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Book Cover for: Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality, Chuck D

Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality

Chuck D
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“Fight the Power” producer Helen Bart talks hip hop history, and tells us how @MrChuckD helped the production tell the epic story of a music genre that changed the world. https://t.co/NzMA6uci8l

Paperback, 1998

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Polite Society, Mahesh Rao

Polite Society

Mahesh Rao
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“Polite Society” writer/director Nida Manzoor talks about about her influences, from #TheMatrix to Bollywood, personal elements she pulled from her upbringing, and how her crew were integral to making this buoyant genre-bending film successful: https://t.co/bOJV20xkUV

Hardcover, 2019

$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dune, Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert
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“Dune took years to be made because it was a challenge to respect Frank Herbert’s book and bring it to the big screen.” #Dune writer/director Denis Villeneuve tells @Collider how the film came to fruition. https://www.motionpictures.org/2022/01/dune-writer-director-denis-villeneuve-on-bringing-a-sci-fi-epic-to-life/

Paperback, 2005

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, George R. R. Martin

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

George R. R. Martin
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A new #GameOfThrones prequel “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight,” is coming to HBO — based on George R. R. Martin’s “Dunk & Egg” books set 90 years before the events in “A Song of Ice and Fire.” https://t.co/qX9dFe9bPA

Paperback, 2020

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Movie Book, Zoha Khann

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Movie Book

Zoha Khann
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The early reactions to "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" are in, and it sounds like the return quest to Middle-earth has been worth the wait — critics are wowed by a bold, breathtaking production worthy of Tolkien. We've got the early reviews: https://t.co/wXQwRNCvON

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Book Cover for: Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts

Shantaram

Gregory David Roberts
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Take a peek at ‘Shantaram’ — the new Apple TV+ series based on the international bestselling novel by Gregory David Roberts, debuting on the platform on October 14. Watch the first trailer: https://t.co/BKO8xukdam

Paperback, 2005

$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel, George R. R. Martin

The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel

George R. R. Martin
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A new #GameOfThrones prequel “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight,” is coming to HBO — based on George R. R. Martin’s “Dunk & Egg” books set 90 years before the events in “A Song of Ice and Fire.” https://t.co/qX9dFe9bPA

Paperback, 2013

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman
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We speak with “The Whale” screenwriter Samuel D. Hunter about his personal connection to the film’s script, drawing inspiration from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” and the importance of optimism even in the face of dark realities. https://t.co/HpQJRGL2Ee

Leather / Fine Binding, 2018

$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins
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The new official “The Hunger Games: The Ballads of Songbirds & Snakes” trailer, based on Suzanne Collins’ prequel novel, offers fans a close-up look at how the wicked world of Panem came to be. #TheHungerGames https://t.co/oqau5jEToH

Hardcover, 2010

$33.35Member price:$16.67 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam
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.@Deadline reports that Mahershala Ali will co-star with Julia Roberts in Netflix’s #LeaveTheWorldBehind – an adaption of Rumaan Alam’s novel of the same name. https://www.motionpictures.org/2021/09/mahershala-ali-joining-julia-roberts-in-netflixs-leave-the-world-behind/

Paperback, 2021

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book