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"The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions," said Albert Camus. And philosopher Woody Allen has wondered: "How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?" Claims about what gives life meaning have not only been analyzed by philosophers but by the primary mythmakers in contemporary culture: Hollywood filmmakers.
Movies and the Meaning of Life shows how a wide variety of films have tackled — to sometimes hilarious, sometimes surprisingly pointed effect — the same questions that have obsessed the deep thinkers. These essays draw on such sources as The Truman Show and Contact to explore the nature of reality; Fight Club and Being John Malkovich for cogent lessons on finding one's true identity; American Beauty and The Shawshank Redemption for pointers on life's purpose; Pleasantville and Spiderman for nuggets of wisdom on how to live one's life; and more.
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An excellent achievement.......2005-10-07
Open Court's titles specialize in and emphasize philosophy and Movies And The Meaning Of Life: Philosophers Take On Hollywood keeps with the strong intent of linking philosophical concepts to everyday popular culture. The meaning of life is the most basic of questions, and many a movie director has examined such meaning in their films. Movies And The Meaning Of Life contrasts these modern films of recent years and tackles topics ranging from how films help define identity and reality to how they illustrate interpersonal interactions. An excellent achievement.
Accessible exploration of Philosophy.......2005-08-06
This book is accessible to students and armchair philosophers who love movies. At a time where common culture is dwindling, movies seem to be the only thing that links us together. It is also an art form that is vital in a time where novels, sadly, have become a near obsolete form of expression. This book takes ideas and movies seriously. and it also takes movies seriously. It inspired me to take a second look at some of the movies like Being John Malkovich and Memento. Reading Kimberely Blessing's lead piece in the book on Descartes and the movie The Truman Show reminded my how much that particular movie anticipated the rise of reality TV. Truman Show brings Nozick's experience machine thought experiment to life.
Movies and the Meaning of life is a great as a supplement for introductory philosophy classes. I hope it sells well so that an expanded volume may be published which include new movies like Adaptation (Identity) and Million Dollar Baby (Bio Ethics).
An impressive collection of nineteen articles and essays .......2005-06-05
Collaboratively organized and edited by Kimberly A. Blessing (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Buffalo State College) and Paul J. Tudico (Philosophy Department, East Tennessee State University), Movies And The Meaning Of Life: Philosophers Take On Hollywood is an impressive collection of nineteen articles and essays on the impact popular films have had on the popular culture in terms of philosophical values. Organized into five sections, each contributor takes on a specific film ranging from "The Truman Show", to "Fight Club", to "Shadowlands", to "American Beauty", to "Groundhog Day", and more. Enhanced with a section providing descriptive credentials of the individual contributors and a thoroughly "user friendly" index, Movies And The Meaning Of Life is a welcome contribution to academic library "Philosophy" reference collections and highly recommended, accessible reading for film buffs as well.
I think, therefore I watch.......2005-06-03
Movies and the Meaning of Life: Philosophers Take on Hollywood is a very funny and very thoughtful collection of essays by philosophers on the topics that mean the most to them. This book is not another juvenile and pretentious book about the philosophy/religion/metaphysics of Buffy/Star Trek/Matrix.
The contributors to this book don't take themselves too seriously, but neither do they dumb down the philosophical concepts they're writing about - - from Nietzsche's idea of eternal return (in Groundhog Day) to the problem of free will vs. determinism (in Minority Report).
The philosophers who are examined in this book often contradict each other, so Movies and the Meaning of Life doesn't simply confirm your prejudices (existentialism vs. theism, for example, with one side set up to win). If you let it, this book makes you think.
It's also clear that the writers love movies in general and the films they discuss in particular.
It probably shouldn't have surprised me that some of the most depressing philosophical ideas are illustrated by a Woody Allen film, Crimes and Misdemeanors. I still rely on another Woody Allen movie to make me feel better when I contemplate the expansion and eventual extinction of the universe.
"What is that your business? You live in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is not expanding."
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- Values, not Dogma: A Thoughtful Guide to the Movies
- Going to the movies for more than entertainment.
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Finding Meaning at the Movies
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Values, not Dogma: A Thoughtful Guide to the Movies.......2001-06-25
Vaux' thoughtful commentary on a number of popular and award-winning films is refreshing in its heavy emphasis on "values" and critical "issues" (and its avoidance of preaching and dogma).
Typical of the entire book is her handling of Riddley Scott's BLADE RUNNER: she's not afraid to tackle this excellent and boxoffice-drawing (but also "mature") science fiction film head on, guiding readers point-by-point through its highlights in pursuit of key subject matter and possible discussion topics. Actually, the result is a better/deeper appreciation of the film itself, whether or not the reader originally was only looking for dramatic illustrations of values!
Liberal-to-moderate and/or "mainstream" Christians should enjoy and benefit from this intelligent, well-reasoned guidebook -- and should be pleased by its freedom from religious doctrine and dogma. Protestants and Catholics alike should be able to make good use of the stimulating, conversation-starting notions she shares, while enjoying the subject films themselves as both art and entertainment. (Nor is there any reason that Jews or Muslims, or persons of other or no religious orientation, should not benefit, as well.)
More conservative/fundamentalist readers, however, may find Vaux's book personally disturbing in its tolerance of several "pop" movies (including adult themes, language, partial nudity and at least suggested sexual behavior and sometimes graphic violence), and dissapointed in its lack of direct one-to-one correlations with openly "religious" subject matter. Those readers wishing to be "preached at" or to find a guide to so-called "religious movies" will need to look elsewhere.
Personally, I found Vaux' approach both refreshing and enlightening, and I thank her for this step forward in recognizing the deep commitment to critical values that runs through the majority of modern art -- including The Movies!
Going to the movies for more than entertainment........1999-06-21
Vaux presents an excellent study book for groups or individuals, focusing on themes from life which can influence getting more from movies than simply entertainment. Each chapter focuses on a single theme, with several related films (and many more listed in an appendix). Faith reflections come from the author's knowledge of the Bible and experience as a professor of theology. At the end of each chapter are questions for group discussion. Dr. Vaux gives brief synopses without giving anything away. Although she inspires thinking about a film's spiritual meaning and life values, she wants viewers to find this in ordinary or extraordinary street stories, not religious films where we might expect it. I found this book awakened me to a new appreciation of films I had seen, and also to films new to me, foreign as well as American, from the 'sixties and 'seventies, as well as the 'nineties.
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Celebrating the extraordinary diversity of operatic achievements in the twentieth century, this Companion brings together the work of scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. Beginning with a survey of operatic legacies, the volume analyzes regional styles and aesthetic trends, and features essays on opera and film, popular operetta and the musical, avant-garde music theatre and minimalism, market forces, changing styles and production trends.
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Too much cheap, flip opinion, not much insight.......2006-02-22
The book is filled with facts culled, no doubt, from various existing musical dictionaries. Lebrecht's opinions give the volume its spice, but honestly, on every subject mentioned where I, at least, have done my own homework, these opinions strike me as being sophomoric and lacking in any real depth or understanding of his subject or the subject's music, even when I generally agree with his positive or negative drift. If you told me the author was an arrogant 23-year-old know-it-all in desperate need of comeuppance, I'd believe it from what I read here. The danger of a book like this is that without any other background, one runs the risk of filling ones head up with irrelevant and often skewed impressions that will add little to the enjoyment of the relevant music; glib opinions that may even damage ones potential appreciation.
It's not just here. Lebrecht's "Maestro Myth" skirts People Magazine gossip and expose quality and frequently sounds outright ignorant--an irritated farmhand with no grasp of democracy giving the annual Fourth of July speech. I'm sure there's a market for all this but he's not helping the general decline in the Classical Music world, in fact his writings seem to be symptomatic of it. Few places in any of his work do I get any impression that this sort of music really matters much to him; that he isn't merely a bully trying to lord over his mostly dead and unresponsive betters. The distance between this cranky ill-informed muck, and, say, Donald Francis Tovey, can be measured in light years.
Ah, Donald Francis Tovey. We really need someone these days to write up Classical who has his spirit. Here's my favorite Tovey quote, about the 19th century critic Hanslick, and I think it may easily be applied to the author-at-hand too.
"I have read Hanslick's collected works patiently and have not found either in his patronage of Brahms or his attacks on Wagner...any knowledge of anything whatsoever. Hanslick's writings represent one of the unlovelier forms of parasitism; that which having the wealth to collect objets d'art and the birth and education to talk amusingly does not itself attempt a stroke of artistic work, does not dream of revising a first impression, experiences the fine arts entirely as the pleasures of a gentleman, and then pronounces judgement as if the expression of its opinion were a benefit and duty to society"
In a way, I find the book perversely entertaining for its curmudgeonly ignorance, laughable at times, and I do discover the existence of new composers through it now and then, but this is overall a joyless book and that's unfortunate since that century's music--whose audience diminishes daily--really needs an advocate and an illuminator.
Classic Lebrecht.......2005-02-26
If you are looking for a comprehensive and objective guide to this musical period, Grove would be a better choice. If you enjoy Lebrecht's columns on "La Scena Musicale," however, this book is highly entertaining. Lebrecht is opinionated, highly informed, and does not hesitate to criticize if he feels it is warranted. Those who are annoyed by his obvious bias would be advised to avoid this book. Although many obscure composers and movements are treated, there are a few significant omissions: Ezra Pound, despite authoring 3 operas as well as other works, is mentioned only in the entry for his orchestrator, George Antheil. Arvo Part's seminal work "Tabula Rasa" is barely mentioned in his entry; it probably merits an entry of its own. And how can any guide to 20th Century classical music include Frank Zappa, but omit Prof. Peter Schickele and P.D.Q. Bach? Entries referenced elsewhere in the text are marked with an asterisk, however, some may have been lost in editing. I searched in vain for the entry on "self-mutilation," referenced in the entry on "aesthetics."
This is basically an encyclopedia, and the highest praise for it may be that there are few books in that format on any subject that merit reading from cover to cover -- this is one of them.
One of the better reference books on 20th century music.......2002-05-29
Okay. I should qualify that. This book is not intended to cover popular music. Not even jazz. We are only talking about "art" or "serious" music here. And then only some of that. But since you are here, you probably know that already. ...
Mr. Lebrecht is a fairly opinionated Englishman. If you agree with him, fine. If you don't, tough. (Example, from the entry on Australasia: "A late developer in musical terms, the antipodes contributed sopranos - ... - and little else". Ouch! Mr. Lebrecht doesn't care much for electronic/computer music. Ouch again.)
I guess I am lucky in that I agree with many Mr. Lebrecht's opinions - most of the time. So I actually find the "Companion" a handy reference to some of my favourite music. I haven't found a similar book that covers as much as what this one does. And I often appreciate the critical viewpoints.
Negative points:
The "Companion" tries to cover a lot. This means that every heading provides only a limited amount of information. Yet most topics packs a punch. Other books cover fewer topics, but more information per topic.
At the same time the "Companion" does not cover everything. I found that many obscure artists (including composers) are missing from the book.
And there is little overall historical analysis of the entire period. The book is presented in the dictionary style - which is what I wanted. Yet it is still nice to browse through. Entries are cross-referenced, as one would expect.
After 429 pages, the appendix has a historical timeline covering world events, the arts, and music. I would have liked a visual diagram of how, say, American composers relate to each other. There are 13 photos, and a handful of line drawings.
For other periods of classical music, you'll need the Oxford Dictionary of Music edited by Michael Kennedy. If you are interested in jazz (as well), look elsewhere. I recommend The New Grove's Dictionary of Jazz edited by Barry Kernfeld. As for the "Companion", get the second edition. It covers the whole of the last century.
Misguided Guide Book.......2001-05-22
For a reference book it is disappointing that this book sets forth so much misinformation and so many inaccurate facts. Although the work does not pretend to be neutral, the extent of the author's prejudices is disturbing. He has a nasty word for almost everyone reviewed, in the manner of a supercilious school-master. The entry for Schenker gives the wrong first name and completely misconstrues the nature of his work. The entry on Sessions is patently hostile, and characterizes the Second Sympony as 12-tone, which it is not. The book as a whole, entertaining as it may be, is woefully untrustworthy.
very readable entertaining surface observations.......2000-06-22
Lebrecht knows how to turn a good imaginative phrase. He likes and exposes the controversial aspect of composers. When creative juices run out, as in Berio, you know it. He refers to Lukas Foss, the American, as a "poor mans Bernstein". All this is incredibly usefull to have information on modernity in one place. New generation as Dusapin, Skempton,Finnissy,Cardew,Sciarrino,all have at least passing blurbs so you know they exist. The grand auteurs as Stravinsky ,Schoenberg,Stockhausen,Cage, and Boulez occupy girth-like proportions. Yet this is material non repetitious from other references. Lebrecht remains on the surface,when experimental or innovative elements arise,they are discussed always after-the-fact,never as an integral component of a composer's struggle-bound life.
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The Companion to Twentieth Century Opera
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Faber Companion to Twentieth-Century Popular Music
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Book Description
This is a new expanded edition which goes beyond the basics; it takes you into the mind and decision-making processes of professional poker players by providing solid information and advice on a broad spectrum of sophisticated topics. Krieger covers the importance of proper decision-making; why patience and position are vital; the flop; early, middle, and late position; common mistakes; how to play in loose, aggressive games; tells and much more. Includes the Lou Krieger full color "Start Chart", showing which hands are playable in which situations.
Customer Reviews:
This book won me a major tournament!.......2006-08-22
Just hours after finishing "More Hold'em Excellence," I went to a No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournament and won $550! I definitely feel that this book helped me to win that tournament... and many more since then. I would seriously recommend this book to anyone who wants a well-written book on Texas Hold'em!!!
Sincerely,
Brian "the Sea" Shell
Whole Lotta Wisdom to Give. .......2006-02-03
Yes, the word "wise" might be the best way in which to describe Lou Krieger. He's not only a poker player and a journalist. He's a renaissance man who's spent time studying life in general. His is an extremely unique perspective for a poker writer, and I'm surprised it took me this long to discover him. Before I bought the book, all I knew about him was that he was the face of Royal Vegas poker which is not a compliment as it has to be my least favorite online website ever. Yet here Krieger gives readers a plethora of priceless insight over the course of 36 chapters. They flow together nicely and there's nothing disjointed about the work. I loved his chapter, "American Dreamer," where he makes a compelling case that poker is, in many ways, the essence of America, and he also takes the time to praise free speech and lambaste political correctness-which is extremely needed and one more reason why you should take the time to acquaint yourself with this edition. Another rare element to be found in these pages is the professional poker player quiz in the back. There are 60 some "Yes/No" questions that really put turning pro into perspective. I took it myself and learned quite a few things about my game by scoring it. The only criticism I have is of the hand chart in the back of the book. It's way too LAG (loose-aggressive player) for me. He's got you playing KJ offsuit in any position and that gives me the heebie-jeebies. Maybe if one has Lou's level of skill you can play 8/7 offsuit in late position, but stuff like that would break me. For hand analysis, I would check out Ed Miller's recommendations in Small Stakes Hold `Em if I were you. Although, Krieger has put together one heckuva book and I thank the guy for it.
Very Good Book.......2005-11-27
Excellent Book. Must be read a few times to be fully appreciated. Loaded with great information. Mr. Krieger has a real gift making the concepts understandable. Players of any level will gain something from this book
Good Limit Holdem Book.......2004-05-30
This is one of the 1st books I read when i started playing poker.It's a must read for any one how wants to become a good player.Some of the consepts were a little hard to undrestand for the biginner but it will put you in a right path of beiing a winner for life.You have to read it go play.and read it and play again till you undrestand every thing he was trying to help you learn. I also have to add that it was very easy to read and even when you are an advance player you enjoy reading it......enjoy.....
Sage Advice from a Long-Time Player.......2003-10-13
This book is not for the beginner. Any beginning hold'em book will do for beginning players.
This book contains nothing but good advice in the card room. I've only played in card rooms a few times, but I've won consistently. Kreiger's books contains essays on how to deal with maniacs, table image, table selection -- the sorts of things a non-beginner will find valuable.
If you already know the game and know how to play tight and aggressive, this book is for you. It contains lots of anecdotal advice on how to deal with the situations that inevitably come up in card rooms.
Book Description
A complete course on learning to play Texas Hold'em poker. Lou writes in a clear and understandable manner and explains everything you need to know to become a successful Hold'em player in a public cardroom. This second edition is revised and expanded including several new chapters.
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Fantastic Supplemental Book for Beginner / Intermediate Hold'em Players.......2006-01-09
Let me start with what this book isn't. This isn't a good first book for beginnning hold'em players. A more appropriate book for a newbie would be Lee Jones' excellent "Winning Low Limit Hold'em" (especially with the new 3rd edition that I haven't had a chance to read yet, but it's almost twice the thickness of my 2nd edition). This isn't a book that gives the reader a fleshed-out system on how to play limit hold'em. It's subtitle, "From Beginner to Winner" really isn't true. I don't think this book would take a complete newcomer and turn them into a winner.
All that being said, now let me say what this book is. This is a book that will help a new to intermediate player to start to think actively about low-to-mid limit hold'em. The above-mentioned Lee Jones book gives a new player a system that helps him or her to play "good" poker. That is the "how" for a beginner. "Hold'em Excellence" gives the reader ideas to think about, and actively debate. This is the "why" and the "what if" for a beginnner.
To put it another way, this is a beginner course in poker theory. Many of the more experienced players have probably read (or should read) Phil Gordon's "Little Green Book". Gordon's book helps an advanced player creatively and actively think about no-limit hold'em. Hold-em Excellence helps a beginnner-to-intermediate player creatively think about low-to-mid limit hold'em. This book helps a player to start to think about questions such as when should I raise? How do I start to analyze the other players? How do I change my play based on table conditions? How strong is my hand, really? It helps players to understand why to do what they are supposed to.
I should list a few caveats. The writing isn't stellar, and the grammar is at times bad. The book could have used a better editing job, as sometimes the summaries are full of info that wasn't in the preceding chapter. But this is a book about poker from a poker player, so please forgive the nitpicks. Also, this book is by no means complete, but it shouldn't be. A more advanced player could complain that the chapters aren't nearly as complete as they could be, but a new player would be overwhelmed by something more than this. This book isn't trying to be Sklansky's "Theory of Poker." Theory of Poker is post-doc work, and this is undergraduate level.
So, what is this book? This book is a great supplemental book. Don't get it as your first book, but once you have a basic idea as to how to play poker, read this so you can start to think about the whys, the maybes, and the what ifs. In this way, I think this book is excellent for both the beginner and the more advanced player. This is a book for any poker player who needs to move beyond the sheer basics of poker and begin to think about the game from a higher point of view.
Too vague and rambling.......2005-10-11
I read this after Lee Jones' excellent "Winning Low-Limit Hold'em". Krieger's book was not nearly as useful. And although it's a short book, it's not concise.
I'm not sure what the target audience is for this book:
- It's not for beginners, because it skips a lot of basic stuff.
- Not for intermediates, because it doesn't offer anything beyond Jones' book.
While the writing style is decent and the organization is promising, the content is rambling with a bunch of dead-end special cases.
And the publisher really needs to hire an editor. I've never read a book with so many typos.
If you haven't read Jones yet, that's the one to get for starting out in hold'em. You could probably do worse with this book, but Jones is a lot better (and shorter to boot).
Good Book Lou.......2004-07-12
This was a very Enjoyable Book. It provided important and useful concepts about the game of Poker. I learned new concepts, which identified some leaks in my game. Leaks in your game can come from anywhere!!! Leaks can originate from lack of aggression, overcalling raises, misreading opponents and any other number of ways. So this book helps. Many people look at poker the wrong way. They think to win they need to do all of this super fancy plays and mindblowing stunts. Well folks...there are not that many options in poker...you fold, call or raise. So its really hard to do thinks that will just fool your opponents all the time. To win at poker it is mostly limiting your mistakes and getting all that you can from winning hands and minimizing losses on losing hands...that's it
Ive been playing for about 5 years now and love the game. Ive read many poker books and found this one to be very good. So I would suggest you buy this book and maybe a couple others and get to playing. There's really no excuse anymore - since anyone can access the internet.
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A well written poker book for a change........2004-04-12
I found this book to be useful, very clear and very well written and is as much about why as what. I would ignore the previous reviewer. He cites Lee Jones as though Mr. Jones were the last word in Poker advice. Apparently, he's unaware of the fact that some of the starting hand recommendations promulgated by Mr. Jones are highly questionable from a probabilistic standpoint. So many poker books are poorly written and are mechanical in nature discouraging the reader to think for himself. A very nice poker book.
Total vague [stuff].......2002-07-30
I hated this book. I had read Lee Jones's "Winning Low Limit Hold'Em", and loved it. I've been winning consistantly in the online casinos since (just [money] tables), but wanted to read another "for beginners" book before I continued moving up the poker text ladder.
I absolutely despised this book. My poker friends alternated between annoyance at my constant complaining about awful passages, and absolute laughter when they agreed with my mockery.
The book is filled with paragraphs telling you to "Understand The Following Truths". It's never incorrect, but it's never useful, either. It's such general garbage that all I can do is laugh.
I picked up Sklansky & Malmuth's "Hold'Em For Advanced Players" and loved it. I suggest you do what I SHOULD have done, and first read Lee Jones's book, and then read the Sklansky&Malmuth Advanced. Leave Krieger's garbage alone.
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Guidebook offers tips that could lead to Big Bucks.......2000-06-10
Altho' this book was originally published quite awhile ago, with the amazing resurgence of game shows, the tips outlined in it are still valid and potentially lucrative.
For anyone interested in making it through the screening process...and getting to the point of actually becoming a contestant on a game show, this book provides some solid information from someone who speaks from experience, as a TV game show winner himself.
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