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Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber

A Library of America Special Publication

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A stunning showcase of film critic Manny Farber’s best writing on classic movies and film titans, from Martin Scorsese to Werner HerzogFarber was an early discoverer of many filmmakers later acclaimed as American masters: Val Lewton, Preston Sturges, Samuel Fuller, Raoul Walsh, Anthony Mann. A prodigiously gifted painter himself, he brought to his writing an artist's eye for what was on the screen ... Read more

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A stunning showcase of film critic Manny Farber’s best writing on classic movies and film titans, from Martin Scorsese to Werner HerzogFarber was an early discoverer of many filmmakers later acclaimed as American masters: Val Lewton, Preston Sturges, Samuel Fuller, Raoul Walsh, Anthony Mann. A prodigiously gifted painter himself, he brought to his writing an artist's eye for what was on the screen
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Peter Taylor: Complete Stories 1938-1959 (LOA #298)

by Peter Taylor ...

Series Book 1 - Library of America Peter Taylor Edition
For the first time, the complete short stories of the master chronicler of tradition and transformation in the twentieth-century American SouthBorn and raised in Tennessee, Peter Taylor was the great chronicler of the American Upper South, capturing its gossip and secrets, its divided loyalties and morally complicated legacies in tales of pure-distilled brilliance. Now, for his centennial year, ... Read more

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For the first time, the complete short stories of the master chronicler of tradition and transformation in the twentieth-century American SouthBorn and raised in Tennessee, Peter Taylor was the great chronicler of the American Upper South, capturing its gossip and secrets, its divided loyalties and morally complicated legacies in tales of pure-distilled brilliance. Now, for his centennial year,
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The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

by Erich Fromm ...

A study of aggression from the renowned social psychologist and New York Times –bestselling author of The Art of Loving and Escape from Freedom ."Rich and provocative . . . a major book from the pen of a major writer." — The Washington Post Book WorldThroughout history, humans have sh... ... Read more

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A study of aggression from the renowned social psychologist and New York Times –bestselling author of The Art of Loving and Escape from Freedom ."Rich and provocative . . . a major book from the pen of a major writer." — The Washington Post Book WorldThroughout history, humans have sh...
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A Visitor's Guide to Victorian England

by Michelle Higgs ...

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An "utterly brilliant" and deeply researched guide to the sights, smells, endless wonders, and profound changes of nineteenth century British history ( Books Monthly, UK).Step into the past and experience the world of Victorian England, from clothing to cuisine, toilet arrangements to transport—and everything in between. A Visitor's Guide to Victorian England is "a brilliant guided tour of Charles ... Read more

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An "utterly brilliant" and deeply researched guide to the sights, smells, endless wonders, and profound changes of nineteenth century British history ( Books Monthly, UK).Step into the past and experience the world of Victorian England, from clothing to cuisine, toilet arrangements to transport—and everything in between. A Visitor's Guide to Victorian England is "a brilliant guided tour of Charles
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Here on Earth

A Natural History of the Planet

by Tim Flannery ...

From the internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer, and conservationist comes an awe-inspiring account of earth's evolution.Beginning at the moment of creation with the Big Bang, Here on Earth explores the evolution of Earth from a galactic cloud of dust and gas to a planet with a metallic core and early signs of life within a billion years of being created. In a compelling narrative, Flannery ... Read more

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From the internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer, and conservationist comes an awe-inspiring account of earth's evolution.Beginning at the moment of creation with the Big Bang, Here on Earth explores the evolution of Earth from a galactic cloud of dust and gas to a planet with a metallic core and early signs of life within a billion years of being created. In a compelling narrative, Flannery
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The Lost Shtetl

A Novel

by Max Gross ...

A Polish village overlooked by Nazis remains hidden until a troubled local marriage launches them into the twenty-first century in this imaginative debut.Spared by the Holocaust and the Cold War, the tiny Jewish shtetl of Kreskol existed in happy isolation, virtually untouched and unchanged for decades. But when a local couple disappears, the existence of Kreskol soon makes headlines nationwide, ... Read more

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A Polish village overlooked by Nazis remains hidden until a troubled local marriage launches them into the twenty-first century in this imaginative debut.Spared by the Holocaust and the Cold War, the tiny Jewish shtetl of Kreskol existed in happy isolation, virtually untouched and unchanged for decades. But when a local couple disappears, the existence of Kreskol soon makes headlines nationwide,
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The Breath of a Whale

The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants

by Leigh Calvez ...

**Discover the elusive lives of Pacific Ocean whales as the the New York Times–bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Owls “offers the whale watch most of us can only dream of” (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus).The perfect gift for nature lovers and anyone interested in marine biology!**Leigh Calvez has spent a dozen years researching, observing, and probing the lives of the ... Read more

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**Discover the elusive lives of Pacific Ocean whales as the the New York Times–bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Owls “offers the whale watch most of us can only dream of” (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus).The perfect gift for nature lovers and anyone interested in marine biology!**Leigh Calvez has spent a dozen years researching, observing, and probing the lives of the
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Pel Under Pressure

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The irascible Inspector Pel has failed to give up smoking. A Gauloise magically calms his nerves, in spite of his efforts, and good nerves are just what he needs when a student’s mysterious death and the discovery of a corpse in the boot of a car start to uncover a fledgling drug ring.What is worse, the ring is operating within the university of his own Burgundian city. More murders follow and the ... Read more

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The irascible Inspector Pel has failed to give up smoking. A Gauloise magically calms his nerves, in spite of his efforts, and good nerves are just what he needs when a student’s mysterious death and the discovery of a corpse in the boot of a car start to uncover a fledgling drug ring.What is worse, the ring is operating within the university of his own Burgundian city. More murders follow and the
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Myths and Misconceptions

Uncovering the Truth about Napoleon's Height, Lemmings, the Space Pen, the Salem Witch Trials, and Other Things You Thought You Knew

by Richard Benson ...

Have you always thought that a goldfish has a 3-second memory span?Do you think your morning coffee comes from a bean?Do you believe that those accused at the Salem Witch Trials were burned at the stake?If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you’ve been lied to. But don’t worry, this book will set the record straight on all the common myths that most people take for fact, making you ... Read more

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Have you always thought that a goldfish has a 3-second memory span?Do you think your morning coffee comes from a bean?Do you believe that those accused at the Salem Witch Trials were burned at the stake?If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you’ve been lied to. But don’t worry, this book will set the record straight on all the common myths that most people take for fact, making you
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Book Row

An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade

by Marvin Mondlin, Roy Meador ...

The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960sNew York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived the New York Booksellers’ Row, or Book Row.This richly ... Read more

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The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960sNew York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived the New York Booksellers’ Row, or Book Row.This richly
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A People's Guide to Capitalism

An Introduction to Marxist Economics

by Hadas Thier ...

A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Marxist economics for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%.Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the "experts."Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to ... Read more

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A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Marxist economics for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%.Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the "experts."Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to
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The Ideas That Rule Us

How other people's ideas rule our lives and how to change it.

by Nathan J. Murphy ...

“For much of my life, […] I was unaware that my words echoed a script I was conditioned to follow, that the lights illuminated only that which I expected to see, and that the orchestra was merely a recording that had been playing since long before my birth.” - Nathan J. MurphyIn The Ideas That Rule Us, political theory researcher, author, and technology business owner Nathan J. Murphy takes an ... Read more

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“For much of my life, […] I was unaware that my words echoed a script I was conditioned to follow, that the lights illuminated only that which I expected to see, and that the orchestra was merely a recording that had been playing since long before my birth.” - Nathan J. MurphyIn The Ideas That Rule Us, political theory researcher, author, and technology business owner Nathan J. Murphy takes an
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