Mcfarland: 2486 books
Joining the United States Marine Corps
A Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
This book is for the teenager or young adult who is interested in enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. It will walk him or her through the enlistment and recruit training process: making the decision to join, talking to recruiters, getting qualified, preparing for basic training, and learning...
Diane Keaton: Artist and Icon
Artist and Icon
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2001
In the past 30 years, Diane Keaton has been an actress, a director and a photographer. This work begins with her early years in California, but the primary focus is on her film career from the 1970s through the present. The author examines Keaton's image as star and public figure, drawing on information...
Television Specials
5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed.
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
This is a complete revision of the author's 1993 McFarland book Television Specials that not only updates entries contained within that edition, but adds numerous programs not previously covered, including beauty pageants, parades, awards programs, Broadway and opera adaptations, musicals produced...
Gene Tierney: A Biography
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2005
Called the most beautiful woman in movie history, Gene Tierney starred in a number of 1940s classics, including Laura, Leave Her to Heaven and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Her on-screen presence and ability to transform into a variety of characters made her a film legend. Her personal life was a whirlwind...
by John W. Flores
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
At the age of 21, Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez was killed during the Tet Offensive in Hue City, Vietnam. For his actions defending his platoon that day, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Later, in 1996, in honor of his actions a U.S. Navy warship, the USS Gonzalez, was named after him....
Edward J. Steptoe and the Indian Wars
Life on the Frontier, 1815-1865
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Steptoe’s escape from encirclement by 1,000 Northern Plateau Indians in 1858 is a familiar story from the Indian Wars. Yet the details of the Battle of Pine Creek (or Tohotonimme) and its aftermath remain subjects of debate. Outnumbered six to one, Steptoe’s 164 troops...
High School Journalism: A Practical Guide
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2007
High school journalists share the same objectives as professional reporters--finding the story, writing the story, and packaging the story so that it appeals to an audience. Understanding how to best accomplish these objectives is key to the student on the newspaper, yearbook or Web site staff, but...
Clark Gable, in Pictures
Candid Images of the Actor's Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
From the very beginning of Clark Gable’s screen career, the life of the glamorous film star came under the scrutiny of the camera. While audiences are familiar with the public Gable as seen through the studio lens, the private Gable as seen in photos taken by members of the public, friends, and...
Resting Places
The Burial Sites of Over 7,000 Famous Persons
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2001
This massive and broad-ranging reference work alphabetically lists over 7,000 well-known people from film, theater, radio and television as well as all varieties of music, sports, history, government, crime and popular culture. Each entry provides birth and death dates, a concise summary of the subject's...
Spring Training Handbook
A Comprehensive Guide to the Ballparks of the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2004
Though it has changed some in recent years, spring training continues to be a time of renewal for baseball. Teams and fans, many from the snowy climes of the North, descend on Florida and Arizona to begin preparing for what they are sure will be a trip to the World Series. With the pace of the game a...
Eurogames
The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
While board games can appear almost primitive in the digital age, eurogames--also known as German-style board games--have increased in popularity nearly concurrently with the rise of video games. Eurogames have simple rules and short playing times and emphasize strategy over luck and conflict. This...
The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan: The Defense of the Netherlands East Indies, 1941-1942
The Defense of the Netherlands East Indies, 1941-1942
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2006
December 7, 1941, opened up a new theater of war in the Pacific and a new threat for what was then the Netherlands East Indies. The Dutch, with their Naval Air Force or Marine Luchtvaart Dienst (MLD), made a significant--and often overlooked--contribution to the Allied effort. With their 175 aircraft,...
Stanley Kubrick
Essays on His Films and Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Seventeen essays examine the career and films of director Stanley Kubrick from a variety of perspectives. Part I focuses on his early career, including his first newsreels, his photography for Look magazine, and his earliest films (Fear and Desire, Killer’s Kiss). Part II examines his major or most...
Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed
Anguish, God and Existentialism
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
This new textbook is an abridgment of the author’s earlier Woody Allen’s Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films (McFarland, 1997; “invaluable”—Choice.) Five main topics are explored: the desire of many of his characters to ground their lives in traditional ethical values...