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An introduction to the medieval cathedral, those churches that are regarded as the greatest achievements of medieval architecture.

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David O. Selznick was infamous for his impassioned, eloquent, witty and sometimes raging memos to directors, writers, stars and studio executives, which have become almost as famous as his films. Collected here, they stand as an illuminating look at the movie business.

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In the depths of the Depression, out of the crowded tenements of New York and Cleveland, the comic book superhero leapt into being. This book portrays how the immigrant experience and an outsider mentality shaped the vision of the make-believe hero. It demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes established their place in modern imagination.

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Moves beyond a focus on gothic machinery and adaptations of literary gothic to consider television gothic in light of recent scholarship on the mode itself. -- .

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Menkaure's Mathematical Masterpiece explores how the geometrics and measurements used by the Egyptians in Menkaure's pyramid relate to each other through square roots, squares, inverses, multiples and divisions of one number and are tightly related to measurements of the Great Pyramid, the equator and latitude.

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This book interprets the later murals of the Mexican painter David Alfaro Siqueiros in light of his Marxist internationalism.

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Provides close readings of works by internationally renowned artists, including Rina Banerjee, Yinka Shonibare, Fred Wilson, Pat Ward Williams and Bharti Kher

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The acclaimed classic biography, fully revised, becomes the definitive.

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"It would be no exaggeration to call Charles Mingus the greatest bass player in the history of jazz; indeed, some might even regard it as understatement, for the hurricane power of his work as a compos"

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I love to photograph the world I live in, so many feelings, so many moods. This book attempts to capture themWith my photos and my Words.Hudson Parker

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Divided into two parts, this book provides a historical and critical survey of drama and theatre in France since 1968. It also features a listings guide to major theatre companies, institutions, festivals, training schools and A-Z profiles of contemporary playwrights and directors.

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Fully updated and featuring brand new photographs of some of the world's hottest dancing talent, it covers all the most popular ballroom dances, from the four classics that should form the basis of any dancer's repertoire, Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Tango to the great Latin American dances that are so popular.

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Modern European cinema and love examines nine European directors working from the 1950s onwards whose films contain stories about and reflections on romantic love and marriage.

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Modern European cinema and love examines nine European directors working from the 1950s onwards whose films contain stories about and reflections on romantic love and marriage.

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Presenting an overview of different types and styles of contemporary drama, Modern Voice, guides actors, directors, lecturers, teachers, trainers and coaches through the challenges of voicing modern texts.

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In addition to analyzing the music in the context of the British youth culture of the early 1960s, the author analyzes the reasons that the British bands came to so thoroughly dominate the record charts and airwaves in the United States. It also includes examines contributions of Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, the Tornados, and Tony Sheridan.

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A narrative history of how Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa came to be the most famous in the world.

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Saul Austerlitz's fascinating book tellsthe history of the music video, delving into its origins, function, stars, motifs, genres, conventions, and masterpieces