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  • Doom Town, USA

    The Nevada Test Site as Ground Zero of 1950s American Culture

    by John Wills ...
    Cultural scholar John Wills takes readers on a cultural tour of Doom Town, USA, designed to be the model 1950s American city and destroyed by an atomic bomb on live television to educate Americans on the need to prepare for possible nuclear war—but also to sell new products in the emerging postwar economic boom.In March 1953 and May 1955, government officials—including the Federal Civil Defense ... Read more

    $16.49 CAD

  • How to Start a Microgreens Business

    by John Wills ...
    If you’ve ever looked at those tiny, colorful greens on a restaurant plate and thought, “There’s got to be money in that…” — you’re right. And not just a little money. I’m talking about a lean, low-overhead, high-demand business you can run from a spare room, garage, basement… even a small apartment. How to Start a Microgreens Business is not a fluffy “urban farming dream” book. It’s a straight ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • My Sweet Yellow Rose

    by John M. Wills, Peggy M. Crocker ...
    At sixteen, Michael and Annie, locked out of the house, took shelter from a rainstorm in her mother's car. As Annie slept, Michael whispered a lifelong vow he'd keep until his last breath: Through Vietnam's jungles, battles scarred his body, but his heart bore the deepest wound. Decades later, he shared his story with his best friend, John. When Afghanistan took Michael's life, John fulfilled his ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • University of Washington

    by Antoinette Wills, John D. Bolcer ...
    Series series Campus History
    The University of Washington was founded in 1861, when Seattle was a tiny village. It struggled to survive during its early years, but after Washington achieved statehood in 1889, the university grew along with the region it served. A world's fair on its campus attracted international attention in 1909. A century later, the University of Washington is known worldwide for research and teaching in ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What’s in a Name?

    Perspectives from Non-Biological and Non-Gestational Queer Mothers

    Edited by Sherri Martin-Baron, Raechel Johns, Emily Regan Wills ...
    Queer parenthood: It’s multifaceted. It’s complex. And it is constantly changing, as laws and culture shift around us. What’s in a Name? reflects on this complexity through the voices of nonbiological/non-gestational queer mothers/parents who explore our experiences parenting across our different social and familial locations. The authors have all taken different routes to parenting, live in ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • Dark Psychology Mastery

    by John Wills ...
    Are you curious about what it is like to manipulate and get into people's minds? What it feels like to sense what they are doing and be able to anticipate their next move?Are you as curious as me when it comes to Dark Psychology and how it was developed? If that's the case, you are on the right track!Dark psychology: It sounds insidious, and for a good reason. Dark psychology involves ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gripped by Fear

    by John Wills ...
    Series Book 2 - Chicago Warriors Series
    Gripped by Fear, the second book in the Chicago Warriors series by John WillsPete Shannon and Marilyn Benson find themselves working their biggest case yet in their new role as Chicago Police Detectives. In this second book of the Chicago Warrior Thriller Series, a madman has inexplicably targeted women who labor as office cleaners in downtown Chicago, sexually assaulting them as they travel to ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

  • Manipulation Mastery Level Up

    by John Wills ...
    Have you ever faced manipulation in your life? It may be a salesman trying to persuade you to buy a product, or it can be a restaurant that attracts you to have dinner. Manipulation is a social influence aimed at changing others' actions or attitudes utilizing indirect, manipulative, or underhanded tactics. By promoting the manipulator's interests, often at the detriment of another, these methods ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mountain of Fame

    Portraits in Chinese History

    by John E. Wills ...
    Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, John Wills displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives--biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities--including those of statesmen, ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Disney Culture

    by John Wills ...
    Series series Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture
    Over the past century, Disney has grown from a small American animation studio into a multipronged global media giant. Today, the company’s annual revenue exceeds the GDP of over 100 countries, and its portfolio has grown to include Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, ABC, and ESPN. With a company so diversified, is it still possible to identify a coherent Disney vision or message?Disney Culture proposes ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD

  • Gamer Nation

    Video Games and American Culture

    by John Wills ...
    Explores how games actively influence the ways people interpret and relate to American life.In 1975, design engineer Dave Nutting completed work on a new arcade machine. A version of Taito's Western Gun, a recent Japanese arcade machine, Nutting's Gun Fight depicted a classic showdown between gunfighters. Rich in Western folklore, the game seemed perfect for the American market; players easily ... Read more

    $41.79 CAD

  • Conservation Fallout

    Nuclear Protest At Diablo Canyon

    by John Wills ...
    An unprecedented look at nuclear politics in California Vehement, widespread opposition accompanied the rise of the U.S. nuclear industry during the 1960s and 1970s. In Conservation Fallout, John Wills examines one of the most controversial atomic projects of the period: Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s decision to build its premier nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon, a relatively unsettled, ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD