Download or read book Hunks Heroes written by Jim Moore and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of men's style and how it's evolved--from the ever stylish GQ creative director at large--Jim Moore. GQ is revered globally as the ultimate style guide for modern men, and Hunks and Heroes is an epic journey into the world of men's style as told and edited by Jim Moore. He began his career at GQ as an intern in 1979 and has since played a pivotal role in reshaping men's fashion during his nearly forty-year tenure at the magazine. From discovering new designers, distilling the latest men's trends, and extolling fashion advice and critiques in his popular online video series GQ Rules, to Channing Tatum wearing a "JIM F&%#ING MOORE" T-shirt, Moore's influence and impact on men's style is unequivocal. In these pages, Moore takes us through forty years of men's fashion: featuring the most iconic GQ fashion looks, the magazine's unforgettable covers and editorial shoots, essential styling tips like how to dress up denim or style a khaki suit, insights on developing your own personal style, and stories showcasing Moore's knack at reworking the look of everyday men the magazine literally pulled off the street. This volume features 250 of Moore's iconic men's fashion photographs produced with internationally renowned image makers like Peggy Sirota, Craig McDean, and Inez & Vinoodh, and includes seminal GQ images of cultural icons such as celebrities, athletes, and politicians. This is the must-have style bible for all readers interested in men's fashion, style, culture, and celebrity.

Download or read book American Hunks written by David L. Chapman and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "American hunk" is a cultural icon: the image of the chiseled, well-built male body has been promoted and exploited for commercial use for over 125 years, whether in movies, magazines, advertisements, or on consumer products, not only in America but throughout the world. American Hunks is a fascinating collection of images (many in full color) depicting the muscular American male as documented in popular culture from 1860 to 1970. The book, divided into specific historic eras, includes such personalities as bodybuilder Charles Atlas; pioneer weightlifter Eugene Sandow; movie stars like Steve "Hercules" Reeves and Johnny "Tarzan" Weismuller; and publications such as the 1920s-era magazine Physical Culture and the 1950s-era comic book Mr. Muscles. It also touches on the use of masculine, homoerotic imagery to sell political and military might (including American recruitment posters and Nazi propaganda from the 1936 Olympics), and how companies have used buff, near-naked men to sell products from laundry detergent to sacks of flour since the 1920s. The introduction by David L. Chapman offers insightful information on individual images, while the essay by Brett Josef Grubisic places the work in its proper historical context. David L. Chapman has written many books on male photography and bodybuilding, including Comin' at Ya!: The Homoerotic 3-D Photographs of Denny Denfield. Brett Josef Grubisic is author of the novel The Age of Cities and editor of Contra/Diction: New Queer Fiction.

Download or read book Hollywood Hunks and Heroes written by Daniel Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assembling the Marvel Cinematic Universe written by Julian C. Chambliss and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marvel Cinematic Universe--comprised of films, broadcast television and streaming series and digital shorts--has generated considerable fan engagement with its emphasis on socially relevant characters and plots. Beyond considerable box office achievements, the success of Marvel's movie studios has opened up dialogue on social, economic and political concerns that challenge established values and beliefs. This collection of new essays examines those controversial themes and the ways they represent, construct and distort American culture.

Download or read book Lawfully Given written by Elle E. Kay and published by Faith Writes Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lured out west by a lie. Grace Belle arrives in the New Mexico Territory ready to meet her fiancé and have strong words with her brother. She doesn't get to do either. There is no pending arranged marriage, and her brother is missing. Between courting a woman keeping secrets and suddenly being claimed by another, Sheriff Jack Garrison has plenty of personal drama. He must also find Grace's brother and figure out why the man would summon her under false pretenses. If they can't sort their feelings and solve the mystery quickly, the only answers left will be tragic ones.

Download or read book Lawfully Taken written by Elle E. Kay and published by Faith Writes Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bounty hunter gets more than he bargained for. Hired to capture the leaders of the Glenn-Ricketts gang, Nathaniel Hayes expects danger. but he doesn't anticipate the fiery Pinkerton detective he encounters. Capturing Adeline McCarty leads to new possibilities and problems. She wants justice for her father's murder. He can help, but should he? Aiding Adeline risks his heart as well as their lives.

Download or read book Hero written by Cheryl Brooks and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's the last of her kind...and the only one for him. Micayla is the last Zetithian female left in the universe. She doesn't know what's normal for her species, but she knows when she sees Trag that all she wants to do is bite him Trag has sworn he'll never marry unless he can find a Zetithian female. But now that he's finally found Micayla, she may be more of a challenge than even he's able to take on. The sixth installment in wildly popular Cat Star Chronicles, a paranormal romance series featuring heroes with a feline gene that gives them remarkable sexual powers. The Cat Star Chronicles: Slave (Book 1) Warrior (Book 2) Rogue (Book 3) Outcast (Book 4) Fugitive (Book 5) Hero (Book 6) Virgin (Book 7) Stud (Book 8) Wildcat (Book 9) Rebel (Book 10) Praise for the Cat Star Chronicles: "Sexy and fascinating... leaves the reader eager for the next story featuring these captivating aliens." —Romantic Times "Ms. Brooks has a way of carrying the reader off into the stars... I highly recommend this entire series... it is action packed adventure that will draw the reader in and keep them turning the pages." —The Romance Studio "A series that has thoroughly captivated me." —Romance Junkies

Download or read book Lawfully Vindicated written by Elle E. Kay and published by Faith Writes Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His choice. Her fate. Fleeing an abusive fiancé, Katherine Bryan turns to a man who specializes in protecting people. Now, she just has to convince him to help by marrying her. That's a tall order and a ticket to trouble when her wealthy father finds out. US Marshal David Neagle wants to make the marriage work, but he has little to offer a city socialite. Will class divide them forever or can love and faith create a real connection?

Download or read book 1 800 Hero written by JoAnn Ross and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHO IS THAT HERO FOR HIRE? Lucas Kincaid: Loner, independent, Southern charmer. He'd quit the bodyguard business—except he's pulled back for one last assignment. Grace Fairfield: Also known as Roberta Grace, bestselling romance author. Her steamy love scenes have no comparison to the sparks that fly between her and Lucas! Assignment: Somebody at the romance writers' conference wants to hurt Grace, which means Lucas is guarding her day and night. He quickly realizes that he's willing to risk anything to keep the lovely Grace safe—and willing to risk even more for a future together… Being a bodyguard means staying close as a lover

Download or read book Lawfully Promised written by Elle E. Kay and published by Faith Writes Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange bargain. Uncertain future. Ella Jamison's father is a horse thief and an abusive man, but he's still her father. Texas Ranger, Isaiah Hayes, is a stranger and Ella's new husband. That was the deal: her father's freedom for Ella's hand in marriage. If strange beginnings and long absences weren't enough opposition to overcome, they also have real enemies with violent tendencies. Can Ella trust her new husband with her heart and her life or will fear destroy her first?

Download or read book Not Quite a Hero written by Lt Col Joseph R. Clark and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Korean War ended in 1953, a number of books and articles have been written about the air-to-air battles between the American F-86s and Russian MiGs. Some parts of the stories that appear in those publications are probably true, but many of them contain fantasies, exaggerations and even lies that are both preposterous and demeaning to the Air Force. Unfortunately much of what survives in the West as the history of those epic air battles is found in those partially flawed publications. I was in a position to know what was going on there since I spent a year observing the scene as an F-86 pilot fighting the MiGs with the 51st Fighter Wing. I have written this book because I want to leave history a more complete and honest picture of what went on there. I have been retired for more than fifty years, but my love for the Air Force and loathing for anything that reflects shame or dishonor on that great organization has compelled me to act. Feeling the way I do, writing in an effort to correct and enhance the record is an easy task since I enjoy writing and was reared to place real value in truth, honor and integrity and hate dishonesty, dissembling and deceit.

Download or read book Arrow and Superhero Television written by James F. Iaccino and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of new essays focuses on The CW network's hit television series Arrow--based on DC Comic's Green Arrow--and its spin-offs The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Comic book adaptations have been big business for film studios since Superman (1978) and in recent years have dominated at the box office--five of the 11 highest grossing films of 2016 were adapted from comics. Superheroes have battled across the small screen for considerably longer, beginning with The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958), though with mixed results. The contributors explore the reasons behind Arrow's success, its representation of bodies, its portrayal of women, its shifting political ideologies, and audience reception and influence on storylines.

Download or read book Medium Hero written by Korby Lenker and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside this book are stories about insects, piano teachers, talking birds, dead birds, ex-convicts, suicide attempts, tarot cards, and bible verses. Some of the stories happened to Korby and some of them he just made up. It doesn't really matter which are which. Up to this point in his life, he has been a professional singer-songwriter, traveling around by himself, playing songs for small audiences, selling CDs out of a suitcase. Occasionally there have been moments where the light shined particularly bright, but mostly it's just been him and a guitar, making music in living rooms and clubs and the occasional concert hall. He has met a lot of people, most of whom leaned like him toward the fringe side of the social spectrum. He's written some of them into stories hunched over a laptop in the backseat of a touring van, or in the lobby of a Best Western, or on the cracked vinyl couch of a rock club's green room, poking a keyboard with a pair of sweaty pointer fingers. And then when he was seven he fell in love with the Ramona Quimby books, and then it was the Great Brain books, and then the Roald Dahl. Most of his best friends have been characters from stories he's read. He's always been drawn to fiction because it tells you the truth you need to know. And the truth he needs to know is that, despite considerable advances in science and industry, the world is still a big fat piece of magic.

Download or read book Superheroes and Identities written by Mel Gibson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superheroes have been the major genre to emerge from comics and graphic novels, saturating popular culture with images of muscular men and sexy women. A major aspect of this genre is identity in the roles played by individuals, the development of identities through extended stories and in the ways the characters inspire audiences. This collection analyses stories from popular comics franchises such as Batman, Captain America, Ms Marvel and X-Men, alongside less well known comics such as Kabuki and Flex Mentallo. It explores what superhero narratives can reveal about our attitudes towards femininity, race, maternity, masculinity and queer culture. Using this approach, the volume asks questions such as why there are no black supervillains in mainstream comics, how second wave feminism and feminist film theory may help us to understand female comic book characters, the ways in which Flex Mentallo transcends the boundaries of straightness and gayness and how both fans and industry appropriate the sexual identity of superheroes. The book was originally published in a special issue of the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.

Download or read book The Hunk Next Door written by Debra Webb and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA TODAY bestselling authors Debra Webb and Regan Black introduce the thrilling new spinoff series The Specialists: Heroes Next Door In the season of hope, someone's out for blood. Police Chief Abigail Jensen is determined to protect her town—and avoid falling too hard for Riley, the new guy next door. But deciding who to trust can be deadly, especially when he has deep secrets…. Agent Riley O'Brien's mission is clear when he joins the CIA's covert Specialist task force: protect a small-town cop from a terrorist, no matter what. Trading his identity for the undercover guise of a handyman is part of the plan…getting close to Abigail on a personal—and passionate—level isn't.

Download or read book Hero for Hire written by Sheridon Smythe and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2009-01-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bounty hunter Mackenzy Cord had known for a long time Savannah Carrington was the woman for him--he just had to convince her of that. When she flees her father to escape an arranged marriage, Mac gets an opportunity to finally let her know how he feels. Mr. Carrington hires him to bring his daughter home--wed or unwed. Savannah sets out to prove to her father she doesn't need to be married to be happy, but her plans backfire when she's framed for a bank robbery in Jamestown, New York. Thank God for her best friend, Mac, who comes to her rescue in the nick of time. But when she and Mac are forced to pretend to be married, Savannah soon realizes there is more to Mac than meets the eye!

Download or read book Hero written by S.J. Bryant and published by Saffron Bryant. This book was released on with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nova's Last Adventure Trapped on Bardo with no friends, no fuel, and no funds, Nova and her fellow Hunters take a job to deliver medical supplies to the outer settlements, but things quickly turn south. The Hunters must survive a scorching desert, a Sheriff who’s out to get them, and sandstorms filled with parasites. As if facing a horde of ruthless bandits wasn’t bad enough, they’re about to learn there’s something much worse threatening Bardo.. and the rest of the universe. Get the last of The Nova Chronicles now...