Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Author: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Publisher: DK Children
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781465452542

Alice Through the Looking Glass in theaters May 27, 2016 DK's Ultimate Sticker Book: Alice Through the Looking Glass is the perfect companion to Disney's 2016 sequel to Alice in Wonderland with more than 60 reusable stickers and informative captions that provide extra insight into the curiosities of Underland. Join Alice as she goes through the Looking Glass with this adventure-packed sticker book with full-color, reusable stickers featuring the wonderfully mad Alice in Wonderland characters like the White Rabbit, the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the Jabberwocky. © 2016 Disney

Why We Love The Matrix

Why We Love The Matrix
Author: Kim Taylor-Foster
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0762498552

Rediscover all the reasons you love The Matrix with this unique guide to the cult 90s sci-fi classic, filled with trivia, essays, and behind the scenes looks at characters, production, and so much more. Whether you saw the movie in theaters in 1999 or watched it for the first time at home, there is no denying that The Matrix has had an immense impact on pop culture. A "must-see" of the science fiction genre and Why We Love The Matrix is the first and only guide that combines entertaining information about the history and making of the film with a celebratory look at all the different aspects that have helped solidify this as a beloved favorite of sci-fi fans. Offering entertaining essays about the key features that have helped the film become the classic it is today—like the origins of the plot and characters, film techniques, and the philosophy behind the story—plus quotes, sidebars, and eye-catching two-color illustrations throughout, Why We Love The Matrix is a great gift for both casual and more serious fans of the movie and, let's face it, Keanu Reeves.

Direct Conversations: The Animated Films of Tim Burton (Foreword by Tim Burton)

Direct Conversations: The Animated Films of Tim Burton (Foreword by Tim Burton)
Author: Tim Lammers
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2013-12-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1456620843

Throughout his career, movie journalist Tim Lammers has talked with director Tim Burton and the key players who helped bring the stop-motion films The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, and Frankenweenie to life. Now for the first time, Lammers has assembled the stories from Burton and his band of creatives all in one place. In Direct Conversations: The Animated Films of Tim Burton, you will not only hear from Burton, but Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Allison Abbate, Martin Landau, Elijah Wood, Atticus Shaffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, the late Ray Harryhausen, and more. The release of Direct Conversations: The Animated Films of Tim Burton comes as the 1993 classic The Nightmare Before Christmas celebrates its 20th anniversary. Direct Conversations: The Animated Films of Tim Burton also includes a foreword by Tim Burton.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Seven Books
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2024-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 3988655856

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre. The artist John Tenniel provided 42 wood-engraved illustrations for the book.It received positive reviews upon release and is now one of the best-known works of Victorian literature; its narrative, structure, characters and imagery have had a widespread influence on popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. It is credited as helping end an era of didacticism in children's literature, inaugurating an era in which writing for children aimed to "delight or entertain". The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. The titular character Alice shares her name with Alice Liddell, a girl Carroll knewscholars disagree about the extent to which the character was based upon her.

The Real Alice in Wonderland

The Real Alice in Wonderland
Author: C. M. Rubin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781449081317

Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]).

Drops of Jules

Drops of Jules
Author: Grigorian Julia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2019-05-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781949351590

Drops of Jules is multifaceted, delving into Julia's personal struggle with anorexia, exploring the larger picture of mental health, and also factoring in the role of religion and spirituality in people's lives. It is unfiltered, revealing secrets of sexual trauma, abuse, and extreme disordered behaviors. While a story centered around darker themes, hope prevails. When presented with the idea of turning her story into a book, Julia's sole intention was to write the book she needed when she was actively struggling with anorexia. Geared toward those fighting eating disorders as well as those supporting loved ones in recovery, Drops of Jules aims to break through boundaries of shame and stigma, promoting a more empathetic approach toward recovery.

Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Illustrated) (1000 Copy Limited Edition)

Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Illustrated) (1000 Copy Limited Edition)
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Engage Books
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781772266689

Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass includes all 84 original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. This edition is limited to 1,000 copies. Journey with Alice down the rabbit hole into a world of wonder where oddities, logic and wordplay rule supreme. Encounter characters like the grinning Cheshire Cat who can vanish into thin air, the cryptic Mad Hatter who speaks in riddles and the harrowing Queen of Hearts obsessed with the phrase "Off with their heads!" This is a land where rules have no boundaries, eating mushrooms will make you grow or shrink, croquet is played with flamingos and hedgehogs, and exorbitant trials are held for the theft of tarts. Amidst these absurdities, Alice will have to find her own way home. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There is the sequel to Alice in Wonderland. Set some six months later than the earlier book, Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. Through the Looking-Glass includes such celebrated verses as Jabberwocky, and The Walrus and the Carpenter, and the episode involving Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

The Walrus and the Carpenter

The Walrus and the Carpenter
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1986
Genre: Children's poetry, English
ISBN:

A walrus and a carpenter encounter some oysters during their walk on the beach--an unfortunate meeting for the oysters.