Books with title The Metropolis

This is Metropolis, the novel that the film's screenwriter -- Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film -- this is the novel that Harbou wrote from her own notes. It contains bits of the story that got lost on the cutting-room floor; in a very real way it is the only way to understand the film.

This is Metropolis, the novel that the film's screenwriter -- Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film -- this is the novel that Harbou wrote from her own notes. It contains bits of the story that got lost on the cutting-room floor; in a very real way it is the only way to understand the film. Michael Joseph of The Bookman wrote about the novel: "It is a remarkable piece of work, skilfully reproducing the atmosphere one has come to associate with the most ambitious German film productions. Suggestive in many respects of the dramatic work of Karel Capek and of the earlier fantastic romances of H. G. Wells, in treatment it is an interesting example of expressionist literature. ... Metropolis is one of the most powerful novels I have read and one which may capture a large public both in America and England if it does not prove too bewildering to the plain reader."

This is Metropolis, the novel that the film's screenwriter -- Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film -- that Harbou wrote from her own notes. It contains bits of the story that got lost on the cutting-room floor; in a very real way it is the only way to understand the film. Michael Joseph wrote about the novel: "It is a remarkable piece of work, skillfully reproducing the atmosphere one has come to associate with the most ambitious German film productions.

Bring The Classics To Life Series - Reading Level 5.0-6.0. Now you can custom-tailor the reading level to each student in your class quickly and easily! With 5 different levels to choose from, these classics are sure to excite even the most reluctant reader! This workbook contains 10 short, easy-to-read chapters and is followed by 100 specific comprehension questions and 60 vocabulary exercises. Skills focused on include: main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details, sequencing, and vocabulary in a modified cloze format. Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Book is tested against the Fry Readability Graph and uses McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. Book contains 72 pages with exciting illustrations.

About the Author- Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968), was an American author who wrote close to one hundred books in many genres. He achieved popularity in the first half of the twentieth century, acquiring particular fame for his classic muckraking novel, The Jungle (1906). It exposed conditions in the U.S.-Wikipedia

The Metropolis tells the story of Allan Montague, who upon arriving in New York, is swept into the lifestyle of the fashionable. They know him through his father who was a General in the war. The longer he stays in New York, the more he realizes that there is a huge disparity between the classes. When an injustice befalls the poor, Allan is the first to fight for what is right. But as he continues his lawsuit, he begins to realize that the very people he's fighting with are the very people who rule New York. He must be wily and careful if he is to survive this pursuit of justice. Upton Sinclair is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Dragon's Teeth. His best known work is The Jungle, a novel about the abhorrent practices of the meat packing industry at the time.

A wordbook guide to the great cities of the world.The bold and colorful illustrations in this wordbook primer introduce young children to thirty-two of the world’s major metropolises. Iconic buildings, local delicacies, favorite pastimes, natural wonders and landmarks from each city are featured, all labeled with simple descriptive words. New York’s Empire State Building, Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival, Athens’s Parthenon, Cairo’s Sphinx, Bangkok’s pad thai — the distinct features of these fascinating places are all brought to brilliant life here for the littlest of adventurers!Young armchair travelers will want to climb aboard for this around-the-world-journey — from San Francisco to Stockholm to Sydney — without ever getting on a plane!