The Monster Enters

Author: Mike Davis
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1839765674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
A new edition of a classic book on viral catastrophes--the Spanish flu, the Avian flu, and now, Covid-19 In his book, The Monster at Our Door, the renowned activist and author Mike Davis warned of a coming global threat of viral catastrophes. Now in this expanded edition of that 2005 book, Davis explains how the problems he warned of remain, and he sets the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of previous disastrous outbreaks, notably the 1918 influenza disaster that killed at least forty million people in three months and the Avian flu of a decade and a half ago. In language both accessible and authoritative, The Monster Enters surveys the scientific and political roots of today’s viral apocalypse. In doing so it exposes the key roles of agribusiness and the fast-food industries, abetted by corrupt governments and a capitalist global system careening out of control, in creating the ecological pre-conditions for a plague that has brought much of human existence to a juddering halt.

The Monster at Our Door

Author: Mike Davis
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805081916
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
In this first book to sound the alarm on a possible pandemic, Davis tracks the avian flu crisis as the virus moves west and the world remains woefully unprepared to contain it.

Set the Night on Fire

Author: Mike Davis
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1784780243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 648

Book Description
Histories of the US sixties invariably focus on New York City, but Los Angeles was an epicenter of that decade's political and social earthquake. L.A. was a launchpad for Black Power-where Malcolm X and Angela Davis first came to prominence and the Watts uprising shook the nation-and home to the Chicano walkouts and Moratorium, as well as birthplace of 'Asian America' as a political identity, base of the antiwar movement, and of course, centre of California counterculture. Mike Davis and Jon Wiener provide the first comprehensive movement history of L.A. in the sixties, drawing on extensive archival research, scores of interviews with principal figures of the 1960s movements, and personal histories (both Davis and Wiener are native Los Angelenos). Following on from Davis's award-winning L.A. history, City of Quartz, Set the Night on Fire is a fascinating historical corrective, delivered in scintillating and fiercely elegant prose.

When the Monster Comes Out of the Closet

Author: Westley Allan Dodd
Publisher: Rose Pub
ISBN: 9781881170068
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description

The Monster Enters

Author: Mike Davis
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1839765658
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225

The Monster Book

Author: Christopher Golden
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671042599
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
An official guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer describes the mythology and influences behind the monsters, ghouls, and characters through interviews with the creators and details of the episodes.

The Monster in My Basement

Author: Dave Preston
Publisher: City of Light Publishing
ISBN: 1942483821
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21

Book Description
There's a monster in Dave's basement! His name is Howard and he's very hungry. Howard invites Dave to dinner. But will Dave eat dinner or BE dinner? The thought makes Dave shake a little bit, shake a little bit, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake. Has Dave made a big mistake? This heartwarming story about friendship and first impressions began as a song. The music and lyrics are included in the book, and a QR code invites readers to join the author in a rousing rendition of the clever song that gets kids up and shake-shake-shaking!

Stinky

Author: Eleanor Davis
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0979923840
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Stinky, a monster who lives in a swamp, gets upset when a boy named Nick starts hanging around his swamp, and so he tries to scare Nick away.

Monster Comes to the City

Author: Ellen Blance
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780582185883
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 16

Book Description

The Monster Catchers

Author: George Brewington
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1250165792
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
A father-son monster hunter duo must save the Bay Area from an evil villain in The Monster Catchers, a madcap middle-grade fantasy debut from George Brewington. If there's something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? Buckleby and Son! Whether it's a goblin in the garden or a fairy in the attic, Bailey Buckleby and his dad can rid your home of whatever monster is troubling you—for the right price. But when Bailey discovers that his dad has been lying—their pet troll Henry is actually a kidnapped baby sea giant—he begins to question the family business. Enter Axel Pazuzu, criminal mastermind, who will stop at nothing to make a buck. With everyone and everything he loves in peril, it's up to Bailey to save his family and set things right in this funny, fantastical adventure.