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The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks

By: Robert Alan Crick

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The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks

By: Robert Alan Crick

Mel Brooks is often regarded as one of Hollywood's funniest men, thanks to such highly successful films as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein. His films do have a tendency to turn out much like the jokes that comprise them--hit-or-miss, one minute shoot-the-moon brilliant and the next minute well short of laughs. This work provides a thorough synopsis and thematic analysis for each of his twelve films along with complete cast and production credits: The Producers (1968), The Twelve Chairs (1970), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Silent Movie (1976), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World--Part 1 (1981), To Be or Not to Be (1983), Spaceballs (1987), Life Stinks (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995).

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270

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McFarland

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1476612285

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9781476612287

Chin Music from a Greyhound

The Confessions of a Civil War Reenactor 1988-2000

By: Robert Talbott

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Chin Music from a Greyhound

The Confessions of a Civil War Reenactor 1988-2000

By: Robert Talbott

Chin music: A nineteenth-century term to describe the act of talking too much, as in babbling. Greyhound: A member of Dickson Stauffers Missouri Foot Cavalry of the early 1980s. This memoir continues the adventures of a middle-aged Missourian who was part of the strange yet fascinating world of Civil War reenacting. In volume 2, Robert tells of a trip to Gettysburg, another movie, the coldest event ever attended, a brief tenure as an officer, a trip to Red River, and a handful of other amusements. As with the previous book, volume 2 is loaded with personal anecdotes and humor.

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297

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AuthorHouse

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1524607843

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9781524607845

Barn Club

A Tale of Forgotten Elm Trees, Traditional Craft and Community Spirit

By: Robert Somerville

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A Tale of Forgotten Elm Trees, Traditional Craft and Community Spirit

By: Robert Somerville

“In today’s ego-techno-centred world, Robert Somerville’s . . . Barn Club approach is a way forward that utilizes local traditions, local materials, and local hands to create a built environment that is more harmonious with the natural world and of course more beautiful.”—Jack A. Sobon, architect, timber framer, and author of Hand Hewn “Somerville knows more about wooden barn construction than almost anyone alive.”—The Telegraph Natural history meets traditional hand craft in this celebration of the elm tree and community spirit. When renowned craftsman Robert Somerville moved to Hertfordshire in southern England, he discovered an unexpected landscape rich with wildlife and elm trees. Nestled within London’s commuter belt, this wooded farmland inspired Somerville, a lifelong woodworker, to revive the ancient tradition of hand-raising barns. Barn Club follows the building of Carley Barn over the course of one year. Volunteers from all walks of life joined Barn Club, inspired to learn this ancient skill of building elm barns by hand, at its own quiet pace and in the company of others, while using timber from the local woods. The tale of the elm tree in its landscape is central to Barn Club. Its natural history, historic importance, and remarkable survival make for a fascinating story. This is a tale of forgotten trees, a local landscape, and an ancient craft. This book includes sixteen pages of color photographs, and black and white line drawings of techniques and traditional timber frame barns feature throughout. Perfect for fans of Norwegian Wood and The Hidden Life of Trees.

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290

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Chelsea Green Publishing

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1603589678

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9781603589673

A Treatise on Steam Boilders

By: Robert Wilson

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A Treatise on Steam Boilders

By: Robert Wilson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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3368823078

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The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks

The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks

Chin Music from a Greyhound

Chin Music from a Greyhound

Barn Club

Barn Club

A Treatise on Steam Boilders

A Treatise on Steam Boilders

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