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| brighter than you think alan moore: Brighter Than You Think Marc Sobel, Alan Moore, 2017-01-03 Collection and analysis of Alan Moore's difficult to find short comics stories. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: In Pictopia , 2021-04-13 In Pictopia is the legendary comic created in 1986, written b y the era's most adventurous mainstream comics writer and drawn by a bevy of indie cartoonists — helmed by Don Simpson, with Mike Kazaleh, Pete Poplaski, and Eric Vincent. Presented here for the first time, scanned from the original line art and full-color painted boards, in an appropriately oversized format. Pictopia is the allegorical city inhabited by old, forgotten, but once famous and iconic comics characters, now considered pitiable has-beens by the popular new comics characters who are cheerfully and inevitably taking their places in the pop culture panteon of celebrity. It is both a paean to timeless, beloved comics characters and a scathing critique of the then-contemporary comics sub-culture. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Jerusalem Alan Moore, 2018-09-25 Begging comparisons to Tolstoy and Joyce, this “magnificent, sprawling cosmic epic” (Guardian) by Alan Moore—the genre-defying, “groundbreaking, hairy genius of our generation” (NPR)—takes its place among the most notable works of contemporary English literature. In decaying Northampton, eternity loiters between housing projects. Among saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts, a timeline unravels: second-century fiends wait in urine-scented stairwells, delinquent specters undermine a century with tunnels, and in upstairs parlors, laborers with golden blood reduce fate to a snooker tournament. Through the labyrinthine streets and pages of Jerusalem tread ghosts singing hymns of wealth and poverty. They celebrate the English language, challenge mortality post-Einstein, and insist upon their slum as Blake’s eternal holy city in “Moore’s apotheosis, a fourth-dimensional symphony” (Entertainment Weekly). This “brilliant . . . monumentally ambitious” tale from the gutter is “a massive literary achievement for our time—and maybe for all times simultaneously” (Washington Post). |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Woman Rebel Peter Bagge, 2021-04-29 The alternative comics master offers an indelible and idiosyncratic take on the protofeminist [Woman Rebel] is fine work from an excellent cartoonist and I urge you to jump right in.—Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter, from his introduction Peter Bagge's Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story is a dazzling and accessible biography of the social and political maverick, jam-packed with fact and fun. In his signature cartoony, rubbery style, Bagge presents the life of the birth-control activist, educator, nurse, mother, and protofeminist from her birth in the late nineteenth century to her death after the invention of the birth control pill. Balancing humor and respect, Bagge makes Sanger whole and human, showing how her flaws fueled her fiery activism just as much as her compassionate nature did. Sanger's life takes on a whole new vivacity as Bagge creates a fast-paced portrait of a trailblazer whose legacy as the founder of Planned Parenthood is still incredibly relevant, important, and inspiring. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Absolute Top 10 Alan Moore, 2013 The massive, multilayered city of Neopolis, built shortly after World War II, was designed as a home for the expanding population of science-heroes, heroines and villains that had ballooned into existence in the previous decade. Bringing these powered beings together solved some problems but created others, especially after the inevitable partnerships led to a surge in their numbers in the 1960s. By the 1980s, Neopolis had turned into a pressure cooker - under financed and overpopulated - that normal policing methods could never hope to contain. In 1985 the city accepted jurisdiction by a police force covering many alternate Earths, headquartered on the world known as Grand Central. Our own outpost of this network, Precinct Ten (known affectionately as Top 10), recruits its members from Neopolis and its environs, working much like Earth's other police precincts, with one major exception: Like the citizens of the city, the officers of Top 10 have the abilities needed to deal with Neopolis's exotic denizens. Rookie cop Robyn Slinger, alter ego Toybox, hits the streets for the first time along with a colorful crew of fellow officers, each having the required training to deal with science-villains and super-crimes, as well as the common misdemeanors of city life. You'll never look at powers, or police work, the same way again! |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore Vol. 2 Alan Moore, 2020-10-27 Before the groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book Swamp Thing. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history. With modern-day issues explored against a backdrop of horror, Swamp Thing's stories became commentaries on environmental, political and social issues, unflinching in their relevance. Includes the story The Anatomy Lesson, a haunting origin story that reshapes Swamp Thing mythology with terrifying revelations that begin a journey of discovery and adventure that will take him across the stars and beyond. Author Alan Moore and illustrators Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch, Shawn McManus, Ron Randall and Dan Day join together to rise from the swamps in slipcased hardcover edition, Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore Vol. 2. This collects Saga of the Swamp Thing #35-49 with brand-new coloring. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Supreme Alan Moore, 2002 The acclaimed Alan Moore run of Supreme collected in paperback at last! This is the first of two volumes, and contains Moore's groundbreaking 'The Story of the Year' arc in its entirety. Featuring a never-before-published Alex Ross cover to create the supreme graphic novel of the season, this is a brilliant showcase of one of the universally acknowledged best writers in comics. Illustrated in full-colour throughout. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: V for Vendetta Book & Mask Set ALAN. MOORE, 2021-04-27 In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil. The inspiration for the hit 2005 movie starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving, this amazing graphic novel is packaged with a collectable reproduction of the iconic V mask. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Animal Man Vol. 1 Grant Morrison, 1991-08-13 This edition collects the bizarre adventures of Animal Man, a second-rate super hero struggling with real-life issues and moral dilemmas. Buddy Baker is a caring husband, devoted father, animal activist and super-powered being. But as he attempts to live up to all of his roles, he soon finds that there are no black and white situations in life. With a strong focus on storytelling, these thought-provoking and innovative tales make the reader question the actions of Animal Man as well as their own behavior in similar situations. Collects issues #1-9. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Resist Everything Except Temptation Kristian Williams, 2020-06-02 Oscar Wilde is remembered as a wit and a dandy, as a gay martyr, and as a brilliant writer, but his philosophical depth and political radicalism are often forgotten. Resist Everything Except Temptation locates Wilde in the tradition of left-wing anarchism, and argues that only when we take his politics seriously can we begin to understand the man, his life, and his work. Drawing from literary, historical, and biographical evidence, including archival research, the book outlines the philosophical influences and political implications of Wilde's ideas on art, sex, morality, violence, and above all, individualism. Williams raises questions about the relationships between culture and politics, between utopian aspirations and practical programs, and between individualism, group identity, and class struggle. The resulting volume represents, not merely a historical curiosity, but a contribution to current debates within political theory and a salvo in the broader culture wars. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: FASHION BEAST TPB Alan Moore, 2013-09-03 Alan Moore, the best-selling graphic novelist of all time, delivers an original dystopian fairy tale set against the backdrop of nuclear winter. Alan Moore’s 1985 time-lost screenplay written with Malcolm McLaren (Sex Pistols) is finally brought to life as a graphic novel. Doll was unfulfilled in her life as a coat checker of a trendy club. But when she is fired from the job and auditions to become a “mannequin” for a reclusive designer, the life of glamour she always imagined is opened before her. She soon discovers that the house of Celestine is as dysfunctional as the clothing that define the classes of this dystopian world. And she soon discovers that the genius of the designer is built upon a terrible lie that has influence down to the lowliest citizen. This unique retelling of Beauty and the Beast was written in 1985 alongside Alan Moore’s comics redefining work on Watchmen. Beautifully illustrated by Facundo Perico (Anna Mercury) and meticulously adapted by Antony Johnston (Yuggoth Cultures), this is another entry in the graphic novel masterworks library by Alan Moore. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Alan Moore Lance Parkin, 2011-03-24 For nearly forty years, from his earliest work in underground Arts Lab projects to his latest work as author of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Lost Girls, Moore has pushed the boundaries like few others, ranging from farce and high comedy to the dark, grim work that epitomised the comics revolution of the late eighties. This book examines the recurring themes and how Moore's work has evolved over the years from his early comic work in Captain Britain and 2000 AD, through milestone series like V for Vendetta, Marvelman, Swamp Thing and Watchmen, to his current genre-stretching work. On the way Moore has written definitive stories of America's greatest superheroes Batman and Superman, penned some of the most widely read graphic novels of all time, and helped turn comics into an indispensible art form. In this Pocket Essential you'll meet Moore the pop icon (everyone from the Simpsons to Transvision Vamp have hung out with Halo Jones), Moore the performance artist and magician, Moore the novelist, and above all Moore the writer who helped change the face of comics forever. As well as an introductory essay, this book is a comprehensive survey of Alan Moore's career. It also contains a complete list of his works, including projects that never saw the light of day. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Captain Britain by Alan Moore & Alan Davis , 2009-07-29 One of the Marvel Universe's most staggering sagas from two of Britain's most remarkable writers, reprinted in total for the first time. Captain Britain fights to save a universe...and fails! But a single reality is small change in the game Merlyn's playing against Mad Jim Jaspers, who's rewriting reality so that he's the centre of the universe! Worlds collide, heroes and villains die and Captain Britain's beside himself - except when he's fighting himself...to the death! Featuring the first appearances of the metamorphic Meggan, Opal Luna Saturnyne and the Captain Britain Corps. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Alan Moore's America's Best Comics Alan Moore, 2004 Alan Moore and thirty-two other writers/illustrators contributed to this collection of comics, featuring Jack B. Quick, Promethea, and Tom Strong and his daughter Tesla, as well as a sketchbook of artwork by the various artists. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Ed Vs. Yummy Fur Brian Evenson, 2014 A smart and passionate exegesis of Chester Brown's seminal comic book, Yummy Fur. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Kimota! George Khoury, 2010-07 This volume chronicles the history of Alan Moore's first ultra-realistic comics character that changed super-heroes forever. Over half of this 200-page hardcover features new material not seen in the original 2001 edition. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Providence Alan Moore, 2017 Alan Moore's quintessential horror series has set the standard for a terrifying examination of the works of H.P. Lovecraft. It is being universally hailed as one of Moore's most realized works in which the master scribe has controlled every iota of the story, art, and presentation. The result has been a masterpiece like no other, unparalleled in tone and content, and a true must have addition to his essential works in the field. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Astro City Kurt Busiek, 2011 Written by KURT BUSIEK Art by BRENT ANDERSON Cover by ALEX ROSS In the concluding volume of THE DARK AGE, collecting BOOK 3 #1-4 and BOOK 4 #1-4, two brothers, one good and one evil, must deal with family secrets and social upheaval, involving heroes from Jack-In-the-Box to the Blue Knight and the final fate of the mysterious Silver Agent |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Brat Pack Rick Veitch, 2009 Superheroes with dark secrets recruit teen sidekicks to boost their public profiles. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 1 Alan Moore, 2003 A story set in an alternate Victorian England in which the British Empire recruits Wilhelmina Murray, Alan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to combat its enemies. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Tomorrow Stories (1999-2002) #8 Alan Moore, 2011-05-04 Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive! |
| brighter than you think alan moore: New Realities Greg Hunter, 2021-10 Dash Shaw is one of the most restless cartoonists of recent decades, constantly evolving in how he approaches the comics page. In the years since his breakthrough graphic novel Bottomless Belly Button, he has continued to create acclaimed, idiosyncratic comics, varying his uses of line and color as well as shifting from domestic realism to sci-fi farce to historical fiction. But some concerns in Shaw's work remain constant. His characters live within their own personal realities, often failing to connect or even communicate. Comics as different as the dystopian spectacle BodyWorld and the geek-culture comedy Cosplayers become sites of clashes between incompatible mindsets--with Shaw adapting his cartooning to capture new varieties of confusion, alienation, and more. In New Realities, critic Greg Hunter (The Comics Journal) follows the through-line across this adventurous body of work. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: The KLF John Higgs, 2013-09-26 'The best non-fiction book I've ever read. It's magical. Stunning' Dan Schreiber, No Such Thing As a Fish 'A pop biography for people who don't read pop biographies' Dorian Lynskey, Guardian 'Brilliant, discursive and wise' Ben Goldacre 'Utterly irresistible and totally brilliant' The Quietus 'A thing of endlessly fascinating, utterly demented genius' Alexis Petridis THE STRANGE TALE OF THE DEATH, LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL BAND. They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records, erased themselves from musical history and burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura. And they couldn't say why. This is not just the story of The KLF. It is a book about Carl Jung, Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson, Ken Campbell, Dada, Situationism, Discordianism, magic, chaos, punk, rave, the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who and the special power of the number 23. Wildly unauthorised and unlike any other music biography, THE KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful, accidental mythology. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: The Trench Geoff Johns, 2012 The first collection of the new AQUAMAN series! - The superstar creators from BLACKEST NIGHT and BRIGHTEST DAY reunite to take AQUAMAN to amazing new depths! - AQUAMAN has renounced the throne of Atlantis - but now, from a forgotten corner of the ocean em |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Galactic Hellcats Marie Vibbert, 2024-11-05 Ki, a quick-witted thief, inherits a high-speed solo-flyer. Selling it could get her off the streets, but she's not that practical. Then she meets Margot, a lonely ex-soldier who impulsively spent her last paycheck on the same kind of flyer. Margot hopes Ki will be a friend; Ki sees her as a quick way to food money. When their lunch date escalates into a trip to planet Ratana, Margot is arrested, and Ki pulls in Zuleikah, a bored rich local, to stage a jailbreak. Together, they free Margot and then make the wild choice to rescue Prince Thane from his royal duties. Now, this crew of misfits is tearing across the universe, dodging repo men, authorities, and warring governments as they carve out their own place among the stars. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: The Ages of The Flash Joseph J. Darowski, 2019-05-02 While many American superheroes have multiple powers and complex gadgets, the Flash is simply fast. This simplicity makes his character easily comprehendible for all audiences, whether they are avid comic fans or newcomers to the genre, and in turn he has become one of the most iconic figures in the comic-book industry. This collection of new essays serves as a stepping-stone to an even greater understanding of the Flash, examining various iterations of his character--including those of Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West and Bart Allen--and what they reveal about the era in which they were written. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Alan Moore Smoky man, Gary Spencer Millidge, Omar Martini, 2003 Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman contains comic strips, illustrations, essays, articles, anecdotes and other pieces contributed by top American, English, and international comics creators paying tribute to the master of comic book writing, Alan Moore (creator of Watchmen and From Hell), as he celebrates his 50th year. Over a hundred contributors include Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Gibbons, Denis Kitchen, David Lloyd, Jim Valentino, Sergio Toppi, Bryan Talbot, Steve Parkhouse, Mark Millar, Howard Cruse, James Kochalka, José Villarrubia, Sam Kieth, Dave Sim, Oscar Zarate, DJ Paul Gambaccini, and novelist Darren Shan, to name just a few. The book jacket will feature a new photgraph by Piet Corr and other features will include interviews, biographies, and new and rare photographs. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Top Shelf Asks the Big Questions Brett Warnock, Robert Goodin, 2003 Edited by Brett Warnock and Robert Goodin, this issue of Top Shelf includes Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's banned DC Comics Cobweb story; a Peanuts tribute featuring Chris Ware, Seth, and a host of other cartoonists; a brand new section by the Swiss avant-garde cartoonist collective Arta Bile; an excerpt of a graphic novel by Martin Tom Dieck; new contributions by the entire Robot Publishing gang (a group of professional animators led by Robert Goodin who make amazing comics); an interview with David Chelsea that includes a portfolio; and new strips by Steve Weissman, James Kochalka, Matt Madden, James Sturm, Mack White, and many more! |
| brighter than you think alan moore: The Comics Journal , 2003 |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Watchmen (1986-) #6 Alan Moore, The history of Rorschach! Confined in prison, Rorschach is under the watch of psychiatrist Dr. Long, who delves into the misunderstood hero's past. Learn what dark secret turned this troubled man from renegade hero to vengeful vigilante. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Shorter Views Samuel R. Delany, 2012-01-01 In Shorter Views, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Samuel R. Delany brings his remarkable intellectual powers to bear on a wide range of topics. Whether he is exploring the deeply felt issues of identity, race, and sexuality, untangling the intricacies of literary theory, or the writing process itself, Delany is one of the most lucid and insightful writers of our time. These essays cluster around topics related to queer theory on the one hand, and on the other, questions concerning the paraliterary genres: science fiction, pornography, comics, and more. Readers new to Delany's work will find this collection of shorter pieces an especially good introduction, while those already familiar with his writing will appreciate having these essays between two covers for the first time. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Illuminations Alan Moore, 2022-10-11 From New York Times bestselling author Alan Moore-one of the most influential writers in the history of comics- “a dynamite story collection” (The New York Times Book Review) which takes us to the fantastical underside of reality. In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable characters who discover--and in some cases even make and unmake--the various uncharted parts of existence. In A Hypothetical Lizard, two concubines in a brothel of fantastical specialists fall in love with tragic ramifications. In Not Even Legend, a paranormal study group is infiltrated by one of the otherworldly beings they seek to investigate. In Illuminations, a nostalgic older man decides to visit a seaside resort from his youth and finds the past all too close at hand. And in the monumental novella What We Can Know About Thunderman, which charts the surreal and Kafkaesque history of the comics industry's major players over the last seventy-five years, Moore reveals the dark, beating heart of the superhero business. From ghosts and otherworldly creatures to theoretical Boltzmann brains fashioning the universe at the big bang, Illuminations is exactly that--a series of bright, startling tales from a contemporary legend that reveal the full power of imagination and magic. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Scouting , Published by the Boy Scouts of America for all BSA registered adult volunteers and professionals, Scouting magazine offers editorial content that is a mixture of information, instruction, and inspiration, designed to strengthen readers' abilities to better perform their leadership roles in Scouting and also to assist them as parents in strengthening families. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: The Slope of Kongwa Hill Anthony R. Edwards, 2011 The Slope of Kongwa Hill by Tony Edwards Kongwa, in central Tanganyika (now Tanzania) had been the central location for the post-World War II British government's, 30-million-acre Groundnut Scheme. With its failure, a village of tin roofed and white ant infested abandoned shacks, devoid of water-born sanitation, became available - suited, it was decided by the Tanganyika legislature - to temporarily locate a co-ed secondary school for European children. Kongwa School was unique in Africa: it catered to 400 students in an arid outback region, home to the Wagogo tribe, but otherwise essentially undeveloped. Based on the memoirs of Tony Edwards, this novel picks up his story when, at age 9, as a result of his parents moving to East Africa, Tony finds himself bound for Kongwa School in January of 1952. Located just south of the Maasai Steppe where was to be found every manner of game, exotic bird life, insects and reptiles, Kongwa provided a harsh if adventure-filled location in which to be educated and grow. The Slope of Kongwa Hill is a fascinating account of the journey of a sensitive young boy to a bolder young man. The story recalls the toughness, discipline, sometimes the brutality of British boarding school life, aggravated by the primitive location and its concurrence with the ever-present danger from living in East Africa's bundu. Fights and beatings contrast with the excitement of animal and reptile confrontations, torrential storms, locust infestation and other adventures. A terrifying encounter with a black mamba, running away into the bush, hunting for game for the school's meat supply, a narrow escape from lionesses, Boy Scout camp-outs, and a forbidden romance during the central character's coming-of-age, combine in a kaleidoscope of never-to-be-repeated experiences, recounted with passion and, at times, delightful humour. Advance reviews ...Evokes the feelings of young school kids in an absolutely unique situation at a time of great worldwide change. The happy and not-so-happy times are faithfully remembered and the setting of the great plains of central Tanganyika (Tanzania) -- in an era before television, cell phones, reliable electricity supply or decent transport -- makes for a book that one cannot put down. - Graeme Berry (an alumnus of that place and times), UK I was fourteen when I read this book, around the age the kids were in this story of boarding school days in Africa. I was amazed at the experience, jealous of the freedoms kids had then but scared for some of the dangers and violence too. Boy, much of it would be totally illegal today. It's a cool book which I think was intended for grown-ups, but pretty exciting for teens who are interested in boys (and girls) adventures in wildest Africa. Wish I could have been there. - Callum O'Neill, Canada Having been born and raised in East Africa, I related to the author's memories and descriptions of life. The songs of the birds and the sounds of the bush that are unique; the colours, the dryness, the vastness, the native people and their amazing history, all came flooding back. Once you have sampled living in Africa, you never really leave it behind. A good read and highly recommended for anyone with a taste for Africa. - Fiona Firth, Australia A wonderful account of not just the author's life in Tanganyika but an excellent record of the children growing up in a country where they had to go to a boarding school, lost in the bush and far from home. So close to my own experience, it brings my memories flooding back. - Barbara Laing (an alumna of the place and times), UK Feels like I am there, a young boy growing up all over again... I love this book! - Ted Weir, Canada |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Savage Dragon #176 Erik Larsen, 2011-11-20 It's Malcolm Dragon vs. his father's greatest foe! But what chance does a high school freshman have against Chicago's notorious crime boss? And if that isn't enough - an alien invasion is on its way! And Angel Dragon has problems of her own! |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Jerusalem Alan Moore, 2016-09-13 New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal Winner of the Audie Award The New York Times bestseller from the author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta finally appears in a one-volume paperback. Begging comparisons to Tolstoy and Joyce, this “magnificent, sprawling cosmic epic” (Guardian) by Alan Moore—the genre-defying, “groundbreaking, hairy genius of our generation” (NPR)—takes its place among the most notable works of contemporary English literature. In decaying Northampton, eternity loiters between housing projects. Among saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts, a timeline unravels: second-century fiends wait in urine-scented stairwells, delinquent specters undermine a century with tunnels, and in upstairs parlors, laborers with golden blood reduce fate to a snooker tournament. Through the labyrinthine streets and pages of Jerusalem tread ghosts singing hymns of wealth and poverty. They celebrate the English language, challenge mortality post-Einstein, and insist upon their slum as Blake’s eternal holy city in “Moore’s apotheosis, a fourth-dimensional symphony” (Entertainment Weekly). This “brilliant . . . monumentally ambitious” tale from the gutter is “a massive literary achievement for our time—and maybe for all times simultaneously” (Washington Post). |
| brighter than you think alan moore: The Guns at Last Light Rick Atkinson, 2013-05-14 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II It is the twentieth century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now, in The Guns at Last Light, he tells the most dramatic story of all—the titanic battle for Western Europe. D-Day marked the commencement of the final campaign of the European war, and Atkinson's riveting account of that bold gamble sets the pace for the masterly narrative that follows. The brutal fight in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the disaster that was Operation Market Garden, the horrific Battle of the Bulge, and finally the thrust to the heart of the Third Reich—all these historic events and more come alive with a wealth of new material and a mesmerizing cast of characters. Atkinson tells the tale from the perspective of participants at every level, from presidents and generals to war-weary lieutenants and terrified teenage riflemen. When Germany at last surrenders, we understand anew both the devastating cost of this global conflagration and the enormous effort required to win the Allied victory. With the stirring final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson's accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West. One of The Washington Post's Top 10 Books of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013 |
| brighter than you think alan moore: I Like You Just the Way I Am Jenny Mollen, 2014-06-17 A New York Times Best Seller! By the actress, writer, and one of the funniest women on Twitter, an outrageous, hysterical memoir of acting on impulse, plotting elaborate hoaxes, and refusing to acknowledge boundaries in any form Jenny Mollen is an actress and writer living in Los Angeles. She is also a wife, married to a famous guy (which is annoying only because he gets free shit and she doesn't). She doesn't want much from life. Just to be loved—by everybody: her parents, her dogs, her ex-boyfriends, her ex-boyfriends' dogs, her husband, her husband's ex-girlfriends, her husband's ex-girlfriend's new boyfriends, etc. Some people might call that impulse crazy, but isn't crazy really just a word boring people use to describe fun people? (And Jenny is really, really fun, you guys!) In these pages, you'll find stories of Jenny at her most genuine, whether it's stalking her therapist (because he knows everything about her so shouldn't she get to know everything about him?); throwing a bachelorette party so bad that one of the guests is suspected dead; or answering the eternal question, Would your best friend blow your husband on a car ride to dinner if she didn't know you were hiding in the backseat? I Like You Just the Way I Am is about not doing the right thing—about indulging your inner crazy-person. It is Jenny when she's not trying to impress anyone or come across as a responsible, level-headed member of society. With any luck it will make you better acquainted with who you really are and what you really want. Which, let's be honest, is most likely someone else's email password. |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Henry Moore-- Writings and Conversations Henry Moore, 2002 For both admirers and students of Henry Moore's work, this book will be a blessing. Moore's humanity and intelligence make this compendium a plea-sure to dip into as well as scholarly and comprehensive.--Roger Berthoud, author of The Life of Henry Moore Alan Wilkinson has trawled the rich material with exemplary thoroughness.... The nature and purpose of Moore's writing is illuminated. The introduction reflects Wilkinson's long friendship with Moore, and the commentary and notes testify to a remarkable knowledge of the artist's work, his circle and his ideas.--Sir Alan Bowness, editor of the Henry Moore Complete Sculpture Series |
| brighter than you think alan moore: Supergods Grant Morrison, 2011-07-19 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, and the X-Men—the list of names as familiar as our own. They are on our movie and television screens, in our videogames and in our dreams. But what are they trying to tell us? For Grant Morrison, one of the most acclaimed writers in the world of comics, these heroes are powerful archetypes who reflect and predict the course of human existence: Through them we tell the story of ourselves. In this exhilarating work of a lifetime, Morrison draws on art, archetypes, and their own astonishing journeys through this shadow universe to provide the first true history of our great modern myth: the superhero. Now with a new Afterword |
"Lighter" vs. "brighter" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 30, 2014 · Per the OED, the only link between "light" and "bright" being a synonym states that it was established c852, popular from 1600-1800, and is now obsolete. The definitions and …
Appropriate synonym for lights brightening gently
Dec 29, 2016 · Here are some phrasal options for you. I recommend using an adverb like gently.Here are some phrases using adverbs that I think evoke a soft brightening:
word usage - Shine bright or shine brightly? - English Language
Jan 20, 2019 · The moon shone bright like a diamond in the sky. 2. The full moon is shining bright in the sky. Why not they are brightly? Are they correct?
Word usage - Dark color or bright color - English Language
Dec 28, 2017 · Brighter - having or reflecting elevated luminance level. Lighter - having or reflecting elevated luminance level. Darker - having or reflecting reduced luminance level. A …
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Aug 15, 2018 · More specifically, a caustic is where light is either reflected or refracted such that it is concentrated in an area that is brighter than the surroundings -- so it's the bright lines that …
Which is higher — "hyper-", "ultra-" or "super-"?
These are not English words, but Greek (hyper) and Latin (super, ultra) prepositions.Hyper and super mean exactly the same thing, 'above' -- they're cognates, in fact; Greek initial S went to …
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@Mari-LouA: I realize you and I are both saying the same thing. However, I've seen plenty of examples where a pointed question such as yours is misconstrued as being rude and …
"light at the end of the tunnel" earliest occurrence
[Disclaimer: I know this is a language site and I have no sources to back up the following statement.] Seeing a 'film of ones life' and the tunnel with light at the end is quite common in …
Meaning of "On that note" and how do you use it?
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Word that means "the opposite of what you would expect"
Feb 5, 2014 · The city is bright during the day, though conversely, it seems even brighter at night. 'Conversely' could fit well, depending on how you structure the sentence. Jane the teenager …
"Lighter" vs. "brighter" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 30, 2014 · Per the OED, the only link between "light" and "bright" being a synonym states that it was established c852, popular from 1600-1800, and is now obsolete. The definitions and …
Appropriate synonym for lights brightening gently
Dec 29, 2016 · Here are some phrasal options for you. I recommend using an adverb like gently.Here are some phrases using adverbs that I think evoke a soft brightening:
word usage - Shine bright or shine brightly? - English Language
Jan 20, 2019 · The moon shone bright like a diamond in the sky. 2. The full moon is shining bright in the sky. Why not they are brightly? Are they correct?
Word usage - Dark color or bright color - English Language
Dec 28, 2017 · Brighter - having or reflecting elevated luminance level. Lighter - having or reflecting elevated luminance level. Darker - having or reflecting reduced luminance level. A …
I am searching for a word or phrase that describes reflected light ...
Aug 15, 2018 · More specifically, a caustic is where light is either reflected or refracted such that it is concentrated in an area that is brighter than the surroundings -- so it's the bright lines that …
Which is higher — "hyper-", "ultra-" or "super-"?
These are not English words, but Greek (hyper) and Latin (super, ultra) prepositions.Hyper and super mean exactly the same thing, 'above' -- they're cognates, in fact; Greek initial S went to …
word choice - What's the difference between glinted, glittered ...
@Mari-LouA: I realize you and I are both saying the same thing. However, I've seen plenty of examples where a pointed question such as yours is misconstrued as being rude and …
"light at the end of the tunnel" earliest occurrence
[Disclaimer: I know this is a language site and I have no sources to back up the following statement.] Seeing a 'film of ones life' and the tunnel with light at the end is quite common in …
Meaning of "On that note" and how do you use it?
Oct 7, 2011 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
Word that means "the opposite of what you would expect"
Feb 5, 2014 · The city is bright during the day, though conversely, it seems even brighter at night. 'Conversely' could fit well, depending on how you structure the sentence. Jane the teenager …
