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“dr steven powell”

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  • Love Me Fierce In Danger

    The Life of James Ellroy

    by Dr Steven Powell ...
    WINNER OF 2024 EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD (BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL BOOK)THE TELEGRAPH'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE H.R.F KEATING AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHICAL/CRITICAL BOOKANTHONY AWARD BEST CRITICAL/NONFICTION WORK NOMINEE"As gripping and twisted as a James Ellroy novel." - Ian Rankin"A masterpiece of literary biography." - Da... ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Big Somewhere

    Essays on James Ellroy's Noir World

    Edited by Dr Steven Powell ...
    Shortlisted for the H.R.F. Keating Award 2020James Ellroy's identity as a crime writer is rooted in his extraordinary life story and relationship with his home city of Los Angeles. Beginning with the unsolved murder of his mother, Geneva Hilliker Ellroy, in 1958, Ellroy's early life played a large role in shaping his obsessions with murder, the criminal underworld of L.A. and the redemptive power ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

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    Love Me Fierce In Danger

    The Life of James Ellroy

    by Dr Steven Powell ...
    Narrated by Jeff Harding ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 4 min

    Bloomsbury presents Love Me Fierce In Danger by Steven Powell, read by Jeff Harding.WINNER OF 2024 EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD (BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL BOOK)THE TELEGRAPH'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE H.R.F KEATING AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHICAL/CRITICAL BOOK"As gripping and twisted as a James Ellroy novel." – Ian Rankin"A masterpiece of literary biography." – David PeaceThe first critical ... Read more

    $30.00 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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  • Charles Manson's Creepy Crawl

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  • Understanding Film Theory

    by Dr. Ruth Doughty, Christine Etherington-Wright ...
    This essential core textbook provides an approachable and extensive introduction to film theory, written by two highly experienced senior lecturers. Bringing a fresh, contemporary and accessible approach to what is often perceived to be a challenging and old-fashioned area of film studies that requires time and effort to grasp, the text illustrates why theory is important and demonstrates how it ... Read more

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  • David Cronenberg's A History of Violence

    by Bart Beaty ...
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    Edited by Charles Hatfield, Jeet Heer, Kent Worcester ...
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    Action Movies: The Cinema of Striking Back is a study of action cinema, exploring the ethics and aesthetics of the genre with reference to its relatively short history. It moves from seminal classics like Bullitt (1968) and Dirty Harry (1971) through epoch-defining films like Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Die Hard (1988) to revisions, reboots, and renewals in films like Kill Bill Vol. 1 ... Read more

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