{"id":9298556715302,"title":"My Life in Film: How the Movies Shaped My Soul","handle":"my-life-in-film-how-the-movies-shaped-my-soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMy Life in Film: How the Movies Shaped My Soul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Markos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStone Tower Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 6”x9”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding Style:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback ISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 979-8-9894008-2-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BodyTextDropCap\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BodyTextDropCap\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf I had never seen \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath \u003c\/span\u003eor \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eIt’s a Wonderful Life\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eMr. Smith Goes to Washington\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/span\u003e, I would be a different person. Films like these, the “kind they don’t make any more,” have formed much of my character, shaping my perceptions, dreams, and desires in a thousand subtle ways. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin me as I unpack and explore these eight films and twelve others from the 1930s and 40s, the Golden Age of Hollywood. Learn about the great stars and studios, themes and genres of the Golden Age—along with lots of trivia and movie lists—as I assess what it is about these films that have made them so timeless and moving, even in a cynical, skeptical age\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Bio:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLOUIS MARKOS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (PhD, University of Michigan), Professor of English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Christian University, holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities. His 25 books include \u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eC. S. 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data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMy Life in Film: How the Movies Shaped My Soul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Markos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStone Tower Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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class=\"BodyTextDropCap\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BodyTextDropCap\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf I had never seen \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath \u003c\/span\u003eor \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eIt’s a Wonderful Life\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eMr. Smith Goes to Washington\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/span\u003e, I would be a different person. Films like these, the “kind they don’t make any more,” have formed much of my character, shaping my perceptions, dreams, and desires in a thousand subtle ways. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin me as I unpack and explore these eight films and twelve others from the 1930s and 40s, the Golden Age of Hollywood. Learn about the great stars and studios, themes and genres of the Golden Age—along with lots of trivia and movie lists—as I assess what it is about these films that have made them so timeless and moving, even in a cynical, skeptical age\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Bio:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLOUIS MARKOS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (PhD, University of Michigan), Professor of English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Christian University, holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities. His 25 books include \u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eC. S. Lewis for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTolkien for Beginners, Literature: A Student’s Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth Made Fact\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom Plato to Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAncient Voices: An Insider’s Guide to the Early Church\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}