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Anime and Manga Creators: The Early Years

Anime and Manga Creators: The Early Years introduces readers to some of the most influential artists and writers of the formative years of anime and manga. Each chapter provides an overview of one important creative artist3s life and explains how each got started, gained experience, and overcame challenges as they produced their most famous anime or manga work. These stories offer much to encourage, guide, and inspire rising anime and manga creators of all ages.

Anime and Manga Fan Cultures

An estimated 2.9 billion people enjoyed anime and manga in 2024. Some fans are casual viewers and readers. Others celebrate the popular stories and characters in their daily lives. This book explores the many facets of anime and manga fandom and the enduring appeal of the Japanese art forms.

Antisemitism: Hatred on the Rise

Anti-Semitism has been called the oldest hatred, as it has endured from ancient times to the present day. The resurgence of White supremacy and neo-Nazism, as well as the conflict between Israel and Hamas, have brought an increase in harassment and discrimination of Jews. Against this background, there are many courageous groups dedicated to ending Anti-Semitism.

Apollo 13: A Successful Failure

"Houston, we've had a problem." On April 13, 1970, the three astronauts aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft were headed to the moon when a sudden explosion rocked the ship. Oxygen levels began depleting rapidly. Electrical power began to fail. AstronautsJames Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise were about to be stranded in the inky void of outer space. The mission to the moon was scrapped. Now, Apollo 13's only goal was to bring the crew home. With the damaged spacecraft hurtling towards the moon a

Apple Black

Apple Black follows the young sorcerer Sano as he struggles to fulfill his prophesied destiny as the Trinity, the savior of the world, recounting how humans acquired fruits called "Black" that turned humans into sorcerers. Sano follows his dangerous and challenging quest.

Arctic Thaw

As the Arctic experiences increasingly drastic ice melt, a treasure trove of previously inaccessible resources—especially oil and natural gas—are exposed. From oil tankers to military bases, the Arctic has never before hosted so many warring interests . . . and the stakes have never been so high.

Arm in Arm: The GrimkA Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights

Art of Running Away, The

Twelve-year-old Maisie is an artist. When she?s in front of her sketchbook or apprenticing at Glenna?s Portraits, the family-run art shop her grandmother started, the world makes sense. She doesn?t think about Calum, her brother who mysteriously left home and cut ties with her family six years ago, or her parents? insistence that she ôbroaden her horizonsö and try something new-something that isn?t art.

Art Scene

The art world is ever changing. Although painting and sculpture still have a strong following, many of today's artists are making names for themselves in other art forms including animation, tattoo, and even graffiti. The Art Scene series focuses onwhat some of today's new artists are doing, what they seek to communicate through their art, and how they are using new techniques and technology to create and promote their work. Each book introduces readers to influential artists and presents brief

Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines

In February 2011, artificial intelligent (AI) "smart machine" Watson won a million-dollar prize against two human contestants on Jeopardy. Since then, AI drones, cars, Packbots (rescue robots), and social robots have become realities. Space robots are on the horizon, and according to some AI researchers, the Singularity (smart machines that will reprogram themselves and download massive amounts of information from the Internet until they surpass human intelligence) is not far behind. Award-winni