"A splendidly instructive and entertaining contribution to film history and a quick lesson on the efficient showstring style of filmmaking by a maverick genius of innovation and exploitation. . . . Corman teaches, as well as delights".--"Choice". 39 photos.

What do Martin Scorsese, Peter Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, and Jack Nicholson have in common? They, along with so many other Hollywood stars, had their starts with Roger Corman, one of the film world's most successful directors and entrepreneurs. Though he graduated from Stanford with a degree in engineering, Roger Corman long knew he wanted to be in pictures A...(展开全部)

电影是一种妥协，艺术和商业要五五开。 罗杰·科曼 好莱坞独立电影圣经 B级片之王、第82届奥斯卡终生成就奖得主 罗杰·科曼口述自传 谁在好莱坞制作了数百部电影，却几乎部部挣钱？ 谁能用两天一夜的时间，拍出一部风靡影坛五十年的cult经典？ 谁是弗朗西斯·科波拉、马丁·斯科塞斯、乔纳森·德米、朗·霍华德、詹姆斯·卡梅隆等人进驻好莱坞的敲门砖和领路人？ 答案就是罗杰·科曼。 在这本被独立电影人奉为圣经的自传中，罗杰为我们讲述了他的电影传奇和创业故事：如何从20世纪福克斯公司的送信小工，一跃成为反抗好莱坞大公司的中坚力量，以及低成本剥削电影界的领袖人物。 罗杰·科曼不仅是一位伟大的导师，他也是位艺术家，最优秀的那种，毫不吝啬地给予一批批电影新人以启迪。 马丁·斯科塞斯 罗杰对电影事业做出的贡献十分伟大，他是位才华横溢的大师级导演，对电影这一媒介的掌握无比娴...(展开全部)

Richard Gilman referred to How to Read a Film as simply "the best single work of its kind." And Janet Maslin in The New York Times Book Review marveled at James Monaco's ability to collect "an enormous amount of useful information and assemble it in an exhilaratingly simple and systematic way." Indeed, since its original publication in 1977, this hugely popular book has become ...(展开全部)

Two summers ago, scientists removed a tiny piece of flesh from Philip Ball’s arm and turned it into a rudimentary “mini-brain.” The skin cells, removed from his body, did not die but were instead transformed into nerve cells that independently arranged themselves into a dense network and communicated with each other, exchanging the raw signals of thought. This was life—but whos...(展开全部)

Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet . . . So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and her father’s jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill th...(展开全部)

Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet . . . So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and her father’s jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill th...(展开全部)

A humane behind-the-scenes account of a week in the life of a psychiatrist at one of Canada’s leading mental health hospitals. How Can I Help? takes us to the frontlines of modern psychiatric care. How Can I Help? portrays a week in the life of Dr. David Goldbloom as he treats patients, communicates with families, and trains staff at CAMH, the largest psychiatric facility in Ca...(展开全部)

戴维·戈德布卢姆（David Goldbloom），医学博士、加拿大皇家医学院院士、成瘾与精神健康中心高级医学顾问、多伦多大学精神病学教授，曾任加拿大精神健康委员会主席。毕业于哈佛大学、牛津大学（罗德学者）和麦吉尔大学。著有一百多篇专业论文，编过两本精神病学教科书。他还是一位著名的公众演说家，因对精神病学领域的贡献而屡获殊荣，包括加拿大勋章。 皮尔·布莱登（Pier Bryden），医学博士、多伦多病童医院精神科医生和临床教师、多伦多大学医学院副教授、加拿大医学委员会主席、美国儿童与青少年精神病学伦理委员会加拿大代表。毕业于多伦多大学、牛津大学和麦克马斯特大学。专攻儿童与青少年精神疾病治疗的伦理与法律问题。