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If Walls Could Talk
An Intimate History of the Home
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
From the Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces and BBC Television series including Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey and Six Wives with Lucy Worsley, available on Netflix.
"Worsley is a thoughtful, charming, often hilarious guide to life as it was lived, from the mundane to the...
by Al Alvarez
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012
Al Alvarez, poet, critic, novelist, sportsman, and poker player, has for seventy years been hard to categorize. He is the author of the best-selling study of suicide, THE SAVAGE GOD, and as poetry editor of the OBSERVER, he has known most of the leading poets of the second half of last century. For...
The Lost History of 1914
Reconsidering the Year the Great War Began
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
In The Lost History of 1914, Jack Beatty offers a highly original view of World War I, testing against fresh evidence the long-dominant assumption that it was inevitable. "Most books set in 1914 map the path leading to war," Beatty writes. "This one maps the multiple paths that led away from it."
Chronicling...
Nightmare Movies
Horror on Screen Since the 1960s
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
Now over twenty years old, the original edition of Nightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult film criticism. In this new edition, Kim Newman brings his seminal work completely up-to-date, both reassessing his earlier evaluations and adding a second part that assess the last...
Beasts
What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Bestselling author Jeffrey Masson shows us what the animals at the top of the food chain-orca whales, big cats, etc.-can teach us about the origins of good and evil in ourselves.
In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed us that animals can teach us much about our own emotions-love (dogs),...
The Full Burn
On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel, and Over the Edge with Hollywood Stuntmen
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
In The Full Burn, acclaimed journalist Kevin Conley goes inside one of the coolest - and most dangerous - jobs in the world. With bravura storytelling and full access to many of the legends of the field, Conley gives a behind-the-scenes view of the stuntman's life: the history, the culture, and the...
Eric Rohmer
Filmmaker and Philosopher
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Rohmer is one of the most popular French directors of the second half of the 20th century, one of the members of the famous Nouvelle Vague that reconstituted French cinema based on the theoretical principles articulated in the Cahiers du Cinéma – from whose editorship he was fired when the conservative...
Guillermo del Toro
Film as Alchemic Art
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
A critical exploration of one of the most exciting, original and influential figures to emerge in contemporary film, Guillermo del Toro: Film as Alchemic Artis a major contribution to the analysis of Guillermo del Toro's cinematic output. It offers an in-depth discussion of del Toro's oeuvre and investigates...
by Jonathan S. Marion
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
As the continued success of Dancing with the Stars and Strictly Come Dancing reveals, the appetite for ballroom remains insatiable around the world. Ballroom Dance and Glamour offers a fascinating window into the global phenomenon of competitive dance. Including vibrant photographs and commentary,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Using Film to Understand Childhood and Practice is an innovative and lively text which allows complex and challenging issues within childhood studies to be explored using the medium of filmed drama. By utilising popular culture, this book provides accessible narratives to students and lecturers needing...
This Is Not A Border
Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Writers from Alice Walker to Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers and readers in the world.
The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008 by authors Ahdaf Soueif, Brigid Keenan, Victoria Brittain and Omar Robert...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
In an era of increasingly available digital resources, many textile designers and makers find themselves at an interesting juncture between traditional craft processes and newer digital technologies. Highly specialized craft/design practitioners may now elect to make use of digital processes in their...
History Play
The Lives and Afterlife of Christopher Marlowe
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Rodney Bolt's delightful life of Marlowe plays out a surprising solution to an enduring literary mystery, bringing the spirit of Shakespeare alive as we've never seen it before.
Rodney Bolt's book is not an attempt to prove that, rather than dying at 29 in a tavern brawl, Christopher Marlowe...
MOB Rule
Lessons Learned by a Mother Of Boys
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
You know you've joined the MOB when you hear...
'My, are they all yours?'
'Bless you!' (Occasionally)
'Poor you!' (Frequently)
'Lucky you!' (Once)
And of course, the ultimate: 'So ... are you going for a girl?'
Hannah Evans has three small boys. In her world, farting is so much more interesting...