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  • The Hollywood Sign

    de Leo Braudy ...
    Series series Icons of America
    The story behind the massive white block letters set into a steep Los Angeles hillside—and the city and culture they represent: "Terrific."— San Francisco ChronicleTo so many who see its image, the Hollywood sign represents the earthly home of that otherwise ethereal world of fame, stardom, celebrity—the American and worldwide aspiration to be in the limelight, to be, like the Hollywood sign ... Leer más

    $11.59 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Haunted

    On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds

    de Leo Braudy ...
    An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created themLeo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity.Continuing his interest in the ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • On the Waterfront

    de Leo Braudy ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    I could have been a contender, I could have been somebody.' So speaks the haunted former boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) to his brother Charley (Rod Steiger) in a scene from On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954) that is one of the most famous in all cinema. Set among unionised New York longshoremen, Kazan's film (from a screenplay by Budd Schulberg) recounts Terry's struggle against corruption ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • From Chivalry to Terrorism

    War and the Changing Nature of Masculinity

    de Leo Braudy ...
    Manliness has always been linked to physical prowess and to war; indeed the warrior has been the archetypal man across countless cultures throughout time. In this magisterial excursion through literature, history, warfare, and sociology, one of our most prominent scholars tracks the complex relationship between the changing methods and goals of warfare and shifting models of manhood. This journey ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    Haunted

    On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds

    de Leo Braudy ...
    Narrado por Perry Daniels ...

    Completo

    13 hora 43 minutos

    An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created themLeo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity.Continuing his interest in the ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

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  • The Immortal Count

    The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi

    de Arthur Lennig ...
    This definitive biography of the silver screen legend is "a moving, lively, witty, sad book that revives once more the long dead Count Dracula" ( Kirkus Reviews).Bela Lugosi won immediate fame for his starring role in the 1931 film Dracula—the role that would forever define his persona. After a decade of trying to broaden his range, Lugosi resigned himself to a career as the world's most ... Leer más

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  • A History of Howard Johnson's

    How a Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became an American Icon

    de Anthony Mitchell Sammarco ...
    The iconic restaurant chain that defined Americana by introducing twenty-eight flavors of ice cream, "tendersweet" clam strips, grilled "frankforts," and more.Popularly known as the "Father of the Franchise Industry," Howard Johnson delivered good food and fair prices—a winning combination that brought appreciative customers back for more. The attractive white Colonial Revival restaurants, with ... Leer más

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  • A Criminal History of Mankind

    de Colin Wilson ...
    This "immensely stimulating story of true crime down the ages" tells the history of human violence, from Peking Man to the Mafia ( The Times, London).This landmark work offers a completely new approach to the history and psychology of human violence. Its sweep is broad, its research meticulous and detailed. Colin Wilson explores the bloodthirsty sadism of the ancient Assyrians and the mass ... Leer más

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  • Dictionary of Pagan Religions

    de Harry E. Wedeck, Wade Baskin ...
    A comprehensive reference guide to religious cults of the ancient world, with essential information on religious systems, texts, temple sites, and more.Dictionary of Pagan Religions offers a wide-ranging survey of the many religious cults that have flourished around the world from the Stone Age to the present. From Egyptian to Celtic traditions, and Gnosticism to Cabala, coauthors Harry E. Wedeck ... Leer más

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  • The Killing of Karen Silkwood

    The Story Behind the Kerr-McGee Plutonium Case

    de Richard Rashke ...
    For this edition, Rashke has added a preface and three short chapters that explore what has been released and learned about the Silkwood case since the book's original publication.Karen Silkwood, an employee of the Kerr-McGee plutonium processing plant, was killed in a car crash on her way to deliver important documents to a newspaper reporter in 1974. Silkwood was a union activist concerned about ... Leer más

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  • 45 Murderers

    A Collection of True Crime Stories

    de Craig Rice ...
    From Hollywood's Black Dahlia to the Arkansas Bluebeard: an anthology of true crime profiles by "the grand dame of mystery" (Ed Gorman).Whether venturing into a blood-spattered farm in Texas, down a lonely mountain road in Alabama, or into the deceptively sunny Ohio suburbs, acclaimed mystery writer Craig Rice lends her hard-boiled style and a wicked irony to this gallery of real-life murders. ... Leer más

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  • Wicked Victorian Boston

    de Robert Wilhelm ...
    " An entertaining and well-illustrated anecdotal survey of 'vice' and efforts to control it in mid- and late 19th century Boston" ( The Boston Guardian).Victorian Boston was more than just stately brownstones and elite society that graced neighborhoods like Beacon Hill. As the population grew, the city developed a seedy underbelly just below its surface. Illegal saloons, prostitution, and sports ... Leer más

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