The life of Jelly Roll Morton (1885-1941) is reconsidered in this thoroughly researched biography. Beginning as a virtuoso piano player in the brothels of New Orleans, Morton revolutionized jazz by actually writing down his highly sophisticated music. His career as a popular performed plummeted in the 1930s, when white record moguls who had been ...
Tired? Run-down? Take this simple test: Drop your present reading material into a glass of water, see how it dissolves into a soggy mess? Now make the same test with a MAD book. Notice how crisp and firm the cover stays and how those bright MAD pages begin to fizz. In just eight seconds, MAD's mind rotting ingredients paralyse the cerebellum, ...
Tired? Run-down? Take this simple test: Drop your present reading material into a glass of water, see how it dissolves into a soggy mess? Now make the same test with a MAD book. Notice how crisp and firm the cover stays and how those bright MAD pages begin to fizz. In just eight seconds, MAD's mind rotting ingredients paralyse the cerebellum, ...
The 11th volume in the MAD Readers series. Continuing ibooks' hit publishing program that reintroduces the classic material that made an internationally recognized name of MAD Magazine!
When the talk turns to books, do you find yourself saying: "Hoo Hah?" You need feel embarrassed no longer. Here, in simple words and fantastically complicated pictures, is the fearlessly outspoken expose that rips the lid off the pressing problems of our times! More precious than rubies, more stimulating than Nembutal, The Mad Reader is a book you ...
When the talk turns to books, do you find yourself saying: "HOO HAH?" You need feel embarrassed no loner. Here, in simple words and fantastically complicated pictures, is the fearlessly outspoken expose that rips the lid off the pressing problems of our times! More precious than rubies, more stimulating than Nembutal, The MAD Reader is a book you ...
Tired? Run-down? Logy? Take this simple test: Drop your present reading material into a glass of water-see how it dissolves into a soggy mess? Now make the same test with a MAD book. Notice how crisp and firm the cover stays-how those bright MAD pages begin to fizz. In just eight seconds, MAD's mind-rotting ingredients paralyze the cerebellum, ...
William Gaines, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting, uses a case history approach for easy understanding of simple and complex investigations. Gaines has created fictional reporters who are followed in each step of their investigations and their careers in newspapers and television. Utilizing instructional text, ...
EC Comics were superior to other comics of the 1950s because of a higher quality of writing and artwork, and they were widely imitated by other comics publishers. The subject matter for EC Comics were horror, science fiction/fantasy, crime stories, war stories and stories with a social message that generally had a twist or "shock" ending. This ...
When you turn to books do you find yourself saying 'HOO HAH'? If you do then you don't need to feel embarrassed any more. Here, in simple words and fantastically complicated pictures, is the fearlessly outspoken expose that rips the lid off the pressing problems of our times. Who is stronger - Captain Marbles or Superduperman? What shocking ...
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