Most Popular Books by Paul Lee

Collecting all of the Conan and Conan the Cimmerian comic-book collaborations between acclaimed storyteller Timothy Truman (Scout, Grimjack, Jonah Hex) and veteran artist Paul Lee (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spider-Man), Conan: The Spear and Other Stories is a tribute to Robert E. Howard''s tenacious King Conan. Beleaguered by attempts at his crown and sickened by political maneuverings, Conan is the sort of king who takes matters into his own bloody hands. Truman and Lee''s "They Shall Be Lords Again" and "Silent to the Sea" -- from Conan issues #35 and #36 -- work together as a sequel to "The Phoenix on the Sword," a beloved Howard story. "The Tale of the Head," from Conan #40, immediately follows Howard''s "The Scarlet Citadel" and pits Conan head-on against the powers of evil wizard Thoth-Amon. In "The Sorrows of Akivasha," Lee fully paints and Truman fleshes out the sad plight of a seductive, centuries-old vampire from Robert E. Howard''s only Conan novel, The Hour of the Dragon. This collection also includes the Truman/Lee Conan short from the Free Comic Book Day 2006 Special, a Paul Lee sketchbook section, and colors on most stories by Eisner Award-winner Dave Stewart. Brutal battles on Pictish soil, scheming sorcerers, false prophets, a lust-filled vampire, and a little bit of humor -- this is an excellent introduction to Dark Horse''s Conan universe for both entirely new fans and well-read, seasoned fans!

Just grab your brush and start filling patterns! Don''t be afraid to go outside the box. Try to paint in your own way. Art is a constant search for inspiration and turning them into something extraordinary in the forge of your imagination! Good Luck and Have Fun!

In a world gone mad with standardized curricula and the degradation of the profession of teaching, P. L. Thomas and Joe Kincheloe attempt to bring sanity back to the discussion of the teaching of some of the basic features of the educational process. In Reading, Writing, and Thinking: The Postformal Basicsthe authors take on the "rational irrationality" of current imperial pedagogical practices, providing readers with provocative insights into the bizarre assumptions surrounding the contemporary teaching of reading, writing, and thinking. The authors are obsessed with producing an accessible book for multiple audiences--parents, teachers, scholars of education--that moves beyond critique to a new domain of the social and educational imagination. Readers of Thomas'' and Kincheloe''s book embark on a mind trip beginning with "what is" and moving to the realm of "what could be." In this context they introduce readers to a critical theory of thinking--postformalism--that moves the social and educational conversation to a new terrain of individual and social consciousness.Tired of the same educational policies and "solutions" in the teaching of reading, writing, and thinking, the authors become socio-psychic explorers who move readers past the boundaries of contemporary pedagogical perception.

A man and a woman are tragically kileld in a gang-related incident, and the man seeks out and haunts those who did it.

The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning—The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon''s original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly chosen Slayer''s road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, Sunnydale, the Scoobies, and an English librarian lead the way into Season 1 continuity. Plus, The Goon creator Eric Powell provides pencils to All''s Fair, featuring Spike and Drusilla at the 1933 World''s Fair. The smash TV hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer led to nearly a decade of comics at Dark Horse—including multiple specials, one-shots, and guest miniseries. This omnibus series is the ultimate compilation of the Buffy comics Dark Horse has published, and runs along the TV series'' timeline. A fitting companion to Whedon''s comics-based relaunch of the show.

Buffy''s emotions run high after the tragic loss of her mother, but she still fights. She struggles with blood-starved vamps from another dimension and swarms of green demon children with a penchant for nibbling on faces, and, as barriers between alternate realities erode, nightmare versions of friends and long-dead enemies must be dealt with. Then Buffy''s own death -- having sacrificed herself for Dawn -- takes a toll on the Scoobies, as they deal with demons and crazed forest creatures in a tale by Amber Benson ("Tara") and Christopher Golden. When Buffy is restored to life, she undertakes a secret mission with Angel, and all the loose ends are tied up with Buffy''s trip to hell, bringing an end to an amazing four-year run of Buffy comics. * The Buffy Omnibus books collect the earliest Buffy comics and are an excellent precursor to Joss Whedon''s Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series. * "There''s plenty of humor and action here. Lots of strange (and strangely fun) violence. And, for Slayer fans, Omnibus is an opportunity to run down memory lane and relive those early, exciting Slayer days." -- comicbookbin.com

The mechanisms of asymmetric induction involving the lithiation and substitution of N-benzyl-N-Boc-N-p-methodically amine and N-benzyl-N-Boc-N-3-chloropropyl amine were investigated and are reported here. These two substrates undergo deprotonation with butyllithium in the presence of the chiral ligand (${-}$)-sparteine to generate their benzyllithium intermediates, which are subsequently reacted with electrophiles to yield highly enantioenriched products. For N-benzyl-N-Boc-N-3-chloropropyl amine, the electrophile is a part of the substrate, so the reaction is an intramolecular cyclization. The enantioselectivity in these reactions can arise either during or after the deprotonation of the substrate. These two limiting possible mechanisms were distinguished by comparing the results of the reaction following the replacement in the substrate of one of the two prochiral, benzylic hydrogens for a deuterium. For both of these reactions, the enantioselectivity was shown to occur during the deprotonation of the substrate. The intramolecular cyclization of N-benzyl-N-Boc-N-3-chloropropyl amine was further studied by negating the possibility of asymmetric substitution. A racemic sample of the benzyllithium intermediate was generated from its racemic stannyl analog within the presence of (${-}$)-sparteine, which cyclized revealingly into racemic product. Moreover, the benzyllithium intermediate generated from lithiation of N-benzyl-N-Boc-N-p-methoxyphenyl amine was shown to be configurationally stable by evaluating the dependence of the enantioselectivity upon the extent of the substitution step. Other observations involving the $alpha$-deuterated analog were consistent with a mechanism where the lithiated intermediate accelerates the rate of the lithiation. The configurational stability of N-($alpha$-lithio-$alpha$-methyl) benzyl-N-Boc-N-p-methoxyphenyl amine, a tertiary benzyllithium derivative, was also tested by generating an enantiopure sample of this benzyllithium intermediate from its enantiopure stannyl analog. This tertiary benzyllithium derivative was determined to be configurationally stable. Additional benzyllithium species were tested for their configurational stability by reacting them with chiral electrophiles and comparing the diastereoselectivities of the reaction. The results with N,N-diisopropyl-o-$(1prime$-lithioethyl)benzamide were consistent with a configurationally labile species. The tests on N,3-dilithio-N-methyl-3-phenylpropanamide and o-ethyl-N,$alpha$-dilithio-N-pivaloylaniline led to inconclusive results.