Kenneth: 4007 books
Not to be Missed
Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
The images and memories that matter most are those that are unshakeable, unforgettable. Kenneth Turan's fifty-four favorite films embrace a century of the world's most satisfying romances and funniest comedies, the most heart-stopping dramas and chilling thrillers.
Turan discovered film as...
Japanese Haiku
Its Essential Nature and History
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
This is the most authoritative and concise book on Japanese haiku available: what it is, how it developed, and how it is practiced in both Japanese and English.
While many haiku collections are available to Western readers, few books combine both translated haiku with haiku written originally...
by René Brimo, Kenneth Haltman
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The Evolution of Taste in American Collecting is a new critical translation of René Brimo’s classic study of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century patronage and art collecting in the United States. Originally published in French in 1938, Brimo’s foundational text is a detailed examination of collecting...
Puppet
An Essay on Uncanny Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
The puppet creates delight and fear. It may evoke the innocent play of childhood, or become a tool of ritual magic, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. Puppets can be creepy things**,** secretive, inanimate while also full of spirit, alive with gesture and voice. In this eloquent book, Kenneth...
Free for All
Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
Free for All is an irresistible behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s most beloved and important cultural institutions.
Under the inspired leadership of founder Joseph Papp, the Public Theater and the New York Shakespeare Festival brought revolutionary performances to the public for...
Making of the Great Communicator
Ronald Reagan's Transformation from Actor to Governor
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
One week after Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for governor of California, the San Francisco Chronicle gibed: “It was simply a flagrant example of miscasting.” Reagan was tanking, and his businessmen backers panicked. Their bold experiment was about to fail. Then a think-tank friend suggested...
by Kenneth Steven
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
The story of a family from Sicily who leave for New York at the beginning of last century carrying with them a secret recipe for lemon ice cream.
by Kenneth Guthrie
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
A happy world. A world where no human ever has a sad moment. Hate Teaser is trapped in such a place. Broken, weary and angered beyond mortal understanding, he has lived the ages to achieve one goal: Create a monster or die a grisly death. However, Earth`s masters have a trump card to play. Another...
The Little Immigrants
The Orphans Who Came to Canada
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
The Little Immigrants is a tale of compassion and courage and a vivid account of a deep and moving part of Canadian heritage. In the early years after Confederation, the rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant resources. Until the time of the Depression, 100,000 impoverished...
On the Burning of Books
How flames fail to destroy the written word
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
In this revealingly illustrated book, the political sage Kenneth Baker records the many times throughout history when books have been burnt for political, religious, or personal reasons. Ranging politically from Ancient China to the Nazis, from Animal Farm to Chairman Mao; religiously, from the Spanish...
by Kenneth Hafertepe
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Winner, 2019 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Book Award, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation
German immigrants of the nineteenth century left a distinctive mark on the lifestyles and vernacular architecture of Texas. In this first comprehensive survey of...
Never Coming to a Theater Near You
A Celebration of a Certain Kind of Movie
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
It is in the nature of today's movie business that while Hollywood blockbusters invade every megaplex, smaller, quality films often don't get screen time. Fans of finer films have to count on catching up with them on video and DVD, but even the most hard-core devotees have trouble remembering what...
Don't Know Much About Geography
Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Don't Know Much About Geography by New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis is a fascinating and fun exploration of our planet.
Geography is the hub from which other disciplines radiate: meteorology, ecology, geology, oceanography, demographics, cartography, agricultural studies, economics,...
Tips To Enhance And Harmonize Any Home Or Business - Discover How Feng Shui Can Transform Your Life!
Tips To Enhance And Harmonize Any Home Or Business - Discover How Feng Shui Can Transform Your Life!
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014