In this volume, almost two dozen essays consider political, moral and technological issues raised by the film.
John Dickson Carr is known as the master of the locked-room mystery the impossible crime. But Carr also wrote short stories, radio plays, essays,... Læs mere
Explores snapshots, slide shows, family albums, home movies, and home videos, uncovering what people do with their photos as well as what their personal photos do for them.
The humor of Sherlock Holmes, Donald Westlake, Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Edmund Crispin are just a few of those discussed. A major point highlighted by this book is simply that... Læs mere
This book is a no-apologies introduction to Detective Fiction. It's written in an aggressive, modern English well-suited to a genre which has traditionally broken ground in terms of aggressive writing, contemporary scenarios, and tough dialogue.
Robert Herrick (1591 1674) achieved fame only in the nineteenth century. The book features approximately fifty reproductions of illustrations of Hesperides. "
In 1984, America celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the first successful roller coaster device erected at Coney Island. This book... Læs mere
Wrestling to Rasslin' traces the roots of one of man's oldest competitive sports.