When Jon Mote is hired to investigate the murder of his erstwhile mentor, literary star Richard Pratt, the grad school dropout feels woefully unequal to the task. Skittering on the edge of madness, his only source of hope is the dogged love of his developmentally disabled sister, Judy, who serves as cheerleader, critic and moral compass.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide San Francisco and Northern California will lead you straight to the best attractions San Francisco and Northern California have to offer. Packed with information, detailed San Francisco and Northern California maps, beautiful cutaways and floor plans of all San Francisco and Northern California’s major sites, this guide explores every facet that makes San Francisco and Northern California a must visit. From the bustling alleys and restaurants of Chinatown to the verdant, expanses of Golden Gate Park, find San Francisco’s liveliest nightlife, or hike through Northern California’s exquisite scenery. Rely on this fully updated guide for comprehensive guidance on the best things to do in San Francisco and Northern California; from walking the Golden Gate Bridge and the famous Lombard Street to exploring the Napa Wine Country.The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide San Francisco provides all the insider tips every visitor to San Francisco and Northern California needs, with dozens of reviews for San Francisco hotels, recommendations for Californian restaurants, tips for shopping and all the best places for entertainment.Don’t miss a thing on your holiday with the DK Eyewitness Guide to San Francisco and Northern California.
For many years, kisses were the only sexual acts to be seen in mainstream American movies. This title investigates how sex acts have been represented on screen for more than a century and, just as important, how we have watched and experienced those representations.
A collection of contemporary work on pornographic film and video, edited by one of the founders of the field.
In this now-classic study, Linda Williams moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film pornography is and does―as a genre with a history, as a specific cinematic form, and as part of contemporary discourse on sexuality. For the 1999 edition, Williams has written a new preface and a new epilogue, "On/scenities," illustrated with 25 photographs. She has also added a supplementary bibliography.
On visual perception in film and human subjectivity
Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard...clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap.And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life! With bouncy refrains and classic art, this timeless Halloween story is perfect for reading aloud.
