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RAYMOND DURGNAT (19322002) was the author of many groundbreaking books about the cinema, among them Films and Feelings (1967), A Mirror for England (1970), Sexual Alienation in the Cinema (1972), The Strange Case of Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir (both 1974), and a study of WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1999) in the BFI Film Classics series. HENRY K. MILLER is a film critic and historian who has contributed to numerous publications including Film Comment, Cinema Scope, Vertigo and Sight & Sound.

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Fuente Ovejuna consigue representar toda una época en unas horas, algunos lugares, un puñado de seres humanos: gentes humilladas y rebeldes, viejos señores que no quieren perder el futuro, nuevos señores que están aprendiendo a serlo. Todos ellos viven, de forma más o menos consciente, el vértigo de asistir a la muerte de un orden y al nacimiento de otro. El mundo se acaba, dice el Comendador. Se acaba, desde luego, el suyo. Pero qué mundo está naciendo en el asalto a la Casa de la Encomienda?

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RAYMOND DURGNAT (19322002) was the author of many groundbreaking books about the cinema, among them Films and Feelings (1967), A Mirror for England (1970), Sexual Alienation in the Cinema (1972), The Strange Case of Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir (both 1974), and a study of WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1999) in the BFI Film Classics series. HENRY K. MILLER is a film critic and historian who has contributed to numerous publications including Film Comment, Cinema Scope, Vertigo and Sight & Sound.

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Neil Gaiman s award-winning masterpiece The Sandman continues here, filled with the art from the medium s most gifted talent. This volume picks up where the last left off in the story of the Kindly Ones a conflagration of nightmarish proportions that will affect the future of the Endless and the fate of the Dreaming forever! Friends, foes and unexpected betrayers return throughout this incredible collection! The Sandman Book Four collects The Sandman #57-75; stories from Vertigo Jam #1; Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman. Covers

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This thoroughly updated second edition of Manual of Pediatric Balance Disorders remains a vital resource for clinicians and students specializing in pediatric vestibular and balance disorders. The text is organized for effective use in the clinic, classroom, bedside, or laboratory, and is separated into four parts: Basic Mechanisms, Clinical Evaluation, Pediatric Vestibular Disorders, and Treatment. Each chapter ends with Self-Assessment Questions to aid in reader comprehension and address important chapter topics. Manual of Pediatric Balance Disorders features contributions from 45 experts across the fields of otolaryngology, audiology, neurology, and physical therapy, and represents the distillation of years of cumulative clinical and research experience. New to the Second Edition • New Co-Editor, Jacob R. Brodsky, MD • Five new chapters with the latest research and findings on various testing and topics in pediatric balance disorders o Chapter 7. Video Head Impulse Testing (VHIT) o Chapter 12. New Horizons for the Evaluation of Functional Balance, Self-Motion Perception, Navigation, and Mobility o Chapter 13. Genetics and Metabolism in Pediatric Vestibular Disorders o Chapter 15. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) o Chapter 24. Vertigo, Dizziness and Mental Health • Fully rewritten chapters on migraine and concussion • Updated references and self-assessment questions throughout • Access to a PluralPlus companion website with videos, figures, self-assessment questions and suggested readings

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The Sandman is the universally lauded masterwork following Morpheus, Lord of the Dreaming — a vast hallucinatory landscape housing all the dreams of any and everyone who's ever existed. Regardless of cultures or historical eras, all dreamers visit Morpheus' realm — be they gods, demons, muses, mythical creatures, or simply humans who teach Morpheus some surprising lessons. In this epic tale, Delirium, youngest of the Endless, prevails upon the Sandman to help her find their errant brother, Destruction. But their quest will lead to a painful reunion between Morpheus and his son, Orpheus. Then, the Sandman and others are trapped in a mysterious inn while a tempest rages — and all they can do to while away the time is tell the stories of their lives. And when a young woman's baby is stolen, she turns to The Kindly Ones for vengeance — only to set off a series of events that will lead the Sandman to his ultimate fate, and the baby to find a destiny no one could have foretold. This massive hardcover tome, over 1000 pages, collects the final 38 issues of Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking series: The Sandman #38-75, plus stories from Vertigo Jam #1 and Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3.

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Minerva’s Night Out presents series of essays by noted philosopher and motion picture and media theorist Noël Carroll that explore issues at the intersection of philosophy, motion pictures, and popular culture. Presents a wide-ranging series of essays that reflect on philosophical issues relating to modern film and popular culture Authored by one of the best known philosophers dealing with film and popular culture Written in an accessible manner to appeal to students and scholars Coverage ranges from the philosophy of Halloween to Vertigo and the pathologies of romantic love

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Award-winning photographer Tobi Shonibare – Tobi Shinobi to his followers – pushes the boundaries of symmetry and balance in his first book, Equilibrium. From his native London to his current Chicago home, and in far-flung locales around the world, Tobi’s photographs explore and deconstruct architecture and nature until they appear as optical illusions. His vertigo-inducing perspectives turn familiar vistas into abstractions, reality into a fantasyland of line and shape. More than 164,000 followers on Instagram experience Tobi’s obsessive attention to detail and fascination with the geometry of our world.

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Written by Neil Gaiman Art by Marc Hempel, D’Israeli, Glyn Dillon, Charles Vess, Dean Ormston, Teddy Kristiansen, Richard Case, Michael Zulli, Jon J Muth and Kevin Nowlan Cover by Dave McKean This final volume includes behind-the-scenes extras plus issues #57-75 and a story from VERTIGO JAM #1. Don’t miss the end of what Playboy called “a modern myth, as well as a précis on why the stories we tell matter so much.” Advance-solicited; on sale November 5 • 608 pg, FC, $99.00 US • MATURE READERS

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Charlie nunca pensó que podría gustarle a Nick, pero resulta que ahora son pareja. De forma oficial. Pero no solo eso, también cree que está preparado para decirle esas dos palabras que le provocan vértigo: te quiero.Nick siente lo mismo que Charlie, pero también tiene un montón de pensamientos rondándole la cabeza: además de plantearse decirle a su padre que tiene novio, cree que Charlie tiene un trastorno de la alimentación.Las semanas pasan y, en este nuevo curso escolar, Charlie y Nick están a punto de aprender qué significa el amor.

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This stunning coffee table book focuses on the storyboards for nine of Alfred Hitchcock's classic movies - Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, North by Northwest, The 39 Steps, Torn Curtain, Marnie, Shadow of a Doubt and Spellbound. It includes never before-published images and incisive text putting the material in context and examining the role the pieces played in some of the most unforgettable scenes in cinema. Hitchcock author and aficionado Tony Lee Moral takes you through the last 100 years of cinema, with the Master of Suspense as your guide.

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Johnny Hazard, piloto aventurero, corre sus últimas aventuras en el formato de las tiras diarias donde durante 33 años fue uno de los reyes indiscutibles del medio.El mundo cambia a velocidad de vértigo y Frank Robbins continúa al pie del cañón, entregando la sabiduría de su arte y la pericia de sus guiones donde puede pasar de todo. Como buen héroe solitario, Johnny se despide volando hacia la puesta de sol... pero nosotros volveremos a encontrarlo en las páginas dominicales en color!Con una introducción de CARLOS GIMÉNEZ

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Érase una vez...Reimprimimos la tercera entrega de Fábulas, la imprescindible versión que Bill Willingham ha hecho del venerable canon de los cuentos de hadas. Este tercer tomo recopila los números 19 a 27 de la premiada serie de Vertigo, así como numeroso material extra.Aclamada tanto por la crítica como por los lectores, Fábulas se ha convertido en una de las principales colecciones del mercado americano. Todo un clásico moderno galardonado con los premios más prestigiosos de la industria, ahora reeditado en una serie de preciosos tomos de tapa dura.

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El cuarto de las hadas, que toma nombre e ilustraciones de una célebre colección editada entre 1785 y 1789, recoge diez de los más bellos cuentos de Madame d?Aulnoy publicados en París en 1698. Animales parlantes, hadas, príncipes encantados, crueles madrastras y princesas enamoradas, toda la fantasía de la tradición popular, adquieren nueva forma bajo su pluma, con un estilo escrupulosamente cuidado. El cuarto de las hadas es un auténtico festín para el aficionado, que encontrará en sus páginas el dulce vértigo de un universo maravilloso.

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Jason Aaron y R. M. Guéra dieron forma a un clásico moderno del sello Vertigo con este visceral thriller a medio camino entre el western contemporáneo y el género negro más descarnado. Una aclamada obra que por fin volverá a estar disponible en las estanterías de vuestros puntos de venta habituales.Con esta edición, recuperaremos la serie completa a través de cinco tomos que lucirán nuevas portadas obra de Guéra y contendrán material extra hasta ahora inédito, descriptivo del proceso creativo de una colección irrepetible.

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In Neck and Back Problems Jan de Vries deals with many of the most common problems relating to the spine. Drawing on his own vast experience of helping patients overcome their suffering and on various case histories, this book contains practical advice for those millions who endure the agony of backache. Simple exercises and remedies are outlined, together with proven hints towards self-treatment. Slipped discs, tennis elbow, 'whiplash', bursitis and problems with vertigo are all discussed in layman's terms. Neck and Back is a veritable treasure trove of information from one of the world's leading practitioners in this field.

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Caminatas por bosques pluviales y senderos de alta montaña, rápidos en ríos impetuosos, surf de primera categoría: Costa Rica ofrece una abrumadora variedad de aventuras al aire libre de todo tipo e intensidad, desde el vértigo de una tirolina hasta una tarde soleada en la playa. Los parques nacionales custodian humeantes volcanes y bosques nubosos, y hay rompientes para surfistas novatos y expertos. Y si resulta difícil elegir, no hay que preocuparse: dado el tamaño del país, se puede organizar un viaje relativamente corto que lo abarque todo. En Costa Rica el único límite para el viajero es la fecha de regreso.

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The much-anticipated fiction follow-up to Vertigo, this collection cements Joanna Walsh's reputation as one of the sharpest writers of this century. Wearing her learning lightly, Walsh's stories make us see the world afresh while showing us she has read the world. In 'Like a Fish Needs a ...' - perhaps the funniest, most freewheeling story ever written about cycling (and Freud and and and ...) you read shenanigans worthy of Flann O'Brien. Meanwhile, in 'Worlds from the Word's End', Walsh conjures up a country in which words themselves fall out of fashion - something that will never happen wherever Walsh is read.

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Come celebrate the community, connection, and quirkiness of the American carnival. Stunning photographs by David Skernick capture the magic of the rides and games and the carnies and clowns who make the carnival their home. Meet Kat the sword swallower, Ember the fire eater, and the Human Fuse, Brian Miser, who sails through the air on fire! As day fades to dusk and the lights come up, smell the cotton candy, feel the vertigo of the Silver Yo Yo, and hear the laughter and screams. The panoramic images allow you to see the fair as if you were standing there yourself.

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This collection of 20 iconic film posters by Saul Bass, one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century, is a must for graphic designers and film fans. Each poster is removable and designed to fit the standard frame size 12 x 16 inches. The posters included are: The Man with the Golden Arm; Saint Joan; Love in the Afternoon; Bonjour Tristesse; The Big Country; Vertigo; Anatomy of a Murder; Exodus; Spartacus; The Magnificent Seven; Advise & Consent; The Cardinal; In Harm's Way; Bunny Lake is Missing; Seconds; Grand Prix; The Fixer; Such Good Friends; The Shining; Schindler's List.

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Neurotology is a branch of medicine that focuses on diagnosing and treating neurological conditions of the inner ear and related structures. There have been many recent advances in neurotology that have been published in general medicine, otolaryngology and neurology journals. This comprehensive book will aggregate this information to provide a more complete picture of the state of the field and will include the authors’ own clinical experience. There is a recent marked increase in interest in neurotology, manifested by the clinical experiences and research-publication work of otolaryngologists, neurologists, neuro-ophtalmologists, audiologists and physiotherapists. As a result, this will be a completely state-of-the-art work that includes all up-to-date neurophysiological data related to the vestibular system.It has been estimated that 10% of patients that present at an emergency clinic have vestibular disorders, including vertigo, and these disorders are frequently a cause of falls in elderly patients. On the other hand, many physicians treat their patients with vertigo with vestibular blockers, which treat the symptoms but do not cure the disorders. We feel that it is important to supply a source of information on the vestibular system and balance disorders, and this title will do that in a comprehensive manner. This title will be an ideal reference for the diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders for otolaryngologists, neurologists, neuro-ophtalmologists, audiologists and physical therapists.

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One of the country’s most picturesque cities and conveniently located just a few hours’ drive from Hollywood, San Francisco became the most frequently and extensively filmed American city beyond the production hubs of Los Angeles and New York in the three decades after World War II. During those years, the cinematic image of the city morphed from the dreamy beauty of Vertigo to the nightmarish wasteland of Dirty Harry, although San Francisco itself experienced no such decline. This intriguing disconnect gives impetus to Hollywood in San Francisco, the most comprehensive study to date of Hollywood’s move from studio to location production in the postwar era.In this thirty-year history of feature filmmaking in San Francisco, Joshua Gleich tracks a sea change in Hollywood production practices, as location shooting overtook studio-based filming as the dominant production method by the early 1970s. He shows how this transformation intersected with a precipitous decline in public perceptions of the American city, to which filmmakers responded by developing a stark, realist aesthetic that suited America’s growing urban pessimism and superseded a fidelity to local realities. Analyzing major films set in San Francisco, ranging from Dark Passage and Vertigo to The Conversation, The Towering Inferno, and Bullitt, as well as the TV show The Streets of San Francisco, Gleich demonstrates that the city is a physical environment used to stage urban fantasies that reveal far more about Hollywood filmmaking and American culture than they do about San Francisco.

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Dean Lambert is trying to conquer his vertigo - but he's beginning to feel like he'll never jump from the high diving board he's nicknamed the Horror of the Heights. It doesn't help that his brother, Tim, is a championship diver, and his dad runs the Wave Crest Leisure Centre. His dad and brother are caught up in preparations for the leisure centre's upcoming diving championships. But then disaster strikes when the diving board collapses and Tim only just escapes being seriously injured. What's more, it appears the board has been sabotaged. Dean sets out to find the culprit - but will he catch them in time?

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Travel Book of the Week. As a wannabe walker, I'm much taken with the Discovery Walking guides new Walk! UK series which covers all the major walking destinations from the Lake District to Exmoor. Walk! The Brecon Beacons, GBP12.99 by Bob Greaves, is a handsomely produced book of 160 pages in full colour with Ordnance Survey mapping and a spiral binding. Each itinerary includes a route summary, ratings for effort, time, distance, ascents/descents, refreshments and vertigo risk, a fully detailed walk description, global positioning waypoints along the route for pin-point navigational accuracy and a full-colour 1:40,000 scale map of the route. There is a good choice of walks for all abilities. Frank Barrett --The Mail on Sunday March 5 2006 Book Description There are forty great walks here, ranging from a gentle stroll around Usk Reservoir to a challenging four peaks in a day on our Grwynne Fawr route. All the walks are within the Brecon Beacons National Park, an area of great beauty and tremendous variety.High peaks hide glacial lakes in ancient moorland, man-made reservoirs and canals blend with their natural surrounding, waterfalls cascade down secret gorges, while ancient castles, churches and monasteries stud the landscape. All 40 walking routes include: walking route summary, ratings for Effort Time Distance Ascents/Descents Refreshments and Vertigo risk, fully detailed walk description including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress, GPS waypoints at every key point on every route for pin-poimt navigational accuracy, full colour 1:40,000 scale Ordnance Survey licenced mapping for each route.

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Nacido a partir de los sentimientos de insatisfacción vital que produce la sociedad actual, 'Adormidera' lanza un grito sordo, inarticulado, apenas ráfagas materializadas en versos brillantes, desnudos de artificio. Sonia Marpez, en su tercer poemario publicado, insiste en la búsqueda de un espacio para la existencia. Sus poemas abordan el desamparo humano y revelan al yo poético en un estado de semiinconsciencia que anhela apenas un descanso para el dolor. Su escritura desgarrada nos sitúa más allá del vértigo y nos invita a caminar como un sonámbulo a través de los hilos inestables que definen la realidad.

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Twenty Poems That Could Save America presents insightful essays on the craft of poetry and a bold conversation about the role of poetry in contemporary culture. Essays on the ''vertigo'' effects of new poetry give way to appraisals of Robert Bly, Sharon Olds and Dean Young. At the heart of this book is an honesty and curiosity about the ways poetry can influence America at both a private and public level. Tony Hoagland is already one of this country''s most provocative poets, and this book confirms his role as a restless and perceptive literary critic.

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Laurent Durieux is a famous Belgian illustrator who is well known by pop culture fans and collectors for his cult movie poster reinterpretations. Every one of his American exhibitions was sold out on opening night and attended by thousands of enthusiastic fans. This book will be his first monograph and will cover his entire career, with particular focus on his most iconic alternative movie posters (including Jaws, The Birds, Vertigo, and The Master). The book includes a 6-page section of rejected and unpublished poster art and a foreword by filmmaker and Durieux collector Francis Ford Coppola.

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"The small man standing on the narrow ledge stared fixedly forward with eyes made wide and blank by terror." At 2pm on a Monday in 1966, Ned Balfour wakes in Corsica beside a beautiful woman. In the same instant, back in London, fellow art dealer and Dachau survivor Sam Weiss falls ten stories to his death. Ned refuses to believe that Sam's death was intentional, and his investigation thrusts him into the deceit and fraudulence of the art world, where he unmasks more than one respectable face. First published in 1967, this thrilling tale of vertigo, suspicion and infidelity is a long-forgotten classic with an intriguing plot twist.

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Kate and Alan Hobbs have reviewed and refreshed their Walk! Dartmoor classic guide book for its new 2016 edition. 40 fully detailed walking routes with OS maps and gps waypoints for you to enjoy adventuring on Dartmoor. Walk! Dartmoor with Kate and Alan Hobbs covers walks of varying length across Dartmoor - from the dramatic high moors, gentle riversides, idyllic country lanes, unspoilt villages, to sites of ancient archaeology and former industries, and all with spectacular views. This user friendly illustrated guide has a summary of walking routes and is rated by time, effort, distance and hills, as well as the availability of refreshments en route and the vertigo risk.Each walk is described in full and there are timings listed in the book to help with navigation and progress. Walk! Dartmoor contains a 1:40,000 scale Ordnance Survey map for each route. Within the heart of Devon lies Dartmoor's 365 square miles of natural beauty, one of the largest areas of exposed granite in southern England. Apart from its spectacular scenery, Dartmoor is rich in flora and fauna.Come with us to explore Dartmoor's dramatic high moors, gentle riversides, idyllic country lanes and unspoilt villages, discovering spectacular views, ancient archaeology and traces of bygone industries. All 40 walking routes include: walking route summary, ratings for Effort Time Distance Ascents/Descents Refreshments and Vertigo risk, fully detailed walk description including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress, GPS waypoints at every key point on every route, full colour 1:40,000 scale Ordnance Survey licenced mapping for each route, short walk and stroll alternatives.

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Una historia que toca el corazón.Edición especial con material inédito.Únete al fenómeno que ha inspirado la serie de Netflix.Edición especial con material inéditoCharlie nunca pensó que podría gustarle a Nick, pero resulta que ahora son pareja. De forma oficial. Pero no solo eso, también cree que está preparado para decirle esas dos palabras que le provocan vértigo: te quiero.Nick siente lo mismo que Charlie, pero también tiene un montón de pensamientos rondándole la cabeza: además de plantearse decirle a su padre que tiene novio, cree que Charlie tiene un trastorno de la alimentación.Las semanas pasan y, en este nuevo curso escolar, Charlie y Nick están a punto de aprender qué significa el amor.

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‘Some of the richest delights in contemporary fiction, as well as some of the best jokes’ – GuardianFrom the prize-winning author of The World and All That It Holds, Aleksandar Hemon, Love and Obstacles is a stunningly original collection of short fiction.The explosive perils of adolescence, a country falling apart, the overwhelming vertigo of striking out abroad: this is life in which love is only one of many obstacles.From Sarajevo to the darkest heart of Africa, deepest Slovenia, and the melting pot of Chicago, this brilliant and restlessly inventive collection is shot through with humour and truth – found in the most surprising of places.‘Infinitely vibrant and alive’ – Financial Times

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Piensan las máquinas como nosotros? Somos capaces de pensar sin ellas? Vivimos en una época de vértigo, donde los seres humanos se modifican a sí mismos con mayor celeridad gracias a las biotecnologías y a los implantes corporales, mientras que al mismo tiempo surgen máquinas más y más complejas que parece comienzan a hacer sombra a sus creadores. Este libro ofrece respuestas históricas a cómo empezó todo este proceso computacional y plantea al mismo tiempo cuáles son las claves para entender el necesario futuro simbiótico entre humanos y máquinas. Un nuevo pensamiento, audaz, libre, crítico y esperanzado, va fluyendo a lo largo del libro para intentar dar cuenta del nuevo presente y del inminente futuro.

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338 es el número de habitación que ocupaba Loreto Sesma en una residencia estudiantil, cuando por primera vez abandonó el hogar familiar, en Zaragoza, para ir a estudiar Periodismo y Publicidad en Pamplona. La experiencia la resume con el término naufragio, una clara metáfora para referirse a la primera vez que sintió el vértigo de estar a la deriva y la necesidad de tomar las riendas de su vida para lograr sobrevivir. He escrito, llorado y vomitado un libro que se llama Naufragio, afirma.Se cierra la puerta.Abandonas tu vida,dejas atrás los únicos cimientos que has conocidoy empiezas a andar(?).Porque este es el epitafio,la historia de mi naufragioen la 338.

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Los cuentos que forman Bestiario nos hablan de objetos y hechos cotidianos, pero pasan a la dimensión de la pesadilla o de la revelación de un modo natural e imperceptible. Sorpresa, incomodidad, desazón, misterio, intriga. son sensaciones que atrapan al lector a medida que avanza en su lectura. Es el vértigo que se siente ante lo inexplicable, ante el descubrimiento de que existen mundos paralelos y que Cortázar ha tendido el puente unión entre ellos."Casa tomada", "Carta a una señorita en París", "Lejana", "Ómnibus", "Cefalea", "Circe", "Las puertas del cielo", "Bestiario". Después de leer estos ocho auténticos clásicos del género, nuestra opinión sobre el mundo no puede seguir siendo la misma.

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De las cenizas del sueño libertario y hippie de los sesenta, surgen la desorientación y un vértigo que en Lancha rápida no sólo funcionan como el trasfondo de la novela (y de la época) sino que se convierten en la forma misma de la narración, una narración acelerada, nerviosa, intermitente: listas, fragmentos, viñetas de vida, chistes, párrafos eléctricos que devienen inventarios y collages de la conciencia... Una manera de atrapar lo efímero, el cambio continuo que se escurre entre nuestras manos incesantemente. El libro pone en juego una (con)fusión entre el todo y las partes, entre lo literal y lo figurado, la seducción y la amenaza, la causa y el efecto.

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All of this information at our fingertips—and we might not need any of itConcurrent with the compulsory connectivity of the digital age is the rise of the spoiler. The inevitability of information has changed the critical quality of modernity, leaving us with acute vertigo—a feeling that nothing new is left out there. Encompassing memes and trigger warnings, Vilem Flusser and Thomas Pynchon, Spoiler Alert wrangles with the state of surprise in post-historical times. Aaron Jaffe delivers a timely corrective to post-critical modes of reading that demonstrates the dangers of forfeiting critical suspicion.Forerunners: Ideas FirstShort books of thought-in-process scholarship, where intense analysis, questioning, and speculation take the lead

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Discover the adventures of David Boring in this electrifying new graphic novel from the author of Ghost WorldDavid Boring is a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is, and what seems truest in Boring's life is that, given the right set of circumstances (in this case a sensational cascade of vengeance, humiliation and murder), the primal nature of mankind will come inexorably to the fore.'Imagine a tilted comic-book homage to Hitchcock's Vertigo, but with religious cults, fetishistic scrapbooks and scenes of underwater coupling' - Guardian

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With an emphasis on the narrative film, The Art of Watching Films, 9e challenges students to take their film experience further by sharpening their powers of observation, developing the skills and habits of perceptive watching, and discovering complex aspects of film art that they might otherwise overlook. This title introduces the formal elements and production process of films, and helps students analytically view and understand films within their historical, cultural and social contexts. The text presents an analytical framework that can be applied to all movies, as distinctly different as Avatar, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vertigo, Iron-Man, Man on Wire, and The Hurt Locker.

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It is 1964. Red Road is rising out of the fields. To the families who move in, it is a dream and a shining future. It is 2010. The Red Road Flats are scheduled for demolition. Inhabited only by intrepid asylum seekers and a few stubborn locals, the once vibrant scheme is tired and out of time. Between these dates are the people who filled the flats with laughter, life and drama. Their stories are linked by the buildings; the sway and buffet of the tower blocks in the wind, the creaky lifts, the views and the vertigo. This Road is Red is a compelling and subtle novel of Glasgow.

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Based on the famous series of dialogues between Francois Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock from the 1960s, the book moves chronologically through Hitchcock's films to discuss his career, techniques, and effects he achieved. It changed the way Hitchcock was perceived, as a popular director of suspense films - such as Psycho and The Birds - and revealed to moviegoers and critics, the depth of Hitchcock's perception and his mastery of the art form.As a result of the changed perceptions about Hitchcock, his masterpiece, Vertigo, hit the No 1 slot in Sight & Sound's recent poll of film-makers and critics, displacing Citizen Kane as the Best Film of all time.

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After years of self-imposed exile, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he hates and a city that he loathes. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st century surroundings.Starting with the story "The Scum", Spider Jerusalem learns of the vicious murder of political consultant Vita Severn, one of the few people that he liked. Moving into thrilling stories like "Lonely City" and more—Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 2 picks up where Volume 1 leaves off, collecting the exciting stories found in Transmetropolitan #19-39, Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3, and Transmetropolitan: Filfth of the City #1!

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Tras ofrecer una sorprendente e irrepetible versión del Hombre Murciélago en Batman: Asilo Arkham, Dave McKean reflexionó sobre las creencias y la fantasía en la ambiciosa y personal Cages, multipremiada obra que recuperamos a través de una edición que conmemora su 25 aniversario, y que cuenta con una introducción a cargo del polifacético Terry Gilliam.Sandman y sus proyectos derivados, Orquídea negra, Casos violentos, Asilo Arkham, Grandes Autores de Vertigo: Dave McKean, Hellblazer...Seguimos integrando en nuestro catálogo títulos firmados por uno de los artistas más influyentes en la historia moderna del noveno arte. Este mes ponemos al fin a vuestra disposición Cages, un monumental y largamente descatalogado trabajo en solitario, que fue galardonado con los premios Harvey, Pantera, Ignatz y Alph-Art.

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Puede el amor destruir la vida de una artista?Cuando en el verano de 1959, Maria Callas, la cantante más famosa de su época, embarcó junto a su marido en el fabuloso yate Christina, propiedad de Aristóteles Onassis, no podía imaginar que iniciaba su más peligroso y definitivo viaje.Carmen Ro recrea en esta novela aquellos días en los que la Callas encontró la pasión de un amor prohibido. La mujer escondida tras la diva emerge en las páginas de un diario de viaje. En ellas, Maria muestra sin tapujos el vértigo de los momentos prohibidos y el secreto de un amor adúltero nunca imaginado, mezclados con el dolor de un pasado traumático.En el centenario del nacimiento de la gran Maria Callas,

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La sociedad ha cambiado a una velocidad de vértigo en los últimos veinte años. Y ser niño, adolescente, padre, madre o profesor es hoy más difícil de lo que fue para las generaciones pasadas. Eva Bailén, ingeniera de telecomunicaciones, profesora, madre de tres hijos, articulista y experta divulgadora en temas de educación, nos aporta herramientas para poder hablar con las nuevas generaciones de lo que ocurre detrás de las pantallas. Este libro práctico, directo y empático nos ayuda a comprender los peligros a los que nos enfrentamos al usar los teléfonos inteligentes y otros dispositivos y a entender cómo los menores manejan la tecnología, qué hay más allá de las pantallas de las que no se separan y qué ocurre en sus vidas online.

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This book provides an overview of otology for undergraduate medical students and postgraduate trainees. Beginning with an introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the ear, each of the following chapters covers different types of disorder, including diseases of the external ear, facial nerve paralysis, vertigo and deafness. Presented in an easy to ready format, each chapter includes ‘High Points’ boxes summarising the key learning concepts for the topic, as well as numerous clinical photographs, diagrams, tables and flow charts to enhance learning. Key points Practical overview of otology for undergraduate students and postgraduate trainees Detailed chapters on anatomy and physiology of the ear Covers numerous different ear diseases and disorders Includes ‘High Points’ boxes and many images and illustrations

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The name Alfred Hitchcock is synonymous with suspense—that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-boggling suspense. With triumphs such as Rebecca, Vertigo, Rear Window, and Psycho, Hitchcock (1899–1980) fashioned a new level of cinematic intrigue and fear through careful pacing, subtlety, and suggestiveness. This complete guide traces Hitchcock’s life and career from his earliest silent films right through to his last picture in 1976, Family Plot. Updated with fresh images, the book combines detailed entries for each of Hitchcock’s 53 films, an incisive essay that sheds light on his fear-inducing devices, photos of the master at work, and an illustrated list of each of his cameos, together adding up to a movie buff’s dream.

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Anyone who has experienced the sensation of the room spinning around or the lightheadedness that signals an impending faint knows how bad it feels to be dizzy. Almost any medical condition can cause dizziness, but the most common include benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, transient drops in blood pressure, migraine, and anxiety. Inner ear disorders that cause dizziness are often associated with abnormal eye movements-in fact, it's possible to diagnose an acute inner ear infection in five seconds, just by looking at a person's eyes. In Dizziness, Drs. Gregory T. Whitman and Robert W. Baloh explore the different conditions that can cause dizziness, describe the types of dizziness they see most frequently, and explain what people with dizziness can do to feel better. A detailed look at one of the most common-and complex-medical complaints, Dizziness distills Drs. Whitman and Baloh's six decades of combined experience into a short and practical guide. Packed with useful tips on diagnosis and treatment, Dizziness reveals how top doctors analyze dizziness, including the problems with balance and walking that go along with it. The book also explains the importance of overcoming dizziness and describes what people who are dizzy can do to get an accurate diagnosis. Combining background on specific forms of dizziness with descriptions of optimal treatments for each one, Dizziness covers everything from conditions that cause dizziness when a person changes position (such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and orthostatic hypotension) to conditions that cause dizzy spells without warning or trigger (such as Meniere's disease and migraine-associated dizziness). The book explores bouts of dizziness that last for days, as well as constant dizziness that lasts for weeks, months, or even years. Enhanced with patient stories and rounded out by a glossary of terms and an appendix describing home exercises, this is the go-to book for anyone who struggles with dizziness.

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Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, el joven teniente Sturm aprovecha las pausas en los combates para anotar sus observaciones sobre la guerra, contemplada como ley universal de la existencia, y el Estado moderno, una maquinaria esclavizadora del individuo en la era de la técnica. Lector voraz de Baudelaire o Huysmans, antiguo estudiante de zoología en Heidelberg, Sturm es también un escritor en ciernes al que le gusta leer esbozos de una novela que está escribiendo a dos oficiales amigos suyos. Roído por la contradicción constante entre vida activa y vida contemplativa, recrea en esos pasajes una concepción vitalista y aventurera de la existencia, así como el vértigo de la vida en las ciudades: un escenario expresionista para el arte y la sensualidad de los cuerpos.

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