{"product_id":"muybridge-hardcover-1","title":"Muybridge - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Delisle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelge Dascher\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRob Aspinall\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you capture a changing world in the blink of an eye?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSacramento, California, 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomesentangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanford's delusions of grandeur. Tasked withproving Stanford's belief that a horse's hooves do not touch the ground while galloping atfull speed, Muybridge gets to work with his camera. In doing so, he inadvertently createsone of the single most important technological advancements of our age--the invention oftime-lapse photography and the mechanical ability to capture motion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCritically-acclaimed cartoonist Guy Delisle (\u003ci\u003ePyongyang, Hostage\u003c\/i\u003e) returns with anotherengrossing foray into nonfiction: a biography about Eadweard Muybridge, the man whomade pictures move. Despite career breakthrough after career breakthrough, Muybridgewould only be hampered by betrayal, intrigue, and tragedy. Delisle's keen eye for detailsthat often go unnoticed in search of a broader emotional truth brings this historical figureand those around him to life through an uncompromising lens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated from the French by Helge Dascher \u0026amp; Rob Aspinall, \u003ci\u003eMuybridge\u003c\/i\u003e turns a spotlighton what lives in the shadow of an individual's ambition for greatness, and proves thatEadweard Muybridge deserves to be far more than just another historical footnote.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Qu?bec City, Canada, in 1966, \u003cb\u003eGuy Delisle\u003c\/b\u003e now lives in the south of France with his wife and two children. Delisle spent ten years working in animation, which allowed him to learn about movement and drawing. He is best known for his travelogues about life in faraway countries: \u003ci\u003e Burma Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pyongyang, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShenzhen\u003c\/i\u003e. He has since expanded his oeuvre by telling a Doctors Without Borders acquaintance's story as a nail-biting thriller (\u003ci\u003eHostage\u003c\/i\u003e) and revisiting his teen years and first summer job (\u003ci\u003eFactory Summers\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47211584684281,"sku":"9781770467729","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/uAYfuz0rdu9781770467729_26f1f998-f190-4e70-9435-afad0b5b5005.webp?v=1768083878","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/muybridge-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}