![]() ![]() ![]() We doubt Orwell would be surprised by this turn of events-as he once said, "In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia." And given the state of our modern-day world (and the return of his dystopian classic 1984 to best-seller lists after the 2016 election), it's safe to say his works are as relevant as ever. Whether he was criticizing totalitarian governments, classism, or poverty, his books pointed out ugly-but-important truths about 20th-century life. We also have him to thank for words like “newspeak,” "doublespeak," “Big Brother” and even "bellyfeel."Ī democratic socialist, Orwell never hesitated to express his political beliefs through his writing. Born Eric Arthur Blair in 1903, George Orwell has had a substantial impact on both popular culture and the literary world-you know you've made it when people use your last name as an adjective (see: "Orwelllian"). It's not an exaggeration to say George Orwell books have changed American society as we know it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() With a legendary success like the Beatles, you're dealing with severe levels of scrutiny when it comes to slapping a price tag on any of their products. 20 Rare Vinyl Records With Extreme Value to Look Out For.Marvel Comic Book Values: Which Are Worth the Most?.Most Valuable 45 RPM Records That Will Make Your Head Spin.From little known compilation records to number one albums, all of these Beatles albums and records are worth looking for at the record store and in your grandparent's dusty collection. ![]() And, of course, The Beatles vinyl collection that stretches the 1960s and beyond tops the list of valuable albums you can sell. Some well-preserved albums from top talent can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars to interested collectors and fans around the world. They say that everything sounds better on vinyl, and while playing your favorite double-sided LP over and over again may be great for your ears, it's terrible for your wallet. "That'll Be the Day"/"In Spit of All the Danger" 1958 Record ![]() ![]() In fact, he is most fun to read about when what he is doing is doing good, since he does good without being pious, an unusual mixture. On the Op-Ed page of the Times, he can ornament Paul Krugman or offend William Safire, and he is fun to read about, no matter what he is doing. ![]() Johnson dogmatized in the late eighteenth century, and though Pope still sings for those with ears to hear him, Voltaire still squabbles, a more lifelike sound, and does it everywhere. “No authors ever had so much fame in their own life-time as Pope and Voltaire,” Dr. Voltaire, like God, whom he patronized, is always there. Toad of Toad Hall-a grand bourgeois who was also a dissident. ![]() Voltaire ended up as a cross between Andrei Sakharov and Mr. ![]() ![]() Griffith and the Development of Narrative Form 59Ĥ German Cinema of the Weimar Period, 1919-1929 102ĥ Soviet Silent Cinema and the Theory of Montage, 1917-1931 130ħ The Coming of Sound and Color, 1926-1935 239Ĩ The Sound Film and the American Studio System 274ġ0 Orson Welles and the Modern Sound Film 392ġ1 Wartime and Postwar Cinema: Italy and The United States, 1940-1951 421ġ3 The French New Wave and Its Native Context 516ġ4 New Cinemas in Britain and the English-Speaking Commonwealth 568ġ7 The Former Soviet Union, 1945-Present 781ġ8 Wind from the East: Japan, India, and China 828 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Power Bible : Bible stories to impart wisdom /. A handbook on the Gospel of Matthew / by Barclay M. The Holy Bible : CSB single-column personal size Bible. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.Į S V study Bible : English Standard Version. Confessions / Saint Augustine translated with an introduction and notes by Henry Chadwick. Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.Īugustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Martin Luther : confessor of the faith / Robert Kolb. God’s care and continuance of His church : church history told to young and old / John Vreugdenhil. From Achilles to Christ : why Christians should read the pagan classics / Louis Markos. Mere Christianity : a revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three books Broadcast talks, Christian behaviour, and Beyond personality / C.S. Post Christian : a guide to contemporary thought and culture / Gene Edward Veith Jr. Crossing cultures in scripture : biblical principles for mission practice / Marvin J. The compound effect : multiplying your success, one simple step at a time / Darren Hardy. ![]() ![]() Sometimes provocative, sometimes surprisingly down-to-earth, these candid firsthand accounts come from both psi vampires who feed on energy and sanguine vampires who drink actual blood. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion, and author of The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undeadįor this anthology, vampire Michelle Belanger convinced nearly two dozen real-life vampires to break the code of silence that has kept their fascinating subculture shrouded in secrecy. ![]() An important sourcebook for both the scholar and inquiring public."-J. "Belanger gives empathetic access to an emergent new magical-religious community. ![]() "There's no book available on the vampire culture today with the range, depth, and diversity of Belanger's Vampires in Their Own Words."-Katherine Ramsland, author of Piercing the Darkness and The Science of Vampires ![]() ![]() ![]() The books are organized by age group, and there’s even a bonus suggestion for moms! Young Children Written by Catholic authors, elements of faith (some obvious, some subtle) are woven throughout each storyline. ![]() Here are eight Catholic books for your children to check out this summer. ![]() Since we want our kids to stay engaged in their Faith and keep reading over the summer, why not combine the two with faith-based books? Catholic Summer Books for Kids Libraries and bookstores are on board with this idea, too, and many offer summer reading programs (with incentives) to keep children reading throughout June, July, and August. So we naturally encourage them to keep reading over the summer. As parents, we don’t want our children to forget everything they learned during the school year. ![]() So, as I sift through camp brochures and swim lesson schedules, I wonder how to weave our Catholic Faith into our summer plans. My six children are excited (obviously), and while I appreciate the structure of the school year, I also look forward to slower mornings, less busyness, and an opportunity to linger a little longer.īut as we take a break from routines and homework, I don’t want us to take a break from our Faith. The countdown has begun! With just about one week left of school, summer is right around the corner. ![]() ![]() ![]() The princess is, as much as she can be, on her guard. Still it must have felt at times like the Big Brother house (all those faces famous from the tabloids, the occasional popular eviction)? ![]() Like you would in a little crescent, say.' I wonder if, in the heyday of this odd little corner of London, the residents were all forever in and out of each other's houses, borrowing the inevitable cups of sugar, moaning about the neighbours. Her pedigree cats sidle up to toy with my tape recorder. She casts a spirited, proprietorial eye over the borders. Still, it's Michael's now - at least for the next couple of years until the Queen decides she can no longer stump up for her cousin's rent - so the princess is making the most of it. And then, when Diana lived alone, she entertained here, but she was never much of a gardener. In between times, Charles and Diana moved into the end of their terrace and they had use of the garden, though they did not like it much because it was overlooked by all the other residents, Princess Margaret, the Gloucesters and the rest. ![]() ![]() Located on the south side of the street next to the Cine Twins, it was originally one of the Deuce’s grungiest, most pungent smelling, and most dangerous adult houses. Here is an excerpt from “Chapter 13: Lost in the Roxy”: Simon and Schuster published a Sleazoid Express book. Crackheads were insane in their criminality, while the junkies would just pass out. They became unsafe because of the crack epidemic. If the movie disappointed them, they’d throw things at the screen…. People wanted to get the most bang for their buck. ![]() Certain theaters, like The Ankle, which was across from Port Authority, catered to a more criminal element…. It was a very egalitarian form of entertainment that attracted all sorts - kids cutting school, people on dates, inner-city people escaping the cold or heat. A shoebox theater catered to the adult audience, seated eighty to 200, usually on one floor, and was shaped like a rectangular shoebox…. ![]() They seated several hundred people and played all kinds of films, across genres. ![]() Grind houses were opulent, old-style movie palaces with chandeliers, opera seats and huge screens. ![]() With his wife Michelle Clifford he was the editor of Sleazoid Express, a zine that chronicled the films of the 42nd Street grindhouse scene, which he described in an interview at : Bill Landis, a man who championed the world of underground exploitation moviemaking and exhibition, died this week of a heart attack at 49. ![]() ![]() Part of Perel’s charm is the nimbleness with which she assigns responsibility without condemning anyone outright. ![]() I can’t be the only conveniently elastic reader who’s been unfaithful but always identifies with the partner who hasn’t, and Perel’s book draws out the dynamic behind this intellectually incoherent impulse. Through her formidable elegance, Perel manages to infuse some dignity into the pettiness of most betrayals: the unconvincing lies both parties tell and permit the self-delusions (again, on each side) the flagrant, gratuitous gestures of disrespect (fucking a third party in the marital bed, say, or letting a girlfriend wear a piece of the wife’s clothing). The State of Affairs is packed with such sage insights into the disappointing human heart. ![]() |