Zardoz

Zardoz
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Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781915998521
ISBN-13 : 1915998522
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Zardoz by : John Boorman

On the 50th anniversary of its release, Repeater is honoured to reissue John Boorman’s novelization of his cult film Zardoz with a new introduction by the director. In a post-apocalyptic 2393, society is split between an elite group of immortal Eternals and a brutal underclass that live in the outlands and are controlled by the Exterminators. Zed, an Exterminator who has come to question his role and the exact nature of the world he inhabits, stows away in the flying head that descends to issue guns and sermons to the Exterminators, and enters the world of the Eternals: the Vortex. An ostensible paradise of rationality and order, the Vortex is revealed as a place which is itself full of division and intrigue. Has he come here of his own free will? Or is he part of some larger competition among the Eternals? How has the Vortex come about, and what might come after? What is it in Zed that the Eternals lack, and is he there to bring them “the gift of death"? Expanding on and fleshing out the characters' histories and the themes of his riotous, psychedelic cult classic film Zardoz, Boorman’s novelization has become something of a cult itself, a fully realised visionary sci-fi novel by one of the most important directors of the twentieth century.

Zardoz

Zardoz
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Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages : 147
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ISBN-10 : 9781915672629
ISBN-13 : 1915672627
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Zardoz by : John Boorman

On the 50th anniversary of its release, Repeater is honoured to reissue John Boorman’s novelization of his cult film Zardoz with a new introduction by the director. In a post-apocalyptic 2393, society is split between an elite group of immortal Eternals and a brutal underclass that live in the outlands and are controlled by the Exterminators. Zed, an Exterminator who has come to question his role and the exact nature of the world he inhabits, stows away in the flying head that descends to issue guns and sermons to the Exterminators, and enters the world of the Eternals: the Vortex. An ostensible paradise of rationality and order, the Vortex is revealed as a place which is itself full of division and intrigue. Has he come here of his own free will? Or is he part of some larger competition among the Eternals? How has the Vortex come about, and what might come after? What is it in Zed that the Eternals lack, and is he there to bring them “the gift of death"? Expanding on and fleshing out the characters' histories and the themes of his riotous, psychedelic cult classic film Zardoz, Boorman’s novelization has become something of a cult itself, a fully realised visionary sci-fi novel by one of the most important directors of the twentieth century.

Second Life

Second Life
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9780062060600
ISBN-13 : 0062060600
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Second Life by : S. J. Watson

From the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her. How well can you really know another person? How far would you go to find the truth about someone you love? When Julia learns that her sister has been violently murdered, she must uncover why. But Julia's quest quickly evolves into an alluring exploration of own darkest sensual desires. Becoming involved with a dangerous stranger online, she's losing herself . . . losing control . . . perhaps losing everything. Her search for answers will jeopardize her marriage, her family, and her life. A tense and unrelenting novel that explores the secret lives people lead—and the dark places in which they can find themselves—Second Life is a masterwork of suspense from the acclaimed S. J. Watson.

Satyr Trek

Satyr Trek
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Publisher : Disruptive Publishing
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9781626572508
ISBN-13 : 162657250X
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Satyr Trek by : Ray Kainen

Raunch Gaffer is being constantly transported. . . 1969 to 2060, to 2169, to 2269. . . He gets used to being abruptly jerked away from the edge of destruction, or at the moment of climax, thereby escaping annihilation or castration. His experiences with the strange and beautiful feminine beings he encounters during his interstellar adventures make Satyr Trek the first erotic science-fiction extravaganza ever.

The Mushroom Jungle

The Mushroom Jungle
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Publisher : Zardoz Books
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105009143251
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mushroom Jungle by : Stephen Holland

Nominated for a Bouchercon Anthony Award. The definitive story of the emergence of the post war publishers, with an introduction to pre-war publishers. Extensive coverage of: the emergence of Panther, Corgi, Pan and others from the fly by night post war publishing world; the mystery surrounding publishers such as Scion, Gannet, Muir Watson, Brown Watson, R&L Locker, Harborough and many, many more; the search for the origins of those many pseudonyms and house names, such as Griff, Hank Janson, Ben Sarto, Vector Magroon, Volsted Gridban, Roland Vane, Dale Bogar. The story of the entanglement of publishing with a sleazy underworld and the complete low down on the Hank Janson Obscenity Trials. Also a run down on the 1950s comics purge, the superb artists of the period -- Reginald Heade, Ron Turner, Denis McLoughlin, James McConnell, Perl -- with prime examples of their work, and interviews and comments from the authors and publishers of the era. A superb book that documents Steve Holland's many years of research in a one well-illustrated authoritative volume. All the information is illustrated by many black and white and colour illustrations of those great paperback covers.

DNS on Windows 2000

DNS on Windows 2000
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Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 0596002300
ISBN-13 : 9780596002305
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis DNS on Windows 2000 by : Matt Larson

Besides covering general issues like installing, setting up, and maintaining the server, "DNS on Windows 2000" tackles those specific to the Windows environment: integration between DNS and Active Directory, conversion from BIND to the Microsoft DNS server, and registry settings. Readers will acquire a grounding in security issues, system tuning, caching, zone change notification, troubleshooting, and planning for growth.

Against the Vortex

Against the Vortex
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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages : 89
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ISBN-10 : 9781803416663
ISBN-13 : 1803416661
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Against the Vortex by : Anthony Galluzzo

'Like a pastry chef who can MacGyver a five-star dessert out of a Twinkie or a Jell-O packet, Anthony Galluzzo confects something special from the unlikeliest of industrial products: the 1974 Connery-Rampling vehicle Zardoz.' Matt Tierney, author of What Lies Between: Void Aesthetics and Postwar Post-Politics Alongside scientific knowledge and collective effort, building a degrowth ecological society will require a different set of stories and myths than the big and fast Promethean fables we're accustomed to. Using Boorman's Zardoz as a tool, Into The Vortex unearths the artistic and intellectual output of a decelerationist 1970s, with an eye toward imagining a very different sort of future.

International Index to Film Periodicals

International Index to Film Periodicals
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Publisher : Saint James Press
Total Pages : 554
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015054086122
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis International Index to Film Periodicals by : Karen Jones

The Cinema of John Boorman

The Cinema of John Boorman
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 287
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780810883963
ISBN-13 : 0810883961
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cinema of John Boorman by : Brian Hoyle

John Boorman has written and directed more than 25 television and feature films, including such classics as Deliverance, Point Blank, Hope and Glory, and Excalibur. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, including twice for best Director (Deliverance and Hope and Glory). In the first full-length critical study of the director in more than two decades, author Brian Hoyle presents a comprehensive examination of Boorman’s career to date. The Cinema of John Boorman offers a film-by-film appraisal of the director’s career, including his feature films and little-known works for television. Drawing on unpublished archive material, Hoyle provides a close reading of each of Boorman's films. Organized chronologically, each chapter examines two or three films and links them thematically. This study also describes Boorman’s interest in myths and quest narratives, as well as his relationship with writers and literature. Making the case that Boorman is both an auteur and a visionary, The Cinema of John Boorman will be of interest not only to fans of the director’s work but to film scholars in general.

A Short History of English Drama

A Short History of English Drama
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : LCCN:gb65016698
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis A Short History of English Drama by : Benjamin Ifor Evans