Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1848361254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.
The Rough Guide to Film
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1848361254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1848361254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.
The Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Media
Author: Karen Ross
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118721489
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Media offers original insights into the complex set of relations which exist between gender, sex, sexualities and the media, and in doing so, showcases new research at the forefront of media and communication practice and theory. Brings together a collection of new, cutting-edge research exploring a number of different facets of the broad relationship between gender and media Moves beyond associating gender with man/woman and instead considers the relationship between the construction of gender norms, biological sex and the mediation of sex and sexuality Offers genuinely new insights into the complicated and complex set of relations which exist between gender, sex, sexualities and the media Essay topics range from the continuing sexism of TV advertising to ways in which the internet is facilitating the (re)invention of our sexual selves.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118721489
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Media offers original insights into the complex set of relations which exist between gender, sex, sexualities and the media, and in doing so, showcases new research at the forefront of media and communication practice and theory. Brings together a collection of new, cutting-edge research exploring a number of different facets of the broad relationship between gender and media Moves beyond associating gender with man/woman and instead considers the relationship between the construction of gender norms, biological sex and the mediation of sex and sexuality Offers genuinely new insights into the complicated and complex set of relations which exist between gender, sex, sexualities and the media Essay topics range from the continuing sexism of TV advertising to ways in which the internet is facilitating the (re)invention of our sexual selves.
The Solaris Effect
Author: Steven Dillon
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292782273
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
What do contemporary American movies and directors have to say about the relationship between nature and art? How do science fiction films like Steven Spielberg's A.I. and Darren Aronofsky's π represent the apparent oppositions between nature and culture, wild and tame? Steven Dillon's intriguing new volume surveys American cinema from 1990 to 2002 with substantial descriptions of sixty films, emphasizing small-budget independent American film. Directors studied include Steven Soderbergh, Darren Aronofsky, Todd Haynes, Harmony Korine, and Gus Van Sant, as well as more canonical figures like Martin Scorcese, Robert Altman, David Lynch, and Steven Spielberg. The book takes its title and inspiration from Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film Solaris, a science fiction ghost story that relentlessly explores the relationship between the powers of nature and art. The author argues that American film has the best chance of aesthetic success when it acknowledges that a film is actually a film. The best American movies tell an endless ghost story, as they perform the agonizing nearness and distance of the cinematic image. This groundbreaking commentary examines the rarely seen bridge between select American film directors and their typically more adventurous European counterparts. Filmmakers such as Lynch and Soderbergh are cross-cut together with Tarkovsky and the great French director, Jean-Luc Godard, in order to test the limits and possibilities of American film. Both enthusiastically cinephilic and fiercely critical, this book puts a decade of U.S. film in its global place, as part of an ongoing conversation on nature and art.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292782273
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
What do contemporary American movies and directors have to say about the relationship between nature and art? How do science fiction films like Steven Spielberg's A.I. and Darren Aronofsky's π represent the apparent oppositions between nature and culture, wild and tame? Steven Dillon's intriguing new volume surveys American cinema from 1990 to 2002 with substantial descriptions of sixty films, emphasizing small-budget independent American film. Directors studied include Steven Soderbergh, Darren Aronofsky, Todd Haynes, Harmony Korine, and Gus Van Sant, as well as more canonical figures like Martin Scorcese, Robert Altman, David Lynch, and Steven Spielberg. The book takes its title and inspiration from Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film Solaris, a science fiction ghost story that relentlessly explores the relationship between the powers of nature and art. The author argues that American film has the best chance of aesthetic success when it acknowledges that a film is actually a film. The best American movies tell an endless ghost story, as they perform the agonizing nearness and distance of the cinematic image. This groundbreaking commentary examines the rarely seen bridge between select American film directors and their typically more adventurous European counterparts. Filmmakers such as Lynch and Soderbergh are cross-cut together with Tarkovsky and the great French director, Jean-Luc Godard, in order to test the limits and possibilities of American film. Both enthusiastically cinephilic and fiercely critical, this book puts a decade of U.S. film in its global place, as part of an ongoing conversation on nature and art.
The Korean Wave
Author: Youna Kim
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317938577
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Since the late 1990s South Korea has emerged as a new center for the production of transnational popular culture - the first instance of a major global circulation of Korean popular culture in history. Why popular (or not)? Why now? What does it mean socially, culturally and politically in a global context? This edited collection considers the Korean Wave in a global digital age and addresses the social, cultural and political implications in their complexity and paradox within the contexts of global inequalities and uneven power structures. The emerging consequences at multiple levels - both macro structures and micro processes that influence media production, distribution, representation and consumption - deserve to be analyzed and explored fully in an increasingly global media environment. This book argues for the Korean Wave's double capacity in the creation of new and complex spaces of identity that are both enabling and disabling cultural diversity in a digital cosmopolitan world. The Korean Wave combines theoretical perspectives with grounded case studies in an up-to-date and accessible volume ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Media and Communications, Cultural Studies, Korean Studies and Asian Studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317938577
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Since the late 1990s South Korea has emerged as a new center for the production of transnational popular culture - the first instance of a major global circulation of Korean popular culture in history. Why popular (or not)? Why now? What does it mean socially, culturally and politically in a global context? This edited collection considers the Korean Wave in a global digital age and addresses the social, cultural and political implications in their complexity and paradox within the contexts of global inequalities and uneven power structures. The emerging consequences at multiple levels - both macro structures and micro processes that influence media production, distribution, representation and consumption - deserve to be analyzed and explored fully in an increasingly global media environment. This book argues for the Korean Wave's double capacity in the creation of new and complex spaces of identity that are both enabling and disabling cultural diversity in a digital cosmopolitan world. The Korean Wave combines theoretical perspectives with grounded case studies in an up-to-date and accessible volume ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Media and Communications, Cultural Studies, Korean Studies and Asian Studies.
Red Zone
Author: Tiki Barber
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442409479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Hidden Valley Eagles have the championship in sight—but will chicken pox get in the way? The Hidden Valley Eagles are on track to make the playoffs. Full of focus and determination, every player is at his best, and the team is working better together than ever before. But when a bout of chicken pox threatens to overtake the team, will their playoff dreams disappear?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442409479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Hidden Valley Eagles have the championship in sight—but will chicken pox get in the way? The Hidden Valley Eagles are on track to make the playoffs. Full of focus and determination, every player is at his best, and the team is working better together than ever before. But when a bout of chicken pox threatens to overtake the team, will their playoff dreams disappear?
Cautiously Optimistic
Author: Peter Funt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615797014
Category : Candid camera (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
How is the American spirit holding up in these difficult times? Peter Funt, syndicated columnist and host of TV's "Candid Camera," looks beyond the headlines to find out. In six-dozen essays, Funt uses a light but penetrating touch to take the nation's temperature. "I've always been fascinated by small slices of life," he writes. "During my time in broadcast and print journalism, as well as in entertainment television, I've looked for the smaller items that, when taken together, create a bigger picture of who we are and where we're headed." Funt's columns appear regularly in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and many of his op-eds formed the basis for these essays. Funt's canvas is very much like the real world we deal with every day. Sure, Americans are concerned about taxes, education and crime. But we also care about mobile apps that talk back to us, Paul McCartney's hairdo, and raccoons that destroy our lawns. "On 'Candid Camera, ' Funt explains, "we celebrated the American spirit, and in the last five years of traveling, interviewing and researching, I'm happy to report that the spirit remains strong. That said, my opinion pieces often focus on the negative. That's inherent in news and commentary; we don't dismiss all the good, but we search out those things that need to be fixed." In "Cautiously Optimistic," Peter Funt finds the good, the bad and the occasionally hilarious. These essays are designed to make you think, but also to smile.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615797014
Category : Candid camera (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
How is the American spirit holding up in these difficult times? Peter Funt, syndicated columnist and host of TV's "Candid Camera," looks beyond the headlines to find out. In six-dozen essays, Funt uses a light but penetrating touch to take the nation's temperature. "I've always been fascinated by small slices of life," he writes. "During my time in broadcast and print journalism, as well as in entertainment television, I've looked for the smaller items that, when taken together, create a bigger picture of who we are and where we're headed." Funt's columns appear regularly in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and many of his op-eds formed the basis for these essays. Funt's canvas is very much like the real world we deal with every day. Sure, Americans are concerned about taxes, education and crime. But we also care about mobile apps that talk back to us, Paul McCartney's hairdo, and raccoons that destroy our lawns. "On 'Candid Camera, ' Funt explains, "we celebrated the American spirit, and in the last five years of traveling, interviewing and researching, I'm happy to report that the spirit remains strong. That said, my opinion pieces often focus on the negative. That's inherent in news and commentary; we don't dismiss all the good, but we search out those things that need to be fixed." In "Cautiously Optimistic," Peter Funt finds the good, the bad and the occasionally hilarious. These essays are designed to make you think, but also to smile.
Costa Brava
Author: Marta Balletbò-Coll
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"Set admidst the beauty of Barcelona and the breathtaking spendor of Spain's Mediterranean coast. Costa Brava chronicles the heartwarming, humorous love story of openly lesbian Anna, a Barcelona tour guide and performance artist, and delight in the adventures and misadventures that lead these two very different, sometimes difficult, women on a passionate journey to love and happiness." -- Publisher's description.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"Set admidst the beauty of Barcelona and the breathtaking spendor of Spain's Mediterranean coast. Costa Brava chronicles the heartwarming, humorous love story of openly lesbian Anna, a Barcelona tour guide and performance artist, and delight in the adventures and misadventures that lead these two very different, sometimes difficult, women on a passionate journey to love and happiness." -- Publisher's description.
Call Center Representative Red-Hot Career Guide; 2588 Real Interview Questions
Author: Red-Hot Careers
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781987607451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
3 of the 2588 sweeping interview questions in this book, revealed: Career Development question: Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? - Business Acumen question: Solutions: what specific Call Center Representative actions will you take to address specific priorities? - Story question: What is Your Experience with Work? Land your next Call Center Representative role with ease and use the 2588 REAL Interview Questions in this time-tested book to demystify the entire job-search process. If you only want to use one long-trusted guidance, this is it. Assess and test yourself, then tackle and ace the interview and Call Center Representative role with 2588 REAL interview questions; covering 70 interview topics including Customer Orientation, Self Assessment, Selecting and Developing People, Client-Facing Skills, Time Management Skills, Problem Solving, Integrity, Unflappability, Salary and Remuneration, and Communication...PLUS 60 MORE TOPICS... Pick up this book today to rock the interview and get your dream Call Center Representative Job.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781987607451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
3 of the 2588 sweeping interview questions in this book, revealed: Career Development question: Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? - Business Acumen question: Solutions: what specific Call Center Representative actions will you take to address specific priorities? - Story question: What is Your Experience with Work? Land your next Call Center Representative role with ease and use the 2588 REAL Interview Questions in this time-tested book to demystify the entire job-search process. If you only want to use one long-trusted guidance, this is it. Assess and test yourself, then tackle and ace the interview and Call Center Representative role with 2588 REAL interview questions; covering 70 interview topics including Customer Orientation, Self Assessment, Selecting and Developing People, Client-Facing Skills, Time Management Skills, Problem Solving, Integrity, Unflappability, Salary and Remuneration, and Communication...PLUS 60 MORE TOPICS... Pick up this book today to rock the interview and get your dream Call Center Representative Job.
Inspector
Author: Red-hot Careers
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781547270439
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Land your next Inspector role with ease and use the 1184 REAL Interview Questions in this time-tested three strategies book to demistify the entire job-search process from Knowing to Assessing to Succeeding. If you only want to use one long-trusted guidance, this is it. What's Inside? 1. Know. Everything about the Inspector role and industry in what Inspectors do, Inspector Work Environment, Inspector Pay, How to become a Inspector and the Inspector Job Outlook. 2. Assess. Prepare and tackle the interview and Inspector role with 1184 REAL interview and Self Assessment questions; covering 69 interview topics including Behavioral interview questions, Toughness, Relate Well, Reference, Integrity, Strengths and Weaknesses, Culture Fit, Negotiating, Problem Solving, and Detail-Oriented...PLUS 59 MORE TOPICS... 3. Succeed. Apply what you have gained from Knowing and Assessing; learn the techniques to write a successful resume, how to get it in front of the right people and land your next Inspector role. This one-of-a-kind book includes unlimited online access to extensive Inspector sample resumes, research, documentation and much, much more. Purchase this book to rock the interview and get your dream Inspector Job!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781547270439
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Land your next Inspector role with ease and use the 1184 REAL Interview Questions in this time-tested three strategies book to demistify the entire job-search process from Knowing to Assessing to Succeeding. If you only want to use one long-trusted guidance, this is it. What's Inside? 1. Know. Everything about the Inspector role and industry in what Inspectors do, Inspector Work Environment, Inspector Pay, How to become a Inspector and the Inspector Job Outlook. 2. Assess. Prepare and tackle the interview and Inspector role with 1184 REAL interview and Self Assessment questions; covering 69 interview topics including Behavioral interview questions, Toughness, Relate Well, Reference, Integrity, Strengths and Weaknesses, Culture Fit, Negotiating, Problem Solving, and Detail-Oriented...PLUS 59 MORE TOPICS... 3. Succeed. Apply what you have gained from Knowing and Assessing; learn the techniques to write a successful resume, how to get it in front of the right people and land your next Inspector role. This one-of-a-kind book includes unlimited online access to extensive Inspector sample resumes, research, documentation and much, much more. Purchase this book to rock the interview and get your dream Inspector Job!
Cook Red-hot Career Self Assessment Guide
Author: Red-hot Careers
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781548003890
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Land your next Cook role with ease and use the 1184 REAL Interview Questions in this time-tested three strategies book to demystify the entire job-search process from Knowing to Assessing to Succeeding. If you only want to use one long-trusted guidance, this is it. What's Inside? 1. Know. Everything about the Cook role and industry in what Cooks do, Cook Work Environment, Cook Pay, How to become a Cook and the Cook Job Outlook. 2. Assess. Prepare and tackle the interview and Cook role with 1184 REAL interview and Self Assessment questions; covering 69 interview topics including Culture Fit, Most Common, Unflappability, Variety, Problem Resolution, Delegation, Self Assessment, Evaluating Alternatives, Removing Obstacles, and Flexibility...PLUS 59 MORE TOPICS... 3. Succeed. Apply what you have gained from Knowing and Assessing; learn the techniques to write a successful resume, how to get it in front of the right people and land your next Cook role. This one-of-a-kind book includes unlimited online access to extensive Cook sample resumes, research, documentation and much, much more. Purchase this book to rock the interview and get your dream Cook Job!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781548003890
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Land your next Cook role with ease and use the 1184 REAL Interview Questions in this time-tested three strategies book to demystify the entire job-search process from Knowing to Assessing to Succeeding. If you only want to use one long-trusted guidance, this is it. What's Inside? 1. Know. Everything about the Cook role and industry in what Cooks do, Cook Work Environment, Cook Pay, How to become a Cook and the Cook Job Outlook. 2. Assess. Prepare and tackle the interview and Cook role with 1184 REAL interview and Self Assessment questions; covering 69 interview topics including Culture Fit, Most Common, Unflappability, Variety, Problem Resolution, Delegation, Self Assessment, Evaluating Alternatives, Removing Obstacles, and Flexibility...PLUS 59 MORE TOPICS... 3. Succeed. Apply what you have gained from Knowing and Assessing; learn the techniques to write a successful resume, how to get it in front of the right people and land your next Cook role. This one-of-a-kind book includes unlimited online access to extensive Cook sample resumes, research, documentation and much, much more. Purchase this book to rock the interview and get your dream Cook Job!