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Rarità in vinile Lp 33 giri, solo per veri esperti
Pezzi originali ormai introvabili: 9 opere in vinile che racchiudono 20 Lp in buono stato di conservazione, si vendono in blocco ad € . Bach: Concerti Brandeburghesi (serie Igrandi musicisti - Fratelli Fabbri Editori) box 3 Lp 2. Verdi: Cori e danze da opere 3. Gino Bechi Show 4. Luciano Virgili: Canzoni del passato 5. Beniamino Gigli: 'Na sera 'e maggio Canzoni napoletane (La Voce del Padrone ITA) Cat. n. QELP Laminated cover NM/EX 6. Patty: Concerto per patty Disco LP 33 giri, , ARC / Rca italiana, piper records, ALPS , italia, vinyl VG, 7. Carosello di successo 10 Lp della storica RCA Carosello di Successi: 10 stupendi Lp ormai introvabili, in buono stato, lo scatolo esterno non c'è più ma i dischi sono nella loro custodia originale. Titoli: - il meglio di Gianni Morandi - il meglio di Rita Pavone -il meglio dei Rokes - il meglio di Dalida - per ballare - grandi temi da grandi films - per sognare - tutti i cantautori - parata di successi - al piper club/rhythm & blues 8. I tesori della musica: Selezione dal Reader's Digest - prodotto dalla RCA nel Lp di musica classica mai ascoltato - sul retro recensione di Pierre Hiegel 9. Un disco per l'estate : con Rob Fogù e il suo complesso cantano: Alina - Sergio Tidei - Lucy Pat - Daniela Chiodi - Maurizio e Rob Fogù descrizione personale... Per tutto il lotto si richiedono € , comprese le spese di imballaggio e spedizione. Per altre foto mi contatti.
The New Renaissance: Computers and the Next Level of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robertson, Douglas S., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The electronic computer, argues Douglas Robertson, is the most important invention in the history of technology, if not all history It has already set off an information explosion that has changed many facets of civilization beyond recognition. These changes have ushered in nothing less than the dawn of a new level of civilization. In The New Renaissance, Robertson offers an important historical perspective on the computer revolution, by comparing it to three earlier landmarks of human development--language, writing, and printing. We see how these three inventions changed how we capture, store, and distribute information, and how each thereby triggered an information explosion that transformed society, ushering in a new civilization utterly unlike anything before. But history has never seen a revolution on the scale of the one being sparked by computers today. What can we expect from the most important technological breakthrough in human history? Robertson lays out possible scenarios regarding transformations in science and mathematics, education, language, the arts, and everyday life. School children, for instance, will forsake pencil and paper for keyboard and calculator, much as their forebears forsook clay tablets and abaci for pencil and paper. In films, the computer simulations of Jurassic Park could be eclipsed by "synthespians," artificial actors indistinguishable from living ones. Whether one is a computer enthusiast, a popular science buff, or simply someone fascinated by the future, The New Renaissance provides a breathtaking peek at the magnitude of changes we can expect as the full power of computers is unleashed.
Decoder Tele System TS HD Twin Tuner
Decoder Tele System HD Twin Tuner. Pensato per la ricezione dei segnali in alta definizione, il Ricevitore TS HD permette di ricevere trasmissioni televisive con una qualità audio video superlativa grazie all'uscita HDMI di cui è dotato. Grazie al doppio tuner, collegando una memoria esterna attraverso la porta USB posta sul pannello frontale, potrai registrare il tuo programma preferito mentre ne guardi un altro. Inoltre il decoder si trasforma in lettore multimediale multiformato per riprodurre i tuoi video o films preferiti. La scansione automatica dei nuovi canali (AUTOSCAN), il sistema LCN (Logical Channel Number) e la guida elettronica dei programmi (EPG) completano le caratteristiche di questo decoder.Con telecomando, scatola, manuale uso.Condizioni ottime.Euro 25. Possibile spedizione. NO SMS Scheda Tecnica. Ricevitore Digitale Terrestre Doppio-Tuner ad Alta Definizione (HD) Video HD/SD MPEG-2/MPEG-4(H.264), risoluzione/upscaling fino a p (via HDMI) Audio MPEG Layer I e II, AAC+ (HE-AAC v1), Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Down-mix Stereo Menu OSD chiaro ed intuitivo canali memorizzabili Ordinamento Canali Automatico LCN Guida Elettronica ai Programmi (EPG) Televideo e Sottotitoli Liste Canali Favoriti Programmazione Timer Registrazione (PVR) e TimeShift via USB Lettore Multimediale via USB Aggiornamento software via etere (OTA) / USB Ricerca automatica nuovi canali (AUTOSCAN) Uscita A/V Digiltale HDMI v1.2 Uscita A/V SCART TV (video: RGB/CVBS, audio: L+R) Uscita Audio Digitale S/PDIF CoassialeI Porta USB frontale Telecomando
Franz Waxman's Rebecca: A Film Score Guide
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Neumeyer, David / Platte, Nathan, PUBLISHER: Scarecrow Press, Upon his arrival in Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock began work on his first American film, an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier s best-selling novel. Produced by David O. Selznick and featuring compelling performances by Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, and Judith Anderson, Rebecca became one of Hitchcock s most successful films. It was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and received the Oscar for Best Picture, the only Hitchcock work to be so honored. Without question, one of the reasons for the film s success is its ninety minutes of dramatic musical underscoring by Franz Waxman. In Franz Waxman s Rebecca: A Film Score Guide, David Neumeyer and Nathan Platte situate the score for this classic work within the context of the composer s life and career. Beginning with Waxman s early training and professional experience as a jazz musician and film-music arranger-orchestrator in Berlin, the authors also recount the composer s work in the music department at MGM between and . During this period, Waxman was loaned out to Selznick International Pictures and wrote the music for Rebecca. Through manuscript and archival research, Neumeyer and Platte untangle the threads of the film s complicated music production process, which was strongly influenced by Selznick s habit of micromanaging music choices and placement. This volume concludes with a thematic analysis and reading of the score that incorporates commentary on scenes and cues. The first book devoted to the music of a single film by this great composer from Hollywood s golden age, Franz Waxman s Rebecca: A Film Score Guide will be of interest to musicologists and film scholars, as well as fans of Alfred Hitchcock and Franz Waxman.
30 LP 33 giri e 6 45 giri
Canzoni di artisti italiani come Mango (Sirtaki) Baglioni (Strada Facendo) Vendi tti (Benvenuti in Paradiso) Carboni... Cocciante R. (La grande avventura) (Il mare dei papaveri) (I momenti dell'amore) (Quando si vuole bene) Decrescenzo... Festival Bar 83, Vetrina di hit parade vol.2, Dedicato a Napoli (Una lunga storia d'autore) con grandi personaggi della musica come Mina,F.Leali,Albano,C.Villa,ecc... Artisti stranieri come George Benson () Anita Baker (Compotitions) Christopher Cross(another page)Julio Iglesias (sono un pirata,sono un signore) artisti come napoletani come Sergio Bruni (le canzoni di napoli) Mario Merola(canzoni 'nziste) musiche da film celebri le piu belle colonne sonore(John Blackinsell Orchestra) colonne sonore da film celebri (The coconados and their hawaiian guitars), Musica per due, La fisarmonica n 1, Le musiche dei grandi films western vol 1vol 2, Non Stop (ROCK AND ROLL), A BLUE SHADOW (e i grandi successi d'oggi), MINI ROSSO (il silenzio) DE'MIS ROUSSOS ''SOUVENIRS'' Poi per quanto riguarda i 6 45 giri Loredana Berte' (acqua) Bruce Springsteen(i 'm on fire) USA for AFRICA M.JACKSON-L RICHIE, Cannonball (RICK DAVIES) SUPERTRAMP, NEW GLORY MY ONLY CHANGE, THE POLICE 1 ROXANNE 2 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE 3 DON'T STANDSO CLOSE TO ME '86 N.B. GLI LP SONO IN PERFETTE CONDIZIONI CON CUSTODIA E COPERTINE PLASTIFICATE VI OFFRO UN BUON USATO. PREZZO 31 LP E 6 45 GIRI A UN PREZZO DI €
Lomography Lomo Compact Automat LC Wide macchina f
Lomography Lomo Compact Automat LC Wide Usata ma in perfette condizioni. Vendo per inutilizzo. Caratteristiche Obiettivo super grandangolare Minigon Ultra-Wide: Progettato appositamente per la LC-Wide; l'obiettivo 17mm Minigon Ultra-Wide realizza delle straordinarie foto super grandangolari. Follia dei formati: Scegli tra formato full, quadrato o half con un semplice click. Classico look Lomografico:L'obiettivo Minigon permette di ottenere un vignettatura superba, una saturazione incredibile e un contrasto particolare Messa a fuoco a zona veloce: Scegli con facilità la giusta distanza di messa a fuoco e avvicinati al tuo soggetto fino a 0.4m. Multiple e lunghe esposizioni semplici da realizzare: Scatta esposizioni mulitiple illimitate e utilizza il cavo di scatto a distanza incluso per lunghe esposizioni semplici da realizzare. Impostazioni ISO tra : Se preferisci rullino con un ISO alto o, al contrario, basso, con la LC-Wide scegli l'impostazione adatta Utilizza rullini 35mm: Utilizza tutti i tipi di rullini 35mm, inclusi color negative, slide, black and white e redscale. SKU lp520int Connessione per attacco remoto Sí Batterie 3x AG13 / LR / SR44 Aperture disponibili automatic f4 to f16 Velocità otturatore Automatic - ? to Lunghezza focale 17mm Avanzamento della pellicola Bina Connessione flash Hot-Shoe Messa a fuoco Messa a fuoco a zona Distanza di messa a fuoco 0.4m - Infinity Contatore di fotogrammi Automatico Materiale Plastica Montaggio treppiede Si Esposimetro Sí Visualizzatore Visualizzatore ottico diretto Categories Fotocamere, Fotocamere Best Seller, Lomo LC-A, Lomo LC-Wide, Fotocamere Premium, Fotocamere 35mm, 15% OFF on Lomography films, The Legendary World of the LCA, Splendide sorprese, Fotocamere analogiche
CD La Bamba,Original Motion Picture Soundtrack '
CD La Bamba,Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Slash .Album 12 Brani: 1 Los Lobos,La Bamba Los Lobos,Come On, Let's Go Written by Ritchie Valens Los Lobos,Ohh! My Head Written by Ritchie Valens Los Lobos,We Belong Together Los Lobos,Framed Los Lobos,Donna Written by Ritchie Valens Howard Huntsberry,Lonely Teardrops Marshall Crenshaw, Crying, Waiting, Hoping Brian Setzer,Summertime Blues Bo Diddley,Who Do You Love Los Lobos,Charlena Los Lobos,Goodnight My Love 3:16.Compact disc Originale SIAE funzionante,copertina e box originale,come da foto pubblicate..Categoria:Colonne sonore Films,latin rock,Soundtrack.Prezzo Euro 5. Per Spedizione in Italia e Repubblica S.Marino, aggiungere Euro 5 al prezzo di vendita per spedizione Raccomandata Tracciabile (consigliata),oppure Euro 2 per Spedizione ordinaria NON TRACCIABILE [Su spedizione NON TRACCIABILE il venditore non è responsabile di eventuali smarrimenti da parte di posteitaliane](Tutte le spedizioni possono comprendere più quantità di prodotti con peso fino 2 Kg).Su ogni spedizione tracciabile si rilascia sempre,codice tracciabilità.Pagamenti con Paypal* o altro metodo(Chiedi info). *N.B:Escludere da ogni eventuale addebito il venditore durante la fase di pagamento se si decide di pagare con Paypal(Effettuare pagamenti a Spese Zero,come "amici/parenti" oppure sostenere le spese di pagamento a carico dell'acquirente[3,4% dell'intero importo + 0,35 Euro di costo fisso Paypal].Si consiglia di comunicare proprio account,per poter emettere richiesta di pagamento Paypal comprensiva di spese).Gradito messaggio sms o Whatsapp se non rispondo immediatamente al mio contatto telefonico.
Films Super 8 sonoro
Vendo la mia collezione di film sonori Super 8 ed alcuni muti normal 8, tutti ben conservati nelle confezioni originali dell'epoca. Ecco l'elenco: Mezzogiorno di fuoco bn 3x120m Techno film Antologia di Charlot bn 3x120m Techno film La storia del generale Custer (di Raoul Walsh-integrale) bn 6x120m Techno film UFO: il tempo si è fermato (UFO 3) col 1x120m Techno film Apollo mission col 3x60m Techno film Superman: il giapponese e il raggio del sonno col 1x60m Techno film Per un pugno di dollari col 3x120m Euro film Igloo uno, operazione Delgado col 3x120m Universal Cine Roma King Kong () bn 3x102m Universal Cine Roma Galaxy Horror col 3x120m Universal Cine Roma Tarzan re della foresta col 3x60m Alba film Guerre Stellari () col 3x60m IE international Arriva Sabata... col 3x120m Sagittarius Super 8 L'arciere di fuoco (con Giuliano Gemma) col 4x120m Super 8 System D'Artagnan contro i tre moschettieri col 2x120m Argon Film Roma L'isola misteriosa col 1x180m Columbia Pictures Missione pericolosa da:"L'isola del tesoro" col 1x60m Walt Disney cinecasa ELENCO FILM SUPER 8 / normal 8 muto Steamboat Willie bn 1x60m Walt Disney cinecasa The Defiant Virginian bn 1x60m Castle Film Il Sudista da "Un dollaro bucato" col 1x60m Euro Film Pony Express bn 1x60m Film Office Charlot dans le parc bn 1x60m Film Office Charlot campione del ring bn 1x60m Gaf film Laurel e Hardy legionari bn 1x60m Techno Film Gatto Silvestro: un topo in giardino col 1 Techno Film Tarzan: agguato sul fiume col 1x60m Techno Film Tarzan: col 1x60m Techno Film Rapito sul mare da:"Kidnapped" col 1x60m Walt Disney cinecasa Top Cat fights a duel bn - n8 1x60m Columbia Pictures Antenati:indianrockopolis 500 bn - n8 1x60m Columbia Pictures Antenati: no biz like show biz bn - n8 1x60m Columbia Pictures Cedo in blocco per Totale € , o anche pezzi singoli.
Raro disco vinile lp 33 giri " le piu belle colonn
VENDO RARO DISCO VINILE LP 33 GIRI " LE PIU BELLE COLONNE SONORE MUSICHE DA FILMS CELEBRI. VOL.2" CONTIENE: A1 Goldfinger Written-By - Newley*, Barry*, Bricusse*3:07 A2 Thunderball Written-By - Black*, Barry*2:32 A3 From Russia With Love Written-By - Bart*3:29 A4(A Man Alone) The Ipcress Files Written-By - Barry*3:29 A5 Lawrence Of Arabia Written-By - Jarre* 2:53 A6 I Spy Written-By - E. Hagen* 2:21 B1 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Written-By - Goldschmith* 2:29 B2 Man From Trush Written-By - Schifrin*2:35 B3 Our Man Flint Written-By - Gosmith*3:09 B4 The Cardinal Written-By - Moros* 4:34 B5 The Spy Who Came From The Cold Written-By - Kaplan 2:36 B6 Judith Written-By - Shuman*, Marnay*, Raplan* ATTENZIONE! LA VENDITA VIENE EFFETTUATA NELLA FORMULA VISTA E PIACIUTA PAGAMENTI: BONIFICO,POSTAGIRO E CARTA SPEDIZIONE: LA SPEDIZIONE VIENE EFFETTUATA TRAMITE PACCO ORDINARIO VELOCE E SICURA (POSTE ITALIANE)A 9 EURO QUALSIASI QUANTITATIVO FINO A 20 KILI RITIRO A ORTA DI ATELLA GRATIS CERCO DI ESSERE MOLTO PRECISO NELLE DESCRIZONI; INSERISCO LE FOTO CHE DANNO FEDE. TUTTO QUESTO PER EVITARE CONTESTAZIONI A TRANSAZIONE AVVENUTA. STESSO MOTIVO PER IL QUALE INVITO CHI VOLESSE AVERE ULTERIORI CHIARIMENTI SULLE CONDIZIONI DEGLI OGGETTI A CONTATTARMI SENZA ALCUN PROBLEMA... SONO DISPONIBILE AD INVIARE FOTO PIU' DETTAGLIATE A CHI E' INTERESSATO, NELL'INTERESSE DI UNA VENDITA SERIA ED ONESTA... GRAZIE PER LA COLLABORAZIONE PS vai sulla categoria "MUSICA E FILM" LOCALITA' CAMPANIA IL COMUNE INSERISCI "ORTA DI ATELLA "CE" dovrebbero uscire tutti quelli messi in vendita da me.
Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Laderman, Gary, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Though it has often been passionately criticized--as fraudulent, exploitative, even pagan--the American funeral home has become nearly as inevitable as death itself, an institution firmly embedded in our culture. But how did the funeral home come to hold such a position? What is its history? And is it guilty of the charges sometimes leveled against it? In Rest in Peace, Gary Laderman traces the origins of American funeral rituals, from the evolution of embalming techniques during and after the Civil War and the shift from home funerals to funeral homes at the turn of the century, to the increasing subordination of priests, ministers, and other religious figures to the funeral director throughout the twentieth century. In doing so he shows that far from manipulating vulnerable mourners, as Jessica Mitford claimed in her best-selling The American Way of Death (), funeral directors are highly respected figures whose services reflect the community's deepest needs and wishes. Indeed, Laderman shows that funeral directors generally give the people what they want when it is time to bury our dead. He reveals, for example, that the open casket, often criticized as barbaric, provides a deeply meaningful moment for friends and family who must say goodbye to their loved one. But he also shows how the dead often come back to life in the popular imagination to disturb the peace of the living. Drawing upon interviews with funeral directors, major historical events like the funerals of John F. Kennedy and Rudolf Valentino, films, television, newspaper reports, proposals for funeral reform, and other primary sources, Rest in Peace cuts through the rhetoric to show us the reality--and the real cultural value--of the American funeral.
Super8 Pellicole Film Super 8
Vendo le seguenti pellicole Super8: La partita del secolo(Walt Disney), Calimero(Avo Film), Remi - Remigio impara a suonare l'arpa(Avo Film in edizione cinematografica), La Sconfitta di Geronimo(2 Bobine), I Conquistatori della Luna - Episodio n.4, Braccio di Ferro -L'Accalappia Cani, The Flintstones - Indianrockopolis 500, Cartoons for Home Films, Bambi si Innamora(Walt Disney), Topolino - Steamboat Willie(Walt Disney), Gatto Silvestro - Una Peste Inattesa, Zorro Smascherato(Walt Disney), Le Avventure di Rin Tin Tin - Soldato Rusty, Il Misterioso Dottor Syn(Walt Disney), Robin Hood nella Foresta di Sherwood(Walt Disney), Rapito Sul Mare(Walt Disney Kidnapped), l Principe e il Drago(Walt Disney), Stanlio e Ollio - La Nave Stregata, Stanli e Ollio - Serenate di Trombone, Kung Fu Flagello Cinese - Episodio 1, Charlie Chaplin - La guerra agli Zingari, Stanlio e Ollio - Una Notte di Guai, Remi - Remi e Kapi fuggono dalla Prigione(Avo Film), Pinocchio - La Nascita di Pinocchio(Walt Disney), Gli Aristogatti e Scat Cat(Walt Disney), I Tre Caballeros(Walt Disney), Le Avventure di Pinocchio - La Nascita di Pinocchio(Argon Film), Le Avventure di Pinocchio - Pinocchio Contro Mangiafuoco(Argon Film), Topolino Mighty Mouse - I Gatti Rapitori, Sandokan - La Furia di Sandokan(2), Sandokan - La Battaglia di Mompracem, Sandokan - La Fuga di Sandokan, Ringo il Cavaliere Solitario - L'Agente della Pinkerton, Tamburi Lontani - Assalto Alla Fortezza, Tamburi Lontani - Florida Missione Segreta, Braccio di Ferro - Il Faro Lampeggiante, Heckle and Jeckle - I Cacciatori di Taglie, Gatto Silvestro, Paperino - Paperino non ha Tranquillità, Stanlio e Ollio - Spaccalegna, Deputy Dawg - Elezioni Burrascose, Stanlio e Ollio - Pescatori, Paperino - Donald Duck's Dilemmas(Walt Disney), Ficken In Boutiquen(V.M. euro, The Orgy(V.M. euro, La Furia di Tarzan 2, Stanlio e Ollio - Banana Magica, Panorama Motoristico USA. Prezzo: euro cadauno(salvo dove specificato).
Films e Manga in VHS
Vendo vasta collezione di film e cartoni amimati Giapponesi quasi tutti in italiano. Sono tutte cassette originali e in buone condizioni. Vorrei vendere in blocco. Hurricane Polimar - Yamato Video - 7 cassette Robotech - Yamato Video - 18 cassette Lamù Forever - Yamato Video Lamù Sei sempre il mio tesoruccio - Yamato Video Lamù Boy Meets Girl - Yamato Video Lamù Only you - Yamato Video Lamù Remember my love - Yamato Video Lamù Beautiful Dreamer - Yamato Video Macross the movie - Yamato Video Una tomba per le lucciole - Yamato Video Yuyu Hakusho i guerrieri dell'inferno - Yamato Video Appleseed - Yamato Video Devilman La genesi - Manga Video (Granata press) Devilman L'arpia Silen - Manga Video (Granata press) Devilman La genesi - Dynamic Video Macross Plus vol. 1 - Manga Video Ghost in The Shell - Manga Video Il Grande Mazinga contro Getter Robot - Dynamic Video Tekkaman il Cavaliere dello spazio Vol. 1, 3 e 4 - Dynamic Video Daitarn 3 Versione rimasterizzata vol. 3, 8, 9 e 10 Kyashan vol. 1 - Center Video (edicola) Lupin III Il castello di Cagliostro - Cartoons Collector (edicola) Tekkaman il Cavaliere dello spazio vol. 1 - Center Tv (edicola) Il signore degli anelli cartone animato - Warner Bros I cavalieri dello zodiaco contro Ares - Eden Cartoons (edicola) South Park Il Film - Warner Bros Batman w mr. Freeze Subzero - Warner Bros Batman & Robin Poison Ivy - Warner Bros Batman & Robin mr. Freeze - Warner Bros Doomed Megalopolis The Demon City INGLESE - Manga Video Doomed Megalopolis Disaster INGLESE - Manga Video Wing of Honneamise INGLESE - Manga Video Plastic Little INGLESE - Kiseki Riding Bean GIAPPONESE sub. INGLESE - Animeigo Porco Rosso SPAGNOLO - Anime Video Totoro SPAGNOLO - Anime Video Mani di Fata - Mondadori Video Saxofone - Ricordi Video Per Amare Ofelia - Skorpion video Zucchero miele e peperoncino - Nocturno Prestami tua moglie - Avo Film Tre uomini e una gamba - Medusa Giù la Testa - L'unità Dream Theater 5 years in a Livetime - Warner Music Video
The Count of Monte Cristo
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dumas, Alexandre / Sante, Luc, PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble, "The Count of Monte Cristo," by Alexandre Dumas, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. "Barnes & Noble Classics "pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Dashing young Edmond Dantes has everything. He is engaged to a beautiful woman, is about to become the captain of a ship, and is well liked by almost everyone. But his perfect life is shattered when he is framed by a jealous rival and thrown into a dark prison cell for 14 years. The greatest tale of betrayal, adventure, and revenge ever written, "The Count of Monte Cristo" continues to dazzle readers with its thrilling and memorable scenes, including Dantes's miraculous escape from prison, his amazing discovery of a vast hidden treasure, and histransformation into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo-a man whose astonishing thirst for vengeance is as cruel as it is just. Luc Sante is the author of "Low Life," "Evidence," and "The Factory of Facts," He teaches writing and the history of photography at Bard College.
Blu-Ray ORIGINALI Film TV Serie Steelbook Digibook
BLU-RAY ORIGINALI Per info su prezzi/condizioni contattatemi COFANETTI BLU-RAY Arma Letale 1-4 Avatar, extended edition - collector edition 3 Blu-ray Clint Eastwood Boxset - 5 BluRay - American Sniper,J.Edgar,Hereafter,Invictus,Gran Torino Frozen Planet - The Complete Series I Griffin - Trilogyy I Guerrieri - 4 Film Epici Da Collezione ( A.C., Troy Director's Cut, Scontro di Titani ) Il Padrino Trilogia (The Godfather Trilogy) Il Signore degli Anelli - La Trilogia Extended Edition 6 Blu-ray+9Dvd Indiana Jones - The Complete Adventures James Dean - Ultimate Collector's Edition Planet Earth - Special Edition [Blu-ray][Region Free] Rambo - La Trilogia Ritorno al Futuro - La Trilogia Smokin' Aces/ Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball The Matrix/Matrix Reloaded/Matrix Revolutions The Ultimate Bourne Collection BLU-RAY DIGIBOOK Coco avant chanel JFK: Director's Cut Intrigo internazionale - North by Northwest BLU-RAY STEELBOOK Aladdin (Zavvi OOP) American Gangster [Blu-ray] American Hustle - L'Apparenza Inganna (METAL BOX) Apocalypse Now - Special Edition Apollo 13 Avatar: Limited Edition Steelbook + BOOK + T-SHIRT Balla coi Lupi - Dances with wolves [Blu-ray] Band of Brothers [6 Blu-ray] Caccia a Ottobre Rosso Carlito's Way Cars - Steelbook Casino Cattivissimo Me Cloverfield Contraband Deja Vu Eagle Eye Equalizer Fast & Furious 5 Fast & Furious 6 Fast and Furious - L'intégrale 5 films [Blu-ray] Finding Nemo Best Buy Steelbook VUOTA Forrest Gump Gangster Squad Goodfellas - Quei bravi ragazzi Green Zone Limited Edition Home Hulk - Limited Quersteelbook I Am Legend - Premium Collection Io Robot Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy L'alba del pianeta delle scimmie Lawless Le Hobbit: un voyage inattendu Le Iene - Reservoir Dogs (METAL GAS CAN) Life of Pi Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Giuseppe de Santis
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vitti, Antonio / Lawton, Ben, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, One of the founding fathers of the Neo-realist movement and a Communist dedicated to populist filmmaking, Guiseppe De Santis (b. ) has been a significant force in Italian cinema. In spite of his crucial contribution De Santis has received little critical recognition and his work has been largely excluded from the canon of traditional cinematic teaching. In this first book-length study of De Santis, Antonio Vitti explores the filmmaker's life and work, and addresses why he has been marginalized as a result of the politics of critical reception in Italian cinema and within the academy. Through critical analysis of such films as Riso amaro (Bitter Rice), Non c'? pace tra gli ulivi (No Peace Among the Olives), and Cesta Duga Godinu Dana (The One-Year-Long Road), Vitti offers an informative profile of a director who refused to compromise what were often unpopular political and aesthetic principles. De Santis emerged as a strong opponent of government censorship in Fascist Italy and strove throughout his career to remain faithful to his political objectives: to create a genuine popular narrative voice, and to offer, through filmmaking, a form of entertainment for the masses and a means of promoting social and political change. At the same time, possessed of considerable technical abilities and a passion for formalized beauty and sensuality, De Santis resisted the rigid rules for socio-realistic representation dictated by the Soviet Union. He conformed neither to the mainstream nor to the leftist critical expectations of his day. He anticipated, in his own critical approach, the direction of contemporary film theory, and focused on the role of the medium itself as a means of mass communication and a repository of collective imagination. Vitti draws on his extensive personal interviews with De Santis as well as on the latter's previously unpublished writings. This volume captures the intelligence, passion, aesthetic flair, and occasionally fiery temperament of this important filmmaker.
Selling Seattle: Representing Contemporary Urban America
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lyons, James, PUBLISHER: Wallflower Press, Starbucks, Microsoft, Amazon.com, World Trade Organization, the grunge music of such groups as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden -- all are synonymous with Seattle, Washington, as well as ubiquitous symbols of American culture. "Selling Seattle" is the first book to examine the impact of this city on contemporary culture and to account for the city's rapid rise to fame and influence over the last decade. Relying on current debates in various disciplines -- from urban geography and interrogations of economic and cultural globalization to cinema and media studies -- James Lyons looks closely at the city's representation in film, television, journalism, and literature to show how it became a symbol of urban desire and fantasy in the s. Seattle's rise to prominence can be understood within the context of the city's fluctuating fortunes throughout its history. The Yukon gold rush of made the city an economic center, yet the aftermath of World War I and America's first general strike left the city in economic stagnation. Though it was a mixed success, the World's Fair endowed Seattle with a heightened profile, including those new icons of urban legibility, the Monorail and the Space Needle. Then grunge music on the one hand and such high-profile films as "Sleepless in Seattle" () and "Disclosure" () on the other, while sending seemingly contradictory messages, successfully sold the city as a vibrant, trend-setting urban locale. Such an unpredictable history, coupled with widescale economic and social restructuring in America's urban centers, underscores Lyons'argument that Seattle's ascent islinked to anxieties about the fate of the contemporary American city. From the land of opportunity to no-man's-land to media darling and urban mecca, Seattle is at once the quintessential American city and a city like no other. "Selling Seattle" is an eye-opening exploration for anyone seeking to understand the contemporary American city and the powerful trends that shape the urban landscape and its place in the popular imagination.
Benny e Omar, Eoin Colfer, JUNIOR MONDADORI 1^ Ed
Eoin Colfer Benny e Omar traduzione di Carola Proto illustrazioni di Paolo Martinello JUNIOR MONDADORI 1^ edizione Collana diretta da Francesca Lazzarato Copertina morbida illustrata con alette, legatura editoriale, pagine 258, formato cm. 13X20,5. STATO DI CONSERVAZIONE: NUOVO Eoin Colfer (Wexford, 14 maggio ) è uno scrittore irlandese. È stato insegnante per quindici anni e ha vissuto in vari paesi (Tunisia, Italia e Arabia Saudita). Dopo anni passati all'estero è tornato a stabilirsi nella sua città natale. Ha iniziato a scrivere fin da ragazzo, preparando la trama di alcune commedie (costringendo i compagni a recitarle); il primo successo è arrivato con Benny e Omar, ma ha acquisito una certa notorietà solo dopo la pubblicazione della serie di libri Artemis Fowl. Attualmente la casa di produzione Miramax Films sta realizzando un film tratto dalla serie. Nel vince il Premio Cento con La lista dei desideri. Nel settembre del gli è stato dato l'incarico di scrivere il sesto volume della serie della Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti, ideata dallo scomparso Douglas Adams. E un'altra cosa... è stato dato alle stampe nell'ottobre del in coincidenza con il trentesimo anniversario dalla prima edizione della Guida. TRAMA Benny ha 12 anni e un carattere difficile; la sua vita viene sconvolta quando il padre viene trasferito in Tunisia per lavoro. Omar è un orfano che vive di espedienti e parla un strano inglese imparato dalla TV. Diventano presto amici di scorribande. Ma Omar ha anche bisogno d'aiuto per un'impresa difficile: vuole salvare la sorellina che è tenuta prigioniera in un ospedale psichiatrico. Spese di spedizione Euro 2 con posta prioritaria "piego di libri", opportunamente protetto in custodia di cellofan e inviato dentro apposita busta postale imbottita a bolle d'aria. Pagamento: Poste Italiane Bonifico Bancario Vaglia Postale
The Turn of the Screw, the Aspern Papers and Two Stories
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Henry, Jr. / Sweet, David L., PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble Classics, "The Turn of the Screw, The Aspern Papers and Two Stories," by Henry James, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. "Barnes & Noble Classics "pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Joseph Conrad once said of his friend Henry James, "As is meet for a man of his descent and tradition, Mr. James is the historian of fine consciences." As it turns out, James was also incredibly gifted at writing exceptional ghost stories. This collection-including ""The Beast in the Jungle"" and ""The Jolly Corner""-features James's finest supernatural tales, along with criticism, a discussion of the legacies of James's writing, and provocative study questions. David L. Sweet is a professor of American and comparativeliterature at The American University in Cairo. He has also taught at Princeton, The City University of New York, The American University of Paris, and Columbia University, where he received his doctorate in Comparative Literature. His book "Savage Sight/Constructed Noise: Poetic Adaptations of Painterly Techniques in the French and American Avant-Gardes" will be published next year by the University of North Carolina.
Stock di dischi in vinile Lp 33 giri composto da N
Vendo stock di dischi in vinile Lp 33 giri composto da N°52 album, alcuni doppio Lp. di musica leggera e popolare italiana, degli anni '-inizi anni '80, tutti in ottimo stato di conservazione, sia per quanto riguarda il disco che per le custodie. Ecco alcuni artisti e titoli: o Serenate celebri con i Mandolini Napoletani di Eduardo Alfieri (Durium ) o Angela Luce vol. 2 Hello ed musicali Rondinella o Luciano Virgili, Non dimenticar le mie parole EMI o Luciano Tajoli, Balocchi e profumi, AlphaRecords o Iva Zanicchi, Le mie canzoni, Ri-Fi Records o Le più belle colonne sonore, musiche da films celebri, vol. 1, disco Joker Ricchi e Poveri, Profili musicali Autori e interpreti della canzone italiana, Profili musicali Matia Bazar Christian, Piccola incosciente, Polygram, Ospiti di varietà, ed. musicali Ri-Fi Tempo di Tango, Silvio Aureli e la sua Fisorchestra, Rcs Raffaella Carrà, Applauso, CBS Successi , grandi successi italiani del ed. Cetra Firenze mia, Mauro De Gregorio, ed. Capitan Aggiungi un posto a tavola, Garinei e Giovannini musiche di Armando Trovajoli, CGD doppio album Anonimo Veneziano, musiche di Stelvio Cipriani, RCA o Sanremo il Festival , Record Bazar o Un disco per l'estate , CGD o Festivalbar '84, CGD o -Sanremo , CBS o Gran finale a Sanremo con Raymond Lefevre, ed. Riviera o Sanremo 70, ed. Fonit-Cetra ...e molti altri! Stock imperdibile ad un prezzo imbattibile! Ed in più.. "Stasera ballo liscio!" Cofanetto 10 Lp Cofanetto di 10 Lp 33 giri in vinile della selezione Reader's Digest. In perfetto stato di conservazione, per quanto riguarda gli album, il cofanetto in cartonato rigido è in ottimo stato. Tutte le più belle musiche da ballo liscio eseguite dalle più grandi orchestre italiane, oltre 120 brani! Contattare per altre foto. Solo scambio a mano su San severo e paesi limitrofi.
Blu-Ray ORIGINALI Film TV Serie Steelbook Digibook
BLU-RAY ORIGINALI Per info su prezzi/condizioni contattatemi COFANETTI BLU-RAY 9 (Nine) Limited Edition Arma Letale 1-4 Avatar, extended edition - collector edition 3 Blu-ray Christopher Nolan Collection - 12 BluRay - 8 Film (Interstellar, Cavaliere Oscuro Trilogia, Inception, The Prestige, Insomnia, Memento) Clint Eastwood Boxset - 5 BluRay - American Sniper,J.Edgar,Hereafter,Invictus,Gran Torino Frozen Planet - The Complete Series I Griffin - Trilogyy I Guerrieri - 4 Film Epici Da Collezione ( A.C., Troy Director's Cut, Scontro di Titani ) Il Padrino Trilogia (The Godfather Trilogy) Il Signore degli Anelli - La Trilogia Extended Edition 6 Blu-ray+9Dvd Indiana Jones - The Complete Adventures James Dean - Ultimate Collector's Edition Planet Earth - Special Edition [Blu-ray][Region Free] Rambo - La Trilogia Ritorno al Futuro - La Trilogia Smokin' Aces/ Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball The Matrix/Matrix Reloaded/Matrix Revolutions The Ultimate Bourne Collection BLU-RAY DIGIBOOK Coco avant chanel JFK: Director's Cut Intrigo internazionale - North by Northwest BLU-RAY STEELBOOK Aladdin (Zavvi OOP) American Gangster [Blu-ray] American Hustle - L'Apparenza Inganna (METAL BOX) Apocalypse Now - Special Edition Apollo 13 Avatar: Limited Edition Steelbook + BOOK + T-SHIRT Balla coi Lupi - Dances with wolves [Blu-ray] Band of Brothers [6 Blu-ray] Caccia a Ottobre Rosso Carlito's Way Cars - Steelbook Casino Cattivissimo Me Cloverfield Contraband Deja Vu Eagle Eye Equalizer Fast & Furious 5 Fast & Furious 6 Fast and Furious - L'intégrale 5 films [Blu-ray] Finding Nemo Best Buy Steelbook VUOTA Forrest Gump Gangster Squad Goodfellas - Quei bravi ragazzi Green Zone Limited Edition Home Hulk - Limited Quersteelbook I Am Legend - Premium Collection Io Robot Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy L'alba del pianeta delle scimmie Lawless Le Hobbit: un voyage inattendu Le Iene - Reservoir Dogs (METAL GAS CAN) Life of Pi Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Schoolyard Ecology
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrett, Katharine / Willard, Carolyn, PUBLISHER: Great Explorations in Math & Science (Gems), In this series of outdoor, life-science investigations for grades 3-6, the schoolyard, is the environment to be investigated. Many ecological, environmental, and life science concepts are explored. Students learn biological sampling techniques; mapping and related mathematical skills are developed. In addition to temporarily collecting samples in "shake boxes," investigations focus on ants and spiders, and can be extended in many directions. Students learn that a bush may be home to a "community" of interacting plants and animals. Based on their observations and findings, students select a small area as their favorite location. Environmental writing about their favorite locations crowns the closing activity. This guide is designed to spark student curiosity about the patterns and interactions in nature, beginning with their immediate environment-the schoolyard. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction Time Frame Activity 1 Exploring the Schoolyard Study Area Activity 2 Finding and Observing Spiders Tales from the Web Activity 3 Discovering Animal Communities Activity 4 Tracking Ants Activity 5 Special Study Sites Behind the Scenes Guide to small Common Schoolyard Animals Spider Web Identification key Resources Assessment Suggestions Literature Connections Summary Outlines "In this era of hype about hands-on activities, the school yard is too often given short shrift, except for occasional nature walks.... The book, a product of a team effort, underwent extensive tryout and review by teachers and specialists, and it shows."-"Science Books & Films," August/September "Overall this is a very thorough presentation of five excellentecological activities for children. This is the way science should be taught. The investigations encourage children to learn by "doing" and to discover for themselves how organisms interact with each other and their environment. The activities are also invaluable because they foster in children an appreciation and stewardship for other living things. If they can be taught to value spiders and ants, the rest will be easy."-"The American Biology Teacher," May
Musicassette originali
Musicassette originali, in buono stato, causa inutilizzo vendo. 1 euro l'una, 3x2 Zona di consegna Centro (San Lorenzo, Matteotti, De Ferrari) ------------------- C.Baglioni "Gira che ti rigira amore bello" Re Leone Disney I Sanremini "I successi dello Zecchino" H.Ségara "Femme" "Les plus belles chansons de Notre Dame de Paris" Dire Straits "Communiqué" CDion "Best" "F.Mannoia 2" Mia Martini "E' la musica che gira intorno" "Aladdin" "La Storia infinita 2" A.Bocelli "Bocelli" "Passion of Percussion-Darbuka sololari" "L.Van Beethoven Tre Sonate famose: Chiaro di Luna-Appassionata-Patetica" Pf. Rudolf Serkin "J.S. Bach. Concerto per 2 clavicembali e orch.d'archi in do+ BWV "- Concerto epr clavicembalo e orch. D'archi in Mi+ BWV "G.P.Telemann Suite in Fa+ per 2 corni,2 vl. e basso continuo - Suite in Mib+ "La Lyra" per archi e continuo "Le grandi pagine della chitarra2-Concerto di Aranjuez - Chitarra Pablo Aranjuez "Cantafavole Elah - Pinocchio" "Cantafavole Elah - Cappuccetto Rosso" Foreigner "Unusual Heat" Gipsy Kings "Mosaique" Pat Boone "20 lovin'memories" B.Joel "Storm Front" "Fiabe del mondo" Unesco Ofra Haza "Kirya" E.Clapton "The cream of Clapton" "Titanic compilation" Belinda Carlisle "Live your life be free" "Canzoncine da films celebri - La bella e la bestia" "Pavarotti&Friends" "The Platters legend-Golden age" Stephen Schlaks "The best of the best vol.1" T.Chapman "Crossroads" M.Jackson "Bad" Gypsi Kings "Kompas" "I Classici al Cinema Vol.1" "El Talisman, New Latin Sounds. 2" Bryan Adams "Waking up the neighbours" Sting "Ten Summoner's tales" C.Piscina Band "Dal vivo" Garou "Reviens" L.McKennittt "The book of secrets" Ike&Tina Turner "Proud Mary" Carlos Montoya "Aires Flamencos" Pooh "Il colore dei pensieri" I Sanremini "Pomeriggio TV, le più belle sigle" "Gypsy love" "Gypsy fire" M.Jackson "Dangerous " Lionel Richie "Lionel Richie" A.Bocelli "Toscana" Luca Sepe "E il vento farà il resto
Michael Douglas: A Biography
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eliot, Marc, PUBLISHER: Random House USA Inc, A groundbreaking portrait of one of Hollywood's most successful stars, from critically acclaimed and bestselling biographer Marc Eliot Through determination, inventiveness, and charisma, Michael Douglas emerged from the long shadow cast by his movie-legend father, Kirk Douglas, to become his own man and one of the film industry's most formi-dable players. Overcoming the curse of failure that haunts the sons and daughters of Hollywood celebrities, Michael became a sensation when he successfully brought "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, "starring his friend Jack Nicholson, to the screen after numerous setbacks, including his father's own failed attempts to make it happen. This box-office phenomenon won Michael his first Oscar (the film won five total, including Best Picture), an award Kirk hadn't won at the time, and solidified the turbulent, competitive father-son relationship that would shape Michael's career and personal life. In the decades that followed, Michael established a reputation for taking chances on new talent and proj-ects by producing and starring in the hugely successful "Romancing the Stone "and "Jewel of the Nile "movies, while cultivating a multifaceted acting persona--edgy, rebel-lious, and a little dark--in such films as "Wall Street, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, "and "Disclosure. " Yet as his career thrived, Michael's personal life floundered, with an unhappy and tumultuous first mar-riage, rumors of infidelity (especially with leading ladies such as Kathleen Turner), and a headline-grabbing stint in rehab. Rocked by a series of tragedies, including Kirk's strokes, his son Cameron's incarceration, and his own fight against throat cancer, Michael has emerged trium-phant, healthy, and happy in his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones, a Welsh actress twenty-five years his junior, and their new young family. In "Michael Douglas, "Marc Eliot brings into sharp fo-cus this incredible career, complicated personal life, and legendary Hollywood family. Eliot's fascinating portrait of the lows and remarkable highs in Michael's life--in-cluding the thorny yet influential relationship with his father--breaks boundaries in understanding the life and work of a true American film star.
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Musicassette originali in buono stato, causa inutilizzo vendo. 50 cent l'una. Altre registrate, sempre in buono stato 10pz 2 euro. Zona di consegna Centro (San Lorenzo, Matteotti, De Ferrari) ------------------- C.Baglioni "Gira che ti rigira amore bello" Re Leone Disney I Sanremini "I successi dello Zecchino" H.Ségara "Femme" "Les plus belles chansons de Notre Dame de Paris" Dire Straits "Communiqué" CDion "Best" "F.Mannoia 2" Mia Martini "E' la musica che gira intorno" "Aladdin" "La Storia infinita 2" A.Bocelli "Bocelli" "Passion of Percussion-Darbuka sololari" "L.Van Beethoven Tre Sonate famose: Chiaro di Luna-Appassionata-Patetica" Pf. Rudolf Serkin "J.S. Bach. Concerto per 2 clavicembali e orch.d'archi in do+ BWV "- Concerto epr clavicembalo e orch. D'archi in Mi+ BWV "G.P.Telemann Suite in Fa+ per 2 corni,2 vl. e basso continuo - Suite in Mib+ "La Lyra" per archi e continuo "Le grandi pagine della chitarra2-Concerto di Aranjuez - Chitarra Pablo Aranjuez "Cantafavole Elah - Pinocchio" "Cantafavole Elah - Cappuccetto Rosso" Foreigner "Unusual Heat" Gipsy Kings "Mosaique" Pat Boone "20 lovin'memories" B.Joel "Storm Front" "Fiabe del mondo" Unesco Ofra Haza "Kirya" E.Clapton "The cream of Clapton" "Titanic compilation" Belinda Carlisle "Live your life be free" "Canzoncine da films celebri - La bella e la bestia" "Pavarotti&Friends" "The Platters legend-Golden age" Stephen Schlaks "The best of the best vol.1" T.Chapman "Crossroads" M.Jackson "Bad" Gypsi Kings "Kompas" "I Classici al Cinema Vol.1" "El Talisman, New Latin Sounds. 2" Bryan Adams "Waking up the neighbours" Sting "Ten Summoner's tales" C.Piscina Band "Dal vivo" Garou "Reviens" L.McKennittt "The book of secrets" Ike&Tina Turner "Proud Mary" Carlos Montoya "Aires Flamencos" Pooh "Il colore dei pensieri" I Sanremini "Pomeriggio TV, le più belle sigle" "Gypsy love" "Gypsy fire" M.Jackson "Dangerous " Lionel Richie "Lionel Richie" A.Bocelli "Toscana" Luca Sepe "E il vento farà il resto
Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kafka, Franz / Baker, Jason / Freed, Donna, PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble Classics, "The Metamorphosis and Other Stories," by Franz Kafka, is part of the ""Barnes & Noble Classics" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. "Barnes & Noble Classics "pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Franz Kafka is now one of the world's most widely read and discussed authors. His nightmarish novels and short stories have come to symbolize modern man's anxiety and alienation in a bizarre, hostile, and dehumanized world. This vision is most fully realized in Kafka's masterpiece, ""The Metamorphosis,"" a story that is both harrowing and amusing, and a landmark of modern literature. Bringing together some of Kafka's finest work, this collection demonstrates the richness and variety of the author'sartistry. ""The Judgment,"" which Kafka considered to be his decisive breakthrough, and ""The Stoker,"" which became the first chapter of his novel "Amerika," are here included. These two, along with ""The Metamorphosis,"" form a suite of stories Kafka referred to as "The Sons," and they collectively present a devastating portrait of the modern family. Also included are ""In the Penal Colony,"" a story of a torture machine and its operators and victims, and ""A Hunger Artist,"" about the absurdity of an artist trying to communicate with a misunderstanding public. Kafka's lucid, succinct writing chronicles the labyrinthine complexities, the futility-laden horror, and the stifling oppressiveness that permeate his vision of modern life. Jason Baker is a writer of short stories living in Brooklyn, New York.