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Campus Life in the Movies - John E. Conklin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Campus Life in the Movies - John E. Conklin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Hollywood films have presented audiences with stories of campus life for nearly a century, shaping popular perceptions of our colleges and universities and the students who attend them. These depictions of campus life have even altered the attitudes of the students themselves, serving as both a mirror of and a model for behavior. One can only imagine how many high school seniors enter college today with the hopes of living the proverbial Animal House or PCU Greek experience, or how many have worried over the SAT and college admissions after watching more recent movies like 2004''s The Perfect Score . This book explores themes of college life in 681 live-action, theatrically released, feature-length films set in the United States and released from 1915 through 2006, evaluating how these movies both reflected and distorted the reality of undergraduate life. Topics include college admissions, the freshman experience, academic work, professor-student relations, student romance, fraternity and sorority life, sports, political activism, and other extracurricular activities. The book also includes a complete filmography and 66 illustrations.

DKK 429.00
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Women and Second Life - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Women and Second Life - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This collection of new essays explores issues of identity, work and play in the virtual world of Second Life (SL). Fourteen women discuss their experiences. Topics include teaching in Second Life , becoming an SL journalist, and using SL as a means to bring human rights to health care; exploring issues of identity and gender such as performing the role of digital geisha, playing with gender crossing, or determining how identity is formed virtually; examining how race is perceived; and investigating creativity such as poetry writing or quilting. The text is unique in that it represents only women and their experiences in a world that is most often viewed as a man''s world.

DKK 334.00
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Robert Frost's Poetry of Rural Life - George Monteiro - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Robert Frost's Poetry of Rural Life - George Monteiro - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"Wise old Vergil says in one of his Georgics, ''Praise large farms, stick to small ones,''" Robert Frost said. "Twenty acres are just about enough." Frost started out as a school teacher living the rural life of a would-be farmer, and later turned to farming full time when he bought a place of his own. After a sojourn in England where his first two books were published to critical acclaim, he returned to New England, acquired a new farm and became a rustic for much of the rest of his life. Frost claimed that all of his poetry was farm poetry. His deep admiration for Virgil''s Georgics , or poems of rural life, inspired the creation of his own New England "georgics," his answer to the haughty 20th-century modernism that seemed certain to define the future of Western poetry. Like the "West-Running Brook" in his poem of the same name, Frost''s poetry can be seen as an embodiment of contrariness.

DKK 329.00
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Sports in African American Life - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Sports in African American Life - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

African Americans have made substantial contributions to the sporting world, and vice versa. This wide-ranging collection of new essays explores the inextricable ties between sports and African American life and culture. Contributors critically address important topics such as the historical context of African American participation in major U.S. sports, social justice and responsibility, gender and identity, and media and art.

DKK 329.00
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Giving Life to Movement - Tamara Ladonna Williams - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Giving Life to Movement - Tamara Ladonna Williams - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

What does it mean to give life to movement? Tamara Williams answers this question through an ethnographic study and historical mapping of the Silvestre Dance Technique created by Brazilian master teacher, dancer, and choreographer, Rosangela Silvestre. In the first book solely dedicated to Silvestre Technique, Williams illustrates how the applied theory of the triangles of inspiration, expression and balance of training can lead to self-actualization through implementation in daily life practice. From the Brazilian arts movements of the 1970s, to the sociopolitical themes of the Blocos Afros, to the global practice of Silvestre Technique presently, the author explores the impact of the Body Universe in understanding self-capacity and capability. Williams investigates the functionality of the technique through a series of interviews, physical practice, and training.

DKK 429.00
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The Private Life of General Omar N. Bradley - Jeffrey D. Lavoie - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Private Life of General Omar N. Bradley - Jeffrey D. Lavoie - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The life and achievements of General Omar Nelson Bradley are legendary. During World War II, the five-star general was a key figure in the D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. But his private life has always lain just outside the reach of the media. Bradley has long been portrayed as a soft-spoken gentleman. This media-driven stereotype has pushed him aside in America''s collective memory, which more readily recalls flamboyant leaders such as Patton, Eisenhower or George C. Marshall. This book reexamines the prevailing view of Bradley through a reading of unpublished sources and letters, paying special attention to his relationship with his second wife Kitty Buhler and his later years (1951-1981), a period largely ignored by previous research. Bradley''s life was far from boring. Behind closed doors were trysts with Hollywood starlets, a penchant for gambling at the horse track and hobnobbing with high-profile stars, writers and political leaders.

DKK 334.00
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A Short Good Life - Philip Lister - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Short Good Life - Philip Lister - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

It''s unusual to access a child''s mind during the magic years of childhood. It''s rarer when the child is facing her death. Liza, an ardent child with a deep love of cows and the color purple was diagnosed with leukemia at age four and died two years later in 1996. Liza was an unusually expressive child and her parents, both child psychiatrists, were uniquely oriented to appreciate the richness of a child''s mind. Through writing this book, Liza''s father strove to reveal the inner world of a child''s mind--and a parent''s mind--as few other books can. At its center, this is the story of a child''s psyche growing and striving to understand all she could of her experience, and of a small family coping with life''s biggest challenges. It is a story of love''s power to help a family cope and endure despite loss, and to grow, through darkness, back toward a full embrace of life. Through the process, the family emerges transformed, awed by the capacities of this child.

DKK 240.00
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The Life of Saint Audrey - June Hall Mccash - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Life of Saint Audrey - June Hall Mccash - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Preserved in a single manuscript in the British library, the Life of Saint Audrey or Vie Seinte Audree is the story of an Anglo-Saxon princess, who, though twice married, remains a virgin until her death. Her tale reveals that spiritual marriage was not an easy path to sainthood, particularly with an unwilling husband. The text is a fine example of what some critics have called a hagiographical romance--a saint''s life that borrows many characteristics from secular romance. Recent scholarship, thoroughly discussed in this book''s introduction, suggests that the Vie Seinte Audree is a fourth text by Marie de France, to whom the Fables , the Lais , and the Espurgatoire Seint Patriz have been attributed. Written in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, the Vie Seinte Audree is published here for the first time in English, along with the Old French text. The editors of this new edition provide helpful material on the life of the historical Saint Etheldreda (as St. Audrey is called in Latin) and her Anglo-Saxon world. They also discuss women''s writing in Anglo-Norman England as well as the subject of spiritual marriage. In addition, they examine secondary sources that have focused on the Vie Seinte Audree . A map of seventh-century England, a table of proper names and a genealogical chart of the Royal Lineage of Saint Audrey are all included.

DKK 429.00
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Women in the Life of Andrew Jackson - Ludwig M. Deppisch - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Women in the Life of Andrew Jackson - Ludwig M. Deppisch - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Andrew Jackson is one of the most significant and controversial United States Presidents. This book follows Jackson''s life and death through the lives of six women who influenced both his politics and his persona. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, introduced him to their Scots-Irish heritage. Jackson''s wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson provided emotional support and a stable household throughout her life. Emily Donelson, his niece, was the White House hostess for most of his presidency and was one of the few women to stand up to Jackson''s overbearing nature. She, along with Rachel Jackson and Mary Eaton (the wife of Jackson''s Secretary of War) was also involved in the Petticoat Affair, a historic scandal that consumed the early Jackson administration. His daughter-in-law, Sarah Yorke Jackson, and niece, Mary Eastin Polk, supported Jackson in his retirement and buttressed his political legacy. These six women helped to mold, support, and temper the figure of Andrew Jackson we know today.

DKK 429.00
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Living the Food-Allergic Life - Mark S. Ferrara - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Living the Food-Allergic Life - Mark S. Ferrara - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

If you had an allergy so severe that accidentally eating a forbidden food could kill you in minutes--how would it change your life, and your relationship to food? For people with food-induced anaphylaxis, the severest form of allergic response, simply eating in restaurants, accepting invitations to dinner, going on overnight field trips, or traveling through foreign countries means facing one''s mortality with every meal. In this book, Mark S. Ferrara weaves history, science, and psychology to recount the story of his struggles with allergic asthma and a life-threatening allergy to nuts--and his difficulties living and working in the Far East and Near East--to show how the quest for self-actualization can lead to an acceptance of transience that borders on the mystical. Along the way, he guides parents in keeping food-allergic children safe at home and at school and offers strategies that adolescents and adults may use to negotiate social spaces involving food. He explains how survivors of anaphylaxis can cope with the sometimes-irrational fears of food that follow that traumatic experience, so they may live happy, healthy, meaningful lives.

DKK 193.00
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Music in Biblical Life - Jonathan L. Friedmann - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Music in Biblical Life - Jonathan L. Friedmann - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Music was integral to the daily life of ancient Israel. It accompanied activities as diverse as manual labor and royal processionals. At key junctures and in core institutions, musical tones were used to deliver messages, convey emotions, strengthen communal bonds and establish human-divine contact. This book explores the intricate and multifaceted nature of biblical music through a detailed look into four major episodes and genres: the Song of the Sea (Exod. 15), King Saul and David''s harp (1 Sam. 16), the use of music in prophecy, and the Book of Psalms. This investigation demonstrates how music helped shape and define the self-identity of ancient Israel.

DKK 429.00
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A Jet Powered Life - Donald J. Porter - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Jet Powered Life - Donald J. Porter - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Raised on a bankrupt farm along the Mississippi River, Allen E. Paulson would become owner of the Fortune 500 aerospace empire Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. He began his career as an airplane mechanic, later setting world records as a pilot and developing unique military and civilian jets. Paulson was ambitious and reticent, generous and frugal, confident and dogged by self-doubt. His friends included U.S. presidents, Hollywood celebrities and famous aviators. He toasted and tangled with such business titans as Lee Iacocca and Teddy Forstmann--until life took him in another direction. Paulson played by the rules and took each success and setback in stride, always with a keen ethical sense and an unflagging entrepreneurial spirit.

DKK 429.00
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A Rogue's Life - Lewis A. Lawson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Rogue's Life - Lewis A. Lawson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book reveals the life of R. Clay Crawford, his dreams, his schemes, his successes and his failures, as he launched himself into many of the most turbulent episodes of 19th century United States history. Like everyone, he was born with a family history, not just genetic but also cultural determinants; this book reveals the influences on his behavior inherited from his father and his grandfathers. He likewise passed on to his children a model, not just genetic but cultural. Even so, Clay Crawford''s story is not just a family affair. He was a "self-made man" living in an age when such was thought to be a national asset--and thus stands out as a warning that the worship of the "self-made man" may produce more rogues than Rockefellers.

DKK 240.00
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A Poisoned Life - Richard Jay Hutto - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Poisoned Life - Richard Jay Hutto - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Florence Maybrick was the first American woman to be sentenced to death in England--for murdering her husband, a crime she almost certainly did not commit. Her 1889 trial was presided over by an openly misogynist judge who was later declared incompetent and died in an asylum. Hours before Maybrick was to be hanged, Queen Victoria reluctantly commuted her sentence to life in prison--in her opinion a woman who would commit adultery, as Maybrick had admitted, would also kill her husband. Her children were taken from her; she never saw them again. Her mother worked for years to clear her name, enlisting the president of the United States and successive ambassadors, including Robert Todd Lincoln. Decades later, a gruesome diary was discovered that made Maybrick''s husband a prime Jack the Ripper suspect.

DKK 240.00
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Religious Life in Poland - Christopher Garbowski - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Religious Life in Poland - Christopher Garbowski - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book provides a concise historical outline of religion in Poland up until its entry into the European Union in 2004, together with a longer presentation of contemporary religious issues. Albeit largely mono-ethnic and overwhelmingly Catholic after the loss of its large Jewish population to the Holocaust, and subsequent post-World War II border shifts, traces of an historic diversity remain in Poland to date, playing a greater role than mere numbers would suggest. Poland''s fairly robust religious life is affected by the country''s continuing modernization and its various institutions, and this is discussed within a broad context. One of the unfortunate legacies of decades of communism is a stunted civil society; while at different levels there are conflicts involving religion, at the grassroots it is one of the few forces building much needed trust in present-day Polish society.

DKK 421.00
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The Magical Life of Marshall Brodien - John Moehring - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Magical Life of Marshall Brodien - John Moehring - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This unique biography details the life of magician Marshall Brodien, most remembered for his long-running career as television''s Wizzo the Wizard on WGN-TV''s Bozo''s Circus and The Bozo Show. Coverage begins in the late 1940s, when Brodien was a young magician in his first job as a Chicago magic shop demonstrator, then recounts Brodien''s steady rise to show-business success, including details of his work as a performer at the Magic Lounge in Cicero and, as a nightclub hypnotist in Chicago''s posh Cairo Supper Club. The work concludes with an examination of Brodien''s current career as one of the most successful marketers of magic sets in the U.S.

DKK 334.00
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A Year in the Life of a "Dead" Woman - Lynnette Porter - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Year in the Life of a "Dead" Woman - Lynnette Porter - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

" Perhaps I should have realized that cancer runs in my family. After all, three grandparents and my father and brother perished from this disease. Yet, when I received my colorectal cancer diagnosis, I was surprised. I never expected to be primarily identified as a cancer patient. Following a typical combination of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and more chemo, I was presumably cancer-free when my post-treatment scans looked clean. Nonetheless, within a year I received a terminal diagnosis; cancer had metastasized in my lungs. Thus began my year as a dead woman--a time of chaotic emotions, new priorities, and rapid-fire plans and changes. Expecting the unexpected became a theme in my life, but the things that turned out to be most shocking are social, familial, and even my expectations about what is realistic for a dead woman to be or do. " Preconceptions about a terminal cancer diagnosis frequently are based on popular culture depictions of cancer and dying, which can be misleading as a guide for knowing what to expect when you''re expecting to die. This memoir provides one woman''s often-irreverent, pop culture-illustrated guide to life that deconstructs some common preconceptions about living with a terminal diagnosis.

DKK 240.00
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The University in Medieval Life, 1179-1499 - Hunt Janin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The University in Medieval Life, 1179-1499 - Hunt Janin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The university is indigenous to Western Europe and is probably the greatest and most enduring achievement of the Middle Ages. Much more than stodgy institutions of learning, medieval universities were exciting arenas of people and ideas. They contributed greatly to the economic vitality of their host cities and served as birthplaces for some of the era''s most effective minds, laws and discoveries. This survey traces the growth of the largest medieval universities of Bologna, Paris, and Oxford, along with the universities of Cambridge, Padua, Naples, Montpellier, Toulouse, Orleans, Angers, Prague, Vienna and Glasgow. Covering the years 1179-1499, this work discusses common traits of medieval universities, their major figures, and their roles in medieval life.

DKK 334.00
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Lucid Dreaming, Waking Life - Elliot Riley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Lucid Dreaming, Waking Life - Elliot Riley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Lucid dreaming, the skill of recognizing that you''re dreaming within a dream, has a vast potential to not only improve the content of your dreams but also to quell anxiety and improve confidence during your waking life. Leveraging both scientific research and two decades of personal experimentation, this book provides everything readers need to know in order to begin lucid dreaming for the first time and to improve the frequency, control, and clarity of existing lucid dream experiences. Personal anecdotes and dream journal entries from the author help clarify points of confusion and motivate readers. This book focuses heavily on the connections between lucid dreaming, mindfulness, and anxiety, and on the myriad benefits lucid dreaming can have while you are awake. Whether you have never had a lucid dream before, or you want to improve the quality and frequency of your lucid dreams, the techniques provided here will make the process simple. With the skill of lucid dreaming, your dreams will become your own personal playground, laboratory, artist studio, or spiritual center. What you gain from such a journey is up to you.

DKK 240.00
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The Automobile and American Life, 2d ed. - John Heitmann - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Automobile and American Life, 2d ed. - John Heitmann - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Now revised and updated, this book tells the story of how the automobile transformed American life and how automotive design and technology have changed over time. It details cars'' inception as a mechanical curiosity and later a plaything for the wealthy; racing and the promotion of the industry; Henry Ford and the advent of mass production; market competition during the 1920s; the development of roads and accompanying highway culture; the effects of the Great Depression and World War II; the automotive Golden Age of the 1950s; oil crises and the turbulent 1970s; the decline and then resurgence of the Big Three; and how American car culture has been represented in film, music and literature. Updated notes and a select bibliography serve as valuable resources to those interested in automotive history.

DKK 421.00
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The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht - Jeff Sewald - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht - Jeff Sewald - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

For six decades, Pittsburgh-based forensic scientist Cyril Wecht has been an outspoken authority when horrible things happen to everyday people--murders, childhood deaths, tragic accidents and police brutality. His expertise and testimony have been called upon in high-profile cases, including the deaths of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, JonBenet Ramsey, Laci Peterson and others. As a criminal defendant, in 1979, he was acquitted on charges of personally profiting from his office as Allegheny County Coroner; a federal public corruption charge was dismissed in 2008. Both cases, his attorneys argued, were politically motivated. Wecht''s memoir describes his work on famous cases, his life in the public eye and his legal battles with determined and powerful authorities, from his hometown DA to a U.S. Attorney and the FBI.

DKK 329.00
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The Life and Trials of Roger Clemens - Hansen Alexander - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Life and Trials of Roger Clemens - Hansen Alexander - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

At six feet, four inches and more than 220 pounds, Roger Clemens (1962- ) was a major figure in baseball for nearly a quarter century. The best pitcher of his generation, his 4,672 strikeouts rank third all-time. He dominates modern statistical analysis. High strung and temperamental, Clemens got into a barroom brawl during his first semester at University of Texas and once was jailed for punching out a Houston police officer. He endured sports writers heckling his inarticulate English and hostile fans decrying his aggressive pitching style. He retired in 2007 at 45 amid allegations of performance-enhancing drug use. Questioned by a Congressional committee about his alleged use of steroids, Clemens was accused of perjury but later acquitted. This book covers his life and his sensational but controversial career, with anecdotes from such baseball legends as Ted Williams, Casey Stengel and David Ortiz.

DKK 329.00
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Eliseo Subiela in Life and Cinema - Nancy J. Membrez - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Eliseo Subiela in Life and Cinema - Nancy J. Membrez - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Audiences never have a lukewarm opinion of a Subiela film. They either love it passionately or hate it profoundly. That Eliseo Subiela (Buenos Aires, 1944-2016), an original and sensitive thinker, survived, and indeed throve in economically challenged Argentina while garnering more accolades abroad than in his own country, is a tribute to his grit, intelligence, imagination and persistence of vision. With an astounding list of prizes and honors, he was a world-class auteur. Even when he was making a TV commercial, his surreal style and poetic sensibility were unmistakable. This book represents the culmination of 20 years of research and personal correspondence with Eliseo Subiela. Through ten scholarly studies and five interviews, it sheds light on his life, esthetics, obsessions, struggles with madness, and, of course, his films. It addresses his earlier career in advertising, lifelong artistic influences, screenwriting techniques, critical reactions to his films, and what Subiela''s example has to offer aspiring filmmakers, especially those in Latin America.

DKK 571.00
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Rebirth in the Life and Works of Beatrix Potter - Richard Tuerk - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Rebirth in the Life and Works of Beatrix Potter - Richard Tuerk - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This work traces the concepts of initiation, transformation and rebirth though Beatrix Potter''s personal writings and her children''s fiction. Her letters and journals reveal attempts to escape from what she called her "unloved birthplace" and her overbearing parents. Potter felt that her life culminated in her forties, when she was, in effect, reborn through marriage as Mrs. William Heelis, a farmer raising Herdwick sheep and buying land for the National Trust. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit , through some of the last, such as The Fairy Caravan and The Tale of Little Pig Robinson , central characters undergo processes of initiation during which they mature toward adulthood. The most successful ones move from being helpless children to more mature creatures on their way to independence, while others experience no change or even regression.

DKK 429.00
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The Art of American Screen Acting, 1960 to Today - Dan Callahan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Art of American Screen Acting, 1960 to Today - Dan Callahan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Modern screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures: Method acting guru Lee Strasberg--who taught the "the art of experiencing" over "the art of representing"--and English theater titan Laurence Olivier, who once said of the Method''s immersive approach, "try acting, it''s so much easier." This book explores in detail the work of such method actors as Al Pacino, Ellen Burstyn, Jack Nicholson and Jane Fonda, and charts the shift away from the more internally focused Strasberg-based acting of the 1970s, and towards the more "external" way of working, exemplified by the career of Meryl Streep in the 1980s.

DKK 329.00
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