Real Life Super Heroes (eBook)

Nadia Fezzani (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
216 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-3917-8 (ISBN)

Infos

They dress up at night, fight crime, and save people from crimes and other personal disasters. Across North America, there are more than 600 costumed heroes patrolling the streets. Nadia Fezzani has visited them, patrolled with them, and faced death with them to bring this in-depth look at the lives and origins of Real Life Super Heroes.

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An in-depth look at the men and women who call themselves "e;Real Life Super Heroes."e; Dressed like heroes from comic books and action movies, Real Life Super Heroes are out there. They dress up at night, fight crime, save people, and some of them even have secret identities. Are they ordinary, mild-mannered citizens, or are they larger-than-life characters, determined to fight crime, risking life and limb to defend victims of violence and injustice? And why do some choose to reveal their true identities, while others prefer to remain anonymous?Guided by a reporter s instincts and a thrill-seeking nature, journalist Nadia Fezzani sets out in search of the secret lives of these men and women, who put themselves in harm s way to protect their fellow human beings. Through interviews and patrols with these heroes, she discovers what lies behind their activities. After facing gunmen and other dangers on patrol, Fezzani has crafted a psychologically fascinating look at Real Life Super Heroes and their world.

Autor

Nadia Fezzani has been an investigative journalist for over fifteen years and has interviewed athletes, musicians, secret agents, bounty hunters, and serial killers during her research. She is a sought after speaker on psychology and criminology, and is the author of Through the Eyes of Serial Killers: Interviews with Seven Murderers.

Inhalt

Introduction
1. My First Superheroes
2. Superheroes Anonymous
3. The Online Community
4. Supervillains
5. Thanatos
6. Phoenix Jones — Part I
7. California
8. Xtreme Justice League
9. Phoenix Jones — Part II
10. Salt Lake City
Conclusion
Acknowledgements

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.9.2017
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Bee Sting • Charities • Costumed • Homeless • Initiative • MMA • Motor Mouth • Mr Xtreme • Outreach • Peter Tangen • Phoenix Jones • Purple Reign • Real Life Super Villains • RLSH • RLSV • Rock N'Roll • Thanatos • Vigilantes • Zero
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-3917-5 / 1459739175
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-3917-8 / 9781459739178