Union Guerrillas of Civil War Kansas: Jayhawkers and Red Legs (Civil War Series)

History

Matthews, Matt M.

Thomas, Paul A.

Americas

The History Press

"Wizard rock"--music based on the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling--is an idiosyncratic subgenre, with band names like Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys and The Whomping Willows. Drawing on input from insiders and fans, and interviews with more than a dozen wizard rockers, this book explores the history and aesthetics of the movement. An appendix lists dozens of popular bands, members and discographies: a must-have for fandom scholars and wizard rock devotees alike.

I Wanna Wrock!: The World of Harry Potter-Inspired "Wizard Rock" and Its Fandom

Arts & Photography

Music

McFarland Company

Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network's Adventure Time

Humor & Entertainment

Television

UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI

Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time" is a guide through the colorful and exuberant animated television series that initially aired from 2010 to 2018. Created by visionary artist Pendleton Ward, the series was groundbreaking and is credited by many with heralding in a new golden age of animation. Known for its distinct sense of humor, bold aesthetic choices, and memorable characters, Adventure Time has amassed a fan-following of teenagers and young adults in addition to children. Popularly and critically acclaimed, the show netted three Annie awards, eight Emmys, and a coveted Peabody. In this thorough overview, author Paul A. Thomas explores the nuances of Adventure Time's characters, production history, ancillary media, and vibrant fandom. Based in part on interviews with dozens of the creative individuals who made the show possible, the volume comprises a captivating mix of oral history and primary source analysis. With fresh insight, the book considers the show's guest-directed episodes, outlines its most famous songs, and explores how its characters were created and cast. Written for fans and scholars alike, Exploring the Land of Ooo ensures that, when it comes to Adventure Time, the fun truly will never end.

Review\nReaders with a hankering to be a top-notch Wikipedia editor should find a copy of this how-to guide, grab it, and keep it close. It explains the intriguing history of Wikipedia, clarifies the unique ethos that makes Wikipedia so special, and provides detailed, technical instructions for writing entries, submitting them, and participating in Wikipedia’s lively community of editors. Roughly half the text offers step-by-step instructions on editing Wikipedia articles, and this is the heart of this guide. Questions about entry layout, the user-option toolbar, the history tab, the visual editor, Wikitext, behind-the-scenes code, hyperlinks, peer review, locking articles, WikiProjects, and Taskforces are all answered with practical, nitty-gritty guidance and advice. Examples include the technical instructions for signing messages and how to load an article and lock in changes (and add an edit summary). This title is enthusiastically recommended for Wikipedia devotees. Even those with no interest in being a Wikipedia editor will find engaging and enlightening information about Wikipedia's history, its pros and cons, and its utility as an adjunct to traditional encyclopedias. ― Booklist\nAs Thomas notes, most of us use Wikipedia and know that anyone can contribute to it, but most don’t know who edits it and how and why they do this work. Thomas explains all in plainly written chapters on the history of the resource, what to know before editing, getting started, and growing as an editor in “Concrete Ways to Make Wikipedia a Better Resource.” Crucially, there’s a closing chapter on countering bias in the work. Particularly helpful to librarians will be the section for editors who want to work with libraries and museums, as it is a mini lesson for librarians on what these patrons expect. 
― Library Journal\nThis book should be titled Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Wikipedia (*But Were Afraid to Ask) - as it provides a very comprehensive, yet super accessible summary of what Wikipedia is, how it works, and how one can contribute. If you're not editing Wikipedia yet, it is a must-read. If you do, get the book anyway, and spread the good word! 
-- Dariusz Jemielniak, Professor and Chair of MINDS (Management in Networked and Digital Societies) Department at Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland, author of Common Knowledge? An Ethnography of Wikipedia and Collaborative Society, and Faculty Associate at Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University\nExpert and accessible. Thomas brings his decade-plus experience of collaborating on Wikipedia to print with this new book. Thomas takes the reader inside the online encyclopedia, revealing its history and culture, and showing the reader not only how to contribute but how to be a good contributor---in short, how to become a Wikipedian.\n-- Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University, Author of Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia\nIn Inside Wikipedia, Paul Thomas brings an experienced Wikipedian's knowledge in newcomer-friendly prose to explain how to join the community of contributors. His discussion of 'critical editing' in the context of Wikipedia's biases is a particularly welcome addition to the corpus of publications about Wikipedia. 
-- LiAnna Davis, Chief Programs Officer, Wiki Education\nWikipedia is one of the most visited websites on the Internet, regularly bringing in millions of readers a day. But how exactly does a huge site like this work? What are its strengths? What are its weaknesses? Who edits the site? And perhaps most importantly how can you, the reader, help make the site better?\nIn this book, Paul A. Thomas—a seasoned Wikipedia contributor who has accrued almost 60,000 edits since he started editing in 2007—breaks down the history of the free encyclopedia and explains the process of becoming an editor.\nChapters include: 
The History of Wikipedia The Wiki-Ethos: What to Know Before You Edit Getting Started: Mak

Inside Wikipedia: How It Works and How You Can Be an Editor

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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