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James Kingston

    James King je spisovateľ a filmový kritik. Jeho kniha o Hollywoode 80. rokov skúma tínedžerskú rebéliu a túžby prostredníctvom optiky popkultúry. Kingov prenikavý pohľad na filmovú históriu a jeho schopnosť zachytiť ducha doby robia jeho dielo neodolateľným pre čitateľov, ktorí milujú nostalgiu a hlbšiu analýzu filmového umenia.

    Fast Times and Excellent Adventures
    Never Look Down
    The Incident at Number 17 South Marlborough Street
    Visual Illusions
    • Visual Illusions is full of the games our eyes play with our brains: literal, physiological and cognitive and this book details thirty of the most common examples of these

      Visual Illusions
    • A group of teenage friends embarks on their own investigation following a shocking burglary in their suburban neighborhood. As they delve deeper, they uncover a perilous world filled with deception and hidden identities, challenging their perceptions of trust and friendship. Their adventure leads them into unexpected dangers, testing their courage and resolve as they confront the realities of their seemingly safe surroundings.

      The Incident at Number 17 South Marlborough Street
    • James Kingston loves to look down. Whether he's climbing a tree at his local park or ascending to the very top of the Eiffel Tower on a cold winter's morning in Paris, looking down always brings about the best kind of rush. And yet it wasn't always this way. James used to keep his feet firmly on the ground and only climb when he knew he wasn't going to get further than a leap to safety. Afraid of heights from an early age, James knew there was only one way to tackle his fear and that was to face it. But not only did James confront an almost crippling phobia, he found that it came to change his life. In fact, he discovered that it came to change who he was completely from shy, scared and playing it safe to one of the most daring, adventurous and unique freeclimbers plying his trade online. Never Look Down will track James' climbing obsession across the world as he chases the sun looking for the next ultimate high. A highly visual, cerebral and all round unique book, Never Look Down will combine amazing photography, great writing and breathtaking scenery to become the ultimate companion to James' death-defying stunts.

      Never Look Down
    • Fast Times and Excellent Adventures

      • 464 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania
      3,7(21)Ohodnotiť

      Fast Times and Excellent Adventures is an inside look at the surprising history of the Eighties teen movie - how the movie world got to that position and what it did with that power.

      Fast Times and Excellent Adventures