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Hollywood in the 1960s walked a tightrope between boom and bust. Yet the decade spawned many of the greatest films ever made, saw the advent of the spy thriller, the revival of science fiction and horror, and represented the Golden Era of the 70mm roadshow. Blockbusters like Lawrence of Arabia and The Sound of Music shared marquees with low-budget hits such as Lilies of the Field and Easy Rider. New stars emerged--Steve McQueen, Sidney Poitier, Barbra Streisand, Sean Connery, Faye Dunaway, Clint Eastwood and Dustin Hoffman. Veteran directors like Billy Wilder and William Wyler were joined by the post-war generation of Robert Aldrich and Stanley Kramer, and the new wave of Stanley Kubrick and John Schlesinger. This book explores a period when filmmakers embraced revolutionary attitudes to sexuality, violence and racism, and produced a bewildering list of critically acclaimed classics that remain audience favorites.

Automotive Health ist ein neuartiges innovatives und ggf. disruptives Geschäftsmodell der Gesundheitswirtschaft, welches die zwei bislang völlig unabhängigen Bereiche Mobilität und Gesundheit verknüpft. Automotive Health umfasst Gesundheitsdienstleistungen im Auto, wie beispielsweise die Auswertung von Vitaldaten der Insassen eines Automobils zur Früherkennung von Erkrankungen. Gegenstand des hier vorgestellten Buches ist eine Übersicht des Status Quo zum Thema Automotive Health in Deutschland und Umgebung. Die Ausarbeitung beschäftigt sich mit Veränderungen von Geschäftsmodellen und deren Philosophie in der Digitalen Gesundheit. Es werden aktuelle und zukunftsorientierte Anwendungsszenarien sowie Chancen und Grenzen dieses Themas aufgezeigt und diskutiert.

For most, living in Colma amongst the cemeteries is a quiet affair. But for Luke Cressman this proximity to death has brought with it an inescapable consequence. Like all first born members of the Cressman family, Luke witnesses the death of everyone he touches. It's a secret he carries with him after every interaction– a hug, a handshake, even bumping into a stranger on the sidewalk – and he's yanked into a vision of that person's particular fate. Some are violent, others are tame, but having spent most of his life with this power, Luke has grown accustomed to the images. That is, until he meets Mia, the new girl at his school with whom he quickly falls in love. When he learns of the perilous fate that awaits her in the weeks to come, Luke is torn between saving Mia and upholding the time honored tradition his father passed down--never intervene with the fate of another.

On The Town... High Society... From Here To Eternity... The Man With The Golden Arm... Guys and Dolls... The Manchurian Candidate... Van Ryan's Express... The films of Frank Sinatra are startling in their diversity and sheer range. Musicals, comedies, thrillers, war films, intense dramas, sagas of small town America. In The Frank Sinatra Film Guide, Daniel O'Brien provides detailed information on all of Sinatra's movies, co-stars, collaborators and directors - and naturally, full details on all the musical numbers from the films. As well as reassessing Sinatra's contribution to a wide variety of screen genres, O'Brien restates the case for Sinatra as a major and innovative film actor. A true film star, even if he had never sung a note

«La mejor biografía del inmortalCary Grant.» The New York Times «Todo el mundo quiere ser Cary Grant. Incluso yo quiero ser Cary Grant.» Con estas palabras resumía el propio actor la fascinación que su personaje público despertó en todo el mundo a lo largo de varias décadas. Considerado uno de los grandes mitos de la era dorada de Hollywood, pocos conocen, sin embargo, su vida privada, sus orígenes humildes en Inglaterra, donde nació y recibió el nombre de Archibald Alexander Leach, y los avatares que le llevaron a convertirse en uno de los actores más cotizados de su época. Marc Eliot ofrece en este libro, sin duda la biografía definitiva de este gigante del cine, una amena y a la vez rigurosa narración de su vida, centrándose tanto en su intimidad —muy suculenta y salpicada de escándalos, divorcios y titulares— como en su faceta profesional, con especial énfasis en su relación con sus directores favoritos: Howard Hawks, George Cukor y Alfred Hitchcock. Este último fue el cineasta que mejor supo esculpir el irrepetible talento de Cary Grant, cuya enigmática mirada vuelve a hipnotizarnos en las páginas de este libro imprescindible. Reseñas: «Un retrato fascinante y empático de un consumado actor que escondió sus demonios internos y usó el cine para distanciarse de la realidad.» PublishersWeekly «Una biografía deslumbrante y completa. […] Eliot consigue traspasar el embrujo de la pantalla.» Esquire «Un retrato que revela las sombras tras la fachada reluciente, al tiempo que muestra la astucia de Grant para mantener esa personalidad ficticia.» The Washington Post «Un Cary Grant que no conocíamos.» Vogue «Extremadamente amena. […] Las partes en las que entrevemos el lado oscuro del actor son las más intrigantes de esta cautivadora biografía.» People «Una rigurosa narración de la vida [de Cary Grant].» El Norte de Castilla «Bellamente escrita.» Anthony D'Amato, Sensesof Cinema «Esta biografía cuidadosamente anotada es el resultado de una minuciosa investigación de varios años.» Forbes

Melody Logan knew her beautiful mother, Haille, was unhappy in their hardscrabble mining town...But with her wonderful father's unwavering love, Melody always felt safe—until a dreadful mine accident ripped her from her family's moorings. She was still devastated by her father's death when she left West Virginia with Haille to follow her mother's dream of becoming a model or actress. But first they stopped in Cape Cod to visit her father's family at last. Melody knew only that her grandparents had disowned their son when he married Haille—just because she was an orphan, her mother said. Yet moments after Melody first laid eyes on dour, Bible-spouting Uncle Jacob, nervous Aunt Sara, and her cousins—handsome Cary, whose twin, Laura, had been killed recently in a sailing accident, and sweet, deaf little May—Haille announced that Melody was to live with them. Sleeping in Laura's old room, Melody was awash in a sea of grief and confusion, with only her beloved fiddle to comfort her. Then Cary revealed the truth he'd gleaned about her parents—a sad shocking story that only puzzled her more. Melody knew nothing of the dark deceptions that would soon surface...the devastating betrayals she would face before she glimpsed the faint, beckoning lights of a safe harbor...

In this intense Ralph Cotton western, bandits steal a man's livelihood and ignite his need for vengeance.Known for the role he played in taking down the notorious Peltry gang, Will Summers is a horse trader with a reputation that will intimidate even the most lawless of men. But when the cold-blooded Bendigo brothers stumble on a chance opportunity to make off with Summers'newly acquired horses, they act quickly and ruthlessly, leaving him unconscious and his companion Layla Brooks battered and blind.Summers has a history of tracking down wild animals, and the Bendigo brothers are no different. He's ready to give them his own special brand and let them live long enough to feel the burn....

Today, Palm Springs'gay-owned businesses are flourishing, and even the Palm Springs Art Museum cashes in by hosting gay fundraising events. Quite a change from the 1960s, when a local pastor was run out of town when it was discovered that he was gay. But one thing is still missing from Palm Springs—a history of the city's transformation from a winter family resort town into a year-round, world-famous gay destination.