No line of comics is more revered and more controversial than the late, great EC Comics, and no EC title is more associated with the legendary publisher than Tales from the Crypt.This volume of the complete collection of the revered magazine features classic tales of horror, murder, and the supernatural written by Al Feldstein and illustrated by Jack Davis, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, George Evans, Joe Orlando, and Marie Severin.This ebook collects ...

This "remarkable" biography of the pioneering jazz composer offers "a truly fresh, clear-eyed view of the musician's career" ( Houston Chronicle).Jelly's Blues vividly recounts the tumultuous life of Jelly Roll Morton, born Ferdinand Joseph Lamonthe in 1890 to a large extended family in New Orleans. A virtuoso pianist with a larger-than-life personality, he composed such influential early jazz pieces as "Kansas City Stomp" and "New Orleans Blues."...

Long before “one giant leap for Mankind,” EC Comics speculated on the wonder—and horror—posed by space travel.The EC Archives: Weird Science volume 3 features the zenith of these explorations by comics pioneers Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando and more. This value-priced softcover volume collects Weird Science issues #13–#18 with remastered digital color based on Marie Severin’s original tones. Includes the adaptat...

In the years before the Comics Code, no comic mined the noir vein with more shocking impact and creative skill than EC Comics’ Crime SuspenStories.Featuring vivid tales of larceny, adultery, and homicide by comics legends Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Graham Ingels, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, and more, Crime SuspenStories remains a lurid landmark in the history of comics, and the EC Archives presents these scandalo...

Panic is back at it again! This uproarious volume collects issues #7-12 of the madcap classic in glorious re-mastered color. Collects parody and pranks from a parade of comics greats: Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Jack Mendelsohn, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, and Bill Elder! With a foreword by the legendary Sergio Aragonés.

Shocking pulp stories of Crime and Intrigue!This Volume collects classic tales from Crime SuspenStories issues #19-27, from the hands of legendary creators Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, and more!

Selecting, Assessing and Evaluating Applicant Cultural Diversity Background in Hiring Police OfficersBy: William F. GainesAs a Retired California Peace Officer it is the author’s sincere hopes and wishes that this particular book can open and create a dialogue on “How Police Officers Are Selected, Assessed and Evaluated” in becoming a police officer in the community.William F. Gaines feels strongly that this is the right book at the right time. The book is an attempt...

"A sweeping yet rigorous analysis of Dixon and his work. The collection approaches the southern intellectual through multiple methodologies -- from literary theory and film studies to social history and religious studies. We get an exhaustive yet diverse perspective on Dixon's influence and legacy." -- Journal of American HistoryThomas Dixon Jr. (1864--1946), best remembered today as the author of the racist novels that served as the basis for D. W. Griffith's controversial 1915 cla...

Shakespeare's Greatest Hits contains some of the most memorable scenes from 13 of the Bard’s greatest plays, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello and many more. Intertwined with the greatest hits of music, this highly engaging introduction to William Shakespeare is performed by the famous Chicago Shakespeare Theater.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Peter Aylward, Johnny Lee Davenport, Henry Godinez, Kevin Gudahl, Susan Hart, Amy Irving, Linda Kimbrough a...

Experiences and people can hurt us and leave us desperate and afraid. But if we are willing to do the work, wounds can heal, no matter the type. Are you ready to discover a path toward healing through God's love? In Open Wounds Can Heal: My Journey, Dr. Alicia D. Williams shares an uplifting message of hope, faith and grace to the wounded, especially survivors of sexual assault, victims of abuse, and those struggling with mental health, reminding us that we are not alone in our struggles. ...

This book describes a large and complex research and conservation project which addressed the movement behavior of a variety of wildlife species, each with varying movement patterns, resource needs, and empirical knowledge of their ecologies. This work used a comprehensive approach to identify focal species and describe habitat quality of six iconic North American wildlife species (brown bear, black bear, wolverine, Canada lynx, moose, Dall sheep) using resource selection functions previou...