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Oscar and the cricket : a book about moving and rolling
Cricket shows Oscar the kitten how various objects need a push or a pull to move but animals can move themselves by using their muscles.
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Maisy goes to the movies
\"Maisy and her pals discover the magic of the big screen as they go to a movie theater for the first time\"-- From publisher's web site.
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Alien Constructions
\"An incisive critical work\" that looks at Octavia Butler's writing, the movies of the Matrix and Alien series—and more—through a feminist lens ( Femspec ). Feminist thinkers and writers are increasingly recognizing science fiction's potential to shatter patriarchal and heterosexual norms, while the creators of science fiction are bringing new depth and complexity to the genre by engaging with feminist thewories and politics. This book maps the intersection of feminism and science fiction through close readings of science fiction literature by Octavia E. Butler, Richard Calder, and Melissa Scott and the movies The Matrix and the Alien series. Patricia Melzer analyzes how these authors and films represent debates and concepts in three areas of feminist thought: identity and difference, feminist critiques of science and technology, and the relationship among gender identity, body, and desire, including the new gender politics of queer desires, transgender, and intersexed bodies and identities. She demonstrates that key political elements shape these debates, including global capitalism and exploitative class relations within a growing international system; the impact of computer, industrial, and medical technologies on women's lives and reproductive rights; and posthuman embodiment as expressed through biotechnologies, the body/machine interface, and the commodification of desire. Melzer's investigation makes it clear that feminist writings and readings of science fiction are part of a feminist critique of existing power relations—and that the alien constructions (cyborgs, clones, androids, aliens, and hybrids) that populate postmodern science fiction are as potentially empowering as they are threatening.
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Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino may be the most famous American filmmaker of the past quarter-century - someone who was called, by iconic filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, 'the single most influential director of his generation'.
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Mr. Bounce
The spring in his step has got Mr. Bounce down--can a pair of heavy boots help lift his spirits?
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Korda
The producer behind such celebrated films as The Four Feathers and The Third Man is one of the most colourful and important figures in the history of the British cinema. This gripping biography tells how with extraordinary ambition, enterprise and showmanship, Alexander Korda established in Britain a film industry that rivalled Hollywood, built Europe's biggest studio, and created world-class stars, including Charles Laughton and Vivien Leigh. The biography traces Korda's path from his rural childhood in a remote part of Hungary to a British knighthood. Korda's legacy, it argues, was a film industry that dared to dream on the largest possible scale. But he also exemplified the pattern of boom and bust that dogged the British cinema ever since he first came into the limelight in 1933 with the international success of The Private Life of Henry VIII. To understand his often turbulent career is to gain a profound insight into the nature of the British cinema both then and now.
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Memphis movie
\"Like almost everyone, Eric Warberg went to Hollywood to make it big. For many years, he was successful, until directing a few box office bombs made him virtually unemployable. When an opportunity presents itself for a return to his hometown of Memphis, to direct a small, independent film, it is a return to his roots in more ways than one. Despite the fact that he's greeted like a star, his homecoming is bittersweet. The novel begins on the onset of filming of what is temporarily called Memphis Movie. From day one, Eric feels stuck and unable to find his creative spark. He is helped along by a large cast of characters, some from his past and some from the filmmaking industry, including his partner, Sandy, who wrote the script for the movie. Their open relationship will be challenged by Eric's return to his roots. Running parallel to the film's production is the story of ex-hippie poet Camel Jeremy Eros, who has been hired by Eric to add \"Memphis mojo\" to the script. Camel, who is in his twilight years, will be both tainted and awakened by his assignment. He is helped along by a teenage runaway who has come to live with him and who may or may not be of the \"fairy people.\" Memphis Movie reads like a Robert Altman film, with many story strands making up the rich tapestry. The novel's central question: Will Eric lose or find his soul in Memphis, a town where soul has so many meanings? \"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Grim Reader
Many authors draw from headlines or movies rather than
personal experience to write drug-related scenes, and the result
may be more fiction than fact. So, how can you craft a convincing
scene involving accidental use of fentanyl-tainted pot or a murder
attempt with grandma's pain pills?
A much-needed resource, The Grim Reader details how to
write medical scenarios that result in realistic page-turners. As
drug inaccuracies multiply in screenplays, scripts, novels, and
audio plays, Dr. Miffie Seideman, Pharm.D. provides writers (and
editors) with the background and authenticity necessary to develop
plausible plotlines, including:
• Pertinent drug facts, tips, and symptoms • Symptom timelines •
Tips for developing historically accurate scenes • Common street
drug names and slang • Sample scenarios to demonstrate how to weave
the information into a believable scene • Writing prompts to
provide scene starters and offer practice
Combining Seideman's pharmacology knowledge with her love for
creative writing, The Grim Reader is the ultimate guide to
help authors craft accurate drug scenes and avoid medical
mistakes.
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