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A guide to countries around the world, including facts, travel essentials, and extensive coverage of culture, history, and language.
Series
At the interface/probing the boundaries volume Volume 129
Publisher
Brill Rodopi
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Series
Blackwell philosophy and popculture volume 46
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In Filmish, cartoonist Edward Ross takes us on an exhilarating ride through the history of cinema, using comics to uncover the magic and mechanics behind our favorite movies. Exploring everything from censorship to set design, Ross spotlights the films and film-makers that embody this provocative and inventive medium, from the pioneers of early cinema to the innovators shaping the movies of today, from A Trip to the Moon to Inception and beyond"--Page...
Series
Blackwell philosophy and popculture volume 23
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Philosophy is, if Plato (428-348 BCE) can be trusted, a frenzied passion for the truth, the love of wisdom, the pursuit of answers to fundamental questions, a way of life. The authors of the chapters in this book are all philosophers, most are college professors, and all are teachers of one sort or another. We thought we'd snag a few more students into our webs while writing about our favorite wall-crawler. Sneaky of us, isn't it?"--
Author
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Beyond Bombshells analyzes the cultural importance of strong women in a variety of current media forms. Action heroines are now more popular in movies, comic books, television, and literature than they have ever been. Their spectacular presence represents shifting ideas about female agency, power, and sexuality. Beyond Bombshells explores how action heroines reveal and reconfigure perceptions about "how" and "why" women are capable of physically...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton graphic novel volume 16
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Thanks to one of the Lumiere brothers' first screenings, Paris in 1896 is the site of a historic event: the birth of motion pictures. The Pirate Cats go back in time to steal the brilliant invention, the cinematograph, in order to go down in history as the inventors of the movies! Can Geronimo and his friends thwart the Cats' evil plans and keep Catardone from becoming a star?" --