As awareness of climate change grows, so do the number of cultural depictions of environmental disaster. Graphic novels have reliably produced dramatizations of such disasters. Many use themes of dystopian hopefulness, or the enjoyment readers experience from seeing society prevail in times of apocalypse.This book argues that these generally inspirational narratives contribute to a societal apathy for real-life environmental degradation. By examining the narratives and art of the e...

Examining the mimetic theory of René Girard, this book investigates the development of society as a result of an original crime (a murder) that shaped the way the earliest humans organized the social structures we live with today - an analysis that reveals the dangerous structure of the most basic social relationships. With attention to family relationships, A Genealogy of Social Violence sheds light on the processes by which the traditional nuclear family, through the mimetic behaviour of...

“Thriller writing at its best.” --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a riveting new action thriller series. When the world comes under threat, an elite international team is called in, designed to handle the highest of stakes and led by former Army Ranger Grant Valor. In MAXIMUM FURY (Book #3), the race is on for former Grant Valor and his team of skilled misfits as th...

“Thriller writing at its best.” --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a riveting new action thriller series. When the world comes under threat, an elite international team is called in, designed to handle the highest of stakes and led by former Army Ranger Grant Valor. In MAXIMUM PERIL (Book #5), when major dams fall under terrorist control, it’s up to Grant Valor and h...

“Thriller writing at its best.” --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a riveting new action thriller series. When the world comes under threat, an elite international team is called in, designed to handle the highest of stakes and led by former Army Ranger Grant Valor. In MAXIMUM IMPACT (Book #7), when a space launch facility falls into the hands of ruthless mercenaries...

“Thriller writing at its best.” --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a riveting new action thriller series. When the world comes under threat, an elite international team is called in, designed to handle the highest of stakes and led by former Army Ranger Grant Valor. In MAXIMUM POWER (Book #6), when terror strikes at the heart of the Olympics, Grant Valor and his inte...

“Thriller writing at its best.” --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a riveting new action thriller series. When the world comes under threat, an elite international team is called in, designed to handle the highest of stakes and led by former Army Ranger Grant Valor. In MAXIMUM FORCE (Book #2), when an elusive terrorist cell commandeers cutting-edge military tech for ...

“Thriller writing at its best.” --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a riveting new action thriller series. When the world comes under threat, an elite international team is called in, designed to handle the highest of stakes and led by former Army Ranger Grant Valor. In MAXIMUM THREAT (Book #4), an explosive clash above turbulent waters forces Grant Valor and his inte...

“Thriller writing at its best.” --Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a riveting new action thriller series. When the world comes under threat, an elite international team is called in, designed to handle the highest of stakes and led by former Army Ranger Grant Valor. In MAXIMUM CARNAGE (Book #8), Grant Valor's latest mission with SENTINEL becomes a high-stakes race ag...

“My first time reading Vin Strong and it won’t be my last! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and its characters. It was non-stop action and had me thinking about who was involved. I highly recommend this book!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -Review of Lone Survivor “Loved the storyline and the characters in it. I found it hard to put my kindle down. Finally finished it and it is 3:00 AM.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -Review of Lone Survivor When a deadly virus outbreak turns passengers violent on a long-haul flight, Air Marshal Alex Hawk...

“My first time reading Vin Strong and it won’t be my last! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and its characters. It was non-stop action and had me thinking about who was involved. I highly recommend this book!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -Review of Lone Survivor “Loved the storyline and the characters in it. I found it hard to put my kindle down. Finally finished it and it is 3:00 AM.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -Review of Lone Survivor When a routine flight becomes a fight for survival, Air Marshal Alex Hawkins must protect a high-p...

Contemporary Cowboys: Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture expands and develops an understanding of recent cultural shifts in representations of the American cowboy and “the West” as vital components of American identity and values. The chapters in this book examine they ways in which twenty-first century representations have updated the figure of the cowboy, considering not only traditionally analyzed sources, such as television, film, and literature, but also less studied...