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Violent Cases

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Violent Cases is a short graphic novel written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean. For both creators it was their first published graphic novel work in comics. Though drawn by McKean in shades of blue, brown, and grey, when it was first published by Escape Books in 1987, it was printed in black-and-white. Later editions have been printed in colour. A narrator, who is drawn to look like Gaiman, tells of how, as a small child in Portsmouth, he was taken by his father to be treated by an osteopath who was once employed by Al Capone. The nature of the narrator's relationship with his father, the tales the osteopath told, and the disturbing events that followed, are partially obscured by the narrator's imperfect recall of things he was not old enough to understand at the time.

Violet Jessop

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 - 5 May 1971) was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse who achieved fame by surviving the disastrous sinkings of sister ships RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic in 1912 and 1916 respectively. In addition, she had been on board Titanic and Britannic's other sister ship, RMS Olympic, when it collided with the HMS Hawke in 1911. Violet Jessop was born to William and Katherine Jessop, Irish emigrants living near Bahía Blanca, Argentina. William Jessop had emigrated from Dublin in the mid-1880s to try his hand at sheep farming in the Argentine. His fiancée, Katherine Kelly, followed him out there from Dublin in 1886. Violet was the first of nine children, only six of whom survived. Violet herself contracted tuberculosis at an early age and despite doctor's predictions survived. After her father died, Violet and her family moved to Great Britain where she attended a convent school. After her mother got sick she left school to join a high-class liner.

Writers on Comic Scriptwriting

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Writers on Comic Scriptwriting is book series containing interviews from top comic book writers about their writing techniques and principle works. Volume 1 (ISBN 184023069X) was written by Mark Salisbury and Volume 2 (ISBN 1840238089) was written by Andrew Kardon and Tom Root. A comic book creator is any one of a number of people working to create a comic book or graphic novel. The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S. can involve a writer, a penciller, an inker, a colorist, and a letterer, typically overseen by an editor.

Tartare (Mythologie)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dans la mythologie grecque, le Tartare est un lieu des Enfers. Le Tartare est aussi appelé la prison des Titans, certains d'entre eux y étant envoyés pour leurs mauvaises actions, par exemple abus de pouvoir ou meurtre. À l'issue de la Titanomachie, Zeus emprisonna les Titans au Tartare pour les punir . Dans la mythologie archaïque, Tartare est une divinité primordiale, issue de Chaos. Il personnifie le Tartare, l'endroit le plus bas du monde souterrain : la distance du Tartare jusqu'à la terre était égale à celle qui sépare les cieux de la terre selon les Anciens. Il soutient en outre les fondements des terres et des mers.

Women and Children First (Saying)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. "Women and children first" is a saying that implies that the lives of women and children are to be saved first if the lives of a group of people are at stake. The saying is most famously associated with the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912.The practice arose from the chivalrous actions of soldiers during sinking of HMS Birkenhead in 1852, though the phrase was not coined until 1860.Although never part of international maritime law, the phrase was popularised by its usage on the RMS Titanic, where, as a consequence of this practice, 74% of women on board were saved and 52% of children, but only 20% of men.

1. Dieser. Johnny

Wissen mit Johnny: Der Adventskalender. Die goldene Zeit von Bonnie und Clyde.

"Das solltest du aber wissen"-Wissen für jeden Tag! Influencer Johnny aka @wissen.mit.johnny glänzte bis vor Kurzem vor allem durch Comedy-Content - doch der smarte Wahl-Berliner kann auch ernsthaft: In seinem erfolgreichen Podcast "Wissen mit Johnny" vermittelt er auf unterhaltsame, spannende und verständliche Weise grundlegendes Wissen über weltgeschichtliche Ereignisse . Themen wie die Titanic, das Bermuda-Dreieck, Area 51 und die Berliner Mauer werden auf verständliche und spannende Art aufbereitet - perfekte "Das solltest du aber wissen"-Themen für neugierige Köpfe! In seinem ersten Adventskalenderbuch erklärt Johnny jeden Tag die Hintergründe der spannenden Geschichte um das legendäre Verbrecherpaar Bonnie und Clyde  und fordert seine Community heraus, selbst aktiv zu werden, zu recherchieren, Rätsel zu lösen und sich schlau zu machen. An dieser Stelle sei schon verraten: Wer mitmacht, wird für seinen Wissensdrang belohnt! Das erwartet dich: unterhaltsames Adventskalenderbuch spannendes Wissen über die kriminellen Legenden Bonnie und Clyde mit täglichen Aufgaben und Rätseln, die aktives Mitmachen fördern und das Wissen vertiefen EXTRA: Gewinnspiel mit grandiosen Preisen!