Television Books
Headline Publishing Group Say My Name
Book SynopsisI am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger!When a mild-mannered chemistry teacher teamed up with a small-time meth dealer - and, over five chaotic and addictive seasons, transforms into a ruthless kingpin - nobody expected the show to become a global sensation. But the gripping tale of Walt''s descent into the criminal underworld has smashed records, making Breaking Bad the most critically acclaimed show of all time.Now the legacy of this trailblazing series has been refined into the gift that keeps on giving. Say My Name: The Little Guide to Breaking Bad is contaminated with the loco misadventures of Walt, Jesse, Skyler, Saul, Gus, Mike and Hank through a wealth of wicked wit and wisdom, and classic, killer catchphrases. Just remember, tread lightly - we wouldn''t want you to get hooked on the show all over again. Or would we?
£6.99
Headline Publishing Group Its... The Little Guide to Monty Python
Book SynopsisMade from the paper of the mightiest tree in a forest and cut to size with a herring, this Little Guide to Monty Python may be only-ever-so slightly bigger than one of Mr Creosote''s wafer-sized mints, but it''s packed with enough preposterous comedy power to keep Pythonites stuffed with laughter until breakfast.Monty Python, of course, do not require an introduction. Python are the UK''s original legends of comedy; as influential as they are innovative, as incomparable as they are intelligent. For sixty years, their unique brand of ensemble silliness has travelled the world as much as Michael Palin''s toothbrush, their legacy growing with each generation.This tiny time can barely contain the 185 or so classic quotes, one liners, character flaws and jokes that made the troupe so famous, all revealed in the profoundly preposterous wit, wisdom and words of the Pythons themselves.All together now... Always look on the bright side of life...''I
£6.99
Titan Books Ltd Shudder's Creepshow: From Script to Scream
Book SynopsisShudder's Creepshow: From Script to Scream is the official behind-the-scenes book featuring the spine-tingling stories and tantalizing talent behind The Creepshow series. Shudder's Creepshow: From Script to Scream, produced by AMC Networks Publishing and Creepshow showrunner and executive producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), is a coffee-table book which brings fans behind-the-scenes of the acclaimed Creepshow series with deep dives into its riveting origins, gripping development, provocative production, sinister special effects, and much more. Features a foreword by legendary storyteller Stephen King and an afterword by horror aficionado Kirk Hammett, Metallica's lead guitarist. Based on the hit anthology series from Nicotero, Cartel Entertainment, Striker Entertainment, and in partnership with Titan Books, the book is written by Dennis L. Prince, designed by John J. Hill, and co-produced by Julia Hobgood. The series has been heralded as "an irresistibly macabre package," (Slant Magazine) and "an undeniable love letter to all generations of horror fans," (CBR), and over three seasons, has been one of the most watched programs on Shudder.
£35.99
Titan Books Ltd Friends: The One With The Crochet: The Official
Book SynopsisThere's nothing better than enjoying an activity with your friends! Gather yours and re-create iconic moments with this deluxe collection of over 25 official patterns for amigurumi, housewares, costume replicas, inspired apparel, and more both inspired by and pulled directly from the hit TV show, Friends. Featuring patterns for all skill levels, beautiful full-colour photography, step-by-step instructions, and clearly presented charts and schematics, Friends: The One with the Crochet is the ultimate crocheter's guide to the show that's always been there for you.
£23.99
The History Press Ltd 'You Dirty Old Man!': The Authorised Biography of
Book SynopsisWilfrid Brambell was one of Britain’s most loved and complex character actors. As Albert Ladysmith Steptoe, the unscrupulous rag-and-bone man with questionable habits in Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s long-running Steptoe & Son, he quickly became a household name with co-star Harry H. Corbett. But despite scores of other successes in roles on stage, TV and film, Brambell died a sad and lonely man.Alongside fame and fortune, ‘You Dirty Old Man!’ reveals how Brambell suffered unbelievable personal heartache, battling an inner turmoil that eventually drove him to drink as his marriage collapsed in the most deceitful circumstances imaginable. His torment led to a secretive life off camera where he did everything possible to stay out of the public eye.Featuring original interviews with film directors Richard Lester, Terence Davies and Tony Palmer, as well as recollections from his own family members, the family of Harry H. Corbett and those who worked alongside him, author David Clayton seeks to re-examine the legacy of a man whose loyal fanbase remains undiminished sixty years on from his heyday.
£11.69
University of Exeter Press TV-Philosophy: How TV Series Change Our Thinking
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to explore the hold of TV series on our lives from a philosophical and ethical perspective. Sandra Laugier argues that this vital and ubiquitous expression of popular culture throughout the world is transformative in its effects on the activity of philosophy in everyday life. Drawing on Stanley Cavell’s work on film and ordinary experience, Laugier contends that we are deeply affected by the formative role played by the TV series we watch, and by the ways they become interconnected with our daily lives. The philosophical thinking embodied in series empowers individuals in their capacity to experience, understand and appropriate elements of the world, and to educate themselves. Through our relationships with TV series, we develop our own tastes and competences, which are constitutive of our distinct experience of life. ‘Series-philosophy’ is thus a democratizing force. It also offers us a new ethics, for morality can be found not in general rules and abstract principles but in the narrative texture of characters in everyday situations facing particular ethical problems, and with whom we form attachments that result in our moral education—in sometimes surprising ways.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. An Education 2. Forms of Shared Experience 3. Family Resemblances 4. Caring For, By, and With TV Series Conclusion Bibliography Serigraphy and Filmography Index
£54.00
Panini Publishing Ltd Doctor Who: 60 Moments In Time
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£16.99
Panini Comics Into The Vortex How To Watch Doctor Who
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£16.99
Berghahn Books A Dramatic Reinvention
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£26.55
Andrews UK Limited American Horror Story - The Ultimate Quiz Book:
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£8.99
Andrews UK Limited Babylon 5 - The Ultimate Quiz Book: 400 Questions
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£8.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Child in Cinema
Book SynopsisThis book brings together a host of internationally recognised scholars to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the representation of the child in cinema. Individual chapters examine how children appear across a broad range of films, including Badlands (1973), Ratcatcher (1999), Boyhood (2014), My Neighbour Totoro (1988), and Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). They also consider the depiction of children in non-fiction and non-theatrical films, including the documentaries Être et Avoir (2002) and Capturing the Friedmans (2003), art installations and public information films. Through a close analysis of these films, contributors examine the spaces and places children inhabit and imagine; a concern for children’s rights and agency; the affective power of the child as a locus for memory and history; and the complexity and ambiguity of the child figure itself. The essays also argue the global reach of cinema featuring children, including analyses of films from the former Yugoslavia, Brazil and India, as well as exploring the labour of the child both in front of and behind the camera as actors and filmmakers. In doing so, the book provides an in-depth look into the nature of child performance on screen, across a diverse range of cinemas and film-making practices.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Karen Lury Space and time 1. The Dreamhouse Amelie Hastie 2. Children’s right to space, place and home Owain Jones 3. Synchrony in the work of Hayao Miyazaki Robert Maslen Screen performance 4. The achievement of Janis Wilson, Hollywood juvenile supporting actor. Martin Shingler 5. Performing black boyhood, quiet and Moonlight Karen Lury 6. Children in Documentaries: or, the camera never lies Stella Bruzzi Histories 7. Kusturica’s Children: the bubble that bursts history. Dimitris Eleftheriotis 8. The child imprisoned in history: crystalline community building in O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (Brazil, 2006) David Martin Jones 9. Beginnings and Children Lalitha Gopalan Beyond cinema 10. The Child in Surrealism: Bellmer, Cornell, Hillier David Hopkins 11. Mind How You Go: children and the public information film Andrew Burke 12. ‘We know what it’s actually like’: voice, dialect and self-efficacy in Scotland’s Understanding Cinema project Jamie Chambers Bibliography Index
£22.79
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC On Location: A Guide to Visiting the UK and
Book SynopsisFor popular-culture vultures, there really is no better guide to Britain’s best TV and film locations than On Location. With their historical charm, scenic beauty and diverse cities, the United Kingdom and Ireland have proved to be popular backdrops for film and TV directors over the decades. Whether it be the period piece Bridgerton, the gritty drama Game of Thrones, the adrenaline-fuelled Mission: Impossible series or the sci-fi trailblazer Doctor Who, the UK and Ireland have been on hand to lend buildings, countryside and natural features to some of the most gripping on-screen moments. On Location presents some of the finest destinations around the British Isles to appear in cinema and on TV, and details exactly how you can go about visiting them. Attractions range from London’s bustling city centre, home to many James Bond movies, to secluded stately homes that have hosted elaborate productions of Pride and Prejudice, and offbeat urban buildings featured in well-loved shows such as Only Fools and Horses and The Young Ones. Featuring over 100 TV shows and blockbuster films, this guidebook is sure to keep even the most obsessive film buff occupied for years.Table of ContentsIntroduction SOUTH ENGLAND The Jurassic Coast Bletchley Park Tilbury Fort Chartwell Warner Bros. Studio Tour Eltham Palace Beaulieu The Friars – Aylesford Priory London: Tower Bridge London: St Paul’s Cathedral London: The Savoy London: The Royal Courts of Justice London: Natural History Museum London: The Cinema Museum London: Notting Hill London: The British Museum London: Westminster The London Underground James Bond’s London Oxford The Historic Dockyard Chatham SOUTH-WEST Cornwall’s Mining Landscape Antony Greenway Tyntesfield Bristol Bath The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum MIDLANDS Chatsworth House Sutton Scarsdale Hall Lincoln Cathedral Kedleston Hall Packwood House Lyme Park Quarry Bank Mill Cleethorpes NORTH ENGLAND Derwent Valley Liverpool Whitby Morecambe Ribblehead Viaduct Tan Hill Inn Carnforth Station North York Moors Railway Whitley Bay Alnwick Castle Sycamore Gap Cragside Timperley Durham Cathedral York The Lake District Ulverston: The Laurel and Hardy Museum Beamish: The Living Museum of the North Blackpool Sheffield WALES Bodnant Garden Portmeirion Henrhyd Falls Dyffryn Gardens Barry Dunraven Bay Freshwater Bay Cardiff SCOTLAND Tobermory Edinburgh Glenfinnan Viaduct Dumfries and Galloway Dunnottar Castle St Andrews Glasgow The Outer Hebrides Shetland Eilean Donan Castle NORTHERN IRELAND Derry The Giant’s Causeway The Dark Hedges Game of Thrones Studio Tour Castle Ward Belfast IRELAND Trinity College, Dublin Kilmainham Gaol Dublin Skellig Michael Film List by Region Image Credits Index
£18.00
Telos Publishing Ltd Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the
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£16.14
Telos Publishing Ltd This is a Fake! A Collection of Unreal Things: A
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£26.99
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House The Wheels On The Bus: Favourite Nursery Rhymes
Book SynopsisSing and rhyme along with these 26 much-loved nursery rhyme songs! Includes: 'The Wheels on the Bus' / 'Down at the Station, Early in the Morning' / 'Row Row Row Your Boat' / 'The Big Ship Sails on the Alley Alley Oh' / 'London Bridge is Falling Down' / 'Jack and Jill' / 'Hickory Dickory Dock' / 'I'm a Little Teapot' / 'Polly Put the Kettle On' / 'Miss Polly had a Dolly' / 'Pop Goes the Weasel' / 'Five Currant Buns' / 'Ten Fat Sausages' / 'Peter Hammers with One Hammer' / 'The Grand Old Duke of York' / 'Girls and Boys Come Out to Play' / 'I Jump Out of Bed' / 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush' / 'Ring a Ring o'Roses' / 'I Hear Thunder, I Hear Thunder' / 'Incy Wincy Spider' / 'Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes' / 'If You're Happy and You Know it Clap Your Hands' / 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' / 'Wee Willie Winkie' / 'Ten in a Bed'.1 CD. 45 mins.
£8.11
Cornerstone Pinewood: The Story of an Iconic Studio
Book SynopsisFor eighty years, Pinewood Studios has made dreams a reality. Billions of people across the globe, of all ages, from all walks of life have read six words on cinema or television screens: 'Made at Pinewood Studios, London, England'. From hosting super spies and superheroes, Pinewood has been home to a galaxy far, far away, helping create the movies that have made audiences laugh and cry in equal measure. Some of the most glittering careers on both sides of the camera have been launched behind the iconic gates of Pinewood.From James Bond to Star Wars, the modern age of Marvel and the re-imagining of the Disney classics, Pinewood Studios and Shepperton Studios have played host to the greatest and most cherished movies of all time. Complete with many exclusive behind-the-scenes images from those classic movies, this beautiful new book offers insight, anecdotes and interviews with some of the producers, directors and acting talent who have worked at the studios, including Ridley Scott, Barbara Broccoli, Tim Burton and Sir Roger Moore.Trade ReviewLavishly illustrated * Mail on Sunday *This beautiful book is a fitting tribute that any film buff will devour … You’ll often pick this book up and enjoy it more each time you do. ***** * The Sun, Book of the Week *Luxurious… Now that’s what I call a great Christmas present. * Cinema Retro *
£32.00
Ebury Publishing Did You Like That? Fred Dibnah, In His Own Words
Book SynopsisWhen Fred Dibnah debuted on television in 1979, British audiences immediately embraced a new cultural icon: a steeplejack from Bolton who fell in love with England's decaying industrial landscape and an exhaustive storyteller whose charm and wit was matched only by his down-to-earth manner. The Producer of that first film, Don Haworth, would go on to make nineteen films about this unlikely celebrity and true British eccentric.Did You Like That? collects the best stories from these films: colourful tales told by Fred himself, recounting key moments in his life, his experiences as a steeplejack, his fascination with machinery, his work as an engineer, craftsman, artist, inventor and steam enthusiast, and his forthright views on life in general.Told with true Northern grit, Did You Like That? is the story of a man who never shied away from a hair-raising challenge, and the closest thing to Fred's autobiography we're likely to get. In paperback for the first time, this is Fred's story, in his own words.
£15.29
Ebury Publishing Sherlock: The Casebook
Book SynopsisThis book is my humble attempt to shine a light on the work of the best and wisest I have ever known. He has, I think it is safe to say, elevated the science of detection into an art form. Having been at his side during some of his most remarkable cases, it has fallen to me to bring his achievements to the attention of the wider public. He is, quite simply, the Mozart of criminal investigation. I would say more, but I am flattered and delighted to say that Sherlock Holmes himself has agreed to write a piece for the cover. John Watson Don’t buy this book. The author has transformed what should have been a series of lectures into a gross and tasteless entertainment. The science of deduction is a branch of human achievement requiring serious analysis and yet here I find it lavishly illustrated, disfigured with humour and infested with gossip. Apparently, this kind of sensationalism is required to engage the interest of the reading public, but it is rather like working an office romance into a paper on quantum physics. Only an idiot would be impressed. Help yourself. Sherlock HolmesTrade ReviewA splendid tribute to the Great Detective and his re-imagining for the BBC in the 21st Century and the perfect stocking-filler for fans old and new...this is a treat. -- Mike Ripley * ShotsMag.co.uk *
£18.70
Transworld Publishers Ltd Confessions of a Conjuror
Book SynopsisThe inside of Derren Brown's head is a strange and mysterious place. Now you can climb inside and wander around. Find out just how Derren's mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today. Obsessed with magic and illusions since childhood, Derren's life to date has been an extraordinary journey and here, in Confessions of a Conjuror, he allows us all to join him on a magical mystery tour - to the centre of his brain... Taking as his starting point the various stages of a conjuring trick he's performing in a crowded restaurant, Derren's endlessly engaging narrative wanders through subjects from all points of the compass, from the history of magic and the fundamentals of psychology to the joys of internet shopping and the proper use of Parmesan cheese. Brilliant, hilarious and entirely unlike anything else you have ever read before, Confessions of a Conjuror is also a complete and utter joy.Trade ReviewWeird, whimsical and, at times, uproarious... Brown takes us on a meandering pleasure cruise downriver. It is worth the journey * The Sunday Times *It combines a playfully baroque prose style with pinpoint observation and almost excruciating levels of self-examination, if not loathing. It's a fascinating experience -- AL Kennedy * Guardian, Books of the Year *A fantastic voyage into Derren Brown's intensely sharp brain... A deeply funny and eccentric triumph * Heat *Closer to the work of someone like Malcolm Gladwell than to the... reminiscences of Brown's memoirs-writing contemporaries * Word *A lovely kind of magic trick in book form * Boing Boing *
£10.79
Fantom Films Limited Godfrey's Ghost: From Father to Son
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£14.60
Splendid Books Limited The British Television Location Guide
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£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Story of British Animation
Book SynopsisA Sight & Sound Book of the Year Jez Stewart charts the course of this extraordinarily fertile area of British film from early experiments with stop-motion and the flourishing of animated drawings during WWI. He reveals how the rockier interwar period set the shape of the industry in enduring ways, and how creatives like Len Lye and Lotte Reiniger brought art to advertising and sponsored films, building a foundation for such distinctive talents as Bob Godfrey, Alison De Vere and George Dunning to unleash their independent visions in the age of commercial TV. Stewart highlights the integral role of women in the industry, the crucial boost delivered by the arrival of Channel 4, the emergence of online animation and much more. The book features ‘close-up’ analyses of key animators such as Lancelot Speed and Richard Williams, as well as more thematic takes on art, politics and music. It builds a framework for better appreciating Britain’s landmark contributions to the art of animation, including Halas and Batchelor’s Animal Farm (1954), Dunning’s Yellow Submarine (1968) and the creations of Aardman Animations.Trade ReviewA highly readable history ... if Stewart's book has a fault, it's far too short. -- Philip Kemp * Sight and Sound *An excellent read. The style is accessible to the casual reader with an interest in the topic, but is still sufficiently detailed and full of fascinating facts to be of interest to the animation expert or student. * Animation for Adults *Finally – someone has written the history of British animation! It’s readable, has beautiful images and provides a much-needed overview of British animation. Great for teaching, but also really useful as a way of familiarizing yourself with the territory and as a springboard for your own research. -- Bella Honess Roe, University of Surrey, UKThis is an accessible, highly informed, introduction to British Animation, which takes into account its history, distinctiveness and place as a socially engaged art form and practice. -- Paul Wells, Loughborough University, UKAt long last this book has been written! Not only does Stewart fill in the gaps of the British animation story, but he also brings the rich history and remarkable achievements of British animation into the public eye. -- Steve Henderson, Manchester School of Art, UKWell researched and dense with historical detail … Stewart’s own evident passion for animation brings welcome color to the history. * Animation Studios 2.0 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements British Screen Stories: Editors' Introduction Introduction 1. Signing in and Signing up Close Up: Arise, Sir Lancelot 2. Dog Eat Dog Close-up: Anson Dyer 3. The Shadow of the Mouse 4. Shelter from the Storm Close-up: All Together Now: Music and Animation 1 5. Back to the Front 6. Rebuilding Close Up: Bob Godfrey 7. Never Had It So Good Close-Up: Grasshopper Group 8. Kids' Stuff Close Up: Richard Williams Close-up: Alison De Vere 9. Top of the World Close-up: Money for Nothing?: Music and Animation 2 10. OK Computer Close Up: Search for the British Simpsons 11. British Animation in the 21st Century Recommended Reading Useful Websites A British Animation Playlist Notes
£23.74
Mirror Books Living Our Best Lives: Cannon Hall Farm
Book SynopsisIn the 60 years that Yorkshire farmer Roger Nicholson has lived at Cannon Hall Farm near Barnsley, he has turned what was once a humble small family farm into an inspiring success story. This book covers the history of the Nicholsons and their farming dynasty, which dates back to the 1600s. From tales of Roger's father, Charlie, and his prize-winning beer-drinking bull, to how Roger had to take over the farm at just 16 years old. Decades of financial struggle followed for Roger, his wife and their three children, but through love and sheer determination, the family turned their lives around. This is a story of dedication, optimism and heart
£8.54
Tippermuir Books Limited Fat Girl Best Friend: 'Claiming Our Space': Plus
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£9.49
Headpress The Book Of Beasts: Folklore, Popular Culture and
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£19.54
Rutgers University Press Black and Blue TV
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£24.32
Sternberg Press Navigation Beyond Vision
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£16.50
Sternberg Press Leslie Thornton
Book SynopsisThe first monograph on artist and filmmaker Leslie Thornton: essential, foundational scholarship on her influential work in film and video.Produced on the occasion of a major solo exhibition of Leslie Thornton at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, as well as a recent solo exhibition at Kunstverein Nurnberg, this richly illustrated volume will be the first monograph on this important artist and filmmaker, and offers essential, foundational scholarship on Thornton’s influential work in film and video. Thornton’s early encounters with experimental, structuralist, and cinéma vérité traditions fueled her iconoclastic take on the moving image and gave shape to her practice of weaving together her own footage and voice with archival film and audio. In part through her forceful and dynamic use of sound, Thornton exposes the limits of language and vision in her works, while acknowledging the ways that language and vision nevertheless remain central to scientific discourse and narrative in general. Her work consistently interrogates modes of representation and the violence of looking, pushing beyond critiques of the gaze to consider biases in perception, or the way voice and sound can undermine an otherwise dominant visual narrative. Copublished with MIT List Visual Arts Center and Kunstverein Nürnberg
£23.95
Mad Norwegian Press About Time: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who:
Book SynopsisIn About Time, the whole of Doctor Who is examined through the lens of the real-world social and political changes as well as ongoing developments in television production that influenced the series in ways big and small over the course of a generation. Armed with these guidebooks, readers will be able to cast their minds back to 1975, 1982, 2005, and other years to best appreciate the series' content and character. The Second Edition of About Time 4 greatly expands upon the commentary and essays offered on Doctor Who Seasons 12 to 14: some of the most beloved material ever, starring the iconic Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor. Essays in this volume include: “Has the Time War Started?”, “What were the Cybermen's Daftest 'Only' Weaknesses?”, and “Mary Whitehouse: What was Her Problem?”Table of ContentsEssaysDo Robots have Rights?Why Couldn’t They Just Have Spent More Money?Which is Best, Film or Video? Has the Time War Started?What were the Cybermen's Daftest 'Only' Weaknesses?September or January?What Does Anti-Matter Do?Where (and When) is Gallifrey?Why Does Earth Keep Getting Invaded?Who Are All These Strange Men in Wigs?Doctor of What?Does the Universe Speak English?Eldrad Must Live – But How?Could Scratchman have Happened?Seriously, Did Rassilon Know Omega?Was This an SF series?Cultural Primer:?Top of the PopsMary Whitehouse: What was Her Problem?
£29.71
Silman-James Press,U.S. Making a Good Script Great: A Guide for Writing &
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£14.39
University of Georgia Press The Archivability of Television
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£33.09
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Winter is Coming
Book SynopsisThe debate and discussion around Game of Thrones has covered questions of climate issues, industrialization, and questions of power, sex and gender. But in this essential companion to both George R.R. Martin''s novels and the HBO show, Carolyne Larrington explores how this remarkable universe was constructed from the actual Middle Ages. The book examines sigils, giants, dragons and direwolves in medieval texts; ravens, old gods and the Weirwood in Norse myth; and a gothic, exotic orient in the eastern continent, Essos. From the White Walkers to the Red Woman, from Casterly Rock to the Shivering Sea, this is an indispensable guide to the 21st-century''s most important fantasy creation.Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter One: The Centre Chapter Two: The North Chapter Three: The West Chapter Four: Across the Narrow Sea Chapter Five: The East Epilogue Notes List of Further Reading Index
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Semiotext (E) The Cinema House and the World
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£25.60
The University of Michigan Press Transgenerational Media Industries
Book SynopsisPresents an innovative perspective that looks beyond the simple category of “kids” media to consider how entertainment industry strategies invite producers and consumers alike to cross boundaries between adulthood and childhood, professional and amateur, new media and old.
£27.50
Titan Books Ltd Star Trek Captains - The Autobiographies: Boxed
Book SynopsisThe iconic Star Trek characters' lifestories told for the first time in their own words; perfect for fans of the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Words. James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233-2293), in his own words. From his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet, and his illustrious career at the helm of the Enterprise, this in-world memoir uncovers Captain Kirk in a way Star Trek fans have never seen. Jean-Luc Picard tells the story of one of the most celebrated names in Starfleet history. His extraordinary life and career makes for dramatic reading: court martials, unrequited love, his capture and torture at the hand of the Cardassians, his assimilation with the Borg and countless other encounters as captain of the celebrated starship Enterprise. Kathryn Janeway reveals her career in Starfleet, from her first command to her epic journey through the Delta Quadrant leading to her rise to the top as vice-admiral in Starfleet Command. The woman who travelled further than any human ever had before, stranded decades from home, encountering new worlds and species and overcoming one of Starfleet's greatest threats - the Borg - on their own remote and hostile territory.
£31.19
Thomas Nelson Publishers Becoming Free Indeed
Book SynopsisNew York Times BestsellerNow available in trade paper!Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC''s 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, recounts how she began to question the unhealthy ideology of her youth and learned to embrace true freedom in Christ.When Jinger Duggar Vuolo was growing up, she was convinced that obeying the rules was the key to success and God''s favor. She zealously promoted the Basic Life Principles of Bill Gothard, fastidiously obeying the modesty guidelines (no shorts or jeans, only dresses), eagerly submitting to the umbrella of authority (any disobedience of parents would place her outside God''s protection), promoting the relationship standard of courtship, and avoiding any music with a worldly beat, among others. Jinger, along with three of her sisters, wrote
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Big Finish Productions Ltd You're Him, Aren't You?: An Autobiography
Book SynopsisPaul Darrow's career has encompassed theatre, television and film. Famed for his portrayal of Kerr Avon, a ruthless and calculating computer expert, in Terry Nation's science fiction series Blake's 7, Darrow has also appeared in Coronation Street, Emergency Ward 10 and many other productions - including two guest appearances in Doctor Who. Populated by familiar names and productions, You're Him, Aren't You? is Paul's own story of his life and career. It tells of his association with Blake's 7 - how he was cast, his experiences of making the show, what has happened since and his memories of Terry Nation, the cast and the crew. It also tells of his childhood, his time playing Elvis Presley and his near miss with James Bond.
£16.52
John Blake Publishing Ltd Peter Sallis - Summer Wine & Other Stories
Book SynopsisPeter Sallis is known to millions as Norman Clegg in the classic BBC series Last of the Summer Wine, and to millions more - whether they realise it or not - as the voice of Wallace in the Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit. Peter was to raise the curtain on richly diverse in the most unlikely of circumstances; as an amateur actor whilst serving on the RAF groundcrew during World War 2. A scholarship to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts followed, and it was from these humble beginnings that Peter would go on to become one of Britain's best loved actors.
£7.59
Michael Wiese Productions Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath
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£13.49
University of California Press Netflix Recommends
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 • Why We Need Film and Series Suggestions 2 • How Algorithmic Recommender Systems Work 3 • Developing Netflix's Recommendation Algorithms 4 • Unpacking Netflix's Myth of Big Data 5 • How Real People Choose Films and Series Afterword: Robot Critics vs. Human Experts Appendix. Designing the Empirical Audience Study Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£22.50
Insight Editions The Walking Dead: The Pop-Up Book
Book SynopsisBased on AMC’s The Walking Dead, this blood-curdling pop-up book brings the hit TV series to life like never before. Lurking within its pages are more than twenty ingeniously crafted pop-ups that add a horrifying new dimension to the series. Experience the terror of “Bicycle Girl” reaching out with her decaying arms; the ravenous walker hordes crowding the streets of Atlanta; Michonne’s deadly katana skills; and the horror of a walker feeding frenzy. Plus, go inside some of the most memorable locations from the television series and discover the battle-torn West Georgia Correctional Facility, Hershel Greene’s doomed farm, and the gut-wrenching secrets of Terminus. Featuring ten pages packed with exclusive pop-up illustrations and blood-drenched action, AMC’s The Walking Dead: The Pop-Up Book is a uniquely terrifying way to experience the walker apocalypse. The Walking Dead © 2015 AMC Film Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved.
£44.00
Titan Books Ltd Firefly: The Gorramn Shiniest Language Guide and
Book SynopsisInsult your enemies in magnificent style and learn brand new declarations of love! This comprehensive Firefly dictionary and phrasebook takes in both the history of language in the 'Verse and modern usage. Explore all the terminology used in the show, be it spacefaring-speak, medical jargon or frontier phrases. Plus, get the inside scoop from the show's language consultant. A must-have for all Browncoats.Trade Review"If you're a person who proudly refers to themselves as a browncoat, though, and you love to learn about words and language, this is going to be a wonderful addition to your bookshelf.” - Icv2“This is a gorramn good book!” - Geek Alerts“A great gift for your favourite browncoat” - Borg.com“What does the slang term ‘Ate his own gun’ mean? What is the significance of the Battle of Du-Khang?... Well, you can find all this out in the book.” - Retrenders“The art is great with stills from the show along with concept art and set pieces.” - City of Films“Harder to put down than a magnetic grappler” - Entertainment Buddha"A no-brainer to pick up for Firefly fans." - Cinema Sentries“This is a great book for Firefly fans. Enough said, buy it now.” - Entertainment Buddha gift guide
£11.69
Titan Books Ltd The Art of the Strain
Book SynopsisThe Art of The Strain delves into the amazing design work that went into creating this chilling TV series, including del Toro's own designs for the menacing beings that pose a threat to humanity's survival. The book features interviews with key members of the cast and crew. Filled with stunning concept art and candid behind-the-scenes imagery, The Art of The Strain is the perfect accompaniment to the series.
£23.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Cinematic Storytelling
Book SynopsisThis book presents a new, story-based approach to cinematic coverage and storytelling in film and video. It breaks from the conventional idea that shots are the fundamental unit of filmmaking, instead exploring the specifics of determining coverage. Keyframes in patterns are introduced, delivering scripted material in a context-rich presentation that supports the storytelling. All the analysis, interpretation, and creative decision making is done first, with shots derived as the very last step. Scripted material is divided into six categories with associated patterns. Like cinematic building blocks, these can freely stack up and interconnect, supporting creativity and avoiding rigid formulas. This approach enables filmmakers to tap into the film language that audiences already understand and put it to practical use, helping the audience to feel the storytelling deeply. Dozens of film examples are provided throughout, plus conceptual and camera diagrams to contextualize the mTrade Review'A refreshing revision of the filmmaker’s visualization process that describes the essential creative choices for directors and cinematographers alike when determining coverage and cinematic storytelling.'Charlie Egleston, Filmmaker and Professor of Film Production, Fanshawe College'Cinematic Storytelling is an exceptional book on directing and cinematography for it provides the tools on how to tell cinematic stories visually, in ways that will reach an audience. A close study of this text and consistent practice of these principles will shift any amateur or student filmmaker into the professional realm. We may know how to "read" a movie, but directors and cinematographers need the tools to understand how to do it.'Kurt Lancaster, Professor and Program Lead, Creative Media and Film, Northern Arizona University. Author of Basic Cinematography and DSLR Cinema.Table of ContentsChapter 1: What is cinematic storytelling?, Chapter 2: Foundations in the script, Chapter 3: Coverage defines attention, Chapter 4: Cinematic thinking, Chapter 5: Patterns for Character Actions, Chapter 6: Patterns for Character Looks, Chapter 7: Patterns for Dialogue – structure, Chapter 8: Patterns for Dialogue – examples, Chapter 9: Patterns for Settings, Chapter 10: Patterns for Objects, Chapter 11: Patterns for Evocative Imagery, Chapter 12: Patterns and movement, Chapter 13: Scene shaping and interconnections, Chapter 14: Developing the coverage plan, Reference Materials
£35.99
Titan Books Ltd The Guild The Official Companion
Book SynopsisTHE FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL COMPANION TO THE AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN COMEDY WEB-SERIES ABOUT GAMERS!Since launching in 2007, the comedy web series The Guild has become an Internet phenomenon, with over 150 million views. Created, written by and starring Felicia Day, it follows the story of a Guild of online gamers who finally meet in real life. Here at last is the official companion to the show that fans have been waiting for, featuring an Intro from Felicia, in-depth interviews and scores of photos.
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Penguin Books Ltd Next to You
Book SynopsisA moving, thought-provoking and uplifting story of a wonderful mother, daughter relationship.Gloria Hunniford''s daughter, TV presenter Caron Keating, was 34 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The next seven years of Caron''s life, and her family''s, became a quest for recovery that ultimately took them across the world. They became experts in the illness and its treatment, both conventional and alternative. All the while Caron was living in the public eye and keeping her own, devastating secret. This is Gloria''s account of Caron''s life. It is about the difficult bond between mothers and daughters ... about what happens to a family when one of its members gets taken over by a disease.It''s a celebration of an unbreakable mother - daughter relationship and how that relationship withstood the strain of Caron''s illness. And above all it''s a book to commemorate a spirited, magical woman. A woman who loved life and fou
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Oxford University Press Inc Caught on Tape
Book SynopsisIn a surveillance culture, the ubiquity of audio-visual recording devices has enabled the unprecedented documentation of private indiscretions, scandalous conversations, and obscene behaviors performed by both ordinary and high-profile people. From former President Donald J. Trump''s lewd banter on the infamous Access Hollywood video and leaked audio of celebrity racist tirades to outburst of violent hate speech posted daily to YouTube, contemporary media culture is awash in obscene performances of transgressive white masculinity. Such exposés are screened and viewed under the assumption that revealing secret prejudices will necessarily realize the promises of democracy and bring about a postracial and postfeminist future. This book addresses why the culture of public revelations has failed to hold the perpetrators accountable. Caught on Tape illustrates how public revelations constitute a symbolic and imaginary world for the public that is preoccupied with the obscene enjoyment of transgressive white masculinity: a compulsively repetitive experience of ecstatic and excessive pleasure-in-pain that arises from encounters with that which disturbs, traumatizes, and interrupts illusory notions of our coherent selves and reality. Caught on Tape argues that addressing race and gender inequality with the promise of scandalous hot mics and obscene private videos transforms antiracism and gender justice into disempowering forms of spectatorship that ultimately conceal the structural nature of whiteness, white supremacy, and patriarchy. The central argument of this book is that the spectators are the ones really caught on tape.Table of ContentsIntroduction: On Obscene Enjoyment 1. Leaked Celebrity Tirades and the Primal Scene of Racism 2. Anxiety, Racial Capitalism, and the Donald Sterling Tapes 3. YouRacist.com: The Libidinal Economy of Public Freak Out Videos 4. Access Hollywood and the Return of the Primal Father Epilogue: On Pointless Enjoyment Selected Bibliography Index
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