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Over 50 years, Charles M. Schulz created a comic strip that is one of the indisputable glories of American popular culture. Some 20 years after the last strip appeared, the characters Schulz brought to life in Peanuts continue to resonate with millions of fans, their beguiling four-panel adventures and television escapades offering lessons about happiness, friendship, disappointment, childhood, and life itself. Here, 33 writers and artists reflect on the deeper truths of Schulz’s deceptively simple comic, its impact on their lives and art and on the broader culture.

In Art as Information Ecology, Jason A. Hoelscher offers not only an information theory of art but an aesthetic theory of information. Applying close readings of the information theories of Claude Shannon and Gilbert Simondon to 1960s American art, Hoelscher proposes that art is information in its aesthetic or indeterminate mode—information oriented less toward answers and resolvability than toward questions, irresolvability, and sustained difference. In this way, art constitutes information that remains in formation---a difference that makes a difference that keeps on differencing.

APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH — The injustice of wrongful convictions. Rob Carson’s life had been turned upside down; his pregnant wife, Janey, was dead and he was imprisoned for her murder. From the day of the bludgeoning, Rob maintained his innocence but statistics put a target on his back. The data was all too clear, husbands kill wives. Kara, Rob’s childhood sweetheart, was in disbelief. The whole of it was inconceivable. Rob was not capable of such a heinous, brutal act. He was not a killer.

Have you ever wondered what the world’s top upper cervical doctors are doing in order to have the greatest practices on the planet? Would you like to learn how to take your practice to the next level from doctors that are already there? If you answered yes to any of these questions, listen to Dr. Bill Davis’ informative book. A comprehensive UC practice success manual, Upper Cervical Practice Mastery helps you achieve prosperity and abundance in your life and practice even if you're starting from zero.

Some of the cast and production team are interviewed about the making of the 1979 mod film Quadrophenia. Featuring interviews with Phil Davis, Toyah Wilcox, Mark Wingett, Sean Barton, Franc Roddam, Bill Burbishly and Martin Stellman. Listen to find out about the cast's feelings about the film, the huge buzz around it and how the production team first became involved in its creation.

Welcome to the audiobook version of The Free Brontosaurus, David Berkeley's novella comprising 10 interweaving stories, complete with his accompanying album of 10 songs, one for each character. This is an incredible merging of genres, exploring the relationship between literature and music, between prose and lyric. Here, you get the stories and the songs sequenced together. These are gently written narratives of isolation, describing characters disconnected from home and community.

Fred Carver is hired by his good friend, Lieutenant Alfonso DeSoto of the Orlando police, to investigate the death of his uncle at Sunhaven, a local nursing home. Carver is harassed by Raphael Ortiz, a viciously depraved thug bent on discouraging Carver from investigating Sunhaven.

The Scopes trial, over the right to teach evolution in public schools, reaffirmed the importance of intellectual freedom as codified in the Bill of Rights. The trial, in a small-town Tennessee courtroom in 1925, set the stage for ongoing national debates over the separation of church and state in a democratic society - debates that continue to this day.

Are you an aspiring golfer, eager to take your place on the green but overwhelmed by the intricate rules, terminology, and techniques? Have you been making countless swings with no clear understanding or visibility of progress? Wondering how to select the right equipment that complements your unique style, ability, and budget? If these questions hit a little too close to home, you've found yourself in the right place. It’s a well-documented fact that learning golf can be intimidating for beginners.

Whether you're already a trivia pro or just starting to enjoy the game, "Basketball History: Court Chronicles – The Evolution, Teams, and Players That Shaped the Game" is your go-to guide. Expand your expertise, impress friends, and dive into the rich history of basketball like never before. Say goodbye to boring basketball history books and hello to a captivating journey through the sport’s most iconic moments.

Cole Hampton's military service and tough upbringing come in handy when solving dangerous problems for the less fortunate. But against his will, he's tasked with finding a missing woman. When the search leads down dark pathways, he must deal with an array of desperate crooks and killers.

Chicago, 120 years in the future. Elliot Lock limps toward the end of his professional dreams. Hiding a bum knee and battling a constant ringing in his ears, the discontented football player’s opportunity to live up to his father’s legacy is crumbling as fast as his dad’s health. But when he’s offered a way to fix his parent’s brain injury in exchange for joining an innovative digital sports league, he stifles his doubts and signs on for a miracle cure.

Brian recently left the Santa Cruz PD for life as a college professor. But he can kiss goodbye his quiet life by the beach and his casual girlfriend, Ivy, when it turns out he actually knew the dead woman, and he is instantly embroiled in the investigation. When Brian meets the beguiling Savannah Romeo, a sassy COVID-19 contact tracer, another wrench is thrown into his hot mess of a life. He can’t help it. He falls for her.

It's 1996, and Mighty Casey Morgan is back in Mudville—this time with a schtick of a different sort. The former all-star first baseman, jilted by the team he carried on his back for 15 seasons, now rules the AM talk show airwaves.