Politics has taken a cultural turn in America, and the arts are at the center of today's culture wars. In this book, some of our most prominent cultural critics explore the relationships between culture and politics as played out in the world of novels, television, museums, and even fashion. The authors-John Simon, Greil Marcus, Arthur C. Danto, ...
Simon on Erik Satie: "The preferred word for Satie's music is depouillement, meaning stripping down, sobriety, concision, or bareness. 'The artist does not have the right to dispose needlessly of the hearer's time.' Satie proclaimed. But no one else's bareness, save that of a Greek statue or Renaissance nude, seems so fully, sensuously self ...
Simon on Tootsie: "Tootsie is fun. There have been years, perhaps decades, in film history when that would have been modest praise, but these days, this year, a film that is more or less adult fun is worth, in E.M. Forster's phrase about democracy, two cheers, anyway." This unique collection displays the wit, humour, wide span of knowledge, and ...
Simon on Vanessa Redgrave, Long Day's Journey into Night "The highly accomplished Redgrave gets some details right, but the overarching mental unstableness she exudes is so excessive as to make one wonder whether she is playing or being unhinged." This unique collection displays the wit, humour, wide span of knowledge, and serious engagement with ...
A step-by-step canine longevity plan for the concerned dog owner, "Anti-Aging for Dogs" culls the most useful information available from traditional veterinary medicine and up-to-the-minute research from alternative medicine.
You love your dog. Don't you want to keep him around for a good long time? You take steps to slow down your own aging process and stay as healthy and fit as possible-- now you can do the same for you beloved dog. Learn Dr. John Simon's amazing program for canine longevity, and your best friend can live years beyond his normal life expectancy. ...
Cats can't tell you when they aren't feeling well, but they can show you. For example, if your cat isn't using the litter box with regularity, it could indicate several problems - including kidney stones. This book tells the cat owner how to interpret signs of ill-health in cats.
This volume covers the principles of quantum mechanics before engaging those ideas in the subsequent development of thermodynamics. It includes five short "MathChapters", each with a set of problems that should help students summarize the mathematical tools required to master the material. Worked examples and chapter-ending problems with solutions ...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ...
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