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2001by Arthur C. ClarkeISBN 0816174865 (0-8161-7486-5)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: '2001'Book summary:When an enigmatic monolith is found buried on the moon, scientists are amazed to discover that it's at least 3 million years old. Even more amazing, after it's unearthed the artifact releases a powerful signal aimed at Saturn. What sort of alarm has been triggered? To find out, a manned spacecraft, the Discovery, is sent to investigate. Its crew is highly trained--the best--and they are assisted by a self-aware computer, the ultra-capable HAL 9000. But HAL's programming has been patterned after the human mind a little too well. He is capable of guilt, neurosis, even murder, and he controls every single one of Discovery's components. The crew must overthrow this digital psychotic if they hope to make their rendezvous with the entities that are responsible not just for the monolith, but maybe even for human civilization.
Clarke wrote this novel while Stanley Kubrick created the film, the two collaborating on both projects. The novel is much more detailed and intimate, and definitely easier to comprehend. Even though history has disproved its "predictions," it's still loaded with exciting and awe-inspiring science fiction. --Brooks Peck [via]
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The Adventures of Lucky Pierreby Robert CooverISBN 0802117244 (0-8021-1724-4)
Hardcover, Grove Pr
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The Adventures of Lucky Pierre: Directors' Cutby Joe OrtonISBN 0802140416 (0-8021-4041-6)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Lucky Pierre: Directors' Cut'Book summary:A virtuosic performance, The Adventures of Lucky Pierre is a masterpiece. It is set in Cinecity, the frozen capital of an unnamed utopia or is it dystopia? where Lucky Pierre plies his trade. Part porn star, part clown, part everyman, Lucky has no life outside his films. Through the lenses of his nine female muse-directors, Lucky becomes a naive castaway, a submissive slave, a child star in a barnyard frolic, a love-struck suburban hubby, a dirty cartoon, a sex-pilgrim in virtual reality, and much much more. A sparkling love song to the magic of moving pictures, and a meditation both joyous and serious on how sex compels and invents us, The Adventures of Lucky Pierre is a spectacular tour de force from an American master.[via]More editions of The Adventures of Lucky Pierre: Directors' Cut:
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All the Pretty Horsesby Cormac McCarthyISBN 0792715756 (0-7927-1575-6)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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› Find signed collectible books: 'All the Pretty Horses'Book summary:Part bildungsroman, part horse opera, part meditation on courage and loyalty, this beautifully crafted novel won the National Book Award in 1992. The plot is simple enough. John Grady Cole, a 16-year-old dispossessed Texan, crosses the Rio Grande into Mexico in 1949, accompanied by his pal Lacey Rawlins. The two precocious horsemen pick up a sidekick--a laughable but deadly marksman named Jimmy Blevins--encounter various adventures on their way south and finally arrive at a paradisiacal hacienda where Cole falls into an ill-fated romance. Readers familiar with McCarthy's Faulknerian prose will find the writing more restrained than in Suttree and Blood Meridian. Newcomers will be mesmerized by the tragic tale of John Grady Cole's coming of age. [via]
The American Film Institute: Desk Referenceby George Ochoa, Melinda Corey, Clint EastwoodISBN 0789489341 (0-7894-8934-1)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Art of Walt Disney Concise Edition: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdomsby Christopher Finch, Roy DisneyISBN 0810927020 (0-8109-2702-0)
Softcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdomsby Christopher FinchISBN 0810949644 (0-8109-4964-4)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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Bad Guys: A Pictorial History of the Movie Villainby William K. EversonISBN 0806501987 (0-8065-0198-7)
Softcover, Bedfordshire Historical Record Society
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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:
Birth of the Motion Pictureby Emmanuelle Toulet, Susan EmanuelISBN 0810928744 (0-8109-2874-4)
Softcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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The Bourne Supremacyby Robert LudlumISBN 0816142246 (0-8161-4224-6)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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A Clockwork Orangeby Anthony BurgessISBN 0808581945 (0-8085-8194-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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The Complete Films of Alfred Hitchcockby Robert A. Harris, Michael S. LaskyISBN 0806524278 (0-8065-2427-8)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Congoby Michael CrichtonISBN 081613202X (0-8161-3202-X)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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The Covered Wagonby Emerson HoughISBN 0812566882 (0-8125-6688-2)
Softcover, Tor Books
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The Dame in the Kimono: Hollywood, Censorship, and the Production Codeby Leonard J. Leff, Jerold L. SimmonsISBN 0813190118 (0-8131-9011-8)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Kentucky
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The Dead That Walk: Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and Other Favorite Movie Monstersby Leslie HalliwellISBN 0804423008 (0-8044-2300-8)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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The Disney Filmsby Leonard MaltinISBN 0786881372 (0-7868-8137-2)
Softcover, Hyperion Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Disney Films'Book summary:In the fourth edition of his successful book The Disney Films, author Leonard maltin updates his classic tribute to the genius of the man who brought Mickey Mouse, Snow White, Dumbo, Davy Crockett, Cruella DeVil and Mary Poppins to movie and television screens all over the world. After examining Walt Disneys career from his early days as an entrepreneurial commercial artist up to his triumphant years as the head of an entertainment kingdom, The Disney Films presents a fascinating overview of every Disney film, both animated and live-action. Included are plot summaries, production credits, and insightful critical commentaries, as well as interviews with notable Disney staff members.
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Dogmaby Kevin SmithISBN 0802136796 (0-8021-3679-6)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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Draculaby Bram Stoker, Mike Stocks, Barry Jones, Anthony MarksISBN 0794500897 (0-7945-0089-7)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each titleoffering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.[via]
This edition of Dracula includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by R.L. Fisher.
Nosferatu, vrolok, demon. For centuries he has rules armies of wolves, hordes of rats, legions of walking undead. He becomes a bat, a shadow, a moonbeam. He corrupts the pure and destroys the innocent. He enters dreams and torments minds. Now he means to take our world and feast forever on our blood.
But six people have faced his horror--and lived. Six mortals desperate enough to hunt him, to dare his evil. Mina Harker, whose courage saved her husband from madness. Lawyer Jonathan Harker, who unwittingly set him loose, Millionaire adventurer Quincey Morris, Lord Godalming, and Dr. John Seward, who were forced to kill the woman they all loved...twice.
And Van Helsing. Prof. Abraham Van Helsing, who alone knows his immortal ways, who knows the true danger to the hunters' lives and souls, who alone knows what it means to challenge the evil of...DraculaMore editions of Dracula:
- Dracula: ISBN 0812523016 (0-8125-2301-6)
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Hardcover, Bt Bound - Dracula: ISBN 0804900728 (0-8049-0072-8)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co - Dracula: ISBN 0789414899 (0-7894-1489-9)
Hardcover, Dk Pub - Dracula: ISBN 0816156921 (0-8161-5692-1)
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- Dracula: ISBN 0812523016 (0-8125-2301-6)
Filmby Richard PlattISBN 0789455870 (0-7894-5587-0)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Film Flubs : Memorable Movie Mistakesby Bill GivensISBN 0806520523 (0-8065-2052-3)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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Film Flubs : Not-So-Great Moments from the Moviesby Bill GivensISBN 0806511613 (0-8065-1161-3)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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The Films of the Thirtiesby Jerry Vermilye, Judith CristISBN 0806509716 (0-8065-0971-6)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0812505018 (0-8125-0501-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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- Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0812969987 (0-8129-6998-7)
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Softcover, Tor Books - Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden: ISBN 0805002774 (0-8050-0277-4)
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Frankensteinby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, John Grant, Barry Jones, Anthony MarksISBN 0794500900 (0-7945-0090-0)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein'Book summary:Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image & but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. [via]
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- Frankenstein: ISBN 0812504577 (0-8125-0457-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr - Frankenstein: ISBN 0812551508 (0-8125-5150-8)
Softcover, Tor Books - Frankenstein: ISBN 0791093034 (0-7910-9303-4)
Hardcover, Facts on File - Frankenstein: ISBN 0809595168 (0-8095-9516-8)
Hardcover, Wildside Pr - Frankenstein: ISBN 0804900191 (0-8049-0019-1)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co - Frankenstein: ISBN 0811468224 (0-8114-6822-4)
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Frankensteinby Harold BloomISBN 0791078825 (0-7910-7882-5)
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Gowns by Adrian : The MGM Years 1928-1941by Howard GutnerISBN 0810908980 (0-8109-0898-0)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gowns by Adrian : The MGM Years 1928-1941'Book summary:From the moment he arrived at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Gilbert Adrian established himself as a Hollywood fashion force. Believing that costume can mirror a character's mood, he transformed his leading ladies into icons of style. Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow and many others relied on Adrian to help them interpret their roles and make them glamorous. This illustrated volume, the result of 10 years' research, including celebrity interviews and access to MGM files, traces Adrian's career at the studio and his influence on American fashion. It features photographs from classic films such as "Grand Hotel", "Queen Christina", "The Women" and "The Philadelphia Story", as well as costume sketches and a step-by-step rendering of a dress for Garbo. [via]
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Hollywood As Historian: American Film in a Cultural Contextby Peter C. RollinsISBN 0813109515 (0-8131-0951-5)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Kentucky
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Hollywood Horror : From Gothic to Cosmicby Mark A. VieiraISBN 0810945355 (0-8109-4535-5)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dameby Not AvailableISBN 0793565456 (0-7935-6545-6)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nestby Peter Fish, Ken KeseyISBN 0812034333 (0-8120-3433-3)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'Book summary:A guide to reading "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list. [via]
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Like Water for Chocolateby Thomas Christensen, Laura Esquivel, Carol ChristensenISBN 0792717848 (0-7927-1784-8)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Lucy Coats, Tim ClaryISBN 0789466791 (0-7894-6679-1)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Little Princess'Book summary:This retelling of the well-known classic is both charming and accessible to younger readers. "I do sometimes pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like a proper one." When wealthy Sara Crewe first arrives at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, she is treated like a princess. But when Sara descends into poverty and is forced to work as a lowly servant, she needs all her courage and imagination to remain a princess at heart. This Young Classics edition explores the real world behind A Little Princess. Photography sets the scene without intruding on the story, and brings A Little Princess to life for a new generation of children. [via]
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A Little Princessby Susanna Davidson, Kate AldousISBN 0794511236 (0-7945-1123-6)
Hardcover, Edc Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Little Princess'Book summary:Rich little Sara Crewe loves to imagine things. At her English boarding school, surrounded by luxury, she sees herself as a princess. But then disaster strikes as Sara is forced to work as a servant. Only her imagination can make life bearable, until something truly incredible happens. Ages 5+. [via]
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The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them Allby Gregory Bassham, Eric BronsonISBN 0812695453 (0-8126-9545-3)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All'Book summary:Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring, the quest for happiness, good and evil in Middle-earth, time and mortality, and the relevance of fairy tales, The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy mines Tolkiens fantasy worlds for wisdom in areas including the menace of technology, addiction and fetishism, the vitality of tradition, the environmental implications of Tolkien's thought, Middle-earth's relationship to Buddhism and Taoism, and more.[via]More editions of The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All:
Marilyn Monroe: The Biographyby Donald SpotoISBN 0815411839 (0-8154-1183-9)
Softcover, Cooper Square Pub
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Mickey Mouse Movie StoriesISBN 0810915294 (0-8109-1529-4)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
Find This BookBook summary:Presents several adventures of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Pluto illustrated with drawings from animated films made in the Disney Studios during the 1930's. [via]
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The Movie Book of Answersby Carol BoltISBN 0786867000 (0-7868-6700-0)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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Movies To Check Outby Imagineering CompanyISBN 081184479X (0-8118-4479-X)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilderby Ed SikovISBN 0786885033 (0-7868-8503-3)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Othelloby William Shakespeare, Wim ColemanISBN 078916082X (0-7891-6082-X)
Softcover, Perfection Learning
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Othello'Book summary:Othello The Shakespeare Parallel Text Series...William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He was one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant of some standing in his community. William probably went to the King's New School in Stratford, but he had no university education. In November 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway, eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child, Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( who would die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By 1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and already known as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred to him as "an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers." Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of the successful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later under James I, called the King's Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain's Men built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the Thames River. Here many of Shakespeare's plays were performed by the most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare had a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were published, probably without his authorization, in 1609. [via]
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Phantom Of The Operaby Gaston LerouxISBN 0808581678 (0-8085-8167-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Phantom Of The Opera'Book summary:First published in French as a serial in 1909, "The Phantom of the Opera" is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood friend Raoul comes to visit his parents, who are patrons of the opera, and he sees Christine when she begins successfully singing on the stage. The voice, who is the deformed, murderous 'ghost' of the opera house named Erik, however, grows violent in his terrible jealousy, until Christine suddenly disappears. The phantom is in love, but it can only spell disaster. Leroux's work, with characters ranging from the spoiled prima donna Carlotta to the mysterious Persian from Erik's past, has been immortalized by memorable adaptations. Despite this, it remains a remarkable piece of Gothic horror literature in and of itself, deeper and darker than any version that follows. [via]
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Pictorial History of Science-Fiction Filmsby Jeff RovinISBN 0806505370 (0-8065-0537-0)
Softcover, Bedfordshire Historical Record Society
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Planet of the Apesby Pierre BoulleISBN 081490064X (0-8149-0064-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Planet of the Apes'Book summary:If you've seen the progressively cheesier Planet of the Apes movies of 1968-1973, you may be shocked to learn the first movie was adapted from an intelligent, ironic, and literate novel. You'll be less surprised when you learn the original novel Planet of the Apes was written by Pierre Boulle, author of The Bridge over the River Kwai.
In the novel Planet of the Apes, the three Frenchmen making the first interstellar journey discover a remarkably Earth-like world orbiting Betelgeuse--Earth-like, with one crucial difference: The humans are dumb beasts, and the apes are intelligent. Captured during a terrifying manhunt, locked in a cage, and ignorant of the simian language, Ulysse Merou struggles to convince the apes that he possesses intelligence and reason. But if he proves he is not an animal, he may seal his own doom.
Like the first movie, the novel Planet of the Apes has a twist ending, but a twist of a different--yet equally shocking--sort. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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The Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All TimeISBN 0786866098 (0-7868-6609-8)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
Find This BookBook summary:Director Hayao Miyazaki ranks among the most interesting and original figures currently working in world animation. His charming children's films My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service enjoy a rapidly growing audience in the U.S., and his brilliant Princess Mononoke, which broke box-office records in Japan, was released theatrically in the U.S. in November of 1999. Although storybook adaptations and a few Japanese volumes about individual films have appeared in the U.S., a major study of his work in English is long overdue. Miyazaki's many fans will enjoy Helen McCarthy's Hiyao Miyazaki and Mark Schilling's Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time, but neither is fully satisfactory.
Schilling's Mononoke is a translated and expanded version of The Art of Princess Mononoke, published in Japan in 1997. A respected journalist based in Tokyo, Schilling is a much more polished writer than McCarthy. His summary of Miyazaki's career is concise but informative. Scores of handsomely printed backgrounds, cel setups, and frame blowups trace the story of the film, but the reproductions of Miyazaki's own pencil-and-water color drawings are even more interesting. The layouts, landscapes, inspirational sketches, and early studies of the characters reveal the mind of a great artist at work.
Like McCarthy's Hiyao Miyazaki, Schilling's Princess Mononoke would have benefited from more careful proofreading; in a discussion of the use of computer animation techniques, for example, Schilling turns "morphing" into "morfing." --Charles Solomon [via]
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A Remarkable Woman: A Biography of Katharine Hepburnby Anne EdwardsISBN 0816140642 (0-8161-4064-2)
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Robin Hoodby R. L. GreenISBN 0792456335 (0-7924-5633-5)
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Shrek : From the Swamp to the Screenby John HopkinsISBN 0810943093 (0-8109-4309-3)
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The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930by Scott EymanISBN 0801861926 (0-8018-6192-6)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930'Book summary:Nowadays the "talkie" seems, like some other technological breakthroughs, to have obliterated its less-advanced predecessor, the silent movie, in one fell swoop. The reality, of course, is more complex. As Scott Eyman writes in his prologue to The Speed of Sound, "To examine this period of unparalleled industrial change, it is necessary to reverse the perspective, to give a fair, detailed idea of what silents were like to the people who made and watched them, and how talkies permanently changed the creative and personal equations." Eyman's eye-opening book fulfills this mission. He focuses on just five years--1926 through 1930--but tells the story on many levels. We learn about the technology, the details of actors' and technicians' lives, the elaborate business machinations associated with the rise of sound, and the resulting transformation of not just the movies but Hollywood itself. The Speed of Sound fills a gap in any film buff's library. [via]
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Star Warsby Stephen J. Sansweet, Josh LingISBN 0811822796 (0-8118-2279-6)
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Star Wars, Attack of the Clonesby Curtis Saxton, Hans Jenssen, Richard ChasemoreISBN 0789485745 (0-7894-8574-5)
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Touch of Evilby Terry ComitoISBN 081351097X (0-8135-1097-X)
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Trainspotting: A Screenplayby Irvine Welsh, John HodgeISBN 0786882212 (0-7868-8221-2)
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Trash : The Graphic Genius of Xploitation Movie Postersby Jacques BoyreauISBN 0811834174 (0-8118-3417-4)
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The Unruly Life of Woody Allen: A Biographyby Marion MeadeISBN 0815411499 (0-8154-1149-9)
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Vivien: The Life of Vivien Leighby Alexander WalkerISBN 0802132596 (0-8021-3259-6)
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Walt Disney Pictures Presents the Hunchback of Notre Dame/Includes Songbookby Stephen Schwartz, Alan MenkenISBN 0793562848 (0-7935-6284-8)
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Walt Disney's Fantasiaby John CulhaneISBN 0810980789 (0-8109-8078-9)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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Walt Disney's Nine Old Menby John CanemakerISBN 0786864966 (0-7868-6496-6)
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What They Don't Teach You at Film School: 161 Strategies to Making Your Own Movie No Matter Whatby Camille Landau, Tiare WhiteISBN 0786884770 (0-7868-8477-0)
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William Golding's Lord of the Fliesby William Golding, W. Meitcke, W. MeitcheISBN 0812034260 (0-8120-3426-0)
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Woody Allen and Philosophy: You Mean My Whole Fallacy is Wrong?by Aeon J. Skoble, Mark T. Conard, Mark T. ConareISBN 0812694538 (0-8126-9453-8)
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The Worst Movies of All Time: or, What Were They Thinkingby Michael SauterISBN 0806515775 (0-8065-1577-5)
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Writing Treatments That Sell: How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industryby Kenneth Atchity, Chi-Li WongISBN 0805072780 (0-8050-7278-0)
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