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American Films of the 70s: Conflicting Visions
Peter LevIndeed, as Peter Lev persuasively argues in this book, the films of the 1970s constitute a kind of conversation about what American society is and should be—open, diverse, and egalitarian, or stubbornly resistant to change.
The Euro-American Cinema
Peter LevThe second part of Lev’s study examines in detail five examples of the Euro-American art film: Contempt (1963), Blow-Up (1966), The Canterbury Tales (1972), Paris, Texas (1983), and The Last Emperor (1987).
Complex Population Dynamics: A Theoretical/empirical Synthesis
Peter TurchinMany people provided extensive comments on previous book drafts, or draft chapters: Alan Berryman, Lev Ginzburg, Roger Nisbet, Peter Hudson, Alexei Sharov, Peter Kareiva, Mauricio Lima, Peter Abrams, Jason Matthiopoulos, Larry Mueller ...
The Magicians
Lev GrossmanLev Grossman. ELIOT fterward Quentin couldn't remember much of the rest of that night, except that he spent it there at the school. He was exhausted and weak , like he'd been drugged. His chest felt hollowed out. He wasn't even hungry ...
Warp: A Novel
Lev GrossmanThis re-publication of Lev Grossman's debut novel, Warp, shows the roots of his Magicians hero Quentin Coldwater in a book that is for anyone (and everyone) who has ever felt adrift in their own life.
Ecrits (1917-1934)
Lev Vladimirovich KuleshovLev Vladimirovich Kuleshov François Albera, E. S. Khokhlova, Valérie Posener. Si. maintenant...1. Si aujourd'hui, dans le bric-à-brac des maisons de distribution actuels, traîne par hasard une comédie, ou plutôt un film "comique", la première ...
Transforming the Screen, 1950-1959
Peter LevCovering a tumultuous period of the 1950s, this work explores the divorce of movie studios from their theater chains, the panic of the blacklist era, the explosive emergence of science fiction as the dominant genre, and the rise of ...
Claude Lelouch, Film Director
Peter LevThis book presents Lelouch, maker of the enormously successful A Man and a Woman as a lyrical filmmaker especially skilled at directing images, emotions, and actors, but as uneven in his attempt to be a director of ideas.
Twentieth Century-Fox: The Zanuck-Skouras Years, 1935–1965
Peter Lev86; Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century—Fox, p. 155. 77. Herman,A Talentfior Trouhle, pp. 420-421. 78. Silverman, The Fox That GotAway, p. 120. 79. Hirsch, The Sound ofMusic, pp. 36-37. 80. Maslon, The SoundofMusic Companion, p. 102.
Cinema and Soviet Society, 1917-1953
Peter KenezGinzburg, S. Kinematografiia dorevoliutsionnoi Rossii. Iskusstvo, Moscow, 1963. Goriachev, Iu. Istoriia stroitel'stva sovetskoi kinematografii (1917-1925). VGIK, Moscow, 1977. Gromov, E. Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov. Iskusstvo, Moscow, 1984 .
The Kershner families of Maryland, 1731-1977
Mary Kershner MaxwellPeter Peter Peter Peter (M) Nicholas Nicholas *l20 ac Nicholas *128 ac Nicholas *l28 ac Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas *5 persons Peter Peter* Anth'y* blksmith l50 a Peter *l76 a Peter* BPS Anthony *l50 a Anthony *150 a Anthony Martin *0 ...
Us Conductors
Sean MichaelsLocked in a cabin, on a ship bound for Leningrad, Lev Termen types a letter to Clara, his 'one true love'.
The End of Accounting and the Path Forward for Investors and ...
Baruch LevThis book demonstrates an alternative, giving you a new framework for more informed decision making.
Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times
Dr. Laurence J. PeterFrom the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle, and The Peter Prescription, here is a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.
Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times
Laurence J. PeterFrom the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle, and The Peter Prescription, here is a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.
The Magicians Trilogy
Lev GrossmanBut his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory.
The Magicians and The Magician King
Lev GrossmanBut his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory.
The Collected Works of L. S. Vygotsky: The History of the ...
Lev Semenovich VygotskiĭA translation of Vygotsky's work allowing readers to engage with the psychologist as he reasons through his positions and develops them.
Peter Pan - Hello, my name is Peter
Robert SteinerSixty years after the original story, Wendy must face her fears and weaknesses and return to Neverland to rescue Peter from certain doom in this final and most touching chapter of the ever youthful legend of Peter Pan.
Before I Met You: A Novel
Lisa JewellPeter Lawler. He sounded like he might be a financial adviser. Or a solicitor. The intercom crackled, and the sound of an elderly lady's voice emerged. “Yes?” “Oh, hello. I'm looking for a Peter Lawler.” “Who?” “Peter Lawler.” “Peter Morler?” “No ...
Orientalisten
Tom ReissOrientalisten er en enestående historie om den fascinerende løgner og eventyrer Lev Nussimbaum og er så fantastisk, at man kunne tro, det var en roman.
The Magicians
Lev GrossmanHaboring secret preoccupations with a magical land he read about in a childhood fantasy series, Quentin Coldwater is unexpectedly admitted into an exclusive college of magic and rigorously educated in modern sorcery.
Czarodzieje:
Lev GrossmanCzarodzieje, książka przenikliwa psychologicznie, a równocześnie niezwykle pomysłowa, to epicka opowieść o magii i innych światach, która znacznie rozszerza granice konwencjonalnego nurtu fantasy.
The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
Dr. Laurence J. PeterWith the wit of Mark Twain, the psychological acuity of Sigmund Freud, and the theoretical impact of Isaac Newton, Dr. Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull’s The Peter Principle brilliantly explains how incompetence and its accompanying ...
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