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    Remaking the Classics in the Twilight of Cinema

    Series series Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture
    Since the 1990s, the expropriation of canonical works of cinema has been a fundamental dimension of art-film exploration. Rainer Werner Fassbinder provides an early model of open adaptation of film classics, followed ever more boldly by the Coen Brothers, Chantal Akerman, Alex Carax, Todd Haynes, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Baz Luhrmann, and Olivier Assayas. This book devotes chapters to ... Read more

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    As the father of the hardboiled detective genre, Dashiell Hammett had a huge influence on Hollywood. Yet, it is easy to forget how adaptable Hammett’s work was, fitting into a variety of genres and inspiring generations of filmmakers.Dashiell Hammett and the Movies offers the first comprehensive look at Hammett’s broad oeuvre and how it was adapted into films from the 1930s all the way into the ... Read more

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  • Native Americans: 22 Books on History, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies

    History of the Great Tribes, Language, Customs & Legends of Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi…

    Native Americans: 22 Books on History, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies' emerges as a profound anthology encapsulating an array of perspectives on the rich tapestry of Native American life. Spanning scholarly works on history, culture, and linguistics, to intimate explorations of mythology, this collection masterfully melds rigorous academic study with the visceral narratives of Native ... Read more

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  • Native American Studies: History Books, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies (22 Book Collection)

    Exploring Culture, Myths, and History of Tribes

    "Native American Studies" is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America. This meticulously edited collection explores the life of the biggest Native American tribes; including: Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi, Apache, Seminole and Eskimo. Contents: History: The North American Indian The Cherokee Nation of ... Read more

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    The Republican Brain

    The Science of Why They Deny Science—and Reality

    by Chris Mooney ...
    Narrated by William Hughes ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 55 min

    Bestselling author Chris Mooney uses cutting-edge research to explain the psychology behind why today’s Republicans reject reality—it’s just part of who they are. From climate change to evolution, the rejection of mainstream science among Republicans is growing, as is the denial of expert consensus on the economy, American history, foreign policy, and much more. Why won’t Republicans accept things ... Read more

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    Leftover

    by Linda Mooney ...
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    Unabridged

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    Confined in a small shipping container for weeks on end, Taru was starving, dehydrated, and close to death. When she was given the option of remaining in the container until her owner could turn her in for the reward, or being one of fifteen females going to a mining moon to pleasure the drillers who were willing to pay for her services, she chose the latter. At least there was the possibility she ... Read more

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    The Rise of Intelligence from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe

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  • The Search for Life on Mars

    The Greatest Scientific Detective Story of All Time

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