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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS 2009-2010 EDITION inspires readers to join the exciting process of being active, informed citizens. Bardes, Shelley, and Schmidt provide an unbiased and concisely organized overview of this essential subject, updated with complete Election 2008 coverage and wholly redesigned for even greater reader appeal. The text's fundamental theme continues to be the importance of participating in active citizenship. To reinforce this theme, the text emphasizes continual critical thinking about political issues and encourages readers to become involved in the political process. The authors incorporate abundant current examples, including increased coverage of the impact of the Internet and other media, to stimulate learning and excitement. ... Read more

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I think that this product is a great item to "rent" they did a great job getting the right book to me and on time which isn't something you see very often thanks!!

Outstanding Overview of American Politics!
My son actually used this book for a community college Government course. I picked it up one day and couldn't put it down. An educator myself, I was impressed with the content and format of this text. Political content can come across as "stale," but this one offers the information with pertinent examples and moves on. I would HIGHLY recommend this text for high school or college. Obviously most students can't choose their books, but this would be a fantastic book for homeschoolers.

Good Used Book
I received the text book in the condition that I was told it was in. It did have a little more highlighting than I thought it would, but wasn't that big of a thing.

Exactly as ordered and described
This book arrived in perfect condition and very quickly.It is a good text good and prepares me for class well.

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I ordered the ring bound version of this book, and it took almost 2 weeks to get here and was NOT ringbound, just the sheets of paper. I even paid extra for this "ring bound" version. ... Read more

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A fresh and impressive text for the hybrid American Government and Texas Politics course, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: TEXAS EDITION helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship including completely integrated and comprehensive Chapters on Texas Politics. The Schmidt text is renowned nationwide for its balanced, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes and the Texas Chapters follow suit; providing a wide range of viewpoints as well as unique historical contexts to give students rich, nuanced insight into the political system and decision-making processes of the Lone Star State. Together, this integrated approach allows for focus on the similarities and differences in national and Texas politics and governance while using integrated pedagogy, including critical thinking and prescriptive encouragement for citizen action to underscore this approach. With keen awareness of its audience, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: TEXAS EDITION also incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American and Texas government. ... Read more

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Signed up late for school.
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American Government and Politics Today-Texas edition,2007-2008
I was hoping for it for it to come ealier than thescheduled time, but anyway, it was a good condition book.

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Boring
I'm glad I only paid $3 for this book because it is one of the worse textbooks I've had the pleasure of being forced to read. I'm not even sure how I passed government (a B!), everytime I began a chapter my eyes glazed over.

I gave it two stars because I got such a great deal on it. ... Read more

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A volume in Advances in Service-Learning ResearchSeries Editor Shelley H. Billig, RMC Research Corporation, DenverIn this volume in the IAP series on Advances in Service-Learning Research, top researchers presentrecent work studying aspects of program development, student and community outcomes, and future researchdirections in the field of service-learning and community engagement. These chapters, selected through arigorous peer review process, are based on presentations made at the annual meeting of the InternationalResearch Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, held in October, 2008, in NewOrleans.This volume features efforts in research and practice to support and expand service-learning and engaged scholarship in both K-12 andhigher education. Models of effective partnerships between institutions of higher education and their community partners are developed in chapterslooking at relationships between campus and community in terms of partnership identity or in terms of shared understanding by campus andcommunity partners. Outcomes for K-12 and college students engaged in service learning are the focus of several studies. The impact of high-qualityservice-learning on K-12 student achievement and school-related behaviors is described. Racial identity theory provides a useful frame forunderstanding developing student conceptualizations, while another chapter emphasizes aspects of self-exploration and relationship building as basesfor gains in student attitudes and skills. In a final section, chapters deal with service-learning and community engagement as a coherent research fieldwith a distinct identity, reviewing current work and proposing directions for future research. ... Read more

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The subject of Gelpi's new book is the importance of the mother-infant relationship in Percy Bysshe Shelly's poetry and life. However, her book also uses Shelley as a touchstone by which to examine the rich historical and theoretical issues relevant to motherhood in the Romantic period. Gelpi offers a detailed account of the historical rise in attention paid to mothering, the changing cultural attitudes towards the role of the mother, and the resulting effect on the nature of family life. She further discusses the psychoanalytic, Marxist, and developmental approaches to the mother/infant relationship, particularly to the connection each makes between that relationship and the acquisition of language. By combining psychoanalytic, poststructuralist and feminist theory with extensive biographical material on Shelley and information on the position of mothers in England after 1790, Gelpi offers an important reassessment of Shelley's avowed feminism and the failure of his utopian vision. ... Read more

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Landfill: decay around a colossal wreck
Once upon a time, when psychology and psychiatry were just beginning, there was a charlatan. He had a tiny practice and, where it has been possible to check his accounts of what went on in his sessions with the accounts of his patients, it's clear that in his case notes and his books he was a fantasist and a self-serving liar. He is not known ever to have cured a patient, though he claimed to do so almost invariably. He nearly killed some patients by advocating and in one dramatic case personally botching surgery to cure supposed mental illnesses. His name was Sigmund Freud.If he hung up his shingle today, he'd be struck off for malpractice so quick it'd make his ears spin.

In his chosen discipline of psychology he has no remnant of credibility and his ideas (that is, those ideas that were actually his; he did not, for example, invent or discover the "unconscious") have no influence. He is to most psychologists a mildly interesting figure from the history of the discipline, akin in interest and importance to, say, Francis Galton.

But in the 1980s something very odd happened. A number of mainly French writers who:
* adopted psychoanalytic - usually also Marxist - jargon;
* wrote it deliberately badly to disguise the fatuousness of their "thought";
* were briefly popular in France in the 1960s: -

suddenly became important in the US and UK. Not in their own fields, where no-one outside their cults took them seriously, but in, of all places, literary criticism.

So for a while academic publishers put out literary criticism like Gelpi's book on Shelley, in books that treated charlatans like Freud, Lacan, Kohut and so on as authorities who only need to be quoted in order to establish that something is true. This book is stuffed with the fantastic furniture of those dead cults, from the Mirror stage to the the Oedipus complex to the "narcissistic injury", and so on. Spectral things they are, these days, like rusting rides in an abandoned fun park.

So if you want a book analysing Shelley in an entirely arbitrary and tendentious way, using the concepts of mainly French versions of psychoanalysis, then this is as good a book as any other of its kind.

Its kind includes similar books by a number of writers who cited each other and wrote blurbs for each other's books. Each wrote excruciatingly bad books about Shelley in the 1980s and 1990s, from within what appears to have been an academic mutual support system. I know none of them, and have nothing against them except their bad books, but I shan't name and shame. Pick up any one of the books, and you'll find the others getting boosted, if you're interested. But I can't see many people outside the circle bothering to cite much of this stuff, though.

If you want a book on what Shelley actually wote, how he wrote, and what his writings actually say, this book is useless.Now lit crit has moved on to fresh fields, and the people who made their careers writing Deleuzian vapour now discreetly omit those names and their associated jargon from their more recent publications. Lacan and the merry crew used to be name-dropped; now they're just dropped.

The best recent book on Shelley as a writer, as opposed to a subject for long-distance, chronologically-challenged telepathic psychoanalysis, is probably William Keach's "Shelley's style". It's illuminating on what Shelley wrote, how he wrote it, what it means, and what's distinctive about Shelley as a writer. Recommended.

Summary: in the 1980s and 1990s there was an intellectual train wreck. Round the decay of that colossal wreck there are strewn books like Gelpi's: badly written, incoherent, and written from an intellectual framework that simply has nothing to do with literature or, though it has political pretensions, Planet Earth and its politics. Useful in gardening, I suppose, or as landfill. ... Read more

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Provides coverage of American constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The overriding theme of the book is the importance of informed active citizenship, and its extensive pedagogy underscores this theme by soliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved in the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, the book incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. ... Read more

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excellent textbook for college level Amer Govt I + II
I found this book to be easy to read and comprehend. Lots of charts, highlighted areas, and edge notes seem to outline each chapter very well. Many websites are promoted and useful. ... Read more

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This essentials version of AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY is a best-selling paperback with an emphasis on critical thinking and political participation. This shorter version of Schmidt, et al; presents a balanced, unbiased, and up-to-date introduction to constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. This edition has been updated to include the 1998 elections and events through 2000. ... Read more

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The best-selling book published for American Government, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship in a concisely organized package. Bardes, Shelley, and Schmidt's text is renowned nationwide for its balanced, unbiased, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The overriding theme is the importance of informed active citizenship. The pedagogy underscores this theme by soliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives students more than reading material-it gives them tools to become good citizens. ... Read more

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Better than expected
Book was in good condition.Came sooner than expected.Very happy.Thank you :)

Never Again will I use Amazon for books
I purchased this book from Amazon because of the good price and reasonable shipping. I paid for expedited shipping so I could receive my book in time for my second assignment. It said 2-7 days it would be at my door. On the 7th day when my book never came, I emailed the seller to see what was going on. Apparently, Amazon never sent the seller the email to let him know to send my the book. But they sure took my money. I asked the seller for my shipping money back, and to ship it to me ASAP, but instead he refunded my entire money, not what I wanted. Therefore, I will never ever use this site for book purchases. If Amazon is going to charge my account for a purchase, they need to get on the right page with its sellers. Now I still do not have a book for my course because after the whole ordeal it was not worth it because my class was half way over. ... Read more

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With new engaging features and as part of the Wadsworth Advantage Series, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: BRIEF EDITION, 2008-2009 highlights today's controversial issues and shows how you can become involved in American government and make a difference as an active, informed citizen. Praised for its balanced and up-to-the-minute coverage, this book focuses on the fundamentals -- the constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes that are the core of American government. The text also includes coverage of policy and analysis issues. ... Read more

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I was completely satisfied with the book. It was in very good condition just like they said. I would definitely shop with them again. Shipping arrived on time just like the shipping rates estimated.

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did not send the book on time and sent a threating email after three emials were sent by me

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Is was a book for class so there's not much to comment. i got exactly what i ordered and it was brand new. It arrived in the time promised. so i am a satisfied customer. The book is actually a great book. its short and concise.

Excellent Resource Material for any College Government Class!
American Government and Politics Today explains the entire process of government from it's earliest roots to modern day times. It explains why and what an electoral college is. It has clear cut definitions on the sides of the pages making vocabulary work extremely easy. It has interesting tidbits about the history of politics, lobbyists, and the two party system. I found the text to be comfortable to read as a bit of light reading and this book has been beyond value to my Government class studies. If you are looking for
a good reference book, whether or not you need it as a required textbook for
a government class or not, I'd recommend this book. It would help any government classes or political science you take in the future. ... Read more

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Go beyond the television newsrooms and the canned political speeches with AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY, 2007-2008, ALTERNATE EDITION. With up-to-date information and the inside track on public policy makers, this edition presents what you need to know about American politics in an easy-to-understand format. And, special sections on the impact of economics and foreign policy make this textbook particularly relevant in today's political climate. ... Read more

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I ordered this book twice. once in june and Amazon took a while to let me know that the info on my cc that I used to pay with didn't go through. (Still don't know why) Then I reordered the book and it still has not come and my class ends on 08/07, so why do I need the book? Just give me my money BACK......

a text book
The book is fine. Not amazing but not amazingly dull either. It's a text book, what did you expect? ... Read more

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People are often hesitant to become involved in the political process, but AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY?TEXAS EDITION, 2009-2010 demonstrates how seemingly small steps can make a big difference. Combining comprehensive coverage of the U.S. and Texas political processes, the book uses intriguing, real-life examples and exercises to engage readers in the fascinating intricacies of American government?inspiring you to participate in the political process. As it introduces concepts, the book illustrates specific ways readers can participate, showing through exciting examples how individuals?of all ages and backgrounds?can make a profound impact. Active participation can be as simple as calling a local politician to share an opinion on a local issue, registering to vote, or viewing a town council meeting on local access cable. The book includes expanded coverage of the 2008 presidential election and promotes critical thinking throughout with issue discussion, comparison, and debate. Engaging and inspiring, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY?TEXAS EDITION, 2009-2010 helps readers discover the importance of active, informed citizenship. Again and again, readers see the power of one to make a difference. ... Read more

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Book was everything it said it would be, except it didn't mention it would be in a binder format. I don't mind that though because it means you only have to bring the section of the book you will be using that day instead of a 10 pound hardcover book!

The shipping was very slow, but I did choose the cheapest way.

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I had to get this book for one of my classes. It came 5 days after ordering and the whole book was unbound. I have not used the book yet SO this rating is on the fact that AMAZON did not specify that that was unbound and loose. Would it have stopped me from purchasing this product.... YES! ... Read more

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Students are often hesitant to become involved in the political process, but American Government and Politics Today 2009-2010 Edition, 14e inspires readers to take action. The book uses intriguing examples and hands-on exercises to engage readers in the fascinating intricacies of American government -- including details from the recent presidential election. As it introduces concepts, it illustrates that active participation can be as simple as calling a local politician to share an opinion, registering to vote, or viewing a town council meeting on local access cable -- demonstrating how small steps can make a big difference. ... Read more

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wrong book
Received book.Found out it was "Texas Edition" which is not what I needed. Called seller to get a refund,he never called back.I would not buy anything else from him since he is not credible.

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The book I recieved was a teacher's edition for review. However, the seller listed the teacher book with the same ISBN number as the student book. It clearly states on the book I recieved that resale of the teacher review book is illegal as it leads to higher textbook costs for students. So far, the book has all of the same information, pages, and outline and is adequate for use at school. Buyers beware! ... Read more

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The best-selling book published for American Government, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS 2008 EDITION enables you to experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship. Bardes, Shelley, and Schmidt's text is known for providing concise, unbiased, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, and social structures.Inspiring and captivating, the text's theme is the importance of informed active citizenship. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS 2008 EDITION incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives you more than reading material--it gives you tools to become a good citizen. ... Read more

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Item was received quickly and as listed. Happy with service and will not hesitate to order from this company again in the future.

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This was the first time I ever bought a book online.I was taking a summer Poli Sci class and the book was very expensive in the college book store.I found the book on Amazon for an insanely cheap price.I bought it and got it within a few days. It was very easy.I was also very happy that I got it so quickly.Since I was taking a summer class everyday that past was important, but I didn't have to worry.I got it immediately.Thanks for the book!I got an "A" is the class by the way!

Great resource!
I had to purchase this book for school, but it's easy to read and doesn't seem to have any bias they way some textbooks do on topics such as government.The chapters are interesting and the authors give many viewpoints, not just one.

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Simply Sensational.
As a longtime fan of old school horror films and British horror films in particular, I was absolutely blown away by this book. First of all I was surprised that I am only now catching up with it but then I haven't focused on these films for quite awhile having devoted most of my time in recent years to films from the silent era now that they are coming out on DVD. I did get the update on David Pirie's book A HERITAGE OF HORROR which remains essential but this one goes beyond that. Jonathan Rigby's subtitle is "A Century of Horror Cinema" and he chooses 100 films that he considers significant as well as provides background information on other films made at about the same time. While I don't agree with all of his assessments, overall the results are simply sensational. Lots of great photos too.

Any list of films is always going to be subjective and I can think of some films that I would have included in the Top 100 and a few that I would have left off but at least the other films are mentioned. I found ENGLISH GOTHIC to be comprehensive but not judgmental. While I understand Rigby's starting the list in 1954 with THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT for that's when the horror boom begins, I would have included a handful of earlier films like THE GHOUL (1933), DEAD OF NIGHT (1945), LATIN QUARTER (1945), and THE QUEEN OF SPADES (1948) but he does discuss them in the prologue. As of the writing of this review, I have seen 86 of the Top 100 and will try to see the others although some titles like SHADOW OF THE CAT (1960) and CORRUPTION (1968) don't appear to be currently available in any format.

Still not the final word
This is a much needed and very valuable summary of the British horror film. The success of Rigby's book hinges on the accessibility of the prose. More recent summaries of this much neglected area of British cinema tend to take a strongly academic bias; either impenetrable psychoanalytical or sociological studies. The quest of academia is to elevate these films to some status of quality, but most horror fans don't give a damn about this. This book is definitely written for enthusiasts of the genre and Rigby himself shows himself to be the fan he is and writes wittily and with affection for many films. Naturally the book is unevenly tilted to the 1960's, a golden era of British horror, which is my only criticism. I personally consider the 1970's to be the most interesting time for British horror. However Rigby gives much needed attention to some forgotten gems such as "Jack the Ripper", "Night of the Eagle" and "The Skull", this isn't just a summary of Hammer Studios. The only fault of the book is that it could have conceivably been twice the length and after it I still felt a truly definitive all encompassing account of British horror is still required.

get it for the pictures
I had high hopes for this book when I heard about it, but shortly after receiving it they were quicky dashed. There is a wealth of information on many different British horror movies, which is interesting - and a lot of movies included made by companies other than Hammer. And the picture selection is excellent, and many readers may want it for that. However, there is a kind of Puritan fog that shrouds this book, which makes it far from appealing, and something I haven't seen before in British books on horror movies. The sexy scenes which are a well-known characteristic of British horror movies are "sleazy" or "vulgar" or "exploitation" and looked at disapprovingly by the author, while he delights in the grisly scenes. .The mild "Circus of Horrors" (1960) is "quasi-pornographic", etc., etc. and the whole book has this kind of feminist film-journal quality about which is far from appealing. This, together with the turgid, humorless style makes it a chore to get through. The main aim of the writer seems to be to take all the fun out of British horror movies. Better pass this one up.

Essential for the Horror Fan
This is one of the best books written on the horror film.Rigby writes well and is very informative about the development of the British horror film from silents to the Nineties.

Of course, the heart of his book is the era from 1956-74, roughly from "The Creeping Unknown" to "The Wicker Man."Even if you have read about Hammer films before, Rigby has something new to say.He has seen EVERYTHING from this era, and his book steered me to fascinating movies like "Demons of the Mind" and "And Now the Screaming Starts" that I would never have heard of otherwise.

I don't agree with all of his opinions.(Rigby is incredibly down on the movies of Amicus Studios.)But Rigby really appreciates Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Terrence Fisher and Freddie Francis, making this a fun, informative read. Horror fans could only do themselves a favor by buying it.A most enjoyable book and one that the reader will go back to many times.

Definitive and absorbing.
As a huge fan of horror and science fiction films of the 'Golden Age' of the genre, I've always had a particular fondness for the (generally) more sophisticated and cerebral output of the British studios.As was the case for many of my generation ('baby boomers'), my introduction to these great films began with the legendary Hammer Studio's remakes of the classic Universal monster films, kicked off by the seminal Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee vehicle 'The Curse of Frankenstein'.I recall being scared silly as a child by the indelible image of Christopher Lee's bloodshot, snarling visage in the staircase scene from the superb 'Horror of Dracula', of having my heart race with excitement while watching Lee's turn as 'The Mummy', and, like a drug addict, anxiously awaiting the next chiller to be exported to U.S. movie screens.For those who harbor similar memories, 'English Gothic' is for you (this review is of the 2nd edition).

There have been numerous other books that took a turn at this historically important product, but none (at least that I've read) comes close to this book's comprehensiveness, style and sheer reading pleasure.Author Jonathan Rigby (an actor himself) infuses this masterful work with insightfulness and attention to detail that could well serve as a model for others.Beginning with a chapter titled 'British Horror in Embryo', it concludes with the sad (but accurately titled) final chapter, 'British Horror in Retreat'.In between one will find a veritable treasure trove of detail, the effect of which is to present the reader with a unique contribution that is at once both somewhat scholarly yet readily accessible.While this loving treatment of British horror films (broadly defined, as it encompasses related mystery and science fiction titles as well) stands on its own, the book offers much more.It provides for a fascinating sociological context as well: the output of British studios, both in quantity and theme, reflect the socio/political milieu of the times.In addition, it does what no similar book has done, which is to provide a sense of what British Gothic film making was really like.It's almost like being an invisible observer, hovering over the studios during production.Even movie fans that do not care for horror films would find this aspect of the book worthwhile.

The book's 260-plus pages give appropriate focus on the aforementioned grandfather of British horror, Hammer, without cutting short the contributions of other notable studios (such as Amicus and Tigon), as well as the sometimes complex co-production arrangements between these studios and those of other countries (for example, the collaborations between Hammer and such American production companies as AIP, Universal and Warners).Such detail is very informative.It's surprising how many such films, perceived as American, were in fact British productions (such as 'Fiend Without a Face' and 'First Man into Space').

While American readers will find themselves at a slight disadvantage with the lack of familiarity with references to established British character actors, television programs, scene locations and the occasional slang phrase, this is a minor distraction.If you're a fan of British horror/science fiction, or simply of film making in general, 'English Gothic' deserves a place in your library. ... Read more

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This is the real Hammer story: Wayne Kinsey presents an oral history detailing the fascinating biographies of Hammer's key players, many telling their stories for the first time in all new interviews specially commissioned for this book. This is their fascinating story. From the lowly tea boy to the most vociferous producer, each made their own unique contributions to a group of films that have since achieved cult status around the world. We will learn about their trade and their achievements but above all see their valued place in the Hammer puzzle that became the envy of the British film industry.The key to Hammer's success were these talented individuals. A group of unsung heroes and experts in their fields, they came together by chance to form a well oiled machine producing lavish looking features at miniscule budgets. For some, their work at Hammer would be the stepping stone to bigger things (even Oscars!); all moving on to make major contributions to international film and television.Crammed with 1000 blood rare behind the scenes photos, read this and you'll see why Hammer's films achieved a standard that other rival companies could only dream of. Written by the highly acclaimed Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey, this book goes where no book on Hammer has ever gone before, and provides an understanding of life at this famous studio that is more accurate than any previously published accounts! ... Read more

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This study guide contains chapter summaries, key terms, InfoTrac exercises, and an extensive practice exam including fill-in-the-blank, true/false, multiple choice and short essay questions. ... Read more