Crime Fiction
"Crime Fiction" provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
*presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel
*explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as "Rational Criminal Investigation," "The Hard-Boiled Mode," "The Police Procedural" and "Historical Crime Fiction"
*locates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context
*outlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory
*considers contemporary television series like "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" alongside the "classic" whodunnits of Agatha Christie.
Electronics Buying Guide 2006
From computers to plasma televisions, cell phones, cameras, and DVD players, this up-to-date edition from "Consumer Reports" can guide consumers in selecting a digital product and ease anxieties about their purchase.
Electronics Buying Guide 2006 
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Sony Sixaxis Wireless Controller PS3
Enter the new Sixaxis wireless controller. Utilizing sensors designed to read when a player angles, tilts, thrusts, or pulls, the Sixaxis controller allows game play to become a natural extension of the player's body.
And with the heritage of the PlayStation system's basic controller design still intact, gamers are now able to play the controls they've grown accustomed to while harnessing the added intuitive movements of the multi-axis controller.
Key Features:
- Motion Sensing System: Thanks to breakthrough technology and a highly sensitive motion sensing system, the controller becomes a natural extension of the user's body.
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth for wireless gameplay (the PlayStation 3 system can support up to seven wireless controllers at one time).
- Wireless or Wired: The Sixaxis controller can be easily switched from wireless to wired.
- Analog Joy Sticks: The tilting angle of the analog joy stick has been slightly broadened to enable more delicate...
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Toshiba TDP-T45U Mobile Projector
| Key Features & Benefits: | ||
| 2000:1; usually featured by LCD TVs | ||
| Remarkable light output and brightness | ||
| XGA 1024 x 768 pixels | ||
| Weighs only 6.6 lbs and can be used right out of the box | ||
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The Best in Tent Camping: Florida: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos
If you subscribe to the opinion that Japanese lanterns, televisions, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, then The Best in Tent Camping: Florida should be your constant outdoor companion.
From the sugar white beaches of the Gulf Coast to the vast mangrove stands of the Everglades, camping in Florida has never been better. The Best in Tent Camping: Florida is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. It's the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper's boombox, or waking up to find your tent surrounded by a convoy of RVs.
Each campground profile gives unbiased and thorough evaluations, taking the guesswork out of finding the perfect site. Essential information provided includes:
* Campground layout map
* Key information such as fees, restrictions, and dates of operation
* Ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security,...
The Best in Tent Camping: Florida: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos
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EasyMount Adapter Plate for Large Screens, EZADP-02
- The EasyMount EZADP-02 expands the maximum bolt pattern for certain large televisions
- Increases vertical spacing by 5.5"
- Increases horizontal spacing by 9.5".
- All mounting hardware included for wood studs, concrete and/or masonry
- This adapter is necessary with the EZLCDP-02 for Phillips flat panel televisions 42" and larger.
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Cracking the ACT with DVD
"Cracking the ACT" now offers MAJOR new features on DVD, in addition to free full length practice tests and expert advice online. Of course, book buyers also get all the test-prep techniques they expect from The Princeton Review, as well as two full length practice exams inside the book.
DVD packed with extra ACT help
-Video tutorial with a breakdown of each section of the test
-DVD can be accessed on PCs, laptops, or televisions
Each book includes a unique customer access code that gives book buyers exclusive free access to four full-length ACT practice exams online. The online practice tests feature instant score reporting and students can receive customized study plans based on their strengths and weaknesses.
Cracking the ACT with DVD
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