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Language
English
Description
"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Explores how the music of Dolly Parton and other prominent women country artists has both reflected and validated the harsh realities of rural working-class American women.
Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Smarsh witnessed firsthand the vulnerabilities and strengths of women in working poverty. Meanwhile, country songs by female artists played in the background, telling powerful stories about life, men, hard times, and...
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Updated edition.
Physical Desc
960 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Every film profile is packed with details including the director and cast, a plot summary and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film's history, "--Amazon.com.
Publisher
Clarkson Potter / Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
368 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the longest-running, most trusted book review in America comes a celebration of The New York Times Book Review, including reviews, essays, and interviews, showcasing the best, worst, funniest, strangest, and influential literary coverage since its beginnings in 1896"--
Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
c 2015.
Physical Desc
xii, 1878 pages ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations.
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
2014 ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 1644 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Offers readers a comprehensive reference to the world of film, including more than thirteen thousand DVD titles, along with information on performers, ratings, running times, plots, and helpful features.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xx, 476 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The entire history of popular music over the past fifty years refracted through the big genres that have defined and dominated it-including rock, country, punk, R&B, dance and hip-hop-woven together into a cosmic reckoning with music's evolution as a popular art form, as a huge cultural and economic force, and as an essential component to our identities, from Black Sabbath to Black Flag to Beyoncé, and beyond"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Mad Men beguiles like a Christmas catalog of all the forbidden vices … a sleek, hard-boiled drama with a soft, satirical core.” —New York Times
“If this is the future of TV, the future’s looking good.” — USA Today
Not since a certain mob boss battled anxiety attacks has a series tapped into the zeitgeist with such speed. And yet, this sophisticated show about 1960s Madison Avenue
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Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 366 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Analyzes, reviews, and rates approximately 250 films that have received popular or critical acclaim, including "All About Eve," "Foxy Brown," "Days of Wine and Roses," "Love and Basketball," and "Blazing Saddles."
Author
Language
English
Description
Sometimes there's just nothing more absorbing than watching a movie that truly looks at life on the dark side, revealing those dark parts of human nature that we find so facinating. In Roger Ebert's picks of 27 Movies from the Dark Side, he offers a varied selection from a look at the seamy side of life in L.A. in Chinatown to a backwoods murder gone wrong in Blood Simple. Throw in two classics from Alfred Hitchcock, Notorious and Strangers on a Train,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Wondering if the world is really going to hell in a handbasket? Then consider Roger Ebert's e-book original 33 Movies to Restore Your Faith in Humanity. Read Roger's full-length reviews of movies and rekindle your belief in the human spirit. From the out-of-the-world experience of E.T. to the outer space drama of Apollo 13 to the personal insights into ordinary people in Cinema Paradiso and Everlasting Moments, you'll be reassured that maybe there...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Mariner books edition.
Physical Desc
iv, 316 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A collection of essays on life and literature, from one of the most iconic authors and astute critics in contemporary letters."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Sound of Music is a classic film cherished in the hearts of millions. It won five Oscars, including Best Picture, upon its release in 1965. This tribute to a Hollywood classic is sure to thrill everyone who's ever sung along to "My Favorite Things" at one of the many screenings that still take place today. Through interviews with the cast and crew, in-depth access to memorabilia and personal scrapbooks and archival research at Fox Studios, author...
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