Bob Kane

James Raven

Randy Rogel

Boyd Kirkland

Batman and his crimefighting partners, Robin and Batgirl, match wits with Mr. Freeze and his evil cohorts in an adventure-filled tale based on the new animated film. Original. Movie tie-in.

Batman & Mr. Freeze

Subzero

In 14 original essays, this book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book

'Cover your webcams...or suffer the consequences.' He calls himself the Slave Master. He spies on women through their computer webcams. Then he blackmails those who unknowingly reveal their secrets to him. His last victim was brutally murdered. Now he's targeting the cop in charge of the investigation. To him she's the perfect prey - because she has secrets of her own. Praise for James Raven's previous novels: 'This is one of the best books I've ever read, and I've read a lot! It constantly leaves you in heart grabbing suspense, ' Goodreads Review. 'Just reading the blurb made me want to find out how Raven pulled off this extraordinary tale...you won't be disappointed, ' Books Monthly. 'This is a great book. It gave me nightmares, but I couldn't put it down, ' Listed Magazine. http: //www.james-raven.com/ Also by James Raven: After the Execution, Rollover, Urban Myth, Arctic Blood, Red Blitz, Brutal Revenge

Malicious

Histories you can trust. In 14 original essays, The Oxford History of the Book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present. Leading international scholars offer an original and richly illustrated narrative that is global in scope. The history of the book is the history of millions of written, printed, and illustrated texts, their manufacture, distribution, and reception. Here are different types of production, from clay tablets to scrolls, from inscribed codices to printed books, pamphlets, magazines, and newspapers, from written parchment to digital texts. The history of the book is a history of different methods of circulation and dissemination, all dependent on innovations in transport, from coastal and transoceanic shipping to roads, trains, planes and the internet. It is a history of different modes of reading and reception, from learned debate and individual study to public instruction and entertainment. It is a history of manufacture, craftsmanship, dissemination, reading and debate. Yet the history of books is not simply a question of material form, nor indeed of the history of reading and reception. The larger question is of the effect of textual production, distribution and reception - of how books themselves made history. To this end, each chapter of this volume, succinctly bounded by period and geography, offers incisive and stimulating insights into the relationship between books and the story of their times.

The Oxford History of the Book

Many more people encountered newspapers, business press products or jobbing print than the glamorous books of the Enlightenment. This book looks at the way in which print effected a business revolution.

Publishing Business in Eighteenth-century England

University Lecturer in Modern History University of Oxford and Fellow James Raven

In 1994, James Raven encountered a letterbook from the Charleston Library Society detailing the ordering, processing, and shipping of texts from London booksellers to their American customers. The 120 letters, covering the period 1758-1811, provided unique material for understanding the business of London booksellers (for whom very little correspondence has survived) and Raven decided to publish an annotated edition of the letters. The letterbook, reproduced in its entirety, forms an appendix to the present volume, but Raven's study has blossomed from a relatively narrow examination of booksellers and their customers to a larger exploration of the role of books and institutions such as the Library Society in the formation of elite cultural identity on the fringes of empire. As a result, this meticulously researched book has much to offer scholars of gentry culture and community in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world as well as historians of the book--Publisher's Description.

Transatlantic Literary Community and the Charleston Library Society, 1748-1811

London Booksellers and American Customers

After the Execution

In 14 original essays, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present. Leading international scholars offer an original and richly illustrated narrative that is global in scope. The history of the book is the history of millions of written, printed, and illustrated texts, their manufacture, distribution, and reception. Here are different types of production, from clay tablets to scrolls, from inscribed codices to printed books, pamphlets, magazines, and newspapers, from written parchment to digital texts. The history of the book is a history of different methods of circulation and dissemination, all dependent on innovations in transport, from coastal and transoceanic shipping to roads, trains, planes and the internet. It is a history of different modes of reading and reception, from learned debate and individual study to public instruction and entertainment. It is a history of manufacture, craftsmanship, dissemination, reading and debate. Yet the history of books is not simply a question of material form, nor indeed of the history of reading and reception. The larger question is of the effect of textual production, distribution and reception - of how books themselves made history. To this end, each chapter of this volume, succinctly bounded by period and geography, offers incisive and stimulating insights into the relationship between books and the story of their times.

Peter Garside

Antonia Forster

Reader in English Literature Peter Garside

Rainer Schöwerling

This is the first complete copy-based record of the English novel at a key moment in its development, during the Romantic era. There are almost 2,500 separate entries in all, providing accurate researched details of authors, bibliographical composition of books and the whereabouts of surviving copies. It is a valuable record of women's writing: indicating that as much as 60 per cent of fiction written at this time was by female authors.

The English Novel, 1770-1829: 1800-1829

When Keith comes upon troublemaker Rikki beating up on a defenseless street person, he is forced to step in and use his martial arts training.

Entering the Way

When an explosion destroys the community garden, Kim is convinced that someone is out to get the woman who lives next door to it, but Davina thinks that it is Nemesis's way of seeking revenge. Original.

The Best Enemy

Daniel Prince is an online activist with a huge international following. Through his People-Power blog he campaigns for worthy causes and often targets governments and global corporations. Naturally he’s made a lot of enemies – so when he is found dead, in what can doubtless be called suspicious circumstances, there are more than a few suspects.But that’s only half the problem facing DCI Jeff Temple and his Major Investigations Team. The pressure on them intensifies when Prince’s girlfriend, in an attempt to keep his legacy alive, takes over his blog. The move looks set to make her one of the world’s most powerful people - but not if she, too, becomes a victim of her own success. Not only must DCI Temple and his team solve this crime, they must solve it quickly, so that history doesn’t find a way of repeating itself. In The Blogger, James Raven invites you into a world where the internet is a powerful tool; a forum for progressive ideas and big audiences. However, not all those in the audience are willing to let the dissenting voice be heard.

The Blogger

James Raven, a leading historian of the book, offers a fresh and accessible guide to the global study of the production, dissemination and reception of written and printed texts across all societies and in all ages. Students, teachers, researchers and general readers will benefit from the book's investigation of the subject's origins, scope and future direction. Based on original research and a wide range of sources, What is the History of the Book? shows how book history crosses disciplinary boundaries and intersects with literary, historical, media, library, conservation and communications studies. Raven uses examples from around the world to explore different traditions in bibliography, palaeography and manuscript studies. He analyses book history's growing global ambition and demonstrates how the study of reading practices opens up new horizons in social history and the history of knowledge. He shows how book history is contributing to debates about intellectual and popular culture, colonialism and the communication of ideas. The first global, accessible introduction to the field of book history from ancient to modern times, What is the History of the Book? is essential reading for all those interested in one of society's most important cultural artefacts.

What is the History of the Book?

In 1450 very few English men or women were personally familiar with a book; by 1850, the great majority of people daily encountered books, magazines, or newspapers. This book explores the history of this fundamental transformation, from the arrival of the printing press to the coming of steam. James Raven presents a lively and original account of the English book trade and the printers, booksellers, and entrepreneurs who promoted its development. Viewing print and book culture through the lens of commerce, Raven offers a new interpretation of the genesis of literature and literary commerce in England. He draws on extensive archival sources to reconstruct the successes and failures of those involved in the book trade—a cast of heroes and heroines, villains, and rogues. And, through groundbreaking investigations of neglected aspects of book-trade history, Raven thoroughly revises our understanding of the massive popularization of the book and the dramatic expansion of its markets over the centuries.

Francois Caen

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