Cinema provides entertainment, but it also, inevitably, communicates a set of values, a vision of the world or an ideology. From its beginnings more than a century ago, European cinema has dealt in...więcej »
The Ventures are recognized as the most popular and successful instrumental rock and roll band in the world. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, the 50th anniversary of ...więcej »
The modern Western is so intent on portraying the West as it really was that the end product comes across as a tedious, dimly photographed exercise in grime, gloom and doom. Westerns of the 1940...więcej »
THE FIRST STEP TO PLAYING LIKE A PRO IS THINKING LIKE ONE.
Guitar players frequently face the same roadblocks in their playing. Many feel stunted creatively...więcej »
In 1968, rock promoter Bill Graham launched the Fillmore East in New York City and the Fillmore West in San Francisco, changing music forever. For three years, every major rock band played the Fill...więcej »
From a Battle of the Bands contest in Teignmouth, to the first band ever to sell out the new Wembley Stadium, the story of Muse's stratospheric rise is one of UK rock's most fascinating and...więcej »
With the popularity of swing and social dancing at an all-time high, the author provides a provocative look at the hottest trend to sweep the nation. 10 line drawings.więcej »
Many writers believe once they have their basic plot points in place, their stories are destined to succeed. But many narratives fall flat between those plot points and lose their audience before t...więcej »
How to Draw Cool Stuff shows simple step-by-step illustrations that make it easy for anyone to draw cool stuff with precision and confidence. These pages will guide you through the basic princip...więcej »
A Must-Have for Gone With the Wind Fans!
From Margaret Mitchell's tattered manuscript to the film's seventy-fifth anniversary, this book is a behind-the-scenes chronicle of Gone With the Wind-the ...więcej »
David Fincher (b. 1962) did not go to film school and hates being defined as an auteur. He prefers to see himself as a craftsman, dutifully going about the art and business of making film. Trouble ...więcej »
These volumes continue the only complete edition of the surviving correspondence of William Morris (1834- 1896), a protean figure who exerted a major influence as poet, craftsman, master printer...więcej »
Cultural Problems in Western Society, introduced by Barbara Carvill, explores the unfavorable conditions in which European society and its Christian artists find themselves today. Seerveld masterfu...więcej »
Jazz rock flourished from 1968 to 1974, offering a distinctively cool and innovative hybrid sound that captivated a generation-and beyond. Superstar bands like Blood, Swe...więcej »
Never before available in English, East Asian critiques and discussion of a powerful Japanese export and popular art form
Contributions by Kenny K. N. Chow, Sheuo Hui Gan, Hiroshi Ikeda, Sonoko Is...więcej »
2014 Reprint of 1947 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. An updated version of the Sadleir translation, with considerable re-transl...więcej »
The author believes that all the development stages of the video game are very important. The game could not be powered without programming and development of mechanisms. Also the game and level de...więcej »
FINALLY, FRETBOARD MEMORIZATION MADE EASY.
Do you get lost on the guitar neck? Not knowing the notes on the fretboard is a common problem that slows down and confuse...więcej »
Start your engines--for the fun, controversy and life lessons of RuPaul's Drag Race and its spinoff, RuPaul's DragU. This international collection of original essays cr...więcej »