Kendra and the Amazons

Kendra and the Amazons
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 113
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ISBN-10 : 9781105732508
ISBN-13 : 1105732509
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Kendra and the Amazons by : Johanna Evans

Kendra and the Amazons is a novella about a teenage girl who discovers how difficult it is to simultaneously perform and challenge her female gender. She's not a typical girl, but she's also not a typical feminist. How does she find the balance? Through the game of bridge and through her imagination. The novella weaves together scenes from high school, scenes at the bridge table, and a fantasy narrative of an Amazon girl.

Center Land

Center Land
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Publisher : Earth Wise Books
Total Pages : 314
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Center Land by : Eileen Sheehan

Traveling to the center of the earth to retrieve her son from Center Land is intense enough without having to deal with Amazon rogue women, prehistoric animals, and... yes... the aliens and zombies that they thought they'd left on the surface are there too! Is there no escape from the horror? They have a plan to end the aliens and zombies once and for all... but... will it work? The answer is in "Center Land", book three of the apocalyptic romance-thriller series, Kendra's Journey.

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780545510332
ISBN-13 : 0545510333
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by : Wendy Wan-Long Shang

Lucy Wu, aspiring basketball star and interior designer, is on the verge of having the best year of her life. She's ready to rule the school as a sixth grader, go out for captain of the school basketball team, and take over the bedroom she has always shared with her sister. In an instant, though, her plans are shattered when she finds out that Yi Po, her beloved grandmother's sister, is coming to visit for several months -- and is staying in Lucy's room. Lucy's vision of a perfect year begins to crumble, and in its place come an unwelcome roommate, foiled birthday plans, a bully who tries to scare Lucy off the basketball team, and Chinese school with the annoying know-it-all Talent Chang. Lucy's year is ruined -- or is it? A wonderfully funny, warm, and heartfelt tale about the ways life often reveals silver linings in the most unexpected of clouds.

Zombies and Aliens

Zombies and Aliens
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Publisher : Earth Wise Books
Total Pages : 240
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Zombies and Aliens by : Eileen Sheehan

She battled them inside the earth's core. Now it's time to deal with those on the surface! After traveling to the center of the earth and dealing with prehistoric beasts, deceitful amazons and even more zombies and aliens to rescue her son, Kendra and her family return to the surface of the planet to deal with the aliens once and for all. Zombies and Aliens is the final installment of the exciting romance-thriller series, Kendra's Journey.

Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors

Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9780857732088
ISBN-13 : 0857732080
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors by : Jennifer K. Stuller

From "Wonder Woman" to Buffy Summers, Emma Peel to Sydney Bristow, "Charlie's Angels" to "The Powerpuff Girls", Superwomen are more than just love interests or sidekicks who stand by their Supermen. In her new book, Stuller shows how the female hero in modern mythology has broken through the boy's club barrier of tradition and reveals the pivotal role of high-heeled crime fighters in popular culture.Featuring spies and sexuality, daddy's girls and super-mothers, this is a comprehensive, engaging and thought-provoking guide to female detectives, meta-humans and action heroines, as well as their creators, directors, performers, and consumers. The book also includes a glossary of modern mythic women, from Aeon to Zoe, as well as a foreword by acclaimed cultural commentator Roz Kaveney, author of "Superheroes! Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films" (published by I.B. Tauris, April 2008).

Rewriting the Ancient World

Rewriting the Ancient World
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-10 : 9789004346383
ISBN-13 : 9004346384
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Rewriting the Ancient World by : Lisa Maurice

Rewriting the Ancient World looks at how and why the ancient world, including not only the Greeks and Romans, but also Jews and Christians, has been rewritten in popular fictions of the modern world. The fascination that ancient society holds for later periods in the Western world is as noticeable in popular fiction as it is in other media, for there is a vast body of work either set in, or interacting with, classical models, themes and societies. These works of popular fiction encompass a very wide range of society, and the examination of the interaction between these books and the world of classics provides a fascinating study of both popular culture and example of classical reception.

Light from Darkness

Light from Darkness
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 457
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ISBN-10 : 9781796041828
ISBN-13 : 1796041823
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Light from Darkness by : Rian McMurtry

Angela Fujimori enters her senior year, and it’s time to stop playing defense. Their numbers are at their highest, and each wizard has taken on a pupil to learn from them as they prepare to save and change the world.

The DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition

The DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9780744053012
ISBN-13 : 0744053013
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis The DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition by : Matthew K. Manning

The definitive guide to the characters of the DC Multiverse and a vital addition to every comic book fan's bookshelf. Iconic Super Heroes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and The Flash have been transformed in recent years, along with many other DC characters. This new edition of the most comprehensive A-Z guide to DC's pantheon of Super Heroes and Super-Villains includes the latest earth-shaking developments in the DC Multiverse, with profiles of more than 1,200 characters. Created in full collaboration with DC, the encyclopedia features characters and art from every key crossover event, including Dark Nights: Metal and its sequel Dark Nights: Death Metal. With a foreword by DC legend Jim Lee, a brand-new cover design, and thrilling comic artwork, the fun and excitement of more than 80 years of comics history explode off every page. Experience the DC Multiverse like never before with The DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition. Copyright ©2021 DC Comics. All DC characters and elements © & TM DC Comics. WB SHIELD: TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s21)

The Modern Amazons

The Modern Amazons
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 786
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ISBN-10 : 9780879106911
ISBN-13 : 0879106913
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The Modern Amazons by : James Ursini

The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the Kill Bill movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as Coffy and the Ilsa trilogy; Hong Kong cinema and warriors like Angela Mao, Cynthia Rothrock, and Zhang Ziyi; sci-fi warriors from Star Trek, Blade Runner, and Star Wars; supersleuths and spies like the Avengers and Charlie's Angels; and gothic warriors such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kate Beckinsale in Underworld and Van Helsing. In addition, the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos of these popular-culture icons in action, interesting articles and sidebars about themes, trends, weapons, style, and trivia, as well as a complete filmography of more than 150 titles.

Fine-Feathered Death

Fine-Feathered Death
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781440678103
ISBN-13 : 1440678103
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Fine-Feathered Death by : Linda O. Johnston

Kendra Ballantyne, Esq., is flying high. Her license to practice law has been rightfully restored. She’s dating the foxiest P.I. in all of L.A. And best of all, since she moonlights as a pet-sitter, she gets to see her furry best friends every day. And these cuddly clients beat out her cranky two-legged ones, paws-down... To earn a much-needed feather in her cap, Kendra must work closely on a new case with senior partner Ezra Cossner. But things stop short when he’s found dead, murdered in his office. As far as the police, Kendra, and her PI boyfriend can tell, there was a third party present. But the only witness is of the aviary persuasion—and Gigi, Ezra’s blue macaw, can only say her own name and sing “99 Bottles of Beer.” The list of suspects grows and grows, and whodunit nobody knows—unless Kendra can get Gigi to change her tune...