From Joseph Vogelsang and his mysterious peep-box to Hollywood blockbusters and Netflix, Reto Andrea Savoldelli\'s survey of cinema and film is based on practical experience (he was once the enfant terrible of Swiss cinema) and years of contemplation and study. He examines the difference between film as the \"hypnotic monster\" mentioned by the Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini and the art of film

A new edition of the classic illustrated storybook, ideal for sharing with your

Angela Davis\' iconic 1985 essay on the role of art in social and racial liberation, illustrated by painter Tschabalala SelfIn her stirring and influential essay \"Art on the Frontline,\" American scholar and activist icon Angela Y. Davis (born 1944) asked, \"how do we collectively acknowledge our popular cultural legacy and communicate it to the masses of people, most of whom have been denied access

Thrust into an arranged marriage, the daughter of ancient Egypt\'s high priest plays a pivotal role in Joseph\'s biblical narrative in this powerful novel from the award-winning author of Potiphar\'s Wife. Four-year-old Asenath witnesses her mother\'s murder at the hands of Egypt\'s foreign rulers. Groomed as a priestess by her overprotective father--the high priest of Egypt\'s sun god, Ra--she is

Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly autumnal animals hiding behind bright felt flaps. And there\'s a mirror on the final page! A perfect book to share with very little

The Trauma of Captivity seeks to shed new light on a forgotten aspect of what it meant to be a prisoner of war: their homecoming. With primary source archive content and interviews with family members of prisoners of war from the Second World War, as well as the diary entries of a prisoner of war from the First World War, this book asks the question: what happened to prisoners of war when they returned

I SPY something new for Spring Young I SPY readers will want to start the Spring with I SPY AN EGG IN A NEST. New easy-to-read text by Jean Marzollo is paired with Walter Wick\'s amazing photographs from previous I SPY books to create a fun-filled Spring search-and-find. Also includes I SPY activity

This book is a field guide to the commonly encountered freshwater macroinvertebrates of southern Africa. It highlights the incredible variation and beauty of freshwater macroinvertebrates, which play a critical role in freshwater and terrestrial

The first Jews settled in Golders Green just before World War I, and by 1930 the suburb had been recognized for its significant Jewish community. By 1960 the Jewish population of Golders Green had tripled. A century after the arrival of the first Jewish families, the community remains very diverse and is growing rapidly. Golders Green is now the most Jewishly populous neighborhood in the country. Despite

Get the children\'s field guide to 86 bird species in Missouri, organized by color to help kids identify them. Stan Tekiela\'s famous Birds of Missouri Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for years. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children! The Kids\' Guide to Birds of Missouri features 86 of the most common and important birds to know,

\"Writing this book is my way of showing that perhaps there\'s a lot more to see when we take in perspectives we never previously considered. Because, after all, we are not all the same, but when you think about it, why should we be?\"Nedum Onuoha was not a typical footballer, and never wanted to write a typical footballer\'s autobiography. While other members of the Manchester City Academy were working

A comprehensive book on collecting & repairing antique clocks or timepieces written for both the amateur or experienced in mind. How to tell what\'s wrong, What tools to use, where to get parts and how to fit them, using hundreds of photographs and diagrams making repairs within most peoples reach, a separate section deals with sympathetic restoration of the case. The Trademarks section includes thousands

Continuing the impressive fantasy series from author Peter V. Brett, The Desert Spear is book two of the Demon Cycle, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and

The Absolute Gravedigger, published in 1937, is in many ways the culmination of V -t „ € zslav Nezval €(TM)s work as an avant-garde poet, combining the Poetism of his earlier work and his turn to Surrealism in the 1930s with his political concerns in the years leading up to World War II. It is above all a collection of startling verbal and visual inventiveness. And while a number of

As a child forced to witness her father\'s crimes, homicide Detective Raven Burns dedicates her life to proving that she is not her father\'s child. But when she shoots a suspect who has what turns out to be an unloaded weapon, Raven finds that she must confront both the demons of her past and the stains on her soul in order to stop a

Part XIII: Derrick Belanger, Mark Mower, Brenda Seabrook, David Marcum, Robert Stapleton, S.F. Bennett, Edwin A. Enstrom, M.J.H. Simmonds, Andrew Bryant, Tim Gambrell, Tracy Revels, Hugh Ashton, Sean M. Wright, Marino C. Alvarez, Paul Hiscock, Arthur Hall, Kevin P. Thornton, Stephen Seitz, Jim French, David Friend, Shane Simmons, Peter Coe Verbica, and Mark Wardecker with a Poem by Jacquelynn Morris

Know when to hold \'em, know when to fold \'emPoker is America\'s national card game, and its popularity continues to grow. Nationwide, you can find a game in progress everywhere. If you want to play, you can find poker games on replicas of 19th century riverboats or on Native American tribal lands. You can play poker at home with the family or online with opponents from around the world. Like bowling

The full story of the \"Wimpy,\" aka the Flying Cigar The Vickers Wellington was a twin-engine, long range medium bomber, used as a night bomber in the early years of World War II, and the only British bomber to be produced throughout the whole of the war. This colorful history combines narrative description and condensed history of construction, combat career, and postwar service to tell the complete,