Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Flatland Flatland Sajad Hussain,Trains of Trains of Thought Publishing,Edward Abbott,Joel Dueck,Edwin Abbott Abbott,Monty Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, though written in 1884, is still considered useful in thinking about multiple dimensions. It is also seen as a satirical depiction of Victorian society and its… OL118388W
Anime and the art of adaptation Anime and the art of adaptation Dani Cavallaro "This book evaluates three core facets of anime adaptation--how anime adaptations contribute to their original sources in stylistic, aesthetic, and psychological terms; how specific features of anime… OL15587258W
Longitudinal data analysis Longitudinal data analysis Jason T. Newsom "This book provides accessible treatment to state-of-the-art approaches to analyzing longitudinal studies. Comprehensive coverage of the most popular analysis tools allows readers to pick and choose … OL16298117W
Il Testo Teatrale Nel Cinema Il Testo Teatrale Nel Cinema Alfredo Venanzi Spesso il cinema si è ispirato a Shakespeare: lo testimonia il fatto che i numerosi protagonisti delle sue tragedie e commedie hanno fornito lo spunto per rivisitazioni cinematografiche, tra le quali… OL16621379W
Fame Fame Tilly Bagshawe The raw, sexual beauty of Sabrina Leon demands the attention of all who come into contact with her. Plucked from obscurity at the age of seventeen she's the new darling of the film scene, bagging lea… OL17857654W
The Hobbits The Hobbits Lynnette R. Porter For generations of entranced readers, and now a new generation of filmgoers, Tolkien is synonymous with his most famous creation - the hobbit. Written for all those who are interested in Tolkien's wo… OL17888352W
Victoria & Abdul Victoria & Abdul Shrabani Basu,Tim Bevan,Stephen Frears,Lee Hall Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. OL19729406W
Cinema's illusions, opera's allure Cinema's illusions, opera's allure David P. Schroeder "The invention of cinema was ingenious, so much so that virtually no one quite knew what to do with it. In its earliest stages, especially with the advent of the feature film, it needed models, and o… OL1983589W
Classic horror films and the literature that inspired them Classic horror films and the literature that inspired them Ron Backer "This book examines 43 works of literature--from the famous to the obscure--that provided the basis for 62 horror films. Both the written works and the films are analyzed critically, with an emphasis… OL20014004W
Who is Sherlock? Who is Sherlock? Lynnette R. Porter "Nearly 130 years after the introduction of Sherlock Holmes to readers, the Great Detective's identity is being questioned, deconstructed, and reconstructed more than ever. Who is Sherlock Holmes? is… OL20040729W
Twelve Years a Slave Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northup The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York.who was kidnapped by slave hunters and sold into slavery where he endured degradation and abuse until his rescue twelve years la… OL20248285W
Lurker in the Lobby Lurker in the Lobby John Strysik,Andrew Migliore,Bernie Wrightson,Lee Moyer Offers information on the cinema adaptations of the works of American author Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890-1937), provided by Andrew Migliore and John Strysik. Discusses television and film adaptati… OL21002856W
Adaptations as imitations Adaptations as imitations James John Griffith This book traces the history of criticism relating to film adaptation - criticism that generally leads to and follows from George Bluestone's Novels into Film - and then proposes another approach: wh… OL2627783W
Masters of two arts Masters of two arts Carlo Testa "In Masters of Two Arts, Carlo Testa demonstrates that pairings of famous directors and writers are commonplace in modern Italian cinema. Surprisingly, the study of the interrelation between Italian … OL4460577W
The Undergrounds of the Phantom of the Opera The Undergrounds of the Phantom of the Opera Jerrold E. Hogle "This comprehensive analytical study of The Phantom of the Opera proposes answers to the question, "why do we keep needing this story told and retold in the Western world?" by revealing the history o… OL5094328W
Born on the Fourth of July Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic This New York Times best seller (more than one million copies sold) details the author's life story (portrayed by Tom Cruise in the Oliver Stone film version)—from a patriotic soldier in Vietnam, to … OL5367577W
De la literatura al cine De la literatura al cine José Luis Sánchez Noriega La adaptación de obras literatias al cine tiene la misma tradición centenaria que el séptimo arte. Y, sin embargo, cada adaptación de una obra conocida renueva la eterna polémica: se suele rechazar l… OL680135W