The fictional Oliver Stone is alienated from the stultifying American nation in which he lives, and, abandoning his parents and his Ivy League education for Vietnam, he encounters a hell far more brutal than he could have ever imagined - a world of barroom whores, psychedelic drugs, and killing fields of indescribable proportions. His head torn apart, his emotions sundered, he begins an epic voyage that will lead him through the Merchant Marine, an unceremonious return to American soil, and a flight into madness south of the border into Mexico. A Child's Night Dream is a visit into...
The fictional Oliver Stone is alienated from the stultifying American nation in which he lives, and, abandoning his parents and his Ivy League educ...
Challenging audiences and leaving critics in disarray, the films of Oliver Stone have compelled viewers to reexamine many of their most revered beliefs about America's past. Like no other filmmaker, Stone has left an indelible mark on public opinion and political life, even as he has generated enormous controversy and debate among those who take issue with his dramatic use of history. This book brings Stone face-to-face with some of his most thoughtful critics and supporters and allows Stone himself ample room to respond to their views. Featuring such luminaries as David Halberstam,...
Challenging audiences and leaving critics in disarray, the films of Oliver Stone have compelled viewers to reexamine many of their most revered belief...
Throughout his career Oliver Stone (b. 1946) has broken traditions and challenged audiences with a series of daring, angry, violent, and often confrontational films. Politically charged movies such as Nixon (1995), JFK (1991), and Wall Street (1987), and his Vietnam trilogy of Platoon (1986), Born on the 4th of July (1989), and Heaven and Earth (1993) provoke and enrage critics and audiences from all ideological walks. In a short time, Stone has established himself as one of the most admired and most reviled directors in American cinema.
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Throughout his career Oliver Stone (b. 1946) has broken traditions and challenged audiences with a series of daring, angry, violent, and often conf...
Colonel L. Fletcher Prouty, the former CIA operative known as "X," offers a history-shaking perspective on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. His theories were the basis for Oliver Stone's controversial movie JFK. Prouty believed that Kennedy's death was a coup d'etat, and he backs this belief up with his knowledge of the security arrangements at Dallas and other tidbits that only a CIA insider would know (for example, that every member of Kennedy's cabinet was abroad at the time of Kennedy's assassination). His discussion of the elite power base he believes controlled the...
Colonel L. Fletcher Prouty, the former CIA operative known as "X," offers a history-shaking perspective on the assassination of president John F. Kenn...
In working together on two challenging new documentaries"South of the Border" and the forthcoming "The Untold History of the United States" series for Showtimefilmmaker Oliver Stone engaged with author and filmmaker Tariq Ali in a probing, hard-hitting conversation on the politics of history. Their dialogue brings to light a number of forgottenor deliberately buriedepisodes of American history, from the US intervention against the Russian Revolution and the dynamic radicalism of the Industrial Workers of the World to Henry Wallace s sidelining by Democratic Party machine insiders...
In working together on two challenging new documentaries"South of the Border" and the forthcoming "The Untold History of the United States" series for...
A companion to Oliver Stone's ten-part documentary series of the same name, this guide offers a people's history of the American Empire: "a critical overview of US foreign policy...indispensable" (former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev); "brilliant, a masterpiece " (Daniel Ellsberg); "Oliver Stone's new book is as riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking as any history book you will ever read. It achieves what history, at its best, ought to do: presents a mountain of previously unknown facts that makes you question and re-examine many of your long-held assumptions about the most...
A companion to Oliver Stone's ten-part documentary series of the same name, this guide offers a people's history of the American Empire: "a critical o...
Over the years, biochemistry has become significant in classifying living processes so much so that many scientists in the field of life sciences are involved in biochemical research. This book presents an analysis of the research area of proteins, enzymes, cellular mechanisms and chemical compounds that are used in relevant methods. It includes the basic issues and some of the current advancements in biochemistry. This book caters to students, researchers, biologists, chemists, chemical engineers and professionals who are keen to know more about biochemistry, molecular biology and other...
Over the years, biochemistry has become significant in classifying living processes so much so that many scientists in the field of life sciences are ...
Biochemical testing requires the determination of various parameters and the recognition of the main biological chemical compounds, by the usage of biochemical and molecular devices. The objective of this book is to present various processes and procedures to confine and classify unknown bacteria through the molecular, biochemical differences. This can be done depending upon the characteristic gene sequences. Furthermore, molecular tools involving DNA sequencing and biochemical tools based in enzymatic reactions and proteins reactivity will aid to recognize genetically modified organisms in...
Biochemical testing requires the determination of various parameters and the recognition of the main biological chemical compounds, by the usage of bi...
Over the years, biochemistry has become significant in classifying living processes, so much so that many scientists in the field of life sciences are involved in biochemical research. This book presents an analysis of the research area of proteins, enzymes, cellular mechanisms and chemical compounds that are used in appropriate methods. It includes the basic issues and some of the current advancements in biochemistry. Emphasis is given on both theoretical and experimental facets of modern biochemistry. This book caters to students, researchers, biologists, chemists, chemical engineers and...
Over the years, biochemistry has become significant in classifying living processes, so much so that many scientists in the field of life sciences are...
Covering every aspect of chemical biology, this book brilliantly presents an overview on the chemistry and biology of biomolecules. Chemical biology applies chemical principles in modulating systems to either investigate the underlying biology or create new functions. Since the last few years, chemical biology has become the center of attention of many scientists working in the domains of botany, medicine etc. This book deals with distinct research genres like protein purification, antioxidants, gene delivery, signaling and organization. Along with theoretical concepts, this book also covers...
Covering every aspect of chemical biology, this book brilliantly presents an overview on the chemistry and biology of biomolecules. Chemical biology a...
