In the Picture: Production Stills from the TCM Archives

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During the golden age of Hollywood studios, set photographers documented film shoots to record key particulars: set arrangements, prop placements, blocking, costumes, and hairstyles. A unique photography book unto itself from the commanding archives of Turner Classic Movies, In the Picture collects 150 of these disarming and fascinating documentary images, imparting the delight of vintage Hollywood as well as a wealth of details for all movie lovers. Stills from beloved classics -- Ben-Hur, Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, and The Wizard of Oz on up to Giant, The Dirty Dozen, and Bullitt -- reveal masterful set compositions and period details as well as images of actors between takes conferring with directors and crew. Capturing beloved movie moments both on- and off-camera from the silent era through the '60s, In the Picture provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood at work.

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Great book of wonderful movies!.......2005-09-19

I loved this book. It has wonderful behind the scene photos of great movies of the classic era. Enjoyed it very much! Thanks.

Classic Film Buff's Delight.......2004-12-06

This is a collection of production stills from the TCM Archives, with an introduction by the charming and knowing host of TCM primetime features, columnist-critic for The Hollywood Reporter, and official biographer of Oscar -- Robert Osborne. Osborne explains the technical reasons for the stills and much film lore. But mostly, and here's where the fun lies, these photos show the very human side of filmmaking. Many of the best are candid moments of film people working, acting, hanging around for the next scene, sulking, laughing or moved by the acting and mugging. My favorites include James Dean looking down at his fingers, sitting on the floor, either lost in method or just bored; tough old John Ford enjoying himself a bit too much 'teaching' Jeffrey Hunter how to embrace young Vera Miles in The Searchers; George Peppard crouched against a fence, a dog in his lap, while Ford points out something to Carroll Baker, who plays Peppard's mother, though 2 years younger than he (How the West Was Won).

There are some sumptuous glamour shots: the Barrymore brothers, in profile naturally, speaking on seeming serious matters outside the Grand Hotel, as a slinky Joan Crawford eyes them suspiciously from the art deco revolving door; Hepburn coyly smiling, leaning into Tracey whose hint of a grin tells all, as director George Stevens, pipe in hand, drinks it in (Woman of the Year); Judy Garland, in a famously glamorous shot against faux clouds, her back arched, decked in sexy black with hat cocked slyly over half her face, her fingers spread and her mouth sumptous red, just bursting to belt (Summer Stock).

There's just so much here, one shouldn't attempt to catalog it all. But....just a few more highlights: Garbo about to speak her first film lines in English (Anna Christie, the highest-grossing film of 1930), director Clarence Brown mesmerized by her "shimmering presence". Gable and Crawford rehearsing in one of their eight films together (Dancing Lady), she kneeling at his feet, and his manly compassion captured as director Robert Z. Leonard watches intently, his fist clenched. Gable insouciantly flinging the roulette wheel as the great cinematographer James Wong Howe and skillful director W.S. Van Dyke, each in his characteristic way, look on (Manhattan Melodrama). A very personal favorite (my first date movie), David Lean's Doctor Zhivago ($200 million gross in 1965), with a shot of the loathsome tuxedoed Rod Steiger character toasting the 17-year-old Lara (Julie Christie), as the notes state, "surrounded by a corps of film artisans", and the final shot of the film, an older Christie alighting from a trolley, to be glimpsed by her lover Zhivago (Omar Sharif), who vainly chases her into nothingness. The most startling shot of all, however, I will not reveal. You should jump a bit when you see it, a part played by the highest paid actor of 1946 directed by the meticulous Delmer Daves. Yes, this book reminds us constantly that filmmaking is business as well as art.

Some wide shots are difficult to see, some a bit out of focus (which is why I give this 4 stars) but remedied with a small magnifying glass, with this coffee table book laid out flat. Osborne's colleagues, no slouches they, contribute absolutely fascinating notes. Any American film buff's delight.

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The bands that rocked the 60s and 70s still resonate today.

The pioneers of 60s rock spoke for an entire generation of young people. Their music and personas reflected the conflicting moods, politics and passions of a turbulent era. Now, a new generation of musicians and fans is discovering the unique sound from that incomparable musical period.

Charge into Flat-Out Rock and step on stage with 10 icons of 60s and 70s rock. Author and musician Mike Tanner puts you in the front row as he chooses a pivotal event in the careers of the greatest rock artists of the era. He tells readers who influenced these classic bands and, in turn, which contemporary bands have drawn on the sounds from that time. Tanner lists each band's best songs and albums, and highlights some of the other great figures who enjoyed popular appeal.

From Jimi Hendrix's burning performance at the Monterey Pop Festival to the Rolling Stones' tragic concert at Altamont, you'll witness the most extraordinary era of recent times. Also profiled:

The Beatles
The Doors
Neil Young, Crosby, Stills and Nash
Janis Joplin
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Led Zeppelin
Bob Dylan
The Who.

With a blend of pulse-pounding storytelling and captivating images, Flat-Out Rock is the perfect introduction for young fans.

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Great '60s Rock (Strum It Guitar)

Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Corporation
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Great '70s Rock (Strum It Guitar)

ASIN: 0634006134

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Features the chords, strum patterns, melody and lyrics for 27 classic rock songs, all in their original keys. Includes: And I Love Her * Crying * Gloria * Good Lovin' * I Fought the Law * Mellow Yellow * Return to Sender * Runaway * Surfin' U.S.A. * The Twist * Twist and Shout * Under the Boardwalk * Wild Thing * and more!

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Great Men of Rock & Roll:60s
Various Cdcoll 4544
Manufacturer: COLLECTABLES RECORDS
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ASIN: 6309008218

Rock almanac: Top twenty American and British singles and albums of the '50s, '60s, and '70s

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Rock almanac: Top twenty American and British singles and albums of the '50s, '60s, and '70s
Stephen Nugent
Manufacturer: Anchor Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006WNIME

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If you have ever wondered why the bookie always wins and you always lose, or how your bookie adjusts point spreads and in which direction, The Book on Bookies is for you. In it, you'll find all the answers you need to come out a winner, no matter what you bet on - football, baseball, horse racing, boxing, golf or any other sport. Go behind the scenes with J.J. to see how a professional sports book is set up and run. Find out all about point spreads, straight bets, half-points, parlays, exactas, teasers, exotics, sweeps money lines - everything you need to know to wager wisely . . . or to become a bookie!

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somewhat revealing.......2006-12-10

The first thing to make clear about this book is that it is meant to cover sports betting from the bookie's side, not the players, and is therefore very definitely NOT about how to make money betting sports. I have no idea what book the reviewers talking about how this made them better gamblers are talking about, unless they mean to say that they quit playing after reading it (a very reasonable course of action).

The second thing is that there are a few technical details on the lines that are inaccurate or out of date. Further, the idea of manually grading 150-200 customers, many of them playing multiple games and non-straight bets, is a joke in the year 2006. Doing this yourself is nuts, giving it to a clerk (who the author assumes will rob him blind given the chance) doesn't seem like an ideal option either.

Finally, the author in trying to come off clever or hip or wise or whatever his attitude is supposed to convey comes off instead as a 24-carat butt hole, with his utter and complete contempt for gamblers (his customers). Despite all admonitions to keep it professional and courteous in treatment of those making him money, his disgust and condescension drips off page after page, eventually becoming quite annoying.

If you are a gambler, the only point in reading this book is as a form of intervention. If you are a bookie, you learn little or nothing. If you are neither, it is an unusual glimpse into the mind of ONE bookie, anyhow. Not many books cover this subject from this angle.

This book is joke........2005-04-05

People buy this book thinking that they will get great advice about how to become a bookie.

What kind of advice you get? None, unless you consider advice not to take the phone calls at your home, or how to fill a piece of paper with the information. It seems that this guy have not heard of spredsheets.

Anyway, the worst of all, is that he tells you basically that you should not worry because people only take favorites and you will make tons of money because underdogs are not taken into account by the bettor.

I agree that in certain sports like football there is a bias towards favorites, but if you take the data the underdog cover about 52% (or the favorite 48% ATS). This guy talks like 90% of the people bets on the favorite. But even if that it is the case, if the remaining 10% are wiseguys with a huge bankroll your days as a bookie will be counted.

By the way, unless you lived outside the US, his advice not only could make lose money but you could end up in jail!

Do not waste your money on this.

Out of date and inaccurate.......2004-01-10

"The Book on Bookies" is a manual on how to run a sports book in America. It must be noted that such an enterprise is illegal and carries various risk. The book constantly mentions large tax free income which adds tax evasion to your list of criminal activities.

My biggest gripe with the book is its deviation from factual and useful content. The "basics" chapter is riddled with glaring deficiencies - here are a few that I noted

(a) Book: there are no winning gamblers - truth: there are few winning gamblers, but the few winners can really hurt the bottom line
(b) Book: you cannot specify pitchers in baseball - truth: the standard way to book baseball is to offer listed pitchers
(c) Book: Dime line baseball is booked at -110 a side - truth: dime line baseball is booked at -105 a side
(d) Book: Soccer is booked without totals - truth: soccer is booked with totals, 2.5 being the most common number
(e) Book: Nascar is an easy money spinner - truth: Nascar is a sport where the lines are weak and the "wiseguys" can eat you alive
(f) Book: The "field" bet never wins in golf - truth: "No name" golfers are beginning to proliferate the winner's list at PGA and European golf tournaments

Aside from the factual inaccuracies, the book simply doesn't mention many of the important developments that have taken place in the bookmaking world. Important terms such as "beard", "middle" and "steam" are only mentioned in the glossary. Each term quite possibly deserves a chapter of its own. Finally, there is no mention of the ubiquitous "Don Best" screen, which governs the betting line from Vegas to the Caribbean. The way the author describes grading the wagers manually is almost comical.

The lack of professional writing skill is evident and the only thing that kept me reading to the end was the author's quirky sense of humour. My favourite line in the book is when he casually mentions "If you are going to be hiring someone to work with you in this business, you must...accept that at some time, he will probably steal from you". Although the author has a number of character flaws, this nonchalant attitude is something we could all use at times.

In summary I really cannot recommend this book to gamblers and especially not to anyone thinking of becoming a bookmaker!

A glimpse into the secret world of bookies.......2002-09-12

This book makes for fascinating reading, and as far as I know is the only book of its kind, thoroughly explaining how a sports book is set up and run. It's written in an interesting, story-telling style that will hold your attention. You don't have to be a sports junkie to read this book; if you've ever bet on a game or wondered how bookies get rich, check it out.

Bankroll?.......2002-02-22

This book was a joy to read. Books on this subject are hard to find...but this one is worth the wait. The only advice that isn't included is how much bank one would need to go into business. Informative, good read, easy to understand and very well organized.

The Book on Bookies (An Inside Look at a Successful Sports Gambling Operation)

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The Book on Bookies (An Inside Look at a Successful Sports Gambling Operation)

Manufacturer: Paladin Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000BSZ83U

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Between the pages of this hot new book, you'll find all the answers you need to put the odds in your favor for a change. Never before has a book given you the exciting behind the scenes perspective of being in the bookie's office in the minutes just before the game begins, as the telephone rings, and the bookie and his clerks scribble furiously to get all the action down. You will be taken step by step from the slow days of summer through the high stake hours of Super Bowl sunday to the super charged opening weekend of March Madness. The author, a retired bookie, reveals every aspect of a bookmaker's operation: setting up shop, finding customers, taking action, grading the homework, and collecting money you are owed. Find out how successful bookies make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare: The Story of the American Aerospace Industry

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Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare: The Story of the American Aerospace Industry
Wayne Biddle
Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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ASIN: 0801868289

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A 1991 New York Times Notable Book of the Year

This panoramic history of the rise of the American aerospace industry traces the careers of the men whose names became synonymous with today's military-industrial complex: Glenn Martin of Martin Marietta, Donald Douglas of McDonnell Douglas, Jack Northrop of Northrop, and Allan and Malcolm Loughead of Lockheed. Weaving together institutional history and individual biography, Wayne Biddle depicts the years of uncertainty after World War I, the bonanza of World War II, and the cutthroat postwar market. Unlike the automobile industry, the aircraft industry could never be sustained by the middle-class consumer economy, and these legendary founders had to depend on the federal government to keep their companies aloft. Barons of the Sky tells a thrilling story of obsessed men who, chasing their dreams of flight and success, created the modern aerospace weapons industry.

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Good story telling but biased.......2005-07-31

The author does a good job telling the story of the rise of the aeronautics industry. However, his narrative is marred by gratuitous and unsupported swipes at Reagan-era programs like the B-2, which he characterizes -- along with Northrop's YB-49 flying wings -- as one of the "technological grotesqueries" of the 20th century.

Great new edition.......2002-01-31

This comprehensive, non-heroworshipping history of the American aviation/weapons business unfortunately slipped out of print for a few years, but is now available again from Johns Hopkins with a new preface. It is still unparalleled for telling the story of a pivotal industry without being stupified either by government secrecy or corporate obfuscation. A must-read for anyone interested in "defense" issues.

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A valuable antidote to hagiographic histories of aviation

Barons of the Sky
Wayne Biddle
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0671667262

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A valuable antidote to hagiographic histories of aviation.......1998-08-23

A New York Times "Notable Book of the Year" in 1991, "Barons of the Sky" was lauded as "timely history of Americans living in an era of ninety-five-billion-dollar contracts for fighter planes" by Thomas P. Hughes in the New York Times Book Review and "thoroughly researched and admirably written" by Gregg Herken in the Washington Post Book World. It is a valuable antidote to myriad hagiographic accounts of the development of American aviation.

The Years of the Sky Kings The Story of the Planes of World War I and the Men Who Flew Them - Baron Von Richthofen, Rene Fonck, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Albert Ball

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The Years of the Sky Kings The Story of the Planes of World War I and the Men Who Flew Them - Baron Von Richthofen, Rene Fonck, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Albert Ball
Arch Whitehouse
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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The Sky Barons
Neville Clarke , and Edwin Riddell
Manufacturer: Methuen Publishing Ltd
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A sermon, preached at the parish church of Brill, on 29th April, 1866, the Sunday morning after the decease of the Rev. J.S. Baron, M.A. who for 52 years ... of the parishes of Brill and Boarstall

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A sermon, preached at the parish church of Brill, on 29th April, 1866, the Sunday morning after the decease of the Rev. J.S. Baron, M.A. who for 52 years ... of the parishes of Brill and Boarstall
J. Skies Sawbridge
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