false 16515 0 0 105398 0465036570 9780465036578 27 <![CDATA[Men Of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171551400m/105398.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171551400s/105398.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105398.Men_Of_Tomorrow_Geeks_Gangsters_and_the_Birth_of_the_Comic_Book 4.14 176 Animated by the stories of some of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination.

"This history of the birth of superhero comics highlights three pivotal figures. The story begins early in the last century, on the Lower East Side, where Harry Donenfeld rises from the streets to become the king of the 'smooshes'-soft-core magazines with titles like French Humor and Hot Tales. Later, two high school friends in Cleveland, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, become avid fans of 'scientifiction,' the new kind of literature promoted by their favorite pulp magazines. The disparate worlds of the wise guy and the geeks collide in 1938, and the result is Action Comics #1, the debut of Superman. For Donenfeld, the comics were a way to sidestep the censors. For Shuster and Siegel, they were both a calling and an eventual source of misery: the pair waged a lifelong campaign for credit and appropriate compensation." -The New Yorker

]]> 16515 3.80 546 53 2004 345000 0465036961 9780465036967 15 <![CDATA[Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173918559m/345000.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173918559s/345000.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/345000.Killing_Monsters_Why_Children_Need_Fantasy_Super_Heroes_and_Make_Believe_Violence 3.74 73 Children choose their heroes more carefully than we think. From Pokémon to the rapper Eminem, pop-culture icons are not simply commercial pied pipers who practice mass hypnosis on our youth. Indeed, argues the author of this lively and persuasive paean to the power of popular culture, even trashy or violent entertainment gives children something they need, something that can help both boys and girls develop in a healthy way. Drawing on a wealth of true stories, many gleaned from the fascinating workshops he conducts, and basing his claims on extensive research, including interviews with psychologists and educators, Gerard Jones explains why validating our children's fantasies teaches them to trust their own emotions and build stronger selves.

]]> 16515 3.80 546 53 2002 3426662 1435220455 9781435220454 0 <![CDATA[Boys over Flowers 7: Hana Yori Dango]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3426662.Boys_over_Flowers_7_Hana_Yori_Dango 4.29 14 16515 3.80 546 53 2008 177148 1563895900 9781563895906 0 <![CDATA[Batman: Fortunate Son]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172446508m/177148.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172446508s/177148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/177148.Batman_Fortunate_Son 2.81 16 16515 3.80 546 53 1999 414706 1563890453 9781563890451 0 <![CDATA[Green Lantern: The Road Back]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174532714m/414706.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174532714s/414706.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/414706.Green_Lantern_The_Road_Back 3.08 12 16515 3.80 546 53 74341 3.50 18 0 194635 3.91 136 15 1995 669228 0613790375 9780613790376 0 <![CDATA[Pokemon Holiday (Magical Pokemon Journey Part 5 (Sagebrush))]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176951651m/669228.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176951651s/669228.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/669228.Pokemon_Holiday 4.86 7 16515 3.80 546 53 2000 669230 0517554402 9780517554401 0 <![CDATA[The Comic Book Heroes: From the Silver Age to the Present]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/669230.The_Comic_Book_Heroes_From_the_Silver_Age_to_the_Present 4.00 6 16515 3.80 546 53 234371 4.05 20 2 1986 669224 1569315760 9781569315767 0 <![CDATA[Pikachu Meets the Press: A Pokemon Newspaper Strip Collection]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176951637m/669224.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176951637s/669224.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/669224.Pikachu_Meets_the_Press_A_Pokemon_Newspaper_Strip_Collection 5.00 4 16515 3.80 546 53 2001 669218 0972635750 9780972635752 0 <![CDATA[Ginny Good]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176951608m/669218.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176951608s/669218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/669218.Ginny_Good 3.00 6 ". . . captures the spirit of the San Francisco Bay area in the 1960's and 1970's and tells the story of Jones' life as Ginny ("the first hippie") drifts into and out of it."-Publishers Marketplace in their "Deal of the Day" column.

"A soothingly disturbing bittersweet elixir. By turns deliciously funny and poignantly painful, it wanders and rambles in and out of the messiness of life. It's real. It's human. You will be different for having immersed yourself in it. Ginny Good has the soul and guts and truth of a classic of American Literature."-Donna McDougle, author and book reviewer

Gerard Jones is the infamous creator of the Everyone Who's Anyone in Trade Publishing website.

]]> 16515 3.80 546 53 2004 29416 0312088108 9780312088101 0 <![CDATA[Honey, I'm Home!: Sitcoms: Selling The American Dream]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029726m/29416.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168029726s/29416.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29416.Honey_I_m_Home_Sitcoms_Selling_The_American_Dream 3.50 2 16515 3.80 546 53 1992