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William Powell wrote The Anarchist Cookbook in 1969 at the age of
nineteen. It included everything from making bombs to brewing LSD
in the bathroom. On publication, it was hailed variously as
"outrageous," "extremely dangerous," "communist," and "the most
irresponsible publishing venture in American history." It also
became an overnight bestseller. Powell's memoir chronicles the
atmosphere of the 1960's counterculture—the Civil Rights Movement
was at its height and the federal government was engaged in a
brutal and entirely unnecessary war in Southeast Asia. The
zeitgeist was radicalization, and the watchword was revolution, and
Powell left an enduring record of his thoughts and anger in the
shape of The Anarchist Cookbook . The Cookbook: Coming of Age in
Turbulent Times portrays Powell's rebellious adolescence, political
radicalization, the publication of the book, the firestorm of
controversy that followed, and how it shadowed his entire life. He
explores his feelings and the lessons learned, and how he went on
to help hundreds of children all over the world in education.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Few figures in cinema history are as towering as Russian filmmaker
and theorist Sergei Mikhailovitch Eisenstein (1898-1948). Not only
did Eisenstein direct some of the most important and lasting works
of the silent era, including Strike, October, and Battleship
Potemkin, as well as, in the sound era, the historical epics
Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible he also was a theorist whose
insights into the workings of film were so powerful that they
remain influential for both filmmakers and scholars today. Seagull
Books is embarking on a series of translations of key works by
Eisenstein into English. A fascinating memoir in two volumes,
Beyond the Stars first published by Seagull in 1995 and now
available again. Begun as Eisenstein approached fifty, it is full
of the famous names of his era, including Charlie Chaplin, Mary
Pickford, John Dos Passos, Jean Cocteau, and many more; at the same
time, it is a serious book of inquiry about film as a medium,
offering countless reflections by Eisenstein on his own work and
that of other movie pioneers.
Since his death, Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-86) has become increasingly recognized as one of the true masters of world cinema. In the Soviet Union of his generation, where the collective was of the utmost importance, he dared to create his own provocatively original style of filmmaking. His non-realistic, highly charged images continued to be a source of inspiration—not only for a new generation of filmmakers but also for poets, musicians, and painters—even after he defected to the West, where Nostalgia was shot in Italy in 1983. His last film, The Sacrifice, was filmed in Sweden with Ingmar Bergman's collaborators.
This volume collects the scripts for his great works, including Solaris, Mirror, Stalker, Nostalgia, The Sacrifice, and Ivan's Childhood. These scripts both deepen and expand our understanding of Tarkovsky's films, for they map out the early progressions and personages (some of which were never embodied on the screen) in his work while also helping to clarify the obscure characters, images, and sequences that are so central to this great filmmaker's unique art and craft.
This fascinating book, written by two experts in school
improvement, is for teachers and school leaders who are looking for
ways to raise the organizational intelligence quotient (OIQ) of
their classrooms and their schools. It is ideal for those who
perceive themselves as the facilitators of learning - for students,
for colleagues and for themselves. If schools are to be transformed
and transformative, teacher-learners will lead the way. Simplistic
and superficial approaches to improving student learning simply
don't work. School improvement isn't a technical challenge; it is
an adaptive one. It requires a change not just in behaviors and
skills, but in values, beliefs and even identity.
From white-collar executives to mail carriers, public workers meet
the needs of the entire nation. Frederick W. Gooding Jr. and Eric
S. Yellin edit a collection of new research on this understudied
workforce. Part One begins in the late nineteenth- and early
twentieth century to explore how questions of race, class, and
gender shaped public workers, their workplaces, and their place in
American democracy. In Part Two, essayists examine race and gender
discrimination while revealing the subtle contemporary forms of
marginalization that keep Black men and Black and white women
underpaid and overlooked for promotion. The historic labor actions
detailed in Part Three illuminate how city employees organized not
only for better pay and working conditions but to seek recognition
from city officials, the public, and the national labor movement.
Part Four focuses on nurses and teachers to address the thorny
question of whether certain groups deserve premium pay for their
irreplaceable work and sacrifices or if serving the greater good is
a reward unto itself. Contributors: Eileen Boris, Cathleen D.
Cahill, Frederick W. Gooding Jr., William P. Jones, Francis Ryan,
Jon Shelton, Joseph E. Slater, Katherine Turk, Eric S. Yellin, and
Amy Zanoni
The celebrated Victorian narrative painter William Powell Frith
(1819-1909) was a born raconteur. His two-volume autobiography of
1887 ran to three editions in the same year. The third edition is
reissued here, together with its supplementary volume of 1888.
Frith was an ideal commentator on his age. He never lost his early
interest in literary and historical subjects, and moved in the
highest artistic and literary circles. Yet he also saw himself as a
man of the people. His most famous works were his 'modern-life'
panoramas, Ramsgate Sands (1854), Derby Day (1858) and The Railway
Station (1862). Discussing such projects, he reflects on everything
from costume to portraiture, art dealers to female artists, and
even picture frames. Volume 1 covers his childhood, training,
friendships with Dickens and others, and the phenomenal success of
his first crowd scenes, up to and including The Marriage of the
Prince of Wales (1865).
The celebrated Victorian narrative painter William Powell Frith
(1819-1909) was a born raconteur. His two-volume autobiography of
1887 ran to three editions in the same year. The third edition is
reissued here, together with its supplementary volume of 1888.
Frith was an ideal commentator on his age. He never lost his early
interest in literary and historical subjects, and moved in the
highest artistic and literary circles. Yet he also saw himself as a
man of the people. His most famous works were his 'modern-life'
panoramas, Ramsgate Sands (1854), Derby Day (1858) and The Railway
Station (1862). Discussing such projects, he reflects on everything
from costume to portraiture, art dealers to female artists, and
even picture frames. In Volume, 2 Frith discusses his Hogarthian
subjects, 'Dickens and his Beard' (the story behind the famous
portrait), and his last great crowd scene, A Private View at the
Royal Academy (1883).
The celebrated Victorian narrative painter William Powell Frith
(1819-1909) was a born raconteur. His two-volume autobiography of
1887 ran to three editions in the same year. The third edition is
reissued here, together with its supplementary volume of 1888.
Frith was an ideal commentator on his age. He never lost his early
interest in literary and historical subjects, and moved in the
highest artistic and literary circles. Yet he also saw himself as a
man of the people. His most famous works were his 'modern-life'
panoramas, Ramsgate Sands (1854), Derby Day (1858) and The Railway
Station (1862). Discussing such projects, he reflects on everything
from costume to portraiture, art dealers to female artists, and
even picture frames. In particular, Volume 3 records the breakdown
of the talented Richard Dadd, Frith's admiration for Daniel
Maclise, John Tenniel and George du Maurier, and reflections on the
vagaries of fashions in art.
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