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The New Yale Book of Quotations
A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book—named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal “Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's.”—William Safire, New York Times Magazine (on the original edition) “The most accurate, thorough, and up-to-date quotation book ever compiled.”—Bryan A. Garner, Los Angeles Review of Books Updated to include more than a thousand new quotations, this reader-friendly volume contains over twelve thousand famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature, history, p...
Through the Screen Door
In this personal and opinionated book Tom Hischak takes a close look at what happens when a Broadway musical goes to Hollywood, and less often when Hollywood comes to Broadway. The musicals discussed range from The Desert Song (1927), the first sound film of a Broadway musical, to Chicago, the 2002 film made from the 1975 Broadway hit. Film musicals that became Broadway shows range from Lili (1953) to Never Gonna Dance (2003). The book assumes a basic familiarity with famous musicals (for example the plot of My Fair Lady is summed up in a sentence or two) but lesser known works are fully explained. One chapter looks at British musicals that were popular in New York and were later filmed with Hollywood connections. Also included is a Directory that gives credits, names, and songs for both the stage and screen version for all the musicals discussed. Appendices offer statistical data on musicals, and there is an extensive Bibliography.
Fire Investigator
Fire Investigator: Principles and Practice updates the resource previously known as User’s Manual for NFPA 921, 2004 Edition. Through a clear, concise presentation, Fire Investigator assists fire investigators in conducting complex fire investigations. Written by talented professional fire investigators from the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), this text covers the entire span of the 2008 Edition of NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations and addresses all of the job performance requirements in the 2009 Edition of NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator. This text is the benchmark for conducting safe and systematic investigations. Key features include: new chapter on Marine Fire Investigations; coverage of the 2009 Edition of NFPA 1033; supported by a complete teaching and learning system.
The D.i.l.l.i.g.a.f. Heiress
Somers Gillette is a narcissistic personality the likes of which the world has yet to see. She comes unhinged at the worst times, and seeks nothing but destruction in her path. Only a scorched earth policy will suffice. In her way stand the husband and the nanny, because society awaits her 'triumphant' return! Read in horror/fascination/wonder as Somers gets in touch with her roots and exacts holy war on what is 'in her way'...
The Movie Guide
From The Big Sleep to Babette's Feast, from Lawrence of Arabia to Drugstore Cowboy, The Movie Guide offers the inside word on 3,500 of the best motion pictures ever made. James Monaco is the president and founder of BASELINE, the world's leading supplier of information to the film and television industries. Among his previous books are The Encyclopedia of Film, American Film Now, and How to Read a Film.
The Kings & Queens of Hollywood Comedy
The Hollywood Comedy is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. The book follows the careers of Comedy teams, such as Martin & Lewis, the Marx Brothers, Abbott & Costello, Laurel & Hardy and many more comedy groups. Also we follow the comedy Kings & Queens like Lucille Ball, Marthe Raye, David Spade, Richard Pryor, Bill Murray, Soupy Sales, Grouch Marx, Mo & Curly Howard, Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett, Billy Crystal, Patsy Kelly, Larry Fine, Don Knotts, Ernie Kovaks, Ted Knight, Dave Thomas, Rich Little, Robin Williams, Red Skeleton, Jim Varney, Ma & Pa Kettle, Andy Hardy Phil Silvers, Milton Berle, Ed Wynn and Alan Young and so many more comedians. A look at the style of comedy and so much more...
The First Hollywood Musicals
As Hollywood entered the sound era, it was rightly determined that the same public fascinated by the novelty of the talkie would be dazzled by the spectacle of a song and dance film. In 1929 and 1930, film musicals became the industry's most lucrative genre--until the greedy studios almost killed the genre by glutting the market with too many films that looked and sounded like clones of each other. From the classy movies such as Sunnyside Up and Hallelujah! to failures such as The Lottery Bride and Howdy Broadway, this filmography details 171 early Hollywood musicals. Arranged by subgenre (backstagers, operettas, college films, and stage-derived musical comedies), the entries include studio, release date, cast and credits, running time, a complete song list, any recordings spawned by the film, Academy Award nominations and winners, and availability on video or laserdisc. These data are followed by a plot synopsis, including analysis of the film's place in the genre's history. Includes over 90 photographs.
