Terrence Malick: Filmmaker and Philosopher (Sinnerbrink Robert)(Paperback)

Terrence Malick: Filmmaker and Philosopher (Sinnerbrink Robert)(Paperback)

Many critics have approached Terrence Malick's work from a philosophical perspective, arguing that his films express philosophy through cinema. With their remarkable images of nature, poetic voiceovers, and meditative reflections, Malick's cinema certainly invites philosophical engagement. In

Douglas Sirk: Filmmaker and Philosopher (Pippin Robert B.)(Paperback)

It would be easy to dismiss the films of Douglas Sirk (1897-1987) as brilliant examples of mid-century melodrama with little to say to the contemporary world. Yet Robert Pippin argues that, far from being marginal pieces of sentimentality, Sirk's films are rich with irony, insight and depth. Indeed

Terrence Malick - Rehearsing the Unexpected (Villa Daniele)(Paperback / softback)

Terrence Malick's debut film, Badlands, announced the arrival of a unique talent. In the 40 years since that debut, Malick has only made 5 films, but they are distinctive in their beauty. This book is not meant to be a biography of Terrence

Immunitas: The Protection and Negation of Life (Esposito Roberto)(Paperback)

This book by Roberto Esposito - a leading Italian political philosopher - is a highly original exploration of the relationship between human bodies and societies. The original function of law, even before it was codified, was to preserve peaceful cohabitation between people who were exposed to the

Communitas: The Origin and Destiny of Community (Esposito Roberto)(Paperback)

Roberto Esposito, a leading Italian philosopher, deconstructs the notion of community by examining its etymological roots in the Latin munus, or gift, and then reads against classical political interpretations of

Charles Burnett: Interviews (Kapsis Robert E.)(Paperback)

Charles Burnett (b. 1944) is a groundbreaking African American filmmaker and one of this country's finest directors, yet he remains largely unknown. His films, most notably Killer of Sheep (1977) and To Sleep with Anger (1990), are considered classics, yet few filmgoers have seen them or heard of

Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific 2nd Edition (Gosliner Terrence)(Paperback)

Instituting Thought: Three Paradigms of Political Ontology (Esposito Roberto)(Paperback)

This new book by the Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito addresses the profound crisis of contemporary politics and examines some of the philosophical approaches that have been used to try to understand and go beyond this crisis. Two approaches have been particularly influential - one indebted to

In Defense of Anarchism (Wolff Robert Paul)(Paperback)

In Defense of Anarchism is a 1970 book by the philosopher Robert Paul Wolff, in which the author defends individualist anarchism. He argues that individual autonomy and state authority are mutually exclusive and that, as individual autonomy is inalienable, the moral legitimacy of the state

John Maynard Keynes: 1883-1946: Economist, Philosopher, Statesman (Skidelsky Robert)(Paperback)

THE DEFINITIVE SINGLE-VOLUME BIOGRAPHY Robert Skidelsky's three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes has been acclaimed as the authoritative account of the great economist-statesman's life. Here, Skidelsky has revised and abridged his magnum opus into one definitive book, which examines in its

Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher (Watts Edward J.)(Paperback)

A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best known female intellectuals. During the sixteen centuries following her murder, by a mob of Christians, Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a victim of religious intolerance whose

The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death and Happiness (Rowlands Mark)(Paperback)

This fascinating book charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands, a rootless philosopher, and Brenin, his extraordinarily well-travelled wolf. More than just an exotic pet, Brenin exerted an immense influence on Rowlands as both a person, and, strangely enough, as a philosopher, leading him to

The Filmmaker's Philosopher: Merab Mamardashvili and Russian Cinema (Deblasio Alyssa)(Paperback)

Profanations (Agamben Giorgio)(Paperback)

Essays by a provocative Italian philosopher on memory and oblivion, on what is lost and what remains.The Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has always been an original reader of texts, understanding their many rich historical, aesthetic, and political meanings and effects. In Profanations, Agamben

Internal Medicine: A Doctor's Stories (Holt Terrence)(Paperback)

In this artful, unfailingly human, and understandable (Boston Globe) account inspired by his own experiences becoming a doctor, Terrence Holt puts readers on the front lines of the harrowing crucible of a medical residency. A medical classic in the making, hailed by critics as capturing the

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute: Lunch Lady #1 (Krosoczka Jarrett J.)(Paperback)

Serving justice . . . and lunch Hector, Terrence, and Dee have always wondered about their school lunch lady. What does she do when she isn't dishing out the daily special? Where does she live? Does she have a lot of cats at home? Little do they know, Lunch Lady doesn't just serve sloppy joes--she

Stanislaw Lem: Philosopher of the Future (Swirski Peter)(Paperback)

Stanislaw Lem: Philosopher of the Future brings a welter of unknown elements of Lem's life, career, and literary legacy to light. Part One traces the context of his cultural influence, telling the story of one of the greatest writers and thinkers of the century. It includes a comprehensive critical

Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art (Napier Susan)(Paperback)

The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world A thirtieth-century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red-haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit--what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao

More Stories About Spaceships and Cancer (Kelly Casper)(Paperback)

Award-winning TV writer and filmmaker Casper Kelly brings his hilarious, absurdist, and dark vision to the page in this debut collection, perhaps the first with a horror host guiding you between the stories. Enter the mind of one of the seven dwarfs wrestling with his fevered sexual crush on Snow

Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas (Black Dustin Lance)(Paperback)

This heartfelt, deeply personal memoir explores how a celebrated filmmaker and activist and his conservative Mormon mother built bridges across today's great divides--and how our stories hold the power to heal. - Adapted as an HBO documentary now streaming on HBO Max.'A beautifully written, utterly

A Choice of Weapons (Parks Gordon)(Paperback)

Gordon Parks (1912-2006)--the groundbreaking photographer, writer, composer, activist, and filmmaker--was only sixteen in 1928 when he moved from Kansas to St. Paul, Minnesota, after his mother's death. There, homeless and hungry, he began his fight to survive, to educate himself, and to fulfill

Writing Home (Devlin Polly)(Paperback)

Polly Devlin is a writer, broadcaster and filmmaker. She holds an OBE for services to literature. After spending her childhood in Northern Ireland, at the age of twenty-two she took up her first job--as a writer, and soon features editor--on British Vogue, at the heart of 1960s London. A couple of

Shaping School Culture (Deal Terrence E.)(Paperback)

The most trusted guide to school culture, updated with current challenges and new solutions Shaping School Culture is the classic guide to exceptional school leadership, featuring concrete guidance on influencing the subtle symbolic features of schools that provide meaning, belief, and faith

Matter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology (Weber Andreas)(Paperback)

In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process--constantly transforming the self