Download or read book The Furry Future written by Fred Patten and published by FurPlanet Productions. This book was released on 2015-01-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Furry Fandom Conventions 1989 2015 written by Fred Patten and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Furry fandom—an adult social group interested in anthropomorphic animals in art, literature and culture—has grown since the 1980s to include an estimated 50,000 “furries.” Their largest annual convention drew more than 6,000 attendees in 2015, including 1,000 dressed in “fur suits” or mascot-type animal costumes. Conventions typically include awards, organizations, art, literature and movies, encompassing a wide range of creative pursuits beyond animal costuming. This study of the furry subculture presents a history of the oft-misunderstood group and lists all conventions around the world from 1989 through 2015, including organizers, guests of honor and donations to charity.
Download or read book FurScience written by Courtney N. Plante and published by FurScience. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Anthropomorphic Research Project is a group of social scientists conducting research to gain a better understanding of the furry fandom. In the present book we present the main findings from a variety of studies, including more than 10,000 furry participants, over the past five years. The book seeks to answer questions often asked about furries, such as what is a furry? Do furries really think they're animals? Is it true that all furries where fursuits? Whether you've never heard of furries before or you've been a furry for decades, you're sure to learn something from this book.
Download or read book Furry Nation written by Joe Strike and published by Cleis Press. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2017 Ursa Major Award for Best Non-Fiction Work! Furry fandom is a recent phenomenon, but anthropomorphism is an instinct hard-wired into the human mind: the desire to see animals on a more equal footing with people. It’s existed since the beginning of time in prehistoric cave paintings, ancient gods and tribal rituals. It lives on today—not just in the sports mascots and cartoon characters we see everywhere, but in stage plays, art galleries, serious literature, performance art—and among furry fans who bring their make-believe characters to life digitally, on paper, or in the carefully crafted fursuits they wear to become the animals of their imagination. In Furry Nation, author Joe Strike shares the very human story of the people who created furry fandom, the many forms it takes—from the joyfully public to the deeply personal— and how Furry transformed his own life.
Download or read book A Furry Faux Paw written by Jessica Kara and published by Page Street YA. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes Your Best Self Is Your Fursona Online, MauveCat (a cool, confident, glittering pixie cat) has friends and a whole supportive furry community that appreciates her art. At home, Maeve Stephens has to tiptoe around her hoarder mother’s mood and mess. When her life is at its hardest, Maeve can always slip into Mauve, her fursona, and be “the happy one,” the bubbliest, friendliest artist in her community—it’s even how she made her best friend, Jade. With graduation around the corner, Maeve is ready to put her lonely school days behind her and move on with her life. And while her father hasn’t been home since the divorce, he does offer her a dream come true: an all-expenses paid trip to the regional furry convention. Furlympia will have everything Maeve’s been missing—friends, art mentors, and other furries! So when her mother forbids her from going, Maeve decides to sneak out on her own. Between hitching a ride with Jade, getting a makeover from a young furry she inspired, and connecting with an art idol who could help Her get into her dream school—the furcon is everything Maeve hoped for and more. A single weekend away shows Maeve how wonderful her life could be, but breaking free of the hoard means abandoning her mother, just like everyone else in their life. And Maeve isn’t sure if she can—even if it destroys her, too.
Download or read book The Furry Trap written by Josh Simmons and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Furry Trap contains 11 short stories, varying in length from one to 30 pages, as well as a number of “extras” that will flesh out the reader’s experience. From the title creatures in “Night of the Jibblers,” to the witches and ogres of “Cockbone,” to the Godzilla-sized, centaur-bodied depiction of the title character in “Jesus Christ,” to the disarmingly cute yet terrifying demons of “Demonwood,” to the depraved, caped crusading antihero in “Mark of the Bat,” Simmons is a master of creating terrifying beasties that inspire and inflict nightmarish horrors, usually taken to unforgettable extremes. The individual stories in The Furry Trap stand on their own as mini-masterpieces of skin-crawling terror, but collectively complement each other in a way that only heightens the anxiety and dread pouring from page to page. Just remember: You've been warned.
Download or read book Furry Tales written by Fred Patten and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales featuring anthropomorphic animals have been around as long as there have been storytellers to spin them, from Aesop's Fables to Reynard the Fox to Alice in Wonderland. The genre really took off following the explosion of furry fandom in the 21st century, with talking animals featuring in everything from science fiction to fantasy to LGBTQ coming-out stories. In his lifetime, Fred Patten (1940-2018)--one of the founders of furry fandom and a scholar of anthropomorphic animal literature--authored hundreds of book reviews that comprise a comprehensive critical survey of the genre. This selected compilation provides an overview from 1784 through the 2010s, covering such popular novels as Watership Down and Redwall, along with forgotten gems like The Stray Lamb and Where the Blue Begins, and science fiction works like Sundiver and Decision at Doona.
Download or read book A Good Old Fashioned Future written by Bruce Sterling and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the subversive to the antic, the uproarious to the disturbing, the stories of Bruce Sterling are restless, energy-filled journeys through a world running on empty--the visionary work of one of our most imaginative and insightful modern writers. They live as strangers in strange lands. In worlds that have fallen--or should have. They wage battles in wars already lost and become heroes--and sometimes martyrs--in their last-ditch efforts to preserve the dignity and individuality of humanity. A hack Indian filmmaker takes the pulse of a wounded and declining civilization--21st-century Britain. A pair of swashbuckling Silicon Valley entrepreneurs join forces to make a commercial killing--in organic underground slime and computer-generated jellyfish. A man in a Japanese city takes orders from a talking cat while pursuing a drama of danger and adventure that has become the very essence of his life. From "The Littlest Jackal", a darkly hilarious thriller of mercs and gunrunners set in Finland, to a stark vision of a post-atomic netherworld in his haunting tale "Taklamakan", Bruce Sterling once again breaks boundaries, breaks icons, and breaks rules to unleash the most dangerously provocative and intelligent science fiction being written today.
Download or read book Furry Planet written by Joe Strike and published by Apollo Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a veteran fur comes an immersive entry into the world of furry fandom, with an inside look at an amazing subculture, the timeless human instinct to identify with animals, and color images of furry costumes, art, and conventions. Furs are the creative subculture of people who identify with animals. You can find them at furry conventions, furfests, around the world—tens of thousands of people donning their most elaborate fursuit. In costume, at conventions, with friends or alone, furries unleash the animal within, letting their inner beasts roar and their inner cats purr, aware of the power—and joy—to be found in bringing forward one’s animal side and encouraging others to do the same. In Furry Planet, long-time furry Joe Strike dives deep into this compelling subculture to share its appeal and rewards. Strike and a wealth of interviewees trace the history of the subculture and its various iterations today, in the process covering conventions, media, art, storytelling, community resources, costume creation, and advice for newcomers, and addressing stigmas and misconceptions head on. An unprecedented in-depth guide, Furry Planet is sure to inform and delight the ever-growing furry fandom and anyone who has ever been curious about it. Inside you’ll find: Insight into the natural human impulse to anthropomorphize animals A fascinating history of furry fandom A detailed look at furcons around the world Inspiration for fursuit costume creation Color images of costumes, art, and conventions Much more!
Download or read book The Furry MEGAPACK written by Huskyteer and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Huskyteer has selected a fine assortment of tales featuring anthropomorphic animals. Included are: INTRODUCTION, by Huskyteer PAVLOV’S HOUSE, by Malcolm Cross PERSONAL HISTORY, by Tim Susman LUNAR CAVITY, by Mary E. Lowd THE GOING FORTH OF UADJET, by Frances Pauli AFTER THE LAST BELL’S RUNG, by Patrick “Bahu” Rochefort AS BELOW, SO ABOVE, by Mut THE LANGUAGE OF EMOTION, by Bill Rogers A BAG OF CUSTARD, by Michael H. Payne DEITY THEORY, by James L. Steele DRAWN FROM MEMORY, by Renee Carter Hall BEST INTERESTS, by Whyte Yoté CLEARANCE PAPERS, by by Fred Patten IN THE DAYS OF THE WITCH-QUEENS, by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt MONSTERS, by Ryan Campbell RAINFALL, by Kandrel WIT’S END, by Watts Martin THE DARKNESS OF DEAD STARS, by Dwale LASSIE, GO HOME!, by Jaleta Clegg REATTACHMENT, by Kevin Frane
Download or read book Furry Psych written by Conrad Riker and published by Conrad Riker. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a rational, unapologetic, and redpilled exploration of furry culture, with a focus on Freudian analysis to uncover its underlying motivations and psychological explanations. It is specifically geared towards empowering and enlightening men who wish to overcome the effects of cultural Marxism and embrace their masculine selves.
Download or read book Draw Furries written by Lindsay Cibos-Hodges and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animal What do you get when you cross a human with a horse (or a hamster, or a hummingbird)? You get any one of a number of fun anthropomorphic animals, also known as "furries" to their friends. From facial expressions to creative coloring, this book contains all the know-how you need to create anthropomorphic cat, dog, horse, rodent and bird characters. Step by step, you'll learn how to: • Draw species-appropriate tails, eyes, wings and other fun details • Give your characters clothes, poses and personalities • Create the perfect backgrounds for your furry antics—with two start-to-finish demonstrations showing how Packed with tons of inspiration—from teeny-bopper bunnies and yorky glamour queens to Ninja squirrels and lion kings—Draw Furries will help you create a world of crazy, cool characters just waiting to burst out of your imagination.
Download or read book The Good the Bad and the Furry written by Tom Cox and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Meet The Bear--a cat who carries the weight of the world on his furry shoulders, and whose wise, owl-like eyes seem to ask, 'Can you tell me why I am a cat, please?' Like many intellectuals, The Bear would prefer a life of quiet solitude with plenty of time to gaze forlornly into space and contemplate society's ills. Unfortunately, he is destined to spend his days surrounded by felines of a significantly lower IQ" --Amazon.com.
Download or read book Forging the Future written by Mary Calmes and published by Dreamspinner Press. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Jin can regain his memory and Logan overcome the threats to his leadership, they can resume their lives. But is that what they want?
Download or read book Abundance written by Peter H. Diamandis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors document how four forces--exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion--are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. "Abundance" establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism.
Download or read book Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 c of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dogs of War written by Fred Patten and published by FurPlanet Productions. This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
