Author: Cyndy Hendershot
Publisher: Popular Press 1
Keywords: fiction, films, science, 1950s, bomb, paranoia
Number of Pages: 163
Published: 1999-09-01
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0879727993
ISBN-13: 9780879727994

Paranoia, the Bomb, and 1950s Science Fiction Films argues that 1950s sf films open a window on the cultural paranoia that characterized 1950s America, a phenomenon largely triggered by the discovery and use of nuclear weapons during World War II. This study uses psychoanalytic theory to articulate a precise definition of paranoia. The various monsters that people 1950s sf-giant insects, prehistoric creatures, mutants, uncanny doubles, to name a few-serve as metaphorical embodiments of a varied and complex cultural paranoia. Postwar paranoia may have >>stemmed from the atomic bomb, but it came

Author: Cyndy Hendershot
Publisher: Popular Press 1
Keywords: cold, war, eroticism, imagination, horror, monster, films
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2001-09-15
List price: $45.95
ISBN-10: 0879728493
ISBN-13: 9780879728496

Horror films provide a guide to many of the sociological fears of the cold war era. In an age when warning audiences of impending death was the order of the day for popular non-fiction, horror films provided an area where this fear could be lived out to its horrible conclusion. Because enemies and potential situations of horror lurked everywhere, within the home, the government, the family, and the very self, horror films could speak adequately to the invasive fears of the cold war era. I Was a Cold War Monster examines cold war anxieties as they were reflected in British and American films fr

Author: Cyndy Lyle Rymer
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Keywords: fabric, printing, favorite, images, amp, guide, imagery, quilts, innovative, transforming
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2007-10-01
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 1571204385
ISBN-13: 9781571204387

Learn exciting digital techniques for altering and printing images on fabric: 13 innovative projects, plus exhibition photo gallery.

Author: Cyndy Lyle Rymer
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Keywords: quilts, glorious, shoreline
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2003-05-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1571202013
ISBN-13: 9781571202017

The range of colours, movement and moods associated with water is awe-inspiring, yet difficult to capture in fabric. This volume showcases 15 quiltmakers who have interpreted their visions beautifully, then demonstrates how you can create a shoreline-themed quilt. There are 12 creative quilt projects featuring beach, ocean and underwater themes and utilizing such techniques as traditional piecing, reverse applique, foundation piecing, collage, and surface embellishments. They should be appropriate for all skill levels, from beginner designs to complex quilts that offer a challenge.

Authors:Cyndy D. Davis, Paul R. Sanberg,
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: repair, contemporary, neuroscience, brain, cells, therapy, stem, cell
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 1588295028
ISBN-13: 9781588295026

Cell Therapy, Stem Cells, and Brain Repair reviews the most compelling treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, disorders, and injuries, including Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. Covering the history of cell therapy and neural transplantation, it also focuses on stem cells, including embryonic, bone marrow, and umbilical cord blood, as well as other investigative sources. This compilation explicates previous cornerstones and milestones of neurological cellular therapy, which have provided a foundation for modern stem cell research.

Author: Heather Hendershot
Publisher: Duke University Press
Keywords: console, ing, passions, chip, regulation, morning, censors, television, saturday
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 1999-03
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0822322404
ISBN-13: 9780822322405

Many parents, politicians, and activists agree that there’s too much violence and not enough education on children’s television. Current solutions range from the legislative (the Children’s Television Act of 1990) to the technological (the V-chip). Saturday Morning Censors examines the history of adults’ attempts to safeguard children from the violence, sexism, racism, and commercialism on television since the 1950s. By focusing on what censorship and regulation are and how they work—rather than on whether they should exist—Heather Hendershot shows how adults use these processes to

Author: Elke Gschossmann-Hendershot
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: grammar, german, outline, schaum
Number of Pages: 290
Published: 1997-09-01
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0070251347
ISBN-13: 9780070251342

The new edition of this popular study guide makes learning German grammar much easier than with the usual textbook. Grasp of this challenging language is eased with clear explanations backed up with plenty of concrete examples. This edition features a new verb chart, a new section on the sounds of German, updated vocabulary, and a cross-referenced index. Exercises with answers offer a proven-effective way to reinforce learning and help make communicating in German second nature.