Fiction & Non-Fiction / Non Fiction / Arts & Theatre

Ballantine Books. Very Good+. 1/1999. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. 0345422813 . Bright, glossy cover, clean tight pages. No creases, small price sticker on 1st page. <P> A lively look at the role models provided by women in film and fiction, with unexpected exegeses from a bestselling novelist (Red, White, and Blue). L. Frank Baum's Dorothy and Jane Austen's Emma-in both original and modern interpretations-are "brave dames"; Sandra Bullock in Speed," although her character was the driver of the rampaging bus, and Anita Hill, testifying about long-past transgressions, are "wimpettes." Even the feminist icons Thelma and Louise and biblical mother Eve get ambivalent reviews here. . more information

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Overlook Press. Very Good+. 1995. Hardcover. 087951647X . <P> This book celebrates his art of a more private nature, his representations of the naked human body as paintings, prints and drawings. It includes a group of "pretty" nudes from the 50s, where sex organs are depicted as a desirable consumer good. The "Torso Series" of the 70s, based on Polaroids; some large drawings from the 70s and 80s; and a series of prints, "Sex Parts", from 1978. Linda Nochlin's astute and authoritative essay provides a context for Warhol's nudes. She asserts that his nudes of the 70s brilliantly navigate the shadowy territory between the two (arguably) mutually exclusive categories of the classical male nude and pornography; she gives an account of his sexually explicit Polaroid sessions with live models; and comments beautifully on the significance of the cropping in Warhol's nudes. Fifty-three works are represented here. . more information

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Dover Publications. As New. 1994. Booklet. 0486280187 . Bright, glossy cover, clean tight pages. Light rubbing on cover edges. <P> Ann Sheridan, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, 4 more in gowns by Adrian, Orry-Kelly, Travis Banton, and other designers. Eight of the most popular Hollywood stars of the 1940s-when movie glamour was at its peak-appear in costumes from their most popular pictures. Here are Ann Sheridan, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Dorothy Lamour, Veronica Lake, Gene Tierney and Maria Montez in gowns by Adrian, Orry-Kelly, Travis Banton, Jean Louis, Edith Head, Raoul Pene du Bois, Oleg Cassini, Milo Anderson, Bonnie Cashen, Vera West and other top Hollywood designers-a feast for the eye for paper doll fans and students and enthusiasts of costume design and film history. 16 plates. . more information

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Dover Publications. As New. 1978. Booklet. 048623715X . Light rubbing on cover edges. <P> Crawford, MacDonald, Lombard, Harlow, Garbo, Bennett, Garland and Carroll with 38 authentic film costumes. 16 plates in full color. . more information

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