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THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE (Movie novelization)
by Elizabeth Hand. Screenplay by John Sweet. Color movie stills section. Condition: NEW 2001 HarperEntertainment paperback, second printing. Content: The child Jeanne Valois lost her family, her home, and her fortune to the greed of an influential aristocrat. Now grown into a proud young woman of rare beauty and exceptional wiles, she has gained entrance to the court of Louis XVI and exquisite, reviled queen Marie Antoinette through an expedient marriage, seeking restitution for what was stolen from her. But Jeanne de La Motte-Valois's entreaties have fallen on deaf royal ears, inflaming her desire for justice...and vengeance. In an era of excessive splendor, squalor, and cruelty, amid the myraid intrigues, both dangerous and erotic, that swirl around the powers of France, the brilliant stratagems of a woman wronged will eclipse all others -- as infamy, tragedy, and death loom in the shadows of a conspiracy that begins with a breathtaking vision of diamonds and gold...and ends with revolution. [There have been reviews which say too many liberties with Jeanne's life were taken by movie makers.] The 2001 movie starred Hilary Swank, Joley Richardson, Simon Baker, Adrien Brody, & Jonathan Pryce. [2 copies available]
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BLACK ROBE
by Brian Moore. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Plume Trade Paperback, first printing. Small edgewear with light tanning to page edges. Content: Reviewer: "A deep, disturbing, thoughtful novel of New France, the very early years of what we now call Canada. A Jesuit priest, or Black Robe as he was called by the Native Americans, heads into the wilderness with some Algonquin guides to reach a mission for the Hurons near the shores of Lake Huron, so deep into the endless and treacherous forest. His life and faith begin to disintegrate in his first harsh experiences in the New World, and his first close and bewildering encounters with the Native Americans and their utterly different culture. This is a wonderful read and a insistent meditation on faith and hope, as well as a vivid portrait of an almost unknown part of the North American past. By the way, Bruce Beresford made this into a fine movie -- actually a great movie. It's not often that a director manages that feat. The film is a bit different, even though it is scrupulously faithful to Moore's original plot. I would say that the book is much the better, just because it is so much deeper and fuller, but the film is not to be missed either. Here is a modern author who really thinks and feels the impulses of religion and spirituality in the human soul. The 1991 movie starred Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg, Tantoo Cardinal. [1 copy available]
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THE BOSTON STRANGLER (Movie Edition)
by Gerold Frank. Tony Curtis & Henry Fonda movie still back cover. Condition: Good only, 1967 Signet paperback, 9th printing. Movie edition. Spine and hinge creases with moderate tanning to page edges. Interior clean & tight. Content: Reviewer: "This book gives a frightening and touching account of Boston in the 60s and the Strangler's unwitting victims. Frank handles brilliantly the chaotic investigation and numerous (but mesmerizing) deadend leads; his reporting of the case and its frustrations is near perfect. By the time I got to DeSalvo's confessions (and the fact that the case has never been brought to trial!) I wanted to roll up my sleeves and spend an all-nighter going through the files to check facts. Not since reading about Jack the Ripper have I been so engaged by an unsolved crime." The 1968 movie was directed by Richard Fleisher and starred Tony Curtis (who says he can't act?), Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, and Hurd Hatfield. [1 copy available]
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THE BURIED MIRROR: Reflections on Spain and the New World
by Carlos Fuentes. Four B&W and color photo sections. Companion to the TV mini-series. Condition: UNREAD 1992 Houghton Mifflin large soft cover, first printing. Four color and B&W photo sections. Content: Fuentes has used the occasion of the quincentennial of Columbus's voyage to the New World to reflect on the Latin American experience in this tie-in to the BBC series of the same name aired on the Discovery Channel on April, 1992. The theme of his thoughtful essay is the accommodation of cultures--Spain unique in the Old World in bringing together Christians, Moors, and Jews and the New World intermingling the blood and cultures of Spaniards, Indians, and blacks. It is the unavoidable encounter with the Other that has shaped the New World experience: "When we exclude, we betray ourselves," counsels Fuentes. "When we include, we find ourselves." Spanish America's predicament is that it inherited from Spain neither institutions nor attitudes necessary for full partnership in the modern capitalist world. Latin America remains derivative in culture and economy. Every page in this lapidary essay offers profound insight into the Spanish American psyche. [1 copy available]
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THE COMPLETE GONE WITH THE WIND SOURCEBOOK: The Ultimate Guide for Every Fan
by Pauline Bartel. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1993 Taylor Publishing soft cover, first printing. Very pale, short diagonal crase top front cover corner. Content: Just about anything and everything you want and need to know about Gone With the Wind. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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EATERS OF THE DEAD (The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D.922)
by Michael Crichton. Condition: UNREAD 1991 Ballantine paperback, fourth printing. Tiny edgewear and moderate tanning to page edges. Content: Reviewer: "A masterful retelling of the Beowulf saga, cleverly combined with the manuscripts of Ibn Fadlan, a historically authentic person. Ibn Fadlan was an Arab aristocrat who resided amongst the Rus' in 921 and recorded many of their rituals, most famously a chieftain's longboat-funeral on the Volga. Although Ibn Fadlan never actually journeyed with the Northmen, Crichton's idea of a cultured Muslim's immersion in a fierce heathen society makes for an enjoyable contrast in characters. Crichton's plentful footnotes detailing the Arab and Rus' perspective convey a feeling of realism to what is basically a fantasy adventure. It was a great treat to read a story which accords respect to Paganism and Islam." The 1999 movie starred Antonio Banderas, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis Storhøi, Daniel Southern, Neil Maffin, and Omar Sharif. Directed by John McTiernan. The plot of the movie: In AD 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North. Ibn Fadlan is appalled by the Vikings customs-- their wanton sexuality, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. And then he learns the horrifying truth: he has been enlisted to combat a terror that slaughters the Vikings and devours their flesh. [1 copy available]
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THE EGYPTIAN: A Novel
by Mika Waltari. . Condition: Good only, 1965 Pocket paperback, second printing. A binding error has caused the back one-third of the book to be "out-of-line" with the front two-thirds of the book. Moderate tanning. Content: Reviewer: "The book is set in the Amarna period of Ancient Egypt during the reigns of the pharaohs Amunhotep III, Akhenaten and Horemheb, covering the concluding years of the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom (1386 - 1293 BC), an era in Egyptian history that was marked by significant religious and political upheaval. The Egyptian is Sinuhe, a physician of unknown birth origin who was wrapped and cradled in a reed boat floating down the Nile. As he narrates his life story, which transcended years of warfare, plague, and fierce battle between gods. On the outside The Egyptian delineates the history of Egypt through its inveterate religious devotion to many gods. At the core of the novel finds one man's lifelong journey through many countries, like Babylon, Crete, and Mitannia, to knowledge. Sinehu possessed such lonely idealism that motivated him to devote his life searching for something so intangible yet greater than he beyond his understanding did. He was not ready to merely worship the gods - in fact, he insisted on questioning traditions and thus marked him as an outsider of his own culture." There actually was a physician named Sinehu who left some of his life on papyrus - I have yet to find a book or site that details this true story, however. Perhaps the Author had knowledge of this artifact or had read it. The 1954 movie was directed by Michael Curtiz and starred Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Michael Wilding, Gene Tierney, Peter Ustinov, and Edmund Purdom. This is one of my favorite old movie even though I think the acting is weak (everyone) and the screenplay is limp. But the novel is fabulous! [1 copy available]
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Samuel Bronston's THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (Movie Novelization)
by Harry Whittington. Cast photos & movie stills both covers. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1964 Gold Medal paperback original, first printing. Small edgewear and moderate tanning to interior pages. Content: Action-packed look at the beginnings of the fall of the Roman Empire. Here is the glory, the greed and grandeur that was Rome. Here is the story of personal lust for power, and the shattering effects of that power's loss. Here is the tale of the plight of a people living on the brink of a political abyss. Directed by Anthony Mann, this 1964 spectacular had a stellar cast: Stephen Boyd, Sophia Loren, Sir Alec Guiness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, John Ireland, Mel Ferrer, Omar Sharif, and Anthony Quale. [1 copy available]
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FOREVER AMBER
by Kathleen Winsor. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1971 Signet paperback, 17th printing. Light edgewear with diagonal crease top front cover corner. Light to moderate tanning. Content: All men desired her, duels were fought over her, jewels lavished on her. But it was all in vain, for the magnificently beautiful Amber St. Clare, who rose from the teeming streets of London to become the most sought-after woman in Restoration England, had already chosen the man she desired -- the King of England, Charles Stuart. The 1947 movie was directed by Otto Preminger and starred some of the biggest names of the era, Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Glenn Langan, Jessica Tandy, and wonderful character actor Leo G. Carroll. A wonderful example of the genre. [1 copy available]
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Samuel Bronston's THE FRONT (Movie Novelization)
by Robert Alley. Screenplay by Walter Bernstein. Condition: UNREAD 1976 Pocket Books original paperback, first printing. Tiny edgewear but with moderate to heavy tanning to page edges. Interior clean & tight. Content: Although this movie is not a biography of an individual, all of the characters either mimic real movie and television artists or are a combination of such persons. In the early 1950s Howard Prince, who works in a restaurant, helps out a black-listed writer friend by selling a TV station a script under his own name. The money is useful in paying off gambling debts, so he takes on three more such clients. Howard is politically pretty innocent, but involvement with Florence - who quits TV in disgust over things - and friendship with the show's ex-star - now himself blacklisted - make him start to think about what is really going on. A well-deserved harsh look at the McCarthy era and how so many people suffered so much. Most of the people working on this film, both before and behind the camera, had been blacklisted in the 50s, i.e., Zero Mostel and Herschel Bernardi. The closing credits denote "blacklisted" after the namesofthe persons who were.. It's amazing. The 1976 movie (no doubt timed for our 200th anniversary), was directed by Martin Ritt and starred Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy, Andrea Marcovicci, Danny Aiello, and Lloyd Gough. This is a near-perfect movie - not to be missed. [1 copy available]
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GHOSTS OF TSAVO: Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa
And THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS movie (VHS)
by Philip Caputo. B&W and color photo section. . Condition: NEW 2002 National Geographic hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Content: Although the 1996 movie was based on Patterson's own account of the lion incident, this book helps with the understanding of the "incident" and the real maneless lions of Tsavo. In 1898, two maneless male lions killed and devoured 135 Indian and African workers constructing a railroad bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya. It took Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson, the engineer in charge of the project, nine months to hunt and kill the beasts, an ordeal recounted in his 1907 book, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and later the subject of two films, 1952's Bwana Devil and 1996's The Ghost and the Darkness. A century later, the story of Ghost and Darkness still fascinates and terrifies. Were they just rogue lions, or were they the "missing genetic link" between the prehistoric cave cats who hunted early humans and the modern African lion? Caputo seeks answers to this intriguing question as he accompanies two separate expeditions to study the maneless lions of Tsavo. Read the book; see the movie; take your heart medication! The 1996 movie was directed by Stephen Hopkins and starred the great Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, and the great African actor Henry Cele. Not to be missed! [1 copy available]
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GLADIATOR
by Dewey Gram. Based on Screenplay by David Franzoni, John Logan, & William Nicholson. Color movie stills section. Condition: Very Good 2000 Onyx paperback, first printing. Tiny edgewear with pale spine crease. Interior clean & tight. Content: The novelization of the movie Gladiator which starred Russell Crowe (Academy Award), Joaquin Phoenix (who should have had an Academy Award), Connie Nielsen, and Oliver Reed. If you don't know the story of Gladiator, well, where ya been? [1 copy available]
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THE HOUSE ON GARIBALDI STREET
by Isser Harel (Former Chief of Israel's Secret Service). Condition: Very good 1976 Bantam paperback ediiton, 5th printing. Gently pre-read book with very pale spine crease and tiny edgewear. Interior is tight & clean with light tanning to page edges. Excellent copy. Content: One of the greatest "detective" stories ever - and it's true. Reviewer: "The kidnapping of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann by the Israeli Mossad was one of it's most known coups of the 1960's. Eichnmann was one of Nazi Germany's most notorious war criminals, who was personally responsible for the killing of millions of Jews in occupied Europe. This book brings the story of Isser Harel, Israel's legendary intelligence spymaster who was Head of the Mossad at the time of the operation. Harel's story of this complex action is told in a simple and moving way. The editor Shlomo Shpiro, an Israeli intelligence expert, places in his detailed introduction the operation in its overall historical contex. The new books contains, for the first time, the real names of all Mossad personnel involved, as well as the astounding facts about the involvement of West Germany in this operation. A must reading not only to those interested in the hunt for Nazi criminals but also to everyone interested in real, as opposed to fictional, intelligence work." The 1979 movie was directed by Peter Collinson and starred Topol, Nick Mancuso, Janet Suzman, Martin Balsam, Leo McKern, and Fernando Hilbeck. [1 copy available]
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JOAN OF ARC (Movie Edition)
by Frances Winwar. Ingrid Bergman movie still cover art. Condition: The interior is clean & tight but tanning/the cover has problems: peeling along the hinge into the spine, some edgewear. Content: Note from cover: Frances Winwar's famous book, The Saint and the Devil, especially rewritten for extra enjoyment of Sierra Pictures' epic film in Technicolor starring Ingrid Bergman." I guess that says it all. Unfortunately, I have not read The Saint and the Devil so I cannot tell you the additions/changes. [1 copy available]
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KHARTOUM (Historical Fiction)
by Alan Caillou. Movie cover art with Heston and Olivier. Condition: Good 1966 Signet paperback. first printing. This is an older book and has some tanning to the white cover and the interior pages (clean & tight). Movie edition. Content: Novelization of the movie detailing the seige of Khartoum by The Mahdi and defended by the legendary English general, "Chinese" Gordon. The movie starred Charlton Heston as Gordon and Sir Laurence Oliver as the Mahdi. Excellent book; even better movie. [1 copy available] Questions welcome.
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THE LAST SAMURAI (Screenplay and Movie Guide)
by John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick. Foreword by Edward Zwick. Color photos & movie stills by David James. Condition: This book details behind the scene of Edward Zwick's powerful epic set during Japan's turbulent movement away from a feudal society and into a modern nation. Tom Cruise stars as Captain Nathan Algren, battle-scarred Civil War veteran turned Winchester gun spokesman, who travels to Japan in 1876 to train the emperor's troops. With his western-trained troops in place, Emperor Meiji plans to sever ties with the traditional samurai warriors who protect the territories. But during combat, Algren is wounded and captured by the samurai. And it is while in captivity that he discovers the warrior code of honor and undergoes a spiritual transformation that will align him with the very samurai he was sent to quell. The 2003 film was directed by Edward Zwick and starred Cruise, of course, Ken Watanabe, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Spall (Wormtail), Billy Connolly, Shin Koyamada, Koyuki, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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MICHAEL COLLINS AND THE TROUBLES: The Struggle for Irish Freedom 1912 - 1922 (AKA The Troubles)
by Ulick O'Connor. B&W photo section. Condition: UNREAD 1996 Norton Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: This is not a proper biogrpahy of Michael Collins. Originally published as The Troubles, this was probably renamed for an American audience. When Asquith introduced his bill for Home Rule for Ireland in 1912, he sparked a decade of turbulence and violence for Ireland and her people. Michael Collins played a crucial role in rekindling Ireland's aspirations for freedom. A leading figure in the nation's bitter and bloody resistance to British Rule, he played a key part in reshaping Ireland's history as we know it today. O'Connor includes valuable new information about the secret war against England and provides a fresh and highly dramatic account of Ireland's fight for freedom. Using important material from the archives of General Richard Mulcahy, Collins's chief of staff, as well as personal interviews with Mulcahy, Eamon de Valera, and many other leading figures. This is a vivid and often horrifying account of a crucial time, the consequences of which are still felt today. While not a movie book itself, valuable information can be found here for the enjoyment of the wonderful 1996 movie, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, & Julia Roberts. [1 copy available]
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NEVER CRY WOLF
by Farley Mowat. Condition: UNREAD 1981 Bantam paperback edition, 4th printing. Pale diagonal crease bottom front cover corner with light tanning to page edges. Content: More than a half-century ago the Canadian Wildlife Service assigned the naturalist Farley Mowat to investigate why wolves were killing arctic caribou. Mowat's account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone-studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for the wolves (who were of no threat to caribou or man) and for a friendly Inuit tribe known as the Ihalmiut ("People of the Deer")-is a work that has become cherished by generations of readers, an indelible record of the myths and magic of wild wolves. The great 1983 movie was directed by Carroll Ballard and starred Charles Martin Smith (as Mowat), Brian Dennehy, and Zachary Ittimangnaq. Don't miss it. [1 copy available]
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THE OLD GRINGO: A Novel
by Carlos Fuentes. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Noonday Press Trade Paperback, first printing. Light edgewear. Interior perfect. Content: Ambrose Bierce, the celebrated American writer, soldier, and journalist, mysteriously disappeared in Mexico during its civil war in the early years of this century [20th century], [Oddly enough, Bierce was so disliked, that it took years for people to realize that he had not returned from his last trip to Mexico.] In this brilliant novel, Fuentes imagines the fate of Bierce among Pancho Villa's troops, and portrays the tragic encounter of two cultures in the passsionate triangular relationship that develops between Bierce, a young American woman, and Tomas Arroyo, one of Villa's generals. The 1989 movie was directed by Luis Puenzo and starred Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits, Patricio Contreras, Jenny Gago, and José Olivares. [1 copy available]
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PANTHER
by Melvin Van Peebles. Condition: NEW 1995 Thunder's Mouth Press Trade Paperback, first ediiton, first printing. Content: The Black Panther movement began in Oakland, California, during the 1960s; it was an attempt by young urban African Americans to challenge the political status quo. All of the familiar names of the members are featured in this novel about the Panther movement: Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, Elaine Brown, and Eldridge Cleaver. The story includes such historical events as the Sacramento assembly protest against the Mulford Gun Control Bill and the wearing of "Free Huey" buttons as part of a demonstration for Newton's prison release, which helped to make the group legendary. The fictional character Judge, a Vietnam war veteran, college student, and Panther recruit turned double-agent, is the central focus of the novel. Judge's dangerous assignment is to act as an informer for the police while actually spying on local and federal police for the Panthers. Van Peebles intimates in his notes that "this story is fiction based on fact and artistic liberties have been taken." With that understood, readers can relax and enjoy an interesting and fast-paced work while becoming acquainted with a black political group respected and revered by most African Americans. The 1995 movie of the same name is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther's history in Oakland. Panther also uses historical footage (B/W) to emphasize some points. It was directed by the author's son, Mario Van Peebles, and starred Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Joe Don Baker, Courtney B. Vance, Tyrin Turner, Angela Bassett as Dr. Betty Shabazz, Chris Rock, Mario & Melvin Van Peebles, Bobby Brown and Dick Gregory. [1 copy available]
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ROSEWOOD & LIKE JUDGEMENT DAY (Movie Edition)
by Michael D'Orso with Introduction by John Singleton. 32 page color movie stills from Rosewood, costumes, and set design sketches. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1996 Boulevard Books Trade Paperback, third printing. Tiny edgewear with light tanning to text page edges. The Introduction on the making of the film Rosewood by director John Singleton is wonderful. Content: On New Year's Day 1923, a mob of white men descended on Rosewood, Florida, to avenge an act that was only rumored to be true. The mob burned houses, killed many black men and women, and drove the rest of the small town's inhabitants away forever. This book contains the complete text of Like Judgment Day, Michael D'Orso's historical account of the Rosewood massacre, and An Essay on Rosewood by John Singleton, who directed the film Rosewood. With skillful storytelling and the detailed eye of an historian, D'Orso relates this gripping tale of a dark moment in America's history. Singleton's essay helps underscore the aftermath of this tragedy, which is evidenced in the ruined lives and shattered dreams of the people of Rosewood. It is a powerful story of ruin and redemption that still resonates more than half a century later. An important book. The 1997 movie starred Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, (the great) Bruce McGill, & Loren Dean. [1 copy available]
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SHOAH: An Oral History of the Holocaust - The Complete Text of the Film
by Claude Lanzmann. Preface by Simone De Beauvoir. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read 1986 Pantheon Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first American edition. No problems, just pre-read. Content: The complete textspoken words and subtitlesof a recent documentary film on the Holocaust by French journalist and director Lanzmann is presented here in an unusual but grimly effective format. Doubtless seeing the film would be a vastly different experience, but the text carries a relentless strength and coherence of its own. Excerpts from interviews with a couple of dozen Jewish survivors, German officials and guards, Polish villagers and railway men, and contemporary historians in the United States, Israel, Germany, and Poland are juxtaposed, following the pattern of the film's scenes. The result is a powerful and unique impression of the Jewish tragedy drawn from the composite viewpoints of these radically different participants and observers. [1 copy available]
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THE SNOW WALKER (Historical Fiction)
by Farley Mowat. Condition: UNREAD (but not perfect) 1983 Bantam MMPB, 6th printing. Pale shelfwear hinge crease with edgewear, especially top spine. Interior clean & tight with tanning to page edges. Content: Central to Farley Mowat's writing is his quest to understand the often-forgotten native people of the vast arctic wilderness. In this moving collection, he allows these people to describe in their own words the adventures they experience as they struggle to survive in an isolated, untamed land. Stories of survival and courage, of superstition and fate, of uncompromising loyalty to family and tribe are presented here; offering a vivid portrait of a people whose existence is often beyond the comprehension of modern man. The 2005 movie starred Barry Pepper and Robin Dunne. Just released on DVD. [1 copy available]
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TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (Movie Edition)
by John (Jack) Reed. Franco Nero movie still cover art. Condition: UNREAD 1986 Penguin (UK) paperback, reprint. Light tanning to white cover edges with moderate tanning to page edges. Content: This book is legendary journalist Jack Reed's account of the Russian Revolution. The book has been the basis of two movies (at least). The first, I believe, was Campanas Rojas, a Spanish-Italian movie directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, starring Franco Nero, Blanca Guerra, Ursula Andress, and Jorge Luke. This movie also relied on Reed's Insurgent Mexico. The second, and most famous, is Warren Beatty's 1981 Reds - one of my favorite films - that starred Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, and Maureen Stapleton. Academy Awards to Beatty (Director) and Stapleton (Supporting Actress). [1 copy available]
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THE TRIAL OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD
directed by David Greene. 192 run time (in LP mode). Condition: Very good 1990 Good Times VHS tape from private collection. Tape is in excellent condition, but the box corners show shelfwear. GUARANTEED. Content: Suppose Lee Harvey Oswald had lived to stand trial for the assassination of President Kennedy. This 1977 made-for-TV movie brings this hypothetical scenario to life as a riviting courtroom battle that confronts the controversial questions that still haunt the American public. Did Oswald act alone? Or was there a conspiracy that may have included the involvement of the FBI, CIA and organized crime? Reviewer: "Not only is the movie filmed on location (which alone makes it worth the price), it gives us both sides of the coin - conspiracy and lone gunman theories - in glorious color. Just the thought that if Oswald would have lived to stand trial makes this movie intriguing, even before you watch it. The acting is good, the reenactment of events (the assassination, the killing of Officer J. D. Tippit, etc.) are better than those in Stone's JFK and the thought-provoking innuendos are more than enough to keep one entertained throughout. One note: the names of some of the major witnesses and players in the assassination have been changed for whatever reason, but this does not detract from the drama as it unfolds. All in all, it is a wonderful movie." The movie was written by Robert Thompson and starred Lorne Green, Ben Gazzara, an excellent performance by John Pleshette (as Oswald), Frances McCain, Lawrence Pressman, Marisa Pavan, and William Jordan. Excellent movie! [1 copy available]
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TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (A Novel)
by Peter Carey. Winner of the Booker Prize. Condition: NEW 2002 Vintage International Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: "What is it about we Australians, eh?" demands a schoolteacher near the end of Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang. "Do we not have a Jefferson? A Disraeli? Might not we find someone better to admire than a horse-thief and a murderer?" It's the author's sole nod to the contradictory feelings Ned Kelly continues to evoke today, more than a century after his death. A psychopathic killer to some, a crusading folk hero to others, Kelly was a sharpshooting outlaw who eluded a brutal police manhunt for nearly two years. For better or worse, he's now a part of the Australian national myth. While this book is not the only book to inspire the new Ned Kelly movie, it was undoubtedly one of the sources. The major source was, however, Our Sunshine by Robert Drew. There are 2 movies about Ned Kelly I can think of that had wide distribution. 1) Ned Kelly released in 1970 starring Mick Jagger as Ned, Clarissa Kaye-Mason, Mark McManus, and Ken Goodlet. Directed by Tony Richardson. A terrible movie, IMHO. The more recent Ned Kelly starred Heath Ledger (as Ned), Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Naomi Watts, Joel Edgerton & Rachel Griffiths. Directed by Gregor Jordan. [1 copy available]
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