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The Seven Years in Tibet: Screenplay and Story Behind the Film (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook)
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Seven Years in Tibet
ASIN: 1557043426 |
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This beautiful, keepsake screenplay book features more than 115 photos, 50 in full color--location stills, Annaud's own pictures of Tibet and Bhutan taken during pre-production, dozens of Heinrich Harrer's historical photos; an extensive account of the making of the film; and a touching essay by the Dalai Lama's sister, Jetsun Pema, who plays her own mother in the film. 100 photos, drawings, bibliography.
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Beautifully Done.......2002-02-02
This pictorial book was to coincide with the release of the epic movie based on the classic memoir of Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer. The book contains scripts, location stills of Tibet, and hundreds of photo stills from the making and the movie itself. Knowing that due to the Chinese opposition parts of the scenes from the movie were actually shot in South America, I was somehow disappointed. But the pictorial still adds grciously to my Tibet collection.
English and impact of the words are very strong........1999-07-17
The book is very....real.The author described everything in great detail.Brad Pitt's character was also very realistic in how the author projected him.Also has many cool facts on Tibet(customs ang religion),the many characters had very interesting personalities.Brad Pitt's character had alot of character,the way the author projected.Good book.Read it.
The English translation is much better than the movie........1997-10-31
I found Richard Graves English translation to be excellent. One can almost feel the cold nights and the pain of Harrer's trek up from India to Lhasa. His appreciation of the customs and desire to learn from them is something much needed today as Americans try to understand Tibet. This is a good book to begin with in gaining background. He is not a theologian or historian but gives a much needed glimpse of Tibet fifty years ago. Knowing the past makes the future brighter.
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Sport, Sexualities and Queer/Theory (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport )
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Reading Sport begins with an insightful introduction by the editors that provides theoretical frameworks and analytical tools for reading sport. The selections that follow critically examine how the complexities and intersections of power are reflected in particular high-profile incidents and celebrity athletes. Included are such figures as Dennis Rodman, Nolan Ryan, Michael Jordan, Nancy Lopez, O.J. Simpson, Renee Richards, Nancy Kerrigan, and Tonya Harding.
Taken together, the essays demonstrate that sports events and personalities exist within broader cultural, economic, historical, and political realms. The work makes a valuable and timely contribution to the emerging field of sport study and sets the stage for further discussions of power and representation.
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Why Sports Morally Matter is a deeply critical examination of pressing ethical issues in sports - and in society as a whole. Exploring the broad historical context of modern America, William J Morgan argues that the current state of sports is a powerful indictment of our wealth-riven society and hyper-individualistic way of life.
Taking on critics from all sides of the political debate, Morgan makes the case that, despite the negating effect of free market values, sports still possess important features that encourage social, moral and political values crucial to the flourishing of a democratic polity. It is this potential to transform society and the individual that makes sports a key battleground in the struggle for the moral soul of contemporary America.
Why Sports Morally Matter represents an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the role of sports in society. For students and researchers working in sport studies, philosophy and cultural studies, and for anyone who cares seriously about sports, it is an essential text.
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Critical Readings: Sport, Culture and the Media contains a broad range of essays on the relationships between sport, culture and the media. Featuring a mixture of classic works and recent texts, the Reader provides students, lecturers and researchers with an essential core of readings on the topic.
The readings examine media and sport in Europe, North and South America, Australia, Asia and Africa and explore topics such as:
- Sport as entertainment: the role of mass communications
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Written to complement the key textbook in the area, Sport, Culture and Media, this collection of critical readings can also be used independently, ideally in undergraduate and postgraduate studies in culture and media, sociology, sport and leisure studies, communication, race, ethnicity and gender.
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John Amis, David L. Andrews, Ketra L. Armstrong, Frank B. Ashley, Joan Chandler, George B. Cunningham, Michele Dunbar, Laurel Davis, John Goldlust, Darnell Hunt, Kyle W. Kusz, James F. Larson, Geoffrey Lawrence, Mark D. Lowes, David McGimpsey, Jim McKay, Miquel de Moragas Spà, Michael A. Messner, Toby Miller, Robert E. Rinehart, Nancy K. Rivenburgh, David Rowe, Maurice Roche, Michael Sagas, Michael Silk, Trevor Slack, Deborah Stevenson, Brian Stoddart, Lawrence A. Wenner, Brian J. Wrigley
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In this lively new book, Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological interpretation of modern sport. As global festivals such as the Olympic games and football 's World Cup demonstrate, sport 's social, political, economic and cultural significance is becoming increasingly apparent across the world. Its popularity alone means that sociologists cannot ignore sport.Chapter-by-chapter, Giulianotti offers a cogent examination of a range of widely taught sociological theories and issues that relate to sport. These include functionalism, Weberian sociology, Marxism, postmodern sociology, and globalisation. The author 's use of an international range of case studies and research, about a wide variety of sports, helps to make his account especially accessible to undergraduate readers. 'Sport: a critical sociology ' will therefore have strong appeal to upper-level undergraduates on courses such as sport and leisure studies, cultural studies, and modern social theory.
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Critical Postmodernism in Human Movement: Rethinking the Profession (Suny Series on Sport, Culture and Social Relations)
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Hargreaves views sport as a battle for control of the physical body and an important area for feminist intervention. Placing women at the centre of discussion, this book gives a feminist analysis of sport for the last hundred and fifty years.
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Power Games: A Critical Sociology of Sport
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This ground-breaking new book is the first to offer a comprehensive theory and method for a critical sociology of sport. It argues that class, political economy, hegemony and other concepts central to the radical tradition are essential for framing, understanding and changing social and political relations within sport and between sport and society. It takes the reader through the big themes in the discipline, including social history, sociological and political theory, comparative research and ethnography, this book is essential reading for any serious student of sport.
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Sport, Health and Drugs: A Critical Sociological Perspective
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For the first time, a sociological perspective is brought to bear on a topic that has received much previous attention, largely from a medical or physiological perspective. Sport, Health and Drugs is a very valuable and unique addition to the existing literature. Interview transripts, case studies and press cuttings are used to ground theory in reality.
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Never met a puzzle you couldn't solve? With this comprehensive compendium of mind-boggling brain busters, you may have finally met your match. Choose from among hundreds of crosswords, math and logic problems, and IQ exams to test your mental mettle. Diverse and demanding, the puzzles in this collection will challenge you to observe, predict, generalize, reason, assume, compare, and recall. Sharpen your wits on old favorites that have baffled enthusiasts for years or venture into unchartered territory with new puzzles poised to join the classics. Helpful illustrations, a straightforward answer key and convenient spiral binding combine to ensure a pleasant puzzle solving session. Most entries can be solved with a pen and pencil or handy items like scissors, toothpicks, and coins. Whether a springboard for party fun or a source of private pondering, this collection provides hours of entertainment for all who dare to put their brain power to the test.
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"The real strength of this book is in how it will help any photographer establish a workflow that is simple and doesn't become a distraction."
--Christopher Robinson, Editor, Digital Photo Pro
If you're like most artists, the concept of planning and structuring your work may sound limiting and inhibiting. You may be surprised to learn that quite the opposite is true--a proper workflow can free you from the monotonous aspects of your work and let you exercise your imagination.
Digital imaging expert Tim Grey is the first to present a process for you to follow as you optimize your images in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. You'll discover a natural flow for adjusting images, learn to perform techniques that make your images as striking as they can be, and reduce time and effort. Covering the full spectrum of adjustments, this book is suitable regardless of your level as a photographer.
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Photoshop CS2 Workflow by Tim Grey.......2007-05-09
Tim Grey's "Photoshop CS2 Workflow" is the most comprehensive book I have read that shows how to use Photoshop to consistently get the best out of digital images. It takes the reader step by step through the process of downloading images, RAW conversion, cropping and adjusting tone and color all the way to saving the files and workflow automation. It is written in a style that is easy to comprehend and contains excellent illustrations that make the "how to" information easy to understand. This book belongs in every digital photographers library.
Photoshop CS2 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide.......2007-01-03
Excellent book on digital workflow. Great tips on setting up preferences in Photoshop CS2. Highly recommend.
Great Book for Beginners.......2006-07-30
Photoshop CS2 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide is the best Photoshop primer I've ever read. The author works through image adjustments in a very logical progression. He begins with very simple edits and works his up to more complex fine tuning. The instructions are both step-by-step and very clear. He also does an excellent job of explaining the "big picture" of why you want to make these adjustments and does not just turn you into a mouse clicker following steps by rote.
If the book has a weakness, it is that it doesn't really live up to its title. The book is not about workflow per se, but about all the steps that are part of a workflow. Only the first and the last chapters really focus on the aspect of trying to plan the workflow itself. This is no crime, I don't know if it's even possible to fill an entire book with workflow planning discussions without becoming ridiculously redundant and useless. But Tim Grey and his publishers chose to identify this as a workflow text and on that basis I think they have failed. If they had named the book "Photoshop CS2 for Beginners: The Digital Photographer's Guide" I would give it 5 stars and my highest recommendation. As it is, I'll still give it my highest recommendation for Photoshop novices as long as they realize that this book is really to help them with image editing skills much more than planning the workflow process itself.
Not what I expected, but pretty good.......2006-05-03
This wasn't exactly what I expected: There's no discussion of VersionCue, versioning and naming in general, or color managment.
But that said, it's a pretty good book - I'd recommend it for anyone who hasn't yet thought about what they do as a "workflow".
It offers great tips on most of the common tasks that you'll encounter with Photoshop - as well as talking about working extensively with Layers, which is essential to any intelligent workflow.
I just wish it had addressed the more complex topics I list above. But I'm still glad I bought this book.
The best most helpful guide I own.......2006-03-08
I am teaching a beginning Photoshop class to adults, and bought this book to help me with my lesson plans. I have been mightily impressed. I have used Photoshop daily in my work since Photoshop 5, and am learning MANY new basic techniques that somehow have escaped my attention until now. I will not only save time, but improve my output with what I have learned from this book! His writing is very clear, and is also interesting to read. I have recommended it to my students, and am incredibly glad I found it before my teaching began!
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