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Cash - The Autobiography (Paperback): Johnny Cash, Patrick Carr Cash - The Autobiography (Paperback)
Johnny Cash, Patrick Carr
R445 R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Save R49 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

He was the "Man in Black," a country music legend, and the quintessential American troubadour. He was an icon of rugged individualism who had been to hell and back, telling the tale as never before. In his unforgettable autobiography, Johnny Cash tells the truth about the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs, and the people who shaped him.

In his own words, Cash set the record straight -- and dispelled a few myths -- as he looked unsparingly at his remarkable life: from the joys of his boyhood in Dyess, Arkansas to superstardom in Nashville, Tennessee, the road of Cash's life has been anything but smooth. Cash writes of the thrill of playing with Elvis, the comfort of praying with Billy Graham; of his battles with addiction and of the devotion of his wife, June; of his gratitude for life, and of his thoughts on what the afterlife may bring. Here, too, are the friends of a lifetime, including Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Kris Kristofferson. As powerful and memorable as one of his classic songs, Cash is filled with the candor, wit, and wisdom of a man who truly "walked the line."

Comic Performance in Pakistan - The Bhand (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Claire Pamment Comic Performance in Pakistan - The Bhand (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Claire Pamment
R3,120 Discovery Miles 31 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores comic performance in Pakistan through the vibrant Indo-Muslim tradition of the Punjabi bhand which now holds a marginal space in contemporary weddings. With irreverent repartee, genealogical prowess, a topsy-turvy play with hierarchies and shape shifting, the low-status bhand jostles space in otherwise rigid class and caste hierarchies. Tracing these negotiations in both historical and contemporary sites, the author unfolds a dynamic performance mode that travels from the Sanskrit jester and Sufi wise fool, into Muslim royal courts and households, weddings, contemporary carnivalesque and erotic popular Punjabi theatre and satellite television news. Through original historical and ethnographic research, this book brings to life hitherto unexplored territories of Pakistani popular culture and Indo-Muslim performance histories.

Moments in Indonesian Film History - Film and Popular Culture in a Developing Society 1950-2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021):... Moments in Indonesian Film History - Film and Popular Culture in a Developing Society 1950-2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
David Hanan
R3,403 Discovery Miles 34 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores Indonesian cinema, focusing on moments of unique creativity by Indonesian film artists who illuminate important but less-widely-known aspects of their multi-dimensional society. It begins by exploring early 1950s 'Indonesian neorealist films' of the Perfini group, which depict the ethos and emerging moral issues of the period of struggle for independence (1945-49). It continues by discussing four audacious political allegories produced in four discrete political eras-including the Sukarno, Suharto and Reformasi periods. It also surveys the main approaches to Islam in both popular cinema and auteur films during the Suharto New Order. One chapter celebrates the popular songs and B-movies of the Betawi comedian, Benyamin S, which dramatize the experience of the poor in 'modernizing' Jakarta. Another examines persisting Third World dimensions of Indonesian society as critiqued in two experimental features. The concluding chapter highlights innovation in a renewed Indonesian cinema of the post-Suharto Reformasi period (1999-2020), including films by an unprecedented generation of women writer-directors

Mary Martin - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Barry Rivadue Mary Martin - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Barry Rivadue
R2,098 Discovery Miles 20 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The remarkable career of one of America's most talented and best loved musical comedy stars is here documented in all its shining facets: stage, screen, broadcasting, and recordings. Additionally, an annotated bibliography provides full coverage of books and articles wholly or partly devoted to Mary Martin, and further commentary appears in review sections included with the various career listings. The opening biographical sketch is spiced with remarks from published materials, letters, and interviews conducted by the author, notably with Theodore Bikel and Florence Henderson colleagues and close friends of the actress. Additional features of the volume include a chronology of life and career highlights, listings of awards and endorsements, and information on archival sources. Access to all parts of the book is provided by a general index and a song index. A varied selection of photos from Martin's life and performances show her as a teenager, as a glamour girl, as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and in such memorable roles as Peter Pan and Maria von Trapp in Sound of Music.

Neorealism and the "New" Italy - Compassion in the Development of Italian Identity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Simonetta Milli... Neorealism and the "New" Italy - Compassion in the Development of Italian Identity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Simonetta Milli Konewko
R3,190 Discovery Miles 31 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Neorealism and the "New" Italy centers on neorealist Italian artists' use of compassion as a vehicle to express their characters' interactions. Simonetta Milli Konewko proposes that compassion as an emotion may be activated to unify certain individuals and communities and investigates the mechanisms that allowed compassion to operate during the postwar period. Aiming to produce a deeper understanding of the ways in which Italy is re-encoded and reconstructed, this book explores the formation of Italian identity and redefines neorealism as a topic of investigation.

Essence 2 - That Spark Called Life (Hardcover): Jacquelyn Nicholson Essence 2 - That Spark Called Life (Hardcover)
Jacquelyn Nicholson
R1,389 R1,136 Discovery Miles 11 360 Save R253 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The British Football Film (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Stephen Glynn The British Football Film (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Stephen Glynn
R2,901 Discovery Miles 29 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book constitutes the first full volume dedicated to an academic analysis of British football as depicted on film. From early single-camera silents to its current multi-screen mediations, the repeated treatment of football in British cinema points to the game's importance not only in the everyday rhythms of national life but also, and especially, its immutable place in the British imaginary landscape. Through close textual analysis together with production and reception histories, this book explores the ways in which professional footballers, amateur players and supporters (the devoted and the demonized) have been represented on the British screen. As well as addressing the joys and sorrows the game necessarily engenders, British football is shown to function as an accessible structure to explore wider issues such as class, race, gender and even the whole notion of 'Britishness'.

#OUCH! (An Accidental Comedy) (Hardcover): Maryedith Burrell #OUCH! (An Accidental Comedy) (Hardcover)
Maryedith Burrell
R583 R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Save R56 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Cat with the Crooked Tail - A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers (Hardcover): Once Upon A Dance The Cat with the Crooked Tail - A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers (Hardcover)
Once Upon A Dance; Illustrated by Tkachenko
R612 R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Miracle Mongers (Hardcover): Harry Houdini Miracle Mongers (Hardcover)
Harry Houdini; Edited by 1stworld Library
R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - All wonder, '' said Samuel Johnson, is the effect of novelty on ignorance.'' Yet we are so created that without something to wonder at we should find life scarcely worth living. That fact does not make igno- rance bliss, or make it folly to be wise.'' For the wisest man never gets beyond the reach of novelty, nor can ever make it his boast that there is nothing he is ignorant of; on the contrary, the wiser he becomes the more clearly he sees how much there is of which he remains in ignorance. The more he knows, the more he will find to wonder at. My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business. But I have never been without some seeming marvel to pique my curiosity and challenge my investigation. In this book I have set down some of the stories of strange folk and unusual performers that I have gathered in many years of such research.

Creative Selves / Creative Cultures - Critical Autoethnography, Performance, and Pedagogy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Stacy... Creative Selves / Creative Cultures - Critical Autoethnography, Performance, and Pedagogy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Stacy Holman Jones, Marc Pruyn
R4,171 Discovery Miles 41 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses and demonstrates the importance of critical approaches to autoethnography, particularly the commitment that such approaches make to theorizing the personal and to creating work that embodies a social justice ethos. Arts-based and practice-led approaches to this work allow the explanatory power of critical theory to be linked with creative, aesthetically engaging, and personal examples of the ideas at work. By making use of personal stories, critical autoethnography also allows for commenting on, critiquing, and transforming damaging and unjust cultural beliefs and practices by questioning and problematizing the relationships of power that are bound up in these selves, cultures and practices. The essays in this volume provide readers with work that demonstrates how critical autoethnography offers researchers and scholars across multiple disciplines a method for creatively putting critical theory into action. The book will be vital reading for students, researchers and scholars working in the fields of education, communication studies, sociology and cultural anthropology, and the performing arts.

Beyond the Back Row - The Breakthrough Potential of Digital Live Entertainment and Arts (Hardcover): Jim McCarthy Beyond the Back Row - The Breakthrough Potential of Digital Live Entertainment and Arts (Hardcover)
Jim McCarthy
R613 R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stephen King - America's Storyteller (Hardcover): Tony Magistrale Stephen King - America's Storyteller (Hardcover)
Tony Magistrale
R2,219 Discovery Miles 22 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This analysis of the work of Stephen King explores the distinctly American fears and foibles that King has celebrated, condemned, and generally examined in the course of his wildly successful career. Stephen King: America's Storyteller explores the particular American-ness of Stephen King's work. It is the first major examination to follow this defining theme through King's 40-year career, from his earliest writings to his most recent novels and films made from them. Stephen King begins by tracing Stephen King's rise from his formative years to his status as a one of the most popular writers in publishing history. It then takes a close look at the major works from his canon, including The Shining, The Stand, It, Dolores Claiborne, and The Dark Tower. In these works and others, author Tony Magistrale focuses on King's deep rooted sense of the American experience, exemplified by his clear-eyed presentation of our historical and cultural foibles and scars; his gallery of unlikely friendships that cross race, age, and class boundaries; and his transcendent portrayals of uniquely American survival instincts, fellowship, and acts of heroism from the least likely of sources. Presents separate chapters on major works of Stephen King, including The Shining, The Stand, It, Dolores Claiborne, and The Dark Tower Includes a chronology of Stephen King's life and 40-year career Offers a concluding interview with Stephen King

Theatricality and Performativity - Writings on Texture from Plato's Cave to Urban Activism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018):... Theatricality and Performativity - Writings on Texture from Plato's Cave to Urban Activism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Teemu Paavolainen
R3,378 Discovery Miles 33 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book defines theatricality and performativity through metaphors of texture and weaving, drawn mainly from anthropologist Tim Ingold and philosopher Stephen C. Pepper. Tracing the two concepts' various relations to practices of seeing and doing, but also to conflicting values of novelty and normativity, the study proceeds in a series of intertwining threads, from the theatrical to the performative: Antitheatrical (Plato, the Baroque, Michael Fried); Pro-theatrical (directors Wagner, Fuchs, Meyerhold, Brecht, and Brook); Dramatic (weaving memory in Shaffer's Amadeus and Beckett's Footfalls); Efficient (from modernist "machines for living in" to the "smart home"); Activist (knit graffiti, clown patrols, and the Anthropo(s)cene). An approach is developed in which 'performativity' names the way we tacitly weave worlds and identities, variously concealed or clarified by the step-aside tactics of 'theatricality'.

Romeo and Juliet (Paperback, Washington Square Press new Folger's ed): William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet (Paperback, Washington Square Press new Folger's ed)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Dr Barbara a. Mowat, Paul Werstine
R185 R165 Discovery Miles 1 650 Save R20 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers' final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers. The authoritative edition of Romeo and Juliet from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play's famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books -An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading Essay by Gail Kern Paster The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.

Globalization and Contemporary Chinese Cinema - Zhang Yimou's Genre Films (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Xuelin Zhou Globalization and Contemporary Chinese Cinema - Zhang Yimou's Genre Films (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Xuelin Zhou
R2,199 Discovery Miles 21 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This pivot considers key transformations within the Chinese film industry since the country opened its doors to the outside world in the late 1970s, and moved from an ideologically-centred censorship system to one of contestation and cooperation between politics, art and market. Focusing on Zhang Yimou, arguably one of China's most innovative and controversial filmmakers and directors, the author addresses the challenges faced by contemporary Chinese cinema in the face of Hollywood dominance, notably making genre films in an increasingly globalized context, and the necessary compromises between the local and global, the national and the international. Through a combination of textual analysis and context study, it examines action-oriented films Zhang made as responses to a rapidly changing film market and industry.

Sushio Artworks (Paperback): Sushio Sushio Artworks (Paperback)
Sushio
R1,092 R937 Discovery Miles 9 370 Save R155 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Investigating Stranger Things - Upside Down in the World of Mainstream Cult Entertainment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Tracey... Investigating Stranger Things - Upside Down in the World of Mainstream Cult Entertainment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Tracey Mollet, Lindsey Scott
R3,617 Discovery Miles 36 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited collection explores the narrative, genre, nostalgia and fandoms of the phenomenally successful Netflix original series, Stranger Things. The book brings together scholars in the fields of media, humanities, communications and cultural studies to consider the various ways in which the Duffer Brothers' show both challenges and confirms pre-conceived notions of cult media. Through its three sections on texts, contexts and receptions, the collection examines all aspects of the series' presence in popular culture, engaging in debates surrounding cult horror, teen drama, fan practices, and contemporary anxieties in the era of Trump. Its chapters seek to address relatively neglected areas of scholarship in the realm of cult media, such as set design, fashion, and the immersive Secret Cinema Experience. These discussions also serve to demonstrate how cult texts are facilitated by the new age of television, where notions of medium specificity are fundamentally transformed and streaming platforms open up shows to extensive analysis in the now mainstream world of cult entertainment.

Russell Brand: Comedy, Celebrity, Politics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Jane Arthurs, Ben (Little ) Russell Brand: Comedy, Celebrity, Politics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Jane Arthurs, Ben (Little )
R1,512 Discovery Miles 15 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Russell Brand is one of the most high profile and controversial celebrities of our time. A divisive figure, his ability to bounce back from adversity is remarkable. This book traces his various career stages through which he has done this, moving from comedy, to TV presenting; from radio to Hollywood films. It identifies how this eclectic career in entertainment both helped and hindered his high-profile move into political activism. Underpinning the book are interviews with leading activists and politicians, and sophisticated readings of Brand's performances, writing and on-screen work. There are sections on the Sachsgate scandal, his Newsnight interview with Jeremy Paxman, and his 2015 election intervention for aspiring Prime Minister Ed Miliband. It builds on scholarly work in the area of celebrity politics to develop an original analytic approach that blends the field theory of Pierre Bourdieu with the assemblage theory of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari.

Gender in Spanish Urban Spaces - Literary and Visual Narratives of the New Millennium (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Maria C.... Gender in Spanish Urban Spaces - Literary and Visual Narratives of the New Millennium (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Maria C. DiFrancesco, Debra J. Ochoa; Foreword by Daphne Spain
R3,194 Discovery Miles 31 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited collection examines the synergistic relationship between gender and urban space in post-millennium Spain. Despite the social progress Spain has made extending equal rights to all citizens, particularly in the wake of the Franco regime and radically liberating Transicion, the fact remains that not all subjects-particularly, women, immigrants, and queers-possess equal autonomy. The book exposes visible shifts in power dynamics within the nation's largest urban capitals-Madrid and Barcelona-and takes a hard look at more peripheral bedroom communities as all of these spaces reflect the discontent of a post-nationalistic, economically unstable Spain. As the contributors problematize notions of public and private space and disrupt gender binaries related with these, they aspire to engender discussion around civic status, the administration of space and the place of all citizens in a global world.

Star Wars: Mini Book of Lightsabers (Hardcover): Insight Editions Star Wars: Mini Book of Lightsabers (Hardcover)
Insight Editions
R298 R269 Discovery Miles 2 690 Save R29 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
A life made modern - Hard Cover (Hardcover): Brad Fitler A life made modern - Hard Cover (Hardcover)
Brad Fitler
R2,117 R1,684 Discovery Miles 16 840 Save R433 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Essence 2 - That Spark Called Life (Hardcover): Jacquelyn Nicholson Essence 2 - That Spark Called Life (Hardcover)
Jacquelyn Nicholson
R1,392 R1,139 Discovery Miles 11 390 Save R253 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Les Cinquantes Sonnets - The Fifty Sonnets (Hardcover): Kelechukwu Brnfre Les Cinquantes Sonnets - The Fifty Sonnets (Hardcover)
Kelechukwu Brnfre
R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Les Cinquantes Sonnets is the first book by poet Kelechukwu Brnfre (www.kelechukwubrnfre.com) This is my first book of poetry that includes my signature poem "Zero."I wrote this book as a gift to my fiancee at the time for her birthday. I wrote 34 poems for her 34th birthday in the form of Sonnets. I was reading Shakespeare at the time and I was inspired by his sonnets but I formed all of these poems in 16 lines because her favorite number was 16. The first 34 poems were influenced by her and the last 17 poems were influenced by a mixture of people, emotions and situations.I am very thankful for Erica Walker reading it over and encouraging me to make all of last 17 stay consistent with a theme of love, a subject I struggle to write about because it is so subjective. Loving a family member or your children is different from a person you are involved with intimately in a relationship.The format of this book starts with zero and goes to fifty. I used French because I am bilingual French and it seemed to fit the scheme and format of the subject matter in the book.

The King Family Cookbook (hardback) (Hardcover): Xan Albright The King Family Cookbook (hardback) (Hardcover)
Xan Albright; As told to Erin Albright, Tina Cole
R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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