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Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949

Author : Christopher G. Rea
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231547676
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949 written by Christopher G. Rea and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949 is an essential guide to the first golden age of Chinese cinema. Offering detailed introductions to fourteen films, this study highlights the creative achievements of Chinese filmmakers in the decades leading up to 1949, when the Communists won the civil war and began nationalizing cultural industries. Christopher Rea reveals the uniqueness and complexity of Republican China’s cinematic masterworks, from the comedies and melodramas of the silent era to the talkies and musicals of the 1930s and 1940s. Each chapter appraises the artistry of a single film, highlighting its outstanding formal elements, from cinematography to editing to sound design. Examples include the slapstick gags of Laborer’s Love (1922), Ruan Lingyu’s star turn in Goddess (1934), Zhou Xuan’s mesmerizing performance in Street Angels (1937), Eileen Chang’s urbane comedy of manners Long Live the Missus! (1947), the wartime epic Spring River Flows East (1947), and Fei Mu’s acclaimed work of cinematic lyricism, Spring in a Small Town (1948). Rea shares new insights and archival discoveries about famous films, while explaining their significance in relation to politics, society, and global cinema. Lavishly illustrated and featuring extensive guides to further viewings and readings, Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949 offers an accessible tour of China’s early contributions to the cinematic arts.

WALNECK'S CLASSIC CYCLE TRADER, FEBRUARY 2005

Author : Causey Enterprises, LLC
Publisher : Causey Enterprises, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book WALNECK'S CLASSIC CYCLE TRADER, FEBRUARY 2005 written by Causey Enterprises, LLC and published by Causey Enterprises, LLC. This book was released on with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Odds Against Me

Author : John Scarne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Odds Against Me written by John Scarne and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of sleight-of-hand practitioner and authority on gambling and odds.

Arabella

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1728262895
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Arabella written by Georgette Heyer and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated edition of the beloved classic by the Queen of Regency romance herself, Georgette Heyer, featuring a new Foreword by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James. Arabella's one little while lie has spread through the ton like wildfire... Arabella Tallant, modest daughter of a country clergyman, is on her way to her first London Season when her carriage breaks down outside the estate of the wealthy and bored Mr. Robert Beaumaris. Beau assumes she's simply another young lady throwing herself in his path, which goads the impetuous Arabella into pretending she's an heiress. Much to Arabella's dismay, rather than being brutally set-down, as she intended, Beaumaris is deeply amused. He counters by launching her into high society, which Arabella would enjoy very much if it wasn't for the fortune hunters. Arabella's unpredictable and innocent ways force Beaumaris to start helping others, including a stray dog, an unfortunate urchin, and eventually Arabella's reckless young brother. Along the way, Arabella and Beaumaris become more and more intrigued with each other—which neither will admit, of course, until under extreme duress. "Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes... Utter, immersive escapism."—SOPHIE KINSELLA "No one has ever matched Georgette Heyer for charm and wit." —LISA KLEYPAS "Utterly timeless charm... The dialogue sparkles with wit." —NORA ROBERTS, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Romance, adventure, side-splitting humor—no one writes like Georgette Heyer!" —LAUREN WILLIG, New York Times bestselling author

Earth Abides

Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0899683703
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Earth Abides written by George R. Stewart and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lottery and Other Stories

Author : Shirley Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Lottery and Other Stories written by Shirley Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Classics Illustrated

Author : William B. Jones, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786488409
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Classics Illustrated written by William B. Jones, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A significant expansion of the critically acclaimed first edition, Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed., carries the story of the Kanter family's series of comics-style adaptations of literary masterpieces from 1941 into the 21st century. This book features additional material on the 70-year history of Classics Illustrated and the careers and contributions of such artists as Alex A. Blum, Lou Cameron, George Evans, Henry C. Kiefer, Gray Morrow, Rudolph Palais, and Louis Zansky. New chapters cover the recent Jack Lake and Papercutz revivals of the series, the evolution of Classics collecting, and the unsung role of William Kanter in advancing the fortunes of his father Albert's worldwide enterprise. Enhancing the lively account of the growth of "the World's Finest Juvenile Publication" are new interviews and correspondence with editor Helene Lecar, publicist Eleanor Lidofsky, artist Mort Kunstler, and the founder's grandson John "Buzz" Kanter. Detailed appendices provide artist attributions, issue contents and, for the principal Classics Illustrated-related series, a listing of each printing identified by month, year, and highest reorder number. New U.S., Canadian and British series have been added. More than 300 illustrations--most of them new to this edition--include photographs of artists and production staff, comic-book covers and interiors, and a substantial number of original cover paintings and line drawings.

Being as Communion

Author : William A. Dembski
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131717545X
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Being as Communion written by William A. Dembski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a thing to be real, it must be able to communicate with other things. If this is so, then the problem of being receives a straightforward resolution: to be is to be in communion. So the fundamental science, indeed the science that needs to underwrite all other sciences, is a theory of communication. Within such a theory of communication the proper object of study becomes not isolated particles but the information that passes between entities. In Being as Communion philosopher and mathematician William Dembski provides a non-technical overview of his work on information. Dembski attempts to make good on the promise of John Wheeler, Paul Davies, and others that information is poised to replace matter as the primary stuff of reality. With profound implications for theology and metaphysics, Being as Communion develops a relational ontology that is at once congenial to science and open to teleology in nature. All those interested in the intersections of theology, philosophy and science should read this book.

Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture

Author : Gail Ashton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441102825
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture written by Gail Ashton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from 29 leading international scholars, this is the first single-volume guide to the appropriation of medieval texts in contemporary culture. Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture covers a comprehensive range of media, including literature, film, TV, comics book adaptations, electronic media, performances, and commercial merchandise and tourism. Its lively chapters range from Spamalot to the RSC, Beowulf to Merlin, computer games to internet memes, opera to Young Adult fiction and contemporary poetry, and much more. Also included is a companion website aimed at general readers, academics, and students interested in the burgeoning field of Medieval afterlives, complete with: - Further reading/weblinks - 'My favourite' guides to contemporary medieval appropriations - Images and interviews - Guide to library archives and manuscript collections - Guide to heritage collection See also our website at https://medievalafterlives.wordpress.com/.

Teaching Children with High-Level Autism

Author : Pamela LePage
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134487851
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Children with High-Level Autism written by Pamela LePage and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Children with High-Level Autism combines the perspectives of families and children with disabilities and frames these personal experiences in the context of evidence-based practice, providing pre- and in-service teachers and professionals with vital information on how they can help children with high-level autism reach their full potential. Many children with high-level autism are capable of regulating their behaviors given the right interventions, and this cutting edge text explores multiple methods for helping such children succeed academically, socially, and behaviorally. The book: • draws from interviews with twenty families who have middle- and high-school-aged children with high functioning autism or Aspergers syndrome; • presents a synthesis of the most cutting-edge research in the field; • provides practical advice for educating children with high-level autism; • is authored by two special education professors who are also both the parents of children with disabilities. Teaching Children with High-Level Autism is essential reading for anyone who works or plans to work with children on the upper range of the autism spectrum.

Inside the Carnival

Author : Wayne Parent
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807161780
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Inside the Carnival written by Wayne Parent and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With both an entertainer’s eye and a social scientist’s rigor, Wayne Parent subjects Louisiana’s politics to rational and empirical analysis, seeking and finding coherent reasons for the state’s well-known unique history. He resists resorting to vague hand-waving about “exoticism,” while at the same time he brings to life the juicy stories that illustrate his points. Pa rent’s main theme is that Louisiana’s ethnic mix, natural resources, and geography define a culture that in turn produces its unique political theater. He gives special attention to immigration patterns and Louisiana’s abundant supply of oil and gas, as well as to the fascinating variations in political temperaments in different parts of the state. Most important, he delivers thorough and concise explanations of Louisiana’s unusual legal system, odd election rules, overwrought constitutional history, convoluted voting patterns, and unmatched record of political corruption. In a new epilogue, Parent discusses how the hurricanes of 2005 will affect state politics and politicians as Louisiana struggles to regain its footing in the New South.

World War II and the Postwar Years in America [2 volumes]

Author : William H. Young
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031335653X
Total Pages : 942 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book World War II and the Postwar Years in America [2 volumes] written by William H. Young and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and then a difficult transition to peace and prosperity. The two-volume World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia contains over 175 articles describing everyday life on the American home front during World War II and the immediate postwar years. Unlike publications about this period that focus mainly on the big picture of the war and subsequent economic conditions, this encyclopedia drills down to the popular culture of the 1940s, bringing the details of the lives of ordinary men, women, and children alive. The work covers a broad range of everyday activities throughout the 1940s, including movies, radio programming, music, the birth of commercial television, advertising, art, bestsellers, and other equally intriguing topics. The decade was divided almost evenly between war (1940-1945) and peace (1946-1950), and the articles point up the continuities and differences between these two periods. Filled with evocative photographs, this unique encyclopedia will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking an overview of life in the United States during a decade that helped shape the modern world.

Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents

Author : Mery F. Diaz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231545673
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents written by Mery F. Diaz and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents, social workers, sociologists, researchers, and helping professionals share engaging and evocative stories of practice that aim to center the young client’s story. Drawing on work with a variety of disadvantaged populations in New York City and around the world, they seek to raise awareness of the diversity of the individual experiences of youth. They make use of a variety of narrative approaches to offer new perspectives on a range of critical health care, mental health, and social issues that shape the lives of children and adolescents. The book considers the narratives we tell about the lives and experiences of children and adolescents and proposes counternarratives that challenge dominant ideas about childhood. Contributors examine the environments and structures that shape the lives of children and youth from an ecological lens. From their stories emerge questions about how those working with young clients might respond to a changing landscape: How do we define and construct childhood? How do poverty and inequality impact children’s health and welfare? How is childhood lived at the intersection of race, class, and gender? How can practitioners engage children and adolescents through culturally responsive and democratic processes? Offering new frameworks for reflecting on social work practice, the essays in Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents also serve as a vehicle for exploration of children’s agency and voice.

The American Legal System and Civic Engagement

Author : Kenneth Manaster
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137342331
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book The American Legal System and Civic Engagement written by Kenneth Manaster and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years there has been a widely-recognized and serious lack of rational and civil public discussion about current issues. In The American Legal System and Civic Engagement, Manaster asserts that ordinary citizens can form their opinions on public issues more intelligently, confidently, and responsibly if they have some guidance on how to do it. Drawing from the tools and traditions of the American legal system, he offers guidance to aid citizens in understanding public issues and participating in the type of responsible public debate these challenging issues deserve. From analyzing the influence of the media in informing the public, to examining the role of the citizen as a juror, The American Legal System and Civic Engagement is a practical and informative guide to how Americans can better perform the civic duty that modern democracy requires.

PITUS PESTON AND THE LOOSE END

Author : Everett M. Hunt
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1453545751
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book PITUS PESTON AND THE LOOSE END written by Everett M. Hunt and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PITUS PESTON AND THE LOOSE END is the third episode in THE PEREGRINATIONS OF PITUS PESTON adventure series. The time is ten years from now. John Hodiak is living in the original Peston house and fi nds evidence of Pitus Peston’s life among the hidden places of the old house. Legends of ghostly apparitions and hidden gold enter into the plot which is actually the convergence of two story lines; one of John Hodiak on Earth and of Pitus Peston who is across the galaxy helping the Omans save their race. Pitus has to return from Oman in order to reverse a fatal error of the Omans centuries before and prevent global disaster.

Sal Mineo

Author : Michael Gregg Michaud
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 0307718697
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Sal Mineo written by Michael Gregg Michaud and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sal Mineo is probably most well-known for his unforgettable, Academy Award–nominated turn opposite James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and his tragic murder at the age of thirty-seven. Finally, in this riveting new biography filled with exclusive, candid interviews with both Mineo’s closest female and male lovers and never-before-published photographs, Michael Gregg Michaud tells the full story of this remarkable young actor’s life, charting his meteoric rise to fame and turbulent career and private life. One of the hottest stars of the 1950s, Mineo grew up as the son of Sicilian immigrants in a humble Bronx flat. But by age eleven, he appeared on Broadway in Tennessee Williams’s The Rose Tattoo, and then as Prince Chulalongkorn in the original Broadway production of The King and I starring Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence. This sultry-eyed, dark-haired male ingénue of sorts appeared on the cover of every major magazine, thousands of star-struck fans attended his premieres, and millions bought his records, which included several top-ten hits. His life offstage was just as exhilarating: full of sports cars, motor boats, famous friends, and some of the most beautiful young actresses in Hollywood. But it was fourteen-year-old Jill Haworth, his costar in Exodus—the film that delivered one of the greatest acting roles of his life and earned him another Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe win—with whom he fell in love and moved to the West Coast. But by the 1960s, a series of professional missteps and an increasingly tumultuous private life reversed his fortunes. By the late sixties and early seventies, grappling with the repercussions of publicly admitting his homosexuality and struggling to reinvent himself from an aging teen idol, Mineo turned toward increasingly self-destructive behavior. Yet his creative impulses never foundered. He began directing and producing controversial off-Broadway plays that explored social and sexual taboos. He also found personal happiness in a relationship with male actor Courtney Burr. Tragically, on the cusp of turning a new page in his life, Mineo’s life was cut short in a botched robbery. Revealing a charming, mischievous, creative, and often scandalous side of Mineo few have known before now, Sal Mineo is an intimate, moving biography of a distinctive Hollywood star.

Space Sirens, Scientists and Princesses

Author : Dean Conrad
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476632715
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Space Sirens, Scientists and Princesses written by Dean Conrad and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-06-09 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are now central to many science fiction films--but that has not always been the case. Female characters, from their token presence (or absence) in the silent pictures of the early 20th century to their roles as assistants, pulp princesses and sexy robots, and eventually as scientists, soldiers and academics, have often struggled to be seen and heard in a genre traditionally regarded as of men, by men and for men. Surveying more than 650 films across 120 years, the author charts the highs and lows of women's visibility in science fiction's cinematic history through the effects of two world wars, social and cultural upheavals and advances in film technology.