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  • Hengeworld

    by Michael Pitts ...
    In November 1997 English Heritage announced the discovery of a vast prehistoric temple in Somerset. The extraordinary wooden rings at Stanton Drew are the most recent and biggest of a series of remarkable discoveries that have transformed the way archaeologists think of the great monuments in the region, including Avebury and Stonehenge; one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments, top ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • Alternative Masculinities in Feminist Speculative Fiction

    A New Man

    by Michael Pitts ...
    Alternative Masculinities in Feminist Speculative Fiction: A New Man traces efforts within American feminist utopias to imagine healthier conceptions of manhood. As this analysis illuminates, feminist works envisioning the improved society and its attending masculinities constitute an overlooked site for mining new masculinities. During the years in which such utopias gained popularity —the early ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Kinship in the Fiction of N. K. Jemisin

    Relations of Power and Resistance

    by Berit Åström, Jenny Bonnevier, Jennifer Ash, Marinette Grimbeek, Megan Lynn Isaac, Emily Lange, Regina Yung Lee, Mark Soderstrom, Alexandra Stamson0, Lisa Swanstrom1, Michael Pitts2 ...
    Kinship in the Fiction of N.K. Jemisin: Relations of Power and Resistance examines the work of N.K. Jemisin through the lens of critical kinship studies. In a world increasingly suffering the effects of climate change, currently undergoing a sixth mass extinction, and where anti-democratic, racist, and misogynist movements are gaining ground in many societies, there is an urgent need to re-imagine ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Rise of the Crooners

    Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin and Rudy Vallee

    by Michael Pitts, Frank Hoffmann, Dick Carty, Jim Bedoian ...
    Series series Studies and Documentation in the History of Popular Entertainment
    Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Rudy Vallee-these cultural icons whose fame spanned all the important mass media, also played a vital role in the origin and development of the crooning tradition.Crooning represented one of the most important musical styles of the twentieth century, intermingling with jazz and fronting the big band craze of the thirties and forties. Crooners spurred ... Read more

    $72.09 USD

  • Nick Lucas

    The Crooning Troubadour and His Guitar

    by Michael R. Pitts ...
    For more than seven decades Nick Lucas was an entertainer, beginning as a child street musician and becoming one of the most popular singer-guitarists of all time. He was a popular sideman in bands, and his solo career conquered radio, recordings, vaudeville, Broadway, films, night clubs and television. He is credited with being the first musician to replace the banjo with the guitar in big bands ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Masculinities in Contemporary Science-Fiction Television

    Edited by Sara Martín, Michael Pitts ...
    Series series Library of Gender and Popular Culture
    Through a comprehensive analysis of popular contemporary science fiction television series, this book underscores the genre's unique potential to both reflect and shape cultural perceptions of masculinity.Each of its essays, written by a host of international contributors, analyse key series ranging from Firefly (2002) to Star Trek: Picard (2020-23). Employing anti-patriarchal and pro-feminist ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • Audiobook

    Weird Crimes (Unabridged)

    by SEABURY QUINN ...
    Narrated by Michael Pitts ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 49 min

    Seabury Quinn presents in a series of articles within the pages of Weird Tales magazine various macabre and strange crimes perpetrated throughout history. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Western Movies

    A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed.

    by Michael R. Pitts ...
    This revised and greatly expanded edition of a well-established reference book presents 5105 feature length (four reels or more) Western films, from the early silent era to the present. More than 900 new entries are in this edition.Each entry has film title, release company and year, running time, color indication, cast listing, plot synopsis, and a brief critical review and other details. Not ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Astor Pictures

    A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965

    by Michael R. Pitts ...
    Founded by Robert M. Savini in 1933, Astor Pictures Corporation distributed hundreds of films in its 32 years of operation. The company distributed over 150 first run features in addition to the numerous re-releases for which it became famous. Astor had great success in the fields of horror and western movies and was a pioneer in African-American film productions. While under Savini's management, ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956

    by Michael R. Pitts ...
    King Kong and The Thing from Another World are among the most popular horror and science fiction films of all time and both were made by RKO Radio Pictures. Between 1929 and 1956, RKO released more than 140 genre features, including The Most Dangerous Game, The Phantom of Crestwood, Before Dawn, The Monkey's Paw, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, You'll Find Out, The Spiral Staircase, The Enchanted ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Thrills Untapped

    Neglected Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1936

    by Michael R. Pitts ...
    Giving deserved attention to nearly 150 neglected films, this book covers early sound era features, serials and documentaries with genre elements of horror, science fiction and fantasy, from major and minor studios and independents.Full credits, synopses, critical analyses and contemporary reviews are provided for The Blue Light, The Cat Creeps, College Scandal, Cosmic Voyage, The Dragon Murder ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Curating Human Remains

    Caring for the Dead in the United Kingdom

    by Myra Giesen, Kirsty McCarrison, Liz White, Margaret Clegg, Mark A. Hall, Michael G Parker Pearson, Mike Pitts, Rebecca Redfern, Simon Mays, Victoria Park0, Charlotte Roberts1, Charlotte Woodhead2, Duncan Sayer3, Gillian Scott4, Hedley Swain5, Jacqueline McKinley6, Jelena Bekvalac7, Jennifer Sharp8 ...
    How to care for, store, display and interpret human remains, and issues of their ownership, are contentious questions, ones that need to be answered with care and due consideration. This book offers a systematic overview of the responses made by museums and other repositories in the United Kingdom, providing a baseline for understanding the scope and nature of human remains collections and the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD