In the novel that introduced Anne Rice to the world, Interview with the Vampire, a reporter seeks out the facts behind an extraordinary life. In the years since, Anne Rice has created a remarkable and acclaimed body of work--encompassing her celebrated Vampire Chronicles, The Lives of the Mayfair Witches novels, two haunting historical epics, and her controversial, equally sought-after excursions into erotica. One of the world's best known and biggest bestselling authors of contemporary fiction, Rice has herself been the subject of countless interviews, profiles, and a full-length biography. Yet, who Anne Rice is, and the beliefs, fascinations, desires, fears, and passions that inspire her work, remain endlessly fascinating topics. In this first-of-its-kind book-length interview with Anne Rice, film scholar and author Michael Riley seeks out--and finds--the truth behind the extraordinary life and work of a unique, tantalizing writer. In Conversations with Anne Rice, the creator of Lestat, Louis, and Lasher talks in depth--and in her own words--about everything: from her early struggles toward publication to the tremendous literary reputation she has achieved. From the success and adulation of the vampire novels to the lesser-known books that are her personal favorites. From the influence of classical and popular literature to that of Catholicism and eroticism. From the role of movies in her literary vision to her definitive critique of the film version of Interview with the Vampire, and far beyond. Here, then, is Anne Rice--her heart, her psyche, her soul--in candid and captivating dialogue with her audience.

Conversations with Anne Rice: An Intimate, Enlightening Portrait of Her Life and Work

Biographies & Memoirs

Riley, Michael

Arts & Literature

Random House Publishing Group

The Films of Joseph Losey examines the career of the expatriate director through a close analysis of five of his most important and challenging films.      When his leftist politics made him a target of the House Committee on Unamerican Activities in 1951, the blacklisted Losey left America and continued his film career in England. Concerned mainly with the use and abuse of power inherent in intimate relationships, Losey also examined these issues as manifested in institutions and social classes.  His finest films attack the injustices and hypocrisy rooted in the privileges of the English class system and frequently depict the moral failure of characters who betray their best instincts. The Films of Joseph Losey also examines Losey's close working relationships with playwright/screenwriter Harold Pinter and actor Dirk Bogarde, his experimental form of storytelling, the psychological complexity of characters acting as narrator of their own stories, and the intricate handling of time in the structure of his films.  Close studies of King and Country, The Servant, Accident, The Go-Between, and The Romantic Englishwoman confirm Losey's stature as a director of powerful and compelling films of both moral importance and great formal complexity.

The Films of Joseph Losey (Cambridge Film Classics)

Politics & Social Sciences

Palmer, James

Social Sciences

Cambridge University Press

The Films of Joseph Losey examines the career of the expatriate director through a close analysis of five of his most important and challenging films. When his leftist politics made him a target of the House Committee on Unamerican Activities in 1951, the blacklisted Losey left America and continued his film career in England. Concerned mainly with the use and abuse of power inherent in intimate relationships, Losey also examined these issues as manifested in institutions and social classes. His finest films attack the injustices and hypocrisy rooted in the privileges of the English class system and frequently depict the moral failure of characters who betray their best instincts. The Films of Joseph Losey also examines Losey's close working relationships with playwright/screenwriter Harold Pinter and actor Dirk Bogarde, his experimental form of storytelling, the psychological complexity of characters acting as narrator of their own stories, and the intricate handling of time in the structure of his films. Close studies of King and Country, The Servant, Accident, The Go-Between, and The Romantic Englishwoman confirm Losey's stature as a director of powerful and compelling films of both moral importance and great formal complexity.

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Citizens Minds The French Revolution Pupil's Book: A European Study Before 1914: Students Book (Think Through History)

History

Counsell, Christine

Byrom, Jamie

Europe

Longman

Interview with Anne Rice

London: Chatto & Windus

This is History is the Schools History Project's Key Stage 3 scheme of work for National Curriculum history. Through a combination of in-depth and overview units, it offers a varied, relevant and challenging scheme of work for the whole Key Stage 3 history programme of study. Impact of Empire is an overview study of the British Empire and British colonialism.

The Impact of Empire: A World Study of The British Empire - 1585 to The Present (This Is History!)

Culpin, Christopher

Hodder Murray

Managing People provides a practical approach to applying management techniques in the 1990s. It will help professionals in the hotel and catering industry responsible for personnel and training. Managers will gain an understanding of vital aspects of people management. Riley explores how aspects such as labour cost, utilisation, labour market behaviour and pay are inseparable from skills of people management, particularly in a labour-intensive industry. It is especially of relevance for managers with responsibility for personnel and training, though degree-level students will also find its non-prescriptive approach helpful. Michael Riley has extensive experience in the hotel, institutional and conference sectors of the industry. He is a lecturer in management studies in the Department of Management Studies for the Tourism and Hotel Industries at the University of Surrey. Practical approach Key author in the hotel and catering field Ideal for both managers and students

Managing People (Hospitality Managers' Pocket Books)

Business & Money

Industries

Butterworth-Heinemann

Human Resource Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry

This fully updated and expanded second edition of Human Resource Management examines the role of human resource management in the hospitality and tourism industry. The subject is approached from four perspectives: * the social psychology of managing people * the economics of labour * the practical techniques * strategy. The author argues that labour costs, labour utilisation, labour market behaviour and pay are inseparable from the skills of managing people. The book contains an important analysis of the labour market for this industry and now, in its second edition includes, among others, chapters on attitude measurement, customer-employee relations, questionnaire design and organizational change. Human Resource Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry is written in a clear, user-friendly style and offers a challenging view of the subject and an opportunity to learn an important aspect of management in an applied context. It is appropriate for degree level students and practitioners in the industry. Fully updated and expanded second edition of Human Resource Management Written in a clear, user-friendly style Offers a challenging view of the subject and an opportunity to learn an important aspect of management in an applied context

Routledge

This new second edition of 'Managing People' provides a practical approach to applying up-to-the-minute management techniques, and is a vital source of information for professionals in the hotel and catering industry responsible for personnel and training. Riley explores how aspects such as labour cost, utilization, labour market behaviour and pay are inseparable from the skills of people management. In the new edition he extends his ideas on productivity so as to encompass its relationship with functional flexibility. In a similar manner, thinking about motivating people is extended to include modern ideas about commitment. We all loosely refer to peoples' attitude but here he shows the complexity that lies behind them. It is especially of relevance for managers with responsibility for personnel and training, and degree-level students will also find its non-prescriptive, user-friendly approach helpful.Michael Riley has extensive experience in the hotel and tourism industry and communicates in a way that reflects that experience. Fully updated with three brand new chapters Practical, user-friendly approach from a key author in the fieldIdeal for both managers and students

Managing People Second Edition (Professional Hospitality Guides)

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