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All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned from Marvel Comics

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Report copyright infringementby Jenn Fujikawa (Author)Teamwork makes the dream work. Actions always have consequences. Being a hero is about more than strength. Get inspired to conquer seemingly insurmountable challenges and accomplish feats beyond this realm with 50 life lessons drawn from the world's most iconic superheroes and stories. The Avengers are the ultimate team, showing that the hardest tasks can be accomplished with the help of others and that working together takes setting asid...

Star Wars Women of the Galaxy Updated and Expanded

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Report copyright infringementby Amy Ratcliffe (Author), Kathleen Kennedy (Foreword by)Now in paperback, fully revised and updated with characters from Disney+ shows including The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Acolyte, as well as The High Republic, Jedi: Fallen Order, and more, this is the essential celebration of the powerful female characters of Star Wars. They are heroes and villains, Sith and Jedi, senators and scoundrels, mothers, mercenaries, artists, and pilots. The women of the Star Wa...

Jerzy Skolimowski: The Cinema of a Nonconformist - Paperback

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by Ewa Mazierska (Author) Jerzy Skolimowski is one of the most original Polish directors and one of only a handful who has gained genuine recognition abroad. This is the first monograph, written in English, to be devoted to his cinema. It covers Skolimowski's career from his early successes in Poland, such as Identification Marks: None and Barrier, through his migr films, Deep End, Moonlighting and The Lightship, to his return to Poland where, in 2008, he made the internationally acclaimed ...

Boro, l'Île d'Amour: The Films of Walerian Borowczyk - Paperback

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by Kamila Kuc (Editor), Kuba Mikurda (Editor), Michal Oleszczyk (Editor) There has been a recent revival of interest in the work of Polish film director Walerian Borowczyk, a label-defying auteur and "escape artist" if there ever was one. This collection serves as an introduction and a guide to Borowczyk's complex and ambiguous body of work, including panoramic views of the director's output, focused studies of particular movies, and more personal, impressionistic pieces. Taken together, thes...

The Demons of Modernity: Ingmar Bergman and European Cinema - Paperback

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by John Orr (Author) Ingmar Bergman's films had a very broad and rich relationship with the rest of European cinema, contrary to the myth that Bergman was a peripheral figure, culturally and aesthetically isolated from the rest of Europe. This book contends that he should be put at the very center of European film history by chronologically comparing Bergman's relationship to key European directors such as Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jean-Luc Godard, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Andrei Tarkovsky, and...

Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany - Paperback

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by John Davidson (Editor), Sabine Hake (Editor) The demise of the New German Cinema and the return of popular cinema since the 1990s have led to a renewed interest in the postwar years and the complicated relationship between East and West German cinema in particular. A survey of the 1950s, as offered here for the first time, is therefore long overdue. Moving beyond the contempt for "Papa's Kino" and the nostalgia for the fifties found in much of the existing literature, this anthology explor...

Peter Lorre: Face Maker: Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe - Paperback

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by Sarah Thomas (Author) Peter Lorre described himself as merely a 'face maker'. His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang's M. This book shows that the life of Peter Lorre cannot be reduced to a series of simplistic oppositions. It reveals that, despite the limitations of his macab...

Lessons in Perception: The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist - Paperback

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by Paul Taberham (Author) Narrative comprehension, memory, motion, depth perception, synesthesia, hallucination, and dreaming have long been objects of fascination for cognitive psychologists. They have also been among the most potent sources of creative inspiration for experimental filmmakers. Lessons in Perception melds film theory and cognitive science in a stimulating investigation of the work of iconic experimental artists such as Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, Maya Deren, and Jordan Belso...

The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation - Hardcover

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by Frank Thomas (Author)The most complete book on the subject ever written, this is the fascinating inside story by two long-term Disney animators of the gradual perfecting of a relatively young and particularly American art from, which no other move studio has ever been able to equal. The authors, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, worked with Walt Disney himself as well as other leading figures in a half-century of Disney films. They personally animated leading characters in most of the famou...

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by Margarita Engle (Author)A powerful novel in verse from Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning author Margarita Engle about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads to healing and hope for both of them. Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that's okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral,...

Angelina Ballerina 5-Minute Stories - Hardcover

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by Katharine Holabird (Author), Helen Craig (Illustrator)Twelve of Angelina Ballerina's favorite stories are now available in one dazzling edition! When Angelina isn't practicing dance routines at Miss Lilly's ballet school, she loves making crafts with her friends, dressing up at her grandparents' house, and so much more. This treasury features a padded cover and includes twelve delightful stories featuring Angelina Ballerina, all timed to be read aloud in about five minutes. Angelina Baller...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeremy Mark Robinson (Author)THE ART OF KATSUHIRO OTOMO by Jeremy Mark Robinson This is a book about the genius Japanese artist Katsuhiro Otomo (b. 1954). Best-known for the Akira manga of 1982-90 and the Akira movie of 1988, Otomo is also an all-round artist who writes fiction, writes and directs short and feature movies, produces commercial art, and design projects. Among Otomo's works are the movies Steam-Boy, Mushishi, Metropolis, Memories and Roujin Z, a...

Berserk: Kentaro Miura: The Manga and the Anime

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Report copyright infringementby Jeremy Mark Robinson (Author)B E R S E R KKENTARO MIURA: THE MANGA AND THE ANIMÉby Jeremy Mark RobinsonThis is a study of the epic fantasy comic Berserk by Kentaro Miura, one of the greatest works of art in print form of any era. Berserk is a best-selling fantasy adventure manga in Japan and overseas. It has been published (in Young Animal Magazine from Hakusensha) since 1989 and is still not complete.Berserk is notable for its truly outstanding artwork and its...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeremy Mark Robinson (Author)FULLMETAL ALCHEMISTA CRITICAL STUDY: HIMORU ARAKAWA: THE MANGA AND THE ANIMEFullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, 2001-2010) is a long-running manga by Himoru Arakawa (b. 1973, Hokkaido), a masterwork of narrative art of recent times which led to the production of two truly magnficent animé series in 2003-2004 and 2009-2010. The Fullmetal Alchemist comic and animated series depict a fully realized steam-punk world in which ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeremy Mark Robinson (Author)THE AKIRA BOOKKATSUHIRO OTOMO: THE MOVIE AND THE MANGAby Jeremy Mark Robinson This is a book about Akira - the manga of 1982-90 and the movie of 1988, and about the creator of Akira, the genius artist Katsuhiro Otomo (b. 1954). There are very few genuine auteurs in Japanese animation: the animation industry, like all filmmaking on a large scale, is truly collaborative. However, you can definitely see elements in the films directed a...

Speak to Achieve: How to Build Connection, Deepen Trust, Captivate Audiences, and Achieve Results

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Report copyright infringementby Elaine A. Clark (Author)Learn Necessary Skills to Become a Better Communicator and Achieve Genuine and Impactful Connections Many people struggle with public speaking or conveying their desired message directly and genuinely, even though such skills are essential to success in many spaces. In Speak to Achieve, author Elaine A. Clark shares her forty years of earned wisdom as an actor and voice-over coach on how to improve your communication style to achieve yo...

Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation - Hardcover

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by C. E. Winters (Author), Matt Schu (Illustrator)Long before Walt Disney, a young woman revolutionized the landscape of animation using light, a pair of scissors, and her imagination. From acclaimed author C. E. Winters and debut illustrator Matt Schu, STEM meets the arts in this engaging nonfiction picture book biography about Lotte Reiniger. Cut! is an exceptional choice for classrooms and for fans of Hidden Figures, I Dissent, and the Questioneers books. In the 1920s, when young women had...

Beyond the Scoreboard: The Ultimate Guide to Sports Event Presentation

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Report copyright infringementby Don Costante (Author)"If you're looking to work in or understand the business of sports entertainment, this book should be required reading." --Jim Steeg, former senior vice president for special events, NFL; inaugural member of the Special Events Hall of Fame From a longtime NBA and MLB professional sports event director--the ultimate insider guide to creating an event presentation that delivers excitement, engagement, and memorable moments for fans, sponsors,...

Harry Potter: Chocolate Frog Squishy Lock & Key Diary

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Report copyright infringementby Insight Editions (Author)Keep your enchanted thoughts secure from witches, wizards, and Muggles(TM) with this lock and key diary that comes with a stress-relieving Honeydukes(TM) chocolate frog squishy on the front cover, 192 ruled pages, and a lock with two keys. Embrace the charm of the Harry Potter(TM) films with this 192-page lock and key diary that features a squishy chocolate frog straight from the beloved candy shop, Honeydukes(TM). SQUISHY COVER: Squis...

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Oakley (Editor), Justin O'Connor (Editor)The Routledge Companion to the Cultural Industries is collection of contemporary scholarship that seeks to re-assert the importance of cultural production and consumption against the purely economic imperatives of the 'creative industries'. Across 43 chapters drawn from a wide range of geographic and disciplinary perspectives, this comprehensive volume offers a critical and empirically informed examination of the ...

The Modern Creative: A Practical Guide for 21st-Century Artists

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Report copyright infringementby Kaye Kelly (Author) Number of Pages: 214 Dimensions: 0.58 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN Publication Date: August 20, 2025

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by David Valdes (Author)Single All the Way meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this festive romcom about Cam, who's trying to find the "the one" and also trying to find himself--while spending winter break working at a hectic Santa's Village. Escaping to NYU for college didn't turn out the way Cameron planned--he's flunking his theater classes, about to lose his scholarship, and he still hasn't found anyone he can call his "people." When he gets home for winter break, he's so desperate...

Show and Biz: The Market Economy in TV Series and Popular Culture (2000-2020)

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Report copyright infringementby María Blanco (Editor), Alberto Mingardi (Editor)How is capitalism represented in popular culture today? Are profits seen as a legitimate reward of entrepreneurship? Are thrift and effort still considered a cornerstone of a healthy society? Or is it that inequalities are eliciting scandal and reproach? How is the ecosystem portrayed, vis-à-vis profit seeking companies? Are they irreconcilable, or maybe not? Are there any established trends with respect to the pr...

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by Katharine Holabird (Author), Helen Craig (Illustrator)Pack your bag for ballet class with Angelina Ballerina in this interactive novelty book--featuring three lift-the-flaps, a foil mirror, and a pop-up finale! More than anything, Angelina loves to dance. Her dream is to become a prima ballerina one day! But first, Angelina has to get to dance recital to practice for a big performance. Like every serious dancer, Angelina needs her trusted ballet bag to carry all her dance essentials, plus ...

Inventing Late Night: Steve Allen and the Original Tonight Show - Hardcover

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by Ben Alba (Author), Jay Leno (Foreword by)"If you have ever turned on the TV after the 11 o'clock news and laughed, you owe Steve Allen a debt of gratitude." That's how Entertainment Weekly described Steve Allen's enormous contribution to American popular culture in a tribute to the legendary entertainer after his death on October 30, 2000. Steve Allen created the Tonight show -- America's longest running entertainment show and most successful late-night TV show. In so doing he led the way ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ron Watermon (Author) Number of Pages: 322 Dimensions: 1 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 22, 2025

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by Jesse Eisenberg (Author), John Patrick Shanley (Introduction by)The Revisionist, the second play by the award-winning actor and regular New Yorker contributor Jesse Eisenberg, is a stunning exploration of obsession, secrets, and the nature of family. The play had its world premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York in spring 2013, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave and directed by Kip Fagan. In The Revisionist, young writer David arrives in Poland with a crippling case of w...

That's Me, Groucho!: The Solo Career of Groucho Marx

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Report copyright infringementby Matthew Coniam (Author) Groucho Marx's career as a solo performer began long before the Marx Brothers and lasted almost until the end of his life, with a series of controversial sold-out concerts in his eighties. In between came several films, numerous television and radio appearances, theater performances, dramatic acting and writing and his smash hit radio and TV quiz show You Bet Your Life (1947-1961). This first ever comprehensive study of his work without ...

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by Richard Kelly (Author), Jake Gyllenhaal (Introduction by)A companion volume to "one of the most original works of recent American Cinema"* Donnie Darko was the surprise cult hit of 2001. Appearing nationwide on critic's year-end top-ten lists, the quirky independent film's effortless blending of science fiction, horror, adolescent angst, and social satire defied description while simultaneously providing "an unexpectedly poignant catharsis for Sept. 11 blues" (Jan Stuart, Newsday). Its Möb...

The Archivability of Television: Essays on Preservation and Perseverance

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Report copyright infringementby Lauren Bratslavsky (Editor), Elizabeth Peterson (Editor), Caroline Frick (Contribution by)This anthology critically evaluates archives and archival processes that collect, order, and preserve elements of television as historically, culturally, socially, politically, and economically significant material. What do we know about how television moved from ephemeral broadcasts and mounds of paperwork documenting bureaucratic and creative processes to become historic...

Oprah Winfrey: A Little Golden Book Biography - Hardcover

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by Alliah L. Agostini (Author), Tara Nicole Whitaker (Illustrator)Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about talk show host, producer, and actor Oprah Winfrey. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers--as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden Book about Oprah Winfrey--host of the highest-rated daytime talk show in American history, and one of the most influential and successful women in the world--is an in...

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Report copyright infringementby Will Sloan (Author)For generations, Ed Wood has been known as "the worst director of all time." This sympathetic critical study repositions the director of Plan 9 from Outer Space as a maverick independent whose work challenges the boundary between "bad" and "good."When Edward D. Wood, Jr. died in 1978 at fifty-four, just days after being evicted from his home, he was largely forgotten. Two years later, he was named "Worst Director of All Time"--a title that ce...