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Lost in Translation

By: Suzanne Ferriss

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Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003) brings two Americans together in Tokyo, each experiencing a personal crisis. Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), a recent graduate in philosophy, faces an uncertain professional future, while Bob Harris (Bill Murray), an established celebrity, questions his choices at midlife. Both are distant - emotionally and spatially - from their spouses. They are lost until they develop an intimate connection. In the film's poignant, famously ambiguous closing scene, they find each other, only to separate. In this close look at the multi-award-winning film, Suzanne Ferriss mirrors Lost in Translation's structuring device of travel: her analysis takes the form of a trip, from planning to departure. She details the complexities of filming (a 27-day shoot with no permits in Tokyo), explores Coppola's allusions to fine art, subtle colour palette and use of music over words, and examines the characters' experiences of the Park Hyatt Tokyo and excursions outside, together and alone. She also re-evaluates the film in relation to Coppola's other features, as the product of an established director with a distinctive cinematic signature: 'Coppolism'. Fundamentally, Ferriss argues that Lost in Translation is not only a cinema classic, but classic Coppola too.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1839024925

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9781839024924

The Cinema of Sofia Coppola

Fashion, Culture, Celebrity

By: Suzanne Ferriss

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The Cinema of Sofia Coppola

Fashion, Culture, Celebrity

By: Suzanne Ferriss

The Cinema of Sofia Coppola provides the first comprehensive analysis of Coppola's oeuvre that situates her work broadly in relation to contemporary artistic, social and cultural currents. Suzanne Ferriss considers the central role of fashion - in its various manifestations - to Coppola's films, exploring fashion's primacy in every cinematic dimension: in film narrative; production, costume and sound design; cinematography; marketing, distribution and auteur branding. She also explores the theme of celebrity, including Coppola's own director-star persona, and argues that Coppola's auteur status rests on an original and distinct visual style, derived from the filmmaker's complex engagement with photography and painting. Ferriss analyzes each of Coppola's six films, categorizing them in two groups: films where fashion commands attention (Marie Antoinette, The Beguiled and The Bling Ring) and those where clothing and material goods do not stand out ostentatiously, but are essential in establishing characters' identities and relationships (The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation and Somewhere). Throughout, Ferriss draws on approaches from scholarship on fashion, film, visual culture, art history, celebrity and material culture to capture the complexities of Coppola's engagement with fashion, culture and celebrity. The Cinema of Sofia Coppola is beautifully illustrated with color images from her films, as well as artworks and advertising artefacts.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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135017663X

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9781350176638

Motorcycle

By: Steven E. Alford,Suzanne Ferriss

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Motorcycle

By: Steven E. Alford,Suzanne Ferriss

Easy Rider. Motocross Grand Prix. James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. The motorcycle is a global icon of untamed freedom, symbolizing a daring and reckless lifestyle of adventure. Yet there are few books that chronicle how and when this legendary vehicle roared down the open road. Motorcycle explores the roots of the rebel’s ultimate ride. After early incarnations as a nineteenth-century steam-powered bicycle and multi-wheeled vehicles, the modern motorcycle came into its own as a cheap, mobile military asset during World War I. From there, it rapidly spread through modern culture as a symbol of rebellion and subversive power, and Motorcycle tracks the symbolic role that the bike has played in literature, art, and film. The authors also investigate the international subcultures that revolve around the motorcycle and scooter. They chart the emergence of American biker culture in the 1950s, when decommissioned fighter pilots sought new ways to satiate their desire for thrill and danger, and explore how the motorcycle came to represent the untamed nonconformity of the American West. In contrast, smaller scooters such as the Vespa and moped became the utilitarian vehicle of choice in space-starved metropolises across Europe and Asia. Ultimately, the authors argue, the motorbike is the exemplary Modernist object, dependent on the perfect balance of man and machine. An unprecedented and wholly engrossing account, Motorcycle is an essential reading for the Harley-Davidson roadhog, bike collector, or anyone who’s felt the power of the unmistakable king of the road.

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Reaktion Books

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1861894759

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9781861894755

Jane Austen and Co.

Remaking the Past in Contemporary Culture

By: Suzanne R. Pucci,James Thompson

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Jane Austen and Co.

Remaking the Past in Contemporary Culture

By: Suzanne R. Pucci,James Thompson

Examines recent Austen remakes as well as other “post-heritage” films and television shows to show how the past is reshaped for a contemporary market.

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SUNY Press

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0791456161

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9780791456163

Lost in Translation

By: Suzanne Ferriss

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Lost in Translation

By: Suzanne Ferriss

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1839024933

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Beyond Simply Keto

Shifting Your Mindset & Realizing Your Worth

By: Suzanne Ryan

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Beyond Simply Keto

Shifting Your Mindset & Realizing Your Worth

By: Suzanne Ryan

Have you ever been so focused on losing weight or self-conscious about your body that you developed the belief that you could only fully love yourself or be happy AFTER you lose weight? If so, Suzanne Ryan can totally relate, but she’s here to share with you some unexpected twists, turns, and discoveries she made after losing 120 pounds with a ketogenic diet. Following up on her best-selling book, Simply Keto, Suzanne walks you through the next chapter of her journey in her new book, Beyond Simply Keto. With compassion and vulnerability, she shares the three main steps that have made the biggest impact on her mental health and ketogenic lifestyle. She relates personal stories of dealing with anxiety, emotional eating, and depression, while overcoming her biggest critic of all: herself. Beyond Simply Keto shows you how to go beyond food and dieting and empowers you to take a step further to heal and transform your mind and body from the inside out. In this book, you’ll find: - An easy beginner’s guide to the ketogenic diet - Three important steps that can change your life - Helpful tips and advice for living a ketogenic lifestyle - Over 100 simple and delicious new recipes - A 30-day meal plan with weekly shopping lists - Printable worksheets for accountability, self-care, meal planning, and more - Encouragement to be the best version of yourself! You’ll also find recipes that your whole family will enjoy, including: - Blueberry Lemon Scones - Three Cheese Souffles - Coffee Cake - Broccoli Cheddar Soup - Spinach Artichoke Dip - Shepherd’s Pie - Simply Keto Lasagna - Cheddar Chive Biscuits - Cookie Dough Bites - Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits

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Victory Belt Publishing

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1628603712

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Raw Awakening

Your Ultimate Guide to the Raw Food Diet

By: Kristen Suzanne

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Raw Awakening

Your Ultimate Guide to the Raw Food Diet

By: Kristen Suzanne

A guide to the raw food lifestyle, covering equipping ones kitchen, grocery shopping, eating out, dealing with setbacks, improving digestion, and more, and includes more than fifty recipes.

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Chronicle Books

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1452106495

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The Feisty Freelancer

A Friendly Guide to Visioning, Planning, and Growing Your Writing Business

By: Suzanne Bowness

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The Feisty Freelancer

A Friendly Guide to Visioning, Planning, and Growing Your Writing Business

By: Suzanne Bowness

Build your writing business into a thriving and satisfying career. Are you a feisty, creative person? Independent, ideas-driven, and ready to work hard for the lifestyle you deserve? If so, you may be a feisty freelancer. Freelancing is not for the faint of heart, but it offers many rewards: control over your own schedule, the opportunity to choose projects that excite you, and the potential to build a satisfying business and lifestyle. Whether you’re a new writer or transitioning to freelance, this book will guide you through the practicalities of setting up a business, developing an online presence, finding clients, and creating a solid plan for success. You’ll even hear from other freelancers in enlightening Q&As. Your leader through this journey is the original self-proclaimed feisty freelancer, Suzanne Bowness, who brings over twenty years of experience as a freelancer, plus fifteen years of teaching writing courses, and unlimited amounts of unsolicited advice to new writers. Let’s get started!

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Dundurn

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1459755030

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An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles

Two-Wheeled Transportation and Material Culture

By: Steven E. Alford,Suzanne Ferriss

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An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles

Two-Wheeled Transportation and Material Culture

By: Steven E. Alford,Suzanne Ferriss

An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles: Two-Wheeled Transportation and Material Culture accounts for the nineteenth-century creation and development of two-wheeled vehicles, both human-powered and motorized. Specifically, the book focuses on the period from 1885 (which saw the appearance, simultaneously, of the Safety bicycle and the Einspur, the first motorcycle) to 1920, while exploring implications for later bicycling and motorcycling. We argue that invention of these vehicles, rather than the product of gifted individuals, should be seen as the consequence of a number of historical, economic, cultural and political forces that intersect so unpredictably that the notion of a genius inventor is reductive. The common evolutionary model of development from the bicycle to the motorcycle oversimplifies both the technology and its origins. Stripping the vehicles of all their material and cultural associations, such a model fails to advance our understanding of the devices, their creators, and their riders. Taking a contemporary vehicle and tracing its lineage creates a false sense of evolutionary necessity in its creation, and fails to account for the many possible developmental paths that were, for whatever reason, abandoned. By contrast, our book adopts a material culture approach, a form of inquiry that stresses the connections between artifacts and social relations. We consider not simply the bicycle and motorcycle as material objects but focus also on the complex socio-political and economic convergences that produced the materials, materials that in turn themselves shaped the vehicles’ appearance, function, and adoption by riders.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498528805

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9781498528801

The Cinema of Sofia Coppola

Fashion, Culture, Celebrity

By: Suzanne Ferriss

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Fashion, Culture, Celebrity

By: Suzanne Ferriss

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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135017663X

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A Handbook of Literary Feminisms

By: Shari Benstock,Associate Professor of Liberal Arts Suzanne Ferriss,Suzanne Ferriss,Susanne Woods

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A Handbook of Literary Feminisms

By: Shari Benstock,Associate Professor of Liberal Arts Suzanne Ferriss,Suzanne Ferriss,Susanne Woods

The second section provides an explanation and analysis of trends in feminist criticism and theory, focusing on how feminist approaches to women's texts have incorporated theoretical investigations of sexuality, subjectivity, and ideology.".

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Oxford University Press on Demand

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0195102061

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9780195102062

Women and Comedy in Solo Performance

Phyllis Diller, Lily Tomlin, and Roseanne

By: Suzanne Lavin

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Women and Comedy in Solo Performance

Phyllis Diller, Lily Tomlin, and Roseanne

By: Suzanne Lavin

This work examines the dramatic changes in America women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995.The study focuses on the standup of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne andon the character comedy of Lily Tomlin. As the historical arc of women's comedy unfolds, it outlines a change from the traditional vaudevillian style of standup, as represented by Diller (50s-70s), to a more satiric comedy represented by Tomlin (60s-80s) and Roseanne (80s-90s).

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Psychology Press

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0415948584

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9780415948586

Book's by Suzanne Ferriss

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

The Cinema of Sofia Coppola

The Cinema of Sofia Coppola

Motorcycle

Motorcycle

Jane Austen and Co.

Jane Austen and Co.

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

Beyond Simply Keto

Beyond Simply Keto

Raw Awakening

Raw Awakening

The Feisty Freelancer

The Feisty Freelancer

An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles

An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles

The Cinema of Sofia Coppola

The Cinema of Sofia Coppola

A Handbook of Literary Feminisms

A Handbook of Literary Feminisms

Women and Comedy in Solo Performance

Women and Comedy in Solo Performance

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