i consider this second triology : " awlad haretna " , "altareek ", and "the beggar" or " alshahat " it is the triology of searching for the Father "GOD" in awlad haretna he looked for him in history , in prophets and even in the newest prophet : science in "altareek " or " the way" ; he tried to find a way to look for the lost father deep inside people in the "beggar" ; he got away from symbolism and start to be more surrealist and beg God ! soooooooooooooooooooo... it might be better if the publisher added 3 different titles that got relation to each other in this book :) but again : it really worth buying AHHH , by the way : mahfouz is my favourite egyptian writer
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Callie Ryder's life has forever been about shocking people. She's even doing it for a living — giving sex advice to female callers on her late-night radio show. The ratings, not to mention Callie's popularity as a shock jock, are off the chart, but she's still got places to go....
When Callie's on-air sex tips result in a West Coast book tour, even threats against her "telling it like it is" aren't going to slow her down. Instead, she gets a bodyguard for protection. And not just a bodyguard. But the best bodyguard — Luke Cardasian. Heart-stopping to look at, he's tough as nails and strong like steel, with animal instincts...and appetites.
A dangerous, sensual, sex-filled road trip. Who will survive?
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Blazes Done Right!.......2005-06-12
I've read quite a few Blazes in the early days of the line and could never really get into them. As one of the other reviews here stated, few of them really reach beyond the love scenes to bring the characters to the forefront and really turn them into three dimensional characters that you can fall in love with.
I gave the line one more chance when I read Wilde's "A Touch of Silk" and realized exactly what Blazes could and should be. From then on, I never missed one of her books. So when I saw "Shockingly Sensual" on the shelf today, I bought it without hesitation...and wasn't disappointed at all.
When Callie Ryder -- KSXX's "Midnight Ryder" and late night shock jock/sex advisor -- starts receiving threats, Luke Cardasian is assigned to protect her. The delicious bodyguard and the fiery redhead create more than just sexual sparks, their barbs and quick fire dialogue put these two strong personalities in conflict from their first meeting all the way to the end.
While Luke is definitely a very capable, very well-trained protector, Callie is never once overshadowed by his dominance. This is one petite package of guts and determination who can go toe-to-toe with him and stand her ground. While they'll negotiate terms and use common sense for the situation, Callie never comes off as losing or "wilting" under Luke's presence. No wilting, shrinking violet heroine here, thank goodness!
Because of the threats to her life, Callie's issues of trust, of opening up and being vulnerable to any man, along with Luke's need to always be in control, to always be professional and not get involved with another woman who can trample his heart, are set on a collision course the closer danger strikes in Callie's life.
Ms. Wilde has a talent for giving her characters flaws and fears, histories and issues, that meld perfectly with the other, giving them a "destined to be together" quality that leaves the reader understanding why her couples belong together and no one else... and why -- when you close the book -- you know they'll stay together (something I can't always say when reading the Blaze line).
Shockingly Sensual isn't just a hot read, it's packed with Lori Wilde's trademark humor and action, fast paced plots, and complex characterizations.
Callie and Luke aren't cookie cutter heroine and hero. The role reversal -- Callie, the bold, sexual love-em-and-leave-em-but-don't-get-in-too-deep, out to shock everyone as she climbs the ladder of success... Luke, the I-make-love-I-don't-have-sex, rough and ready, fairly sexually inexperienced man -- is a welcome relief from the norm.
I read Shockingly Sensual in one day, and it will join Lori Wilde's other novels on my bookshelf as a"Keeper" I know I'll read over and over again.
An Old Favorite..........2005-05-25
* Spoiler Alert* It's been awhile since I read a good ole Harlequin Romance, and reading SHOCKINGLY SENSUAL (as I write this I am just now `getting' that the title relates to heroine, Callie's profession as well as the heat she makes with ex-soldier, Luke) was a welcome reunion. True enough, a lot of my favorites have copyrights from the late seventies, early eighties and early nineties.... My tastes always have run to early Harlequin Presents Editions, Harlequin American Romances, Harlequin Superromances as well as early Silhouette Special Editions, Silhouette Intimate Moments and early Loveswept Romances. Silhouette Dreamscapes have helped to add texture to my romance palette over the years.
More recently, I went down a different path and experimented with the Harlequin Blaze series. To me, the Blaze series is much more risqué. One or two that I read were wicked and incredibly good. Some others seemed merely to be vessels upon which their authors floated across to their readers a whole lot of poor writing and meaningless love scenes.
In SHOCKINGLY SENSUAL, Callie Ryder, a `shock jock' on the cusp of national fame, finds herself being stalked by an anonymous listener. When her business manager hires the Cardasian Personal Security Services and Luke Cardasian is assigned as Callie's bodyguard, sparks fly. As Callie finds that she's been hiding behind fushia hair, a naughty mouth and saucy demeanor, Luke begins to wonder if his military work in Limbasa has been a means of avoiding living life for himself. And so, when these two outwardly different people begin to see that they have more in common than a mutual attraction, things begin to get interesting.
It seems to me that to write the traditionally shorter books that Harlequin puts out an author almost has to have a grasp of the elusive short-storytelling technique. The foundation for the story has to be laid down quickly and yet subtly. In SHOCKINGLY SENSUAL, Lori Wilde really force feeds some of her ideas to the reader. However, the main idea of an experienced woman tutoring a beautiful, sensitive man about lovemaking while simultaneously learning how to love is simply fascinating and helps make up for some the issues with story development. Also, the characters of Callie and Luke are sufficiently interesting and developed enough to keep readers interested in their relationship, to make readers care about them.
I honestly didn't expect a Blaze to be that good, but it was pretty good. And because I think that a great book exceeds your expectations, I am giving SHOCKINGLY SENSUAL four stars.
Good Fun and Steamy Too.
amusing contemporary romance .......2005-03-05
Luke Cardasian spent the last six years of his life in Limbasa and much of his life before that overseas, so the liberated American media is culture shock. He came home to help his brother with the family business following his father's recent heart attack, but the Midnight Ryder show discussing erection shocks his senses, especially since the host is female
The shock jock that has stunned Luke's sense and sensibilities by giving blazing sex advice at midnight is Callie Ryder. When Callie receives threats for writing a book on her adventures as a female shock jock, her agent becomes concerned. When she is to go on tour he wants her protected so he hires the Cardasian firm to travel with her for three weeks. Luke is the only one available so he is on the road with the queen of sex talk. Neither expected these opposites to fall in love.
SHOCKINGLY SENSUAL is an amusing contemporary romance between two opposites who initially repel each other, but soon cannot resist one another. The relationship between the lead couple make the tale work as she matures yet pulls out every seductive trick she knows to entice Luke to come to what he originally perceived as the dark side. Sub-genre fans will enjoy this fine humorous tale.
Harriet Klausner
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He was born a poor farm boy on a forgotten planet in the galaxy's Outer Rim. Taken under the wing of a wise mentor after the violent death of his family, he would rise up to lead a band of fighters struggling for survival against a dark force that threatens to wipe them out completely. His name would become known throughout the systems, and his legacy would change the galaxy forever. But his name isn't Skywalker it's Jango Fett! The Sith have begun the final maneuvering in their quest to take over the galaxy and are looking for the perfect specimen to take part in their secret experiments. Lord Tyranus may've just found a prime candidate in Jango. Recounting Jango's story from his early days on the Fett farm, through the annihilation of the once proud Mandalorian warriors, to his transformation into the galaxy's most feared bounty hunter, Tyranus outlines why Fett's the right man to help bring the Galactic Senate to its knees, whether Jango knows it or not. Open Seasons offers an in-depth look at the most exciting new character from Attack of the Clones, and details the beginning of the infamous Fett legacy — one that would come back to plague the Rebellion a generation later.
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I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way in the universe.- Jango Fett.......2005-12-04
Possibly one of the best graphic novels I've ever read. Shows the story of how Jango's family is killed and how he joined the Mandalorians. Excellent story (but it felt a little short) that explains alot about why Jango is who he is. Great pictures, dialogue, everything. A great read for Fett fans.
A must purchase.......2003-10-20
Open Seasons is one of those comics that is highly recommended reading. This is where you'll find Jango Fett's backstory, which seamlessly ties into what little is known of his cloned son Boba Fett, and his Jaster Mereel alto ego. The comic derives its name from the four issues subtitled after the four seasons of winter, spring, summer, fall, and provides reason for Montross's animosity in the Bounty Hunter console game.
The artwork here is just superb. Colours shine off the page, illustrations are depthful, more 3Dish than the standard fare you get, what more could you want? I strongly believe that comics, being the visual material they are, must have the best artwork possible, to show what a standard novel can only express in words. If that's the case, Open Seasons is gold.
The dialogue is up to par. Could have benefited with more humour, but the cast worked well for given characters. Then again, given the nature of the plot, too much would have detracted from the persona of Jango Fett.
The storyline is your typical coming of age: peaceful youth avenging the death of parents and a shattered childhood, forged into one of the galaxy's finest bounty hunters. The setting is soon after Phantom Menace, Dooku recounting to his master Sidious why Fett makes the ideal prime clone for their clandestine operations. It even provides some explanation for why Dooku himself--if you can believe the old man--broke from the Jedi Order.
You see what Jango is made of here in the Galidraan debacle, where the Jedi and Mandalorians have it out. You'd get the impression the Jedi really are dependant on their saber sticks to be dangerous, as though that made any difference to the Fett. Does leaving you wondering in AOTC if script limitations hadn't necessitated Mace Windu to survive Fett.
Just a few trivialties here. Jango looks more lighter complexioned than he did on the screen. Without enough names in dialogue, it does make it challenging to identify your Mandalorian in near-identical uniforms. Most annoying, why do these people always have to be farmboys (Luke, Baron Fel, Jango, etc)? And the biggest one of all: at the end, when Jango flies across space to crash through a ship's bridge viewports, in a vacuum without breathing or decompression?!
Overall, with art quality and storyline this good, Open Seasons is one fine gift to get, and definitely worth getting.
Fett is in the House!.......2003-06-16
This book really delivers on the mysterious and wonderful character Jango Fett. He is a legendary Mandalorian warrior who witnessed his whole mercenary army being wiped out by the Jedi. Beautiful illistrations. The best illustrator who could draw "Mandalorian armor" to date. A great story line, and really stresses the fact that Jango is a neutral, fearless warrior.
Best Ink and Coloring Award.......2003-05-25
I do know what to say about the art work. I own every Darkhorse TPB comic and this one has the best inks and coloring of them all, getting a 6 on a 5 scale. The drawing itself is a 4 on a 5 scale, and the story is also a 4.
the story missed some oportunity here, but it does address what you are probably curious about with regard to jango.
Darkhorse be warned, I'll expect this kind of quality in the future. I have suffered through lazy editioning from you guys, most disappointingly in UNION and others.
wow........2003-03-16
I've read most of the Star Wars comics, and this one is among the best. Open Seasons interweaves the story of Jaster and Concord Dawn (known to Fett fans) with the events prior to Geonosis.
The story is very involving, although I wish it had been longer. A few things were glossed over pretty quickly. But it was a refreshing change from Kevin Anderson's usual soulless SW tales. I had a few "goose-bump" moments.
What can I say about the art? Like Jedi vs. Sith, some will think that it is too cartoony. I disagree. The artist captured action and emotion, and that's what this is about...telling a story through art. Personally, I adored it. I hope Dark Horse uses this guy, and fires the Sith Empire folks. Kudos also for the colors. (The lightsabers really seemed to glow!)
All in all Open Seasons is gorgeous. Buy it.
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Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981) is a revered master of the Tantric Nath lineage. His reputation and the popularity of his works has been increasing at an astonishing rate since his death in 1981. He is an inspiring example of an ordinary merchant and family man who attained complete realization of the Infinite, who taught that true freedom is a possibility for every one of us. Disciples and seekers from all over the world were drawn to his humble home in the tenements of Bombay.
Even on the printed page, in this moving volume of talks edited by Robert Powell, Nisargadatta's words carry a special potency. They are the words of a compassionate wise man, speaking equally to the heart-oriented and the head-oriented person, to East and West.
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"The Experience of Nothingness" - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.......2007-01-06
Clearly expounds the nature of the experience at the heart & soul of this school of profound teaching. i.e. the ultimate goal of the spirtual quest.
Beyond Consciousness.......2005-07-11
Reading this book I felt that words used in it did not convey the original meaning. This 'defect' of language was referred to in another review as 'dualism'; it is as if the words 'crack' and when this happens there is no meaning left.
The "I-am-ness" Sri Nisargadatta continously talks about is called in the Yoga Sutrats 'asmita' - it has often been translated as 'I-sense' and 'pure Ego'. Yoga Sutras have many good commentaries and to understand Sri Nisargadatta some commentaries on his teachings would be a good help.
I happened to read Ayya Khema's autobiographic book 'I Give You My Life' a few days before I read 'The Experience of Nothingness' and in this book her experience in Bombay when she visited Maharaj. What happened?
First Sri Nisargadatta started to ask her questions about herself; she writes: 'I had come to hear his words of wisdom and did not want to talk about myself in front of all those people. But he gave me no peace... at the end he said I was on the right path but not enlightened yet.'
She continues: 'In retrospect, I would like to say that he was so sure of what he was about and fervently engaged in it that it was hard to see him as an enlightened person.'
Like staring into the sun.......2005-07-01
If you want a book that will help you feel good and be successful in this life... this isn't the one. This is for that soul that simple wants the straightest, truest answers possible, from someone who was fearless in his search of reality. I've read three of Nisargadatta's books (including the classic "I Am That"), and this one takes the reader further than any of the others. He challenges the reader to go beyond even the "I Am" state and realize an even deeper, broader reality. This following quote sums up much of his focus in the book...
"Even this primary concept, "I-am-ness," is dishonest, just because it is still only a concept. Finally, one has to transcend that also and be in the nirvikalpa state, which means the concept-free state. Then you have no concept at all, not even of "I am." In that state one does not know that one is. This state is known as Parabrahman: Brahman transcended. Brahman is manifest; Parabrahman is beyond that, prior to that: the Absolute." (page 123)
These are among the last teachings of Sri Nisargadatta and he shared them in a way that was simple, bold and powerful. Again and again he challenges seekers to question who/what they really are... like turning the camera on yourself.
"Your true meaning cannot be grasped or captured by words. You can never be equated with any words, because you are prior to words." (page 159)
I think this book is best read slowly and absorbed for whatever gifts it brings to you.
Absolutely Amazing; Life-changing.......2005-04-21
This is the most amazing, most soul-searching work in philosophy and spirituality that I have ever read.
It's not a literary masterpeice, but the ideas conveyed are truly mind-blowing. Most of the ideas are quite simple and fundamental, but they deal with the very core of existence and reality.
I'm usually a very fast reader, but it took me months to read this book, simply because of the intensity of the concepts. I had to digest it in small pieces, and absorb it over time before reading onwards.
One of my favourite quotes from the book:
" There is no fragmentation in reality; it's one ocean of infinity, it is consciousness. Now, this we always are, we don't to strive to attain it, but we're not aware of it because we are constantly in a state of duality, in conflict. We are everlasting trying to attain something, not awakened to what we are already. "
The Powerful Discourses of Nisargadatta Maharaj.......2004-03-18
These are among the final talks that Nisargadatta gave in the last year of his life or so. In this powerful book of Q & A between teacher and seeker we have some extremely detailed and terse teachings on the Nature of Reality.
Nisargadatta's answers cut to the chase and go right to the Heart of the Absolute. One of the reasons for the sharpness of the teachings is because he is physically suffering due to throat cancer and nevertheless continues to teach throughout his illness (he continued to teach until hours before his physical death).
For those that don't know his work too well, what is considered his main work is I AM THAT, which is recommended to begin the study of his teachings, after I AM THAT came a series of about 6 books, all within the last 2 years of his life. The post I AM THAT books are all uncompromisingly direct and sharp. He speaks only from realization of the Unborn state and gives all his discources from there, making it tricky to understand for some. With the combination of being ill and with 42 years of teaching experience at this point, he keeps his talks very focused.
In this great work, we see his expertise in that he doesn't just point to the Absolute reality with a lot of poetic words, he also deconstructs your preciously held self. He tirelessly breaks down concepts and spiritual ideas we don't want to let go of. One can say in this work we are privledged to see very "advanced" teachings. Teachings that will appeal to seekers that can go beyond just pretty ideas of spirituality, bliss out states, any form of personal gain whatsoever (because you're understanding yourself as the Impersonal Reality). He even challenges one particular seeker in this book to leave spirituality because he knows that this particular seeker is caught up being a "spiritual seeker" and isn't ready to go beyond the body-mind sense, he fears death of the personality. No flowery, superficial hand holding here!
The essence of his teachings is: understand your "I am-ness" or consciousness, go deeply into that and awake from your daydream as that body-mind entity you think you are and apperceive yourself as the Unborn.
I felt deeply privledged to read this wonderful book.
"What do you understand by the word dream? Is not the dream something like a drama, a play?...To one who really understands what has been said here, a dream is no different from what is seen in the waking state: both are plays of consciousness... We call one thing the waking state, another thing the dream, but in essence both are events happening in the consciousness and essentially they are not different."
" When you are liberated from the body/mind sense, so that you are not the body mind, that itself is liberation."
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Bean Lovers Cook Book
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Book Description
Miller's Pocket Fact Files are compact reference guides for the specialist collector and enthusiast. Packed with lists of key manufacturers, designers, patterns, and marks, and supported by detailed glossaries, these handbooks are invaluable. Line drawings illustrate the different styles and patterns, where relevant, providing excellent identification and dating information.
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An Invaluable Guide to Glass Collectors.......2003-02-04
This slim volume is a storehouse of invaluable information. With over 6,000 entries, GLASS FACT FILE provides the collector with a resource which will be referred to again and again. Besides the entries, there are sections on bottle marks, museums with glass collections, glass collectors' clubs and associations, and Internet resources. The attention to detail in this volume is simply amazing!
Glass: Fact File A-Z by Ivo Haanstra.......2001-09-28
Contains a mountain of concise, accurate and easy to use data. Small pocket size makes it easy to keep with you at auctions and sales.
Invaluable Glass Reference.......2001-09-09
Aptly titled "fact file," this is an extraordinary resource for quick and handy information on GLASS in practically every category one might wish to explore (manufacturers, methods and techniques, types and designs, marks and signatures, etc.) Arranged alphabetically (with helpful cross-references), the author has assembled a massive amount of material -- over 6,000 entries! -- covering all aspects of glass world-wide, from the 1800s to the most recent productions. Precise, concise,accurate, and happily affordable, this comprehensive volume is destined to be an indispensable reference source for all students and serious collectors of glass.
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This make-your-own kit is more than just a craft-it's a mini science lesson and a work of art, too! Making a kaleidoscope involves the physics of light, using mirrors at certain angles to create different effects. A 32-page book of instructions and background comes with mirrors, beads, object container, and cardboard pieces.
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Description is not accurate.......2005-03-14
For what it is, this item isn't too bad, but I would suggest that no one pay full suggested retail price for it but rather buy it on sale.
I DO object to it being described as a "hardcover" book with the kit, as what you get is 2.5 x 3 inches in size (fits inside the little box that the kit comes in) and is bound in cardstock -- hardly "hardcover" in my opinion.
While the booklet may be interesting/helpful to those who are completely brand new to kaleidoscopes, most of its 32 pages are devoted to the history of kaleidoscopes, anecdotes about people using kaleidoscopes to meditate etc., and only 3 pages at the back are devoted to giving instructions on assembly of the kit. There is nothing in the booklet to aid someone who may wish to persue kalaidoscope-building further -- I think it should have a few pages devoted to other types of kaleidoscopes (2-, 4-, 5+-mirror systems, plus teleidoscopes) one could pursue building on one's own.
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Discover Laura Ashley's tips on using fabric to bring color, pattern, and texture to an entire home. Extraordinarily versatile, fabric can dramatically define a room with sweeping curtains or a child's tented bed, or add decorative touches with cushions, covered boxes, and screens. Ideas are included for every room -- living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms, children's rooms, bathrooms, and garden rooms. Inspiring photographs display finished projects in beautifully styled rooms, and each project is easily accessible with fully illustrated step-by-step instructions.
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Symbol Soup (9 volume boxed set)
Carl C. Rohde , and
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Is this a multivolume book, a stack of magazines, a collection of stickers; is it anything coherent? Aptly titled, Symbol Soup is the product of a team of cultural critics, including a sociologist and a communications specialist and a lineup of cutting-edge designers. It is a collection of and commentary on the plethora of images that are part and parcel of contemporary culture. This is a virtual primordial soup of images, including but not limited to tattoos, logos, advertisements, aliens, TV stills, and digital animation. The pages are wildly overdesigned, but overdesign is the point here. The curators of this collection test the limits of what they call "the visual generation's" affinity for comprehending signs and symbols. The first slim paperback in the set provides a theoretical overview of the project; each subsequent volume attacks a different area of visual stimulation. One is filled with huge, bright text; another borrows its look from zine culture; while another includes mix-and-match logos in which readers can find their own meaning. Each includes some very sharp commentary, which will undoubtedly get readers thinking about their own complicated relationship to the signs of the times. Nine paperback volumes in a slipcase--500 full-color images in all--comprise the set. --J.P. Cohen
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Today's media and today's brands promote a global landscape of symbols, only to see them re-animated, re-appropriated, and made personal by an explosive popular culture. This extraordinary boxed set of nine illustrated volumes, each created by an avant-garde designer or design company, explains the desires and fantasies, the aspirations and the commitments of the new "visual generation." Experience, lifestyle, and identity are now expressed through media-disseminated symbols. Lara Croft or Calvin Klein, McDonald's or Netscape, The X-Files or Star Wars--all evoke images of individual desire. Each of the nine volumes in Symbol Soup takes on a different theme--gaining enlightenment through The Mix, seeing how Digital Characters operate as scouts for the future, how the past forgot to die in Retro, or what emissaries from tomorrow's world will make of today in Random Access. Body adornment and mutilation is about reclaiming the body, religion has become Spirituality, Aliens embody a modern mythology, fashion icons can be transformed into a new Look, and everyone can find a profile that is exactly You. Symbol Soup provides the key to youth culture for anyone involved with the media, design, fashion, graphics, popular culture, and marketing.
Customer Reviews:
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For sixty dollars, I was expecting much more than what I received. Maybe I was just reading the editorial review wrong, but I assumed the collection would be more images than text, and if that's what you're looking for, I recommend you don't buy this collection.
I only found one of the books mildly entertaining, the rest will probably end up in the trash before the end of the week. One of the books was an actual calender, which I guess is useful, but not exactly what I was looking to buy for sixty dollars.
The editorial review also says something about overdesign. Now if you consider overdesign to mean a big plain silver heart on a red background or a book full of nothing but a word spread between every two pages in different colors and plain fonts as "overdesign" then so be it. But I sure don't.
Overall, I'm glad I now own that one book in the collection, but if I had to do it over again, I would keep my sixty dollars to buy on something else.
One cup of heterodoxy and salt to taste.......2000-04-18
Many times it's very difficult to find signs of new forms of expression. Books have been, for a long long time now, one of the most effectively mirrors of the present. The present now, the present 10 years ago, the present 100 years ago or the present in the future. Symbol Soup somehow manages to represent the whole state of this era. The different components that make this a totally is the fusion of lot's of little details, almost everyone being as isolated and dependent from the other as the next one.
To say this book is a collage of broken mirrors is very poor. It's a mirror with mirrors inside, and mirrors inside the mirrors inside the mirrors. But the difficulty remains in what level of the book we should focus. Well, this is the best part, there are so many levels that you can approach to the book having in mind, from a disclose idea of total vacuum to having the certainty that there is something beyond waking up every morning in the same bed with the same sheets.
This is not a book with answers. NO ANSWERS. At least for me. What I found here, and loved, is having the sensation of opening the map of now. I have to close my eyes, they hurt when I look at it. And I like it. It's not like I'm some kind of masochist. And it's not the colors (uf! the colors!) and the images (essential on this book), that make my retina feel like a solar panel. Besides the colors it's the content. The way they fly across different topics of this time, it really makes you turn your head around and question everything. That's it. A lot of questions with no answers. But interesting questions. And what's even more interesting is finding the answers You give to them.
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Beyond Hollywood's Grasp
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ASIN: 0810828413 |
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Recounts the period in which American directors, stars, and technicians ventured beyond America's shores to first make films abroad. But out of sight, they were quickly forgotten, or worse, ignored back home, though as a group they produced more than 200 films in 30 years.This is the story of those films--illustrated with 60 rarely seen stills--and the filmmakers who created them.
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