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  History of Art Volume 2 -...

  Élie Faure

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  In this captivating volume, Élie Faure explores medieval art as an explosion of spiritual and sensual life, born from the clash between ethical religions and human instincts. From Indian pantheism to Khmer temples, from Chinese serenity to Japanese dynamism, through Byzantine mosaics, Islamic arabesques, and French Gothic cathedrals, Faure reveals how art transcended dogmas and suffering to celebrate universal harmony. 
  Blending history, philosophy, and poetry, Faure analyzes sculpture, architecture, and painting as hymns to the intricate freedom of peoples. From the stone forests of India to the resonant vaults of Amiens, discover a global panorama where art defies death and nourishes the future. A scholarly and intoxicating journey, ideal for lovers of art, history, and spirituality. Listen and feel the pulse of the medieval soul!

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  A Rare Recording of Film Icon...

  Steve McQueen

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  The following recording is a 1977 interview with Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 - November 7, 1980) was an American actor whose antihero personae, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the 1960s and 70s. Nicknamed the "King of Cool," McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966), and four Golden Globe nominations.

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  Multiple Maniacs - A Screenplay

  John Waters

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  A very John Waters traveling show, replete with freaks, robbery, murder, sex, blasphemy, and savage shellfish—a lurid, surreal celebration of filth and trash. Listen as Waters himself acts out each role!The Cavalcade of Perversion is a traveling show run by Lady Divine and a crew of her fellow degenerates. They have to drag suburban housewives into each vile, tasteless performance—only to rob them at gunpoint at the end of each show. When Divine gets bored of the routine and graduates to murdering the attendees one day, it sets her off on a rampage, hunting down her cheating lover, Mr. David, and unleashing a chain of frenzy, a truly blasphemous sex act, and a surreal violation by a giant lobster. Multiple Maniacs is John Waters’ paean to the glories of trash. As Lady Divine chants as she marches proudly into downtown Baltimore at the end of the movie, “I’m a maniac! A maniac that cannot be cured! O Divine, I am Di-vine!”Multiple Maniacs is available in audio here, on its own, or in the The John Waters Screenplay Collection where you can also listen to Waters narrate this iconic film along with five of his other masterpieces, including Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, Flamingos Forever, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living. A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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  The Itsy Bitsy Spider Itzi Bitzi...

  Iesha Wright

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  Rain or shine, this charming melody will captivate hearts and minds with its delightful tale. Watch in wonder as the Itsy Bitsy Spider defies the odds, climbing up the waterspout with determination. Down comes the rain, but fear not! Our spunky spider faces adversity head-on, showcasing resilience until the sun comes out. Witness the magic as the sun dries up the rain, paving the way for our heroic spider to climb up the waterspout with ease. Presented in both English and Spanish, this dual language story and song teaches the valuable lesson of perseverance and courage!

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  With Love Mommie Dearest - The...

  A. Ashley Hoff, Bruce Vilanch

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  When she died in 1977, Joan Crawford was remembered as an icon of Hollywood's Golden Age—until publication the following year of her daughter's memoir, Mommie Dearest. 
   
   
   
  Christina Crawford's book was an immediate bestseller, addressing the infrequently discussed topic of child abuse. 
   
   
   
  When Paramount Pictures released the film, starring Faye Dunaway as Crawford, it was critically panned, and remains one of the most legendary critical bombs in film history. The lavish, big-screen adaptation drew unexpected laughter in the scenes depicting life in the Crawford household. Rarely have such good intentions been met with such ridicule. 
   
   
   
  Despite this, the movie was a commercial success and remains, four decades later, immensely popular. With Love, Mommie Dearest details the writing and selling of Christina's book and the aftermath of its publication, as well as the filming of the motion picture, whose backstage drama almost surpassed what was viewed onscreen in the film. 
   
   
   
  Based on new interviews with people connected to the book and the film, Hollywood historian A. Ashley Hoff explores the phenomenon, the camp, and the very real social issues addressed by the book and film.

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  Designing Terry Pratchett’s...

  Paul Kidby

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  A brilliant fully illustrated biography that brings Terry Pratchett’s universally beloved Discworld to life as never before and pays tribute to an enduring creative collaboration. 
  “It's still magic, even if you know how it's done.” –Sir Terry Pratchett 
  Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is a celebration of Discworld art and a brilliant homage to the decades-long collaboration between artist Paul Kidby and Sir Terry Pratchett that takes readers behind the scenes of one of the great creative partnerships. 
  It shows how the Discworld was brought to visual life—from the earliest sketches to the final magnificent masterpieces—and how Pratchett and Kidby were influenced by art and pop culture, fusing them into the Discworld universe. While Pratchett was the undisputed creative fountainhead, for three decades Kidby has been the artistic force taking the people, places, and pieces of man-eating luggage from Terry's ever-fertile imagination right into our world. 
  Packed with never-before-seen art and the stories behind it, it is a must-have for Pratchett fans of all ages. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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