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By the author of Click, Clack, Moo and the illustrator of The Lost
House, here is an utterly endearing story about venturing out of
your comfort zone and overcoming anxiety to help a friend. Lawrence
stays close to home because “out there” is too big and loud.
Sophia stays high up in the tree branches because “down there”
is too dark and dangerous. When they meet and become friends, they
find ways to enjoy each other’s company without leaving their own
safe spots . . . until a storm comes, and both are so worried about
the other that they are finally able to take a huge, scary leap
into the unknown. Together they feel brave, and the future is
suddenly a lot more interesting.
The problem of human knowing has been foundational for the
enterprise of philosophy since the time of Descartes. The great
philosophers have offered different accounts of the power and
limits of human knowing but no generally acceptable system has
emerged. Contemporary writers have almost given up on this most
intractable issue. In this book, Brian Cronin suggests using the
method of introspective description to identify the characteristics
of the act of human understanding and knowing. Introspection--far
from being private and unverifiable--can be public, communal, and
verifiable. If we can describe our dreams and our feelings, then,
we can describe our acts of understanding. Using concrete examples,
one can identify the activities involved--namely, questioning,
researching, getting an idea, expressing a concept, reflecting on
the evidence and inferring a conclusion. Each of these activities
can be described clearly and in great detail. If we perform these
activities well, we can understand and know both truth and value.
The text invites readers to verify each and every statement in
their own experience of understanding. This is a detailed and
verifiable account of human knowing: an extremely valuable
contribution to philosophy and a solution to the foundational
problem of knowing.
Whether you've read the earliest X-Men comics from the silver age
or never miss a big screen release, these are the 100 things all
X-Men fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Comic Book
Resources' Brian Cronin has collected every essential piece of
mutants knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and
ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and
easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan
superstardom!
Outrageous, fascinating and bizarre facts from every corner of the
comic book universeWhat comic book artist was the recipient of an
on-stage thank you from Paul McCartney and an on-air apology from
Johnny Carson? What superhero got his powers by being bitten by a
mongoose? What popular NPR host was forever immortalized as a "bad
boyfriend" in a notable comic book? In "Why Does Batman Carry Shark
Repellent?," author Brian Cronin will answer those questions and
more by revealing the most obscure, wacky and surprising facts
about comics--from the characters and creators, to the TV shows,
movies and merch. Cronin has teamed up with some of the top comic
book writers and artists of today to present 100 trivia lists,
including: - Nine Celebrities That Guest-Starred in Comic
Books...without Their Permission- Seven Bands That Got Their Names
from Comics- Ten Crazy Items Found on Batman's Utility Belt - Five
Comic Book Inventions That Eventually Became Real- Five Stupidest
Superhero Origins- And much, much more!From Batman to Spiderman,
Aquaman to the X-Men, each list in "Why Does Batman Carry Shark
Repellent? "will entertain and inform whether you're a hardcore
geek or a casual fan.
Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130
urban legends about comic book culture
"Was Superman a Spy?" demystifies all of the interesting stories,
unbelievable anecdotes, wacky rumors, and persistent myths that
have piled up like priceless back issues in the seventy-plus years
of the comic book industry, including:
* Elvis Presley's trademark hairstyle was based on a comic book
character (True)
* Stan Lee featured a gay character in one of Marvel's 1960s war
comics (False)
* Wolverine of the X-Men was originally meant to be an actual
wolverine (True)
* What would have been DC's first black superhero was changed at
the last moment to a white hero (True)
* A Dutch inventor was blocked from getting a patent on a process
because it had been used previously in a Donald Duck comic book
(True)
With many more legends resolved, "Was Superman a Spy?" is a
must-have for the legions of comic book fans and all seekers of
"truth, justice, and the American way."
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