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Robert Ryan: A Biography and Critical Filmography Franklin Jarlett 9780786404766
SciFier: $31.62This first in-depth Ryan work has two parts: The biographical provides behind-the-scenes information and never-before-published interviews with Ryan's children. The reference part contains a... -
The Hidden Life of Clothing: Historical Perspectives on Fashion and Sustainability Rachel Worth 9781350180970
SciFier: $37.59Since the democratisation of the clothing industry in the early 19th century, buyers have become increasingly disconnected from the creative and human aspects of the production of clothing. Arguably... -
The Indie Game Developer Handbook Richard Hill-Whittall 9781138828421
RRP: $72.27SciFier: $62.84The indie game developer's complete guide to running a studio.The climate for the games industry has never been hotter, and this is only set to continue as the marketplace for tablets, consoles and... -
An Introduction to Electronic Art Through the Teaching of Jacques Lacan: Strangest Thing David Bard-Schwarz (University of North Texas, USA) 9780415500593
SciFier: $76.45Electronic art offers endless opportunities for reflection and interpretation. Some works are either interactive or entirely autonomous, and the viewer's perception and reaction to them may be... -
The Hidden Life of Clothing: Historical Perspectives on Fashion and Sustainability Rachel Worth 9781350180987
SciFier: $112.59Since the democratisation of the clothing industry in the early 19th century, buyers have become increasingly disconnected from the creative and human aspects of the production of clothing. Arguably... -
The Remembered Film by Victor Burgin
SciFier: $32.96Most books about cinema, whether popular or academic, concentrate on what we might call the inside' of the film: from star performances to narrative structures. The relatively few books about the... -
New Hollywood Violence by Steven Schneider
RRP: $27.79SciFier: $26.05New Hollywood violence is a groundbreaking collection of essays devoted to an interrogation of various aspects, dimensions, and issues relating to the depiction of violence in New Hollywood... -
Dress and Undress: The Restoration and Eighteenth Century Iris Brooke 9781032914992
RRP: $47.25SciFier: $43.91Originally published in 1958, this book deals with the details of dress - formal and informal - from the time of Charles II to the end of the eighteenth century. Most of the illustrations are taken... -
Starting out: the French Byron Jacobs 9781857442298
RRP: $20.84SciFier: $17.71The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous grandmasters... -
Video Games and the Mind by Bernard Perron
RRP: $40.30SciFier: $34.49Can a video game make you cry? Why do you relate to the characters and how do you engage with the storyworlds they inhabit? How is your body engaged in play? How are your actions guided by... -
A History of Early Film V3 Stephen Herbert 9781032513416
SciFier: $43.91Volume 3 of A History of Early Film examines critical responses to early cinema, including the impassioned thoughts of one of the first film critics, the American poet Vachel Lindsay and considers... -
The Castle of Crossed Destinies Italo Calvino 9781529980837
RRP: $13.89SciFier: $11.05A magical, mystical novella about the art and power of storytelling, this is Italo Calvino's miniature masterpiece. A group of travellers chance to meet, first in a castle, then in a tavern. Having... -
Rubble, Ruins, and Romanticism by Martina Moeller
RRP: $62.54SciFier: $46.02Traditional criticism on German post-war cinema tends to define rubble films as simplistic texts of low artistic quality which serve to reaffirm the spectator's image of him or herself as "a good... -
Computers and Art by Stuart Mealing
SciFier: $41.92Computers and Art provides insightful perspectives on the use of the computer as a tool for artists. The approaches taken vary from its historical, philosophical and practical implications to the use... -
Game Audio Fundamentals: An Introduction to the Theory, Planning, and Practice of Soundscape Creation for Games Keith Zizza 9781032111957
SciFier: $59.58- Uniquely accessible guide to game audio, requiring no pre-existing knowledge from the reader, making it suitable for readers from a range of background, including game design, music technology and... -
Best Karate Volume 2 by Masatoshi Nakayama
RRP: $25.01SciFier: $17.46As well as setting forth the basic rules that must be put into practice when performing kata or applying techniques in kumite, this volume pinpoints the underlying physical and physiological... -
Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s: Why Don't They Do It Like They Used To? David Roche 9781496802545
RRP: $40.24SciFier: $31.62In Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s author David Roche takes up the assumption shared by many fans and scholars that original horror movies are more ""disturbing,"" and thus better... -
Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s: Why Don't They Do It Like They Used To? David Roche 9781617039621
SciFier: $101.40In Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s author David Roche takes up the assumption shared by many fans and scholars that original horror movies are more ""disturbing,"" and thus better... -
Introduction to SNG and ENG Microwave Jonathan Higgins 9780240516622
SciFier: $65.14An excellent primer on the subject, this book gives beginning professionals in satellite newsgathering an introduction to the technologies and processes involved. It will also suit journalists,... -
Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History: From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids Greg Ehrbar 9781496851857
RRP: $41.63SciFier: $27.05Whether it's Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, the Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Huckleberry Hound, or hundreds of others, the creations of the Hanna-Barbera studio continue to delight generations worldwide... -
Touchstones of Gothic Horror: A Film Genealogy of Eleven Motifs and Images David Huckvale 9780786447824
RRP: $30.57SciFier: $26.70Gothic cinema, typified by the films of Universal, Hammer, Amicus and Tigon, grew out of an aesthetic that stretches back to the 18th century and beyond, even to Shakespeare. This book explores... -
Deluxe Minecraft Builder's Guide Scholastic 9780702334726
RRP: $12.50SciFier: $9.27The ultimate guide for every gamer who wants to master Minecraft! This book is full of cool Minecraft builds, awesome tips and lists of all the best tools and... -
Central African Folktales by Professor Enongene Mirabeau Sone
RRP: $12.50SciFier: $9.34Featuring stories such as The Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon, How the Squirrel outwitted the Elephant, and The Water-Fairies save a Child, tales from Central Africa share many aspects of... -
The Synergy of Film and Music: Sight and Sound in Five Hollywood Films Peter Rothbart 9780810887589
SciFier: $143.16Although writers on film music frequently allude to specific parts of scores, comprehensive examinations of entire scores are rare. In addition, most analyses of scores composed for the screen are... -
Tiddly and Winks: Don't Be Scared R.L. Stine 9780063482944
RRP: $8.33SciFier: $6.53From R.L. Stine, bestselling author of Goosebumps, and Marc Brown, bestselling creator of Arthur, comes a spooky-silly My First I Can Read series starring two monsters!"Emerging readers will enjoy... -
Composition for the 21st 1/2 century, Vol 2: Characters in Animation Thomas Paul Thesen 9781138740907
SciFier: $80.68Composition for the 21st 1/2 century: Characters in Animation focuses on characters and their application in animation, illustration, games, and films. It covers various technical aspects of... -
How Do We Relationship?, Vol. 7 by Tamifull
Viz MediaRRP: $11.11SciFier: $8.48A romance of convenience between two college women soon becomes the real thing.Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match... -
Game Boy Modding by Greg Farrell
RRP: $33.35SciFier: $24.09GAME BOY MODDING will provide readers with a detailed process for purchasing, refurbishing, modding, and customising several Nintendo handheld consoles. The consoles and customisations are widely... -
Horror and Comics by Barbara Chamberlin
SciFier: $96.23This collection investigates the evolution of comics and horror by analysing a range of approaches and traditions. International contributors explore how multiple aspects of comics (forms, cultures,... -
The Art and Making of Narcos by Jeff Bond
Titan BooksRRP: $27.79SciFier: $20.49Narcos is the hugely-popular Netflix series that follows the drug war from the rise and fall of El Patron - the man responsible for the international addiction to cocaine - to the ingenious emergence... -
True Combat Chess: Winning Battles Over the Board Timothy Taylor 9781857445848
RRP: $20.84SciFier: $16.55Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor draws upon his wealth of personal experience to offer an instructive and entertaining account of how to improve your chess. This book is awash with invaluable... -
Creating Digital Content by John Rice
SciFier: $56.98Over the coming years more stations will switch to DTV transmitters, cable programmers will begin to offer wide-screen and HDTV signals via satellite, cable systems will begin to deliver digital... -
Bertrand Blier by Sue Harris
SciFier: $31.96The most complete study of Blier's work to date, Harris traces the director's career from the early 1960s until the present. Outlines the forms, themes and style which dominate in Blier's work, and... -
US Youth Films and Popular Music by Tim McNelis
SciFier: $59.58This book brings theory from popular music studies to an examination of identity and agency in youth films while building on, and complementing, film studies literature concerned with genre,... -
A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore by Harold Courlander
RRP: $36.13SciFier: $25.70In A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore, editor Harold Courlander brings together an extensive and unique collection of tales, recollections, epics, traditions, beliefs, myths, historical chronicles,... -
Wargaming: An Introduction Neil Thomas 9780750938167
RRP: $34.75SciFier: $27.17Since the 1950s the hobby has grown exponentially and now enjoys a widespread following across the world. Although the rise in computerised wargaming has transformed some aspects of it, the... -
Excelling at Chess Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard 9781857442731
RRP: $23.62SciFier: $19.79Some players become good at chess, some very good, while others excel at the game. In this book Jacob Aagaard identifies the key factors that separate the very strong players from the rest. In... -
Raul Ruiz's Cinema of Inquiry by Andreea Marinescu
RRP: $51.36SciFier: $46.55Investigates the work of global filmmaker Raul Ruiz.Most widely known for his filmic productions, Raul Ruiz (1941-2011) was a highly prolific, erudite, and innovative artist, whose work is located at... -
Playboy Laughs by Patty Farmer
RRP: $40.30SciFier: $22.45Following her success with Playboy Swings , Patty Farmer looks at Playboy's relationship with comedians and cartoonists in her new book Playboy Laughs . Playboy Laughs invites readers onto the... -
Cary Grant by Beverly Bare Buehrer
SciFier: $79.22Cary Grant, one of the most enduring stars in the history of Hollywood history, is the subject of this unique bio-bibliography that places equal emphasis on the actor's professional and private lives...