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  Proud to Be Right - Voices of...

  Jonah Goldberg

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  In Proud to Be Right, Jonah Goldberg, the New York Times bestselling author of Liberal Fascism, presents voices of the next Conservative generation. A fresh and provocative collection of lively political writing from right wing writers under the age of 30, Proud to Be Right rebuts the conventional wisdom that Generation Y is a uniformly liberal demographic—and that intelligent young people today fall blindly into the Barack Obama camp.

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  Garbage Pail Kids

  Company The Topps

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  A collection of all 206 colorfully over-the-top images from the first five series of the popular collectible stickers from the 1980s. 
   
  Garbage Pail Kids—a series of collectible stickers produced by Topps in the 1980s—combined spectacular artwork and over-the-top satire. The result was an inspired collaboration between avant-garde cartoonists and humorists including Art Spiegelman, Mark Newgarden, John Pound, Tom Bunk, and Jay Lynch. A new generation of fans continues to embrace this pop-culture phenomenon as Garbage Pail Kids stickers are still being published. Now, for the first time, all 206 rare and hard-to-find images from Series 1 through 5 are collected, along with a special set of four limited-edition, previously unreleased bonus stickers. This exciting follow up to Wacky Packages is guaranteed to appeal to die-hard collectors as well as a new generation of fans. 
   
  Praise for Garbage Pail Kids 
   
  “If you ask me, reliving my time with Bad Breath Seth and Potty Scotty is worth the cover price alone.” —USAToday.com 
   
  “A wonderfully designed tribute to these shit-disturbing cards in all their graphic, full-color glory.” —ComicsBeat.com 
   
   “There’s a lot of interesting stuff in Spiegel man’s intro, and in the afterward by John Pound, the artist who originated and drew the bulk of the Kids. But the real reason to buy this book is for the graphic brilliance of the art itself.” —Boston Phoenix

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  Cruising Guide from Lake...

  Rick Rhodes

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  A guide to cruising rivers along the Great Loop in the United States, from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake. Covering over 800 miles of navigable inland rivers from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake, this book guides cruisers through America’s heartland. In eleven regional chapters, Capt. Rick Rhodes explores the entire navigable sections of the Chicago, Calumet, Des Plaines, and Illinois rivers, as well as parts of the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee. Topics specific to inland cruising, such as negotiating floods safely and sharing rivers with commercial traffic, are addressed here. Also, by featuring numerous historical anecdotes and other river lore, Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake gives insight into the region's past along with current restaurant and entertainment options.  Like all of Pelican’s cruising guide series, this book contains up-to-date and thoroughly researched information about the area, including:  Five NOAA chart excerpts  Twenty-one sketch charts  Ninety-one marinas  Fifty-three fuel locations  More than thirty cities & towns  Thirty-three GPS way points  Fifteen locks  Over 170 bridges  140 launches and ramps  Hundreds of phone numbers

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  Knits for Nerds - 30 Projects

  Toni Carr

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  Patterns for Uhura’s dress, Hobbit slippers, a Summer Queen shawl, and other projects for crafty geeks . . .  
   
  The best of science fiction, manga, and animaguiri meets knit one, purl two as knit siren and part-time roller derby girl Joan of Dark offers up an out-of-this-world assortment of knitting nerdiness. The patterns for thirty iconic clothing and accessory items inspired by popular TV shows, books, films, comics, and more—including Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Firefly—are presented alongside full-color photos showcasing completed projects, such as: 
   
  * Lieutenant Uhura’s sexy Star Trek minidress 
   
  * Hobbit feet slippers  
   
  * Firefly-inspired scarf, socks, hat, and jacket 
   
  * Tank Girl socks 
   
  * Hermione Granger’s secret beaded bag 
   
  * Manga-inspired leg warmers 
   
  * The Big Bang Theory-inspired his and hers sweater-vests 
   
  * Lord of the Rings-inspired shrug 
   
  In addition to a wardrobe of costume finery, hobbyists will also find instructions for practical projects such as an e-reader cover or a laptop bag crafted of checkered fabric that serves double-duty as a chessboard and carryall, as well as patterns for plush toys inspired by Star Trek, robots, and the comic book Squee! Wear your nerdiness on your sleeve with Knits for Nerds.

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  Storming the Heavens - African...

  Gerald Horne

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  The recent Hollywood film Hidden Figures presents a portrait of how African American women shaped the US effort in aerospace during the height of Jim Crow. In Storming the Heavens, Gerald Horne presents the necessary back story to this account and goes further to detail the earlier struggle of African Americans to gain the right to fly.This struggle involved pioneers like Bessie Coleman, who traveled to World War I-era Paris in order to gain piloting skills that she was denied in her US homeland; and John Robinson from Chicago via Mississippi, who traveled to 1930s Ethiopia and became the leading pilot for this beleaguered African nation as it withstood an invasion from fascist Italy, eventually becoming the personal pilot of His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie, and a founder of Ethiopian Airways. Additionally, Horne adds nuance to the oft-told tale of the Tuskegee Airmen and goes further to discuss the role of US pilots during the Korean war in the early 1950s. He also tells the story of how and why US airlines were fought when they began to fly into South Africa — and how planes from this land of apartheid were protested when they landed at US airports.

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  Stitch Encyclopedia: Embroidery

  Bureau Bunka Publishering

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  Learn the essential embroidery stitches with this comprehensive, beginner-friendly, and gorgeously illustrated guide.  
   
  Starting with ten fundamental stitches for needlecraft, this step-by-step guide builds on this basic foundation with a series of creative variations and techniques. Each stitch and variation is presented in easy-to-follow color illustrations.  
   
  The encyclopedic, dip-in, dip-out approach is well-suited for beginners looking to build a foundation of stitch techniques as well as seasoned crafters who will appreciate the handy reference. Perfect for visual learners, the classically designed Stitch Encyclopedia series also includes volumes on Crochet and Knitting.

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