Peter Kobel: 2 books
Silent Movies
The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2009
A gorgeous, lavish history of silent movies - with more than 400 amazing images - captures the birth of film and icons like Chaplin, Garbo, Clara Bow, and Valentino.
Drawing on the extraordinary collection of The Library of Congress, one of the greatest repositories for silent film and memorabilia,...
Strange Case of the Mad Professor
A True Tale of Endangered Species, Illegal Drugs, and Attempted Murder
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
It was one of the biggest scandals in New York University history. Professor John Buettner-Janusch, chair of the Anthropology Department, was convicted of manufacturing LSD and Quaaludes in his campus laboratory. He claimed the drugs were for an animal behavior experiment, but the jury found otherwise....