Author: Michael Bywater
Publisher: Granta
ISBN: 9781862077980
Category : Change
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"Funny, erudite and fascinating, Bywater's 'Lost worlds' is a treasure trove of spectacularly miscellaneous knowledge, all of it worth knowing, about things lost and gone, many of them worh regretting. Bywater writes with a razor-sharp wit and flashes of real profundity; his magpie genius has found a dazzling outlet here" -- preview by A.C. Grayling (first page)
Lost Worlds
Author: Michael Bywater
Publisher: Granta
ISBN: 9781862077980
Category : Change
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"Funny, erudite and fascinating, Bywater's 'Lost worlds' is a treasure trove of spectacularly miscellaneous knowledge, all of it worth knowing, about things lost and gone, many of them worh regretting. Bywater writes with a razor-sharp wit and flashes of real profundity; his magpie genius has found a dazzling outlet here" -- preview by A.C. Grayling (first page)
Publisher: Granta
ISBN: 9781862077980
Category : Change
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"Funny, erudite and fascinating, Bywater's 'Lost worlds' is a treasure trove of spectacularly miscellaneous knowledge, all of it worth knowing, about things lost and gone, many of them worh regretting. Bywater writes with a razor-sharp wit and flashes of real profundity; his magpie genius has found a dazzling outlet here" -- preview by A.C. Grayling (first page)
Lost Worlds
Author: John Howe
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0753461072
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Cover has a circular, plastic-covered opening.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0753461072
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Cover has a circular, plastic-covered opening.
Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks
Author: Jim Lacefield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976930419
Category : Geochronometry
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976930419
Category : Geochronometry
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Daughter of No Worlds
Author: Carissa Broadbent
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998461939
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998461939
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Discovery of Lost Worlds
Author: Joseph Jacobs Thorndike
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to Lost Universes
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Publisher: Gemstone Publishing
ISBN: 9781603602853
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The highly collectible world of lost universes gets a brand-new specially focused edition of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide that also serves as a Photo-Journal of all the books listed. From in-depth looks at the original Milestone and Valiant to Tower's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and Charlton's superheroes, and from Topp's Kirbyverse and the MLJ/Archie heroes to Malibu's Ultraverse and Marvel's New Universe, this full-color book dives deep into Atlas-Seaboard, Comics Greatest World, Continuity, Defiant, Future Comics, Triumphant and more. Not only is packed with images and prices, but it also includes creator and collector interviews and insights.
Publisher: Gemstone Publishing
ISBN: 9781603602853
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The highly collectible world of lost universes gets a brand-new specially focused edition of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide that also serves as a Photo-Journal of all the books listed. From in-depth looks at the original Milestone and Valiant to Tower's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and Charlton's superheroes, and from Topp's Kirbyverse and the MLJ/Archie heroes to Malibu's Ultraverse and Marvel's New Universe, this full-color book dives deep into Atlas-Seaboard, Comics Greatest World, Continuity, Defiant, Future Comics, Triumphant and more. Not only is packed with images and prices, but it also includes creator and collector interviews and insights.
The Lost Worlds of 2001
Author: Arthur Charles Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780283979040
Category : 2001, a space odyssey (Motion picture)
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780283979040
Category : 2001, a space odyssey (Motion picture)
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Dark City
Author: Eddie Muller
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 076249896X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This revised and expanded edition of Eddie Muller's Dark City is a film noir lover's bible, taking readers on a tour of the urban landscape of the grim and gritty genre in a definitive, highly illustrated volume. Dark Cityexpands with new chapters and a fresh collection of restored photos that illustrate the mythic landscape of the imagination. It's a place where the men and women who created film noir often find themselves dangling from the same sinister heights as the silver-screen avatars to whom they gave life. Eddie Muller, host of Turner Classic Movies' Noir Alley, takes readers on a spellbinding trip through treacherous terrain: Hollywood in the post-World War II years, where art, politics, scandal, style -- and brilliant craftsmanship -- produced a new approach to moviemaking, and a new type of cultural mythology.
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 076249896X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This revised and expanded edition of Eddie Muller's Dark City is a film noir lover's bible, taking readers on a tour of the urban landscape of the grim and gritty genre in a definitive, highly illustrated volume. Dark Cityexpands with new chapters and a fresh collection of restored photos that illustrate the mythic landscape of the imagination. It's a place where the men and women who created film noir often find themselves dangling from the same sinister heights as the silver-screen avatars to whom they gave life. Eddie Muller, host of Turner Classic Movies' Noir Alley, takes readers on a spellbinding trip through treacherous terrain: Hollywood in the post-World War II years, where art, politics, scandal, style -- and brilliant craftsmanship -- produced a new approach to moviemaking, and a new type of cultural mythology.
Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms
Author: Tobias S. Buckell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944145798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
From the legends of Atlantis, El Dorado, and Shangri-La to classic novels such as King Solomon's Mine, The Land That Time Forgot, and The Lost World, readers have long been fascinated by the idea of lost worlds and mythical kingdoms. Read short stories featuring the discovery of such worlds or kingdoms--stories where scientists explore unknown places, stories where the discovery of such turns the world on its head, stories where we're struck with the sense of wonder at realizing that we don't know our world quite as well as we'd thought. Featuring new tales by today's masters of SF&F: Tobias S. Buckell James L. Cambias Becky Chambers Kate Elliott C.C. Finlay Jeffrey Ford Theodora Goss Darcie Little Badger Jonathan Maberry Seanan McGuire An Owomoyela Dexter Palmer Cadwell Turnbull Genevieve Valentine Carrie Vaughn Charles Yu E. Lily Yu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944145798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
From the legends of Atlantis, El Dorado, and Shangri-La to classic novels such as King Solomon's Mine, The Land That Time Forgot, and The Lost World, readers have long been fascinated by the idea of lost worlds and mythical kingdoms. Read short stories featuring the discovery of such worlds or kingdoms--stories where scientists explore unknown places, stories where the discovery of such turns the world on its head, stories where we're struck with the sense of wonder at realizing that we don't know our world quite as well as we'd thought. Featuring new tales by today's masters of SF&F: Tobias S. Buckell James L. Cambias Becky Chambers Kate Elliott C.C. Finlay Jeffrey Ford Theodora Goss Darcie Little Badger Jonathan Maberry Seanan McGuire An Owomoyela Dexter Palmer Cadwell Turnbull Genevieve Valentine Carrie Vaughn Charles Yu E. Lily Yu
Lost Worlds
Author: Bruce McP. Beehler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300122282
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Bird and tropical ecology expert Bruce Beehler discusses his experiences while performing his field research in PapuaNew Guinea, India, Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Panama, and the Ivory Coast, and defines the role that rainforests play in the lives of the indigenous peoples thatoccupy them.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300122282
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Bird and tropical ecology expert Bruce Beehler discusses his experiences while performing his field research in PapuaNew Guinea, India, Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Panama, and the Ivory Coast, and defines the role that rainforests play in the lives of the indigenous peoples thatoccupy them.