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Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema
Odie Henderson - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover
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A definitive account of Blaxploitation cinema - the freewheeling, often shameless, and wildly influential genre - from a distinctive voice in film history and criticism In 1971, two films grabbed the movie business, shook it up, and launched a genre that would help define the decade. Melvin... |
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November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of World War II
Peter Englund - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * An intimate history of the most important month of World War II, completely based on the diaries, letters and memoirs of the people who lived through it. At the beginning of November 1942, it looked as if the Axis powers could still... |
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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation (DK Definitive Visual Histories)
R.G. Grant - DK
Format: Hardcover
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From the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology, this groundbreaking book charts the inspirational story behind humankind's conquest of the skies. In the 100 years since the Wright brothers' first powered flight, aviation has witnessed many memorable events. From record-breaking... |
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The Little Book of Aliens
Adam Frank - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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From astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions in our search for extraterrestrial life, questions we stand ready to answer.Everyone is curious about life in the Universe, UFOs and whether ET is out there. Over the course of his thirty-year career as an astrophysicist,... |
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Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech
Brian Merchant - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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"The most important book to read about the AI boom" (Wired) : The "gripping" (New Yorker) true story of the first time machines came for human jobs - and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today. Named one of the best... |
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