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  • Frederick Sparling

    A True Story

    by Christopher Olson ...
    The main character was a smart, intelligent, enterprising man who travelled the world finding adventure in the age of the industrial revolution. This is the story of his exploits, his family and also his father who was the prototype of the immigrant seeking the American Dream. Together, they cover the Civil War, the KKK, the politics in our capital, but mostly the pioneer struggle in the Pacific ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Greatest Cult Television Shows of All Time

    by Christopher J. Olson, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard ...
    Reaching back to the beginnings of television, The Greatest Cult Television Shows offers readers a fun and accessible look at the 100 most significant cult television series of all time, compiled in a single resource that includes valuable information on the shows and their creators.While they generally lack mainstream appeal, cult television shows develop devout followings over time and exert ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • 100 Greatest Cult Films

    by Christopher J. Olson ...
    Series series 100 Greatest...
    The term “cult film” may be difficult to define, but one thing is certain: A cult film is any movie that has developed a rabid following for one reason or another. From highly influential works of pop art like Eraserhead and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! to trash masterpieces such as Miami Connection and Fateful Findings, thousands of movies have earned recognition as cult classics over the years, ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Possessed Women, Haunted States

    Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema

    by Christopher J. Olson, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard ...
    Since the release of The Exorcist in 1973, there has been a surge of movies depicting young women becoming possessed by a demonic force that only male religious figures can exorcise, thereby saving the women from eventual damnation. This book considers this history of exorcism cinema by analyzing how the traditional exorcism narrative, established in The Exorcist, recurs across the exorcism ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Convergent Wrestling

    Participatory Culture, Transmedia Storytelling, and Intertextuality in the Squared Circle

    Edited by CarrieLynn Reinhard, Christopher Olson ...
    Series series The Cultural Politics of Media and Popular Culture
    This book examines how the current era of "convergence" has affected, and is reflected in, the world of professional wrestling, which combines several different genres, including drama, action, comedy, horror, science fiction, and even romance. Professional wrestling’s business practices exist at the intersection of bottom-up fan-centric strategies and strict top-down corporate control. Meanwhile, ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Normalizing Mental Illness and Neurodiversity in Entertainment Media

    Quieting the Madness

    Edited by Malynnda Johnson, Christopher J. Olson ...
    This volume examines the shift toward positive and more accurate portrayals of mental illness in entertainment media, asking where these succeed and considering where more needs to be done. With studies that identify and analyze the characters, viewpoints, and experiences of mental illness across film and television, it considers the messages conveyed about mental illness and reflects on how the ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

    A Cultural History

    by Matt Foy, Christopher J. Olson ...
    Series series The Cultural History of Television
    A fun and fascinating deep dive for "devoted and loyal MST3K fans" (Library Journal) that reveals the impact and creation of the cult-hit television series Mystery Science Theater 3000**.**Few television shows can boast the long-term cult popularity and cultural influence of Mystery Science Theater 3000-or MST3K to its legions of devoted fans, known collectively as MSTies. Created by quirk... ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Making Sense of Cinema

    Empirical Studies into Film Spectators and Spectatorship

    Edited by CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, Christopher J. Olson ...
    There are a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to researching how film spectators make sense of film texts, from the film text itself, the psychological traits and sociocultural group memberships of the viewer, or even the location and surroundings of the viewer. However, we can only understand the agency of film spectators in situations of film spectatorship by studying actual ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between

    Challenging Gender and Sexuality Stereotypes in Children's Entertainment Media

    by Fatima Q. Al Hattami, Sara Austin, Thomas J Billard, Nancy Bressler, Claire Burdfield, Chrys Egan, Rebecca Feasey, Susan G. Kahlenberg, Brian L. MacAuley, Jennifer Miller, Jerralyn R. R. Moudry0, Annick Pellegrin1, Christopher J. Olson2, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard4, Richard J. Schaefer6, Heike Steinhoff7 ...
    Current characters in children’s entertainment media illustrate a growing trend of representations that challenge or subvert traditional notions of gender and sexuality. From films to picture books to animated television series, children’s entertainment media around the world has consistently depicted stereotypically traditional gender roles and heterosexual relationships as the normal way that ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • The Trinity

    by Roger E. Olson, Christopher Hall ...
    Series series Guides to Theology (GT)
    Appropriately the premier volume in the Guides to Theology series, The Trinity provides readers with a basic knowledge of the central and most distinctive doctrine of the Christian faith -- the triune nature of God.Concise, nontechnical, and up-to-date, the book offers a detailed historical and theological description of the doctrine of the Trinity, tracing its development from the first days of ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Heart of Happy Hollow (Unabridged)

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    by Paul Laurence DUNBAR ...
    Narrated by Ivan Warren, Linda Madrid, Mary Olson, Christopher Cox ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 56 min

    Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is? Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Frankenstein's Monster and Scientific Methods

    Illustrated by Carlos Aón ...
    by Christopher L. Harbo, Joanne Olson ...
    Series series Monster Science
    Learning the steps of the scientific method doesn’t have to be scary. Join Frankenstein’s monster as he uncovers the importance of forming a hypothesis, conducting experiments, and communicating results. You’ll give your knowledge of scientific investigation a boost with a monster dose of humor. ... Read more

    $19.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus