Most Popular Books by John Stanley

The irresistible adventures of Nancy and Sluggo In the fourth and final volume of the John Stanley Library’s Nancy comics, the whole gang is back. Readers are treated to still more uproarious antics from Nancy, Sluggo, Spike, Aunt Fritzi, and Mr. and Mrs. McOnions. In these stories, Nancy has a dream that seems a little too real, Sluggo’s moth cupboard turns out to be pretty profitable, and Rollo Haveall takes rhubarb and blackberry pie revenge on an ungrateful Nancy. Stanley drew these comics as a journeyman on the stories. He tended toward absurdist punch lines, but also mimicked the logic of children very well. Stanley’s work is incredibly fresh and funny half a century later. Pudgy, irritable, and always trying to find ways to have fun, Sluggo and Nancy’s high jinks are laugh-a-minute.

Encounter the John Stanley who hosted Creature Features in the Bay Area (1979-84) and meet the John Stanley who covered movie and TV celebrities for the San Francisco Chronicle (1960-1993). Together, they take you into the incredible worlds of sci-fi/fantasy/horror!

In the early to mid-1960s, John Stanley turned his attention to drawing and writing his own series rather than working with the already established licensed characters he is most well known for, such as Little Lulu. D+Qhas embarked on an archival series of Stanley''s comics, including Melvin Monster, Around the Block with Dunc and Loo, Kookie, and Thirteen Going on Eighteen. Thirteen Going on Eighteen focuses on the friendship and rivalry of two teenage girls, Val and Judy. Each comic is a darkly hilarious look at the socialmaneuverings and betrayals of the teen set.Stanley''s strippeddown approach perfectly captures the fever pitch of the teenage years. He creates a teenage sitcom and turns it into an anguished character study.

The fastest growth in tourism is the culinary sector. Covering farmers markets, taste tours, agri-entertainment, glamping, restaurants, farm shops and more, food tourism has become both an important part of holidaying and a purpose in itself. With growth occurring in most developed countries and tourists searching out culinary tourism throughout the world, this book provides an overall direction to the development of food tourism and a section on the future of this trend.

The kids'' comics classic, designed by Seth The ghoulish capers of everyone''s favorite monster continue with the third volume of the acclaimed series. Melvin lands his first babysitting job only to discover he has his hands full, literally — the "baby" in this case is a giant-sized monster, almost the size of a room. Melvin meets his friend for a friendly game of marbles. An older monster-woman passing by is offended by the scene, as everybody in Monsterville knows that monsters should always fight when they''re together. Finally, she is content only after forcing the two monsters into a scrap. Melvin also attempts to be the first kid in Monsterville to attend school in over 600 years, but he is thwarted each time by Miss McGargoyle, his would-be teacher. He is threatened with boulders, giant boomerangs, and even long-range missiles, but nothing can stop Melvin from wanting to go to school each day. Melvin Monster illustrates just how timeless the comics of John Stanley are.

A dramatic forecast and Biblical foretaste of the End Times, This Book is the product of inspiration and motivation. The inspiration came in night visions upon my bed when the Lord revealed to me events that were shortly to come to pass beginning with the rapture of His Church, the called out ones, when Christ shall appear in the clouds and take His chosen people, those in the grave and those who are alive to live with Him in heaven forever. “For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout with the voice of the arch-angel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first, then we who are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air.” The Rapture will then usher in a time of great tribulation, characterized by universal unrest, lawlessness, violence, hunger and famine resulting in the complete break-down of all civil authority world-wide, followed by the appearance of the anti-Christ and the Beast with power to do wonders and submit all men to his mark, the mark of the Beast. Then while the Beast still reigns the Lord shall pour out upon the earth and upon the Beast, the Seven Vials of His wrath, before declaring, “It is Done.”

From a singing waiter, to a boy singer with the big bands, to the ‘Sultan of Swoon’, in just a few years in the 1940s Frank Sinatra became America’s epitome of class and elegance before becoming the Chairman of the Board. Ol’ blue eyes lived a life more colourful and exciting than almost anyone from his generation and it’s all here in this superbly illustrated book. It charts Frank Sinatra’s career – the highs, the lows, his hits, his loves and his films, with fantastic archive photographs that bring to life the faces, places and personalities that made his world so memorable. Frank was a massive success in Vegas with his sell out seasons and also got to sing with his mates in his very own Rat Pack. He retired from singing in the early seventies only to return proclaiming that ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back’. He continued to record and perform dressed up in his ’tux’ until the mid-nineties. He passed away in 1998 aged 82. We shall never see his like again and as he so eloquently put it, “You only live once, and the way I live, once is enough.” This book tells the wonderful story of one of the greatest performing artists of all time!

Concern over climate change and the ongoing challenges of managing degraded ecosystems have made the field of ecological restoration a growing focus in the agendas of national and international conservation organizations, including the United Nations. The problems facing us are both complex and urgent, and effective solutions are needed. Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration presents principles of sound planning and management that will greatly increase the likelihood that completed projects will meet stakeholder expectations. John Rieger, John Stanley, and Ray Traynor have been involved in restoration activities for over thirty years and were part of the small group of restorationists who recognized the need for a professional organization and in 1987 founded the Society for Ecological Restoration. This book comes out of their experiences practicing restoration, conducting research, and developing and refining new techniques and methods. In the book, the authors describe a process for planning and managing an ecological restoration project using a simple, four-faceted approach: planning, design, implementation, and aftercare. Throughout, the authors show how to incorporate principles of landscape ecology, hydrology, soil science, wildlife biology, genetics, and other scientific disciplines into project design and implementation. Illustrations, checklists, and tables are included to help practitioners recognize and avoid potential problems that may arise. Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration provides a straightforward framework for developing and carrying out an ecological restoration project that has the highest potential for success. Professional and volunteer practitioners, land managers, and property owners can apply these guidelines to the wide variety of conditions and locations where restoration is needed. Long overdue, this book will inform and advance the effective practice of this rapidly expanding field.

If anyone tells you they saw the Rolling Stones on their first tour of America be prepared to either think they were very lucky or they may be confused. The Stones’ tour in June 1964 was a handful of gigs, watched by just a few fans. Yet, within less than a year, America became their second home, as the tours got longer and many of their iconic hits were recorded there. The Stones’ huge US tour in 1969 culminated in the fiasco of the Altamont Festival that could have finished a lesser band, yet it galvanized them into becoming a touring machine. Their 1970s shows became ever more lavish, decadent even, and their increasingly long tours of North America in the last three decades have taken touring to an industrial scale. Today, “The greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world” has been watched in concert by more people than any band in history…

These two plays - the winners of Synergy Theatre Project''s Prison Writing Competition - tell the tense but often funny stories of drug users and the stress their habits place on their relationships. In Glory Whispers, we see Mina visited by Glory after many years away. Hopeful of seeing Glory''s little boy, Mina overlooks Glory''s drinking and possible drug use. But when Mina''s boyfriend Jonno returns unexpectedly, the troubles and pressures of their relationships see the illusion fall away. The Monkey sees Terry on a rampage trying to reclaim the £500 his friend Alan (aka ''Thick-Al'') owes him. Terry''s unpredictability, the result of an accident many years before, drives the piece in dark, violent but often hilarious and unexpected ways. These plays were published to coincided with a 2017 production at Theatre503, London, by Synergy Theatre Company.

Gardening has become much more than a hobby for many people, and savvy nursery managers need an added edge to compete. This guide discusses the beginning stages of opening a gardening business, from finding financing, choosing a location, and shaping a business plan to the advanced practicalities of promotion, display, and handling live goods. 80 photos. 40 drawings. 30 tables.

The companion seriest to Stanley''s career defining Little Lulu Meet Tubby Tomkins, a mischievous gourmand, rabble rouser and schemer who, along with neighborhood buddies The Fellers, is continually at odds with the belligerent and thwarting West Side Boys headed by Wilbur Van Snobbe, the rich trickster who always gets the girl Tubby likes, Gloria Darling. From clubhouse standoffs to pogo stick time machines, the day is rarely long enough for the hilarious escapades and witty shenanigans that divert and preoccupy the epicurean Tubby and his pals. Consistently humorous and engaging, Tubby is a spirited voyage through the prototypal works of a preeminent storyteller. Tubby is the latest title in Drawn & Quarterly''s extensive reprinting of the work of 1960s cartoonist John Stanley, and it is elegantly designed by Canadian cartoonist Seth. Tubby collects issues 9 through 12 of the classic strip chronicling the tales of its namesake protagonist and is an offshoot from the wildly popular Little Lulu, Stanley''s career-defining work.

Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3, revised for first assessment in 2017. This coursebook covers Paper 3, HL option 2: History of the Americas, Topic 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945-1981) of the History for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma syllabus for first assessment in 2017. Tailored to the requirements of the IB syllabus, and written by an experienced examiner and teacher it offers an authoritative and engaging guidance through the development of the Cold War and the impact it had on the Americas.

An exciting new series that covers the five Paper 2 topics of the IB 20th Century World History syllabus. This coursebook covers Paper 2, Topic 2, Democratic states - challenges and responses, in the 20th Century World History syllabus for the IB History programme. It is divided into thematic sections, following the IB syllabus structure and is written in clear, accessible English. It covers the following areas for detailed study: Africa: South Africa 1991-2000; Americas: United States 1953-73; Asia and Oceania: India 1947- 64; and Europe and Middle East: Weimar Germany 1919-33. The content is tailored to the requirements and assessment objectives of the syllabus and provides opportunities for students to make comparisons between different regions and time periods.

How can I deal with the harsh realities of this world? How do I find meaning and achieve balance in my life? Who is God? Can he be found? And how do I go about seeking Him? "Birth and Rebirth: The Awakening of a Dormant Spirit" revolves around timeless and universal themes: the nature of the human experience and the reason for human struggle; the realization of humankind''s highest aspirations; the final goal towards which all religions aim. Taking a philosophical approach, the book critically analyzes the root of human suffering, examines the merits and demerits of both science and religion (as they are commonly practiced), and proposes a method through which each individual human being can overcome his or her obstacles and can move forward in life with confidence and enthusiasm.

The fundamental aim of translation studies in general is to better understand the practice of translation. Insofar as hermeneutics can be regarded as an approach to understanding the nature of understanding itself (and in this it finds alliances with phenomenology), the task of this volume is to demonstrate that hermeneutics can accordingly provide a means to better apprehend the subtle complexities of translation. At issue are translators’ myriad decisions, reactions, negotiations and compromises as they practice their craft. At stake is translation knowledge – what translators must know, how they know what they know, and how such savoir faire is deployed in specific instances of translation. Essays in this volume address the somatic and the cognitive, questions of experience and expertise, empirical practice, methodological protocols and suitable philosophical models in order to gain better insight into the challenging task of the translator. An additional highlight of this volume is the sustained assessment of Fritz Paepcke, one of the pioneers of what, today, is called translational hermeneutics, Paepcke being a scholar who proposed new ways to consider the delicate, but necessary negotiation between translation theory and translation practice. CONTENTS Anthony Pym: On Erlebnis within Translation Knowledge Holger Siever: Komplexes Denken: Eine Herausforderung auch für die Hermeneutik? Radegundis Stolze: Zur Anschlussfähigkeit der Hermeneutik in der Translatologie Lucia Salvato: Ein hermeneutischer Ansatz zur Versöhnung antagonistischer Übersetzungsorientierungen Anna Pavlova: Kognitive Textverarbeitung und Verstehen fürs Übersetzen Douglas Robinson: The 心 of the Foreign: The Feeling-Based Hermeneutics of Translation as Influenced by Ancient Chinese Thought Mathilde Fontanet: Revisiting the Unit of Translation from the Hermeneutical Perspective Paulo Oliveira: Übersetzung als Aufbau des Vergleichbaren (Auf Ricœurs Pfad mit Wittgenstein und Toury) Karolina Jezewska, Kasia Jezewska, John Stanley: Introspektion unter der Lupe. Phänomenologische und hermeneutische Ansätze im empirischen Vergleich mit Think Aloud und IPDR Masoud Pourahmadali Tochahi: Grundelemente einer Phänomenologie des Übersetzens: Übersetzungsbewusstsein und phänomenologische Analyse von Übersetzungsakten im Ausgang von einem nominalen Ausdruck Mohamed Saki: Hermeneutics and Paratext: Seamus Heaney’s Retranslation of Beowulf Tomáš Svoboda: A Hermeneutic Reading of the Works of Jiří Levý Philippe Forget: Grenzen und Möglichkeiten der (paepckeschen) Hermeneutik Alberto Gil: Der Evidentia-Begriff in seinen rhetorisch-translatologischen Dimensionen. Ein Denkanstoß von Fritz Paepcke Eliane Laverdure: Das Spiel des Übersetzens. Grundzüge einer komparativen Studie John Stanley: Translational Hermeneutics: Understanding (Mis-)Understood?