Passport to Shame. (From an Original Story by John Clein.).
Title | Passport to Shame. (From an Original Story by John Clein.). PDF eBook |
Author | Todd MASON |
Publisher | |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | |
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Passport to Shame
Title | Passport to Shame PDF eBook |
Author | Sam Louie |
Publisher | Central Recovery Press |
Pages | 123 |
Release | 2024-01-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1949481697 |
A psychotherapist's candid memoir of addiction and recovery, exploring the intersection of Asian culture, mental health, and assimilating into American culture as an ethnic minority. Sam Louie grew up torn between cultures as part of a first-generation Chinese immigrant family from Hong Kong living in a predominantly African American neighborhood in the United States. He experienced the duality of existence with the tension of two vastly different worldviews, his identity intertwined with the country he lives in and his ancestral ties. What traditions and cultural beliefs get preserved, what gets discarded, and what gets lost in translation? Beneath it all was the presence of three generations of addiction, trauma, and shame. In this bold, insightful book, he documents the challenges of immigrant experiences and how maladaptive coping mechanisms in the form of compulsive behaviors were a means to gain a sense of adequacy due to the cultural tide of shame and ostracism within his own ethnic heritage and the external world. Louie's journey of resiliency in navigating multiple cultural forces in the face of adversity and racism can give readers a new understanding of hope, perseverance, and the resources necessary to heal.
Passport to Heaven
Title | Passport to Heaven PDF eBook |
Author | Micah Wilder |
Publisher | Harvest House Publishers |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 2021-06-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0736982876 |
“You have a call, Elder Wilder.” When missionary Micah Wilder set his sights on bringing a Baptist congregation into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he had no idea that he was the one about to be changed. Yet when he finally came to know the God of the Bible, Micah had no choice but to surrender himself—no matter the consequences. For a passionate young Mormon who had grown up in the Church, finding authentic faith meant giving up all he knew: his community, his ambitions, and his place in the world. Yet as Micah struggled to reconcile the teachings of his Church with the truths revealed in the Bible, he awakened to his need for God’s grace. This led him to be summoned to the door of the mission president, terrified but confident in the testimony he knew could cost him everything. Passport to Heaven is a gripping account of Micah’s surprising journey from living as a devoted member of a religion based on human works to embracing the divine mercy and freedom that can only be found in Jesus Christ.
Studying the British Crime Film
Title | Studying the British Crime Film PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Elliott |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2014-10-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1800347391 |
Ever since its inception, British cinema has been obsessed with crime and the criminal. One of the first narrative films to be produced in Britain, the Hepworth's 1905 short Rescued by Rover, was a fast-paced, quick-edited tale of abduction and kidnap, and the first British sound film, Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail (1930), centered on murder and criminal guilt. For a genre seemingly so important to the British cinematic character, there is little direct theoretical or historical work focused on it. The Britain of British cinema is often written about in terms of national history, ethnic diversity, or cultural tradition, yet very rarely in terms of its criminal tendencies and dark underbelly. This volume assumes that, to know how British cinema truly works, it is necessary to pull back the veneer of the costume piece, the historical drama, and the rom-com and glimpse at what is underneath. For every Brief Encounter (1945) there is a Brighton Rock (2010), for every Notting Hill (1999) there is a Long Good Friday (1980).
British Film Noir Guide
Title | British Film Noir Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Michael F. Keaney |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2011-01-05 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0786464275 |
This work presents 369 British films produced between 1937 and 1964 that embody many of the same filmic qualities as those "black films" made in the United States during the classic film noir era. This reference work makes a case for the inclusion of the British films in the film noir canon, which is still considered by some to be an exclusively American inventory. In the book's main section, the following information is presented for each film: a quote from the film; the title and release date; a rating based on the five-star system; the production company, director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and main performers; and a plot synopsis with author commentary. Appendices categorize films by rating, release date, director and cinematographer and also provide a noir and non-noir breakdown of the 47 films presented on the Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre, a 1960s British television series that was also shown in the United States.
Masters of the Shoot-'Em-Up
Title | Masters of the Shoot-'Em-Up PDF eBook |
Author | Tadhg Taylor |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2015-10-28 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0786494069 |
This collection of interviews features American, British and Australian writers, directors and actors recounting their notable work in the action genre and the fun of blowing things up. Action movies and television series from 1950s to the mid-1980s are covered, with the main focus on the 1960s and 1970s--the era of Bullitt, Mannix and The Professionals. Twenty-five interviewees discuss their career highlights, including writers Richard Harris (The Saint) and Leigh Chapman (The Octagon), directors Stewart Raffill (High Risk), Michael Preese (T.J. Hooker) and Robert M. Lewis (Kung-Fu), and actors Tony Russel (Peter Gunn) and Peter Mark Richman (Combat!).
Passport to Shame
Title | Passport to Shame PDF eBook |
Author | Sam Louie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781949481686 |
A psychotherapist's memoir of addiction and recovery while navigating centuries-old customs and American culture provides an understanding of Asian Americans in terms of immigration, assimilation, and behavioral health.