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  • Cyclone Country

    The Language of Place and Disaster in Australian Literature

    de Chrystopher J. Spicer ...
    The storm has become a universal trope in the literature of crisis, revelation and transformation. It can function as a trope of place, of apocalypse and epiphany, of cultural mythos and story, and of people and spirituality.This book explores the connections between people, place and environment through the image of cyclones within fiction and poetry from the Australian state of Queensland, the ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Flying Adventures of Jessie Keith "Chubbie" Miller

    The Southern Hemisphere's First International Aviatrix

    de Chrystopher J. Spicer ...
    Pioneer aviatrix Jessie "Chubbie" Miller made a significant contribution to aviation history. The first woman to fly from England to her native Australia (as co-pilot with her close friend Captain Bill Lancaster), she was also the first woman to fly more than 8000 miles, to cross the equator in the air and to traverse the Australian continent north to south.Moving to America, Miller was a popular ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Clark Gable, in Pictures

    Candid Images of the Actor's Life

    de Chrystopher J. Spicer ...
    From the very beginning of Clark Gable's screen career, the life of the glamorous film star came under the scrutiny of the camera. While audiences are familiar with the public Gable as seen through the studio lens, the private Gable as seen in photos taken by members of the public, friends, and family is much less known.This collection of candid photographs, many of them published here for the ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Great Australian World Firsts

    The things we made, the things we did

    de Chrystopher J Spicer ...
    Did you know that Australians were actually the first in the world to:* put wine in cardboard casks* explore both the Arctic and Antarctic by air* invent a portable pacemaker* manufacture and market the one-piece bathing suit* develop the wire-guided missile?Australians are among the most outstanding innovators on the planet, leading the world in achievements across many fields such as sport, the ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Western

    de David Carter ...
    From the very beginnings of American cinema the Western has been a central genre, as the hazardous lives of the settlers, their conflict with Native Americans, the lawless frontier towns, outlaws, and cattle rustlers all found their way into the new medium of film. This book provides a basic work of reference for all the major directors and noteworthy films of the genre. It discusses how folk ... Leer más

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  • Classic TV Trivia & Tidbits - 1950's TV Westerns

    de Grahame Stanford ...
    A look at the TV Westerns of the 1950's. It covers the eighty odd shows that were on television during this decade. There are over two hundred bios on the stars that appeared in these shows. Do you remember shows such as Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Casey Jones, Annie Oakley, Bonanza, Boots and Saddles and The Rebel? Well, all these shows are covered plus many, many more. There are facts and trivia ... Leer más

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  • Classic TV Trivia & Tidbits - 1950's to 1970's

    de Grahame Stanford ...
    A look at the classic TV shows from the 1950's to 1970's. It covers ten shows from each decade including Adventures of Superman, Mickey Mouse Club, Perry Mason, The Fugitive, My Three Sons, All in the Family, Dallas and Happy Days. Read about the shows, the stars and all the trivia. ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Best Western Movies: Winning Pictures, Favorite Films and Hollywood "B" Entries

    de John Howard Reid ...
    Western films may have fallen from Hollywood's grace in the past few decades; however, a loyal following of obsessed fans and collectors remain. If you are just beginning a Western movie DVD collection or are a seasoned aficionado of all things Western, "Best Western Movies-Winning Pictures, Favorite Films and Hollywood 'B' Entries" by John Howard Reid is a must. This is the twentieth title in ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Los Angeles's Bunker Hill

    Pulp Fiction's Mean Streets and Film Noir's Ground Zero!

    de Jim Dawson ...
    An illustrated history of the iconic Hollywood neighborhood featured in numerous film noir classics—and the shadowy story of how it disappeared.When postwar movie directors went looking for a gritty location to shoot their psychological crime thrillers, they found Bunker Hill, a neighborhood of fading Victorians, flophouses, tough bars, stairways, and dark alleys in downtown Los Angeles. Novelist ... Leer más

    $12.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Three Bad Men

    John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond

    de Scott Allen Nollen ...
    These were unique, complex, personal and professional relationships between master director John Ford and his two favorite actors, John Wayne and Ward Bond. The book provides a biography of each and a detailed exploration of Ford's work as it was intertwined with the lives and work of both Wayne and Bond (whose biography here is the first ever published). The book reveals fascinating accounts of ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Jack Lord

    An Acting Life

    de Sylvia D. Lynch ...
    Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O, Jack Lord was already a dedicated and versatile actor on Broadway, in film and on television.His range of roles included a Virginia gentleman planter in Colonial Williamsburg (The Story of a Patriot), CIA agent Felix Leiter in the first James Bond movie (Dr. No) and the title ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Danger on the Silver Screen

    50 Films Celebrating Cinema's Greatest Stunts

    de Scott McGee ...
    Series series Turner Classic Movies
    Turner Classic Movies presents a heart-racing look into the world of stunt work featuring films that capture the exhilaration of a car chase, the comedy of a well timed prat fall, or the adrenaline rush from a fight scene complete with reviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and hundreds of photographs.Buckle in and join TCM on a action-packed journey through the history of cinema stunt work in Danger ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD