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Anya's Quest by Jasbinder Bilan
RRP: $20.77SciFier: $13.76Inspired by Hindu mythology, Anya's Quest is an enchanting tale of a young girl's journey to protect the planet, from the Costa-winning author of Asha and the Spirit Bird and renowned illustrator... -
Every Little Thing Cedella Marley 9781452106977
SciFier: $23.38Bob Marley's songs are known the world over for their powerful message of love, peace, and harmony. Now a whole new generation can discover one of his most joyous songs in this reassuring picture... -
Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 9781473211629
GollanczRRP: $18.88SciFier: $15.06A minstrel lives by his words, his tunes, and sometimes by his lies. But when the bold and gifted young Thomas the Rhymer awakens the desire of the powerful Queen of Elfland, he finds that words... -
A Song in the Dark by Richard Barrios
SciFier: $84.94Drawing on meticulous research, sharp wit, and insightful analysis, Richard Barrios illuminates the origins of the movie musical in this extensively revised and updated edition of his highly... -
Film, a Sound Art Michel Chion 9780231137768
SciFier: $204.74French critic and composer Michel Chion argues that watching movies is more than just a visual exercise--it enacts a process of audio-viewing. The audiovisual makes use of a wealth of tropes,... -
Palace Costume by Mimi Haddon
RRP: $41.56SciFier: $30.22Palace Costume is a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Palace Costume & Prop Co., an exclusive Los Angeles film-industry haven of dresses, gowns, garments, accessories, props, and jewelry featured in... -
Philosophy, Poetry, and Power in Aristophanes's Birds Daniel Holmes 9781498590761
SciFier: $213.55Aristophanes was clearly anxious about the role of the sophists and the "new" education in Athens. After the perceived failure of Clouds in 423 and its subsequent, unperformed revision, Aristophanes,... -
Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure Simon Price 9781474619325
RRP: $66.15SciFier: $42.41The Cure are arguably the biggest alternative rock band in the world. Between 1985 and 2000 every album they released went to at least Gold in the UK, the US or both. In America they have earned four... -
The Voice in Cinema by Michel Chion
RRP: $47.25SciFier: $40.01How can a voice whose source is never seen-such as Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the mother of Norman Bates in Psycho-have such a powerful hold on an audience? When does "synchronized sound" fail... -
Film, a Sound Art Michel Chion 9780231137775
RRP: $60.48SciFier: $57.82French critic and composer Michel Chion argues that watching movies is more than just a visual exercise--it enacts a process of audio-viewing. The audiovisual makes use of a wealth of tropes,... -
Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood by Tom Lisanti
RRP: $41.56SciFier: $36.31During the 1960s, many models, Playboy centerfolds, beauty queens, and Las Vegas showgirls went on to become "decorative actresses" appearing scantily clad on film and television. This well... -
When Dad's Hair Took Off Joerg Muhle 9781776575213
RRP: $15.10SciFier: $10.91A fast-paced, comical story for early readers, in which Dad's hair takes off through the open window to freedom! One day, Dad's hair decided it was tired of being brushed and combed. It wanted a... -
A Jewish Bestiary by Mark Podwal
RRP: $24.48SciFier: $10.34"Ask the beast and it will teach thee, and the birds of heaven and they will tell thee." -Job 12:7In the Middle Ages, the bestiary achieved a popularity second only to that of the Bible. In addition... -
That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Human by Kimberly Lemming
RRP: $20.77SciFier: $11.91'This book is pure, sexy, dirty joy' Goodreads reviewer on That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a DemonWhen I was a little girl, my Ma used to read me stories every night. Some were epic adventures with... -
Pedro the Vast Simon Lopez Trujillo 9781917189354
RRP: $18.88SciFier: $14.33Simon Lopez Trujillo's 'mind-blowing' (Gabriela Cabezon Camara) debut takes readers into a dry and degraded, fire-prone landscape where humanity has encroached a step too far into the natural world,... -
But Not the Armadillo by Sandra Boynton
RRP: $13.21SciFier: $9.43Behold the armadillo, a cute and curious creature who follows his nose wherever it goes. Join him as he quietly travels the less-traveled road: he picks cranberries, stops and smells the flowers,... -
Popular Music and the New Auteur: Visionary Filmmakers after MTV Arved Ashby (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH) 9780199827350
SciFier: $78.02Movies have never been the same since MTV. While the classic symphonic film score promised direct insight into a character's mind, the expanded role of popular music has made more ambiguous the... -
The Oxford Handbook of New Audiovisual Aesthetics John Richardson (Professor of Musicology, Professor of Musicology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland) 9780190244590
SciFier: $117.16This handbook offers new ways to read the audiovisual. In the media landscapes of today, conglomerates jockey for primacy and the internet increasingly places media in the hands of... -
The Monsters We Defy Leslye Penelope 9780356518107
OrbitRRP: $16.99SciFier: $13.87'Rich and immersive. . . full of mesmerizing magic!' P. Djeli Clark, author of A Master of DjinnClara Johnson can talk to spirits - a gift that saved her during her darkest moments, now a curse... -
TO TEACH: The Journey, in Comics William Ayers 9780807750629
SciFier: $39.94'A serious book, but laced with humor...a novel approach. Required reading for all educators.""- Harvey Pekar, American Splendor' 'An utterly original and deliciously irreverent book...""- From the... -
The Walt Disney Film Archives. The Animated Movies 1921-1968 by Daniel Kothenschulte
SciFier: $117.35One of the most creative minds of the 20th century, Walt Disney built a unique and unrivaled imaginative universe. Like scarcely any other classics of cinema, his astonishing collection of animated... -
The Psychology of Zelda by Anthony Bean
RRP: $24.55SciFier: $23.13It's dangerous to go alone! Take this (book). For more than 30 years, The Legend of Zelda-which immerses players in a courageous struggle against the shadowy forces of evil in a world of high... -
Anya's Quest: A magical, wintery adventure across the frozen Himalaya Jasbinder Bilan 9781529523256
RRP: $16.99SciFier: $12.70Inspired by Hindu mythology, Anya's Quest is an enchanting tale of a young girl's journey to protect the planet, from the Costa-winning author of Asha and the Spirit Bird and renowned illustrator... -
Max Steiner by Peter Wegele
SciFier: $185.20Max Steiner is one of the greatest-not to mention most prolific-composers of the Golden Age of Hollywood. The winner of three Academy Awards, Steiner's credits include King Kong, The Informer, Gone... -
Scoring Transcendence by Kutter Callaway
RRP: $56.61SciFier: $34.98Films are the lingua franca of western culture; for decades they have provided viewers with a universal way of understanding the human experience. And film music, Kutter Callaway demonstrates, has... -
Gender and Genre in 1990s Hollywood: Challenging Definitions of Sex, Women, and Femininity Patricia Di Risio (Monash University, Australia) 9781350292871
SciFier: $58.57The 1990s was a decade of significant turmoil in Hollywood cinema, which resulted in a watershed moment in the interplay of gender and genre. Patricia Di Risio argues that cinematic representations... -
Making Music in Selznick's Hollywood by Nathan Platte (Assistant Professor of Music, Assistant Professor of Music, University of Iowa)
SciFier: $116.95Iconic images from fiery scenes of catharsis in Gone With the Wind and Rebecca to The Third Man's decadent cinematography have proven inseparable from their accompanying melodies. From the 1910s-50s,... -
The Song That Moves the Sun by Anna Bright
RRP: $28.33SciFier: $24.68This sweeping YA fantasy romance full of star-crossed love, complex female friendship, and astrological magic is perfect for fans of Laini Taylor, Alexandra Bracken, and V.E. Schwab. From the... -
Chronophage by Tim Seeley
HumanoidsRRP: $32.11SciFier: $23.08A single mother becomes involved with a mysterious man who literally consumes past moments of her life, changing her history and forcing her to decide what should-or shouldn't-be undone.When Chloe... -
Shades of Milk and Honey Mary Robinette Kowal 9781472102492
RRP: $18.88SciFier: $15.06In Regency England, Jane Ellsworth of Dorchester is a woman ahead of her time.Not only is she highly skilled in the manipulation of glamour - plucking strands from the Ether to create genteel magical... -
The Story Orchestra: The Sleeping Beauty: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky's music: Volume 3 Jessica Courtney Tickle 9781786030931
RRP: $32.11SciFier: $25.12Discover the enchanting world of The Sleeping Beauty in this musical retelling of the ballet - push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from... -
The Story Orchestra: Swan Lake by Jessica Courtney Tickle
RRP: $32.11SciFier: $24.46Discover the spellbinding magic of Swan Lake in this musical retelling of the ballet - push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky's score... -
Dangerous Rhythm: Why Movie Musicals Matter Richard Barrios (, East Norriton PA) 9780190262617
SciFier: $61.31Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Camelot--love them or love to hate them, movie musicals have been a major part of all our lives. They're so glitzy and catchy that it seems impossible that... -
Words on Screen Michel Chion 9780231174992
RRP: $52.92SciFier: $44.49Michel Chion is well known in contemporary film studies for his innovative investigations into aspects of cinema that scholars have traditionally overlooked. Following his work on sound in film in... -
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
RRP: $35.89SciFier: $20.83HE'S HER GREATEST ENEMY ... AND HER DEEPEST DESIRE 'Absorbing, unique, and addictive' Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Dark and... -
The Story Orchestra: The Magic Flute by Jessica Courtney-Tickle
RRP: $32.11SciFier: $24.46Discover the sorcery of The Magic Flute in this musical retelling of the opera - push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing, and singers singing, from... -
Words on Screen Michel Chion 9780231174985
SciFier: $166.66Michel Chion is well known in contemporary film studies for his innovative investigations into aspects of cinema that scholars have traditionally overlooked. Following his work on sound in film in... -
The Seal Children Jackie Morris 9781910959473
RRP: $28.33SciFier: $17.50When a fisherman falls in love with a selkie - half-woman, half-seal - she gives him her sealskin as a sign of her love, and bears him two children, Ffion and Morlo, before returning to her own... -
Dangerous Rhythm: Why Movie Musicals Matter Richard Barrios (, East Norriton PA) 9780199973842
SciFier: $78.23Insightful, witty, as exuberant as its subject matter, Dangerous Rhythm offers a fresh, revolutionary take on a uniquely American institution: the movie musical. In a book that is at once history,... -
Magical Musical Tour: Rock and Pop in Film Soundtracks Professor Kevin J. Donnelly (Staffordshire University, UK) 9781628927481
SciFier: $60.46Winner of the Southwest Popular and American Culture Association's 2016 Peter C. Rollins Book Award in the category of Film/Television The popular music industry has become completely interlinked...