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Nature Calls
The History, Lore, and Charm of Outhouses
Written by Dottie Booth
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2012
Price: $9.99
The crunch of leaves under your feet, the sounds of nature around you, the smell of . . . well, never mind. In this engaging volume, Dottie Booth answers the call with a one-of-a-kind photographic tour of outhouses and privies around the world. Full of personal stories, historical facts, folklore (what... Read more >
The History, Lore, and Charm of Outhouses
Written by Dottie Booth
Format: eBook, 96 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2012
Price: $9.99
The crunch of leaves under your feet, the sounds of nature around you, the smell of . . . well, never mind. In this engaging volume, Dottie Booth answers the call with a one-of-a-kind photographic tour of outhouses and privies around the world. Full of personal stories, historical facts, folklore (what... Read more >
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Roy Lichtenstein in His Studio
Written by Laurie Lambrecht
Contribution by Edward Robinson
Foreword by Dorothy Lichtenstein
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $35.00
Roy Lichtenstein in His Studio is a portfolio of vivid and engaging photographs by Laurie Lambrecht, who was an administrative assistant to Lichtenstein for three years. She and the artist worked together daily, and the bond between them is evident in the photographs. Lichtenstein is shown working on two major series... Read more >
Written by Laurie Lambrecht
Contribution by Edward Robinson
Foreword by Dorothy Lichtenstein
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $35.00
Roy Lichtenstein in His Studio is a portfolio of vivid and engaging photographs by Laurie Lambrecht, who was an administrative assistant to Lichtenstein for three years. She and the artist worked together daily, and the bond between them is evident in the photographs. Lichtenstein is shown working on two major series... Read more >
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Memory Remains
9/11 Artifacts at Hangar 17
Photographed by Francesc Torres
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: August 16, 2011
Price: $50.00
This large landscape-format book, exquisitely designed and produced, features the remarkable photography created by Spanish artist Francesc Torres, who was granted special access to visit JFK International Airport's Hangar 17 after it became the repository for all significant non-human materials salvaged from the site of the World Trade Center after the... Read more >
9/11 Artifacts at Hangar 17
Photographed by Francesc Torres
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: August 16, 2011
Price: $50.00
This large landscape-format book, exquisitely designed and produced, features the remarkable photography created by Spanish artist Francesc Torres, who was granted special access to visit JFK International Airport's Hangar 17 after it became the repository for all significant non-human materials salvaged from the site of the World Trade Center after the... Read more >
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The Day After Tomorrow
Images of Our Earth in Crisis
Written by J. Henry Fair
Contribution by Roger Hodge
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $39.95
As seen on The Today Show!
The Day After Tomorrow takes readers on a journey to bear witness to the environmental destruction that is currently plaguing our planet; from a forest in West Virginia devastated by mountaintop removal mining, to a region in Florida left in ruins by the phosphate... Read more >
Images of Our Earth in Crisis
Written by J. Henry Fair
Contribution by Roger Hodge
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $39.95
As seen on The Today Show!
The Day After Tomorrow takes readers on a journey to bear witness to the environmental destruction that is currently plaguing our planet; from a forest in West Virginia devastated by mountaintop removal mining, to a region in Florida left in ruins by the phosphate... Read more >
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Father Land
Text by Vahe Oshagan
Photographed by Ara Oshagan
Format: Hardcover, 156 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2010
Price: $45.00
When is a city born? When does it mature? When does it acquire an identity? There is just one answer to all three questions: when it looks death in the eye.
This is a land of myths and traditions, where people do not die but, rather, are transformed into legends... Read more >
Text by Vahe Oshagan
Photographed by Ara Oshagan
Format: Hardcover, 156 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2010
Price: $45.00
When is a city born? When does it mature? When does it acquire an identity? There is just one answer to all three questions: when it looks death in the eye.
This is a land of myths and traditions, where people do not die but, rather, are transformed into legends... Read more >
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DIGNITY
In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Written by Dana Gluckstein
Epilogue by Amnesty International
Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Introduction by Faithkeeper Oren R. Lyons
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2010
Price: $39.95
DIGNITY, a collection of iconic photographs by Dana Gluckstein, honors Indigenous Peoples worldwide and celebrates the 50th Anniversary in 2011 of Amnesty International, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization. With over ninety exquisite black-and-white portraits spanning three decades, this richly printed coffee table gift book succeeds in distilling the universality... Read more >
In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Written by Dana Gluckstein
Epilogue by Amnesty International
Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Introduction by Faithkeeper Oren R. Lyons
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2010
Price: $39.95
DIGNITY, a collection of iconic photographs by Dana Gluckstein, honors Indigenous Peoples worldwide and celebrates the 50th Anniversary in 2011 of Amnesty International, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization. With over ninety exquisite black-and-white portraits spanning three decades, this richly printed coffee table gift book succeeds in distilling the universality... Read more >
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Dear Knights and Dark Horses
Photographed by Thomas Roma
Introduction by Alec Wilkinson
Format: Hardcover, 100 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $24.95
Mechanical horses and departing soldiers are the two bodies of work that make up Dear Knights and Dark Horses, the latest powerHouse release by renowned fine art and documentary photographer Thomas Roma. There is a haunting elegance present in each series taken separately—in the peeling paint of the inactive rides, in... Read more >
Photographed by Thomas Roma
Introduction by Alec Wilkinson
Format: Hardcover, 100 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $24.95
Mechanical horses and departing soldiers are the two bodies of work that make up Dear Knights and Dark Horses, the latest powerHouse release by renowned fine art and documentary photographer Thomas Roma. There is a haunting elegance present in each series taken separately—in the peeling paint of the inactive rides, in... Read more >
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Witness in Our Time, Second Edition
Working Lives of Documentary Photographers
Written by Ken Light
Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $21.95
Working Lives of Documentary Photographers
Written by Ken Light
Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $21.95
Witness in Our Time traces the recent history of social documentary photography in the words of twenty-nine of the genre's best photographers, editors, and curators, showing how the profession remains vital, innovative, and committed to social change. The second edition includes a new section of interviews on documentary photography in the...
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Also available as an
eBook.
Witness in Our Time, Second Edition
Working Lives of Documentary Photographers
Written by Ken Light
Format: eBook, 280 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $21.95
Witness in Our Time traces the recent history of social documentary photography in the words of twenty-nine of the genre's best photographers, editors, and curators, showing how the profession remains vital, innovative, and committed to social change. The second edition includes a new section of interviews on documentary photography in the... Read more >
Working Lives of Documentary Photographers
Written by Ken Light
Format: eBook, 280 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $21.95
Witness in Our Time traces the recent history of social documentary photography in the words of twenty-nine of the genre's best photographers, editors, and curators, showing how the profession remains vital, innovative, and committed to social change. The second edition includes a new section of interviews on documentary photography in the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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What I Eat
Around the World in 80 Diets
Written by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $40.00
A stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of 80 people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day.
In this fascinating study of people and their diets, 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in a day. Featuring a Japanese sumo wrestler, a... Read more >
Around the World in 80 Diets
Written by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $40.00
A stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of 80 people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day.
In this fascinating study of people and their diets, 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in a day. Featuring a Japanese sumo wrestler, a... Read more >
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Blues, Booze, & Bbq
Photographed by Michael Loyd Young
Foreword by David Alan Harvey
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2009
Price: $39.95
“The Mississippi River Delta is flat country. Not a hill in sight. It is often way too cold or way too hot. But there is a subtle beauty to it. Large plantation owners used to rule this delta country and I imagine what it may have been like 100 years ago. I can almost smell... Read more >
Photographed by Michael Loyd Young
Foreword by David Alan Harvey
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2009
Price: $39.95
“The Mississippi River Delta is flat country. Not a hill in sight. It is often way too cold or way too hot. But there is a subtle beauty to it. Large plantation owners used to rule this delta country and I imagine what it may have been like 100 years ago. I can almost smell... Read more >
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44 Days
Iran and the Remaking of the World
Written by David Burnett
Contribution by Christiane Amanpour and John Kifner
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $50.00
At a time when most Westerners fled the carnage in Iran, David Burnett was one of the few to stay and document the breathtakingly sudden fall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in December 1978, and the chaotic political maneuvering that would culminate in the triumph of the Ayatollahs and the birth... Read more >
Iran and the Remaking of the World
Written by David Burnett
Contribution by Christiane Amanpour and John Kifner
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $50.00
At a time when most Westerners fled the carnage in Iran, David Burnett was one of the few to stay and document the breathtakingly sudden fall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in December 1978, and the chaotic political maneuvering that would culminate in the triumph of the Ayatollahs and the birth... Read more >
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Sound Kapital
Supplement by Yuli Chen
Photographed by Matthew Niederhauser
Introduction by Chairman Ca
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $24.95
China exists today in a liminal realm, caught between the socialist idealism of old and a calamitous drive for wealth spurned by recent free-market reforms. This seemingly unbridgeable gap tears at the country’s social fabric while provoking younger generations to greater artistic heights. The unique sound emerging from Beijing’s underground delves deeply into this void, aggressively questioning... Read more >
Supplement by Yuli Chen
Photographed by Matthew Niederhauser
Introduction by Chairman Ca
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $24.95
China exists today in a liminal realm, caught between the socialist idealism of old and a calamitous drive for wealth spurned by recent free-market reforms. This seemingly unbridgeable gap tears at the country’s social fabric while provoking younger generations to greater artistic heights. The unique sound emerging from Beijing’s underground delves deeply into this void, aggressively questioning... Read more >
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Imperial
Photographed by William T. Vollmann
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2009
Price: $55.00
The Imperial Valley of southeastern California and the U.S./Mexico border is a place with a heavy history and an uncertain future. It is a land of great progress and crushing failure, home to a past that includes migrant workers, Mexican laborers, struggling farmers, corporate exploitation, pollution, the forgotten paradise of the... Read more >
Photographed by William T. Vollmann
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2009
Price: $55.00
The Imperial Valley of southeastern California and the U.S./Mexico border is a place with a heavy history and an uncertain future. It is a land of great progress and crushing failure, home to a past that includes migrant workers, Mexican laborers, struggling farmers, corporate exploitation, pollution, the forgotten paradise of the... Read more >
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The Taqwacores
Muslim Punk in the USA
Photographed by Kim Badawi
Foreword by Michael Muhammad Knight
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $35.00
Writer Michael Muhammad Knight coined the term "taqwacore" for his novel about a Muslim punk house in Buffalo, NY, which Knight initially distributed from the back of his car as a DIY photocopied zine. In time, the book found widespread publication through Autonomedia and garnered supporters, even inspiring the first woman-led... Read more >
Muslim Punk in the USA
Photographed by Kim Badawi
Foreword by Michael Muhammad Knight
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $35.00
Writer Michael Muhammad Knight coined the term "taqwacore" for his novel about a Muslim punk house in Buffalo, NY, which Knight initially distributed from the back of his car as a DIY photocopied zine. In time, the book found widespread publication through Autonomedia and garnered supporters, even inspiring the first woman-led... Read more >
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Where Valor Rests
Arlington National Cemetery
Written by Rick Atkinson
Photographed by James Balog, Bruce Dale and Dave Black
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $18.95
Arlington National Cemetery spreads across the rolling hills west of the Potomac, a serene and reverent sanctuary for the presidents, soldiers, and heroes—famous and unsung alike—who lie in eternal rest among its green lawns and quiet glades. It is a roster dating back to America’s birth and including many of the... Read more >
Arlington National Cemetery
Written by Rick Atkinson
Photographed by James Balog, Bruce Dale and Dave Black
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $18.95
Arlington National Cemetery spreads across the rolling hills west of the Potomac, a serene and reverent sanctuary for the presidents, soldiers, and heroes—famous and unsung alike—who lie in eternal rest among its green lawns and quiet glades. It is a roster dating back to America’s birth and including many of the... Read more >
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The Invisible Empire
Ku Klux Klan
Written by Anthony S. Karen
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $39.95
Established in 1866, the Ku Klux Klan still remains one of America’s most secretive organizations. New York photojournalist Anthony Karen first transcended that secrecy several years ago when he got the opportunity to photograph a KKK cross-lighting ceremony. Since then, Karen has been documenting Klan organizations throughout the country. In The... Read more >
Ku Klux Klan
Written by Anthony S. Karen
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $39.95
Established in 1866, the Ku Klux Klan still remains one of America’s most secretive organizations. New York photojournalist Anthony Karen first transcended that secrecy several years ago when he got the opportunity to photograph a KKK cross-lighting ceremony. Since then, Karen has been documenting Klan organizations throughout the country. In The... Read more >
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Dirty Bow Wow
Written by Jeffrey Katz
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2009
Price: $14.95
A winsome collection of 50 full-color, all-breed canine portraits, each posed with a favorite play toy and accompanied by an affectionate anecdote.
Dirty Wow Wow was ranked #3 on Entertainment Weekly's "Ten Things We Love" List
The creators of the popular book DIRTY WOW WOW present this brand new album, featuring... Read more >
Written by Jeffrey Katz
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2009
Price: $14.95
A winsome collection of 50 full-color, all-breed canine portraits, each posed with a favorite play toy and accompanied by an affectionate anecdote.
Dirty Wow Wow was ranked #3 on Entertainment Weekly's "Ten Things We Love" List
The creators of the popular book DIRTY WOW WOW present this brand new album, featuring... Read more >
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Faces of Africa
Thirty Years of Photography
Written by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
Format: Hardcover, 360 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $16.95
Award-winning photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher present an unparalleled collection of 250 photographs, drawn from their work over thirty years, revealing an inclusive look at the people and cultures of Africa.
This astounding collection of rare and intimate photographs depicts a lifetime of events and experiences from birth and coming-of-age to... Read more >
Thirty Years of Photography
Written by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
Format: Hardcover, 360 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $16.95
Award-winning photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher present an unparalleled collection of 250 photographs, drawn from their work over thirty years, revealing an inclusive look at the people and cultures of Africa.
This astounding collection of rare and intimate photographs depicts a lifetime of events and experiences from birth and coming-of-age to... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Belgrade Belongs To Me
Photographed by Boogie
Format: Hardcover, 120 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2008
Price: $35.00
“At three o’clock sharp, the enemy must be crushed by your mighty charge, torn to pieces by your grenades and bayonets. The honor of Belgrade must be spotless. Soldiers, heroes, the Supreme Command has erased our names from its roll. Our regiment is sacrificed for our King and Fatherland. You don’t... Read more >
Photographed by Boogie
Format: Hardcover, 120 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2008
Price: $35.00
“At three o’clock sharp, the enemy must be crushed by your mighty charge, torn to pieces by your grenades and bayonets. The honor of Belgrade must be spotless. Soldiers, heroes, the Supreme Command has erased our names from its roll. Our regiment is sacrificed for our King and Fatherland. You don’t... Read more >
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Cypher
Text by Jeff Chang
Preface by ORB
Photographed by Charles Peterson
Format: Hardcover, 136 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2008
Price: $35.00
Acclaimed rock photographer Charles Peterson is back with a new subject—the world of contemporary breakdancing. B-boying, as it’s referred to by its adepts, centers around the “cypher” (circle) created when b-boys and b-girls gather to practice or to “battle.” Bigger and badder than ever, breakdancing has grown since its beginnings in... Read more >
Text by Jeff Chang
Preface by ORB
Photographed by Charles Peterson
Format: Hardcover, 136 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2008
Price: $35.00
Acclaimed rock photographer Charles Peterson is back with a new subject—the world of contemporary breakdancing. B-boying, as it’s referred to by its adepts, centers around the “cypher” (circle) created when b-boys and b-girls gather to practice or to “battle.” Bigger and badder than ever, breakdancing has grown since its beginnings in... Read more >
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Do Not Give Way To Evil
Photographs of the South Bronx, 1979-1987
Photographed by Lisa Kahane
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: July 13, 2008
Price: $35.00
The Bronx had almost stopped burning by 1979. The intensity and extent of the devastation permeated the landscape. It was an awesome mess, not just another neighborhood, but another realm, visible but incomprehensible. The Bronx came undone in a confluence of unfortunate circumstances: the life cycle of community, rampant city planning... Read more >
Photographs of the South Bronx, 1979-1987
Photographed by Lisa Kahane
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: July 13, 2008
Price: $35.00
The Bronx had almost stopped burning by 1979. The intensity and extent of the devastation permeated the landscape. It was an awesome mess, not just another neighborhood, but another realm, visible but incomprehensible. The Bronx came undone in a confluence of unfortunate circumstances: the life cycle of community, rampant city planning... Read more >
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Colin De Land, American Fine Arts
Written by Dennis Balk
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $45.00
Within the international art world, American Fine Arts, Co., Colin de Land Fine Art was a gallery known equally for its anti-commercial, risk-taking practices and for its charismatic owner, who championed a perennially marginalized discourse that critiqued the status quo of gallery practice. Culled from de Land’s extensive archive, Colin de... Read more >
Written by Dennis Balk
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $45.00
Within the international art world, American Fine Arts, Co., Colin de Land Fine Art was a gallery known equally for its anti-commercial, risk-taking practices and for its charismatic owner, who championed a perennially marginalized discourse that critiqued the status quo of gallery practice. Culled from de Land’s extensive archive, Colin de... Read more >
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Work
The World in Photographs
Written by Ferdinand Protzman
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2008
Price: $16.95
National Geographic is pleased to present our new Collectors Series. Each volume is a fresh presentation of one of our world-famous photography books. Our first volume, Work, showcases this most universal human pastime through images culled from National Geographic’s vast photographic archive as well as other important collections. This fascinating, wide-ranging... Read more >
The World in Photographs
Written by Ferdinand Protzman
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2008
Price: $16.95
National Geographic is pleased to present our new Collectors Series. Each volume is a fresh presentation of one of our world-famous photography books. Our first volume, Work, showcases this most universal human pastime through images culled from National Geographic’s vast photographic archive as well as other important collections. This fascinating, wide-ranging... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Inside
The Chelsea Hotel
Edited by Antonin Kratochvil
Designed by Pentagram
Photographed by Julia Calfee
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2007
Price: $49.95
In an intimate style, Inside: The Chelsea Hotel documents not only the archetypes and atmosphere in, but also echoes from the spirits and ghosts of, the inimitable Chelsea Hotel.
The Chelsea Hotel is a place where excess is welcome, where the psyche can be annihilated or resurrected. It has a magical... Read more >
The Chelsea Hotel
Edited by Antonin Kratochvil
Designed by Pentagram
Photographed by Julia Calfee
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2007
Price: $49.95
In an intimate style, Inside: The Chelsea Hotel documents not only the archetypes and atmosphere in, but also echoes from the spirits and ghosts of, the inimitable Chelsea Hotel.
The Chelsea Hotel is a place where excess is welcome, where the psyche can be annihilated or resurrected. It has a magical... Read more >
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