To be an American is, as Henry James famously observed, a "complex fate." But complexity was that rococo master's stock-in-trade, which may explain why he returned to his native country in 1904 after an absence of more than 20 years. To be sure, he was interested in a Jamesian walk down memory lane, with its full quota of meditative hairsplitting. Yet he also meant to take adva...(展开全部)

The Godfather is widely considered to be the greatest movie ever made. This fully authorised, fully annotated and illustrated edition of the film's screenplay is packed with little-known facts, behind-the-scenes information and exclusive interviews. Every scene, every shot is annotated with fascinating information including technical information about the filming, set design, s...(展开全部)

The Godfather is widely considered to be the greatest movie ever made. This fully authorised, fully annotated and illustrated edition of the film's screenplay is packed with little-known facts, behind-the-scenes information and exclusive interviews. Every scene, every shot is annotated with fascinating information including technical information about the filming, set design, s...(展开全部)

Acclaimed photographer Mary Ellen Mark (b.1940) has secured exclusive backstage access to some of the most famous actors and directors in film history Captures life on the sets of legendary movies Apocalypse Now and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, as well more recent productions such as the Oscar-winning films Moulin Rouge, Babel and Sweeney Todd Includes powerful portraits of...(展开全部)

What is the good life for a human being? Aristotle's exploration of this question in the "Nicomachean Ethics" has established it as a founding work of Western philosophy, though its teachings have long puzzled readers and provoked spirited discussion. Adopting a radically new point of view, Ronna Burger deciphers some of the most perplexing conundrums of this influential treati...(展开全部)

What is the good life for a human being? Aristotle's exploration of this question in the "Nicomachean Ethics" has established it as a founding work of Western philosophy, though its teachings have long puzzled readers and provoked spirited discussion. Adopting a radically new point of view, Ronna Burger deciphers some of the most perplexing conundrums of this influential treati...(展开全部)

This is the first complete English translation of the second chapter of the esoteric Buddhist Kalacakratantra text, and its eleventh-century commentary, the Stainless Light (Vimalaprabha) , often accorded pride of place as the first volume of the Tibetan Tanjur. This chapter elaborates the human "individual" in terms of the cosmic human who embodies the cosmos within, showing...(展开全部)

Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand's lectures (originally published in 1802 and 1805) were a watershed in the history of architectural theory. Durand fostered a new perspective on architecture - directed to functional needs rather than aesthetic concerns - that revolutionized architectural training across Europe. The second section from 1821 reproduces his drawings which accompanied the...(展开全部)

Build an Exceptional Plot, One Scene at a Time! Think of your favorite story--the one that kept you turning pages late into the night, the one with a plot so compelling, so multilayered, so perfect that you couldn't put it down. How can you make your own plots--in your novels, short stories, memoirs, or screenplays--just as irresistible? "Plot Perfect" provides the answer. This...(展开全部)

Build an Exceptional Plot, One Scene at a Time! Think of your favorite story--the one that kept you turning pages late into the night, the one with a plot so compelling, so multilayered, so perfect that you couldn't put it down. How can you make your own plots--in your novels, short stories, memoirs, or screenplays--just as irresistible? "Plot Perfect" provides the answer. This...(展开全部)