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100 Journeys for the SpiritSacred - Inspiring - Mysterious - Enlightening by Michael Ondaatje (Contribution by); Alexander McCall Smith (Contribution by); Joseph M. Marshall III (Contribution by); Andrew Motion (Contribution by); Jan Morris (Contribution by); Mark Tully (Contribution by); Paul Theroux (Contribution by); Pico Iyer (Foreword by); Joan Duncan Oliver
Category: Mind, Body & Spirit
Sacred grounds and even simple landscapes can put us in direct touch with the spirit. From the prehistoric megaliths of Carnac in Brittany to the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Iran, to the giant medicine wheel at Bighorn, Wyoming, 100 Journeys for the Spirit reveals the mysticism enveloped in these tr ...Show more
Alfred Hitchcock - The Complete Films by Paul Duncan
Category: Film & Tv
Perfect Panic Up close and suspenseful with Alfred Hitchcock The name Alfred Hitchcock is synonymous with suspense--that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-boggling suspense. With triumphs such as Rebecca, Vertigo, Rear Window, and Psycho, Hitchcock (1899-1980) ...Show more
David Bowie. The Man Who Fell to Earth. 40th Ed. by Paul Duncan (Editor)
Category: Film & Tv | Series: 40th Edition Ser.
First advertised as a "mind-stretching experience," Nicolas Roeg's 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only hallucinatory visuals and a haunting exploration of contemporary alienation, but also glam-rock legend D ...Show more
David Bowie: The Man Who Fell to Earth by Paul Duncan (Editor)
Category: Music | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Loving the AlienBehind the scenes of Nic Roeg's 1976 sci-fi masterpiece starring David BowieFirst advertised as a "mind-stretching experience," Nicolas Roeg's 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only hallucinatory ...Show more
Film Noir Movie Posters by Paul Duncan
Category: Interior Design
Back in Black The best of film noir movie posters It s time for some dark glamour. Seven decades after the term film noir was first coined by French critic Nino Frank, this new collection celebrates the genre s graphic glory with hundreds of its finest posters over the decades, from The Big Sleep and Do ...Show more
Film Noir Portraits by Tony Nourmand & Paul Duncan ed.
Category: Photography
The very best portrait photography of the film-noir era, with previously unpublished images from beloved gems such as The Night of the Hunter and Sweet Smell of SuccessWith its singular focus on the very best portrait photography of the 1940s and 1950s Hollywood film noir era, every page of this coffee- ...Show more
Film Noir: 100 All-Time Favourites by Paul Duncan
Category: Film & Tv
Into the shadows. Noir in the spotlight. Enter a world populated by private eyes, gangsters, psychopaths, and femme fatales, where deception, lust, and betrayal run rampant...If your heart rate just increased a bit, you'll covet this book - the first film-by-film photography book on film noir and neo-no ...Show more
Francois Truffaut by Paul Duncan
Category: Film & Tv
Icon of the nouvelle vague. This title looks at Truffaut's rejection of traditional cinema. From "The 400 Blows to Jules and Jim" to "The Last Metro", Francois Truffaut (1932-1984) practically defined the French cinema of his era and was one of the founders of the New Wave which took the industry by sto ...Show more
Godfather Family Album by Steve Schapiro (Photographer); Paul Duncan (Editor)
Category: Travel Guides
As special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkable experience of witnessing legendary actors giving some of their most memorable performances. Schapiro immortalized Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Rob ...Show more
Godfather Family Album by Paul Duncan
Category: Film & Tv
""It's dangerous to be an honest man." -Michael Corleone, "Godfather III" As special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkable experience of witnessing legendary actors giving some of their most memorable performances. Sch ...Show more
Les Archives Star Wars. 1999-2005. 40th Ed by Paul Duncan
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: 40th Edition Ser.
From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by the half-man/half-machine hybrid Darth Vader. In 1999, creator George Lucas began the story of how Anakin Skywalker grew up to train as a Jedi under Obi-Wan Kenobi, found love with the ...Show more