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1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millenniumby Barbara Bowers, Brent Bowers, Anges H. Gottlieb, Henry GottliebISBN 1568362536 (1-56836-253-6)
Softcover, Kodansha America, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: '1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium'Book summary:George Washington is ranked 22. Jomo Kenyatta 214. Adolf Hitler ranks higher than Mother Teresa. Babe Ruth higher than Indira Gandhi. And the number-one figure of the past 1,000 years is... Well, let's just say that he or she scores high in all five categories of the exclusive BioGraph system. 1,000 Years, 1,000 People is the brainchild of four high-level -- and highly opinionated -- scholars and journalists who, after months of detailed research and powerful debate, have compiled a list of the 1,000 most important, influential, and intriguing figures of this past millennium. The coming year will see a lot of millennium books, but few will dare to actually rank the top players of the millennium, let alone 1,000 of them. Each person is profiled with a brief biography and a discussion of his or her importance in and throughout history. The 1,000 figures profiled include philosophers and artists, statesmen and warlords, inventors and explorers. They come from all areas of the world, all walks of life. They're men and women, young and old.
The exclusive BioGraph system is made of up five key elements, including the person's lasting influence and impact, their influence and effect on the world in their time, their contribution to wisdom and beauty, their charisma, and the singularity of their contribution. Each figure is graded and ranked accordingly. The results will surprise, delight, confound, and confuse. They'll educate and most certainly lead to more debate. And perhaps they'll get us thinking about the next 1,000. [via]
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieby Ethan De Seife, Steven Jay Schneider, Edward Buscombe, Linda Badley, Geoff Andrew, Tom Charity, Kathryn Bergeron, Joanna Berry, Garrett Chaffin-Quiray, Travis Crawford, Adrian DanksISBN 0764157019 (0-7641-5701-9)
Hardcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die'Book summary:"You played it for her, Sam. Now, play it for me." Everybody loves a good movie, and Casablanca is just one of the classics described in this, the ultimate book about movies! This volume's expert team of authors spans a full century of production, concisely describing 1001 of the best films from around the world. The listings are dramatically augmented with memorable photos, both in color and black and white. The book is a chrono-logical survey covering the best cinematic dramas, comedies, westerns, musicals, suspense and horror films, gangster classics, films noir, sci-fi epics, documentaries, and adaptations of novels and stage plays. Starting in 1902 with the French production, Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) and the famous 1903 American short, The Great Train Robbery, this immensely enjoyable read moves forward chronologically. Film fans review the 1920s silent classics of D. W. Griffith and the comedies of Chaplin and Keaton, then go on to the era of sound films, beginning in 1927 with Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer. Soon to follow were von Sternberg's 1931 classic with Marlene Dietrich, Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel), the Bela Lugosi portrayal of Dracula, and the inimitable King Kong. Other highlights from the 1930s include screwball comedies like It Happened One Night and Bringing Up Baby, the elegant song-and-dance fests that paired Astaire and Rogers, the crazy antics of the Marx Brothers, and the classic Warner Brothers gangster films where James Cagney, George Raft, and Edward G. Robinson were brought to justice in the final reel. In the 1940s, The Maltese Falconand Casablanca made Humphrey Bogart a household name--and spanning nearly a half-century, from the 1930s to the '80s, Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classics thrilled millions. Also well represented are the post-World War II European New Wave directors, including Pasolini, Fellini, and Antonioni from Italy, Resnais and Truffaut from France, and many others. Here too in words and photos are the classic westerns, from epics starring John Wayne and Gary Cooper to those in which Clint Eastwood shot it out with the bad and the ugly. --And certainly not to be overlooked are the great musicals, from Singin' in the Rain to Chicago.Readers who open this book to any page will find a major film described with a complete list of credits, an essay summarizing its story line and screen-history, and still shots of some of the film's memorable scenes. At the back of the book, both an alpha-betical index and a genre index will help readers find any film they're looking for in a hurry. Collectors of DVDs and video tapes will find this volume a must for their bookshelf, but even casual moviegoers will enjoy browsing through this big, entertaining reference book. For students of cinema, for discerning film buffs, for general moviegoers, and for readers who enjoy reminiscing over unforgettable lines of dialogue, here's the best place to start. [via]
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieby Lucy Summers, Edward Buscombe, Linda Badley, Geoff Andrew, Kathryn Bergeron, Joanna BerryISBN 0764159070 (0-7641-5907-0)
Hardcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die'Book summary:Updated with brand-new entries to describe the most recent major motion pictures, this critically-acclaimed volume spans more than a century of moviemaking, concisely describing 1001 of the best films from around the world. New in this edition are entries to describe such film hits as Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, Farenheit 9/11, and Million Dollar Baby. But in fact, this volume's team of critics goes back to 1902, describing such films as The Great Train Robbery, and progressing chronologically across the decades to cover the best cinematic dramas, comedies, westerns, musicals, suspense and horror films, gangster classics, films noir, sci-fi epics, documentaries, and adaptations of novels and stage plays made by filmmakers around the world. Each entry includes a full list of cast and credits, awards won by the film, an essay summarizing the story line and screen-history, and still shots of the film's memorable scenes. At the back of the book, both an alphabetical index and a genre index will help readers find any film they're looking for. Movie fans will find descriptions of great musicals like Singing in the Rain, westerns like High Noon, science-fiction classics like Star Wars, dramas like Chinatown and Schindler's List, and international classics from master directors who include Fellini, Antonioni, Resnais, Truffaut, Eisenstein, Kurosawa, and many others. Here is a volume that belongs in the personal library of film buffs, movie reviewers, collectors of DVDs-and every reader who enjoys reminiscing over great movies of the past and present. Hundreds of movie still shots in color and black and white. "... a great motivating guide to cinema. After reading one of its engaging, often profound entries on a missed film, you want to ... rent it. Best of all, it includes international, silent, animated, and recent films."
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14,000 Things to Be Happy Aboutby Barbara KipferISBN 0894803700 (0-89480-370-0)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: '14,000 Things to Be Happy About'Book summary:Flannel sheets. Strawberry ice cream. Making faces at monkeys in the zoo. Dog dishes that say "Good Dog." Carolers singing around a Norwegian spruce. Sun burning off the morning fog. Cabanas.
It's the little things that make life worth living, and they can be found by the dozens in this obsessive, quirky, and utterly captivating compendium with over 950,000 copies in print. A pure, unadulterated listing, it offers not a single explanation, aside, or footnote, but reading it is as irresistible as eating popcorn. Randomly selected and catalogued over the course of twenty years-and illustrated with joyous and jewel-like precision by the gifted artist Pierre Le-Tan-14,000 THINGS is Barbara Ann Kipfer's perfect antidote to the all-too-frequently-mentioned things we should be unhappy about.
It's a celebration of almost everything that's ever made us smile. And that itself is reason number 14,001.
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The Agency: William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Businessby Frank RoseISBN 0887308074 (0-88730-807-4)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Businessby Neil PostmanISBN 014303653X (0-14-303653-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business'Book summary:A brilliant powerful and important book....This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World. [via]
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Arts and Entertainment's Trickiest Questions: 402 Questions That Will Stump, Amuse, and Surpriseby Paul KuttnerISBN 0805023844 (0-8050-2384-4)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Asian Cult Cinemaby Thomas WeisserISBN 1572972289 (1-57297-228-9)
Softcover, Boulevard
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Asian Cult Cinema'Book summary:In this volume, Thomas Weisser reviews hundreds of Asian cult films, rating them with one to four stars. The book is packed with intriguing data and brimming with its author's knowledge, enthusiasm, and humor. Although Weisser concentrates mainly on movies from the genre's most fruitful period, the 1980s and 1990s, he also provides a supplementary guide to the martial arts films of the 1970s. Also included is an index to the films of kung fu fighters who tried to take Bruce Lee's place after the master's untimely death in 1973. As Max Allan Collins writes in the book's introduction, this is "a travel guide to an exotic but surprisingly accessible foreign land, an alternate universe of filmmaking that has the energy, talent, and enthusiasm that Hollywood long ago squandered." [via]
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Beatles Foreverby Nicholas SchaffnerISBN 1567310087 (1-56731-008-7)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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The Big Picture : The New Logic of Money and Power in Hollywoodby Edward Jay EpsteinISBN 1400063531 (1-4000-6353-1)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Big Picture: Money And Power in Hollywoodby Edward Jay EpsteinISBN 0812973828 (0-8129-7382-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Big Picture: Money And Power in Hollywood'Book summary:In this unprecedented, all-encompassing, and thoroughly entertaining account of the movie business, acclaimed writer Edward Jay Epstein reveals the real magic behind moviemaking: how the studios make their money.
Epstein shows that in Hollywood, the only art that matters is the art of the deal: Major films turn huge profits not from the movies themselves but through myriad other enterprises, from video-game spin-offs and soundtracks to fast-food tie-ins, and even theme-park rides. The studios may compete for stars and Oscars, but their corporate parents view wth one another in less glamorous markets such as cable, home video, and pay-TV.
Money, though, is only a small part of the Hollywood story; the social and political milieuspower, prestige, and statustell the rest. Alongside its remarkable financial revelations and incisive profiles of the pioneers who helped build Hollywood, The Big Picture is filled with eye-opening insider stories. If you are interested in Hollywood today and the complex and fascinating way it has evolved in order to survive, you haven t seen the big picture until youve read The Big Picture. [via]More editions of The Big Picture: Money And Power in Hollywood:
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The Book of Questionsby Gregory StockISBN 0894803204 (0-89480-320-4)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Questions'Book summary:A New York Times bestseller with over 2.5 million copies in print, THE BOOK OF QUESTIONS poses over 300 questions that invite people to explore the most fascinating of subjects: themselves. These questions are as intriguing as our very lives because they are about our lives-our fundamental values and beliefs, our dreams and nightmares about sex, money, love, power.
Some of the questions thrust you into a value-testing hypothetical situation (Would you accept 20 years of extraordinary happiness and fulfillment if it meant you would die at the end of the period?), some ask you to delve into your past (When is the last time you stole anything?) and help you find out if you've changed (Would you now return it if you could?), and others reveal your basic nature by examining your behavior (When you are given a compliment do you usually acknowledge it or suggest that you really do not deserve it?). Whether used as an avenue for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, or simply as an entertainment, The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges-and even changes-the way readers view the world, without offering a single opinion of its own.
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Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hareby Joe AdamsonISBN 0805011900 (0-8050-1190-0)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare'Book summary:This splendid biographical celebration shares the story of America's most popular animated television star on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday. Backed by a huge Warner Bros. 200 illustrations. [via]
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Bugs Bunny : Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hareby Joe Adamson, Friz Freleng, Chuck JonesISBN 0805018557 (0-8050-1855-7)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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The Complete Dictionary of Prime Time Network Television 1946 to Presentby Tim Brooks, Earle Marsh, Jim BrooksISBN 0345282485 (0-345-28248-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Dictionary of Prime Time Network Television 1946 to Present'Book summary:Book copyright from 1979, therefore the book's "present" title means the information only goes up to 1979. [via]
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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Showsby Tim Brooks, Earle MarshISBN 0345429230 (0-345-42923-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows'Book summary:AMERICA'S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK--
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!
The biggest and best television reference ever published, this is the guide you'll turn to again and again for information on every nighttime network series ever telecast and all the top syndicated and cable series! From The Ed Sullivan Show, The Honeymooners, and Happy Days to Party of Five, The X-Files, and Dharma & Greg, this comprehensive directory lists every program alphabetically and includes the complete broadcast history, cast list, and plot summary, along with exciting behind-the-scene stories about the shows and stars.
EXTENSIVE ORIGINAL CABLE COVERAGE with more than XXX entries, from Larry King Live to Talk Soup and South Park.
MORE THAN 350 NEW NETWORK AND SYNDICATED SERIES, including Ally McBeal, The Practice, Will & Grace, and Sports Night.
UPDATED LISTINGS OF CONTINUING SHOWS, including Frasier, The Simpsons, and 60 Minutes.
BRAND-NEW APPENDIX listing network Web addresses.
SPECIAL FEATURES!
- Annual program schedules at a glance for the past fifty-three years - Top-rated shows of each season - Emmy Award winners - Longest running series - Spinoff series - Theme songs - Fascinating history of the "Seven Eras" of TV programming - More than fifty entries for the leading cable networks - And much, much more! [via]More editions of The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows:
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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Presentby Tim Brooks, Earle MarshISBN 0345455428 (0-345-45542-8)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present'Book summary:AMERICAS #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!
PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN SIXTY CABLE NETWORKS,
PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!
This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millenniumthe entire history of prime-time programs in one convenient volume. Its a guide youll turn to again and again for information on every series ever telecast. There are entries for all the great shows, from evergreens like I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Happy Days, to modern classics like Will & Grace, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Friends; all the gripping sci-fi series, from Captain Video and The X-Files to all versions of Star Trek; the popular serials, from Peyton Place to Dallas to Dawsons Creek; and the runaway hits on cable, including CNN, The Real World, The Osbournes, and Sponge Bob Square Pants. This comprehensive guide lists every program alphabetically and includes a complete broadcast history, cast, and engaging plot summary along with exciting behind-the-scenes stories about the shows and the stars.
MORE THAN 500 ALL-NEW LISTINGS, from Survivor and The Bachelor to C.S.I. and The West Wing.
UPDATES ON CONTINUING SHOWS, such as ER, Frasier, 7th Heaven, and The Simpsons.
EXTENSIVE CABLE COVERAGE of more than 800 entries, including a description of the programming on each major cable network.
BRAND-NEW IN THIS EDITIONan exclusive Ph.D. Trivia Quiz of two hundred questions to challenge even the most ardent TV fan; plus a streamlined guide to TV-related Web sites for all those who want to be constantly up-to-date.
SPECIAL FEATURES!
" Annual program schedules at a glance for the past fifty-seven years " Top-rated shows of each season " Emmy Award winners " Longest running series " Spin-off series " Theme songs " A fascinating history of TV [via]More editions of The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present:
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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946-Presentby Tim Brooks, Earle MarshISBN 0345318641 (0-345-31864-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946-Present'Book summary:Don't touch that dial! the fifth edition of the award-winning, classic tv reference guide is here--revised, updated, and expanded to include more shows that ever before. Includes 300 brand-new listings and 400 updated program entries, plus an all-new, all-time top 100 programs list [via]
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Hardcover, Ballantine Books - The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946-Present: ISBN 0345356101 (0-345-35610-1)
Hardcover, Ballantine Books - The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946-Present: ISBN 0345318641 (0-345-31864-1)
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Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Stars 1946-Presentby Tim BrooksISBN 0345326814 (0-345-32681-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Stars 1946-Present'Book summary:Don't touch that dial! The fifth edition of the award-winning, classic TV reference guide is here--revised, updated, and expanded to include more shows that ever before. Includes 300 brand-new listings and 400 updated program entries, plus an all-new, all-time top 100 programs list. [via]
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The Entertainersby Timothy WhiteISBN 0823076067 (0-8230-7606-7)
Hardcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds And Space Hookers In Joss Whedon's Fireflyby Glenn YeffethISBN 1932100431 (1-932100-43-1)
Softcover, Benbella Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds And Space Hookers In Joss Whedon's Firefly'Book summary:[via]** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED **In this eclectic anthology of essays, former cast member Jewel Staite, "Kaylee," philosopher Lyle Zynda, sex therapist Joy Davidson, and noted science fiction and fantasy authors Mercedes Lackey, David Gerrold, and Lawrence Watt-Evans contribute to a clever and insightful analysis of the short-lived cult hit Firefly. From What went wrong with the pilot? to What's right about Reavers? and how the correspondence between the show's creator Joss Whedon and the network executives might have actually played out, the writers interrogate the show's complexity and speculate about what might have been if the show Firefly had not been cancelled.More editions of Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds And Space Hookers In Joss Whedon's Firefly:
Friends... 'Til the End': the One With All Ten Yearsby David WildISBN 1932273190 (1-932273-19-0)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Liveby Jay MohrISBN 1401308015 (1-4013-0801-5)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gasping For Airtime: Two Years In The Trenches Of Saturday Night Live'Book summary:When 21-year-old Jay Mohr moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought the first real job he'd land would be on Saturday Night Live. But, surprisingly, that's just what he did. What followed were two unbelievable, grueling, and exciting years of feverishly keeping pace with his talented cohorts, outmaneuvering the notorious vices that claimed the lives of other cast members, and struggling at all costs for the holy grail of late-night show business: airtime. In Gasping for Airtime, Jay offers an intimate account of the inner workings of Saturday Night Live. He also dishes on the guest hosts (John Travolta, Shannen Doherty, Charles Barkley), the musical guests (Kurt Cobain, Steven Tyler, Eric Clapton), and of course his SNL castmates (Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, and David Spade). Refreshingly honest and laugh-out-loud funny, this book will appeal both to fans of Jay Mohr and to devotees of Saturday Night Live. [via]
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General Hospital: The Complete Scrapbookby Gary Warner, Peter HoffmanISBN 1881649407 (1-881649-40-7)
Hardcover, General Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Golden/GeishaISBN 2253117951 (2-253-11795-1)
Hardcover, Librairie Generale Francaise, LGF
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Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Sagaby Stephen DavisISBN 1572973064 (1-57297-306-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga'Book summary:A close-up look at the legendary rock band candidly discusses Led Zeppelin's successes and excesses in the 1970s, describing an outrageous world of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll and providing a fascinating account of the world of modern music. Reprint." [via]
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Heavier than Heaven: Kurt Cobain, La Biografia/ Kurt Cobain, The Biographyby Charles R. CrossISBN 0786884029 (0-7868-8402-9)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heavier than Heaven: Kurt Cobain, La Biografia/ Kurt Cobain, The Biography'Book summary:The art of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was all about his private life, but written in a code as obscure as T.S. Eliot's. Now Charles Cross has cracked the code in the definitive biography Heavier Than Heaven, an all-access pass to Cobain's heart and mind. It reveals many secrets, thanks to 400-plus interviews, and even quotes Cobain's diaries and suicide notes and reveals an unreleased Nirvana masterpiece. At last we know how he created, how lies helped him die, how his family and love life entwined his art--plus, what the heck "Smells Like Teen Spirit" really means. (It was graffiti by Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna after a double date with Dave Grohl, Cobain, and the "over-bored and self-assured" Tobi Vail, who wore Teen Spirit perfume; Hanna wrote it to taunt the emotionally clingy Cobain for wearing Vail's scent after sex--a violation of the no-strings-attached dating ethos of the Olympia, Washington, "outcast teen" underground. Cobain's stomach-churning passion for Vail erupted in six or so hit tunes like "Aneurysm" and "Drain You.")
Cross uncovers plenty of news, mostly grim and gripping. As a teen, Cobain said he had "suicide genes," and his clan was peculiarly defiant: one of his suicidal relatives stabbed his own belly in front of his family, then ripped apart the wound in the hospital. Cobain was contradictory: a sweet, popular teen athlete and sinister berserker, a kid who rescued injured pigeons and laughingly killed a cat, a talented yet astoundingly morbid visual artist. He grew up to be a millionaire who slept in cars (and stole one), a fiercely loyal man who ruthlessly screwed his oldest, best friends. In fact, his essence was contradictions barely contained. Cross, the coauthor of Nevermind: Nirvana, the definitive book about the making of the classic album, puts numerous Cobain-generated myths to rest. (Cobain never lived under a bridge--that Aberdeen bridge immortalized in the 12th song on Nevermind was a tidal slough, so nobody could sleep under it.) He gives the fullest account yet of what it was like to be, or love, Kurt Cobain. Heavier Than Heaven outshines the also indispensable Come As You Are. It's the deepest book about pop's darkest falling star. --Tim Appelo [via]
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I Am Spockby Leonard NimoyISBN 0786889101 (0-7868-8910-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Am Spock'Book summary:The popular actor looks back over his role as Mr. Spock in the landmark TV series Star Trek and its movie spin-offs, and explores his relationship to his ever-popular alter-ego. Reprint. [via]
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I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influenceby Amy SedarisISBN 0446578843 (0-446-57884-3)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence'Book summary:Are you lacking direction in how to whip up a swanky soiree for lumberjacks? A dinner party for white-collar workers? A festive gathering for the grieving? Don't despair. Take a cue from entertaining expert Amy Sedaris and host an unforgettable fete that will have your guests raving. No matter the style or size of the gathering-from the straightforward to the bizarre-I LIKE YOU provides jackpot recipes and solid advice laced with Amy's blisteringly funny take on entertaining, plus four-color photos and enlightening sidebars on everything it takes to pull off a party with extraordinary flair. You don't even need to be a host or hostess to benefit-Amy offers tips for guests, too! (Number one: don't be fifteen minutes early.) Readers will discover unique dishes to serve alcoholics (Broiled Frozen Chicken Wings with Applesauce), the secret to a successful children's party (a half-hour time limit, games included), plus a whole appendix chock-full of arts and crafts ideas (from a mini-pantyhose plant-hanger to a do-it-yourself calf stretcher), and much, much more! [via]
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I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupieby Pamela Des BarresISBN 1556525893 (1-55652-589-3)
Softcover, Chicago Review Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie'Book summary:The stylish, exuberant, and remarkably sweet confession of one of the most famous groupies of the 1960s and 70s is back in print in this new edition that includes an afterword on the author's last 15 years of adventures. As soon as she graduated from high school, Pamela Des Barres headed for the Sunset Strip, where she knocked on rock stars' backstage doors and immersed herself in the drugs, danger, and ecstasy of the freewheeling 1960s. Over the next 10 years she had affairs with Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Waylon Jennings, Chris Hillman, Noel Redding, and Jim Morrison, among others. She traveled with Led Zeppelin; lived in sin with Don Johnson; turned down a date with Elvis Presley; and was close friends with Robert Plant, Gram Parsons, Ray Davies, and Frank Zappa. As a member of the GTO's, a girl group masterminded by Frank Zappa, she was in the thick of the most revolutionary renaissance in the history of modern popular music. Warm, witty, and sexy, this kiss-and-tellall stands out as the perfect chronicle of one of rock 'n' roll's most thrilling eras.[via]More editions of I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie:
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If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of A B Movie Actorby Bruce CampbellISBN 0312291450 (0-312-29145-0)
Softcover, LA Weekly Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of A B Movie Actor'Book summary:My Chin Can Kill is a delightfully irreverent, yet oddly touching, epic of ambition and disappointment, fame and anonymity, and lots of fake blood. Told in Bruce's wry, sarcastic voice, it is a "Hollywood from the bleacher seats" look at his experiences in film and TV and at his status as a cult horror and sci-fi movie god. This man with the face of a matinee idol and the heart of a Three Stooge first attracted what has grown into an enormous cult following as the star of Sam Raimi's legendary Evil Dead trilogy of thriller-comedies. With tireless good humor and biting wit, Bruce acted, produced, and directed his way through a baker's dozen of "B" horror films and space operas before finally enjoying mainstream stardom on prime-time TV. Deeply earnest and fiercely funny, this book tells the story of an unlikely star who continues to lead a unique double life as cult movie icon and regular Joe.[via]More editions of If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of A B Movie Actor:
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If You're Talking to Me, Your Career Must Be in Trouble: Movies, Mayhem, and Maliceby Joe QueenanISBN 156282788X (1-56282-788-X)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'If You're Talking to Me, Your Career Must Be in Trouble: Movies, Mayhem, and Malice'Book summary:The outspoken and hilarious Hollywood commentator collects seventy-five of his most controversial interviews and essays about such figures as Barbra Streisand and Melanie Griffith. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. [via]
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Infinite Jestby David Foster WallaceISBN 0316066524 (0-316-06652-4)
Softcover, Back Bay Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Infinite Jest'Book summary:In a sprawling, wild, super-hyped magnum opus, David Foster Wallace fulfills the promise of his precocious novel The Broom of the System. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction, features a huge cast and multilevel narrative, and questions essential elements of American culture - our entertainments, our addictions, our relationships, our pleasures, our abilities to define ourselves. [via]
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Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction Filmsby Thomas Weisser, Yuko Mihara WeisserISBN 1889288519 (1-889288-51-9)
Softcover, Vital Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction Films'Book summary:Those familiar with the author's previous forays into the world of Hong Kong Cinema and Spaghetti Westerns will know pretty much what to expect here, and it falls far short of any dictionary definition of "essential". Short, cursory capsule reviews, short on insight, style and cultural context and high on typographical and factual errors, accompanied by an arbitrary star rating from one to four. The main virtue of Weisser's self-published book is its rigorously completist approach. Even though it states that it is not the aim to include every single film from Japan ever released, with separate editions available for a more complete look at Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Sex Films, and one planned for animation ("pleae check our subsiquent books" [sic], Weisser writes in the intro for the fourth edition), this initial volume certainly covers a lot of films and does give quite a good indication as to how much is actually out there. [via]
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Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Filmsby Thomas Weisser, Yuko Mihara WeisserISBN 1889288527 (1-889288-52-7)
Softcover, Vital Books
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Jim Henson: The Works The Art, the Magic, the Imaginationby Christopher FinchISBN 0679412034 (0-679-41203-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Kids' Book Of Questionsby Gregory StockISBN 0894806319 (0-89480-631-9)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Kids' Book Of Questions'Book summary:From the author of the 1.9-million-copy bestseller The Book of Questions, here is a collection of questions specially designed to challenge, provoke, entertain, and expand young minds.
Going far beyond why the world is round and the sky is blue, these questions delve into fantasies (If you knew that by devoting every single Saturday to some talent, you could be the best in your school, what talent would you choose?), thorny dilemmas (If you agreed to sell your bike to a friend and then someone offered you more money, would you go back on the bargain?), provocative ideas (What things do you think your parents do just to set an example for you?), and embarrassing challenges (Would you kiss someone in front of your whole class for $100?).
The Kids' Book of Questions helps kids deal with fears and hopes, learn about trust, determine right from wrong, and confront divorce and other troubles at home, along with embarrassing or purely amusing challenges. Most of all, it teaches kids to make asking the right questions a part of their lives. [via]More editions of The Kids' Book Of Questions:
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The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Nightby Bill CarterISBN 1562827545 (1-56282-754-5)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night'Book summary:The basis of an HBO cable-television movie special, the behind-the-scenes story of the ratings battle between the television networks, NBC and CBS, and their top comedians, David Letterman and Jay Leno. Reprint. TV tie-in. [via]
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Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Realityby Neal GablerISBN 0375706534 (0-375-70653-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality'Book summary:In Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality, Neal Gabler traces the evolution of high and low culture in American society through the 19th and 20th centuries, and describes how low-brow entertainment became so influential in the United States. This is his central argument: "It is not any ism but entertainment that is arguably the most pervasive, powerful, and ineluctable force of our time--a force so overwhelming that it has finally metastasized into life." Although Gabler uses the word "metastasized," he doesn't seem to regard infotainment as a cancer that is destroying our society, but rather as something that grows rapidly and certainly worthy of close study.
The scope of Gabler's investigation extends far beyond the movies to publishing, television news, paint brands, fashion--anything that seems to have been transformed by the national passion for low-brow entertainment. Along the way, Gabler raises a series of intriguing questions: Why do some people feel more passionately about celebrities than about their own loved ones? Why is Donald Trump a celebrity? Why was the broadcast of the 1996 Olympics packed with so many biopics that the sporting events seemed afterthoughts? Why does Ralph Lauren call the blue paint he sells "Lap Pool Blue"?
Movies promote the fantasy that there are simple narrative solutions for all of life's problems. Movies are full of sex, scandal, gossip, and action. If our lives were movies, they would be more full of what Zsa Zsa Gabor once called "enchanting make-believe." In this book, Gabler demonstrates how this fantasy has shaped our society. --Jill Marquis [via]
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Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Liveby Tom Shales, James Andrew MillerISBN 0316735655 (0-316-73565-5)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live'Book summary:WHEN A YOUNG WRITER named Lorne Michaels talked NBC executives into taking a chance on a new weekend late-night comedy series, nobody really knew what to expect-not even Michaels. But Saturday Night Live, launched in 1975 and still thriving today, would change the face of television. It introduced brash new stars with names like Belushi, Radner, Chase, and Murray; trashed taboos that had inhibited TV for decades; and had such an impact on American life, laughter, and politics that even presidents of the United States had to take notice. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winner Tom Shales and bestselling author James Andrew Miller bring together stars, writers, guest hosts, contributors, and craftsmen for the first-ever oral history of Saturday Night Live, from 1974, when it was just an idea, through 2002, when it has long since become an institution. In their own words, dozens of personalities recall the backstage stories, behind-the-scenes gossip, feuds, foibles, drugs, sex, struggles, and calamities, including personal details never before revealed. Shales and Miller have interviewed a galaxy of stars, including Mike Myers, Chris Rock, Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler, Chevy Chase, Will Ferrell, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin, Jon Lovitz, Jane Curtin, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Dana Carvey, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Garrett Morris, Molly Shannon, Damon Wayans, Chris Elliott, Julia Sweeney, Norm Macdonald, and Paul Simon-plus writers like Al Franken, Conan O'Brien, Larry David, Rosie Shuster, Jack Handey, Robert Smigel, Don Novello, and others who got their big breaks as part of the SNL team. The Coneheads, the Blues Brothers, Buck-wheat, Wayne and Garth, Hans and Franz, the Cheerleaders, Todd DiLaMuca and Lisa Loopner, "Cheeseburger cheeseburger," Mango, the Church Lady, Ed Grimley-they're all here. And for every fabulous character on-screen there was an outrageous maverick, misfit, or rebel behind the scenes. Live from New York does what no other book about the show has ever done: It lets the people who were there tell the story in their own words, blunt and loving and uncensored. [via]
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The Long Hard Road Out of Hellby Neil Strauss, Marilyn MansonISBN 0060987464 (0-06-098746-4)
Softcover, Regan Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Long Hard Road Out of Hell'Book summary:From the world's most controversial rock star comes his shocking, confessional and revealing life story. In The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, Marilyn Manson candidly and vividly recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian schoolboy into the most feared and revered celebrity in America.
A cross-dressing grandfather, a sexually abusive neighbor, a brainwashing faith healer and a schoolteacher searching for satanic messages in rock songs are only a few of the characters who populate his bizarre childhood.
From backstage to jail cells, from recording studios to emergency rooms, from the pit of despair to the top of the charts, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell chronicles Manson's rise to fame at the price of his humanity and his descent through the circles of Dante's Inferno: Lust, Violence and Treachery.
His story is illustrated with dozens of previously unpublished photographs, and it features a behind-the-scenes account of his headline-grabbing Dead to the World Tour -- vilified, banned and protested by politicans, preachers and parents alike.
In his 29 years, Manson has experienced more than most people have -- or would want to -- in a lifetime. [via]
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The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogyby Brian SibleyISBN 0618260226 (0-618-26022-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy'Book summary:The official inside story on the making of the award-winning movie trilogy[via]
The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy is a lavishly illustrated, behind-the-scenes, definitive account of the creation of an epic film experience. Hailed by critics worldwide, part one of the movie trilogy was a box-office smash, one of the most successful films of the decade. Peter Jackson's "fierce, imaginative movie takes high-flying risks and inspires with its power and scale," wrote Newsweek. "In every way this is moviemaking on a grand scale," wrote the San Francisco Chronicle, while Time proclaimed the "grandeur, moral heft and emotional depth" of the film, which received thirteen Academy Award(R) nominations. Including more than 300 photographs from all three films, most unique to this book, and exclusive interviews with all the cast and crew, Brian Sibley's fascinating book takes every fan inside the process of adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork for the screen. For the first time in history, three major movies were made at the same time, a triumphant and monumental undertaking that took the world by storm. Here can be found details about the hundreds of dedicated artists, craftspeople and cast and crew members who labored for years -- adding authenticity at every stage -- to bring one of the greatest stories ever told to an eager film audience. Sibley takes us inside the process of filmmaking to show us how the magic is made -- from the director, writers and actors to wardrobe, makeup, miniatures, music and digital special effects, it's all here.
"It was tiring, physically and mentally, but never dull. Three movies, one big story, and so much variety: one day shooting scenes of intimate heart-wrenching drama, the next, vast battle scenes involving hundreds of extras. Every day brought an opportunity to create something new on this enormous canvas that is The Lord of the Rings." -- Peter JacksonMore editions of The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy:
Lucky Man: A Memoirby Michael J. FoxISBN 0786888741 (0-7868-8874-1)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Memoirs of a Geishaby Arthur GoldenISBN 1400096898 (1-4000-9689-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memoirs of a Geisha'Book summary:The first thing you notice about the audio version of Memoirs of a Geisha is that Arthur Golden's 428-page novel has been reduced to a scant two cassettes. But dismay quickly gives way to mounting pleasure as Elaina Erika Davis (Contact, As the World Turns) begins her delicate rendering of geisha culture in the years before World War II. Davis reads the abbreviated story of Sayuri with an authentic-sounding Japanese accent--one mixed with a magical combination of Asian reserve and theatrical energy. As Sayuri ages from a 9-year-old peasant girl to a popular geisha in her late 20s, Davis directs her voice gently away from curious youth to a tone that reflects Sayuri's uphill life.
From start to finish, the listener is absorbed in the elegant spirit of Davis's performance, eager to hear the next chapter of Sayuri's transformation into one of the most famous geishas of the century. How unfortunate, then, to learn that book readers not only get the basic story, but a fascinating look at the intricate rules and rituals of geisha culture. Here, for example, is one of the many revelations omitted from the cassette: "Japanese men, as a rule, feel about a woman's neck and throat the same way that men in the West might feel about a woman's legs.... In fact, a geisha leaves a tiny margin of skin bare all around the hairline, causing her makeup to look even more artificial.... When a man sits beside her, he becomes that much more aware of the bare skin beneath."
We're also denied several subplots--the aborted friendship between Sayuri and a geisha named Pumpkin, for example, or much of the story involving the man Sayuri is secretly in love with. But what remains is as precious as a traditional Japanese kimono--at once artistic, suggestive, and moving. --Ann Senechal [via]
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Memoirs of a Geisha: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, Piano Soloby John WilliamsISBN 1423412206 (1-4234-1220-6)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memoirs of a Geisha: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, Piano Solo'Book summary:(Piano Solo Songbook). Six instrumental themes by John Williams from this Oscar-winning film, arranged for piano solo. Includes: As the Water * Becoming a Geisha * The Chairman's Waltz * Going to School * Sayuri's Theme * Sayuri's Theme and End Credits. [via]
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Memorias De Una Geisha / Memoirs of a Geishaby Arthur GoldenISBN 9681905849 (968-19-0584-9)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memorias De Una Geisha / Memoirs of a Geisha'Book summary:En Memorias de una geisha, Arthur Golden abre una ventana al misterioso mundo del erotismo en Japón y describe con fidelidad la delicada fortaleza de la cultura de las geishas de Kioto a lo largo del siglo. [via]
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The Official Scrabble Players DictionaryISBN 0877799083 (0-87779-908-3)
Softcover, Merriam Webster Mass Market
Find This BookBook summary:If you're using the 1991 edition or the 1978 original, you're woefully behind the Scrabble-playing times. With more than 100,000 2- to 8-letter words, there are some interesting additions ("aargh," "aarrgh," and "aarrghh" are all legitimate now), while words they consider offensive are no longer kosher. Why subscribe to the Scrabble dictionary's changeable lexicon? Well, it ends the argument of whose dictionary to use, but the main reason is that it's the winner's dictionary, and why play Scrabble if not to win? Memorize those 2- and 3-letter words, and your Scrabble game becomes lethal. [via]
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Hardcover, G. & C. Merriam Co - The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary: ISBN 0877791201 (0-87779-120-1)
Hardcover, Merriam Webster - The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary: ISBN 0877792208 (0-87779-220-8)
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The official scrabble players dictionaryby Merriam WebsterISBN 0877799296 (0-87779-929-6)
Softcover, Merriam Webster Mass Market
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The official scrabble players dictionary'Book summary:New edition! The book that millions of SCRABBLE® players consider the only necessary resource. Ideal for recreational and school use. More than 100,000 playable two- to eight-letter words including 4,000 new entries. Includes variant spellings. Endorsed by the National SCRABBLE® Association. [via]
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Past Imperfect: History According to the Moviesby Mark C. Carnes, David Rubel, Ted Mico, John Miller-MonzonISBN 0805037608 (0-8050-3760-8)
Softcover, Owlet
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies'Book summary:In our increasingly visual culture, a growing amount of what we learn about history comes from the movies. This unusual and cornucopian book draws on the knowledge of 60 experts who examine the historical accuracy of a splendid array of classic movies such as Julius Caesar, Aguirre the Wrath of God, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Last of the Mohicans, Gallipoli, and Gandhi. They reveal what each movie has done right and wrong in portraying the complex threads of the stories as known to the world's most qualified scholars. Highly Recommended. [via]
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People Weekly: 25 Amazing Years Collector's EditionISBN 1883013631 (1-883013-63-1)
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The Prisonerby Alain Carraze, Helene OswaldISBN 0863695574 (0-86369-557-4)
Softcover, Virgin Books Limited
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The Prisoner, a Televisionary Masterpieceby Alain Carraze, Helene Oswald, Patrick McGoohanISBN 1852273380 (1-85227-338-0)
Hardcover, Virgin
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Reading the Vampire Slayer: The New, Updated,Unofficial Guide to Buffy and Angelby Roz KaveneyISBN 186064984X (1-86064-984-X)
Softcover, Tauris Parke Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reading the Vampire Slayer: The New, Updated,Unofficial Guide to Buffy and Angel'Book summary:The first edition of Reading the Vampire Slayer was highly praised in both the fan magazine SFX and the Times Literary Supplement. This second edition is hugely revised and expanded to cover the sixth and seventh seasons of Buffy and the third and fourth seasons of Angel. It contains chapters on the relationship between Buffy and the lovelorn vampire Spike and on the thematic structure of Angel, as well as interviews on the writing of Buffy with scriptwriters Jane Espenson and Steven DeKnight. Individual chapters have been updated and the useful episode guide is expanded to cover all seven seasons of Buffy and the four seasons of Angel, as is Roz Kaveney's general introduction to the scenes and structures of each season.[via]More editions of Reading the Vampire Slayer: The New, Updated,Unofficial Guide to Buffy and Angel:
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Reading the Vampire Slayer: An Unofficial Critical Companion to Buffy and Angelby Roz KaveneyISBN 1860647626 (1-86064-762-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reading the Vampire Slayer: An Unofficial Critical Companion to Buffy and Angel'Book summary:Reading the Vampire Slayer is a very accessible collection of essays, edited by Amazon.co.uk contributor and respected SF and Fantasy reviewer Roz Kaveney, which analyses the first five seasons of the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the first two seasons of "Angel". Kaveney's opening article sketches out the territory, providing an insightful introduction to the themes and structures of the two shows. The essays that follow consider a wide range of issues, but a common theme is the complexity and inventiveness of the shows, with their deconstruction of patriarchal authority and highlighting of the ambiguous nature of evil. Variously, the authors consider how Buffy subverts the "male gaze", the ways in which the shows challenge such concepts as established authority and traditional ways of learning and knowing, the use of humour, how the landscape of Southern California plays its part, and how fans have become actively involved in the writing of slash-fan fiction (which pairs characters such as Xander/Spike in sexual relationships). It's an eclectic mix, with some essays more obviously academic than others, but on the whole the style, which includes bibliographies for further reading, means this book should interest both students of cultural and media studies and more general readers. And it's a lot of fun to read, providing many thoughtful insights into two shows that have proved popular television can be both thought provoking and deeply moving. --Elizabeth Sourbut [via]
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Scar Tissueby Larry SlomanISBN 1401307450 (1-4013-0745-0)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Scar Tissue'Book summary:As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis has lived life on the razor's edge. So much has been written about him, but until now, we've only had Kiedis's songs as clues to his experience from the inside. In Scar Tissue, Kiedis proves himself to be as compelling a memoirist as he is a lyricist, giving us a searingly honest account of the life from which his music has evolved.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are that rare breed of rock band. Critically lauded and popularly embraced by millions of fans, their albums consistently sell into the stratosphere -- their CD Californication sold over 13 million copies alone.
Now in Scar Tissue, Anthony Kiedis defies the rock star clichs. In his telling, we can see everything he has done has been part of a passionate journey. Kiedis is a man "in love with everything" -- the darkness, the death, the disease. Even his descent into drug addition was a part of that journey, another element that he has transformed into art. [via]
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The Secret Diary of Laura Palmerby Jennifer LynchISBN 067173590X (0-671-73590-X)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer'Book summary:Based on the explosive TV series Twin Peaks, this shocking diary reveals the sordid double life of Laura Palmer -- from adolescence up until the time of her murder. At 12 years of age, lovely Laura is already a girl in trouble. Her unexpurgated diary tells of visits by a cruel and evil creature named BOB, who tortures her sexually and whom she tries to control by seducing other men. Poor Laura struggles through a puberty unlike any you can imagine: 40 sexual partners by the age 15, lesbian affairs, orgies in the woods and a cocaine habit that fuels her experimentation. And, as she examines the horrifying details of her tumultuous young life, she finds herself vile beyond redemption. Be prepared for the shock -- for you're about to discover the nightmare version of daddy's little girl... [via]
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The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'Oh! of Homerby William Irwin, Aeon J. Skoble, Mark T. ConardISBN 0812694333 (0-8126-9433-3)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'Oh! of Homer'Book summary:No doubt Aristotle just rolled over in his grave on the release of The Simpsons and Philosophy. An essay called "Homer and Aristotle" would appear to be a treatise on two ancient Greek thinkers; in this case, it is a depiction of Homer Simpson's Aristotelian virtues. Raja Halwani's "Homeric" essay is amusing though and moreover it actually ends up being enlightening, especially for those just learning Aristotle's ethics. Bart may be a Nietzschean without knowing it, Mr Burns is a cipher for unhappiness (except when he eats "so-called 'iced-cream'"), and Ned Flanders raises questions about neighbourly love. The book has a lot to say about the Simpsons and even more to say about philosophy.
The Simpsons and Philosophy collects 18 essays into an unpretentious, tongue-in-cheek and surprisingly intelligent look at philosophy through the lens of Matt Groening's vaunted animated series. The editors are quick to point out that they don't think "The Simpsons is the equivalent of history's best works of literature--but it nevertheless is just deep enough and certainly funny enough, to warrant serious attention". The writers of the book are mostly professional philosophers and they are appropriately erudite. But what is truly astonishing, even for a confessed Simpsons addict, is their breadth of Simpsons knowledge, spanning all 12 seasons of the show's history. The Simpsons and Philosophy is obviously not intended to be a turning point in modern thought but it is an excellent introduction to some core elements of philosophy. --Eric de Place [via]
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The Spectator: Talk About Movies and Plays With Those Who Made Themby Studs TerkelISBN 1565846338 (1-56584-633-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Starby Eddie Muller, Tab HunterISBN 1565125487 (1-56512-548-7)
Softcover, Algonquin Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star'Book summary:With very little hedging, great good humor, and no pretentiousness, Tab Hunter Confidential delivers the straight story on how a young, gorgeous kid named Art Gelien, child of an absent father and a repressed, platitude-spouting mother, suddenly became a teen hearthrob, known as "The Sigh Guy." Tab Hunter was, in the 1950s, one of the reigning hunks, every teenage girl's dreamboat. He dated Debbie Reynolds and other starlets, did countless interviews about the kind of girl he would marry and, through it all, kept his private life very private. Tab Hunter was gay before gay meant anything other than joyful exuberance.
Henry Willson, famous and infamous agent and creator of stars, named Tab Hunter. He also tagged Rock Hudson, Rory Calhoun, and other young sex symbols. Not all of them were gay, but they came to be known as Harry Willson's boys. (Another book about this time and subject is The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson by Robert Hofler.) Tab Hunter was completely manufactured. He even speaks of himself in the third person in the book.
Before he was 26, Hunter had hit the trifecta: he was a movie star, had a hit single in "Young Love," and was on the first live production of Playhouse 90 on television. His future success looked assured, but such was not the case. It was either feast of famine for the next few years. He was never a solid A-list leading man, but had his share of famous co-stars and leading ladies nevertheless.
While he was struggling with his true identity and trying to stay afloat financially, his mother had a complete breakdown and he was forced to hospitalize her in less than ideal conditions. This also had to be a secret from the fans. His friendships, both intimate and platonic, kept him going, as well as his deep faith in Catholicism. Yes, Catholicism. Tab Hunter has his own unique pact with God.
The book is filled with many pictures of Tab and his friends and with anecdotes about the stars: Tallulah Bankhead on her last legs, fuzzy and outrageous; Linda Darnell's kindness; John Wayne's macho strutting; Fred Astaire's humility; Van Heflin's professionalism, and on and on. This is sheer heaven for any movie fan. His relationship with Tony Perkins is noted, as is his liaison with Olympic figure skater Ronnie Robertson. (Tab, in addition to being an actor, singer and horseman was also an accomplished figure skater.) When the good parts disappeared after he left Warner Brothers, he went on tour with the Everly Brothers. Much later, now fully "out" he joined Divine in two John Waters movies: Polyester and Lust in the Dust, both cult classics. After suffering a stroke and a heart attack, he is now enjoying life in Santa Barbara with his longtime companion, Allan Glaser. As Tab succinctly puts it regarding his story: "Better to get it from the horse's mouth, I decided, and not from some horse's ass." --Valerie Ryan [via]
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