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Carceral Fantasies
Cinema and Prison in Early Twentieth-Century America (Film and Culture Series)
by Alison Griffiths
Hardcover, 472 Pages, Published 2016 by Columbia University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-16106-0, ISBN: 0-231-16106-9

"A groundbreaking contribution to the study of nontheatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the little-known story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and narrative trope in modern cinema. Focusing on films shown in prisons before 1935, Alison Griffiths explores the unique experience of viewing cinema while incarcerated and the complex cultural roots of cinematic r ..."






Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs(1st Edition)
The Life of Velma Johnston
by David Cruise, Alison Griffiths
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2010 by Scribner
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-5335-9, ISBN: 1-4165-5335-5

"In 1950, Velma Johnston was a thirty-eight-year-old secretary enroute to work near Reno, Nevada, when she came upon a truck of battered wild horses that had been rounded up and were to be slaughtered for pet food. Shocked and angered by this gruesome discovery, she vowed to find a way to stop the cruel round-ups, a resolution that led to a life-long battle that would pit her against ranchers and powerful politicians—but eventually win h ..."






Vancouver(1st Edition)
by David Cruise, Alison Griffiths
Hardcover, 768 Pages, Published 2003 by Harper
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-019787-2, ISBN: 0-06-019787-0

"Vancouver is a startlingly beautiful city of dreams and desires. Its mountains, rivers, ocean, and islands are arresting to the eye and exciting to the soul. The long and varied human history of this magical place is irresistibly grand and eventful. Vancouver -- the city, the land -- has al-ways been a place of appetites, of licenses offered and liberties taken. Since the time the humans crossed the Bering Strait and journeyed down the ..."






Carceral Fantasies
Cinema and Prison in Early Twentieth-Century America (Film and Culture Series)
by Alison Griffiths
Paperback, 472 Pages, Published 2019 by Columbia Univ Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-16107-7, ISBN: 0-231-16107-7






Wondrous Difference
by Alison Griffiths
Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2002 by Columbia University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-11696-1, ISBN: 0-231-11696-9

"The ethical and ideological implications of cross-cultural image-making continue to stir debate among anthropologists, film scholars, and museum professionals. This innovative book focuses on the contested origins of ethnographic film from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s, vividly depicting the dynamic visual culture of the period as it collided with the emerging discipline of anthropology and the new technology of motion pictur ..."






Wondrous Difference(1st Edition)
by Alison Griffiths
Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2001 by Columbia University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-11697-8, ISBN: 0-231-11697-7

"The ethical and ideological implications of cross-cultural image-making continue to stir debate among anthropologists, film scholars, and museum professionals. This innovative book focuses on the contested origins of ethnographic film from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s, vividly depicting the dynamic visual culture of the period as it collided with the emerging discipline of anthropology and the new technology of motion pictur ..."






The Great Adventure(1st Edition)
How the Mounties Conquered the West
by David Cruise, Alison Griffiths, Allison Cruise Griffiths
Paperback, 495 Pages, Published 1997 by Penguin Books Canada, Limited
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-013881-8, ISBN: 0-14-013881-1






Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs
The Life of Velma Johnston
by David Cruise, Professor Alison Griffiths
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2013 by Scribner
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-5336-6, ISBN: 1-4165-5336-3

"The true story of the intrepid woman whose life-long determination to protect America’s mustangs captured the heart of the country.In 1950, Velma Johnston was a thirty-eight-year-old secretary enroute to work near Reno, Nevada, when she came upon a truck of battered wild horses that had been rounded up and were to be slaughtered for pet food. Shocked and angered by this gruesome discovery, she vowed to find a way to stop the cruel round ..."






The Great Adventure(1st Edition)
How the Mounties Conquered the West
by David Cruise, Et Al Cruise, Alison Griffiths, Allison Cruise Griffiths
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 1998 by Penguin Books Canada, Limited
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-027957-3, ISBN: 0-14-027957-1

"With little training and less experience, in 1873 150 men embarked upon a 900-mile march from civilized Toronto to a trading post at the heart of the wild frontier with a goal of bringing order to a lawless land. Here, the authors present a perspective of this extraordinary event, using diaries and memories, contemporary newspaper accounts, and other recently discovered materials."






Net worth(1st Edition)
Exploding the myths of pro hockey
by David Cruise, Alison Griffiths
Hardcover, 391 Pages, Published 1991 by Viking
ISBN-13: 978-0-670-83117-3, ISBN: 0-670-83117-4

"A great read for any enthusiast."






Fire in the Islands! The Acts of the Holy Spirit in the Solomons(1st Edition)
by Alison Griffiths
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1977 by Harold Shaw Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-87788-264-0, ISBN: 0-87788-264-9






The Great Adventure(1st Edition)
How the Mounties Conquered the West
by David Cruise, Professor Alison Griffiths, Allison Griffiths
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1997 by St Martins Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-15538-4, ISBN: 0-312-15538-7






VANCOUVER A Novel(1st Edition)
(Signed)
by David Cruise, Alison Cruise Griffiths
Hardcover, 756 Pages, Published 2003 by Harpercollins
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-200658-3, ISBN: 0-00-200658-8






Vancouver
by Alison Cruise Griffiths, David Cruise
Paperback, 918 Pages, Published 2004 by Harper Collins Canada
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-639444-0, ISBN: 0-00-639444-2






Bittergirl
Getting Over Getting Dumped
by Annabel Griffiths, Alison Lawrence, Mary-Francis Moore
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Plume
ISBN-13: 978-0-452-28671-9, ISBN: 0-452-28671-9






Film and Culture Ser.
Carceral Fantasies : Cinema and Prison in Early Twentieth-Century America
by Alison Griffiths
448 Pages, Published 2016 by Columbia University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-54156-5, ISBN: 0-231-54156-2

"... NY: Cambria Press, 2007), and Thomas Fahy and Kimball King, eds., Captive Audience: Prison and Captivity in Contemporary Theatre (New York: Routledge, 2003); for a discussion of photography, see Steven Schoen and John Conroy, Sing Sing: The View from Within— Photographs by the Prisoners (New York: Winter House, 1972). 1. Tableaux Mort 1. Austin Sarat, When the State Kills: Capital Punishment and the American Condition (Princeto ..."






Count on Yourself
Take Charge of Your Money
by Alison Griffiths
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2012 by Touchstone
ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-8931-3, ISBN: 1-4391-8931-5

"Does the word “investment” make your head hurt? ARE YOU AFRAID to look at your RRSPs? ARE YOU WORRIED that you’ll have to eat cat food instead of caviar when you retire? Count On Yourself gives you easy-to-follow, prescriptive advice on how to take charge of your money. Learn how to get organized. See how fees hamstring your investments. Discover the perfect low-fee, low-maintenance portfolio that lets you sleep at night."






Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs
The Life of Velma Johnston
by David Cruise, Alison Griffiths
320 Pages, Published 2010 by Simon And Schuster
ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-6846-2, ISBN: 1-4391-6846-6

"A year after the announcement and following dozens of meetings in Washington, Pickens, with the help of retired BLM range conservationist Lee Otteni, had adjusted her plan to focus on only the eleven thousand horses in short-term holding, which were costing the BLM millions to maintain and feed. “A cow brings in four cents a day to the taxpayer on public land,” said Otteni, “and the horses in short-term holding cost $5.75 a day to ..."






Vancouver
A Novel
by David Cruise, Alison Griffiths, Griffiths Cruise
Paperback, 816 Pages, Published 2005 by Harper Perennial
International Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-200615-6, ISBN: 0-00-200615-4

"A GLOBE 100 Best Book of the YearIn the grand tradition of Michener's Alaska and Rutherford's Sarum, bestselling authors David Cruise and Alison Griffiths have captured the essence of one of Canada's richest settings. Beginning in the dying era of the last Ice Age and spanning thousands of years, Vancouver starts with the story of the last survivor of a Siberian people and moves through history in a dynamic tapestry. Fascinating charact ..."






Working the Land - Journeys into the Heart of Canada
by Alison Griffiths, David G. Cruise, Et Al Cruise
Hardcover, 350 Pages, Published 1999 by Viking/Allen Lane
ISBN-13: 978-0-670-87741-6, ISBN: 0-670-87741-7

"Journeys Into the Heart of Canada David Cruise, Alison Griffiths. ogy to lend romantic ... Unknown to the medicine man, a white dove had been feeding the missionary with round red cranberries plucked from a nearby bog. The berry was a ..."



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