Authors:H. Kurosawa, A. Yamamoto,
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: inorganic, chemistry, methods, current, molecular, catalysis, fundamentals
Number of Pages: 536
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $250.00
ISBN-10: 0444509216
ISBN-13: 9780444509215

Almost all contemporary organic synthesis involve transition metal complexes as catalysts or particular reagents. The aim of this book is to provide the reader with detailed accounts of elementary processes within molecular catalysis to allow its development and as an aid in designing novel catalytic systems. The book comprises authoritative reviews on elementary processes from experts working at the forefront of organometallic chemistry.A,A This is the first book that focuses on elementary processes in transition metal complexes for understanding catalytic mechanismsA,A Provides detailed desc

Author: Akira Kurosawa
Publisher: Vintage
Keywords: autobiography, something
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1983-05-12
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0394714393
ISBN-13: 9780394714394

Translated by Audie E. Bock."A first rate book and a joy to read.... It’s doubtful that a complete understanding of the director’s artistry can be obtained without reading this book.... Also indispensable for budding directors are the addenda, in which Kurosawa lays out his beliefs on the primacy of a good script, on scriptwriting as an essential tool for directors, on directing actors, on camera placement, and on the value of steeping oneself in literature, from great novels to detective fiction."--Variety"For the lover of Kurosawa’s movies...this is nothing short of must re

Authors:Akira Kurosawa, Donald Richie,
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Keywords: films, print, rutgers, director, akira, kurosawa, rashomon
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1987-02-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0813511801
ISBN-13: 9780813511801

Rashomon is one of the greatest of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s films, the winner of the 1951 Venice Festival prize and the Academy Award for best foreign film in 1952. It features Toshiru Mifune, the best-known Japanese actor in the West, as the bandit, and accused rapist and murderer. At the beginning of the film, a woodcutter, priest, and commoner happen to meet at the ruined gate--Rashomon--outside the city of Kyoto. This tale of rape and murder is first seen through the eyes of the woodcutter and priest, both of whom have been touched by the events. The cynical, detached commo