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Transmedial Resonance

The Acoustic Afterlives of Italo Calvino

by Robert A. Rushing ...

Introduces a new way of understanding influence, reception, and adaptation via the work of Italy’s most famous modern writerIn Transmedial Resonance, Robert A. Rushing addresses the remarkable and ongoing responses to the imagination of Italo Calvino, Italy’s most important modern writer. Since his death in 1985, Calvino’s writing has served as a constant figure of inspiration for other artists, ... Read more

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Introduces a new way of understanding influence, reception, and adaptation via the work of Italy’s most famous modern writerIn Transmedial Resonance, Robert A. Rushing addresses the remarkable and ongoing responses to the imagination of Italo Calvino, Italy’s most important modern writer. Since his death in 1985, Calvino’s writing has served as a constant figure of inspiration for other artists,
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Descended from Hercules

Biopolitics and the Muscled Male Body on Screen

by Robert A. Rushing ...

Series series New Directions in National Cinemas
Muscles, six-pack abs, skin, and sweat fill the screen in the tawdry and tantalizing peplum films associated with epic Italian cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. Using techniques like slow motion and stopped time, these films instill the hero's vitality with timeless admiration and immerse the hero's body in a world that is lavishly eroticized but without sexual desire. These "sword and sandal" films ... Read more

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Muscles, six-pack abs, skin, and sweat fill the screen in the tawdry and tantalizing peplum films associated with epic Italian cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. Using techniques like slow motion and stopped time, these films instill the hero's vitality with timeless admiration and immerse the hero's body in a world that is lavishly eroticized but without sexual desire. These "sword and sandal" films
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Descended from Hercules

Biopolitics and the Muscled Male Body on Screen

by Robert A. Rushing ...

Series series New Directions in National Cinemas
Muscles, six-pack abs, skin, and sweat fill the screen in the tawdry and tantalizing peplum films associated with epic Italian cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. Using techniques like slow motion and stopped time, these films instill the hero's vitality with timeless admiration and immerse the hero's body in a world that is lavishly eroticized but without sexual desire. These "sword and sandal" films ... Read more

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Muscles, six-pack abs, skin, and sweat fill the screen in the tawdry and tantalizing peplum films associated with epic Italian cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. Using techniques like slow motion and stopped time, these films instill the hero's vitality with timeless admiration and immerse the hero's body in a world that is lavishly eroticized but without sexual desire. These "sword and sandal" films
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Resisting Arrest

by Robert A. Rushing ...

A volume in the Cultural Studies Series edited by Samir DayalAn innovative and entertaining look at genre, popular culture, enjoyment, and psychoanalysis.Detective fiction, a category that, broadly defined, runs the gamut from Oedipus Rex to "The Purloined Letter," continues to draw a range of fans and scholars, and to play a pivotal role in popular entertainment, contemporary literature, and ... Read more

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A volume in the Cultural Studies Series edited by Samir DayalAn innovative and entertaining look at genre, popular culture, enjoyment, and psychoanalysis.Detective fiction, a category that, broadly defined, runs the gamut from Oedipus Rex to "The Purloined Letter," continues to draw a range of fans and scholars, and to play a pivotal role in popular entertainment, contemporary literature, and
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Mad Men, Mad World

Sex, Politics, Style, and the 1960s

Edited by Lauren M. E. Goodlad, Lilya Kaganovsky, Robert A. Rushing ...

Since the show's debut in 2007, Mad Men has invited viewers to immerse themselves in the lush period settings, ruthless Madison Avenue advertising culture, and arresting characters at the center of its 1960s fictional world. Mad Men, Mad World is a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking TV series. Scholars from across the humanities consider the AMC drama from a fascinating array of ... Read more

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Since the show's debut in 2007, Mad Men has invited viewers to immerse themselves in the lush period settings, ruthless Madison Avenue advertising culture, and arresting characters at the center of its 1960s fictional world. Mad Men, Mad World is a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking TV series. Scholars from across the humanities consider the AMC drama from a fascinating array of
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Orphan Black

Performance, Gender, Biopolitics

Edited by Andrea Goulet, Robert A. Rushing ...

Orphan Black: Performance, Gender, Biopolitics is an edited collection that covers the areas in which the series has generated the most academic interest*:* performance and technology; gender and reproduction; biopolitics and community.Chapters explore the digital innovations and technical interactions between human and machine that allow the show to challenge conventional notions of performance ... Read more

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Orphan Black: Performance, Gender, Biopolitics is an edited collection that covers the areas in which the series has generated the most academic interest*:* performance and technology; gender and reproduction; biopolitics and community.Chapters explore the digital innovations and technical interactions between human and machine that allow the show to challenge conventional notions of performance
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Hell in Hürtgen Forest

The Ordeal and Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment

by Robert Sterling Rush ...

Series series Modern War Studies
Some of the most brutally intense infantry combat in World War II occurred within Germany’s Hürtgen Forest. Focusing on the bitterly fought battle between the American 22d Infantry Regiment and elements of the German LXXIV Korps around Grosshau, Rush chronicles small-unit combat at its most extreme and shows why, despite enormous losses, the Americans persevered in the Hürtgenwald “meat grinder,” ... Read more

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Some of the most brutally intense infantry combat in World War II occurred within Germany’s Hürtgen Forest. Focusing on the bitterly fought battle between the American 22d Infantry Regiment and elements of the German LXXIV Korps around Grosshau, Rush chronicles small-unit combat at its most extreme and shows why, despite enormous losses, the Americans persevered in the Hürtgenwald “meat grinder,”
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Introvert: A Scientific Explanation and Guide to an Introvert's Mind (Your step-by-step guide to thrive as an introvert by using your advantages to overcome shyness and anxiety)

by Robert Rush ...

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.As an only child, i used to get a lot of attention from family. Yet, despite this attention, ever since I can remember, I preferred solitude. Solitude was a liberating and relaxing place from which I could be myself and freely explore the things in life. People and friends were nice too. But there was nothing like solitude.However, as I grew older, I ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.As an only child, i used to get a lot of attention from family. Yet, despite this attention, ever since I can remember, I preferred solitude. Solitude was a liberating and relaxing place from which I could be myself and freely explore the things in life. People and friends were nice too. But there was nothing like solitude.However, as I grew older, I
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Medicine PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Fourteenth Edition

by Robert S. Urban, J. Rush Pierce, Roger Smalligan ...

Series series PreTest
The closest you can get to seeing the USMLE Step 2 CK without actually taking itMedicine: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way for you to assess your knowledge of medicine/internal medicine for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. It delivers 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and ... Read more

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The closest you can get to seeing the USMLE Step 2 CK without actually taking itMedicine: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way for you to assess your knowledge of medicine/internal medicine for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. It delivers 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and
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NCO Guide

by Robert S. Rush ...

How to train, lead, and counsel troops effectively plus how to move along one's career as an NCO by continuing education, training, and professional development. Information about all the regulations NCOs need to be aware of in carrying out their jobs. References to Army publications are completely converted to the new numbering system. ... Read more

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How to train, lead, and counsel troops effectively plus how to move along one's career as an NCO by continuing education, training, and professional development. Information about all the regulations NCOs need to be aware of in carrying out their jobs. References to Army publications are completely converted to the new numbering system.
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US Infantryman in World War II (2)

Mediterranean Theater of Operations 1942–45

by Robert S Rush ...

Series series Warrior
Between November 1942 and May 1945, US Army infantry units fought in eight named campaigns in the Mediterranean Theater. This title follows one soldier from enlistment in 1942, through training in a Replacement Training Center, assignment to the 1st Battalion 133d Regiment, 34th Infantry Division (Red Bull), and into combat. Among the battles covered are Fondouk Pass, Hill 609, Salerno, Monte ... Read more

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Between November 1942 and May 1945, US Army infantry units fought in eight named campaigns in the Mediterranean Theater. This title follows one soldier from enlistment in 1942, through training in a Replacement Training Center, assignment to the 1st Battalion 133d Regiment, 34th Infantry Division (Red Bull), and into combat. Among the battles covered are Fondouk Pass, Hill 609, Salerno, Monte
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US Infantryman in World War II (1)

Pacific Area of Operations 1941–45

by Robert S Rush ...

Series Book 45 - Warrior
This title deals with the experiences of the American soldiers who fought the Japanese across the Pacific islands, and the specific nature of this combat environment. It follows a hypothetical soldier, 'Michael', through his enlistment into and training with the 165th Infantry Regiment (New York National Guard). It takes him through the 1941 maneuvers the 27th Infantry Division participated in, ... Read more

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This title deals with the experiences of the American soldiers who fought the Japanese across the Pacific islands, and the specific nature of this combat environment. It follows a hypothetical soldier, 'Michael', through his enlistment into and training with the 165th Infantry Regiment (New York National Guard). It takes him through the 1941 maneuvers the 27th Infantry Division participated in,
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