More of the suspense you love—now Love Inspired Suspense brings you six new titles, in two convenient bundles! Enjoy these contemporary heart-pounding tales of suspense, romance, hope and faith. This Love Inspired Suspense bundle includes Deadly Holiday Reunion by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Lenora Worth, Twin Threat Christmas by Rachelle McCalla and Identity Withheld by Sandra Orchard. Look for six new inspirational suspense stories every month from Love Inspired Suspense!

More of the suspense you love—now Love Inspired Suspense brings you six new titles, in two convenient bundles! Enjoy these contemporary heart-pounding tales of suspense, romance, hope and faith. This Love Inspired Suspense bundle includes Hazardous Homecoming by Dana Mentink, Silent Night Standoff by Susan Sleeman and Perilous Refuge by Kathleen Tailer. Look for six new inspirational suspense stories every month from Love Inspired Suspense!

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. CAPITOL K-9 UNIT CHRISTMAS Capitol K-9 Unit Shirlee McCoy & Lenora Worth When danger strikes at Christmastime, two members of the Capitol K-9 Unit meet their perfect matches in two exciting brand-new novellas. HIGH-CALIBER HOLIDAY First Responders Susan Sleeman A trained sniper, Brady Owens keeps everyone at a distance. But when his actions put Morgan Thorsby at risk, he owes her his protection from the stalker who doesn't want her to survive this Christmas. CHRISTMAS BLACKOUT Maggie K. Black Someone is searching for something on Piper Lawrence's property this holiday season, and they?ll stop at nothing to get what they want. She'll have to rely on Benjamin Duff and his trusty dog in order to stay alive to see Christmas.

Christopher Nolan is one of the defining directors of the 21st century. Few of his contemporaries can compete in terms of critical and commercial success, let alone cultural impact. His films have a rare ability to transcend audience expectations, appealing to both casual moviegoers and dyed-in-the-wool cineastes. Nolan's work ranges from gritty crime thrillers (Memento, Insomnia) to spectacular blockbusters (the Dark Knight trilogy, Inception). They have taken audiences from the depths of space (Interstellar) to the harsh realities of war (Dunkirk). And they have pushed the boundaries of the possible in modern movie making. This critical history covers his complete filmography, tracing his career from film student to indie darling to Oscar-nominated auteur.

More of the suspense you love—now Love Inspired Suspense brings you six new titles, in two convenient bundles! Enjoy these contemporary heart-pounding tales of suspense, romance, hope and faith. This Love Inspired Suspense bundle includes Deadly Holiday Reunion by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Lenora Worth, Twin Threat Christmas by Rachelle McCalla and Identity Withheld by Sandra Orchard. Look for six new inspirational suspense stories every month from Love Inspired Suspense!

Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero looks at how the comic book industry developed from a white perspective and how minority characters were and are viewed through a stereotypical white gaze. Further, the book explores how voices of color have launched a shift in the industry, taking nonwhite characters who were originally viewed through a white lens and situating them outside the framework of whiteness. The financial success of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu films in the early 1970s led to major comics publishers creating, for the first time, Black and Asian superhero characters who headlined their own comics. The introduction of Black and Asian main characters, who previously only served as guest stars or sidekicks, launched a new kind of engagement between comics companies and minority characters and readers. However, scripted as they were by white writers, these characters were mired in stereotypes. Author Troy D. Smith focuses on Asian, Black, and Latinx representation in the comic industry and how it has evolved over the years. Smith explores topics that include Orientalism, whitewashing, Black respectability politics, the model minority myth, and political controversies facing fandoms. In particular, Smith examines how fans take the superheroes they grew up with—such as Luke Cage, Black Lightning, and Shang Chi—and turn them into the characters they wished they had as children. Shaolin Brew delves into the efforts of fans of color who urged creators to make these characters more realistic. This refining process increased as more writers and artists of color broke into the industry, bringing their own perspectives to the characters. As many of these characters transitioned from page to screen, a new generation of writers, artists, and readers have cooperated to evolve one-dimensional stereotypes into multifaceted, dynamic heroes.

A comprehensive, timely, and entertaining account of the political, cultural, and economic dynamics of more than thirty discrete countries of the Western Hemisphere, this book is updated each year, providing students with the most recent information possible.