James Naremore

All pages are clean and intact. No writing or highlight marks. Mild to moderate wear to cover edges.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

On Kubrick is a critical study of Stanley Kubrick's career, beginning with his earliest feature, "Fear and Desire" (1953), and ending with his posthumous production of "A.I., Artificial Intelligence" (2001). Organized in six parts ("The Taste Machine," "Young Kubrick," "Kubrick, Harris, Douglas," "Stanley Kubrick Presents," "Late Kubrick," and "Epilogue"), it offers provocative analysis of each of Kubrick's films together with new information about their production histories and cultural contexts. Its ultimate aim is to provide a concise yet thorough discussion that will be useful as both an academic text and a trade publication. The book argues that in several respects Kubrick was one of the cinema's last modernists: his taste and sensibility were shaped by the artistic culture of New York in the 1950s; he became a celebrated auteur who forged a distinctive style; he used art-cinema conventions in commercial productions; he challenged censorship regulations; and throughout his career he was preoccupied with one of the central themes of modernist art - the conflict between rationality and its ever-present shadow, the unconscious. War and science are often the subjects of his films, and his work has a hyper-masculine quality; yet no director has more relentlessly emphasized the absurdity of combat, the failure of scientific reasoning, and the fascistic impulses in masculine sexuality. The book also argues that while Kubrick was a voracious intellectual and a life-long autodidact, the fascination of his work has less to do with the ideas it espouses than with the emotions it evokes. Often described as "cool" or "cold," Kubrick is best understood as a skillful practitioner of what might be called the aesthetics of the grotesque; he employs extreme forms of caricature and black comedy to create disgusting, frightening, yet also laughable images of the human body. No less than Diane Arbus (who was his contemporary), he makes his viewers uneasy, unsure how to react either emotionally or politically.

On Kubrick

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Pages are clean and intact. Some possible discoloration due to age

Paris in the Age of Manet

Olympia

Elaine Showalter

Yellowing due to age. All pages are intact,

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Gender and Culture at the Fin de Siecle

Sexual Anarchy

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Marcelo Gleiser

From Creation Myths to the Big Bang

Surveying scientists' and philosophers' ideas about the universe over the past twenty-five centuries, a prominent physicist plumbs the relationship between science and mythology, showing how recent theories of the universe's origin recall ancient creation myths.

The Dancing Universe

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Girard Dara

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Enjoy the complete Ladies of the Pen series in one fun bundle! Words of Seduction Housewife-turned-superstar-novelist, Suzanne Rand, hardly resembles the frumpy, brokenhearted woman she used to be when she returns to North Carolina to sell her family home. Now wiser and independent, she arrives with no plans to stay. Rick Gordon hopes to change her mind. The former bad-boy-turned-successful-businessman knows they have an unfinished chapter and he plots to use seduction to lead her right into his arms. But although Suzanne can't resist the passion that ignites between them will their rekindled romance survive the secrets of the past or will leaving be the best for both of them? Pages of Passion Divorced romance novelist, Noreen Webster, has given up on love and thinks heroes can only be found in books. But when she takes her sister's place to deliver a package to a Caribbean island, the North Carolina native begins to change her mind once she meets the handsome and dashing Michael Vaughn on the cruise there. Michael knows getting too close to the sexy writer could blow his cover and put her life in danger. However, one sensual night together makes it worth the risk. But will he lose her once his deception is revealed? Or will Noreen learn to believe in "ever after" once again? Beneath the Covers Claudia Madison loves the single life. The bestselling author looks forward to hosting a new TV show featuring romantic destinations for singles like her. The only problem? Her cohost, Peter Warren, the gorgeous bachelor she almost married. Peter takes pride in being a leading authority on staying single. But Claudia remains a temptation he can't resist. So the bachelor makes a vow to seduce the savvy author and not let her get away from him again.

The Ladies of the Pen Collection

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Bernadette Melnyk

Ellen Fineout-Overholt

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A Guide to Best Practice

A thoroughly updated edition of this best-selling book is a user-friendly guide to implementing evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare.

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare

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Arthur Conan Doyle

The eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes with the aid of Dr. Watson investigates strange and baffling mysteries.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes #2 Boxed Set

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George Orwell

"Orwell's modern hell" - The New Yorker Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. "Arguably the greatest dystopian novel ever written ... a book that everyone should read not just once, but again, every 10 years. It certainly deserves a reread right now." - CNN

1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

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50 secrets of the World’s Longest Living People

Book published 1961, good condition, some edges are yellowing. No writing on any pages. All pages are intact. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Historical Costume for the Stage 

Logan Naidu

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Proven Strategies to Help Liberate the Amazing Power Within

In this book, Logan captures the magic of MDRT, with succinct summaries of some of the most powerful presentations ever delivered at MDRT Annual Meetings. He highlights the significant benefits of visualization, self-management, humour and laughter, as well as the critical importance of living a life of balance and purpose. In this 3rd Edition, Logan incorporates profound lessons learned from the past six years of his intensive philosophy-spirituality studies at the Vedanta Academy in Pune, India. He shares the secret of success and demonstrates how we can overcome adversity and be the creators of our own destiny. As human beings, we are endowed with an incredible capacity to dream big and to convert these dreams to reality. Logan demonstrates how we can rise above self-imposed limitations and unlock our inherent, ultimate human potential. Logan, a Top of the Table and 41-year member of MDRT, was DVP of MDRT MCC, MDRT Management Council member, Chair of MDRT Foundation's Global Engagement Committee, MDRT Ambassador and speaker at numerous MDRT Annual Meetings. "Through this amazing book, Logan transmits a magical energy to illuminate the world. Unleash Your Magic provides great inspiration to those who wish to pursue excellence, business growth and balance of life." Jake Kim, Seoul, Korea, 2014-2015 MDRT DVP - Best Practices Division

Unleash Your Magic

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The Miracle Morning

Tori Large

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Math

- Great Study Aids! - Topics arranged thematically so that words are explained in context - Fully integrated system of cross referencing plus a comprehensive index.

The Usborne Illustrated Dictonary of Math

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S. Hahn

M. Aquilina

A Guide for Unfinished Christians

Living the Mysteries is a daily devotional--and more--for the period from Easter to Pentecost. Each day features: a brief meditation; a short passage from that day's Mass readings; a reflection on the reading adapted from the writings of the Fathers of the Church; a particular focusing on a relevant point of the mystical or moral life; and a plan with practical applications for everyday prayer and living. This is a thoughtful, practical, and sure-to-be appreciated gift for any new Catholic! (And a great choice for longtime Catholics, too.)

Living the Mysteries

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Colleen Hoover

A Novel

A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover. After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter's life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn't closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna's daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna's life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.

Reminders of Him

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Beloved #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us returns with an unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse.

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon's last day in Los Angeles together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.

Can Ben's relationship with Fallon--and simultaneously his novel--be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?

November 9

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Hitler, A Study in Tyranny

Andy Walsh

Parables from Modern Science

Andy Walsh had an epiphany when a math concept illuminated his reading of the Bible. Soon, a constellation of common themes and motifs opened up everywhere he looked: in science, the Bible, and the movies and comics that shape our imaginations. He realized that science can help us know God, rather than merely know of Him. Covering metaphors and parables from the mathematics of space flight, the physics of entropy, the actions of the immunce system, and much more, this book explores concepts from contemporary science to reveal more about the God who has unfurled the multiverse.

Faith Across the Multiverse

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Armin A. Brott

A Dad's Guide to the Second and Third Years

An introduction to all aspects of fatherhood focuses on a child's second and third years, charting the physical, intellectual, verbal, and emotional development of a child, as well as the emotional and psychological changes that occur.

Fathering Your Toddler

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Transforming the Whole Game

Extraordinary Putting 

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Alan Furst

"Night Soldiers" masterfully re-creates the European world of 1934-1945: the struggle between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia for Eastern Europe, the last desperate gaiety of the beau monde in 1937 Paris, and the guerrilla operations with the French underground in 1944.

Night Soldiers

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An autobiography in letters  ; the later years

Beyond Innocence

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