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Book DescriptionA copy of this valuable book is destined to find its way into the home of every true movie fan, cinema scholar, and film critic. It’s a chronological compendium that profiles the 501 most important film directors of all time. Entries—augmented with a photo of each director plus movie stills from his or her films—describe such major figures as Sergei Eisenstein, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Leni Riefenstahl, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, and many, many others. Written by an expert team of film critics and historians, this book was compiled... |
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Book DescriptionThe runaway French bestseller hailed by the New York Times as “a survivor’s guide to life in the chattering classes.” If civilized people are expected to have read all important works of literature, and thousands more books are published every year, what are we supposed to do in those awkward social situations in which we’re forced to talk about books we haven’t read? In this delightfully witty, provocative book, a huge hit in France that has drawn attention from critics around the world, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that it’s actually more important to know a... |
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Book DescriptionThis book is arranged by author and includes some thematic entries and special categories, such as science fiction film adaptations, science fiction in rock music, and Philip K. Dick in the mass media. It also includes a history of science fiction and a new definition of the genre, plus lists of award-winners and book club recommendations. Includes a foreword by Christopher Priest, the multiple-award-winning science fiction author (with a major film adaptation of his book, The Prestige, launching at the time of publication). |
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Book DescriptionThis book is a rich selection of writing that has influenced the twentieth century and beyond. With one hundred of the best titles fully reviewed and a further five hundred recommended, you'll quickly set out on a journey of discovery. The book also allows you to browse by theme and includes "a reader's fast-guide to the classics," past award-winners, and book club recommendations. |
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Book DescriptionPeople love movies. People love lists. So The A-List is a natural. While there are plenty of encyclopedic lists of films, this compulsively readable book of 100 essays—most written expressly for this volume-flags the best of the best as chosen by a consensus of the National Society of Film Critics. The Society is a world-renowned, marquee—name organization embracing some of America's most distinguished critics: more than forty writers who have national followings as well as devoted local constituencies in such major cities as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, an... |
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Book DescriptionGreat reads for busy people. This is a guide to help busy people find great reads in fiction and non-fiction. Filled with recommendations of popular, entertaining reading, this book covers mystery and suspense, romance, women’s fiction and chick lit, westerns, science fiction, such nonfiction topics as animals, art, biography, memoirs, business, true crime, and more. Plus, each entry includes a summary of the book, its significance, and a critique/observation/comment. |
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Book DescriptionOne hundred of the most influential literary artists of all time are ranked in this one volume, including poets, novelists, and dramatists, from Shakespeare, Dante, and Homer to Kafka, Garcia Marquez, and Ralph Ellison. Photos & illustrations. |
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| 9 | Book DescriptionFrom Santa Claus to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from Uncle Sam to Uncle Tom, here is a compelling, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining compendium of fictional trendsetters and world-shakers who have helped shape our culture and our lives. The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived offers fascinating histories of our most beloved, hated, feared, and revered invented icons and the indelible marks they made on civilization, including: # 28: Rosie the Riveter, the buff, blue-collar factory worker who helped jump-start the Women's Liberation movement # 7: Siegfried, the legendary wa... |
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Book DescriptionFrom single press extra-virgin olive oils and artisanal cheeses to more exotic fare such as zebra jerky, this compilation is a cornucopia of culinary delicacies from every cuisine around the globe. Featuring luscious photogr | ||||
