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Steven, the Bookseller: A Study in Character
Remy Joseph Roussetzki
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Steven Avery is an American man from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who was convicted of rape and attempted murder in 1985, at the age of 22, and served 18 years of a 32-year sentence before DNA testing exonerated him. After his release from prison in 2003, Avery filed a $36-million civil lawsuit against Manitowoc County, its sheriff, and its district attorney. In November 2005, while his civil suit was pending, he was charged and later convicted of the murder of a Wisconsin photographer and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Although the conviction was upheld by higher courts, a new series of appeal motions was filed in January 2016.
Steven Spielberg: Get to Know the Extraordinary Filmmaker
Judy Greenspan
Capstone Press
2020
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Steven Spielberg has changed the cinematic world with his hugely popular films. Testing out new technology, telling dramatic stories, and collaborating with successful directors, actors, and producers helped build Spielberg's reputation as a director and producer.
Lieutenant Jack Bergman has his hands full trying to solve the murder of an old friend. All the evidence points to the victims' wife, also someone from Jack's past. With rumors of judicial corruption and a mountain of evidence against her, city leaders, the District Attorney and the Mayor are putting pressure on Jack to close the case quickly. However, everything seems a little too convenient and easy to him. His new squad must overcome many obstacles and adversity in order to get to the truth. Is the wife really behind the murder or has she been set p by a criminal mastermind trying to hide an even more sinister plot? Will a mysterious witness prove to be the key to finding the truth and solving the crime? Will all the pressure and stress tear the squad apart, or will they rise above it and draw closer than ever?
Steven Spielberg
University Press of Mississippi
2000
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Steven Spielberg has become a brand name and a force that extends far beyond the movie screen. Phrases like ""phone home"" and the music score from Jaws are now part of our cultural script, appearing in commercials, comedy routines, and common conversation. Yet few scholars have devoted time to studying Spielberg's vast output of popular films despite the director's financial and aesthetic achievements. Spanning twenty-five years of Spielberg's career, Steven Spielberg: Interviews explores the issues, the themes, and the financial considerations surrounding his work. The blockbuster creator of E.T., Jaws, and Schindler's List talks about dreams and the almighty dollar. ""I'm not really interested in making money,"" he says. ""That's always come as the result of success, but it's not been my goal, and I've had a tough time proving that to people."" Ranging from Spielberg's twenties to his mid-fifties, the interviews chart his evolution from a brash young filmmaker trying to make his way in Hollywood, to his spectacular blockbuster triumphs, to his maturation as a director seeking to inspire the imagination with meaningful subjects. The Steven Spielberg who emerges in these talks is a complex mix of businessman and artist, of arrogance and insecurity, of shallowness and substance. Often interviewers will uncover the director's human side, noting how changes in Spielberg's personal life -- marriage, divorce, fatherhood, remarriage -- affect his movies. But always the interviewers find keys to the story-telling and filmmaking talent that have made Spielberg's characters and themes shape our times and inhabit our dreams. ""Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about,"" he says. ""Whether you watch eight hours of Shoah or whether it's Ghostbusters, when the lights go down in the theater and the movie fades in, it's magic.""
Steven Soderbergh
University Press of Mississippi
2002
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Steven Soderbergh's cinema-making star has blazed with sex, lies, and videotape, sputtered with The Underneath, and flared again with the acclaimed movie Traffic. Steven Soderbergh: Interviews charts the rise and fall and rise of the writer-director-producer's surprising career from 1989 to 2001. From his ""flavor of the month"" status with his debut film sex, lies, and videotape to his Academy Award-winning feature Traffic, Soderbergh's road to success is fraught with ups and downs. On each and every film, the book details such experiences as his creative crisis surrounding his fourth film, The Underneath, and his rejuvenation with the ultra-low budget free-style Schizopolis, and the mainstream achievements that followed with Erin Brockovich and Traffic. Spanning twelve years, these conversations reveal Soderbergh (b. 1963) to be as self-effacing and lighthearted in his later more established years as he was when just starting out. He comes across as a man undaunted by the glitz and power of Hollywood, remaining, above all, a truly independent filmmaker unafraid to get his hands dirty and pick up the camera himself. Not only do the interviews provide a glimpse into the filmmaker's aesthetics, but they also offer a history of the U.S. independent film movement in the late 1980s and 1990s--the explosion of ""independent films,"" studios and film festivals, and the Hollywood co-optation of such talents, Soderbergh included. The collection also reveals the increasingly blurred boundaries between independent and mainstream and Soderbergh's commitment to revitalizing cinema from inside the system.
Until the first edition of Steven Spielberg: A Biography was published in 1997, much about Spielberg's personality and the forces that shaped it had remained enigmatic, in large part because of his tendency to obscure and mythologize his own past. But in this first full-scale, in-depth biography of Spielberg, Joseph McBride reveals hidden dimensions of the filmmaker's personality and shows how deeply personal even his most commercial work has been.This new edition adds four chapters to Spielberg's life story, chronicling his extraordinarily active and creative period from 1997 to the present, a period in which he has balanced his executive duties as one of the partners in the film studio DreamWorks SKG with a remarkable string of films as a director. Spielberg's ambitious recent work--including Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, A. I. Artifucial Intelligence, Minority Report, The Terminal and Munich--has continually expanded his range both stylistically and in terms of adventurous, often controversial, subject matter.Steven Spielberg: A Biography brought about a reevaluation of the great filmmaker's life and work by those who viewed him as merely a facile entertainer. This new edition guides readers through the mature artistry of Spielberg's later period in which he manages, against considerable odds, to run a successful studio while maintaining and enlarging his high artistic standards as one of America's most thoughtful, sophisticated, and popular filmmakers.
Magazines and the American Experience – Highlights from the Collection of Steven Lomazow, M.D.
Steven Lomazow; Heather Haveman; Leonard Banco; Suze Bienaimee
GROLIER CLUB OF NEW YORK
2021
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A gorgeously illustrated tour of several centuries of American magazine history. The history of the American magazine is intricately entwined with the history of the nation itself. In the colonial eighteenth century, magazines were crucial outlets for revolutionary thought, with the first statement of American independence appearing in Thomas Paine’s Pennsylvania Magazine in June 1776. In the eighteenth century, magazines were some of the first staging grounds for still-contentious debates on Federalism and states’ rights. In the years that followed, the landscape of publications spread in every direction to explore aspects of American life from sports to politics, religion to entertainment, and beyond.Magazines and the American Experience is an expansive and chronological tour of the American magazine from 1733 to the present. Illustrated with more than four hundred color images, the book examines an enormous selection of specialty magazines devoted to a range of interests running from labor to leisure to literature. The contributors—Leonard Banco and Suze Bienaimee, both experts in the field of periodical history—devote particular focus to magazines written for and by Black Americans throughout US history, including David Ruggles’s Mirror of History (1838), [Frederick] Douglass’ Monthly (1859), the combative Messenger (1917), the Negro Digest (1942), and Essence (1970). With its mix of detailed descriptions, historical context, and lush illustrations, this handsome guide to American magazines should entice casual readers and serious collectors alike.
Steven Soderbergh
University Press of Mississippi
2015
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The long and prolific career of Steven Soderbergh (b. 1963) defies easy categorization. From his breakout beginnings in 1989 with sex, lies, and videotape to 2013, when he retired from big-screen movie-making to focus on other pursuits including television, the director's output resembles nothing less than an elaborate experiment. Soderbergh's Hollywood vehicles such as the Ocean's Eleven movies, Contagion and Magic Mike appear just as risky and outside-the-box as low-budget exercises such as Schizopolis, Bubble, and The Girlfriend Experience.This updated edition details key career moments: his creative crisis surrounding his fourth film, The Underneath; his rejuvenation with the ultra-low-budget free-style Schizopolis; the mainstream achievements Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and the Ocean's Eleven films; and his continuing dedication to pushing his craft forward with films as diverse as conspiracy thrillers, sexy dramas, and biopics on Che Guevara and Liberace.Spanning twenty-five years, these conversations reveal Soderbergh to be as self-effacing and lighthearted in his later more established years as he was when just beginning to make movies. He comes across as a man undaunted by the glitz and power of Hollywood, remaining, above all, a truly independent filmmaker unafraid to get his hands dirty and pick up the camera himself.
How much can one person suffer before the only path they see to fix their entire world is to destroy it? Steven Cahill was raised in Salem City, an awful place where misery was the norm. So much so that his father killed himself. Steven was left to fight an uphill battle of self-acceptance against his own homosexuality in an environment devoid of tolerance. He leaves to make a new life as a United States Marine, only to learn that all one can hope to gain on a battlefield is more loss. Returning home from Afghanistan a broken man, an already devastated Steven hits rock bottom after another important part of his life is violently ripped away. The nefarious shadow of the Paine Brothers, who control all vice from their ivory tower of semi-respectability, are the root cause. These men and their army of hoodlums are an evil that Steven feels he can fight. Despite it all, he needs to fight And for all he cares now, the whole world can burn. And so, a new war begins... Steven's War.
Steven the Bear Learns How to Camp is a fun camping story with Steven and his friends, “the Bear Bunch.”Steven and his friends learn how to enjoy nature without harming it using a few of the principles of Leave No Trace (LNT). They hike, meet new friends, camp under the stars, and enjoy the outdoors in this fun-loving adventure. A great read aloud picture book, with fun life lessons and beautiful illustrations.
Steven the Bear Learns How to Camp is a fun camping story with Steven and his friends, “the Bear Bunch.”Steven and his friends learn how to enjoy nature without harming it using a few of the principles of Leave No Trace (LNT). They hike, meet new friends, camp under the stars, and enjoy the outdoors in this fun-loving adventure. A great read aloud picture book, with fun life lessons and beautiful illustrations.
Steven the Bear’s First Airplane Ride is a delightful children’s book that follows Steven and his friends, the Bear Bunch, on their first airplane ride to visit polar bear relatives. Guided by Pilot Bear and Gigi, the group learns the golden rules of being good passengers, facing turbulence with ease, and discovering the wonders of snacks and contrails. Through vibrant illustrations and creative storytelling, this wonderful tale captures the joy of travel and imparts valuable lessons about cooperation and the magic of exploration. A charming addition to any young reader’s collection, this read-along picture book offers a heartwarming journey filled with friendship, discovery, and the thrill of adventure in the sky.
Steven the Bear’s First Airplane Ride is a delightful children’s book that follows Steven and his friends, the Bear Bunch, on their first airplane ride to visit polar bear relatives. Guided by Pilot Bear and Gigi, the group learns the golden rules of being good passengers, facing turbulence with ease, and discovering the wonders of snacks and contrails. Through vibrant illustrations and creative storytelling, this wonderful tale captures the joy of travel and imparts valuable lessons about cooperation and the magic of exploration. A charming addition to any young reader’s collection, this read-along picture book offers a heartwarming journey filled with friendship, discovery, and the thrill of adventure in the sky.
Steven Pinker: Critical Responses
Carus Books
2025
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Steven Pinker is a controversial scholar in many fields and a popular voice on social media. His books and talks are followed by millions of thoughtful readers, not confined to academics. He has written and spoken about violence, rationality, sex differences, human nature, language as a biological instinct, and other topics.Pinker’s many best-selling books include Rationality (2021), Enlightenment Now (2018), The Better Angels of Our Nature (2011), The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (2002), and How the Mind Works (1997).In Steven Pinker: Critical Responses, a number of distinguished writers from various backgrounds give us searching criticisms of Pinker’s theory and world-view, reflecting a diversity of political and scientific perspectives. In different ways they call into question many of Pinker’s methods, assumptions, and conclusions.Steven Pinker: Critical Responses is the fourth volume in the Critical Responses series, which brings together criticisms of famous public intellectuals with a major following on social media, treated seriously but without academic pretensions or trappings.Ray Scott Percival is a philosopher who has taught at Lancaster University and the United Arab Emirates University. He founded the Karl Popper Web and the Enlightenment Defended page on Facebook. He is the author of The Myth of the Closed Mind: Understanding Why and How People Are Rational (2012).
This book is a sampler of art and stories by artist/writer Steven Moore.It includes The Blood-tied Stone, a complete story from the first Runes & Realms book, Gnome Legends and The Timeless Crystal, from the first Timeless Crystal book, The Time Machine. Also included is a portfolio of original line art by Steven Moore.The Blood-tied Stone - A powerful wizard joins a young apprentice on her quest to find her family's blood-tied stone-a magical item only her family can use.The Timeless Crystal - A time traveler from the 1890's finds herself in a magical world filled with gnomes, elves, strange creatures and danger.
Let the colorful characters of Steven Universe inspire your creativity with this gorgeous sketchbook. Featuring an exclusive foreword from show creator Rebecca Sugar along with whimsical drawings from her and the show's other artists, this sketchbook invites Steven Universe fans to bring out their inner artist within its blank pages.
The Disappearance: Conspiracy, Revolution, Revelation... the Extraordinary Disappearance of Steven Kubacki
Steven Kubacki
Mango
2025
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The Extraordinary True Story Behind a Global MysteryA vanished man. A 15-month mystery. The memoir that defies explanation--and finally speaks.In 1978, Steven Kubacki disappeared without a trace near Lake Michigan. Fifteen months later, he reappeared--disoriented, in unfamiliar clothes, and claiming no memory of what had happened. For over four decades, the mystery of his disappearance gripped armchair detectives, Reddit sleuths, and TikTok theorists. Now, for the first time, Kubacki tells his story in his own words.The Disappearance is not just a memoir--it's a reckoning with identity, conspiracy, and higher consciousness.With raw honesty and philosophical depth, Kubacki unpacks his past as a rebellious student, the secrets behind the Nexalistic Revolutionary Front (NRF), and his journey through spiritual encounters, political awakening, and a mission to change the world.This is the untold truth behind one of the most baffling disappearances in American history.Blending memoir, manifesto, and metaphysical exploration, The Disappearance takes readers into interdimensional realities, clandestine operations, and Kubacki's decades-long search for meaning in a chaotic world.Inside, you'll find: Kubacki's full, never-before-shared account of his disappearance and returnA conspiracy to disappear on Lake Michigan with the intent to launch global changeEncounters with spiritual guides, interdimensional beings, and power animalsThe rise of the NRF: a revolutionary society with a mission to liberate mindsLetters from Steven's mother, never sent--until nowReflections on radicalism, idealism, and the courage to live authentically in a divided worldIf you liked The Redemption of Bobby Love, Moral Man, or Con/Artist, then you'll love The Disappearance.
Everyone knows Steven James is pretty much known for being horrible at school. (Everyone who has read Steven James: I Just Can't Pay Attention knows.). His days at school typically consist of him misplacing his school supplies and losing the kickball game for his classmates. On average, his mom gets about 2 phone calls a day from his teacher, Mrs. Jones. Steven finds it hard to pay attention in class and his work NEVER gets on the 'Super Job' board. It was easy to say that he hadn't mastered anything until the day he became Math King. Read to find out how Steven's life turned upside down the moment he realized he reigned supreme at math.