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James Bond FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Everyone's Favorite Superspy

By: Tom DeMichael

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James Bond FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Everyone's Favorite Superspy

By: Tom DeMichael

A favorite of film followers for 50 years, James Bond is the hero loved by everyone: Men want to be just like him, women just want to be with him. Moviegoers around the world have spent more than $5 billion to watch his adventures across the last five decades. What's not to enjoy about such a glorious multitude of gadgets, gals, grand locations, and grandiose schemes hatched by master villains and megalomaniacs? Now, James Bond FAQ is a book that takes on the iconic cinema franchise that's lasted for so many years. Sometimes serious as SPECTRE, sometimes quirkier than Q, but always informative, this FAQ takes the reader behind-the-scenes, as well as in front of the silver screen. Everyone's included: Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, and Craig; little-known facts about TV's first shot at 007, the same Bond story that was made into two different films; whatever happened to those wonderful cars and gizmos that thrilled everyone; plus much more. It's a book for the casual, as well as hardcore, James Bond fan. James Bond FAQ is filled with biographies, synopses, production stories, and images and illustrations seldom seen in print, leaving little else to be said about the world's favorite secret agent. This book includes a foreword by Eunice Gayson.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1480337862

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Baseball FAQ

All That's Left to Know About America's Pastime

By: Tom DeMichael

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Baseball FAQ

All That's Left to Know About America's Pastime

By: Tom DeMichael

Was Abner Doubleday the architect of baseball? What exactly did it mean to be a “professional” baseball player in the 1870s? What goes on in the front office? What exactly is the Eephus pitch? What are “the tools of ignorance”? Readers will find the answers to these questions – and many others – in the pages of this remarkable baseball reference that's essential reading for fans of the game. Part history book, part instructional guide, and part reference manual, Baseball FAQ covers all the bases – from the rules of the game to the ballparks of yesterday and today, from the minors to the major league, from the stats to the food. This engaging, compulsively readable tome offers baseball fans of all ages a wealth of fun facts and anecdotes on America's favorite pastime, including sections on the All-American Girls Professional Ball League, the Negro Leagues, the basic skills of baseball, baseball in the movies, the scandals, and the Hall of Famers.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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161713659X

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Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

By: Tom DeMichael

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Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

By: Tom DeMichael

Many science fiction movies from the last 40 years have blazed new vistas for viewers. They've reached further into the future, traveled longer into the past, soared deeper into the vastness of the cosmos, and probed more intently inside man's consciousness than any other period of film before. And audiences ate them up, taking four of the top ten spots in all-time ticket sales in America while earning more than $2 billion at the box office. Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ takes a look at the genre's movies from the last 40 years, where the dreams of yesterday and today may become tomorrow's realities. This FAQ travels to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... visits a theme park where DNA-created dinosaurs roam... watches as aliens come to Earth, hunting humans for sport... and much, much more. Filled with biographies, synopses, production stories, and images and illustrations – many seldom seen in print – the book focuses on films that give audiences two hours where they can forget about their troubles, sit back, crunch some popcorn, and visit worlds never before seen... worlds of robots, time travel, aliens, space exploration, and other far-out ideas.

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1495009580

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Rent FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Broadway's Blaze of Glory

By: Tom Rowan

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Rent FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Broadway's Blaze of Glory

By: Tom Rowan

After opening in a small Off-Broadway theater, Rent, a modern adaptation of Puccini's La Bohème, quickly became a worldwide phenomenon with a more zealous and devoted fan base than had any musical in history. Rent FAQ includes biographical info on the musical's brilliant creator, Jonathan Larson, who tragically passed away at age 35 the night before the show began preview performances. Other chapters focus on the creative team and original cast; the development of the script and score from early drafts and workshop performances to the version we know and love today; the movie version, tours, and much more. The section “Rent Cultural Literacy” is a guide to all the titles and real people referenced in the show and the East Village and Alphabet City locations that Rent helped make famous; another chapter provides clues to the characters and tips for anyone thinking about auditioning for the musical, or putting on a production! A final chapter provides a rundown, with numerous photos, of revivals and local productions all over the country, including regional, community, and dinner theaters, and high school and college versions. Rent FAQ is a treasure trove of information, background, and fun facts for the show's devotees as well as anyone who might be lucky enough to be discovering the musical for the first time!

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Rowman & Littlefield

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154000497X

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9781540004970

Song for My Fathers

A New Orleans Story in Black and White

By: Tom Sancton

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Song for My Fathers

A New Orleans Story in Black and White

By: Tom Sancton

Song for My Fathers is the story of a young white boy driven by a consuming passion to learn the music and ways of a group of aging black jazzmen in the twilight years of the segregation era. Contemporaries of Louis Armstrong, most of them had played in local obscurity until Preservation Hall launched a nationwide revival of interest in traditional jazz. They called themselves “the mens.” And they welcomed the young apprentice into their ranks. The boy was introduced into this remarkable fellowship by his father, an eccentric Southern liberal and failed novelist whose powerful articles on race had made him one of the most effective polemicists of the early Civil Rights movement. Nurtured on his father’s belief in racial equality, the aspiring clarinetist embraced the old musicians with a boundless love and admiration. The narrative unfolds against the vivid backdrop of New Orleans in the 1950s and ‘60s. But that magical place is more than decor; it is perhaps the central player, for this story could not have taken place in any other city in the world.

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363

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Other Press, LLC

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1590513894

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Tasmanian Devil

By: Tom DeMichael

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Tasmanian Devil

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Search for the Tasmanian devil and all the other Warner Brothers cartoon characters in this book of detailed drawings.

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Forest House Publishing Company

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1566741262

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Pinky and the Brain

By: Tom DeMichael

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Pinky and the Brain

By: Tom DeMichael

Find Pinky and the Brain and hundreds of other hidden things in these picture puzzles.

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Publications International

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0785316078

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Between the Lines

By: Tom Bass

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Between the Lines

By: Tom Bass

An explanation of the different positions on a football team along with highlights of some NFL players who display exceptional ability at their positions.

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Scholastic Paperbacks

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0439924553

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James Bond FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Everyone's Favorite Superspy

By: Tom DeMichael

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All That's Left to Know About Everyone's Favorite Superspy

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Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

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All That's Left to Know About Time-Travel, Alien, Robot and Out-of-This-World Movies Since 1970

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Baseball FAQ

All That's Left to Know About America's Pastime

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All That's Left to Know About America's Pastime

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Timeless Toys of the 50s and 60s

By: Tom DeMichael

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Timeless Toys of the 50s and 60s

By: Tom DeMichael

TIMELESS TOYS OF THE 50'S AND 60'S is a nostalgic look at simpler times, simpler toys and simpler joys. Filled with full-color photography and well-researched, informative text, TIMELESS TOYS OF THE 50'S AND 60'S is the perfect book for the Baby Boomer Generation to share with their children and grandchildren.

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1936134888

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Our American Presidents

Their Lives & Legacies

By: Tom DeMichael

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Our American Presidents

Their Lives & Legacies

By: Tom DeMichael

Our American Presidents reveals the facts concerning the trials and triumphs of America's Chief Executive Officer.

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193613487X

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The Fascinating Book of History

By: Mark K. Anderson

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The Fascinating Book of History

By: Mark K. Anderson

The Fascinating Book of History, from the much-loved Armchair Digest series, is a lively collection of the most compelling, bizarre, chilling, and hilarious stories from world history. In 304 packed pages, you'll read about an array of stuff that they didn't teach you in school, such as: bull; Elizabeth of Bathroy, the insane Hungarian countess and "real-life vampire" who tortured and killed more than 600 people before authorities locked her up in her own castle bull; Animals dressed up and put on trial for their crimes in the Middle Ages bull; The shortest war ever, a 38-minute face-off between Great Britain and Zanzibar bull; The mysterious Voynich manuscript, a bizarre medieval book filled with indecipherable code, drawings of plants that botanists still haven't identified, and illustrations featuring naked nymphs cavorting around bull; Hatshepsut, the lady pharaoh who ruled Ancient Egypt dressed as a man -- complete with a fake beard Written for the curious mind, The Fascinating Book of History gives you an inside look at hundreds of odd episodes and eccentric figures.

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Westside Publishing

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1412753228

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9781412753227

Tasmanian Devil

By: Tom DeMichael

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Tasmanian Devil

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Search for the Tasmanian devil and all the other Warner Brothers cartoon characters in this book of detailed drawings.

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Pinky and the Brain

By: Tom DeMichael

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Pinky and the Brain

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Find Pinky and the Brain and hundreds of other hidden things in these picture puzzles.

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Book's by Tom Demichael

James Bond FAQ

James Bond FAQ

Baseball FAQ

Baseball FAQ

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

Rent FAQ

Rent FAQ

Song for My Fathers

Song for My Fathers

Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian Devil

Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

James Bond FAQ

James Bond FAQ

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ

Baseball FAQ

Baseball FAQ

Timeless Toys of the 50s and 60s

Timeless Toys of the 50s and 60s

Our American Presidents

Our American Presidents

The Fascinating Book of History

The Fascinating Book of History

Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian Devil

Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain

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