{"product_id":"short-history-of-the-movies-gerald-mast-9780205210626","title":"Short History of the Movies, A, Abridged Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the essential core of Mast and Kawin's classic in a streamlined volume: the most accurate, carefully updated account of cinema today in a clear and lively book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Building on Mast's astute and lively history of cinema, Kawin has refined and updated the fascinating story of cinema's evolution from its earliest beginnings to the digital age. Probing deeper than most movie books, he takes us into the studio vaults, corrects the record, discloses what goes on inside the industry, clarifies the mysteries of movie technology, and offers a precise, thoroughly researched account. Kawin's analysis is witty and engaging, rich in instructive insights and entertaining illustrations of the art, history, technology, business, and fun of film. Now the essentials of Mast and Kawin's classic book are available in a compact version, judiciously streamlined at an even trimmer price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald Mast,Bruce Kawin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0205210627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780205210626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Gerald Mast","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48112851845375,"sku":"9780205210626","price":166.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7e810b8-a412-41b2-b6c6-5a2be53c0714.jpg?v=1769611374","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-history-of-the-movies-gerald-mast-9780205210626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}