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The Pocket Essential Steven Spielberg
Pocket Essentials 2006; US$ 7.99With his films AI, Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can, Spielberg continues to invest powerful emotion into familiar genres. His work has become more nuanced and shaded, but its sense of optimism remains. This Pocket Essential examines every Spielberg film since Duel and includes a career overview of a singular director whose work has transcended... more...
George Lucas
Pocket Essentials 2009; US$ 5.99Whether it?s a bright yellow Deuce Coupe rocketing through small-town America or a bright yellow rocket ship blasting through a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas? stories have been singular and consistent in the elemental power of their themes and emotions. Yet, since the beginnings of his success much of his storytelling skill has been eclipsed by... more...
Reeds Superyacht Manual
A&C Black 2010; US$ 52.00Reeds Superyacht Manual, published in association with Bluewater Training, is the first and the best reference manual for everyone involved with yachts large and small, under sail or power, from deckhands to skippers and owners.There is extensive coverage for leisure and professional yachtsmen including:· key information for all required courses... more...
Movie Movements
Oldcastle Books 2011; US$ 14.57Movie Movements: Films That Changed the World of Cinema is a one-stop guide to the major movements that have shaped our sense of what cinema is and can be. It introduces the reader to definitions of the founding concepts in Film Studies such as authorship and genre, technological impacts and the rise of digital cinema, social influences and notions... more...
Virgin Film: Ridley Scott
Ebury Publishing 2012; US$ 22.67This indispensable guide provides a thorough chronological examination of Ridley Scott's directorial career. All of Scott's films are included, along with information on his frequent collaborators, his thoughts on his own films, and a section on his unrealised projects. This is the essential reference guide to one of mainstream cinema's most diverse... more...
The Science and Technology of Undulators and Wigglers
OUP Oxford 2004; US$ 198.99Synchrotron radiation sources are now used routinely by thousands of research scientists and engineers throughout the world to perform experiments in biology, physics, materials science, chemistry and so on. The very best of these sources are based upon the use of undulator and wiggler insertion devices that can enhance the intensity of the radiation... more...
Movie Movements
Oldcastle Books 2011; US$ 15.99Introducing the reader to definitions of the founding concepts in film studies, this guide covers such ideas as authorship and genre, technological impacts and the rise of digital cinema, social influences and notions of the avant-garde, and cinema’s emergence as a major art form that reflects and shapes the world. In concise and... more...
Animated Films - Virgin Film
Ebury Publishing 2012; US$ 13.34Animation has never been so popular. The best animated films have combined the latest technology with creativity and a flair for storytelling and are adored by both children and adults. With films such as Monsters, Inc. , Shrek and Toy Story capturing the imagination of moviegoers and critics, animated film is enjoying a resurgence unseen since... more...
Save me from the Lion's Mouth
Random House Struik 2012; US$ 21.00Save me from the Lion?s Mouth ? exposing human ? wildlife conflict in Africa. more...
Virgin Film: War Films
Ebury Publishing 2013; US$ 22.66War films have existed since the birth of cinema, typically gung-ho tales of macho derring-do. But war films are not always about bravado and bravery, they also detail the horrors of war, the sadness, the brotherhood of soldiers and comedy that can be found in the bleakest of situations, as well as the excitement of the battlefield. War Films explores... more...









