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Horror at the Drive-In - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Horror at the Drive-In - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Drive-in movie theaters and the horror films shown at them during the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s may be somewhat outdated, but they continue to enthrall movie buffs today. More than just fodder for the satirical cannons of Joe Bob Briggs and Mystery Science Theatre 3000, they appeal to knowledgeable fans and film scholars who understand their influence on American popular culture. This book is a collection of eighteen essays by various scholars on the classic drive-in horror film experience. Those in Section One emphasize the roles of the drive-in theater in the United States--and its cultural cousin, Australia. Section Two examines how horror operated at the drive-in, the rhetoric used in coming attraction trailers, horror film premieres at drive-ins, double features, and the preproduction, production, and marketing of Last House on the Left. Section Three addresses the effects of the Vietnam War and counter-culture on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the Cold War on Cat Women of the Moon. Section Four explores gender issues and sexuality, two of the most common and most important subjects of horror film analysis. Section Five covers drive-in culture via Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, 2000 Maniacs, and the films of Mario Bava. Section Six investigates a variety of issues, such as the drive-in horror film''s embrace of DNA, the use of cinematic form to create a non-Hollywood look in Wizard of Gore, and the many different prints and running times of I Drink Your Blood.

DKK 429.00
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Drive-in Dream Girls - Tom Lisanti - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Drive-in Dream Girls - Tom Lisanti - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

During the 1960s, a bushel of B-movies were produced and aimed at the predominantly teenage drive-in movie audience. At first teens couldn''t get enough of the bikini-clad beauties dancing on the beach or being wooed by Elvis Presley, but by 1966 young audiences became more interested in the mini-skirted, go-go boot wearing, independent-minded gals of spy spoofs, hot rod movies and biker flicks. Profiled herein are fifty sexy, young actresses that teenage girls envied and teenage boys desired including Quinn O''Hara, Melody Patterson, Hilarie Thompson, Donna Loren, Pat Priest, Meredith MacRae, Arlene Martel, Cynthia Pepper, and Beverly Washburn. Some like Sue Ane Langdon, Juliet Prowse, Marlyn Mason, and Carole Wells, appeared in major studio productions while others, such as Regina Carrol, Susan Hart, Angelique Pettyjohn and Suzie Kaye were relegated to drive-in movies only. Each biography contains a complete filmography. Some also include the actresses'' candid comments and anecdotes about their films, the people they worked with, and their feelings about acting. A list of web sites that provide further information is also included.

DKK 334.00
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Toni Morrison's Secret Drive - David S. Goldstein - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Toni Morrison's Secret Drive - David S. Goldstein - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The late Toni Morrison was the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. A powerful writer, she wove stories depicting the largely overlooked Black experience in America and exploring the intersection of gender and race through the lives of Black women. Morrison''s writing continues to move people and push readers to reassess their beliefs about what it means to be Black in America. Synthesizing some 250 scholarly works about Morrison''s writing, this book examines eight novels as well as the short story "Recitatif." They are analyzed for techniques used to deepen meaning and emotional weight, and reveal Morrison''s mastery over prose.

DKK 476.00
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The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 - Benton Rain Patterson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 - Benton Rain Patterson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Telling the story of the Civil War''s Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union''s strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war''s ultimate outcome. It describes the Union''s drive down the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, the drive up the river from the Gulf of Mexico, and the capturing of key cities and rebel fortifications along the way, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Vicksburg, and finally, Port Hudson, Louisiana. The text is supplemented with 24 historical photographs from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.

DKK 429.00
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The Rail, the Body and the Pen - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Rail, the Body and the Pen - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Many of the best-known British authors of the 1800s were fascinated by the science and technology of their era. Dickens included spontaneous human combustion and "mesmerism" (hyptnotism) in his plots. Mary Shelley created the immortal Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature. H.G. Wells imagined the Time Machine , the Invisible Man , and invaders from Mars. Percy Shelley was as infamous at Oxford for his smelly experiments and for his atheism. This book of essays explores representations of technology in the work of various nineteenth-century British authors. Essays cluster around two important areas of innovation-- transportation and medicine. Each essay contributor accessibly maps out the places where art and science meet, detailing how these authors both affected and reflected the technological revolutions of their time.

DKK 665.00
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Final Battles of Patton's Vanguard - Don M. Fox - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Final Battles of Patton's Vanguard - Don M. Fox - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

By January 1945, Nazi Germany''s defeat seemed inevitable yet much fighting remained. The shortest way home for American troops was towards Berlin. General George S. Patton''s Third Army would carve its way into the German heartland, the Fourth Armored Division once again serving as his vanguard. This companion volume to the author''s Patton''s Vanguard: The United States Army Fourth Armored Division covers the final months of combat: the drive to Bitburg; the daring exploitation of the bridgeheads on the Moselle, Rhine and Main Rivers; Patton''s ill-fated raid to rescue his son-in-law from a prisoner of war camp deep behind enemy lines; the first liberation of a concentration camp on the Western Front; the drive toward Chemnitz; the controversial push into Czechoslovakia; and the little-known encounter with General Andrey Vlasov''s turncoat Russian Liberation Army.

DKK 476.00
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Spin - Bill Gruber - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Spin - Bill Gruber - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Everywhere, things spin--wheels turn, motors hum, tornadoes roar. This book explains the history and basic physics of spinning objects, from yo-yos, drills, propellers, and washing machines, to ballet dancers, dust devils, and bacteria. The book gives instructive, entertaining accounts of everyday sights: Does a curve ball really curve? Why do figure skaters tuck in their arms? Can you make a disposable pen fly? How does a falling cat always land on its feet? Answers to these questions (and many others) tell the amazing story of things that spin.

DKK 325.00
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Andrew Pickens - William R. Reynolds - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Andrew Pickens - William R. Reynolds - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Brigadier General Andrew Pickens was a primary force bringing about the end of British control in the Southern colonies. His efforts helped drive General Cornwallis to Yorktown, Virginia. His later actions on behalf of the Cherokee Nation are fully explored, and much never before published information about him, his family, and his peers is included. Andrew Pickens loved his country and was a fearless exemplar of leadership. He earned the unyielding respect of his superiors, his fellow officers, and most importantly his militiamen.

DKK 429.00
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The Muse Process - Barbara Cox - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Muse Process - Barbara Cox - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

We are all instilled with principles, passed down through generations, that guide our feelings and behaviors. Women often feel immense pressure to live up to preconceived standards when taking on the roles of wife, partner or mother. The drive to meet expectations can lead to a sense of lost individuality and feelings of isolation and invisibility. This book serves as a guide through the "muse process," which encourages women to explore their innate feminine power to reach their full potential and create a happier, healthier life.

DKK 193.00
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The 117th New York Infantry in the Civil War - James S. Pula - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The 117th New York Infantry in the Civil War - James S. Pula - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"Not known to the historic pen, or platform orator," wrote a soldier in the 117th New York Volunteer Infantry, "but the private led in the horror of the fight." Drawing on firsthand accounts, this history of the regiment narrates the monotony and privation of camp life, the exhaustion of long marches and the terror of combat from the perspective of the regular soldier. The operations of the 117th are fully detailed, including actions in the 1863 Suffolk Campaign, the siege of Charleston, the sieges of Petersburg and Richmond, and the conquest of Fort Fisher, North Carolina.

DKK 514.00
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The Postmodern Joy of Role-Playing Games - Rene Reinhold Schallegger - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Postmodern Joy of Role-Playing Games - Rene Reinhold Schallegger - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Historian Johan Huizinga once described game playing as the motor of humanity''s cultural development, predating art and literature. Since the late 20th century, Western society has undergone a "ludification," as the influence of game-playing has grown ever more prevalent. At the same time, new theories of postmodernism have emphasized the importance of interactive, playful behavior. Core concepts of postmodernism are evident in pen-and-paper role-playing, such as Dungeons and Dragons . Exploring the interrelationships among narrative, gameplay, players and society, the author raises questions regarding authority, agency and responsibility, and discusses the social potential of RPGs in the 21st century.

DKK 448.00
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Participatory Sportswriting - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Participatory Sportswriting - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Long before journalist George Plimpton donned shoulder pads for Paper Lion , sportswriters were stepping onto the field, arena, track and ring. This first-of-its-kind anthology of participatory sportswriting collects 48 pieces from the Gilded and Golden Age greats. Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Frances Elizabeth Willard, John Muir, Jack London, Zane Grey, Ernest Hemingway, Ring Lardner, Bill Tilden, Bobby Jones, Helen Mills, Paul Gallico, and many more prowled America''s sporting grounds with pen in hand in a time when, as Grantland Rice put it, "a flame...lit up the sporting skies and covered the world."

DKK 429.00
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Interesting People - George L. Lee - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Interesting People - George L. Lee - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Cameo biographies along with Lee''s famous pen-and-ink portraits make this book an inviting and inspiring browser for students as well as a useful reference to teachers, writers, librarians, black community leaders and the general reader. Both major achievements and little-known interesting facts are given on over 200 Americans. The coverage is broad: past and present leaders, performers, musicians and sports greats, scientists, writers and military men and women. The material is drawn from a newspaper feature which the author created in 1945. The feature continued until 1986 and has appeared in most of the major black newspapers in the United States.

DKK 240.00
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Nicolas Winding Refn and the Violence of Art - Justin Vicari - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Nicolas Winding Refn and the Violence of Art - Justin Vicari - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Nicolas Winding Refn has emerged as a uniquely talented international filmmaker with an eye for visceral, iconic images. A 21st century mythmaker from his cult Pusher trilogy to the award-winning Drive and Only God Forgives , Refn infuses a sophisticated avant-garde sensibility with the grit of exploitation cinema. This book relates Refn''s films to the ideas of Nietzsche, Canetti, Blanchot and others, and to aesthetic theory in general. It also asks why the West has become a largely artificial society, unable to generate new communal mythologies. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here .

DKK 334.00
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Henry Knox and the Revolutionary War Trail in Western Massachusetts - Bernard A. Drew - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Henry Knox and the Revolutionary War Trail in Western Massachusetts - Bernard A. Drew - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

During the winter of 1776, in one of the most amazing logistical feats of the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox and his teamsters transported cannons from Fort Ticonderoga through the sparsely populated Berkshires to Boston to help drive British forces from the city. This history documents Knox''s precise route--dubbed the Henry Knox Trail--and chronicles the evolution of an ordinary Indian path into a fur corridor, a settlement trail, and eventually a war road. By recounting the growth of this important but under appreciated thoroughfare, this study offers critical insight into a vital Revolutionary supply route.

DKK 523.00
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Media and the Murderer - Rebecca Frost - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Media and the Murderer - Rebecca Frost - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Some criminals become household names, while others--even those who seek recognition through their crimes--are forgotten. The criminal''s actions are only a part of every famous true crime story. Other factors, such as the setting and circumstances of the crimes and the ways in which others take control of the narrative, ultimately drive their notoriety. Through a comparison of the tellings and retellings of two famous cases more than a century apart--the Jack the Ripper killings in 1888, and the murder trials of Steven Avery as documented in Making a Murderer --this book examines the complicated dynamics of criminal celebrity.

DKK 240.00
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The Films of Budd Boetticher - Robert Nott - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Films of Budd Boetticher - Robert Nott - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Budd Boetticher (1916-2001) was a bullfighter, a pleasant madman and a talented journeyman filmmaker who could--with the right material and drive--create a minor Western film classic as easily as he could kill a bull. Yet pain and passion naturally mixed in both endeavors. Drawing on studio archives and featuring insightful interviews with Boetticher and those who worked with him, this retrospective looks at each of his 33 films in detail, covering his cinematic career from his days as an assistant''s assistant on the set of Hal Roach comedies to his last documentary some 45 years later.

DKK 429.00
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James Allison - Sigur E. Whitaker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

James Allison - Sigur E. Whitaker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Among the engineers fueling the rapid rise of the automotive industry at the dawn of the 20th century was James Allison, a fountain pen maker who joined with Carl G. Fisher in 1904 to found Prest-O-Lite, an early manufacturer of the power source for automotive headlights. This biography tracks Allison''s involvement in the Indianapolis 500, which he cofounded with Fisher and two others, as well as his machine shop''s construction of the Liberty engine, the first mass-produced aircraft engine, and also the V1710, the workhorse of World War II military aircraft. Through his unique ingenuity and perseverance, Allison created a legacy that still resonates today at the Indianapolis 500, Rolls-Royce, and Allison Transmission.

DKK 334.00
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The Visual Culture of Women's Activism in London, Paris and Beyond - Colleen Denney - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Visual Culture of Women's Activism in London, Paris and Beyond - Colleen Denney - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Women''s bodies and their portrayals in the media remain at the center of every debate on women''s rights worldwide. This study examines the domains of public and private space--and the interstices between them--with a focus on how women advance in the public arena, drawing on the domestic politics of the private realm in their drive for social justice and equality. The author examines the visual culture of first-wave feminists in Edwardian England and feminist developments in France. Late 20th century and 21st century women''s movements are discussed in the context of how they continue to honor first-wave suffrage history.

DKK 334.00
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Willie K. Vanderbilt II - Steven H. Gittelman - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Willie K. Vanderbilt II - Steven H. Gittelman - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Vanderbilts were one of the great American families of the industrial era. This book explores the life of one of its lesser-known scions of the fourth generation, William Kissam Vanderbilt II, known simply as Willie K. An inheritor, not a builder, Willie K. lacked the drive and ambition necessary for furthering the Vanderbilt dynasty, especially in the political atmosphere of bank failures, the dawn of progressivism, and the First World War. This biography, while the story of one man, is also an exploration of the burden of enormous wealth, the danger of inherited dreams, and the struggle for self-actualization regardless of wealth or social status.

DKK 429.00
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Hal Ashby and the Making of Harold and Maude - James A. Davidson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Hal Ashby and the Making of Harold and Maude - James A. Davidson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The original script was sold to a major Hollywood studio virtually overnight; the screenwriter was working as a pool boy and driver for the producer; the director was considered an "acid freak" by the studio heads; the star was a 74-year-old actress who didn''t know how to drive a car. The film flopped upon release but later became one of the great cult successes of all time. This is the fascinating, never before told story of the making of Harold and Maude , shot guerrilla-style in the San Francisco Bay Area by a crew of "New Hollywood" filmmakers in the winter of 1971.

DKK 334.00
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Creature Feature Creators - Tom Weaver - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Creature Feature Creators - Tom Weaver - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Learn yet more about Hollywood''s horror and science fiction classics (and classic schlock) in Tom Weaver''s 13th compilation of confrontations with their makers: writers, producers, directors, actors and more. The movies under discussion range from 1940s flicks with spooks and She-Wolves, to the 1970s'' Nature Runs Wild thrillers and drive-in dregs. Dracula, Frankenstein and a Werewolf, Cyclops and Slime People, Atomic Brains and Brain Eaters, Giant Ants and Night Monsters (and other abominations) can all be found in this gallery of horrors. There are also side trips into TV to reminisce about the iconic series Adventures of Superman , The Munsters and Thriller .

DKK 427.00
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The Boy Detectives - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Boy Detectives - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Much has been written about the girl sleuth in fiction, a feminist figure embodying all the potential wit and drive of girlhood. Her male counterpart, however, has received much less critical attention despite his popularity in the wider culture. This collection of 11 essays examines the boy detective and his genre from a number of critical perspectives, addressing the issues of these young characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop romances. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool and Tim Murphy, as well as works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon and Joe Meno.

DKK 429.00
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