Robert James: 508 books
Fiasco
A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club, and Waterworld. He recounts, in every gory detail, how enormous hubris, unbridled ambition,...
by Ashely Artmann, Tyler White, Robert Lee
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2011
Our Ivy League Students Share Tips & Strategies That Will Get You Into Your Dream School!We know exactly how you feel. We've been through the grueling and stressful admissions process. As successful Ivy League applicants, we have the insider tips and strategies that take the guesswork out of...
The Directors: The Playboy Interview
50 Years of the Playboy Interview
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The filmmakers who defy convention and validate the legitimacy of the auteur theory are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From foreign masters of direction and style Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini to champions of independent film...
It's Good to Be the King
The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
This book traces the extraordinary life and career of Mel Brooks, who has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation. Offering many insights into the wacky world of Brooks and his many collaborators, as well as an intimate look into his successful marriage...
The Chicago Freedom Movement
Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Six months after the Selma to Montgomery marches and just weeks after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a group from Martin Luther King Jr.'s staff arrived in Chicago, eager to apply his nonviolent approach to social change in a northern city. Once there, King's Southern Christian Leadership...
Dundurn Performing Arts Library Bundle — Musicians
Opening Windows / True Tales from the Mad, Mad, Mad World of Opera / Lois Marshall / John Arpin / Elmer Iseler / Jan Rubes / Music Makers / There's Music in These Walls / In Their Own Words / Emma Albani / Opera Viva / MacMillan on Music
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
This special twelve-book bundle is a classical and choral music lover’s delight! Canada’s rich history and culture in the classical music arts is celebrated here, both in the form of in-depth biographies and autobiographies (Lois Marshall, Lotfi Mansouri, Elmer Iseler, Emma Albani and more), but...
Hello, Darlings!
The Authorized Biography of Kenny Everett
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
Spontaneous, hilarious, irrepressible and, of course, trailblazing - Kenny Everett was revolutionary in television and radio comedy. Chris Evans, Chris Moyles, Rob Brydon and Steve Wright have all cited Kenny as a huge influence on their work - even the great Spike Milligan called him a genius. It...
Little Ern
The authorised biography of Ernie Wise
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2011
He's the man with short fat hairy legs who kept us laughing for decades, his comic timing sparking perfectly with the genius of his partner Eric Morecambe. Yet little has been known about Ernie's amazing story, until now.
Little Ern! takes us from Ernie's childhood in Leeds, where he supported...
Lincoln's Enduring Legacy
Perspective from Great Thinkers, Great Leaders, and the American Experiment
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Coming on the heels of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Lincoln's Enduring Legacy offers highly readable and accessible perspectives on Lincoln at 200 in terms of his impact on great leaders and thinkers and his place in American history. The book explores how Lincoln's words and deeds...
US Commanders of World War II (1)
Army and USAAF
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
To be a successful commander requires experience, character, tenacity and boldness: the ability to establish a good rapport with both your staff and your men is also vital. The real test comes in combat though, where a large proportion of luck is involved the luck to be in the right place at the right...
Harvard Classics Volume 43
American Historical Documents
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2017
Contents: 1. Use Preview To See Table of Contents Inside Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics)
Riding into War
The Memoir of a Horse Transport Driver, 1916-1919
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
On the ghastly battlefields of the First World War, Jimmie Johnston drove teams or pack horses carrying ammunition and hauling guns to the front lines. One night, Johnston was hauling guns back from the front line. Suddenly, in the darkness and pouring rain, he, his team, the wagon, and the guns pitched...
by Daniel T. Davis, Stephen Davis, Ryan Longfellow
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
Contributors to this collection, public historians with experience at Civil War battle sites, examine key shifts in the Civil War and the context surrounding them to show that many chains of events caused the course of the war to change: the Federal defeats at First Bull Run and Ball’s Bluff, the...
The Superintendent's Fieldbook
A Guide for Leaders of Learning
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Guidance for ever-changing challenges, success through improved effectiveness
Equip yourself to face the demands of a superintendent with this practical guide for new and veteran district leaders. Understanding leadership and budgets is only one piece of a pie that has grown to include privatization,...