Author: Barry Monush
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781557835512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
(Applause Books). For decades, Screen World has been the film professional's, as well as the film buff's, favorite and indispensable annual screen resource, full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library. In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the earliest silent screen stars Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks to the mid-1960s, when the old studio and star systems came crashing down. Each listing includes: a brief biography, photos from the famed Screen World archives, with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed, entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions good or bad! In addition to every major player, Monush includes the legions of unjustly neglected troupers of yesteryear. The result is a rarity: an invaluable reference tool that's as much fun to read as a scandal sheet. It pulsates with all the scandal, glamour, oddity and glory that was the lifeblood of its subjects. Contains over 1,000 photos!
Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965
Author: Barry Monush
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781557835512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
(Applause Books). For decades, Screen World has been the film professional's, as well as the film buff's, favorite and indispensable annual screen resource, full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library. In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the earliest silent screen stars Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks to the mid-1960s, when the old studio and star systems came crashing down. Each listing includes: a brief biography, photos from the famed Screen World archives, with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed, entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions good or bad! In addition to every major player, Monush includes the legions of unjustly neglected troupers of yesteryear. The result is a rarity: an invaluable reference tool that's as much fun to read as a scandal sheet. It pulsates with all the scandal, glamour, oddity and glory that was the lifeblood of its subjects. Contains over 1,000 photos!
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781557835512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
(Applause Books). For decades, Screen World has been the film professional's, as well as the film buff's, favorite and indispensable annual screen resource, full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library. In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the earliest silent screen stars Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks to the mid-1960s, when the old studio and star systems came crashing down. Each listing includes: a brief biography, photos from the famed Screen World archives, with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed, entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions good or bad! In addition to every major player, Monush includes the legions of unjustly neglected troupers of yesteryear. The result is a rarity: an invaluable reference tool that's as much fun to read as a scandal sheet. It pulsates with all the scandal, glamour, oddity and glory that was the lifeblood of its subjects. Contains over 1,000 photos!
Carleton Watkins
Author: Carleton E. Watkins
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060058
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
This is an opulently illustrated catalogue of the entire remaining mammoth photographs of Carleton Watkins (1829-1916). The work will contribute not only to a fuller understanding of this pioneering photographer but also portray the barely explored frontier in its final moments of pristine beauty.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060058
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
This is an opulently illustrated catalogue of the entire remaining mammoth photographs of Carleton Watkins (1829-1916). The work will contribute not only to a fuller understanding of this pioneering photographer but also portray the barely explored frontier in its final moments of pristine beauty.
The Cat's Eye
Author: Marian J. A. Jackson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595193943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Encouraged by Miss Danforth's decision to become the world's first female consulting detective, her chaperone, Maude Cunningham, begs Abigail to find the killer who gunned down her beloved fiancé on the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown. Eager to help her friend and to tackle a new and challenging case, Abigail recalls the advice of her mentor, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and begins the process of logical detection, unaware that sinister forces, desperate to stop her, are already watching her and anticipating her every move. Disguised as a gentleman, with the young writer Jack London as her guide, Miss Danforth leaves the safety of her wealthy hostess's Nob Hill mansion to interview the sleazy denizens of the Barbary Coast, determined to solve the crime by unveiling the secrets hidden in The Cat's Eye.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595193943
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Encouraged by Miss Danforth's decision to become the world's first female consulting detective, her chaperone, Maude Cunningham, begs Abigail to find the killer who gunned down her beloved fiancé on the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown. Eager to help her friend and to tackle a new and challenging case, Abigail recalls the advice of her mentor, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and begins the process of logical detection, unaware that sinister forces, desperate to stop her, are already watching her and anticipating her every move. Disguised as a gentleman, with the young writer Jack London as her guide, Miss Danforth leaves the safety of her wealthy hostess's Nob Hill mansion to interview the sleazy denizens of the Barbary Coast, determined to solve the crime by unveiling the secrets hidden in The Cat's Eye.
Catlantis
Author: Anna Starobinets
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 168137000X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Baguette, a seemingly ordinary house cat, is a descendant of the magic Catlanteans who lived long ago in peace and happiness on the island of Catlantis. When he falls in love with the seductive alley cat Purriana, she insists Baguette accomplish a heroic feat before she’ll agree to marriage. They pay a visit to the oracle, Purriana’s great-great grandmother, who reveals to the surprised Baguette the secret of his bloodline and the special inheritance of all ginger descendants of the Catlanteans: the ability to time travel. She relates the cat-astrophe that befell Baguette’s ancestors when Catlantis was struck by storms and sank to the bottom of the Catlantic Ocean. Now Baguette must travel into the past in order to bring back the Catlantic flowers that will grant every cat nine lives. All the cats of the world have been awaiting his deed, but can Baguette, a lovesick tabby, fulfill the prophecy?
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 168137000X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Baguette, a seemingly ordinary house cat, is a descendant of the magic Catlanteans who lived long ago in peace and happiness on the island of Catlantis. When he falls in love with the seductive alley cat Purriana, she insists Baguette accomplish a heroic feat before she’ll agree to marriage. They pay a visit to the oracle, Purriana’s great-great grandmother, who reveals to the surprised Baguette the secret of his bloodline and the special inheritance of all ginger descendants of the Catlanteans: the ability to time travel. She relates the cat-astrophe that befell Baguette’s ancestors when Catlantis was struck by storms and sank to the bottom of the Catlantic Ocean. Now Baguette must travel into the past in order to bring back the Catlantic flowers that will grant every cat nine lives. All the cats of the world have been awaiting his deed, but can Baguette, a lovesick tabby, fulfill the prophecy?
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Author: Mark Bittner
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 030742247X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is the inspiring story of how one man found his life’s work—and true love—among a gang of wild parrots roosting in one of America’s most picturesque urban settings. Mark Bittner was down on his luck. He’d gone to San Francisco at the age of twenty-one to take a stab at a music career, but he hadn’t had much success. After many years as an odd-jobber in the area, he accepted work as a housekeeper for an elderly woman. The gig came with a rent-free studio apartment on the city’s famed Telegraph Hill, which had somehow become home to a flock of brilliantly colored wild parrots. In this unforgettable story, Bittner recounts how he became fascinated by the birds and made up his mind to get to know them and gain their trust. He succeeds to such a degree that he becomes the local wild parrot expert and a tourist attraction. People can’t help gawking at the man who, during daily feedings, stands with parrots perched along both arms and atop his head. When a documentary filmmaker comes along to capture the phenomenon on film, the story takes a surprising turn, and Bittner’s life truly takes flight.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 030742247X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is the inspiring story of how one man found his life’s work—and true love—among a gang of wild parrots roosting in one of America’s most picturesque urban settings. Mark Bittner was down on his luck. He’d gone to San Francisco at the age of twenty-one to take a stab at a music career, but he hadn’t had much success. After many years as an odd-jobber in the area, he accepted work as a housekeeper for an elderly woman. The gig came with a rent-free studio apartment on the city’s famed Telegraph Hill, which had somehow become home to a flock of brilliantly colored wild parrots. In this unforgettable story, Bittner recounts how he became fascinated by the birds and made up his mind to get to know them and gain their trust. He succeeds to such a degree that he becomes the local wild parrot expert and a tourist attraction. People can’t help gawking at the man who, during daily feedings, stands with parrots perched along both arms and atop his head. When a documentary filmmaker comes along to capture the phenomenon on film, the story takes a surprising turn, and Bittner’s life truly takes flight.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Author: Hiro Arikawa
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451491343
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A book that “speak[s] volumes about our need for connection—human, feline or otherwise” (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy—the perfect gift for cat lovers and travellers! We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts... An instant international bestseller and indie bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru's longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe... With his crooked tail—a sign of good fortune—and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love. On New York Post's Required Reading List
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451491343
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A book that “speak[s] volumes about our need for connection—human, feline or otherwise” (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy—the perfect gift for cat lovers and travellers! We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts... An instant international bestseller and indie bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru's longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe... With his crooked tail—a sign of good fortune—and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love. On New York Post's Required Reading List
On Her Own
Author: Milly Bennett
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9781563241826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This autobiography of Bennett, which includes her experiences in the Chinese revolution and the Spanish Civil War, contributes details of a period of great instability, while exploring the sensitive topic of the involvement of foreigners in the internal politics of China
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9781563241826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This autobiography of Bennett, which includes her experiences in the Chinese revolution and the Spanish Civil War, contributes details of a period of great instability, while exploring the sensitive topic of the involvement of foreigners in the internal politics of China
The Complete Guide to Understanding & Caring for Your Cat
Author: Carole C. Wilbourn
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402706363
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Cat therapist Carole Wilbourn spends her life helping owners understand their feline s day to day needs, so that human and animal can relate in a way that promotes the well-being of both. Drawing on Wilbourn s years of experience, "The Complete Guide to Understanding & Caring for Your Cat" presents her methods for treating the total cat, and nurturing it emotionally, behaviorally, and physically. Each chapter deals with an aspect of cat behavior and health in an easy-to-follow and accessible question and answer format, including Exercise and the Great Outdoors, Claws vs. Furniture, Emotions, and Choice and Introduction of a Companion for Your Cat. From grooming to litter box problems, this guide covers just about any concern or situation that might arise."
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402706363
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Cat therapist Carole Wilbourn spends her life helping owners understand their feline s day to day needs, so that human and animal can relate in a way that promotes the well-being of both. Drawing on Wilbourn s years of experience, "The Complete Guide to Understanding & Caring for Your Cat" presents her methods for treating the total cat, and nurturing it emotionally, behaviorally, and physically. Each chapter deals with an aspect of cat behavior and health in an easy-to-follow and accessible question and answer format, including Exercise and the Great Outdoors, Claws vs. Furniture, Emotions, and Choice and Introduction of a Companion for Your Cat. From grooming to litter box problems, this guide covers just about any concern or situation that might arise."
Something about the Author
Author: Joyce Nakamura
Publisher: Something about the Author Aut
ISBN: 9780810344624
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A collection of autobiographical essays written by prominent authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.
Publisher: Something about the Author Aut
ISBN: 9780810344624
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A collection of autobiographical essays written by prominent authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.
Wilson's World
Author: Edith Thacher Hurd
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Wilson's painting of the world gets so cluttered with people and machines, he has to begin again. Grades 2-4.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Wilson's painting of the world gets so cluttered with people and machines, he has to begin again. Grades 2-4.