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65 produkter
Year in Paris
Season by Season in the City of Light
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2019
179 kr
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A NEW YORK TIMES "SUMMER READING" PICK!From the incomparable John Baxter, award-winning author of the bestselling The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in …
Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder
Av John Baxter, Bruce C. Steele m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
626 kr
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The ultimate coffee table book for every Disney fan’s collection! Dive into the enchanting world of Disney and relive the magic that has captivated generations. This beautifully crafted keepsake reflects on Disney’s rich history and legacy with vibrant text, rare concept art, and hundreds of …
George Lucas
A Biography
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2000
151 kr
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The first major biography (since 1983) of the great movie mogul George Lucas, whose marketing techniques have transformed the film business. His fourth Star Wars film, The Phantom Menace, released in 1999, was perhaps the most eagerly awaited cinematic event of all time.George Lucas is one of the …
Steven Spielberg (Text Only)
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2014
71 kr
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First published in 1996 and now available as an ebook. Please note that this edition does not include illustrations.Steven Spielberg dominated the cinema of the nineties. He is one of the screen's greatest enchanters, with a spellbinding capacity – and a box-office record – matched by very few.His …
Montmartre
Paris's Village of Art and Sin
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2017
230 kr
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In the second portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter leads us on a whirlwind tour of Montmartre, the hill-top village that fired the greatest achievements of modern art while also provoking bloody revolution and the sexual misbehavior that made …
Stanley Kubrick
A Biography
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 1998
151 kr
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The most complete account yet of one of the most original and stimulating film-makers of the post-war years: Paths of Glory, Dr Strangelove, Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Barry Lindon, Full Metal Jacket …A biography of this pre-eminent cultural figure is long …
De Niro
A Biography
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2013
102 kr
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The life of Hollywood’s number one movie actor, the elusive Robert De Niro, who shuns the limelight and rarely gives interviews, written by the leading film critic and biographer of Spielberg, Kubrick, Woody Allen and George Lucas.Robert De Niro is the pre-eminent Hollywood character performer of …
George Lucas
A Biography (Text Only Edition)
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2012
88 kr
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The first major biography (since 1983) of the great movie mogul George Lucas, whose marketing techniques have transformed the film business. His fourth Star Wars film, The Phantom Menace, released in 1999, was perhaps the most eagerly awaited cinematic event of all time.George Lucas is one of the …
We'll Always Have Paris
Sex and Love in the City of Light
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2006
227 kr
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Carnal Knowledge
Baxter's Concise Encyclopedia of Modern Sex
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2009
163 kr
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Averitable smorgasbord of sin, John Baxter's Carnal Knowledge is a delightfully unabashed education in sex and erotic culture. Would you ever consent to a knee-trembler at a love hotel? Would you enjoy a hot lunch while watching kinbaku ? Would you consider wearing a French tickler, a merkin, a …
Immoveable Feast
A Paris Christmas
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2009
102 kr
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A witty cultural and culinary education, Immoveable Feast is the charming, funny, and improbable tale of how a man who was raised on white bread—and didn''t speak a word of French—unexpectedly ended up with the sacred duty of preparing the annual Christmas dinner for a venerable Parisian family. …
We'll Always Have Paris
Sex and Love in the City of Light
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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For more than a century, pilgrims from all over the world seeking romance and passion have made their way to the City of Light. The seductive lure of Paris has long been irresistible to lovers, artists, epicureans, and connoisseurs of the good life. Globe-trotting film critic and writer John Baxter …
Carnal Knowledge
Baxter''s Concise Encyclopedia of Modern Sex
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2009
102 kr
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Averitable smorgasbord of sin, John Baxter''s Carnal Knowledge is a delightfully unabashed education in sex and erotic culture. Would you ever consent to a knee-trembler at a love hotel? Would you enjoy a hot lunch while watching kinbaku ? Would you consider wearing a French tickler, a merkin, a …
Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris
A Pedestrian in Paris
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2011
250 kr
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Perfect Meal
In Search of the Lost Tastes of France
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2013
188 kr
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Just as species of plants and animals are expiring at an alarming rate, so are the traditional ingredients and techniques of classic cooking and eating. Nowhere is this trend more evident than in France, where the heart of the world's most revered and complex national cuisine is in danger of …
Perfect Meal
In Search of the Lost Tastes of France
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2013
91 kr
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John Baxter's The Perfect Meal is part grand tour of France, part history of French cuisine, taking readers on a journey to discover and savor some of the world's great cultural achievements before they disappear completely. Some of the most revered and complex elements of French cuisine are in …
Most Beautiful Walk in the World
A Pedestrian in Paris
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2011
44 kr
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Thrust into the unlikely role of professional "literary walking tour" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years. In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving …
Paris at the End of the World
The City of Light During the Great War, 1914-1918
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2014
265 kr
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A preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city's history. From 1914 through 1918 the terrifying sounds of World War I could be heard from inside the French capital. For four years, Paris lived under constant threat …
Paris at the End of the World
The City of Light During the Great War, 1914-1918
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2014
102 kr
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A preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city’s history. From 1914 through 1918 the terrifying sounds of World War I could be heard from inside the French capital. For four years, Paris lived under constant threat …
Five Nights in Paris
After Dark in the City of Light
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2015
183 kr
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The preeminent expat writer on Paris and author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World takes you on an unforgettable nocturnal stroll through five iconic Parisian neighborhoods and his own memories. John Baxter enchanted readers with his literary tour of Paris in The Most Beautiful Walk in the …
Five Nights in Paris
After Dark in the City of Light
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2015
89 kr
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An irresistible nighttime tour of Paris, past and present, by the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the WorldEvery guidebook to Paris is crammed with sites to see during the day, but visitors are often cast adrift once the sun sets and the Louvre, Notre Dame, and other tourist …
Saint-Germain-des-Pres
Paris's Rebel Quarter
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2016
204 kr
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The award-winning chronicler of life in Paris reveals the secrets of his home quarter, Saint-Germain-des-Pres A unique blend of history, memoir, and sightseeing essentials, Saint-Germain-des-Pres is a captivating "narrative guidebook" to one of Paris's iconic quarters by John Baxter, bestselling …
Montmartre
Paris''s Village of Art and Sin
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2017
91 kr
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In the second portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter leads us on a whirlwind tour of Montmartre, the hill-top village that fired the greatest achievements of modern art while also provoking bloody revolution and the sexual misbehavior that made …
Montparnasse
Paris's District of Memory and Desire
Av John Baxter
Häftad, 2018
179 kr
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In the third portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter takes readers on a dazzling excursion of Montparnasse. By the IACP Award-winning author of the national bestseller The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, MONTPARNASSE reveals the history and present …
Montparnasse
Paris''s District of Memory and Desire
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2017
91 kr
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In the third portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter takes readers on a dazzling excursion of Montparnasse. By the IACP Award-winning author of the national bestseller The Most Beautiful Walk in the World , MONTPARNASSE reveals the history and …
Year in Paris
Season by Season in the City of Light
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2019
113 kr
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A NEW YORK TIMES "SUMMER READING" PICK! From the incomparable John Baxter, award-winning author of the bestselling The Most Beautiful Walk in the World , a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in …
Inner Man
The Life of J.G. Ballard
Av John Baxter
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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An explosive and perceptive biography of the British novelist J.G. Ballard To many people, J.G. Ballard will always be the schoolboy in Steven Spielberg''s movie Empire of the Sun , struggling to survive as an internee of the Japanese during World War II. Others remember him as the author of CRASH, …
Shakespeare's Poetic Styles
Verse into Drama
Av John Baxter
Inbunden, 2004
4862 kr
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First published in 1980.At their most successful, Shakespeare's styles are strategies to make plain the limits of thought and feeling which define the significance of human actions. John Baxter analyses the way in which these limits are reached, and also provides a strong argument for the idea that …
