Everything you need to know to buy and wield a tactical knife. Tactical knives are the fast-growing field of American bladesmithing. Now, in one groundbreaking volume, tactical knife expert James M. Ayres shares more than four decades of real-world experience with purpose-designed knives.
Bringing together simple text and bright illustrations, this text teaches first concepts about the God who created the world and loved the people he made.
Disasters strike every day, but despite the best laid plans you may find yourself in one with only the clothes on your back and without a well packed first-aid kit. In Essential Survival Gear, J. Morgan Ayres explains in detail what you need to have when a dire emergency occurs, wherever you are, whoever you are. Ayres--a former Green Beret, martial arts master, and wilderness and urban survivalist--explains his four-layer concept (clothing, day bag, backpack, basic equipment and luxuries) and profiles and provides photos of a broad range of gear, with recommendations on what works best in what scenario--from cityscapes to wilderness and everywhere in between--and how to use it.
Looking closely at the issues that they present, from gender, class and ethnicity to militarism and imperialism, he also discusses controversies over historical accuracy, and the ways in which devices such as voice overs, title captions, and visual references to photographs and paintings assert a sense of historical.
Did you know that in German, a pig doesn't say oink, it says gruntz, and when you sneeze in Japanese it's hakushon, not achoo? With vibrant comics and fun facts, Sounds All Around will teach you interesting and funny onomatopoeias from all over the world!
Gives a picture of popular consensus between the government and the film industry over the cinematic representation of Britain and the British at war. It examines the role of the cinema as a vehicle of propaganda, and shows the relationship between the Ministry of Information and the film industry.
From the onset of the film medium, directors have found war an endlessly compelling and fruitful subject for their art. This title examines the issues of truthfulness and realism that arise in depictions of war, whether in the supposed truth telling of war documentaries or Hollywood battle scenes that are more realistic than the real thing.
Dr. No introduced the James Bond formula that has been a box-office fixture ever since. An explosive cocktail of action, spectacle, and sex, the film transformed popular cinema. James Chapman provides a lively and comprehensive study of Dr. No, marshaling a wealth of archival research to place the film in its historical moment.
Doctor Who enjoys the distinction of being the longest-running science fiction series in the world. In this study of a television institution, the author explores the history of Doctor Who from its origins onwards. It also shows how the series has evolved to meet changing contexts inside the BBC and in the wider culture.