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Sentimental Education Vol 1 Gustave Flaubert - Sentimental Education is considered the most influential of the nineteenth century novel he describes the life of a young man and his love for an older woman during the revolution of 1848 and the founding of the Second French Empire.
Experience the Terrifying Journey of Horror Movies Through the Ages Step into the haunting world of "Dark Cinema: The Evolution of Scare Tactics in Hollywood", a chilling exploration and thought-provoking analysis of the horror genre in film. With each suspense-riddled chapter, you'll delve into a different era and unravel the intricate craftsmanship that goes into invoking fear on the silver screen. This gripping book takes you back to the silent era, when the first pioneers of horror rendered audiences speechless. Imagine being present at the birth of the Golden Age of Hollywood Monsters, diving deep into the macabre brilliance of Universal’s iconic creatures and Hitchcock's mastery in psychological horror. As you transition from the eerie black and white frames to technicolor terror, you’ll gain newfound respect for the artists behind the grotesque makeup and spine-chilling special effects that still inspire awe today. "Dark Cinema" gives you an exclusive seat at the most controversial turn of horror - the rise of psycho-social themes influenced by societal upheaval and moral panic. From the rise of slasher films to heart-pounding psychological thrillers, witness how filmmakers pushed the envelope to redefine what it means to be scared. As you reach more recent times, you’ll explore the authenticity that the new millennium's horror genre strives for. With the birth of found footage films to the remakes, reboots, and emerging technologies, get a candid look into modern horror's strive for reality that chaotically blends nostalgia with novelty. Fancy a hair-raising adventure? Allow the evolution of scare tactics in "Dark Cinema" to pull back the curtain on an iconic genre interwoven with our shared cultural anxieties and darkest fears - making for an unforgettable journey. Ready to face your fears?Voir livre
Jeff Rector is an American Actor, award-winning writer, director, producer, adventurer, stand-up comedian and Amazon best-selling author. He has appeared in over 150 television shows and motion pictures and has traveled to such exotic locations as Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Costa Rica.Jeff has worked with such stars Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Charlie Sheen, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Susan Sarandon and Tom Hanks to name a few. But Jeff doesn't like to name drop.He is a certified ski instructor and scuba diver and was trained by the LA Fire Department as a certified emergency response technician (C.E.R.T.) Jeff swam with sharks in Tahiti, water skied in Kowloon Bay and almost killed himself skydiving when he pulled the wrong ripcord.Jeff was a state and National speech champion in college and is an award-winning speaker with Toastmasters. He continues his passion for acting, filmmaking, writing, public speaking and stand-up comedy. He also enjoys teaching acting workshops to educate and inspire others. His community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council and the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission.I was a Playboy Rabbit and Other Adventures is the first of many books based on Jeff's life. It chronicles the five year period in the 80's when he lived and worked in New York City to pursue his dreams.Unhappy with his career in Los Angeles, Jeff moved to New York and worked as an actor, model and stand-up comedian. Little did he know this would all culminate with an opportunity to work with Playboy Enterprises and the iconic, legendary Hugh Hefner.Jeff unknowingly would become the envy of every guy in Manhattan when he landed the job of being a Playboy Rabbit, the male version of the a Playboy Bunny at the world-famous Playboy Empire Club. Jeff would enjoy all the celebrity that would come from that position.These are just a few of his interesting and often humorous stories.Voir livre
From the MTV trailblazer, stand-up comedian, and actor, a hilariously candid memoir that is an intimate, entertaining, and heartfelt tour through the exclusive, elusive, and eternally iconic world of ’90s pop culture. Imagine 50 Cent’s Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter written by a nerdy Black kid from Newark, New Jersey, who made it big despite the skepticism of his family. That’s Top Billin'. Bill Bellamy is Carlton Banks’s slightly cooler and comedically inclined alter-ego—a guy who went against the grain and left a promising corporate career path to pursue comedy (much to the dismay of his family). Making the leap paid off—in ways Bill never expected. In Top Billin', he looks back at his time at MTV during the ’90s, when the cable music channel was at the epicenter of pop culture. He recounts his legendary interviews with the biggest pop stars—Tupac, Biggie, and Kurt Cobain—making friends with Janet Jackson, and even coining the infamous term “booty call” on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam. During his time at MTV, Bill broke color and class barriers, appearing four times a week on the network’s various programs, including MTV Jamz and MTV Beach House. Top Billin' is an exclusive, all-access backstage pass to Bill’s career and life. It’s all in here—memories, music, and unforgettable moments, including conversations with some of the decade’s legendary artists, the best of the ’90s celebri-tea, nostalgia, and insights on what it meant to be a tastemaker during one of the most exciting and innovative periods in music and American pop culture history.Voir livre
A “deftly written and absorbing” look at how films reflect concepts in criminology and affect our perceptions of criminal behavior (Richard Rosenfeld, coauthor of Crime and the American Dream). From Psycho to Double Indemnity to Thelma & Louise, Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown show that criminological theory is produced not only in the academy through scholarly research, but also in popular culture through film. Criminology Goes to the Movies connects with ways in which students are already thinking criminologically through engagements with popular culture, encouraging them to use the everyday world as a vehicle for theorizing and understanding both crime and perceptions of criminality. The first work to bring a systematic and sophisticated criminological perspective to bear on crime films, Rafter and Brown’s book provides a fresh way of looking at cinema using the concepts and analytical tools of criminology to uncover previously unnoticed meanings in film, ultimately making the study of criminological theory more engaging and effective for students while simultaneously demonstrating how theories of crime circulate in our mass-mediated worlds. With chapters focusing on films including Do the Right Thing, Capturing the Friedmans, and more, the result is an illuminating new way of seeing movies and a delightful way of learning about criminology.Voir livre
OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the early 1950s, the golden era of radio. The series features seven exciting themes with 100 episodes in each. That is 700 classic radio programs in all. Greatest Mystery Shows Before TV’s The Twilight Zone, there was radio’s The Inner Sanctum Mystery, Lights Out!, The Weird Circle, and so many other great mysteries starring Orson Welles, Jane Wyman, Dana Andrews, Edmond O’Brien, James Cagney and more. 100 great Mystery classics in ten volumes. Volume 9 Suspense 11-11-48 Muddy Track with Edmond Obrien & Ann BlythSuspense 9-2-42 The Hitch-Hiker with Orson WellesSuspense 12-16-48 No Escape with James CagneySuspense 1-20-49 If the Death Could Talk with Dana AndrewsSuspense 2-17-49 Catch Me If You Can with Jane WymanSuspense 10-13-51 A Murderous Revision with Howard DuffThe Weird Circle 1-16-44 The 415 ExpressThe Weird Circle 1-23-44 A Terrible NightThe Weird Circle 4-23-44 FalklandThe Weird Circle 4-30-44 The Trial of MurderVoir livre
"A diamond is forever." Who among us doesn’t recognize this slogan and, with it, the fascination that diamonds hold in our collective imagination as emblems of royalty, glamor, and eternal love? Rachelle Bergstein's cultural biography illuminates the enticing, often surprising story of our society's enduring obsession with diamonds—and the people who have worked tirelessly to ensure their continued allure. Whether in the gilded ballrooms of New York City at the end of the nineteenth century or on the red carpets of today, diamonds have retained their coveted status throughout history. Along the way, they have also become our culture's abiding symbol of true love and marriage (with more than a little help from an advertising agency, hired to accomplish just that). From the South African mines where most diamonds have been sourced since the late 1890s to the companies that have fought to monopolize them; from the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Kanye West, who have dazzled in them, to the people behind the scenes who have carefully crafted our understanding of their value—Brilliance and Fire offers a glittering history of the world’s most coveted gemstone and its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts.Voir livre
