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Our superheroes, ourselves
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ISBN: 0199339473 9780199339471 9780199765812 0199765812 0199339511 9780199339518 Year: 2013 Publisher: Oxford New York

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Superhero fans are everywhere, from the teeming halls of Comic Con to suburban movie theaters, from young children captivated by their first comic books to the die-hard collectors of vintage memorabilia. Why are so many people fascinated by superheroes? In this thoughtful, engaging, and at times eye-opening volume, Robin Rosenberg--a writer and well-known authority on the psychology of superheroes--offers readers a wealth of insight into superheroes, drawing on the contributions of a top group of psychologists and other scholars. The book ranges widely and tackles many intriguing questions. Ho

Psychology : the brain, the person, the world
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ISBN: 0205376096 Year: 2004 Publisher: Boston, Mass. Pearson A and B

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What is a superhero?
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ISBN: 0199795339 019933952X Year: 2013 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press,

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It's easy to name a superhero--Superman, Batman, Thor, Spiderman, the Green Lantern, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rorschach, Wolverine--but it's not so easy to define what a superhero is. Buffy has superpowers, but she doesn't have a costume. Batman has a costume, but doesn't have superpowers. What is the role of power and superpower? And what are supervillains and why do we need them? In What is a Superhero?, psychologist Robin Rosenberg and comics scholar Peter Coogan explore this question from a variety of viewpoints, bringing together contributions from nineteen comic book experts--including


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A New Juvenile Justice System : Total Reform for a Broken System

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