Out Of Focus
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Author | : Marko Dumančić |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2020-12-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1487531850 |
Men Out of Focus charts conversations and polemics about masculinity in Soviet cinema and popular media during the liberal period – often described as "The Thaw" – between the death of Stalin in 1953 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. The book shows how the filmmakers of the long 1960s built stories around male protagonists who felt disoriented by a world that was becoming increasingly suburbanized, rebellious, consumerist, household-oriented, and scientifically complex. The dramatic tension of 1960s cinema revolved around the male protagonists’ inability to navigate the challenges of postwar life. Selling over three billion tickets annually, the Soviet film industry became a fault line of postwar cultural contestation. By examining both the discussions surrounding the period’s most controversial movies as well as the cultural context in which these debates happened, the book captures the official and popular reactions to the dizzying transformations of Soviet society after Stalin.
Author | : Robert Capa |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786256401 |
In 1942, a dashing young man who liked nothing so much as a heated game of poker, a good bottle of scotch, and the company of a pretty girl hopped a merchant ship to England. He was Robert Capa, the brilliant and daring photojournalist, and Collier’s magazine had put him on assignment to photograph the war raging in Europe. In these pages, Capa recounts his terrifying journey through the darkest battles of World War II and shares his memories of the men and women of the Allied forces who befriended, amused, and captivated him along the way. His photographs are masterpieces — John G. Morris, Magnum Photos’ first executive editor, called Capa “the century’s greatest battlefield photographer” — and his writing is by turns riotously funny and deeply moving. From Sicily to London, Normandy to Algiers, Capa experienced some of the most trying conditions imaginable, yet his compassion and wit shine on every page of this book. Charming and profound, Slightly Out of Focus is a marvelous memoir told in words and pictures by an extraordinary man.—Print Ed.
Author | : Becky Harmon |
Publisher | : Bella Books |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2023-08-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 164247536X |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Officer TJ Smith is doing what she loves—protecting the forest and the animals that live there. She doesn’t like complications and being single is the life she’s chosen. She gave up on love a long time ago. Didn’t she? Bailey Everett has spent her life building a career in photography. Constant travel makes it hard to connect with anyone, let alone build a relationship. Her childhood dream of happily-ever-after was only a storybook fantasy. Wasn’t it? After a rocky start, TJ and Bailey bond over their shared love of wildlife—and their intense dislike of snakes. But is the bond strong enough to break down years of believing that love was something beyond their reach? Only time will tell in this richly layered, romantic novel from best-selling author Becky Harmon.
Author | : Amber Cantorna-Wylde |
Publisher | : Presbyterian Publishing Corp |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2023-10-24 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1646983572 |
When a mass shooter killed five people in an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, grieving people graffitied James Dobson’s Focus on the Family headquarters with the words “Their blood is on your hands.” Such an accusation comes as no surprise to Amber Cantorna-Wylde, whose father is a Focus on the Family executive and cast Amber out of her family when she came out in 2012. From severed family ties to malicious murder, such enmity is the fruit of a religious movement that considers it more faithful to reject your child or even to kill than to accept and love LGBTQ+ people. Evangelical organizations like Dobson’s, along with pastors like Jerry Falwell, Franklin Graham, and Robert Jeffress, built an empire out of their conservative Christian beliefs and convinced millions of Americans that sexual purity, patriarchal families, and militaristic nationalism were God’s priority. Cantorna-Wylde shows readers how the political and personal intertwine to cause shame and suffering that Jesus would never desire, including the long-term effects of identity-repression, trauma, and family estrangement. A blend of heart-wrenching memoir and astute cultural analysis, Out of Focus will help heal individuals harmed by evangelicalism’s toxic influence and inspire Christian communities to pursue a path of love and inclusion.
Author | : L.A. Witt |
Publisher | : GallagherWitt |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2017-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1943426767 |
For the last twelve years, Ryan “Angel” Morgan and Dante James have been partners in every sense of the word. They’re lovers, they run a successful photography business together, and couldn’t be happier. The only problem? They’re both dominants who crave submission. Solution? Bring in submissives for sizzling hot threeway action. When Jordan Steele hires the photographers from his sister’s wedding to shoot some promo pictures of his stallions, the sparks fly. There’s something about them, something that’s anything but vanilla, and he wants a taste of it. He’s inexperienced, but curious, and Angel and Dante are more than happy to show him the ropes. Jordan is exactly what they need and they’re exactly what he needs, but when emotions come into play, he may be more than they bargained for. After all, the one thing Angel and Dante can’t give each other is submission. If one of them can get love and submission from Jordan, will the other be pushed out of the picture? This 100,000 word novel was previously published.
Author | : Carol Ashe |
Publisher | : FriesenPress |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2018-03-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1525514342 |
When Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) top sniper officer Margarite Hunter takes a position on the city’s crime unit, her goal is to save lives rather than take them. While searching for two missing young women, Mags and her partner Hank uncover an extensive trafficking and crime ring. Meanwhile, Charlie Mahone is brought out of retirement from the Canadian military to find a lost soldier suspected of seeking revenge on the man who killed his family. When their paths cross, the sparks threaten to derail both of their investigations. Mags soon realizes that Charlie’s story goes much deeper than what he lets on. She needs to stop the killer before more lives are lost, and Charlie needs to stay out of her way. She has no time for love, no matter how chiselled its jawline. But to break the crime ring that strangles her city, they will need to work together, and that requires something she doesn’t give easily: Trust. Out of Focus is book two of the WPS (Winnipeg Police Service) series.
Author | : Margaret Buffie |
Publisher | : Kids Can Press Ltd |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2006-09 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781553379560 |
In this novel by Margaret Buffie, a family struggles to get back on their feet at an inherited lodge in cottage country, while 16-year-old Bernice learns to get a handle on her rage.
Author | : Axelle Law |
Publisher | : Reines de Coeur |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2019-02-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 2378380763 |
Mia, an architect in her thirties, buries herself in her work and has had a series of unfulfilling short-term relationships. One evening, desperate to find some consolation, she drowns her disappointment in alcohol. The next morning, she wakes up next to a perfect stranger—with an extreme hangover. Unfamiliar with these transient adventures, the young woman kindly tries to kick out her one-night stand. Rather amused, and far from being offended, Alexiane agrees to withdraw without making a fuss. While she is half-naked, trying to get dressed, Mia's parents show up unexpectedly. Alexiane immediately perceives the architect's distress regarding their situation and decides to try and help her out by introducing herself as her girlfriend—a lie that Mia hastens to confirm. What better way to escape parental pressure than to invent a respectable love life for yourself? Unfortunately, this good idea quickly turns on the two young women when Mia's family tries to learn more about their so-called relationship…
Author | : A.L. Lester |
Publisher | : JMS Books LLC |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2022-03-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1685500870 |
Alex has never quite believed he's good enough. Not as a person and not as a lighting technician. He hates that however hard he tries he can’t get his boss, Luke, to like him. In the two years he’s been in the job it’s become a Thing with him and he’s got a huge crush on the man. He needs to move on for his own sanity and his career and he’s just about to accept a job at a bigger theatre when one of the volunteers he’s bedded and dumped pushes him off a ladder. Luke likes Alex a lot and has done since the day he walked through the door of Theatre Fawr two years ago. He doesn’t date his staff though, or do casual, and Alex is the epitome of casual. So Luke keeps his distance despite Alex’s constant flirting. Will Alex’s injury give Alex and Luke the push they need to open up to each other? Or will Luke’s inadvertent discovery that Alex has a secret job offer push them further apart?
Author | : Marko Dumančić |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 1487531842 |
"Men Out of Focus charts conversations and polemics about masculinity in Soviet cinema and popular media during the liberal period--often described as "The Thaw"--between the death of Stalin in 1953 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. The book shows how the filmmakers of the long 1960s built stories around male protagonists who felt disoriented by a world that was becoming increasingly suburbanized, rebellious, consumerist, household-oriented, and scientifically complex. The dramatic tension of 1960s cinema revolved around the male protagonists' inability to navigate the challenges of postwar life. Selling over three billion tickets annually, the Soviet film industry became a fault line of postwar cultural contestation. By examining both the discussions surrounding the period's most controversial movies as well as the cultural context in which these debates happened, the book captures the official and popular reactions to the dizzying transformations of Soviet society after Stalin."--