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Shadow Boxer

Shadow Boxer

Eddie Muller

Stumbling upon evidence that suggests the person convicted of murdering his lover is innocent, Billy Nichols uncovers what may be a larger conspiracy involving the fight clubs.
That's Sexploitation!!: The Forbidden World of "adults Only" ...

That's Sexploitation!!: The Forbidden World of "adults Only" ...

Eddie Muller

A history of exploitation cinema from low budget pictures of the 1930s and 40s through an era of 'nudie cuties' and into the days of free love and beyond.
Oakland Noir

Oakland Noir

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Kudos to the editors, Jerry Thompson and Eddie Muller, for getting Oakland right. All those outsize statistics don’t reveal a real city, but this collection of local voices--both established and new--brings it thrumming to life.
Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir

Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir

Eddie Muller

Examines the movies and artists of film noir, describing the social climate and artistic skills that contributed to the genre
The Distance: A Crime Novel Introducing Billy Nichols

The Distance: A Crime Novel Introducing Billy Nichols

Eddie Muller

Whose story will emerge as truth? As richly ambient as James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential, this debut novel brilliantly brings to life another time -- when pride and professionalism are sometimes more important than life itself.
Eddie Turnbull: Having a Ball

Eddie Turnbull: Having a Ball

Eddie Turnbull

In Eddie Turnbull: Having a Ball, he charts his extraordinary career and tells the story of his eventful life so far.
The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic ...

The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic ...

Eddie Muller

Collects more than 250 studio-commissioned poster art, lobby cards, and other promotional materials from the noir era for such movies as Out of the Past, Tough of Evil, and The Big Sleep. 10,000 first printing.
Grindhouse: The Forbidden World of "adults Only" Cinema

Grindhouse: The Forbidden World of "adults Only" Cinema

Eddie Muller

Chronicles decades of low-budget films featuring sex and sensation originally screened in low-rent venues known as "grindhouses"
Eddie Shapes Up

Eddie Shapes Up

Ed Koch

Eddie decides to change his eating and exercise habits and finds that shaping up can have some unexpected results.
The Novel in German since 1990

The Novel in German since 1990

Preview

'In interview with Brigid Haines and Margaret Littler', in Brigid Haines, ed., Herta Müller (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1998), 14. Müller, In der Falle, 5. Herta Müller, Hunger und Seide (Reinbek: Rowohlt, 1995), 37. See also Valentina ...
Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir

Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir

Eddie Muller

The author of Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir introduces readers to the genre's sizzling femme fatales, from Jane Greer and Claire Trevor to Ann Savage and Evelyn Keyes.
Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle

Michael Edwards

When he left, he was Eddie the Eagle, one of the most beloved Olympic athletes of all time, and had captured the hearts of millions. Here is his remarkable story.
Shoot to Thrill: A Hard-Boiled Guide to Digital Photography

Shoot to Thrill: A Hard-Boiled Guide to Digital Photography

Derek Pell

Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir Eddie Muller (St. Martin's Griffin) Encyclopedia of Film Noir Edited by Geoff Mayer and Brian McDonnell ( Greenwood Press) True Crime Detective Magazines 1924–1969 Eric Godtland ( Taschen) The ...
Beyond the Grave

Beyond the Grave

Marcia Muller

Muller and Pronzini masterfully parallel the investigations of turn-of-the-century detective Quincannon and Chicana amateur sleuth Elena Oliverez.
A Dangerous Mind: Carl Schmitt in Post-war European Thought

A Dangerous Mind: Carl Schmitt in Post-war European Thought

Jan-Werner Müller

In this study, Jan-Werner Muller traces the permutations of Schmitt's ideas after World War II and relates them to broader political developments in Europe. his key concepts, Muller explains why interest in the political theorist continues.
Becoming Your Real Self: A Practical Toolkit for Managing ...

Becoming Your Real Self: A Practical Toolkit for Managing ...

Dr Eddie Murphy

He is a regular on the media because his core message is positive - given the right tools, most people can solve their emotional issues. Now, in Becoming Your Real Self, Eddie shares his methods for building and maintaining mental fitness.
Gun Crazy: The Origin of American Outlaw Cinema

Gun Crazy: The Origin of American Outlaw Cinema

Eddie Muller

GUN CRAZY: THE ORIGIN OF AMERICAN OUTLAW CINEMA examines the history of the extraordinary 1950 film, from its genesis as a Saturday Evening Post short story through its tumultuous production history to its eventual enshrinement as one of ...
Eddie Gets Ready for School

Eddie Gets Ready for School

David Milgrim

As young Eddie goes through his checklist to get ready for school, his mother does not agree with all of his choices.
Watching TV Religiously (Engaging Culture): Television and ...

Watching TV Religiously (Engaging Culture): Television and ...

Kutter Callaway

Featuring a cast comprising almost exclusively Asian American actors (Randall Park as Louis, Constance Wu as Jessica, and Hudson Yang as Eddie), Fresh Off the Boat is based upon the Eddie Huang memoir of the same name. Set in the ...
Red Sky in the Morning

Red Sky in the Morning

Margaret Dickinson

Maisie learned to walk on the soft grass of Eddie's meadows on the hillside outside the cottage, whilst Anna helped again with the birthing and rearing of the lambs. Anna planted vegetables in the garden at the back of their home and Eddie ...
Five Days to a Security Breakdown!

Five Days to a Security Breakdown!

Rick Smith

"What about Craig's staff? You know Craig does have their loyalty. Those guys all have lT experience and credentials. Are they going to be willing to work for Eddie ? Does Eddie have any lT training?" "ln this economy we don't have to worry ...
The Jewish Messiah Manifesto

The Jewish Messiah Manifesto

Eddie Huang

Eddie Huang, a self appointed rabbi and self professed Jewish Messiah adresses the world about issues regarding religion and politics.
The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM ...

The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM ...

E.J. Fleming

Through exhaustive research and interviews with contemporaries, this is the never-before-told story of Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickling.
The flock

The flock

Marianne Müller

Somewhere on a rooftop in Brooklyn, an old man breeds pigeons, feeding and flying them. It is an unspectacular, seemingly banal scene, and it is one that photographer Marianne Muller observed and photographed for months.
Eddie Shore and That Old-Time Hockey

Eddie Shore and That Old-Time Hockey

C. Michael Hiam

This is an action-packed and full-throated celebration of the "mighty Eddie Shore" — and also of the sport of hockey as it was gloriously played in a bygone age. From the Hardcover edition.
Eddie Shore and that Old-Time Hockey

Eddie Shore and that Old-Time Hockey

C. Michael Hiam

This is an action-packed and full-throated celebration of the "mighty Eddie Shore" — and also of the sport of hockey as it was gloriously played in a bygone age. From the Hardcover edition.
Marcia Muller and the Female Private Eye: Essays on the ...

Marcia Muller and the Female Private Eye: Essays on the ...

Preview

This collection critically assesses Marcia Muller’s writing and reevaluates current critical views on women’s detective fiction in general.
Herz über Board 1: Mein Sommer mit Jonah: Liebesroman

Herz über Board 1: Mein Sommer mit Jonah: Liebesroman

Sina Müller

Der neue Sommerroman von Sina Müller - das Leseereignis für deinen Urlaub.
Rest in Peace: Ravan and Eddie

Rest in Peace: Ravan and Eddie

Kiran Nagarkar

As bawdy and entertaining as Ravan and Eddie, as exuberant and over-the-top as The Extras, yet possessing a hard, cold edge, Rest in Peace is a fitting finale to the trilogy featuring Indian fiction's most epic characters.

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