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  • A Certain Tendency of the Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1980

    by Robert B. Ray ...
    Robert B. Ray examines the ideology of the most enduringly popular cinema in the world--the Hollywood movie. Aided by 364 frame enlargements, he describes the development of that historically overdetermined form, giving close readings of five typical instances: Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Godfather, and Taxi Driver. Like the heroes of these movies, ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

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    Essays on Thoreau

    by Robert B. Ray ...
    Provocative and illuminating essays on Thoreau's masterwork, shedding new light on its enduring inspiration and philosophical depth.In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved from his parents' house in Concord, Massachusetts, to a one-room cabin he built himself on the land of his mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson. He described his time there, just over two years, as an experiment in "living deliberately." His ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Structure of Complex Images

    by Robert B. Ray ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    After over a century of existence, the cinema still has its mysteries. Why, for example, is the job we call movie stardom unlike any other in the world? How do films provide so much unconcealed information that we fail to notice? What makes it hard to define what counts as “acting”? How do movies like Casablanca and Breathless store the film and world histories of their generations? How can we ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • The ABCs of Classic Hollywood

    by Robert B. Ray ...
    Speaking about the kind of filmmaking now known as Classic Hollywood, the most popular and influential cinema ever invented, Vincente Minnelli once gave away its secret: "I feel that a picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things. They're things that the audience is not conscious of, but that accumulate." What are those hidden things? Can we invent a method that will ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • All the President’s Men

    by Robert B. Ray, Christian Keathley ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    Alan J. Pakula's political thriller All the President's Men (1976) was met with immediate critical and commercial success upon its release, finishing second at the box office and earning seven Academy Award nominations.Through a close reading of key scenes, performances and stylistic decisions, Christian Keathley and Robert B. Ray show how the film derives its narrative power through a series of ... Read more

    $15.39 USD

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    CHRONICLES OF UZAYA

    Awakening of the Veilguard

    by Robert Ray ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Silas Grim E ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 34 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.He never knew what he was.The mountain clerics who raised him called him Splitblood: half Drow, half human, unwanted by both. He survived their contempt the way he survived everything: alone, cold, asking nothing from anyone. When he found a pendant that gave him a vision of the Black Pyramid, he did not understand what he had seen.He would learn.Uzaya ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Condemned Without Cause : Exposing the Hidden Tragedy of Wrongful Convictions

    by RAY ROBERTS ...
    Condemned Without Cause delves into the tragic and deeply unjust world of wrongful convictions, exploring how innocent individuals find themselves condemned for crimes they didn't commit. Through a comprehensive examination of real-life cases, author Ray Roberts exposes the systemic failures within the justice system—ranging from eyewitness misidentification and coerced confessions to ... Read more

    $2.77 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beyond Hospitality

    Migration, Multiculturalism, and the Church

    by Charles A. Cook, Lorajoy Tira-Dimangondayao, Lauren Goldbeck, Majd AlAjji, Ray Aldred, Monetta Bailey, Andrew Barron, Roberto and Luisa Bolivar, Justin Bradbury, Sam George, Rick Love, Clint Mix, Karl Mueller, Sam Owusu, Yaw Perbi, Amador “Jojo” Remigio, Narry Santos, Brian Seim, Jennifer Singh, Minho Song, Beth Stovell, Sadiri Joy Tira ...
    The Canadian landscape continues to change as we welcome people from every corner of the world. The church in Canada has historically been on the forefront of assisting new Canadians to settle in this country. But is that enough? The contributors to this book believe that it is time for the local church to move beyond acts of hospitality in order to engage with immigrants and welcome them into ... Read more

    $14.70 USD

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    Lost Sci-Fi Books 76 thru 80

    by Philip K. Dick, George Whittington, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, Robert Silverberg ...
    Narrated by Scott Miller ...
    Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi 5 Book Box Sets

    Unabridged

    3 hours 7 min

    Lost Sci-Fi Books 76 thru 80 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60sThe Golden Man by Philip K. Dick - The powers of earth had finally exterminated the last of the horrible tribes of mutant freaks spawned by atomic war. Menace to homo sapien supremacy was about ended-but not quite. For out of the countryside came a great golden, godlike youth whose extraordinary mutant powers, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    X Minus One - Mars Is Heaven & Universe

    by Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein ...
    Narrated by Fred Collins ...

    Abridged

    59 min

    Earth may be our home but the future lies beyond this reality. In X Minus One we are transported to new worlds, new times and new adventures. Science Fiction and science fact are perhaps two views of the same thing. What your minds are about to witness - and take part in - may be a dimension too far. Your safety cannot be guaranteed. If you have any doubts turn back before it’s too late….Countdown ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR BUSINESS

    Build a $10 000+/Month Income in 30-60 Days

    by DONALD RAY ROBERTS ...
    Narrated by David Piper ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 8 min

    Do you want to become an entrepreneur and establish your own social media marketing agency? If yes, this audiobook can help you achieve your goals.Combining academic research and industry expertise, this audiobook explains a comprehensive structure of a social media marketing agency.It also explains the dynamics of global social media marketing industry, current trends and challenges for ma... ... Read more

    $9.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery

    From Empty Page to Finished Mystery in Just 52 Weekends--A Dynamic Step-by-Step Program

    by Robert J. Ray ...
    Like Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, Sara Paretsky and Thomas Harris, you, too, can learn the trade secrets of quality detective fiction.It's true. Just one year from now, you can deliver a completed mystery novel to a publisher--by writing only on weekends. Authors Robert J. Ray and Jack Remick guide you through the entire mystery-writing process, from creating a killer to polishing off the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD