Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema, Paperback

Reducere. DescriptionThis comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak...

Reducere. The king of radio comedy from the Great Depression through the early 1950s, Jack Benny was one of the most influential entertainers in twentieth-ce...

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time ...

Classical Hollywood Cinema, Sexuality, and the Politics of the Face examines the representation of iconic female faces in classical Hollywood cinem...

Pre-Code Hollywood explores the fascinating period in American motion picture history from 1930 to 1934 when the commandments of the Production Cod...

The book uses film theory and insights from object relations theory to examine how recent films address and reflect the state of the 'American Drea...

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous of all fictional detectives but, across the Atlantic, he had plenty of rivals.Between 1890 and 1920, American wr...

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Classic crime fiction's 'Indiana Jones' Tony Medawar unearths more unpublished and uncollected stories from the Golden Age of suspense, including J...

Reducere. Popular cult author and show business insider James Parish exposes the scandals that rocked Tinseltown Nothing intrigues the public more than a goo...

Reducere. In Neurology Rounds with the Maverick, clinical neurologist Dr. Bernard M. Patten recounts his most profound, entertaining, and uncommon experience...

Reducere. Every fan of the Universal Horror films of the 1930s knows that James Whale directed four of the best of those films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old ...

Reducere. "Brings to life the fight world of that era. Mr. Mitchell's account is full of memorably drawn scenes, and the stories we haven't heard before make...

Acclaimed for its breakthrough approach and its combination of theoretical analysis and empirical evidence, this is the standard work on the classi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mike OlszewskiAuthor: Janice OlszewskiRemember when TV was just three channels and the biggest celebrities in Cleveland wer...

Reducere. Gualicho takes a bite out of the ornithopod's back as it runs away from her, causing it to stumble and fall. She jumps on top of the body and rips ...

DescriptionThe combined events of the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the first transcontinental railroad opening in 1869, and the financial...

Reducere. Just because you can't respect a movie doesn't mean you can't enjoy it. A seminal text of the VHS nostalgia movement, The Golden Age of Crap serves...

The life and career of Hollywood legend Olivia De Havilland, who appeared in such iconic films as Gone With The Wind, Sweet Charlotte and The Snake...

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A fascinating auto-biography of the life of George Stevens Jr. and his life on movie sets.Publisher: The University Press of KentuckyAuthor(s): Geo...

PIRATES AND THEIR TREASURE IN NEW ENGLAND AND ON CAPE COD. Who were they and why were they here? The Golden Age on Cape Cod in New England was betw...

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Reducere. Description"I was suddenly struck with the sight of a trail of rich red vegetation of several miles in the midst of the eternal snows. I approached...

Historian Michael Martinez surveys political sex scandals in American history, from the earliest years of the Republic to today, to explore how the...

Liberating Hollywood examines the professional experiences and creative output of women filmmakers during a unique moment in history when the socia...

Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.Publisher: Amber...

Over 60 of the most scandalous stories from Hollywood. Murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups...

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New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick transports readers to 1930s California, where glamour and seduction spawn a multitude of sins . . .

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Strange Days Indeed. The Golden Age of Paranoia - Francis Wheen

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Reducere. DescriptionPart religious study and part scientific study The Age of Aquarius: The Golden Age of Mankind is a fascinating insight into religion, sc...

DescriptionSherlock Holmes was not the only solver of crimes to patrol the gaslit streets of late Victorian and Edwardian London. The years between...

Reducere. Join motorcycle enthusiast, writer, and journeyman machinist Bob Tyson as he highlights vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Harley Davidson Memo...

Reducere. The name "Hollywood" conjures up fantastical images of bright lights, glamorous dreams, and impossible riches. From its humble beginnings as a ranc...

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When this book first appeared in 1972, Karsten, a former naval officer, was taken to task for its portrayal of the Naval Academy and the officer co...

Beauty and glamour meet deception and revenge in this electrifying novel by New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick.Publisher: Little, Brown...

Amanda Quick, the New York Times bestselling author of 'Til Death Do Us Part, transports readers to 1930s California, where glamour and seduction s...

Reducere. DescriptionMy first book, entitled Forgotten Movie Stars of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, highlighted the careers of 25 stars of the Golden Era of Hollywo...

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A riotous, 720-page celebration of sneakers and sporting legends, as told through the medium of vintage print advertisingPublisher: Phaidon Press L...

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'If the 1960s were a wild weekend and the 1980s a hectic day at the office, the 1970s were a long Sunday evening in winter, with cold leftovers for...

Examines "masked" lesbian representation in Hollywood cinemaPublisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s): Patricia WhiteIllustration(s): 46 b&w pho...