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War Nerd
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Author : Gary Brecher
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2009-03-01
War Nerd written by Gary Brecher and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with History categories.
“[A] raucous, offensive, and sometimes amusing CliffsNotes compilation of wars both well-known and ignored.” —Utne Reader Self-described war nerd Gary Brecher knows he’s not alone, that there’s a legion of fat, lonely Americans, stuck in stupid, paper-pushing desk jobs, who get off on reading about war because they hate their lives. But Brecher writes about war, too. War Nerd collects his most opinionated, enraging, enlightening, and entertaining pieces. Part war commentator, part angry humorist à la Bill Hicks, Brecher inveighs against pieties of all stripes—Liberian generals, Dick Cheney, U.N. peacekeepers, the neo-cons—and the massive incompetence of military powers. A provocative free thinker, he finds much to admire in the most unlikely places, and not always for the most pacifistic reasons: the Tamil Tigers, the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Danes of 1,000 years ago, and so on, across the globe and through the centuries. Crude, scatological, un-P.C., yet deeply informed, Brecher provides a radically different, completely unvarnished perspective on the nature of warfare. “Military columnist Gary Brecher’s look at contemporary war is both offensive and illuminating. His book, War Nerd . . . aims to explain why the best-equipped armies in the world continue to lose battles to peasants armed with rocks . . . Brecher’s unrefined voice adds something essential to the conversation.” —Mother Jones “It’s international news coverage with a soul and acne, not to mention a deeply contrarian point of view.” —The Millions
The War Nerd Iliad
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Feral House
Release Date : 2017-10-10
The War Nerd Iliad written by and has been published by Feral House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-10 with Fiction categories.
We recognize the names: Achilles, Odysseus, Zeus, and Apollo. We're taught that The Iliad is a foundational text of civilization. But who has really read the text? Until now, The Iliad was hijacked by academics and used to bludgeon schoolchildren as a boring-yet- mandatory reading. Poet, novelist, essayist, and former teacher John Dolan revisits this ancient tale and restores it to its ancient glory. The Greeks and Trojans are still fighting. The gods are still interfering. But in Dolan's version, you'll be amazed at how funny, raw, and terrifying this doomed world of war really is. He strips away clunky, archaic language to reveal the true meaning and themes that animate this tale of war and futility. John Dolan's work under the nom de guerre "Gary Brecher The War Nerd" has been met with both acclaim and controversy. Dolan's version of The Iliad is sapped of the usual saccharine romance attributed to "heroes" and lets the action tell the story. Regardless of attributed name, Dolan/Brecher is an astute observer of modern warfare who now turns that keen analysis to the most classical of documented battles, The Iliad. John Dolan now works with Mark Ames (of eXile fame) to produce the Radio War Nerd weekly podcast on military matters. Born in Denver, Colorado, Dolan currently lives in Macedonia.
Gold Digger Warnerd Of Mars
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Author : Fred Perry
language : en
Publisher: Antarctic Press
Release Date : 2015-04-21
Gold Digger Warnerd Of Mars written by Fred Perry and has been published by Antarctic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-21 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Inkpot Award-winner Fred Perry presents a boisterous, bouncing tribute to the work of Heavy Metal artist Richard Corben! In the midst of one of her adventures, Gina Diggers finds herself abruptly transported to the surface of an alternate version of Mars. The interdimensional shift leaves her extra-buff...but also in the buff! Left in her birthday suit, with only her newfound muscle and her mighty mentality at hand, Gina must make her way across an angry red planet...alone!
Warnerd Of Mars Tpb
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Author : Fred Perry
language : en
Publisher: Antarctic Press
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Warnerd Of Mars Tpb written by Fred Perry and has been published by Antarctic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Inkpot Award-winner Fred Perry presents a boisterous, bouncing tribute to the work of Heavy Metal artist Richard Corben! In the midst of one of her adventures, Gina Diggers finds herself abruptly transported to the surface of an alternate version of Mars. The interdimensional shift leaves her extra-buff but also in the buff! Left in her birthday suit, with only her newfound muscle and her mighty mentality at hand, Gina must make her way across an angry red planet alone!
The War Nerd Iliad
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The War Nerd Iliad written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Epic poetry, Greek categories.
The War Nerd takes on Homer in a new translation; a classic gory, funny, tragic story in today's language.
What About War
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Author : Ilie Al.
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-03-12
What About War written by Ilie Al. and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-12 with History categories.
Quotes about warWar is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states and/or non-state actors. It is characterised by extreme violence, social disruption, human suffering, and economic destruction.In 2003, Nobel Laureate Richard E. Smalley identified war as the sixth (of ten) biggest problem facing the society of mankind for the next fifty years.In the 1832 treatise On War, Prussian military general and theoretician Carl von Clausewitz defined war as follows: "War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will."Nations customarily measure the 'costs of war' in dollars, lost production, or the number of soldiers killed or wounded. Rarely do military establishments attempt to measure the costs of war in terms of individual human suffering. Psychiatric breakdown remains one of the most costly items of war when expressed in human terms.This book contains thoughts of many remarkable personalities, and will give you a closer view of what war means.
Ufos
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Author : Karl Svozil
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-08-01
Ufos written by Karl Svozil and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-01 with Science categories.
Unidentified phenomena in space, in the Earth's atmosphere, and in waters are too important to leave their exploration to the military and scientific laypersons. Their proper scientific study is important for a variety of reasons; in particular, scientists and the public at large need to know the basic facts, to be informed about the way evidence is recorded, and to understand the difference been reliable evidence and fiction, as well as between plausible explanations and fantasy. With this objective, the book surveys the history of UFO observations, the variety of recorded phenomena, and recounts the efforts of investigative commissions and their published findings. Although wild rumors are demystified in the process, this is not an exercise in rumor-bashing. An open and at the same time critical mindset is the key. Many narratives and hypothesis appear implausible relative to our present state of knowledge; but this alone should not lead to their outright exclusion. Thus the author also pays attention to UFO sightings that have so far eluded explanation in terms of known physics or meteorology. Here the reader will encounter some of the more speculative but scientifically tenable proposals, for example, relating to sudden zigzag motion without apparent inertia or recognizable propulsion, yet always with a clear guide to their plausibility. Last but not least, the book outlines plans and suggestions for future research capable of revealing the existence and intentions of extraterrestrial intelligences, outer-space engineers, or technologies so far known only from science fiction.
All The Beauty In The World
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Author : Patrick Bringley
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-02-14
All The Beauty In The World written by Patrick Bringley and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-14 with Art categories.
"A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard"--
Throw In Loner
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Author : William Sindewald
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2021-08-19
Throw In Loner written by William Sindewald and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-19 with Fiction categories.
Throw-In Loner follows the adventures of Sam Richardson, a private soldier in the Thirteenth Alabama Infantry, as he fights his way through the three days of bloody Battle at Gettysburg. Along the way, Sam encounters Kevin Mulroney, a private in the Twenty-Fourth Michigan and a member of the famous Iron Brigade. He meets Elizabeth Schmidt, a local resident who lives on a small farm near the battlefield. Her husband, Jacob, is a member of the 114th Pennsylvania of the Union Third Corps. The story also chronicles the exploits of Johnny Robinson, Billy O’Neal, Jimmy Corchoran, and Dicky McMahon, all privates in the Sixty-Ninth Pennsylvania, as they defend the stone wall on Cemetery Ridge. Relive the drama and the glory of the greatest battle in American history. Experience the terror and the horror of the firing line as the private soldiers of the North and South did. Who will survive the three days of Battle at Gettysburg?
The Caped Crusade
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Author : Glen Weldon
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-03-22
The Caped Crusade written by Glen Weldon and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-22 with Social Science categories.
“A roaring getaway car of guilty pleasures” (The New York Times Book Review), Glen Weldon’s The Caped Crusade is a fascinating, critically acclaimed chronicle of the rises and falls of one of the world’s most iconic superheroes and the fans who love him—now with a new afterword. Since his debut in Detective Comics #27, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop Art sensation; a pointy-eared master spy; and a grim ninja of the urban night. Yet, despite these endless transformations, he remains one of our most revered cultural icons. In this “smart, witty, and engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) cultural critique, NPR contributor and book critic Glen Weldon provides “a sharp, deeply knowledgeable, and often funny look at the cultural history of Batman and his fandom” (Chicago Tribune) to discover why it is that we can’t get enough of the Dark Knight. For nearly a century, Batman has cycled through eras of dark melodrama and light comedy and back again. How we perceive his character, whether he’s delivering dire threats in a raspy Christian Bale growl or trading blithely homoerotic double entendres with Robin the Boy Wonder, speaks to who we are and how we wish to be seen by the world. It’s this endless adaptability that has made him so lasting, and ultimately human. But it’s also Batman’s fundamental nerdiness that uniquely resonates with his fans and makes them fiercely protective of him. As Weldon charts the evolution of Gotham’s Guardian from Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s hyphenated hero to Christopher Nolan’s post-9/11 Dark Knight, he reveals how this symbol of justice has made us who we are today and why his legacy remains so strong. The result is “possibly the most erudite and well-researched fanboy manifesto ever” (Booklist). Well-researched, insightful, and engaging, The Caped Crusade, with a new afterword by the author, has something for everyone: “If you’re a Bat-neophyte, this is an accessible introduction; if you’re a dyed-in-the-Latex Bat-nerd, this is a colorfully rendered magical history tour redolent with nostalgia” (The Washington Post).