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  • HANYA YANAGIHARA

    A Tale of Literary Brilliance and Creative Tapestry

    by Martha J Randall ...
    Explore the fascinating world of Hanya Yanagihara, a prominent author who has made a significant impact on modern literature. This short biography offers an in-depth look at her extraordinary life. It highlights her diverse upbringing, dedication to storytelling, and her acclaimed novel 'A Little Life,' which has transformed contemporary literature.This well-researched biography covers Yanagihara ... Read more

    RM 20.82

  • Polvo eres y en cine te convertirás

    Valoraciones y relevancia de la fidelidad en la recepción de crítica y público de la adaptación cinematográfica de Ask the Dust

    by Bruno Echauri Galván ...
    Series Book 30 - Critical Perspectives on English and American Literature, Communication and Culture
    La carrera de John Fante tras un éxito esquivo está repleta de anécdotas sorprendentes y giros inesperados. El último, el encuentro casual entre su obra y las manos de Charles Bukowski en una biblioteca de Los Ángeles, sería el que le permitiría, finalmente, darle caza. En el despertar tardío de la bibliografía fantiana sobresale Ask the Dust, un retrato en claroscuro del amor fatal en los ... Read more

    RM 218.59

  • THE STORY OF OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

    Guide on how Olivia Newton-john, who gained fame worldwide for playing the main role in grease, passed away at the age of 73

    by Curt D Johnson ...
    John Travolta makes a surprise visit, Delta Goodrem performs a musical tribute, and the star's favorite color is mentioned: All you need to know about the State tribute to Olivia Newton-JohnShe was adored by many generations everywhere.And today, during the superstar's state memorial, her millions of followers will get the opportunity to honor her life.Details about the star-studded farewell, ... Read more

    RM 35.25

  • 歸零與無限：臺灣特殊藝術金講義（增訂新版）

    by 汪其楣 ...
    **「只要把自己歸零，就能創造無限。」我們每天都在找尋可能，虛心學習這些事：如何丟棄已有，如何歸零，如何使「人」沒有障礙，如何找到快樂。**「透過藝術，人們密切聯接，人們更放心、更自由。我們期待，年輕一代可以回到最初的創作之心；不但發展人與藝術的無限可能，終有一天可以做到：在藝術世界中，沒有障礙，沒有界限，不分階級，不談條件。所謂的弱能者都在本書中或書以外的世界對所有人證明了：他們在看似不可能的困境中揮灑，把藝術的美慷慨送給曾經漠然對待他們的會，而且鼓舞著我們，注視未來，迎接改變。」－－汪其楣史文漢、溫慧玟、張蒼松身上所累積如「語言與文化學習」及「災變重建經驗」等深耕本土的參與；王婉容、楊璧瑩與盲人創作戲劇的扎實經驗，聾人演員輕鬆自如的表演；顏翠珍和「鳥與水」舞集、王滿玉和「小可樂果劇團」釋放綿遠的震撼力。黃聲遠倡導空間與人的互相呵護，于善祿主張「不分」美學觀 ... Read more

    RM 30.61

  • British Film Noir Guide

    by Michael F. Keaney ...
    This work presents 369 British films produced between 1937 and 1964 that embody many of the same filmic qualities as those "black films" made in the United States during the classic film noir era. This reference work makes a case for the inclusion of the British films in the film noir canon, which is still considered by some to be an exclusively American inventory. In the book's main section, the ... Read more

    RM 64.29

  • Intangible Cultural Heritage and New Methodological Frameworks

    Media, Performance and the Public Space

    Edited by Eleftheria Rania Kosmidou, Leslie Grace McMurtry ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
    This book examines media, performance, and the public space as sites of intangible cultural heritage – a heritage that moves beyond physical museums and monuments to encompass film and media, performing arts, oral traditions, social practices, rituals, artifacts, and cultural spaces.Focusing on the current methodological challenges and new frameworks that surround the study of intangible cultural ... Read more

    RM 243.04

  • The Magazines Handbook

    by Jenny McKay ...
    Series series Media Practice
    The Magazines Handbook is an introductory guide to all aspects of magazine journalism and publishing. The book explores the latest innovations in digital design and delivery, whilst also reaffirming the continued importance of key journalistic skills, including good interviewing, feature writing and news writing. The book includes chapters on the visual aspects of magazines, such as illustration ... Read more

    RM 246.96

  • Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema

    by Professor Daw-Ming Lee ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
    Taiwan was able to solidly build and sustain a film industry only after locally-produced Mandarin films secured markets in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. Though only a small island with a limited population, in its heyday, Taiwan was among the top-10 film producing countries/areas in the world, turning out hundreds of martial arts kung fu films and romantic melodramas ... Read more

    RM 741.59

  • Threatened Masculinity from British Fiction to Cold War German Cinema

    by Joseph Willis ...
    Series series Among the Victorians and Modernists
    The impact of the Cold War on German male identities can be seen in the nation’s cinematic search for a masculine paradigm that rejected the fate-centered value system of its National- Socialist past while also recognizing that German males once again had become victims of fate and fatalism, but now within the value system of the Soviet and American hegemonies that determined the fate of Cold War ... Read more

    RM 243.04

  • The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals

    by Dan Dietz ...
    The debut of Oklahoma! in 1943 ushered in the modern era of Broadway musicals and was followed by a number of successes that have become beloved classics. Shows produced on Broadway during this decade include Annie Get Your Gun, Brigadoon, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Pal Joey, On the Town, and South Pacific. Among the major performers of the decade were Alfred Drake, Gene Kelly, Mary Martin, and ... Read more

    RM 552.79

  • Capucine

    Unsere vergessene Hollywood-Ikone

    by Blaise Hofmann ...
    Translated by Barbara Traber ...
    Wer erinnert sich noch an Capucine? In den Fünfzigerjahren stieg die junge Französin, eine klassische Schönheit, vom gefragten Pariser Mannequin rasch auf zum gefeierten Hollywood-Star. Sie drehte mit Regisseuren wie Blake Edwards und Federico Fellini an der Seite von John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Romy Schneider u.v.a. und genoss ihr glamouröses Leben.Ihre letzten drei Jahrzehnte verbrachte sie in ... Read more

    RM 89.99

  • Breaking into Commercials, 3rd Edition

    The Complete Guide to Marketing Yourself, Auditioning to Win, And Getting the Job

    by Terry Berland, Deborah Ouellette ...
    Every year, over 60,000 commercial roles for all ages, physical types, and ethnic backgrounds are cast by ad agencies, producers, directors, and casting directors across the country. Breaking Into Commercials will show you what it takes to get one of those roles and give you an edge over the competition.This essential guide provides untapped opportunities in regional markets and abroad, and shares ... Read more

    RM 39.17

  • The Magician's Card Trick Manual Expert

    Expert level - card tricks

    by Steve Bryers ...
    Series series The Magician's Card Trick Manuals
    Are you amazed by card disappearing acts, mind reading card tricks and other magic wonders you see with just a deck of playing cards? This is one of four books in a series that reveal card tricks according to experience, so you can learn easy amateur tricks through to advanced tricks.Always practice every day for at least an hour to master these tricks. If you are recording your act (even a cell ... Read more

    RM 18.73 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Actor's Detective Guide to Writing Letters to Celebrities

    by Chris Lucas ...
    How would you like to get a personal letter or phone call from your favorite star? Or to have them send you an autographed item that can help you raise money for a charity? This book shows you exactly how to make those things happen!"The Actor's Detective Guide to Writing Letters to Celebrities," is part memoir, part "how to" guide. It tells the story of how a love for writing letters to famous ... Read more

    RM 31.33 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beyond the Gate: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Stargate SG-1 Seasons One-Five

    by Keith Topping ...
    In Beyond the Gate, an indispensable unofficial and unauthorised guide to the first five seasons of Stargate SG-1, acclaimed author Keith Topping breaks down each of the series’ first 100-plus episodes, analyses the elements and recurring themes that make it so popular, uncovers possible influences, acknowledges the moments when logic simply flies out of the window and provides trivia for use at ... Read more

    RM 17.02 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Universal Horrors

    The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946, 2d ed.

    by John Brunas, Michael Brunas, Tom Weaver ...
    Revised and updated since its first publication in 1990, this acclaimed critical survey covers the classic chillers produced by Universal Studios during the golden age of hollywood horror, 1931 through 1946.Trekking boldly through haunts and horrors from The Frankenstein Monster, The Wolf Man, *Count Dracula,*nd The Invisible Man, to The Mummy, Paula the Ape Woman, The Creeper, and The Inner ... Read more

    RM 122.19

  • The Babylon Line

    by Richard Greenberg ...
    An electrifying new play by Tony Award–winning playwright Richard Greenberg, The Babylon Line opens at Lincoln Center Theater on December 5, 2016.A thirty-eight-year-old writer from Greenwich Village, Aaron is painfully aware of his failures as an artist when his desperate need for a job forces him to commute along the Babylon Line to Levittown to teach. What awaits him is a classroom of varyingly ... Read more

    RM 49.69

  • Acting: Cut the Crap, Cue the Truth

    Living the Life and Doing the Job

    by Natalie Burt ...
    Series series The Actor's Toolkit
    Acting: Cut the Crap, Cue the Truth fills a gap in the drama school curriculum, tackling many areas which are unaddressed during training and discussing issues that are more often than not hushed up afterwards. Starting from the vital final stages of training, and on to life as a professional, Natalie Burt – a young, jobbing actress – moves systematically through the challenges that every actor ... Read more

    RM 66.89

  • The Encyclopedia of Japanese Horror Films

    Edited by Salvador Jiménez Murguía ...
    Series series National Cinemas
    Although the horror genre has been embraced by filmmakers around the world, Japan has been one of the most prolific and successful purveyors of such films. From science fiction terrors of the 1950s like Godzilla toviolentfilms like Suicide Circle and Ichi the Killer, Japanese horror film has a diverse history. While the quality of some of these films has varied, others have been major hits in ... Read more

    RM 379.29

  • The London Stage 1890-1959

    Accumulated Indexes

    by J. P. Wearing ...
    Series series The London Stage
    Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing’s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become available, notably various reference works and the digitization of important newspapers and relevant ... Read more

    RM 941.29

  • Guida agli emblemi araldici del Registro Araldico Italiano

    by Sebastiano Pasquini ...
    La guida elenca sia i diversi tipi di emblemi che si possono registrare sul Registro Araldico Italiano (stemmi, insegne, crest, etc), che le diverse categorie di cui fanno parte (di famiglia, ecclesiastici, di sovranità, di pretensione, etc). Inoltre sono descritte le arme femminili, quelle matrimoniali, quelle funebri e le brisure. La guida è corredata da ricche illustrazioni accompagnate da una ... Read more

    RM 7.80 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The World Is Yours

    The Story of Scarface

    by Glenn Kenny ...
    The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film Scarface, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew.An unflinching confrontation of humanity’s dark side, Brian De Palma’s crime drama film Scarface gave rise to a cultural revolution upon its release in 1983. Its impact was unprecedented, making globe-spanning waves as a defining portrait of the gritty Miami street life. From Al Pacino’s ... Read more

    RM 47.69

  • British Thrillers, 1950-1979

    845 Films of Suspense, Mystery, Murder and Espionage

    by Franz Antony Clinton ...
    The three decades following WWII are considered the golden age of the British thriller film. Newer characters like James Bond, along with established icons such as Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple and The Saint, all contributed to the era's bountiful array of cinematic mystery, danger, excitement and suspense. For the first time, the extensive output of British thrillers from 1950 to 1979 is covered ... Read more

    RM 147.89

  • Shakespeare / Text

    Contemporary Readings in Textual Studies, Editing and Performance

    by Professor Sonia Massai, Dr. Farah Karim Cooper, Professor Gordon McMullan, Lucy Munro ...
    Series series Arden Shakespeare Intersections
    Shakespeare / Text sets new agendas for the study and use of the Shakespearean text. Written by 20 leading experts on textual matters, each chapter challenges a single entrenched binary – such as book/theatre, source/adaptation, text/paratext, canon/apocrypha, sense/nonsense, extant/ephemeral, material/digital and original/copy – that has come to both define and limit the way we read, analyze, ... Read more

    RM 155.49