The Many Lives of Cy Endfield: Film Noir, the Blacklist, and Zulu, Paperback - Brian Neve

Cy Endfield (1914-1995) was a filmmaker who was also fascinated by the worlds of close-up magic, science, and invention. After directing several di...

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The Many Lives of Andy Warhol is more than a biography: it's a look into Warhol's greatest creation: himself. Warhol was known as the king of pop a...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Ferdinand MountNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 23Cover type: Paper...

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Euclid's Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on math...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Tom RostonNumber of pages: 272Collection: Books About BooksPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 148 x 217 x 29Cover type: ...

A fascinating new account of the life and legend of the Wild West's most notorious woman: Calamity Jane

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An eleventh-century classic, The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is frequently paired with The Tale of Genji as one of the most important works in the ...

A meticulously crafted, sparkling history of the legendary museum in Paris.

DescriptionWhen Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his persona...

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A meticulously crafted, sparkling history of the legendary museum in Paris.Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressAuthor(s): James (Author)...

Publisher: Historic New EnglandAuthor(s): Kirk F. MohneyIllustration(s): 498 illus. (446 colour)Number of pages: 198Publication date: 2012Dimension...

This edited collection provides a uniquely expansive history of how corruption has undermined and exercised public life in modern Britain, from the...

This novel-like tale of the life of, and legends surrounding, a remarkable Black celebrity and his ancestors and community, who engaged in a multig...

DescriptionWith a new epilogue updated from its hardcover edition titled Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infam...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the complete tales of the mysterious Stephen Leeds.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a new novella collection, including a brand new, never-been-published story.

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A delightful new collection of comics from Pusheen the Cat.

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James Naremore introduces film noir, highlighting key themes, films, and styles, and exploring why the genre is so difficult to categorize. First a...

The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowle...

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DescriptionMy Nine Lives is a powerful and stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era--an inspiring tale of courage, compas...

Reducere. For a tour of noir cinema this handbook is the perfect companion and Barry Gifford is an ideal guide. His choice selection of films exposes the men...

The endangered and dangerous female figures of "Rebecca", of "Jagged Edge" and "What Lies Beneath" have a deserved and endures fascination. This wo...

The term 'film noir' still conjures images of a uniquely American malaise: hard-boiled detectives, fatal women, and the shadowy hells of urban life...

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Published in association with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC).

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