Neon Mirage
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Neon Mirage
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Author : Max Allan Collins
language : en
Publisher: Orion
Release Date : 1990-08-01
Neon Mirage written by Max Allan Collins and has been published by Orion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-08-01 with categories.
Neon Mirage
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Author : Max Allan Collins
language : en
Publisher: iBooks
Release Date : 2005
Neon Mirage written by Max Allan Collins and has been published by iBooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
This Shamus Award nominee for best novel features a new Introduction from the author. In 1946 Chicago, Nate Heller lands smack in the middle of a mob war that sweeps from the streets of the Windy City to Las Vegas.
Overdrive
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Author : Wim de Wit
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2013
Overdrive written by Wim de Wit and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Architecture categories.
The drawings, models, and images highlighted in the Overdrive exhibition and catalogue reveal the complex and often underappreciated facets of Los Angeles and illustrate how the metropolis became an internationally recognized destination with a unique design vocabulary, canonical landmarks, and a coveted lifestyle. This investigation builds upon the groundbreaking work of generations of historians, theorists, curators, critics, and activists who have researched and expounded upon the development of Los Angeles. In this volume, thought-provoking essays shed more light on the exhibition's narratives, including Los Angeles's physical landscape, the rise of modernism, the region's influential residential architecture, its buildings for commerce and transportation, and architects' pioneering uses of bold forms, advanced materials, and new technologies. The related exhibition will be held at the J. Paul Getty Museum from April 9 to July 21, 2013.
Signs Of The Signs
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Author : William Brevda
language : en
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Release Date : 2011-05-16
Signs Of The Signs written by William Brevda and has been published by Bucknell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book is a study of signs in American literature and culture. It is mainly about electric signs, but also deals with non-electric signs and related phenomena, such as movie sets. The 'sign' is considered in both the architectural and semiotic senses of the word. It is argued that the drama and spectacle of the electric sign called attention to the semiotic implications of the 'sign.' In fiction, poetry, and commentary, the electric SIGN became a 'sign' of manifold meanings that this book explores: a sign of the city, a sign of America, a sign of the twentieth century, a sign of modernism, a sign of postmodernism, a sign of noir, a sign of naturalism, a sign of the beats, a sign of signs systems (the Bible to Broadway), a sign of tropes (the Great White way to the neon jungle), a sign of the writers themselves, a sign of the sign itself. If Moby Dick is the great American novel, then it is also the great American novel about signs, as the prologue maintains. The chapters that follow demonstrate that the sign is indeed a 'sign' of American literature. After the electric sign was invented, it influenced Stephen Crane to become a nightlight impressionist and Theodore Dreiser to make the 'fire sign' his metaphor for the city. An actual Broadway sign might have inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In Manhattan Transfer and U.S.A., John Dos Passos portrayed America as just a spectacular sign. William Faulkner's electric signs are full of sound and fury signifying modernity. The Last Tycoon was a sign of Fitzgerald's decline. The signs of noir can be traced to Poe's 'The Man of the Crowd.' Absence flickers in the neons of Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. The death of God haunts the neon wilderness of Nelson Algren. Hitler's 'empire' was an non-intentional parody of Nathanael West's California. The beats reinvented Times Square in their own image. Jack Kerouac's search for the center of Saturday night was a quest for transcendence. This book will interest readers who want to learn more about the city, the history of advertising, electric lighting, nightlife, architecture, and semiotics. In contrast to other cultural studies, however, Signs of the Signs is primarily a work of literary criticism. Lovers of literary light will appreciate this book the most.
Zentropolis
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Author : David Conway
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-03-23
Zentropolis written by David Conway and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-23 with Fiction categories.
MUZAN-EIGA MESSIAH. MUTANT SEX TRIBE. In the aftermath of a global cataclysm the totalitarian city-state of Zentropolis rises from the ashes of Japan. Marukido Sada, a freelance assassin and last surviving exponent of a mysterious neugenics program known as Project Equinox, embarks on a hazardous mission that draws her deep into the heart of a hostile urban dystopia populated by fanatical religious cults, vicious crime tribes and subversive groups obsessed with the erotic possibilities of biological mutation. Her quest culminates with the revelation of a genocidal plot led by the charismatic doyenne of the ultraviolent muzan-eiga craze inspired by malevolent alien entities determined to exterminate all human life. ZENTROPOLIS combines science fiction, horror and the occult with vivid imagery derived from Japanese manga comic books, anime and their muzan-e predecessors -- an apocalyptic rollercoaster ride in which the cosmic potentialities of Eastern and Western fantasy traditions collide spectacularly.
More Giants Of The Genre
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Author : Whitley Strieber
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 2023-07-12
More Giants Of The Genre written by Whitley Strieber and has been published by Wildside Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-12 with Literary Collections categories.
Michael McCarty interviews masters of the fantastic, including: Harlan Ellison, Whitley Strieber, Laurell K. Hamilton, Harry Turtledove, Boris Vallejo, Joe R. Lansdale, Max Collins, Charles Grant, The Amazing Kreskin, Richard Matheson, and many more
Historical Dictionary Of Asian American Literature And Theater
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Author : Wenying Xu
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-08-15
Historical Dictionary Of Asian American Literature And Theater written by Wenying Xu and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Library Journal Best Reference Book of 2022 This book represents the culmination of over 150 years of literary achievement by the most diverse ethnic group in the United States. Diverse because this group of ethnic Americans includes those whose ancestral roots branch out to East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia. Even within each of these regions, there exist vast differences in languages, cultures, religions, political systems, and colonial histories. From the earliest publication in 1887 to the latest in 2021, this dictionary celebrates the incredibly rich body of fiction, poetry, memoirs, plays, and children’s literature. Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on genres, major terms, and authors. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this topic.
The Grit Beneath The Glitter
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Author : Hal Rothman
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2002-03-15
The Grit Beneath The Glitter written by Hal Rothman and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-15 with History categories.
The Grit Beneath the Glitter is the first real look at the new Las Vegas from the inside. In it, long-time residents as well as professionals reflect on the transformation of one of the fastest-growing and most famous cities on earth, yet one about which relatively little is known. They offer a lively and compelling portrait of the other side of Las Vegas: the people and institutions that support the glitter of the gaming and entertainment industry. Examining a range of topics--from the city's commercial history, labor conditions, and environmental problems to an analysis of the famous lights of the Strip--the contributors uncover the contradictions between the illusion and the reality of the city, the seam between fantasy and the life it masks. The essays in this collection explore the world that employees experience when they enter gaming palaces from an employee entrance in a back parking lot rather than through the scripted doors of casino/hotel palaces. They take readers into the neighborhoods where 1.4 million Americans now live, attend school, eat dinner, and go to work.
Humana Festival 2006
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Author : Adrien-Alice Lawson Hansel
language : en
Publisher: Playscripts, Inc.
Release Date : 2007
Humana Festival 2006 written by Adrien-Alice Lawson Hansel and has been published by Playscripts, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Drama categories.
A collection of all ten scripts from the 2006 Humana Festival of New American Plays.
The Films Of Orson Welles
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Author : Robert Garis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-03-08
The Films Of Orson Welles written by Robert Garis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-08 with Performing Arts categories.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the Orson Welles' life and career, highlighting the shape of the filmmaker's career, his astonishing precocity and his extraordinary gifts that resulted in both splendid successes and puzzling failures. At the core of this book are sustained readings of Welles' masterpieces, Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons, and critically incisive accounts of his other major films, The Lady from Shanghai, Touch of Evil, Othello, Macbeth, and Chimes at Midnight.