mailer norman the executioner s song
Mailer Norman The Executioner's Song
In the summer of 1976 Gary Gilmore robbed two men. Then he shot them in cold blood. For those murders Gilmore was sent to languish on Death Row - and could confidently expect his sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. In America, no one had been executed for ten years. But Gary Gilmore wanted to die, and his ensuing battle with the authorities for the right to do so made him into a world-wide celebrity - and ensured that his execution turned into the most gruesome media event of the decade.
5001 Руб.
Mailer Norman The Fight
From one of the major innovators of New Journalism, Norman Mailer's The Fight is the real-life story of a clash between two of the world's greatest boxers, both in and out of the ring, published in Penguin Modern Classics. Norman Mailer's The Fight focuses on the 1974 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire. Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and 'he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case'. Together the two men made boxing history in an explosive meeting of two great minds, two iron wills and monumental egos.
2570 Руб.
Mailer Norman The Naked and the Dead
Based on Mailer's own experience of military service in the Philippines during World War Two, The Naked and the Dead' is a graphically truthful and shattering portrayal of ordinary men in battle. First published in 1949, as America was still basking in the glories of the Allied victory, it altered forever the popular perception of warfare. Focusing on the experiences of a fourteen-man platoon stationed on a Japanese-held island in the South Pacific during World War II, and written in a journalistic style, it tells the moving story of the soldiers' struggle to retain a sense of dignity amidst the horror of warfare, and to find a source of meaning in their lives amisdst the sounds and fury of battle.
3337 Руб.
Mailer Norman Marilyn. A Biography
Norman Mailer's acclaimed biography of Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood's iconic leading lady - available for the first time in mass-market paperback 'Genius' The New York Times In 1973, Norman Mailer published Marilyn, his celebrated in-depth account of the life of Marilyn Monroe, as a glossy, fully illustrated coffee-table tome. His work was immediately acclaimed - and an enduring bestseller, rumoured to have sold more copies than any of his other works except The Naked and the Dead. Yet, until now, it has never been made available in an accessible mass-market paperback edition. This is one of America's greatest writers taking on the legend of one of Hollywood's greatest stars.
5508 Руб.
Mailer Norman A Fire on the Moon
Mailer's superb account, written as it was happening, of the first attempt to land men on the moon 'Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.' A Fire on the Moon tells the scarcely credible story of the Apollo 11 mission. It is suffused with Mailer's obsession both with the astronauts themselves and with his own anxieties and terrors about the extremity of what they were trying to achieve. Mailer is both admiring and appalled and the result is a book which is both a gripping narrative and a brilliant depiction of the now-forgotten technical issues and uncertainties around the mission. A Fire on the Moon is also a matchless portrait of an America caught in a morass of introspection and misery, torn apart by the war in Vietnam. But for one, extraordinary week in the summer of 1969 all eyes were on the fates of three men in a rocket, travelling a quarter of a million miles away from Earth.
2867 Руб.
Simon C. Homicide. A Year On The Killing Streets
The best book about homicide detectives by an American writer' NORMAN MAILER Based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore, David Simon's true crime masterpiece reveals a city few will ever experience. Day in day out citizens are shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the centre of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world.
1944 Руб.
Simon C. Homicide. A Year On The Killing Streets
The best book about homicide detectives by an American writer' NORMAN MAILER Based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore, David Simon's true crime masterpiece reveals a city few will ever experience. Day in day out citizens are shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the centre of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world.
1944 Руб.
Mailer Norman GOLD Moonfire. The Epic Journey of Apollo 11
"And the Moon came nearer..." A unique tribute to the defining scientific mission of our time "MoonFire is the greatest book I have ever seen. The photography is unparalleled... It is more than just a book, it is an experience." - David Schonauer, American Photo It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century: On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins met John F. Kennedy's call for a manned Moon landing by the end of the 1960s. A decade of tests and training, a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, a budget of $24 billion, and the most powerful rocket ever launched all combined in an unprecedented event watched by millions the world over. And no one captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer. One of the greatest writers of the 20th Century, Norman Mailer was hired by LIFE in 1969 to cover the Moon shot. His three-part feature was the longest nonfiction piece LIFE had published. He enhanced and extended his reportage with deeper reflection in the brilliantly crafted book, Of a Fire on the Moon, excerpted here for the first time. Equally adept at examining the science of space travel and the psychology of the men involved-from Saturn V rocket engineer Wernher von Braun, to the crucial NASA support staff, to the three astronauts-Mailer provides provocative and trenchant insights into this epoch-making event. Illustrating this volume are hundreds of the best photographs and maps from the NASA vaults, magazine archives, and private collections. Many of them previously unpublished, these images document the development of the agency and the mission, life inside the command module and on the Moon's surface, and the world's jubilant reaction to the landing. This edition includes an original introduction by Colum McCann and captions by leading Apollo 11 experts, explaining the history and science behind the images, citing the mission log and publications of the day, and post-flight astronaut interviews. The book you couldn't get your hands on is finally available as the first publication in TASCHEN's new series of GOLDEN BOOKS, created to celebrate the company's 30th anniversary! Originally published as a TASCHEN Limited Edition, Norman Mailer's MoonFire sold out instantly and earned accolades from publications the world over. About the author: Norman Mailer was one of the 20th century's greatest and most influential writers, as well as one of America's most renowned and controversial literary figures. The best-selling author of a dozen novels and 20 works of nonfiction, he also wrote stage plays, screenplays, television miniseries, hundreds of essays, two books of poetry, and a collection of short stories. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he lived in Brooklyn, New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. About the contributing author: Colum McCann is the author of seven books, including Let the Great World Spin. He has written for The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, GQ, The Times (London), The Irish Times, and La Republica.
3036 Руб.
Mailer Norman An American Dream
As Stephen Rojack, a decorated war hero and former congressman who murders his wife in a fashionable New York City high-rise, runs amok through the city in which he was once a privileged citizen, Mailer peels away the layers of our social norms to reveal a world of pure appetite and relentless cruelty. One part Nietzsche, one part de Sade, and one part Charlie Parker, An American Dream grabs the reader by the throat and refuses to let go.
2421 Руб.
Mailer Norman Advertisements for Myself
Advertisements for Myself is a comprehensive collection of the best of Norman Mailer's essays, stories, interviews and journalism from the Forties and Fifties, linked by anarchic and riotous autobiographical commentary. Laying bare the heart of a witty, belligerent and vigorous writer, this manifesto of Mailer's key beliefs contains pieces on his war experiences in the Philippines (the basis for his famous first novel The Naked and the Dead), tributes to fellow novelists William Styron, Saul Bellow, Truman Capote and Gore Vidal and magnificent polemics against pornography, advertising, drugs and politics. Also included is his notorious exposition of the phenomenon of the 'White Negro', the Beat Generation's existentialist hero whose life, like Mailer's, is 'an unchartered journey into the rebellious imperatives of the self'
3101 Руб.
Mailer Norman MoonFire. The Epic Journey of Apollo 11
It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century: On July 20, 1969, after a decade of tests and training, supported by a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, and with a budget of billions, the most powerful rocket ever launched brought Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon. Nobody captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer, hired by LIFE magazine to cover the mission in a dazzling reportage he later enhanced into the brilliantly crafted book, Of a Fire on the Moon. Rediscover this epoch-making event with TASCHEN's adaptation of Mailer's account, now in our popular Reader's Edition so you can really curl up and travel not just back in time, but into outer space. The text is accompanied by hundreds of photographs from the NASA vaults, the archives of LIFE, and other leading magazines of the day, documenting the development of the agency and the mission, life inside the command module and on the moon's surface, as well as the world's jubilant reaction to the landing. Captions by leading Apollo 11 experts explain the history and science behind the images, citing the mission log, publications of the day, and postflight astronaut interviews, while an evocative introduction by Colum McCann celebrates Mailer's incomparable skill at transforming "the science of space...the weight of history...the breadth of mythology" into prose.
3319 Руб.
Ost Виниловая пластинка Ost Guardians Of The Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1 - Dust Storm
Состояние носителя: S. Состояние конверта: S. Guardians Of The Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1 - Dust Storm. Виниловая пластинка . Dust Storm A1 Blue Swede– Hooked On A Feeling A2 Raspberries– Go All The Way A3 Norman Greenbaum– Spirit In The Sky A4 David Bowie– Moonage Daydream A5 Elvin Bishop– Fooled Around And Fell In Love A6 Jackson 5– I Want You Back B1 10cc– I’m Not In Love B2 Redbone– Come And Get Your Love B3 The Runaways– Cherry Bomb B4 Rupert Holmes– Escape (The Piña Colada Song) B5 Five Stairsteps– O-o-h Child B6 Marvin Gaye , And Tammi Terrell– Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Тип носителя: Виниловая пластинка
4990 Руб.
Mailer Norman Marilyn Monroe. Best stern
Now Taschen has paired Mailer's original text with Bert Stern's photographs from the legendary Last Sitting-widely considered the most intimate photographs of Monroe ever taken-to create a fitting tribute to the woman who, at the time of her death in 1962, was the world's most famous, a symbol of glamour and eroticism for an entire generation. But though she was feted and adored by her public, her private life was that of a little girl lost, desperate to find love and security. Mailer's Marilyn is beautiful, tragic, and complex. As Mailer reflects upon her life - from her bleak childhood through to the mysterious circumstances of her death - she emerges as a symbol of the bizarre decade during which she reigned as Hollywood's greatest female star. This book, conceived by Lawrence Schiller, Mailer's collaborator on five works, combines the author's masterful text with Stern's penetrating images of the 36-year-old Marilyn. Photographed for Vogue magazine over three days at the Bel-Air Hotel, Marilyn had never allowed such unfettered access, nor had she looked so breathtakingly beautiful. Six weeks later, mysteriously, she was dead. In this bold synthesis of literary classic and legendary portrait sitting, Mailer and Stern lift the veils of confusion surrounding Monroe - the woman, the star, the sex symbol - and offer profound insight into an iconic figure whose true personality remains an enigma even today. First published as a Taschen limited collector's edition, this book is now available in a popular hardcover version, published on 50th anniversary of Bert Stern's Last Sitting and of Marilyn Monroe's death, August 5, 1962.
4968 Руб.
Dicker Joel The Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer
In the summer of 1994, the quiet seaside town of Orphea reels from the discovery of four murders. Two young police officers, Jesse Rosenberg and Derek Scott crack the case and identify the killer. Then, twenty years later and just as he is on the point of taking early retirement, Rosenberg is approached by Stephanie Mailer, a journalist who believes he made a mistake back in 1994 and that the real murderer is still out there, perhaps ready to strike again. But before she can give any more details, Stephanie Mailer mysteriously disappears, and Rosenberg and Scott are forced to confront the possibility that her suspicions might have been proved true. What happened to Stephanie Mailer?
3075 Руб.
Старый винил, Reader's Digest, VARIOUS ARTISTS - Treasury Of Greatest Operettas (6LP Box Set)
Каталожный номер GOP-6A, Формат 6LP Box Set, Лейбл Reader's DigestA1 Johann Strauss* Die FledermausLyrics By – Mel Mandel, Norman SachsB2 Franz Lehár The Merry WidowLyrics By – Mel Mandel, Norman SachsC1 Johann Strauss* A Night In VeniceLyrics By – Mel Mandel, Norman SachsD1 Sigmund Romberg Blossom TimeLyrics By – Dorothy DonnellyE1 Rudolf Friml And Herbert Stothart Rose-MarieLyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto HarbachF1 Sigmund Romberg The New MoonLyrics By – Frank Mandel, Oscar Hammerstein IIG1 Sigmund Romberg The Desert SongLyrics By – Frank Mandel, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto HarbachH1 Sigmund Romberg The Student PrinceLyrics By – Dorothy DonnellyI1 Jerome Kern Show BoatLyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein IIJ1 George Gershwin Porgy And BessLyrics By – Du Bose Heyward*, Ira GershwinK1 Rudolf Friml The Vagabond KingLyrics By – Brian Hooker, W. H. Post*L1 Edvard Grieg Song Of NorwayLyrics By, Adapted By [Music Adaptation] – George Forrest, Robert Wright*Cтрана: Великобритани
3500 Руб.
Старый винил, Reader's Digest, VARIOUS ARTISTS - Treasury Of Greatest Operettas (6LP Box Set)
Каталожный номер GOP-6A, Формат 6LP Box Set, Лейбл Reader's DigestA1 Johann Strauss* Die FledermausLyrics By – Mel Mandel, Norman SachsB2 Franz Lehár The Merry WidowLyrics By – Mel Mandel, Norman SachsC1 Johann Strauss* A Night In VeniceLyrics By – Mel Mandel, Norman SachsD1 Sigmund Romberg Blossom TimeLyrics By – Dorothy DonnellyE1 Rudolf Friml And Herbert Stothart Rose-MarieLyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto HarbachF1 Sigmund Romberg The New MoonLyrics By – Frank Mandel, Oscar Hammerstein IIG1 Sigmund Romberg The Desert SongLyrics By – Frank Mandel, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto HarbachH1 Sigmund Romberg The Student PrinceLyrics By – Dorothy DonnellyI1 Jerome Kern Show BoatLyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein IIJ1 George Gershwin Porgy And BessLyrics By – Du Bose Heyward*, Ira GershwinK1 Rudolf Friml The Vagabond KingLyrics By – Brian Hooker, W. H. Post*L1 Edvard Grieg Song Of NorwayLyrics By, Adapted By [Music Adaptation] – George Forrest, Robert Wright*Cтрана: Великобритани
3500 Руб.