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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston (1994) Very Good First Edition Hardcover

1st Edition Very Good Condition Hardcover and Dust Jacket The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. Covered in Brodart protective cover. Minor smudge-mark on front of Dust Cover likely sticker remnant. (See picture) Does not appear to have been read. A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic “hot” virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their “crashes” into the human race. Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, The Hot Zone proves that truth really is scarier than fiction.

Film, A Sound Art

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Film, A Sound ArtISBN13:9780231137768ISBN10:0231137761Author:Chion, Michel (Author), Gorbman, Claudia (Translator)Description:French Critic And Composer Michel Chion Argues That Watching Movies Is More Than Just A Visual Exercise–It Enacts A Process Of Audio-Viewing The Audiovisual Makes Use Of A Wealth Of Tropes, Devices, Techniques, And Effects That Convert Multiple Sensations Into Image And Sound, Therefore Rendering, Instead Of Reproducing, The World Through Cinema The First Half Of Film, A Sound Art Considers Developments In Technology, Aesthetic Trends, And Individual Artistic Style That Recast The History Of Film As The Evolution Of A Truly Audiovisual Language The Second Half Explores The Intersection Of Auditory And Visual Realms With Restless Inventiveness, Chion Develops A Rhetoric That Describes The Effects Of Audio-Visual Combinations, Forcing Us To Rethink Sound Film He Claims, For Example, That The Silent Era (Which He Terms Deaf Cinema) Did Not End With The Advent Of Sound Technology But Continues To Function Underneath And Within Later Films Expanding Our Appreciation Of Cinematic Experiences Ranging From Dolby Multitrack In Action Films And The Eerie Tricycle Of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining To The Way Actors From Different Nations Use Their Voices And Words, Film, A Sound Art Showcases The Vast Knowledge And Innovative Thinking Of A Major Theorist Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:COLUMBIA UNIV PRPublication Date:2009-06-01Weight:2.04 lbsDimensions:1.28” H x 9.47” L x 6.28” WNumber of Pages:536Language:English