Ethan Warren. Foreword by Lindsay Zoladz.

This book provides the most complete account of Paul Thomas Anderson's career to date, encompassing his evolution from a self-anointed auteur to one of his generation's most distinctive voices. It is at once an unconventional primer on Anderson's films and a provocative reframing of what makes his work so essential.

Acknowledgments
Foreword, by Lindsay Zoladz
Introduction
1. On Paul Thomas Anderson's Career to Date
2. On Places and Spaces
3. On Influence
4. On Domesticity
5. On Screenwriting
6. On Gender Performance
7. On Alienation Effects
8. On Faith and Belief
9. On Music Videos
10. On History
Notes
Index