Books by Richard Taylor

Sergei Eisenstein's 1926 film THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN is one of the most famous films in the history of cinema--even if more people have heard of it (or seen parodies of it) than have actually seen it. In this short but in-depth study, film scholar Taylor examines the film's tortured history, from the stories of Eisenstein's Herculean efforts to complete it, to its bizarre route to world renown. Taylor also includes a section analyzing the film scene by scene and relating it to images and themes that continually recur in Eisenstein's oeuvre.

"Beyond the Stars" is the first complete English edition of Eisenstein's memoirs, superbly translated from the definitive Russian text. Eisenstein was not only one of the great filmmakers, he was also one of the great theoreticians and teachers of film. "Beyond the Stars" proves him to be one of the most important of the 20th century's artists and intellectuals.

Explains the key topics covered on contract law courses. This book, structured in four parts and designed to reflect the content of contract law courses, provides coverage of the main topics. It illustrates the topics using real life examples and cases, and presents features such as diagrams and flowcharts in a colour design.

Taylor, the son of President Zachary Taylor and brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis, recalls his service in Virginia under Stonewall Jackson and later as commander of the department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.

In this unique series, the Civil War comes vividly to life, as those who were there give eye-witness accounts from both sides of the bloody conflict. A sugar farmer and gentleman politician with no military training before the war, General Richard Taylor--son of President Zachary Taylor--plays a major role in the Red River campaign. Out of print since 1879.

Taylor's recollections focus on his service in Virginia under Stonewall Jackson and later as commander of the department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.

EARLY CINEMA IN RUSSIA chronicles one of the great lost periods in the history of film making--that of pre-Revolutionary Russia. In contrast to standard film histories, art historian and cultural scholar Yuri Tsivian focuses on reflected images, featuring the historical film-goer and early writings on film as well as examining the physical elements of cinematic performance. 20 photos.

Eisenstein was a key figure in world cinema history, yet he completed only seven films. His unique contribution lies in his constant attempt to combine theory and practice. Drawing on the BFI's widely acclaimed four volume edition of Eisenstein's writings, this reader presents the most important shorter film-related texts in annotated translations for the student and general reader.

Eisenstein's reputation has long been secure as creator of the Soviet cinema's earliest and most enduring classics, and as a pioneer theorist and teacher. Yet the English-speaking world has not kept pace with a rising tide of Eisenstein scholarship further enriched by new publications emerging from the former Soviet Union.

Eisenstein Rediscovered presents the first true East-West symposium on Eisenstein with an unparalleled diversity of views and methodologies. Scholars from ten countries examine the vast legacy he bequeathed, and offer important new perspectives for reinterpreting Russian culture of the Soviet period. They explore how much Eisenstein owed to the Symbolist culture of his youth; how his involvement in theatre has been undervalued; what role he played in both the artistic and philosophical avant-gardes of the '20s; and how both Pushkin and the English Elizabethans shaped his later concept of tragedy. Including two newly discovered texts by Eisenstein which are

European Integration and Disintegration deals with the principle problems and challenges confronting Europe in the aftermath of the Cold War and the collapse of European communism. While endeavouring to strike a balance between East, West, North and South, the volume is more concerned with the changing political, economic and cultural morphology of Europe, and of the relations within it, than with the formal institutional arrangements of the European Community and its successor, the European Union.

The contributors show that the study of European integration should be taken in the round, avoiding a narrow and self-centered concern with the development of the "lesser Europe" of the EC/EU. It demonstrates that integration should be seen as neither an inexorable predetermined process, nor as an automatic consequence of high levels of economic interdependence, but rather as somethng that proceeds in fits and starts and sometimes suffers reverses.

Feng Shui as an ancient Chinese method for creating balance between our lives and our surroundings. This practical guide will teach you how to live harmoniously within your own environment. 965494

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art that creates a balance between the force of nature and human life. In this book, the author applies the principles of Feng Shui to life in the modern city. How can we live in harmony with busy traffic arteries? Crowded elevators? flashing neon lights? Richard Taylor teaches us that everything is possible, and that the principles of Feng Shui can be applied to the modern city.

The Film Factory provides a comprehensive documentary history of Russian and Soviet cinema. It provokes a major reassessment of conventional Western understanding of Soviet cinema. Based on extensive research and in original translation, the documents selected illustrate both the aesthetic and political development of Russian and Soviet cinema, from its beginnings as a fairground novelty in 1896 to its emergence as a mass medium of entertainment and propaganda on the eve of World War II.

Trees can be surprisingly difficult to paint realistically. Complex overlapping shapes, contrasting textures, and masses of subtle colors are just a few of the challenges presented by painting forests and woodlands. Filled with tips and techniques as well as inspiring watercolor studies and projects, this handy guide will help you capture the beauty of different tree and leaf shapes, seasonal colors, the textures of barks, roots, and mosses, and much more. Convey lush foliage in just a few brush strokes. Make autumn leaves glow in golds and ochres. Add important details to a woodland floor. As you work on perfecting your trees and woodlands, you'll find that your paintings and your confidence will "bloom."

The discussion of good and evil must be wrenched from the sterile hands of academics and related instead to ordinary human feelings, needs, and desires, says philosopher Richard Taylor. Efforts to understand morality by exploring human reason will always fail because we are creatures of desire, as well. All morality arises from our intense and inescapable longing. The distinction between good and evil is always clouded by rationalists who convert the real problems of ethics into complex philosophical puzzles. In the first part of Good and Evil, Taylor looks for a more meaningful conception by reexamining and rejecting the whole rationalistic tradition that dominates philosophical ethics. The second part provides an empirical explanation of good and evil, noting one does not have to look too far to find prime examples of the failure of fixed moral rules. Including important commentary on Joseph Fletcher's groundbreaking situation ethics and Aristotle's virtues (e.g., magnanimity and pride), Taylor rounds out the book by developing a philosophy of aspiration -- personal worth as an ethical ideal -- to replace the morality of duty, and offers a modified form of situation ethics to fit the contemporary problems we face.

Residing within the coastal bed-and-breakfast his wife and he had just purchased at the time of her tragic accidental death, Theo Parker struggles with survivor's guilt and his efforts to recuperate before encountering strange occurrences that lead him and a new lady friend to suspect that the property is haunted. Reprint.

Explores the principal features of a church or cathedral and what each represents, such as the significance of church layout, the importance of such details as the use of colors or letters, the identity of people and scenes, and the symbolism of animals and plants. Original.

Profiles the highly public yet enigmatic woman who has been the wife of a president and a billionaire and who is today an editor, revealing details of her personal life.

From the excitement of a rushing river to the sweet serenity of a placid lake, few artists can resist the lure of painting water. Here are professional quality techniques for capturing realistic reflections in still pools, "white-water" torrents, moving water, glistening wet rocks and stones, waterfalls, shorelines, partially submerged objects, and more. Add the realism of a fisherman or a lakeside building. Convey time of day by painting early morning mist, sunrise, and sunset. Bathe the scene in the many colors water takes on--from the browns of a muddy shore to the blues and violets of fallen snow. A variety of projects let you try your hand at successfully translating beautiful landscapes in watercolor.

Packed with photos and drawings, this guide contains exclusive photos of familiar creatures, from the Hobbits to Lurtz, the leader of the Uruk-hai, as well as some whose photos have never before appeared in books--Sauron, the Balrog, the Cave Troll, and the Watcher in the Water. The book also includes photos and details of races prominent in the new TWO TOWERS movie, including the tree-like Ents, the wolverine Wargs, and the flying Fell Beasts.

Exploring in depth the affair and its often painful consequences, "Love Affairs" crafts an understanding of why people become involved in extramarital affairs, and offers ways to lessen the marital damage an affair can cause. In practical, nonmoralistic ways, intensely intimate issues are examined such as love and marriage, the ethics of having love affairs, fidelity, and more.

Many of the problems of philosophy are of such broad relevance to human concerns, and so complex in their ramifications, that they are, in one form or another, perennially present. Though in the course of time they yield in part to philosophical inquiry, they may need to be rethought by each age in the light of its broader scientific knowledge and deepened ethical and religious experience.

Traces the life and career of the popular actress, looks at family relationships, and discusses her most important film roles.

From fruits and flowers to gardens and landscapes, nature provides artists with a constant source of inspiration, a cornucopia of colors, and a variety of beautiful forms. Translate these natural wonders into shimmering watercolors with these comprehensive exercises. Finished examples are broken down into constituent shapes, shadings, and techniques, so you'll understand how painters analyze their subjects, and develop artistic skills and compositional acuity. Paint indoor images of flower heads, autumn fruits, and lobsters. Move outside and sketch stone gateways, a glowing red poppy, and a cool blue cluster of sweetpea blossoms. Finally, capture woodlands, gardens, and open sea and sky.

Rejecting the popular notion that everyone is equal and, therefore, ought to be equally proud, Richard Taylor defines pride as justified love of oneself. What justifies this self-love is personal excellence, that is, actual achievement of the kind that sets a proud person apart from the rest. Examples of the justifiably proud include Socrates, Ludwig van Beethoven, Malcolm X, Willa Cather, Pablo Picasso, and Amelia Earhart. However, pride is not a virtue reserved only for the famous. People unknown to the world often possess a greatness equal to that of the most renowned heroes. The truly proud are those who excel in some worthwhile area, be it literature, science, or good parenting. Their excellence is based on some ability or strength that they exploit to its fullest potential. Restoring Pride is "elitist" in that it acknowledges that some people are better as human beings than others, and that they have made themselves so by perfecting their natural talents. The idea of the Sermon on the Mount, that the poor and the meek are blessed, is repudiated. Instead, Taylor embraces the classical Greek ideal of virtue as personal excellence without any suggestion that everyone is equal in worth. The proud, setting the rules and standards for themselves, are apt to be looked on as unconventional. However, one invariable rule guides their behavior toward others: considerateness. The same egalitarian standard applies to their treatment under the law in a democratic society. While concerned with the rules of manners, Restoring Pride is not a book of etiquette. Making no effort at "political correctness", it espouses, in a straightforward and jargon-free style, an ideal of life, exhorting us all toexplore and cultivate the gifts within us, and thus to enjoy the fruits of genuine pride.

In 1934-47, Eisenstein's filmmaking ran into many difficulties: an increasingly restricted definition of socialist realism, the purges, the Second World War, and postwar cultural orthodoxy. These writings show Eisenstein's reaction to this hostile environment--as filmmaker, theorist, and teacher.

Covers all aspects of operating a bed and breakfast, including market research, rennovations, food and housekeeping, customer service, and financial planning.

Blends fictional elements with historical fact in a historical novel about Jerome Clark, a quiet orphan boy who follows a relative into the ranks of the Confederate infantry, only to be hanged as a Confederate guerrilla in the final days of the war.

Here are three tragedies from early Kentucky history: the defeat of a small army of Kentuckians by Indians at Blue Licks in 1782, the murder of a slave by two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews in western Kentucky in 1807, and the bizarre Beauchamp-Sharp murder in Frankfort in 1825. Taylor mixes history with good storytelling and a look at how human shortcomings sometimes lead to ruin.

Buildings -- old and new, ornate or simple -- provide an endlessly intriguing subject for watercolorists. Author and artist Richard Taylor gives you all the skills and techniques for capturing perspective, proportion, light and shade, detail and texture. After deciding on the right materials, try your hand at courtyards, quadrangles, and cloisters; formal architecture: domestic and seaside buildings; and street life..Make wood look weather-beaten produce the cool appearance of stone, and add reflections to windows. Throughout, 120 paintings in various stages of completion guide you, showing the effects of color, shadowing and balance. A Selection of F & W's North Light Book Club.

Expounds upon the metaphysical philosopher's thought on ethics, human nature,and the function and significance of human existence.