Gerry Souter

"In his works, Hopper poetically expressed the solitude of man confronted to the American way of life as it developed in the 1920s. Inspired by the movies and particularly by the various camera angles and attitudes of characters, his paintings expose the alienation of mass culture. Done in cold colours and inhabited by anonymous characters, Hopper's paintings also symbolically reflect the Great Depression. Through a series of different reproductions...

"When gunslingers chose their weapons and took their chances.From colonial-era rifles carried on the "Owlhoot Trail" to John Dillinger's Colt pistols, the history of the American outlaw is told in guns--weapons that became each man's personal signature. Authors Gerry and Janet Souter peer into these criminals' choices of derringers, revolvers, shotguns, rifles, machine guns, and curious hybrids, giving us a glimpse into the minds behind the trigger...

Uses dramatic photographs, detailed illustrations, maps, and easy-to-follow text to tell the story of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq in an accessible way for young readers, showing how servicemen and women live and fight while training the Afghan and Iraqi armies to defend their countries and provide security to their cities and villages.