Perpetually Cool
Title | Perpetually Cool PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony B. Chan |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | 348 |
Release | 2007-02-08 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1461670411 |
Anna May Wong was an extraordinary Asian American woman who became the country's most famous film actress of Chinese descent. From small parts in silent films to starring roles in Hollywood and across the Atlantic, Wong made an impression on audiences of all persuasions. In Perpetually Cool, Anthony Chan takes the reader on a compelling journey through Wong's early years in Los Angeles and her first Hollywood pictures. Chan also examines the scope and nature of race, gender, and power and their impact on Wong's personal growth as a Chinese American. Perpetually Cool is not only the captivating story of a cinematic career, but also of roots and identity, as it recounts Wong's desire to connect with her heritage in the United States and in China. Chan provides extensive textual analyses of Wong's signature films, especially The Toll of the Sea (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) with Douglas Fairbanks, and her most famous role as Hui Fei in Shanghai Express (1932), opposite Marlene Dietrich. Perpetually Cool is a fitting tribute to the influence of this Chinese American icon.
The Tanning of America
Title | The Tanning of America PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Stoute |
Publisher | Avery |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2012-08-07 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1592407382 |
Traces how the "tanning" phenomenon raised a generation of black, Hispanic, white, and Asian consumers who have the same "mental complexion" based on shared experiences and values. This consumer is a mindset-not a race or age-that responds to shared values and experiences, rather than the increasingly irrelevant demographic boxes that have been used to a fault by corporate America."--
An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq. Into Abyssinia, to Discover the Source of the Nile
Title | An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq. Into Abyssinia, to Discover the Source of the Nile PDF eBook |
Author | James Bruce |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 408 |
Release | 1814 |
Genre | Ethiopia |
ISBN |
The Conquest of Cool
Title | The Conquest of Cool PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Frank |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 340 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780226260129 |
Looks at advertising during the 1960s, focusing on the relationship between the counterculture movement and commerce.
A Voyage round the World, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson ... Compiled ... by Richard Walter and Benjamin Robins ... Illustrated with forty-two copper-plates. The fifth edition
Title | A Voyage round the World, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson ... Compiled ... by Richard Walter and Benjamin Robins ... Illustrated with forty-two copper-plates. The fifth edition PDF eBook |
Author | George ANSON (Baron Anson.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 1748 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Panama in 1855
Title | Panama in 1855 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Tomes |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 1855 |
Genre | California |
ISBN |
Intelligent Church
Title | Intelligent Church PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Chalke |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Total Pages | 194 |
Release | 2009-08-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0310862639 |
‘As St. John of the Cross said: “Mission is putting love where love is not.” This book is full of ideas. It should prompt us all to examine the effectiveness of the way local churches are organized.’—The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York ‘Everything that Steve Chalke writes is insightful and cutting-edge. Here he argues in favor of a church that thinks and acts in ways that make the Kingdom of God visible and reasonable in a secular society.’--Tony Campolo, PhD Eastern University, Pennsylvania, USA The task of the Church is “to be the irrefutable demonstration and proof of the fact that God is love,” claims Steve Chalke. An intelligent church intentionally connects the Bible and its twenty-first-century culture, is authentic and, most importantly, has thought through its practice. In other words, the way it does church is a reflection of its understanding of who God is. This foundational issue must be addressed by pastors, church and ministry leaders, small group leaders and others as we continue to grapple with the shape of effective church in the postmodern, post-Christian West. As Chalke unpacks central theological concepts, such as the incarnation, human sinfulness and the Trinity, he points us to the corresponding characteristics of an intelligent church, such as inclusiveness, messiness and diversity. Each thought-provoking chapter concludes with a ‘Yes but How?’ section, which gives practical suggestions for moving your church along this path.