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The true adventures of the world's greatest stuntman: my life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and other movie heroes
Par Vic Armstrong, Robert Sellers. 2011
You may think you've never heard of Vic Armstrong, but he's been a stunt double for James Bond, Indiana Jones…
and Superman, and he's directed action scenes for three Bond movies, Mission Impossible 3, and Thor. Counting Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger among his friends, Vic is officially credited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Most Prolific Stuntman. Some strong language. c2011.The TV book: talking back to your TV
Par Shelagh Wallace, Chris M Worsnop. 1996
Ever wonder how a television show gets thought up, tested, put on the air or cancelled, or how commercials are…
designed? Have you ever thought about the violence you see on TV, even when it's on the news? How does television work on the people who watch it? This book will answer all your TV questions, get you thinking, and also includes interviews with people in television, in front of and behind the cameras. For kids who really want to talk back, addresses are provided so they can voice their opinions. Grades 5-8. 1998.The time of my life
Par Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi. 2009
The actor/dancer known for his starring roles in the movies Dirty Dancing and Ghost presents his memoir, cowritten by his…
dancer/actor/director wife of thirty-four years. Describes their lifestyle, love of horses, and careers, including the TV series fifty-seven-year-old Swayze was filming as he battled terminal pancreatic cancer in 2009. Some strong language. c2009.The story of art
Par E. H Gombrich. 1995
The 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliesr cave paintings to experimental art. New…
artists from the modern period have been incorporated such as Corot, Kollwitz and Nolde. 1995.The Stanley Holloway Monologues
Par Michael Marshall. 1979
Here is a unique collection of Stanley Holloway's incomparable comic monologues. All the much loved characters such as Albert Ramsbottom,…
Sam Small, Ann Boleyn and King 'Arold are gathered together. 1979.The speed of sound: Hollywood and the talkie revolution, 1926-1930
Par Scott Eyman. 1997
An account of the motion picture industry's unsettling shift from silent films to "talkies" in the 1920s. Describes the race…
to invent a method of recording soundtracks and reveals the far-reaching impact of these changes on the film industry and on the art of cinema. 1997.The sound of war: memoirs of a CBC correspondent
Par Peter Stursberg. 1993
The rescue artist: a true story of art, thieves, and the hunt for a missing masterpiece
Par Edward Dolnick. 2005
Chronicles the 1994 theft and recovery of Edvard Munch's The Scream, a painting valued at seventy-two million dollars. Describes the…
heist from Norway's National Gallery in Oslo and the subsequent three-month investigation by half-English, half-American undercover detective Charley Hill of Scotland Yard's elite Art and Antiques Unit. Strong language. 2005.The private voice: a journal of reflections
Par Peter Gzowski. 1988
The perfect house: a journey with the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio
Par Witold Rybczynski. 2002
An appreciation of the residential work of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The author provides a detailed analysis, both historical and…
architectural, of ten of the 30 villas attributed to Palladio. Includes biographical detail, precise descriptions of design elements, and insights into daily life in the 16th century. 2002.The Penguin dictionary of art and artists (Reference Bks.)
Par Peter Murray, Linda Murray. 1983
This comprehensive and detailed reference contains entries on major artists of the last seven centuries; short biographies of over 1,200…
artists; descriptions of artistic techniques and styles; definitions of artistic movements; and much more. 1983.The Noel Coward diaries
Par Noel Coward, Sheridan Morley, Graham Payn. 1982
Noel Coward, the renowned dramatist, director and star, left diaries covering the last thirty years of his life, from the…
war-time troop concert tours to the 1960's when he received his knighthood. 1982.The Morningside papers
Par Peter Gzowski. 1985
The Morningside years
Par Peter Gzowski. 1997
Gzowski presents the most memorable items from his radio program, "Morningside." The selections include interviews with prominent authors, the revisit…
of Louis Riel's trial, the fifteen best letters to the program, and Gzowski's own reflections on what "Morningside" was and what it meant to him. c1997.The media symplex: at the edge of meaning in the new age of chaos
Par Frank Zingrone. 2001
Television and the Internet have become our main source of news, but while CNN and CSPAN can provide more information…
than ever before and at a greatly accelerated pace, they tend to give us simplistic explanations of complex social and economic events: the sound bite. The new communication technologies are creating an overload that paralyzes us from taking action, except to consume as directed by advertisers. The author offers a corrective to the blind faith that has characterized our relationship with the new technology to date. 2001.The life of Kenneth Tynan
Par Kathleen Tynan. 1987
Biography of the flamboyant theatre director and critic, written by his second wife. Using letters, diaries, writings and her own…
memories, she tells of Tynan's bizarre family background, his early years in theatre and his nightmarish first marriage. 1987.The last of the summer wine: the finest vintage
Par Robert Ross, Morris Bright. 2000
Roy Clarke's rural tales of three bumbling, elderly eccentrics have been entertaining British audiences for over 25 years. In this…
tribute, the authors retrace the history of the hugely successful TV series, including interviews with the regular stars, and disclosing some behind-the-scenes secrets. 2000.The laughing one: a journey to Emily Carr
Par S. M Crean. 2001
A combination of historical research and fictionalized accounts of five key periods in the life of Canadian artist and writer…
Emily Carr, that attempts to discover how and why she became a national icon. The book touches on issues of feminism, colonialism, native-white relations, and art, presented in the context of legal and illegal events shaping the fate of BC's native peoples. Crean attempts to discover Carr's true attitude to native culture and to explore not her famous eccentricities but her work. 2001.The Irish game: A True Story Of Crime And Art
Par Matthew Hart. 2004
Journalist author of "Diamond" examines the 1986 heist at Ireland's Russborough House during which Dubliner Martin Cahill stole eighteen paintings,…
including Vermeer's Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid. Chronicles Scotland Yard's investigations and the sting that uncovered illicit drug connections and a stunning art discovery. Descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.Art matters: because your imagination can change the world
Par Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell. 2018