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    The poems found within a scattered life are each made up from both fiction and nonfiction. While it's true that the majority of this work is closer to nonfiction than fiction, the fictitious parts are equally important. Together, both elements have helped to shape a book that is worth the read. It's an easy read, with lots of highs and lows. It's an overall fun and entertaining book of ninety ... Read more

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    The foundation of this book is built on logic, common sense, rational thinking, insight, human nature, experience, street smarts, and simple psychology. My goal is to share this approach without overwhelming you with words or concepts. Having been a top sales representative in my industry, i understand the importance of staying connected with my audience. When you reach a place of wellness and are ... Read more

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  • Midnight Cowboy

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    John Schlesinger's 1969 drama, Midnight Cowboy, follows the story of naïve would-be hustler Joe Buck (Jon Voight) and ailing con man Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), set against the gritty backdrop of New York City in the late 1960s. The film received widespread critical acclaim upon its release, becoming the only X-rated film to the win the Academy Award for Best Picture.James Kendrick argues that ... Read more

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  • A Companion to the Action Film

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    An authoritative guide to the action-packed film genreWith 24 incisive, cutting-edge contributions from esteemed scholars and critics, A Companion to the Action Filmprovides an authoritative and in-depth guide to this internationally popular and wide-ranging genre. As the first major anthology on the action film in more than a decade, the volume offers insights into the genre’s historical ... Read more

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  • Film Violence

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    Series series Short Cuts
    A concise and accessible introduction to the role of violence from the silent era to the present, this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of screen bloodshed in historical, cultural, and industrial contexts. After considering problems of definition, the book offers a systematic history of film violence and examines three of the most popular violent genres: western, horror, and action. It ... Read more

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    Series series Short Cuts
    A concise and accessible introduction to the role of violence from the silent era to the present, this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of screen bloodshed in historical, cultural, and industrial contexts. After considering problems of definition, the book offers a systematic history of film violence and examines three of the most popular violent genres: western, horror, and action. It ... Read more

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  • Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg

    Series series Children and Youth in Popular Culture
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    Addiction: Simple Strategies and Workbook Exercises to Get Sober (Using Simple Psychology When Overcoming Substance Abuse and Unhealthy Obsessions)

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    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The foundation of this book is built on logic, common sense, rational thinking, insight, human nature, experience, street smarts, and simple psychology. My goal is to share this approach without overwhelming you with words or concepts. Having been a top sales representative in my industry, i understand the importance of staying connected with my ... Read more

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    Film is considered by some to be the most dominant art form of the twentieth century. It is many things, but it has become above all a means of telling stories through images and sounds. The stories are often offered to us as quite false, frankly and beautifully fantastic, and they are sometimes insistently said to be true. But they are stories in both cases, and there are very few films, even in ... Read more

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