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  • The Films of Aleksandr Rou

    Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema

    More than half a century after his death, Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Rou remains a cinematic icon across Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Dubbed ‘King of the Fairy Tales’ and ‘The Main Storyteller of the Country’, Rou revolutionized Soviet fantasy and fairy-tale cinema during a remarkable directorial career spanning from 1938 to 1972.Deftly navigating the ... Read more

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  • The Cinema of Michael Winterbottom

    Series series Genre Film Auteurs
    Acclaimed British director Michael Winterbottom is renowned for the abundance and diversity of his output. His films span a wide range of genres in art house and mainstream cinema alike, from the heritage film to neo-noir. Working with different genres gives Winterbottom a framework in which to explore favored themes, while incorporating new ideas and taking on new challenges. At the same time, ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

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    Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 2 (Unabridged)

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    Unabridged

    17 hours 44 min

    This volume, entitled "The Great Navigators of the 18th century", forms the second of three volumes under the general title of "Celebrated Travels and Travellers". The first volume of the series, "Exploration of the World", covers a period in the world's history extending from B.C. 505, to the close of the 17th century, and the third volume gives an account of "The Great Explorers and Travellers ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Napoleon Hill's A Year of Growing Rich

    52 Steps to Achieving Life's Rewards

    by Napoleon Hill ...
    Narrated by Rick Adamson, Deborah Allison ...

    Abridged

    1 hour 28 min

    The phenomenal bestseller Think and Grow Rich established Napoleon Hill as an authority on motivation and success. These revised and updated motivational and inspirational passages-keys to wealth, power, happiness, and good health-were originally published in Hill's magazine, Success Unlimited. ... Read more

    $7.50 USD

  • Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies

    A Cross-Disciplinary Approach

    Series series Open Educational Resources
    This textbook offers accessible, academically sound information on a wide range of LGBTQ+ topics. The 12 chapters cover LGBTQ+ history, culture, and Queer Theory, but also explore LGBTQ+ relationships, families, parenting, health, and education - as well as a separate chapter on how to conduct research on LGBTQ+ topics.Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies offers accessible, academically sound ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Getting Ready for Benjamin

    Preparing Teachers for Sexual Diversity in the Classroom

    Series series Curriculum, Cultures, and (Homo)Sexualities Series
    This book argues that issues of sexual diversity are inextricably interwoven into the basic concerns of pre-service teacher education. How do we make our students aware of assumptions regarding masculinity, femininity, and sexuality that arise from what is presented, represented, or omitted from curricula and classroom practice? What do we say about homophobia and heterosexism as we anticipate the ... Read more

    $49.39 USD

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    Ethelred Preston or, The Adventures of a Newcomer (Unabridged)

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    Unabridged

    4 hours 51 min

    Ethelred Preston is a story for boys written by Fr. Finn, SJ. The hero, Ethelred, while on his way to college, meets Packy Jarloe, a peddler, who induces him to change places with himself, so that Packy goes to Henrytown College, announcing himself as Ethelred Preston, while Ethelred takes Packy's peddler's pack and sets out on the road to make his fortune There is a mixture of the ludicrous and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Andrei Tarkovsky: A Life on the Cross

    Andrei Tarkovsky died in a Paris hospital in 1986, aged just 54. An internationally acclaimed icon of the film industry, the legacy Tarkovsky left for his fans included Andrei Rublev, Stalker, Nostalgia and a host of other brilliant works. In the Soviet Union, however, Tarkovsky was a persona non grata. Longing to be accepted in his homeland, Tarkovsky distanced himself from all forms of political ... Read more

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  • The Culture of Lies

    Translated by Celia Hawkesworth ...
    The Culture of Lies is one of the most intelligent and lucid accounts of an appalling episode in history. It shows us the banality and brutality of nationalism and the way that nationalistic ideology permeates every pore of life. Ugrešić's acerbic and penetrating essays cover everything from politics to daily routine, from public to private life. With a diverse and unusual perspective, she writes ... Read more

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  • Rethinking Who We Are

    Critical Reflections on Human Diversity in Canada

    Rethinking Who We Are takes a non-conventional approach to understanding human difference in Canada. Contributors to this volume critically re-examine Canadian identity by rethinking who we are and what we are becoming by scrutinizing the “totality” of difference. Included are analyses on the macro differences among Canadians, such as the disparities produced from unequal treatment under Canadian ... Read more

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  • Sergei Eisenstein

    A Life in Conflict

    by Ronald Bergan ...
    Now back in print, this acclaimed biography reassesses a titan of early cinema based on new material released after the fall of the Soviet Union.Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict tells the dramatic story of one of world cinema’s towering geniuses and principal theorists. Ronald Bergan details Eisenstein’s life from his precocious childhood to his explosion onto the avant-garde scene in ... Read more

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