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2062) A spy in Canaan: how the FBI used a famous photographer to infiltrate the civil rights movement
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The story of the double life of famed civil rights photographer Ernest Withers--and how a closely guarded government secret finally came to light, told by the journalist who broke the story. Ernest Withers captured some of the most iconic moments of the Civil Rights Movement -- from the rare photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. in repose to the haunting photo of Emmet Till's great-uncle pointing an accusing finger at Till's killers. He was trusted and...
2063) For the sake of her sons
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"Healing from a tragedy has been challenging for Willa Scottson. And not even Camp True North Springs seems to ease the pain. But photographer and swim instructor Bruce Lawrence is determined to help the grieving widow and her twin boys, for their sake-and for his. Carrying his own sorrow and guilt, this is his chance to make amends, if Willa will let him once the truth comes out..."--
2066) The photographer
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Photographers saga volume 1
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"In 1905, on her twenty-sixth birthday, Mimi Reventlow receives a marriage proposal from the vicar of her family's church. But a future of housework, childcare, and servicing a parish doesn't appeal to the restless and unconventional Mimi. She has ambitions of her own - to follow in the footsteps of her beloved uncle Josef and become a traveling photographer. Leaving behind all that has been mapped out for her, Mimi dares to pursue her passion and...
2067) Highway dragnet
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Wrongly accused of killing a bar-girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean War vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young female model.
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"Eye on the 60s is an authentic piece of American History...an intimate portrait of former LIFE photographer Rowland Scherman and how his photographic eye captured the essence of America's most remarkable decade. Experience candid recollections with seldom seen moments of major celebrities, politicians, and remarkable events. Follow the path of a self-driven man who became the first Peace Corps photographer, an insider to the Kennedy and Shriver families,...
2070) Mathew Brady and his world: produced by Time-Life Books from pictures in the Meserve collection
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Cracked doesn't always mean broken. Grieving her mother's death, Mari Lennox travels to Kyoto, Japan to take photographs of Yanagi Inn for a client. As she explores the inn and its grounds, her camera captures striking images, uncovering layers of mystery shrouding the old resort, including an overgrown, secret garden on a forbidden island. But then eerie weeping no one else in the inn seems to hear starts keeping her awake at night. Despite the warnings...
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In his final film as director, Gordon Parks turned the camera upon himself and created a deeply personal and remarkably poetic self-portrait. Moments Without Proper Names blends Parks's striking photographs with newly-shot footage of the artist, his own musical compositions, and personal reminiscences performed by a trio of esteemed actors: Avery Brooks, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Joe Seneca.
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"Explores the distinctive urban vision of working-class Jewish photographers in midcentury New York. The work of Jewish photographers at the New York Photo League not only created an archive of vernacular images of city streets but also a distinctive tradition of street photography"--
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"Photographer Billy Colier has dreams of success in his viewfinder and no love in the picture. But all that changes when he meets and falls for handsome "Is-he-or-isn't-he?" coffee house waiter Gabriel, and asks him to pose for a series of photos recreating great Hollywood screen kisses."--Container.
2076) The man who designed the future: Norman Bel Geddes and the invention of twentieth-century America
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"Norman Bel Geddes designed everything from Broadway sets to Chrysler cars; from the first all-weather stadium to Futurama, the prescient 1939 World's Fair exhibit that would go down as the most popular of all time. In The Man Who Designed the Future, B. Alexandra Szerlip tells the astonishing story of a 9th grade dropout with a Midwestern twang who presided over a seismic shift in American culture--a moment in which entertainment became immersive,...
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Photographer Eugene Smith is celebrated for his compelling 'inside story' style of photojournalism, from his East Asian coverage in the Second World War to post-war socio-political subjects. Using dramatized documentary, this film presents a wide-ranging evaluation of this most professional of photographers.
2078) A stroke of grace
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"I slept right through the moment that changed my life. In the small hours of the morning on February 4, 2008, I suffered a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of my brain. When I woke from my coma in the hospital six days later, my right hand was crippled and I could barely speak. This book chronicles my journey of grace, and it is my hope that in my photographs, you will see and hear and feel the things I cannot find the words to say."--provided...
2079) Wrong number, right guy
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Bourbon Street boys volume 1
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"When a mysterious text message summons May Wexler to a biker bar in downtown New Orleans, she knows something is very wrong. Her sister has sent out an SOS, but when May gets there, she's nowhere to be found and May is the one in trouble--she's wearing pink espadrilles, she's got a Chihuahua in her purse, and she's in the middle of a shootout. After tall, muscular Ozzie comes to her rescue, May has no choice but to follow him to safety. At the headquarters...
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