For Beginners is the documentary, graphic nonfiction book series. Every book in the series serves one purpose: to present to the reader in a straightforward, accessible manner the works of great thinkers and subjects alike. With subjects ranging from philosophy, to politics, to art and beyond, the For Beginners series covers a range of familiar concepts in a humorous comic book-style, and takes a readily comprehensible approach that’s respective of the intelligence of its audience. This series is for those who want to know more about a subject, but don’t want to get bogged down in dry facts. Each book is painstakingly researched, written and illustrated in a style that best suits the subject.

The History of Cinema For Beginners

The author of this Beginners book, unlike most in that series, not only has a real love of the subject, but a comprehensive understanding of its history.This book covers not just cinema, but also foreign cinema, America, Russian and just about every country that released a film. It takes a great deal of knowledge to create such simple gestures. The book is filled with terse encapsulations of a vast number of films from the nineteenth century to 1998 including hundreds of hilarious little cartoons. An in-depth, illustrated look at "the liveliest art" that enlightens and entertains, this "For Beginners" book spans over 100 years of film history, including its invention.

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