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Jeff Smith's New York Times, USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the seventh book in this thrilling adventure! The Bones, Gran'ma Ben, Thorn, and their loyal Rat Creature cub venture on a journey through the mysterious ghost circles to Atheia, the old city of the royal family. One wrong step could change the Valley's fate forever... The seventh book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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Jeff Smith's New York Times, USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the sixth book in this thrilling adventure! The Bone cousins are in the thick of it as the showdown between the Hooded One and the people of the Valley begins. Thorn and Phoney Bone seem to be at the centre of the maelstrom. Will they survive the Hooded One's sacrificial ceremony by the light of the moon? The sixth book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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Jeff Smith's New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time! The Bone cousins, Gran'ma Ben, and Thorn finally reach the city of Atheia, where they prepare to battle the Lord of the Locusts. The Pawan army has joined forces with Briar and the Rat Creatures, and danger increases as Thorn's visions get stronger. Meanwhile, Phoney Bone is convinced that Atheia is a city rich in gold, and he is determined to find it! The penultimate novel in this wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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Jeff Smith's New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time! It's full-fledged war as Briar, the Rat Creatures, and the Pawan army storm the city of Atheia where the Bone cousins, Thorn, and Gran'ma Ben are up in arms to defend the royal city. When Thorn hears a voice urging her to seek the Crown of Horns, she and Fone Bone embark on another dangerous journey and race to find the one thing that may save them all. This is the breathtaking conclusion to Jeff Smith's incredible, epic series. The epic conclusion in this wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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Jeff Smith's New York Times, USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the second book in this thrilling adventure! Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran'ma Ben. But Phoney Bone risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town's annual Great Cow Race. As usual, Phoney's plans go disastrously awry, and Boneville seems farther away than ever. Meanwhile, ominous signs indicate that a war is brewing, and Fone Bone finds himself helping his friends defend their idyllic valley from a formidable enemy. The second book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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The stirring prequel to the award-winning, bestselling BONE series! When a terrifying dragon attacks the small towns of the Northern Valley, a young Princess Rose (known later as Gran'ma Ben) must defeat it. The beast is actually the ancient evil, the Lord of the Locusts, and while Rose faces danger with honor, her elder sister, Princess Briar, follows a more sinister path. An unforgettable story with beautiful, sweeping artwork, this prequel explores the fateful beginnings of the epic BONE saga. The thrilling prequel to one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith Illustrated by the incredible Charles Vess

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Jeff Smith's New York Times, USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the third book in this thrilling adventure! Life in the Valley isn't getting any easier for the Bones and their newfound friends. Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney are attacked by the Rat Creatures and barely make it back to Lucius's tavern. It doesn't take long before Phoney is back to his old tricks... Over at the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are troubled by strange dreams, and Gran'ma Ben's reaction to them is even stranger, as she reveals long-kept secrets and unexpected dangers. Thorn, Fone Bone, and Gran'ma Ben might have to leave the farm forever! The third book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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Jeff Smith's New York Times, USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the fifth book in this thrilling adventure! Fone Bone and Smiley Bone strike out into the wilderness to return a lost Rat Creature cub to the mountains. It doesn't take long before they run smack into Rock Jaw, a sly and mighty mountain lion with a none-too-friendly disposition. Life gets even more complicated when they befriend a group of baby animals who have been orphaned by Rat Creature attacks. Everything comes to a head in an earth-shattering clash between Rock Jaw and Kingdok, the leader of the Rat Creatures. The fifth book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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Jeff Smith's New York Times, USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the fourth book in this thrilling adventure! Fone Bone confronts a host of dangers: Along with Gran'ma Ben and Thorn, he has a terrifying encounter with Kingdok, ruler of the Rat Creatures. The Hooded One is inciting their army to full-scale war. Someone is continuing to haunt Thorn in her dreams. And then Gran'ma Ben disappears. To make matters worse, Phoney Bone has hoodwinked the townspeople into believing that he is a mighty dragonslayer. When he actually does catch the Red Dragon - much to his surprise - he must face up to his promise ... to slay the dragon at sunrise. The fourth book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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Jeff Smith's New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the first book in this thrilling adventure! After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins – Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone – are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran'ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning! The first book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

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Hard cider is far more than sweet apple juice with a kick. It is the fasted growing alcoholic beverage on the market today. After standing in the shadow of craft beer, hard cider is enjoying a much overdue renaissance. Craft Cider will uncover this unique beverage's history, the current state of cider in the marketplace, and recommend commercial ciders that represent the best in each style. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned brewer, Craft Cider will be the go-to book for all skill levels to learn new brewing techniques, explore recipes, and learn about the expansive history of this age-old drink.

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Film Criticism, the Cold War, and the Blacklist examines the long-term reception of several key American films released during the postwar period, focusing on the two main critical lenses used in the interpretation of these films: propaganda and allegory. Produced in response to the hearings held by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) that resulted in the Hollywood blacklist, these films' ideological message and rhetorical effectiveness was often muddled by the inherent difficulties in dramatizing villains defined by their thoughts and belief systems rather than their actions. Whereas anti-Communist propaganda films offered explicit political exhortation, allegory was the preferred vehicle for veiled or hidden political comment in many police procedurals, historical films, Westerns, and science fiction films. Jeff Smith examines the way that particular heuristics, such as the mental availability of exemplars and the effects of framing, have encouraged critics to match filmic elements to contemporaneous historical events, persons, and policies. In charting the development of these particular readings, Film Criticism, the Cold War, and the Blacklist features case studies of many canonical Cold War titles, including The Red Menace, On the Waterfront, The Robe, High Noon, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

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Young orphan Billy Batson finds himself wielding truly amazing magic powers--just in time to face an invasion of alien and earthly monsters! All he has to do is say the magic word: Shazam! When Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he never imagines he's entering a strange world of powerful wizards, talking tigers, kid eating monsters, political intrigue and mysterious villains. But Billy encounters all that and more when the wizard gives him a magic word that transforms him into the world's mightiest mortal. Now, he must use his extraordinary new abilities to face an incoming invasion of alien creatures and to stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world! Acclaimed and award-winning writer and artist Jeff Smith (Bone) brings his talent for crafting stories with adventure, humour and gorgeous artwork as he reimagines Shazam! for a whole new generation of readers. Collects Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil #1-4

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Updated for the latest digital imaging trends and techniques, this guide covers essential corrective methods for portrait photographers working with a variety of clients.

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Born in 1911 into a close-knit family, Mary Rebecca Chambers (known to all as Polly) spent her formative years in the heart of the East End. This vivid account of life is told with passion and humour and is brimming with stories of how Londoners, and Polly’s family in particular, lived through two world wars and the Great Depression. Polly was a natural storyteller and this is a compilation of her heart-warming stories, arranged in chronological order, to tell the tale of life as she witnessed it, through adversity and danger, excitement and fun. The captivating anecdotes, poignant and entertaining, are suffused by the sights, sounds and smells of the East End in the first half of the twentieth century. This is a wonderful evocation of a bygone age and her affectionate memoirs will entrance anyone who reads them.

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The Sounds of Commerce is the first book to present a detailed historical analysis of popular music in American film, from the era of sheet music sales, to that of orchestrated pop records by Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone in the 1960* to the MTV-ready pop songs that occupy soundtrack CDs of today. Jeff Smith's landmark exploration of film and music cross-promotion investigates the combination of historical, economic, and aesthetic factors that brought about the rise of popular music in the movies.Smith employs a sophisticated yet accessible fusion of musicology, film theory, and social history. In one chapter, a musicological unpacking of the theme song from Goldfinger is used to show how the repeated refrain developed massive cultural appeal, leading to huge singles sales and a ubiquitous tune that most Americans can recognize several decades after the film's release. Other chapters look at how the film and music industries became so heavily intertwined, how soundtrack music progressed from orchestral score to pop song, and how certain soundtracks today become chart successes while their accompanying films generate scant box-office interest.Throughout the text, Smith persuasively argues that the popular film score has been as successful as its classical predecessor at enhancing emotions and moods, cueing characters and settings, and signifying psychological states and points of view. With The Sounds of Commerce, he challenges film music scholarship to recognize the significance of popular music in modern film.

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Machine learning applications autonomously reason about data at massive scale. It’s important that they remain responsive in the face of failure and changes in load. But machine learning systems are different than other applications when it comes to testing, building, deploying, and monitoring. Reactive Machine Learning Systems teaches readers how to implement reactive design solutions in their machine learning systems to make them as reliable as a well-built web app. Using Scala and powerful frameworks such as Spark, MLlib, and Akka, they’ll learn to quickly and reliably move from a single machine to a massive cluster. Key Features: · Example-rich guide · Step-by-step guide · Move from single-machine to massive cluster Readers should have intermediate skills in Java or Scala. No previous machine learning experience is required. About the Technology: Machine learning systems are different than other applications when it comes to testing, building, deploying, and monitoring. To make machine learning systems reactive, you need to understand both reactive design patterns and modern data architecture patterns.

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Encuadernación: RústicaColección: Colección BoneFone y Smiley Bone se internan en el bosque para devolver una cría de mostrorrata perdida a las montañas. No tardan mucho en encontrarse con Rock Jaw, "Señor de la frontera oriental", un enorme león de montaña con una disposición poco amistosa.Las cosas se complican aún más cuando se unen a un grupo de crías de animales cuyos padres han sido devorados por las mostrorratas.Astiberri prosigue, con Rock Jaw. Señor de la frontera oriental, la publicación de la saga de Bone en formato bolsillo en color, con nuevas portadas. La salida de la edición de bolsillo tiene una periodicidad bimestral. El quinto volumen, La cueva del anciano, se pondrá a la venta el próximo mes de enero.

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Jeff Smith teaches photographers all aspects they need to consider when properly lighting faces for portraits.

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Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. Since 1979, David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson and now, Co-Author, Jeff Smith's Film Art has been the best-selling and most widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. Taking a skills-centered approach supported by examples from many periods and countries, the authors help students develop a core set of analytical skills that will enrich their understanding of any film, in any genre. In-depth examples deepen students' appreciation for how creative choices by filmmakers affect what viewers experience and how they respond. Film Art is generously illustrated with more than 1,000 frame enlargements taken directly from completed films, providing concrete illustrations of key concepts. Along with updated examples and expanded coverage of digital filmmaking, the twelfth edition of Film Art delivers SmartBook, first and only adaptive reading experience currently available, designed to help students stay focused, maximize study time and retain basic concepts.

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