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It's midnight, and your sobbing 8-year-old has crawled into bed with you, shaking from a nightmare generated by seeing a werewolf in a music video. A college sophomore lies awake in her apartment, obsessing about stalkers after watching Beverly Hills 90210. Violence, and the threat of it, is pervasive in television and movies, and Joanne Cantor believes that as a result kids are scared, sleepless, and at risk of becoming violent themselves.

Cantor has worked with the national PTA on projects related to children and television, and with the National Television Violence Study. Her original research and findings about TV and movie violence--and the strong impact it has on children--is presented in this stirring book in a convincing, thorough manner. Cantor is realistic--she knows parents cannot shield children from every influence, and never suggests that parents should avoid TV and movies all together. Instead, she offers tools for limiting children's exposure to scary elements, provides age-related information to help parents predict what will alarm their children, suggests ways to reassure frightened children, and discusses the successes and failings of the movie and TV rating systems. Mommy, I'm Scared is a hard-hitting book that will serve as a wake-up call for many parents--especially those who have come to rely on TV as an inexpensive, electronic baby sitter. --Ericka Lutz.
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Normal People Frighten Me offers a light hearted and rough-edged philosophical way to look at the world and all who live in it. "Normal people have this unique perception of everyone and everything else. They see the world according to their conditioning; Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look-a-like competition...and he came third." Written by Glaswegian author, Stephen Hamilton Nicol, the book is as close to a rant as possible about life; by taking a satire swipe approach at the behaviour of: 'Normal People'. The title alone is enough to arouse curiosity for lovers of rant and general humour. 'Normal People Frighten Me' poses many questions about why normal people have this strange obsession with all things celebrity and why they conform too easily to peer pressure. Why the normals of this world follow each other like sheep; having no self-efficient or critical thinking capabilities of their own and why there is a distinct need right now to declare War on Stupidity before it's too late. There are also slight tints of political overtures and a soft grain of one-liners. Satirical philosophies from the witty Glaswegian like, "The beauty about this life is: everyone else thinks everyone else is an idiot." And, "Our life's prospects are not based on any faith or roll of a dice; they are divided by reality," add warmth to a mediocre-infested world but wrapped up in good old fashioned banter...in true Glaswegian style. One thing guaranteed about this book is anyone who has the privilege of reading it will see something of themselves in it; if not, others they know. It's like a mini-biography of us all in some respects. The world is made up of 90% of them and 10% of us. Where do you fit in?.
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The intriguing universe of robots.

Robots have lived in the human imagination for generations Remember Frankenstein's creature brought to life by an electric charge, the Tin Man who yearned to become human, or the robot-filled world of the popular 1960s animated television series The Jetsons?

Young readers will share this fascination as they embark on a thrilling journey from primitive robots to the revolution that is now underway. Chapters include:

• In Our Own Image: The history of robots, from the first automaton in 1709 to the rise of computers in 20th century
• Where are All the Robots?: Robot predictions from the past vs. modern reality
• Robot Explorers: Searching new frontiers: underwater, outer space
• Fighting Robots: Military assignments too dangerous for humans
• Working Robots: From assembly line operations to intricate surgical procedures
• Robots at Play: Robotic athletes, pets, toys and even actors grabbing the movie spotlight
• The Future: What can we expect?

With a text that will engross readers from the outset, lively sidebars, and intriguing photography, Mighty Robots creates a captivating picture of the robotic world.

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Escaping from a marriage gone bad and the wreckage of a distinguished career, champion hunter rider Rusty Coulter wants nothing more than to immerse himself in the comforting anonymity of teaching English at a large university in Texas, and to keep his hand in with horses by helping out part-time as manager and bookkeeper at a local stable.

Coulter has achieved a precarious peace of mind when he stumbles upon the battered corpse of the flamboyant chairman of the English department, and becomes unwillingly plunged into a maelstrom of deception, dishonesty, sex, and sudden death. The detective assigned to the case, a retired NYPD lieutenant, enlists Coulter's reluctant help in sorting through the suspects. Coulter quickly realizes that the serene groves of academe can be just as dangerous as anything he's encountered in the glamorous, high-stakes world of the East Coast show ring-and his job at the stable proves no less perilous!.
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