead birds, ex-convicts, suicide attempts, tarot cards, and bible verses. Some of the stories happened to Korby and some of them he just made up. It doesn't really matter which are which. Up to this point in his life, he has been a professional singer-songwriter, traveling around by himself, playing songs for small audiences, selling CDs out of a suitcase. Occasionally there have been moments where the light shined particularly bright, but mostly it's just been him and a guitar, making music in living rooms and clubs and the occasional concert hall. He has met a lot of people, most of whom leaned like him toward the fringe side of the social spectrum. He's written some of them into stories hunched over a laptop in the backseat of a touring van, or in the lobby of a Best Western, or on the cracked vinyl couch of a rock club's green room, poking a keyboard with a pair of sweaty pointer fingers. And then when he was seven he fell in love with the Ramona Quimby books, and then it was the Great Brain books, and then the Roald Dahl. Most of his best friends have been characters from stories he's read. He's always been drawn to fiction because it tells you the truth you need to know. And the truth he needs to know is that, despite considerable advances in science and industry, the world is still a big fat piece of magic.
