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by Derrick Bang
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Although Vince Guaraldi’s playful jazz piano themes for the early Peanuts animated television specials are well known, the composer himself remains largely unheralded. More than merely “the Peanuts guy,” Guaraldi cut his jazz teeth as a member of combos fronted by Cal Tjader and Woody Herman,...
Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood
Seventy-Five Profiles
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
During the 1960s, many models, Playboy centerfolds, beauty queens, and Las Vegas showgirls went on to become “decorative actresses” appearing scantily clad on film and television. This well illustrated homage to 75 of these glamour girls reveals their unique stories through individual biographical...
I Won't Grow Up!
The Comic Man-Child in Film from 1901 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
A film archetype as old as film itself, the man-child has been an enduring comedy subject. Classics as diverse as Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) and The Apartment (1960) have used the immature male to drive plots and press the importance of growing up. But he was not born fully formed—it took the...
Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film
Hollywood's Famous Lawmen and Outlaws
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, Belle Starr, Wyatt Earp, the Younger Gang, the Dalton-Doolin Gang and Bat Masterson—these real-life lawmen and lawbreakers have been the basis of so many Hollywood Westerns that it has become difficult to discover where the truth ends and the legend begins. All actually...
The Hippies
A 1960s History
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
Among the most significant subcultures in modern U.S. history, the hippies had a far-reaching impact. Their influence essentially defined the 1960s—hippie antifashion, divergent music, dropout politics and “make love not war” philosophy extended to virtually every corner of the world and remains...
The Physics and Astronomy of Science Fiction
Understanding Interstellar Travel, Teleportation, Time Travel, Alien Life and Other Genre Fixtures
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
The great scientific, astronomical and technological advances of the 20th century inspired the science fiction genre to imagine distant worlds and futures, far beyond the discoveries of the here and now. This book explores science fiction films, television series, novels and short stories—from Lost...
by Johnny D. Boggs
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013
A comprehensive filmography, this book is composed of lengthy entries on about 75 films depicting legendary New Mexico outlaw Billy the Kid—from the lost Billy the Kid (1911) to the blockbuster Young Guns (1988) to the direct-to-video 1313: Billy the Kid(2012) and everything in between. Each entry...
Ezzard Charles
A Boxing Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Greatness is often overlooked in its own time. For Ezzard Charles—one of boxing’s most skilled practitioners, with a record of 93–25–1 (52 KO)—recognition took decades. Named by The Ring magazine as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, Charles was frustrated in his attempts to get...
Toy Bulldog
The Fighting Life and Times of Mickey Walker
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
This is a cradle-to-grave biography of Mickey Walker, former welterweight (1922–1926) and middleweight champion (1926–1931) of the world, one of the greatest fighters in ring history. He fought at a time when boxing was a major sport with only eight championships, and he held two of them over...
We Were the All-American Girls
Interviews with Players of the AAGPBL, 1943-1954
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Here are 42 interviews with women who competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Each interview features data about the player, a short summary of her athletic career, and the player’s recollections. A brief history covers the many changes as the league evolved from underhand...
The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference
Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
On the February 2, 1960, episode of The Danny Thomas Show, entertainer Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) is arrested for a traffic violation by a small-town sheriff named Andy Taylor, played by a good-natured Southern actor named Andy Griffith. Thus was born one of the most popular television shows of...
by Shirley Ayn Linder
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
The legend of Doc Holliday is now well past a century old. While his time on earth was brief, troubled and filled with pain, his legend took wings and flew. Beginning with his part in the now famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Denver newspapers first told his story in the late 19th century. They,...
Maigret's World
A Reader's Companion to Simenon's Famous Detective
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Georges Simenon’s 75 novels and 28 short stories that feature Chief Inspector Jules Maigret provide us with a great deal of information about the French police detective—but only in small, episodic doses. As readers become acquainted with Maigret one detail at a time, he slowly takes on a flesh-and-bone...
Contemporary Dance in Cuba
Tecnica Cubana as Revolutionary Movement
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2012
The lens of dance can provide a multifaceted view of the present-day Cuban experience. Cuban contemporary dance, or técnica cubana as it is known throughout Latin America, is a highly evolved hybrid of ballet, North American modern dance, Afro-Cuban tradition, flamenco and Cuban nightclub cabaret....