{"product_id":"steven-spielberg","title":"Steven Spielberg","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a film-centric portrait of Steven Spielberg, the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A swift and elegant introduction to Spielberg’s life and work.”—David Denby, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Everything about me is in my films,” Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker, Molly Haskell explores the full range of Spielberg’s works for the light they shine upon the man himself. Through such powerhouse hits as \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eE.T\u003c\/i\u003e., \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIndiana Jones,\u003c\/i\u003e to lesser-known masterworks like \u003ci\u003eA.I.\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Sun,\u003c\/i\u003e to the haunting \u003ci\u003eSchindler’s List\u003c\/i\u003e, Haskell shows how Spielberg’s uniquely evocative filmmaking and story-telling reveal the many ways in which his life, work, and times are entwined.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Organizing chapters around specific films, the distinguished critic discusses how Spielberg’s childhood in non-Jewish suburbs, his parents’ traumatic divorce, his return to Judaism upon his son’s birth, and other events echo in his work. She offers a brilliant portrait of the extraordinary director—a fearful boy living through his imagination who grew into a man whose openness, generosity of spirit, and creativity have enchanted audiences for more than 40 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Jewish Lives: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for Jewish Lives:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Excellent.\" –New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Exemplary.\" –Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Distinguished.\" –New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Superb.\" –The Guardian","brand":"Molly Haskell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42818231074877,"sku":"9780300234473","price":20.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780300234473_bf4151bd-e2d8-4e1c-af37-55394fc8ebd4.jpg?v=1766916987","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/steven-spielberg","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}