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EC Comics : race, shock, and social protest / by Whitted, Qiana J.,1974-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : The Preachies -- "Spelled out carefully in the captions": how to read an EC magazine -- "We pictured him so different, Joey!": Optical illusions of Blackness and embodiment in EC -- "Oh God...sob!...What have I done...?": Shame, mob rule, and the affective realities of EC justice -- "Battling, in the sea of comics": EC's Invisible Man and the Jim Crow future of "Judgment Day!" -- Conclusion : "Hence we see justice triumph!" -- Appendix : Annotations of key EC titles.Entertaining Comics Group (EC Comics) is perhaps best-known today for lurid horror comics like Tales from the Crypt and for a publication that long outlived the company's other titles, Mad magazine. But during its heyday in the early 1950s, EC was also an early innovator in another genre of comics: the so-called "preachies," socially conscious stories that boldly challenged the conservatism and conformity of Eisenhower-era America. EC Comics examines a selection of these works--sensationally-titled comics such as "Hate!," "The Guilty!," and "Judgment Day!"--and explores how they grappled with the civil rights struggle, antisemitism, and other forms of prejudice in America. Putting these socially aware stories into conversation with EC's better-known horror stories, Qiana Whitted discovers surprising similarities between their narrative, aesthetic, and marketing strategies. She also recounts the controversy that these stories inspired and the central role they played in congressional hearings about offensive content in comics. The first serious critical study of EC's social issues comics, this book will give readers a greater appreciation of their legacy.

Subjects: EC Comics; Comic books, strips, etc.; Literature and society; Social problems in literature.;

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Favorite Bible stories / by Purves, Libby.(CARDINAL)727422; Thomas, Eric,illustrator.(CARDINAL)515407;

Subjects: Bible stories, English.; Bible stories;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4

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Bruce & Stan's pocket guide to Islam / by Bickel, Bruce,1952-author.(CARDINAL)639408; Jantz, Stan,1952-author.(CARDINAL)639409;

Finding your religion: What you believe really matters -- All about Allah: is "God" by another name the same? -- Holy book comparison: Are the Bible and the Qur'an equally reliable? -- Who are those guys?: The significance of Muhammad and Jesus -- Sin and salvation: You can't have one without the other -- Death & beyond: Judgment & eternity in the afterlife -- Sharing your faith: God's good news is for everyone.Let Bruce & Stan give you an overview of what the religion of Islam is all about. With the basic knowledge, you'll have the confidence to discuss spiritual matters with muslims.

Subjects: Islam; Islam; Christianity and other religions;

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The children of Odin : the book of northern myths / by Colum, Padraic,1881-1972.(CARDINAL)128089; Pogány, Willy,1882-1955,illustrator.(CARDINAL)356868;

A retelling of the Norse sagas about Odin, Freya, Thor, Loki and the other gods and goddesses who lived in Asgard before the dawn of time.Accelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Mythology, Norse;

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Power thoughts devotional : 365 daily inspirations for winning the battle of the mind / by Meyer, Joyce,1943-(CARDINAL)340961;

Based on Joyce Meyer's New York Times bestseller Power Thoughts, this devotional includes 365 opportunities to tap into God's power in your daily life by thinking and speaking His way. The Power Thoughts Devotional will provide you with life-changing declarations of truth, directly from God's Word, to think and speak over your life every day of the year. f you struggle with being negative, critical, or judgmental of people and situations, don't be discouraged. God wants to help you renew your mind to think and speak as He would. It won't happen overnight--but each day you will make progress as you choose power thoughts to be more like Jesus. It's time for you to experience and enjoy the life God created you to live, and Joyce wants to help you get there. You can do it with this devotional by learning how to think and speak power thoughts daily.

Subjects: Prayers.; Devotional literature.; Meditations.; Success; Thought and thinking; Success; Thought and thinking; Devotional calendars.; Spirituality.;

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Entertaining judgment : the afterlife in popular imagination / by Garrett, Greg,author.(CARDINAL)539091;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : Entertaining judgment : how we understand the afterlife -- In between : death and the undead -- Denizens of the afterlife : angels, demons, and the devil -- Heaven : the pearly gates -- Hell : the fiery inferno -- Purgatory : working out our salvation -- The dead and the living -- Appendix : Literary and cultural works consulted.Nowadays references to the afterlife-angels strumming harps, demons brandishing pitchforks, God enthroned on heavenly clouds-are more often encountered in New Yorker cartoons than in serious Christian theological reflection. Speculation about death and its sequel seems to embarrass many theologians; however, as Greg Garrett shows in Entertaining Judgment, popular culture in the U.S. has found rich ground for creative expression in the search for answers to the question: What lies in store for us after we die? The lyrics of Madonna, Los Lonely Boys, and Sean Combs; the plotlines of TV's Lost, South Park, and The Walking Dead; the implied theology in films such as The Dark Knight, Ghost, and Field of Dreams; the heavenly half-light of Thomas Kinkade's popular paintings; the ghosts, shades, and after-life way-stations in Harry Potter; and the characters, situations, and locations in the Hunger Games saga all speak to our hopes and fears about what comes next. In a rich survey of literature and popular media, Garrett compares cultural accounts of death and the afterlife with those found in scripture. Denizens of the imagined afterlife, whether in heaven, hell, on earth, or in purgatory, speak to what awaits us, at once shaping and reflecting our deeply held -- if often somewhat nebulous -- beliefs. They show us what rewards and punishments we might expect, offer us divine assistance, and even diabolically attack us. Ultimately, we are drawn to these stories of heaven, hell, and purgatory--and to stories about death and the undead -- not only because they entertain us, but because they help us to create meaning and to learn about ourselves, our world, and, perhaps, the next world. Garrett's deft analysis sheds new light on what popular culture can tell us about the startlingly sharp divide between what modern people profess to believe and what they truly hope and expect to find after death and how they use those stories to help them understand this life. --

Subjects: Popular culture; Future life.; Popular culture; Popular culture;

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Concerning the future of souls : 99 Stories of Azrael / by Williams, Joy,1944-author.(CARDINAL)520919;

"Concerning the Future of Souls balances the extraordinary and the humble, the bizarre and the beatific, as Azrael-transporter of souls and the most troubled and thoughtful of the angels-confronts the holy impossibility of his task, his uneasy relationship with Death, and his friendship with the Devil. Over the course of these ninety-nine illuminations, a collection of connected and disparate beings--ranging from ordinary folk to grand, known figures such as Jung, Nietzsche, Pythagoras, Bach, and Rilke; to mountains, oceans, dogs, birds, whales, horses, butterflies, a sixty-year-old tortoise, and a chimp named Washoe--experience the varying fate of the soul as each encounters the darkness of transcendence in this era of extinction. A brilliant crash course in philosophy, religion, literature, and culture, Concerning the Future of Souls is an absolution and an indictment, sorrowful and ecstatic."--

Subjects: Philosophical fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Short stories.; Azrael (Archangel); Soul; Death;

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Praying through the tough times / by Ogilvie, Lloyd John.(CARDINAL)508476;

Subjects: Devotional literature.; Prayers.; Prayers.; Suffering;

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The story structure architect : a writer's guide to building dramatic situations and compelling characters / by Schmidt, Victoria,1969-(CARDINAL)664050;

Offers writers tips and guidance for creating believable, compelling models for characters, plots and complications in their work.AdultAdult

Subjects: Fiction; Plots (Drama, novel, etc.); Characters and characteristics in literature.;

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Our Jewish heritage / by Gaer, Joseph,1897-1969.(CARDINAL)124337; Wolf, Alfred,1915-2004.(CARDINAL)217699;

Includes bibliography.Part I: on being a Jew -- Who is a Jew? -- Judaism as a religion -- Judaism and Jewish history -- Judaism as a way of life -- Book sof the Jewish heritage -- Movements in modern Judaism -- The orthodox movement -- The conservative movement -- The reform movement -- Reconstructionism -- Revival of Judaism in America -- The Jewish attitude toward Israel -- Part II: The daily prayer -- How prayer grew -- A new institution is born -- A portable homeland -- When do we pray? -- What do we pray for? -- How we pray -- Part III: Jewish holidays -- everybody loves a holiday -- Three kinds of holidays -- The Sabbath -- How old is the Sabbath? -- The Sabbath is a bride -- The different Sabbaths -- The Sabbath in Scripture -- In the story of Creation -- In the Ten Commandments -- Other references -- The new moon (Rosh Hodesh) -- The Jewish calendar -- The new moon in Scripture -- Other references -- The New Year (Rosh Hashana) -- The Book of Life -- The Day of Judgment -- the day of the trumpet blast -- A timeless holiday -- Sweet as honey, clean as water -- The new year in Scripture -- Days of penitence -- Prelude and interlude -- Repentance means return -- An unusual ceremony -- The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) -- A prayer and a melody -- Confession, memory, and hope -- The atonement day in Scripture -- The rejoicing of the Law (Simhat Torah) in Scripture -- The Festival of Lights (Hanukkah) -- The celebration of a miracle -- In Scripture -- The New Yar of the Trees (Hamishah Asar Bish'vat) -- The Feast of Esther (Purim) -- Purim in Scripture -- Festival of freedom (Passover) -- The great emancipation -- The symbolic Passover meal -- The unseen guest -- Seven days without leaven -- Passover in Scripture -- Scholars' day (Lag B'omer) -- The Pentecost (Shavuot) -- The Pentecost in Scripture -- Fasts and feasts -- "Mourning turned into joy" -- Independence day -- A new festival -- Part IV: all in a lifetime -- Circumcision (B'rit Milah) -- Abraham's convenant with God -- A religious custom -- The crown of a good name -- Redemption of the first-born (Pidyon Haben) -- Bar Mitzvah -- Confirmation -- Marriage (kiddushin) -- One wife or many? -- Civil and religious marriage -- The marriage service -- The have and to hold -- In sickness and in health -- Death and burial customs -- "Praised be the righteous Judge" -- Mourning customs -- Memorial service -- Dietary laws -- Ritual objects in Judaism -- Ark (Aron Hakodesh) -- Candelabra (menorah) -- Canopy (huppah) -- Cup -- Etrog -- Eternal light (net tamid) -- Head covering (Yarmulka, kippah) -- Lulav -- Mezuzah -- Mizrah -- Passover plate -- Phylacteries (T'filin) -- Prayer shawl (tallith) -- Ram's horn (Shofar) -- Scroll of Esther (Megillah) -- Scroll of the law (Sefer Torah) -- Star of David (Magen David).Part VI: Precepts, proverbs, and folk beliefs -- Precepts -- Proverbs -- Faith and prayer -- Truth and falsehood -- Justice and peace -- Wisdom and folly -- Virtue and sin -- Poverty and riches -- Knowledge and ignorance -- Women -- Marriage and divroce -- Parents and children -- The community -- War and peace -- Work and the worker -- Health and cleanliness -- Food and medicine -- Death and the life hereafter -- Folk beliefs -- Sources of the precepts, proverbs, and folk beliefs -- Part VII: The Jewish bookshelf -- The Bible -- The prayerbook -- The literature of the Talmud -- Books on Jewish life and letters -- The Bible -- Biblical lore -- The Talmud -- Philosophy -- Literature -- Liturgy -- Religion and religious movements -- Jewish history -- Contributions to civilization -- Israel -- Jews in the United States -- Holidays and ceremonials -- Mysticism -- The arts -- Humor -- General -- Part VIII: Selections from the daily prayers -- The morning service (Shaharit) -- Eloha'i N'shamah -- Viy'hi ratson -- Ribon -- Bar'hu -- Shm'a -- T'filiah -- Short form of amidah -- From tahanun -- From Torah service -- Adoration -- Kaddish -- The evening service (Ma'ariv) -- Bar'hu -- Hashivenu -- From the night prayer -- From grace after meals -- Part IX: Holiday prayers -- Key to prayerbooks -- The Sabbath service -- Sanctification of the Sabbath -- Kiddush -- The havdalah service -- In remembrance of the ancient temple service -- A Sabbath prayer -- Prayer for the government of the United States -- Service for the new moon -- Announcement of the new moon -- Meditation -- From the additional service for the new moon -- Service for the new year -- Penitential prayers -- From the atonement day service -- From the prayers for the festival of booths -- From the processional hymns for simhat Torah -- From the candle-lighting service for Hanukkah -- Hanukkah prayer added to the daily service -- The book of Esther -- Fast into feast -- Purim prayer added to the daily service -- From the home service for the eve of Passover -- From the synagogue service for Passover -- From the service for the feast of weeks.

Subjects: Judaism.;

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