Fallen women find honor amid Nanjing’s chaos

Fans of Zhang Yimou can get a glimpse of his upcoming movie, The 13 Women of Nanjing, in the form of a new novelization by bestselling author Yan Geling.

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Woody Allen has been a major comic director since the 1970s. Writer, director and actor, his self-portrayal as a neurotic, intellectual, sex-obsessed, Jewish New Yorker seeking comfort in psychoanalysis brought him popular success and fame as a writer. This book is part of the Masters of Cinema series.

Patti LuPone’s love letter to the American theater

When Patti LuPone, a leading American singer and actress, won the Tony award for her role as Rose in Gypsy in 2008, she said – in typical gum-chewing, New York humor – it was a wonderful gift to get one every 30 or so years.

Tracing the sounds of the city

Germany is the epicenter of the electronic music scene with the world’s top labels and clubs. From Flensburg in the north to Friedrichshafen in the south, many small but highly-specialized labels and clubs are scattered through numerous inconspicuous buildings.

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This autobiography is about the guitarist, songwriter, singer and founding member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, who tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane: listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones’ first fame and the notorious drug busts that led to his enduring image as an outlaw folk hero.

Maugham’s astonishing life experience

Can any writer live as long as 91 years of age, through two world wars and the Cold War that followed? Could he befriend both Winston Churchill and the Duchess of Windsor and dine with Henry James and Thomas Hardy?

Love lies in everyday objects

Six years ago, contemporary artist Song Dong created an installation titled Waste Not in collaboration with his mother. Together, they assembled legless dolls, soap, bottles, pans, plates, tubs, basins, oil flasks and blankets.

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This book is about the life and work of street artist Blek le Rat, whose work has influenced CD design, advertising and graphics, as well as the work of urban artists.

Baseball legend’s rise from rags to riches

Twenty days in the life of Mickey Mantle, an All-American Boy in the eyes of his fans, are intensely scrutinized by Jane Leavy in her biography The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood.

Nostalgia for a simpler life

Tibet is a shelter of the soul, for urbanites fed up with a fast-paced life. It is also the fountainhead of inspiration for artists and writers.