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Beatrice Beecham's Fearsome Feast
Published in Paperback by Lulu.com (2007-02-07)
Author: Dave Jeffery
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A Laugh Out Loud Funny and Clever Mystery
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-09-03
"Giddy Goodness", as wise Aunt Maude would say! This is an entertaining story as I will say.

This is the second work I've read by Dave Jeffery. Whether you read his novel "Finding Jericho", which delivers an educational and serious message or whether reading his more light-hearted work as with "Beatrice Beecham's Fearsome Feast", he tells his stories with a unique whimsical style. I have yet to get through his novels without laughing out loud at least ten times not including chuckles and smiles in between.

In "Beatrice Beecham's Fearsome Feast", Beatrice and her family move to a small and cliquish coastal town called Dorsal Finn due to her father's job loss. There, they will live with Beatrice's seventy-seven year old and very wise Aunt Maude to help with her Chocolate Emporium.

Beatrice dreads the move but finds unexpected acceptance there with her new found friends the "Newshounds." Together, with Beatrice being the leader, they embark with two hundred year old clues to uncover secrets surrounding the sunken "Charlotte Elizabeth." From there the reader is lead on a journey of clues; I guessed the answers to some of them ahead of time and other times I didn't but the pointing path kept me enthralled throughout the story.

Beatrice is exceptionally intelligent, inquisitive, and forthright. She is also respectful of her family which is a refreshing attribute for a twelve year old protagonist. She is also a skilled cook which leads her to the fearsome feast.

The author, Dave Jeffery, is a gifted story-teller who knows how to develop sensible and quirky characters that we can laugh at without making fun of. The town librarian and historian, Agnes, comes to mind. She has a botched hearing aid and Jeffrey takes her dilemma into a wave of laughter for the reader. You will understand the "wave" pun when you meet Agnes in the story.

I liked this story. It is not only for young adults but for readers of all ages.

I was impressed that there was not one profane word throughout the story. The characters all had sometime to add and did so without vulgar enhancement. The author's clever wit shines to the last page. You have another winner, Mr. Jeffrey. I give "Beatrice Beecham's Fearsome Feast" five solid stars.

Kathy Flanary Nelson

Simply Delicious!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-17
Like a culinary masterpiece, I found Beatrice Beecham's Fearsome Feast to be extremely palatable indeed. The riddle-solving reminded me of the Three Investigators, while the exploration of secret passages was reminiscent of the Famous Five. And Aunt Maud's house, with its assortment of peculiar rooms, provided a pinch of Roald Dahl.

The story was exciting and certainly kept me gripped. I also greatly enjoyed the imaginary conversations that Beatrice had with Jamie Oliver and some of the other well-known British celebrity chefs. This is despite the fact that I'm not particularly into the cooking show genre or a big follower of any of those guys. The various plotlines (like the Fearsome Feast competition and the mystery of the Charlotte Elizabeth) were cleverly interweaved. Apart from the story, the characters are also engaging, especially Beatrice herself. The secondary characters are also quite well developed.

One of the few down sides for me was that the Epilogue was rather unsatisfactory and made the ending feel slightly untidy. On the whole, I prefer books to end with a sense of proper closure, although there should certainly be some scope for creating anticipation for the next book in a series. Speaking of which, I look forward to sampling Beatrice Beecham's Fete of Fate, which has just come out.

The other thing that bothered me was the somewhat high number of typos, which were a little bit distracting. But I'm sure a good copy-editor can fix that. ;-)

All in all, I found this book to be simply delicious and recommend that everyone put it on their reading menu! Pukka! :-)

A Great Read
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-24
This is a great book. Beatrice moves to the coast with her mom, dad, and little brother after her father loses his job. While there her mother's friend, Aunt Maud, gives her an old cookbook. From there the adventure begins. With her new found friends and her active imagination involving famous cooks, she sets off on a mystery that involves a past shipwreck, an interesting cooking contest, and many more twists and turns. This book is filled with colorful characters (you'll especially love Aunt Maud), a great adventure, and a surprise ending. I can't wait for more books from this author.

A romping adventure!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-21
When 12-year-old Beatrice Beecham is given an old cookbook that completely comes apart when it falls off her bed, she finds hidden treasures that whisk her and her friends into a dangerous mystery. The oldest and richest family in Dorsal Finn has a murderous secret, and the most powerful people in town are helping them keep it. With the help of adventurous friends and a quick-thinking librarian, Beatrice develops a theory, but the only way to prove her suspicions is to enter the Fearsome Feast contest and win an overnight stay at the mansion.

Can she do it? Not without a bounty of close calls, perilous consequences, and finding the right time and place to use her cookbook treasures, clues from a desperate matriarch long dead.

Beatrice Beecham is delightful, scrappy, and the most exciting thing that has happened in Dorsal Finn for a long time. Dave Jeffery has created a tale that's intelligent and fun from start to finish, and full of surprises. This is one romping adventure!

Fills the coal scuttle
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-04-10
What a wondrous beginning (after the dreadfully amateurish cover)! There's an exhilarating account of an ancient ship wreck, then we flash forward as an eccentric father who's lost his job, his wife, a younger brother absorbed in sci-fi technology and the brainy narrator who hears voices of--this is too brilliant for words--popular TV chefs make their way to the house of a strange aunt in the costal village of Dorsal Finn. This combination of traditional bedtime-story elements and contemporary references to cell phones, I-Pods, Star Wars and Harry Potter will make children (7 through early teens), their parents and even grandparents feel comfortably at home.

But there's adventure afoot: treasure with anagram clues, villains (including the notorious Chorley brothers), reenactment of an historic masque (shades of Edgar Allan Poe), a past murder uncovered and, last but not least, the "fearsome feast" in which entrants concoct hideous entrees (the one that can't be eaten by the notorious Vladimir Karlof wins). "A tale's not worth tellin' if it's not told right!" proclaims Aunt Maud. And this one abounds in treasures of its own. For example, the Aunt's little comments "...she's as reliable as a one handed alarm clock" and unobtrusive bits of psychological insight-- when Beatrice feels like a stranger in her new bedroom, Aunt Maud tells her about her own experience as a child in a strange bedroom when she was transported into the country during the bombing of London during World War II, "But I think the real reason I didn't want it to be mine. I was scared that if I accepted it then I would never see the world I knew ever again."

There are four very short surreal chapters from a second person point of view that may be confusing to young readers since we don't know who the "you" is and the cinematic ending seems unnecessarily complicated to me. But overall this is a great feast with course after course of satisfying dishes. It is the book as treasure hunt. Or like Aunt Maud would say, a story that "fills the coal scuttle."

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Best Picture's Movie Posters (The Illustrated History of Movies Through Posters Series, Vol. 8)
Published in Hardcover by Bruce Hershenson (1999-03)
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A Pictorial Reference
Helpful Votes: 13 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-27
Most Oscar-related books offer only limited pictures and focus on winners, not also rans. This excellent reference volume corrects those two oversights. It is filled with pictures representing the best of Hollywood--all contenders for Oscar's Best Picture are featured with a movie poster representation. Includes some rarely seen poster art, foreign posters, and multiple sized images. Excellent reference and enjoyable volume to pick up over and over.

A must-have "sequel" to the five-star "original!"
Helpful Votes: 14 out of 14 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-19
A must-have volume for any cine-buff and film historian! This book, along with its companion first volume, "Academy Award Winners' Movie Posters" is part of movie poster maven Bruce Hershenson's exhaustive multi-volume series of books highlighting the history and beauty of what much of mainstream America has only in the last ten years begun to recognize. And that is movie posters are a "popular art" form that can stand proudly next to all other styles of art from gothic to modern, from expressionist to impressionist. Great film art borrows from all of these styles and this volume, which focuses only on posters associated with Academy Award-nominated films, illustrates innumerable examples. A fine book for any collector (get the hardcover edition if you can, it's harder to find; if Amazon doesn't have it, it's available from Mr. Hershenson directly at mail@brucehershenson.com)!

A Wonderful Pictoral History of Film Greats
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-01-11
All of Bruce's books are full of wonderful images, but this one offers something extra - a history of ALL the films nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award. If you are a film buff, or you just like beautiful images you will love this book. Every year since the inception of the awards is listed and each nominee is displayed in brilliant color. A wonderful refrence source.

A treasure-trove of poster art and American popular history.
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-08
This beautiful collection of colorful poster art provides a history of Hollywood and American popular culture in a volume that's a delight to leaf through. As with all of Bruce Hershenson's poster books, this one is a tremendous value!

Another fine collection!
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-09
Like all of Mr Hershenson's books of film posters, this one is full of great reproductions of classic film posters. Movie poster collecting is both popular hobby and big business. For dealers and collectors alike, Mr Hershenon's books give all those interested in the hobby and business of movie poster collecting a ready-reference to images of great film posters for great and sometimes not-so-great films.

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Boy A: Movie Tie-in Edition
Published in Paperback by Serpent's Tail (2008-06-01)
Author: Jonathan Trigell
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An example how evil threads through the fabric of individual lives
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-08-11
Easy to read in spite of some horrible graphic images. Boy A's story exemplifies the harm that parents create for their children when they don't like themselves or don't love each other. Little sins, like little pebbles in a quiet lake making widening circles, become greater sins. Finishing the story led me to think maybe little sins should be dealt with instead of being waved away with a permissive hand.

Superb debut novel
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-14
I couldn't put this book down. Loosely based on the real life James Bulger murder (which was, dare I say it, even more horrific than the crime Boy A has committed) it is both harrowing and thought provoking, and I found myself feeling optimistic for Jack at the end.

Moving and thought provoking
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-01
Jack at twenty four years old has just been released from prison, he is in the company of Terry, his long assigned care officer, ahead he has a new life invented for him; only the name Jack did he choose for himself. But can he make a success of it? He has grown up in juvenile institutions having committee as a child, along with an accomplice, an horrendous crime. All seems to go well, he has work, makes good friends, even a girlfriend who loves him; yet he finds it a struggle to live as this invented person, and of course there are those, including the tabloid press, who cannot forget what happened in the past.

By introducing us to Jack as a young man before we know the extent of his crime, it is easy to accept him without judgement, and he comes across as a friendly, slightly naïve, but very likeable young guy. As we learn more about his unhappy upbringing, for we jump back and forth in time chapter by chapter, we are even more endeared to him. Having so endeared Jack to us, what subsequently transpires is all the more involving, for our heart goes out to the youngster and especially when everything appears to be falling apart for him.

The other characters are well drawn and very believable, including Terry, his devoted carer, his fun loving friends and workmates, and his attractive and slightly voluptuous girlfriend.

Jonathan Trigell writes eminently readable prose which captures just the right intimate mood. It is a thought provoking, cleverly yet subtly constructed story, with a touch of irony, and great humanity. Boy A is heart rending tale that could as easily be fact as fiction, and all the more moving for that.

New York Times, August 14 2005
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-15
Sometimes the new worlds revealed in small-press crime stories are those other writers hesitate to enter. BOY A (Serpent's Tail, paper, $14), a shocker of a first novel by Jonathan Trigell, is the unnerving account of a young man (''Jack's his name. He chose it himself'') who has been released from prison after years of confinement for a crime so hideous the tabloids named him the ''Evilest Boy in Britain.'' Although it's told with extraordinary restraint, the story of Jack's life unfolds with a gathering horror that invites as much compassion as revulsion and leaves the reader (this one, anyway) in need of air.

strong character study
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-03
In Luton, England Boy A and Boy B were convicted of murdering a young girl Angela Milton. Being teens there names were suppressed and their sentence relatively short for the heinous crime they committed.

A decade later Boy A is freed and uses Jack Burridge as his new name; a fight in the bar gives him the nickname "Bruiser". His probation officer Uncle Terry arranges a place to live for Jack and finds the young man a job as a map reader. As Boy A, Jack learned how to survive brutal incarceration by fitting in and being amiable with everyone. He is doing well until he begins an affair with a woman at work at the same time the media announces Boy A is free to kill again.

Although the alphabetizing of each subsequent chapter is gimmicky, it works as it accentuates the dilemma of society dealing with violent youths committing crimes. Jack is a fascinating character as he knows he will be insecure for the rest of his life looking back at who will point the finger at Boy A. Readers will see how he got to the situation he is in as Jonathan Trigell takes the audience back through the lead character's life that led to his joining Boy B to commit a homicide. Jack knows first hand that society pretends to rehab convicts, but expects revenge any moment. Fans will appreciate this strong character study of a young man who has no future, lives to barely survive the present, and cannot forget the past as no one (including himself) will ever let that occur.

Harriet Klausner

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Bye-Bye, Pacifier (Golden Naptime Tale)
Published in Board book by Golden Books (1992-02-01)
Authors: Louise Gikow and Tom Cooke
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No more Pacifier!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-03
This book helped my daughter get ready to say "bye bye" to her
pacifier. She still likes to read the book even now that the pacifier is gone.

My daughter tossed her binky after 2 weeks with this book!
Helpful Votes: 17 out of 17 total.
Review Date: 2001-06-04
I bought my daughter this book two weeks ago. She is two months shy of 3 years old. She has always been tremendously comforted by her binky. We have been limiting her binky use to naps and bedtime and extreme distress for quite a while now, but have been anxious for her to get rid of it. After a week of reading this book, she turned to me and said, "I'm not ready, Mommy." I told her she'd be ready one day. One week later, yesterday morning, she woke up saying, "Mommy, I'm ready to say Bye Bye Binky!" I am convinced it's because of this book. I asked her what she wanted to do with the binky and she said "Throw it in the trash." And that she did. She was aware that Baby Miss Piggy doesn't throw hers in the trash, but we kind of glossed over that part. My daughter appreciated that the first time Nanny suggests that Baby Piggy is too old for the pacifier, she said she still wanted it and did get it back. I think it helps, too, that the book has a part where Baby Piggy says she feels kind of silly because her friends don't use a pacifier anymore. I know my daughter gave up her binky on her own two months ago at preschool for that very reason. At first I thought this book would be too babyish for my daughter, but it clearly wasn't.

A Big Help From The Library
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-11-06
Baby Piggy loves her pacifier. She uses it every day. Then, one day, her baby-sitter asks her if she can play without it. Piggy tries to play without it for a few minutes, but she gets upset, so her baby-sitter gives it back. Until one day, Piggy realizes that none of her friends use a pacifier. From that day on, Piggy gave up her pacifier and her baby-sitter took it away. I got this book from our old local library and it helped my sister to say bye-bye to her pacifier.

A big help from Santa
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-13
Santa sent this book to my son when he was three and still using his pacifier. When I read this cute book to my son that Santa sent, he imediatly threw away his pacie and never said anything about it again. I believe he made this decission because the book came from Santa. It was signed in the back of the book, " Dear Tony , you are a big boy now and it is time to say Bye Bye to your pacifier, Love, Santa Clause. Thanks Santa, for a wonderful book that helped solve a little problem.

A big help from Santa
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-13
Santa sent this book to my son when he was three and still using his pacifier. When I read this cute book to my son that Santa sent, he imediatly threw away his pacie and never said anything about it again. I believe he made this decission because the book came from Santa. Thanks Santa, for a wonderful book that helped solve a little problem.

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Cinema Nirvana: Enlightenment Lessons from the Movies
Published in Paperback by Three Rivers Press (2005-02-22)
Author: Dean Sluyter
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A Jokester Sage at the Movies
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-18
After searching through the Spirituality section of my local Barnes & Noble, I finally found this book shelved under Film, keeping company with the Marilyn bios and Leonard Maltin guides. That sort of makes sense. Like Certs ("It's a breath mint AND a candy mint!"), "Cinema Nirvana" is an oddball but well-informed romp through the world of classic American film, as well as a savvy guide to meditation and spiritual growth. Sluyter writes like someone who's been around both of those blocks more than once. He excels at noticing the overlooked (the shark in "Jaws" has been terrorizing the beach, but the three heroes illogically hunt it down in deep water, out of sight of land) and squeezing epiphanies out of it (the ocean represents the deep waters of the infinite, where familiar moorings are left behind). Sluyter's brand of spirituality is mostly - but not dogmatically - Buddhist, with the plain-spoken, common-sense approach of the best Buddhist writers. His writing is extremely clear and often very funny. His wit and his skillful use of personal stories (his saga of involvement with a cultlike group in the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" chapter, or his account of the psychedelic 60's in "Easy Rider") make for top-notch entertainment. But what's most entertaining is watching him make astonishing connections - his cosmic interpretation of the lyrics of "Jailhouse Rocks" will blow your socks off.

Captivating
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-21
Thoroughly enjoyable capture of the nuggets of dharma illustrated in film. This was a grand gift of a book.

Highly recommended
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-11-05
Reading Cinema Nirvana was an exceptionally gratifying experience. It was hard to put the book down, and every time I tried to do so, I was drawn back to it. The reading of it was a comforting experience, as well as being entertaining and making me laugh. When I poked my head out of its waters, I felt like I had been meditating for quite a while.

But it actually did more than that. Sluyter's life experience and committment to seeking consciousness infuses this book with a clear and cogent energy that passes on to the reader. Not many books have this magic. In the reading of it, I felt something in me unlock, taking me deeper within myself, a priceless experience.

Sluyter's ability to recognize and interpret the presence of spiritual guidance in the movies is amazing. But it is not just this skill, nor just the knowledge imparted, that makes this book shine. It is also his willingness to be real, to share his passion and to bare his heart. I highly recommend it.

A terrific book and a way fun read!
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-05
Cinema Nirvana is a terrific book and a way fun read. I want to go over some of it again because it is quite thought provoking for me. I got a non-New-Age-Oh-Wow-How-Cosmic-Dude look at roots of some of my own beliefs and practices. Completely unexpected, and pleasantly surprising.

Blissful
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-22
A lot of spiritual writing succumbs to the platitudes of new-asge mush. Not so with this book. Cinema Nirvana is extraordinarily well written, creative and insightful. Basically, Sluyter does an analysis of cinema in terms of Buddhist teaching. Each analysis made me think again about the movies I had taken at face value - I even ended up reading some of them twice. I have definitely reconsidered the way I approach popular culture as a result of Sluyter's critical technique. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in Buddhist philosophy, wants to steer clear of the new age drivel, and enjoys well wrought, intellectually stimulating critical writing. Even those who don't have much knowledge of buddhist philosophy, but want fresh crticial insight into cinema should give this book a reading.

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Cookie Kisses (Sesame Beginnings)
Published in Board book by Random House Books for Young Readers (2004-12-28)
Author: Abigail Tabby
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Sweet Book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-17
I love the Sesame Beginnings series, and this one is probably my (second) favorite, next to "How Big is Baby Elmo". The rhythm flows for an easy read and the rhyme makes sense. Not to mention, I love the pictures of Cookie Monster's mommy!

Best book ever - as far as baby is concerned
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-08
My daughter received this book at 4 1/2 months old and has been a favorite for the last 6 months. We read it everyday and sometimes recite the whole thing without the book. She loves the pictures and will pick this book out of many choices to look at it.

cute book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-21
I read this book to my daughters a lot, they really liked it before bed. My one daughter especially liked it because her nickname is cookie!!

cute book with cookie monster
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-11-12
My son loves this book, it is all about kisses and features his favorite Sesame Street character, Cookie Monster. While there isn't a ton of background, with the focus being on the kisses of Cookie, there are cute additions like his pillow case has chocolate chip cookies on it. My son loved the page with the band-aid the best. This is an adorable book for infants, toddlers and I'd venture to say preschoolers might even like it too.

Adorable book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-11
My daughter Rebeca (16 month old) loves this book. She brings the book to us to read it. My husband and I enjoy read it to her, and kiss her along we read. This book has got a lot of smiles, giggles and kisses. And she loves the touching surprise of the last page. I definetely recommend this book.

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Counting with Blue (Blue's Clues Baby Board Book #1)
Published in Board book by Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon (2001-10-01)
Author: Lauryn Silverhardt
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Sweet, Tender "Blue's Clues" Counting Book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-06
"Counting with Blue" is one of several books in the series "Baby Blue's Clues." This very basic board book teaches counting - numbers one through five. On one page it shows Blue with a certain number of something, and then on the right it has in text, such as "four little ladybugs crawling on the ground." The illustrations are very soft and cheerful.

Very cute
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-03
A cute little Blues Clues story that rhymes. My daughter has enjoyed this book from the time she was 6 months old to the present (she's now 3).

Good Book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-25
My daughter, Lucy, really likes this book. She has Blue on her Luvs diapers and she is starting to recognize him now since we always read this book. She hasn't started counting yet, but we will use this book to re-inforce counting when she does start. This book is especially good for new babies because it has very few words. There isn't much of a story, so if you are looking for a story, look into other Blue's Clues books.

Great way to teach numbers
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-14
Many children like BLUES CLUES and my daughter enjoys counting with Blue. Great board book for early learners.

Great for the little ones
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-25
Our little one loves "Blue", and best of all vocabulary skills
have increased.

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Cult Movies
Published in Paperback by Delta (1981-10-15)
Author: Danny Peary
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Fundamental issue!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2004-08-21
Paery has made a complete guide with hightlighted pictures and many information about his favorite cult movies . There was an old edition with the 200 films , but this volume contains just 100 .
Nevertheless the legend and the comentaries are really easy going . As a guide to discover new an unknown tresaures of the story of the cinema .
Recommendable.

For the film fanatic
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2001-01-03
From a source that was never revealed I wound up with Mr. Peary's cult movies 2 book as a kid. I read it with great enthusiasm and wound up checking out quite a few movies because of it. The noteworthy ones were A Clockwork Orange and Taxi Driver. After years of looking in the back and seeing the list for the first Cult Movies book, I could stand it no longer. I finally ended up with the book and it is a true treat. Recommended to not read about the films that you have not seen. For those you have this serves as a background check, a detailed analysis and a clarifier. If for nothing else one can appreciate the plot synopsis, cast and credits, and production stills. For the fans of such "classics" as 2001, Forty Second Street, the Searchers, and many others, this is the book for you.

A Great Introduction To The World Of Cult Movies
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2000-12-10
I bought this book when it first came out in the early 80s. I've referred to it so often that it now rests peacefully open on my desk at any given page. It provided me with a "birdwatcher's list" of unique films to seek out and enjoy.

Mr. Peary's approach to cult movies is respectful- this in contrast to other books of the "Bad Movie catalog" bent. At the end of his comments about "Plan 9 From Outer Space", for example, he came to the defense of Ed Wood. He pointed out that Mr. Wood managed to get his message, critical of American nuclear build-up, past the censors and into the theaters. Most other filmmakers at that time just went with the political flow.

Thanks to Mr. Peary's tutelage, I sought out such diverse films as "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" (artsy, passionate), "El Topo" (bizarre, egotistical), "42nd Street" (musical... not my style, but I enjoyed it), "Kiss Me, Deadly" (pure noir), and "Behind the Green Door (`nuff said). If you want to put some excitement in your experience of cinema, this book is a great way to begin.

The first of three of my favorite film books.
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-19
How much do I love CULT MOVIES by Danny Peary? As I write this my edition of the book (purchased in 1981) has split in two. It's spine severed from years of flipping its pages obessively from front to back. I consider it a trusted friend that I refer to many times as a fellow "film fanatic."

This expose of 100 films was one of the firsts along with Jonathan Rosenbaum and J. Hoberman's MIDNIGHT MADNESS to delve into what makes a movie a "cult movie," and Peary does a spectacular job. Unlike some surveys which focus more on indiscriblable oddities such as David Lynch's ERASERHEAD, Peary wonderfully widens the cult criteria to include a whole array of film-watching experiences. From schlock like PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE to high art like THE RED SHOES, Peary's historical overview and analysis within an ever changing pop cultural landscape is consistantly readable and on the money. Every conceivable genre gets their due -comedies, westerns, horror, musicals, film noir thrillers, kung fu epics, pornography- and, like them or not, all are made to seem wonderfully relevant and alive. Even if you disagree with Peary's opinions, afterwards you're just begging to run to experience these movies from a different angle. This is film criticism at its best.

For my money, the best series of books for the film fan!
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2001-05-01
Danny Peary, a film fanatic himself, in these series of three books (I'm only dealing with the first in this review) gleefully, critically and passionately celebrates what makes film going the sheer pleasure that it is. In a series of well written, insightful, often humourous and always celebratory essays, Peary explores many classic, weird and wonderful films that raise the pulses of fans.

Many film texts are dry treatises that absolutely drain the rollercoaster vicseral joy that a film can bring. Not so with Peary's excellent series. Peary manages to legitimately relate the true art that is cinema while at the same time exploring what makes so many great films live as a part of our very extistances.

I have read and re-read this book several times and each time, I have discovered a new insight into a favorite film or been directed to a new reference point. Peary is very careful to point to other film scholars and film titles that can enhance a film cutlists experience. In deconstructing each film, he also includes fascinating tidbits of information such as interviews with the film makers, insights into the creative process and backstory history.

Especially fine are his explorations on "It's a Wonderful Life", "King Kong", "Singin' in the Rain", "Rio Bravo" and "A Hard Day's Night". He successfully argues in all those cases that superb entertainment does make great art.

Do I agree with every one of Peary's opinions? Do I enjoy every single film included in these three books? Of course not! But Peary does give vallidation to all of us who could be classified as true film geeks. Since these books are as of this writing all out of print, I with the strongest terms possible urge you all to seek them out. You will not be dissapointed!

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Demolition Winter: A Novel (Space: Above and Beyond, Book 2)
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Harpercollins (Mm) (1997-03)
Author: Peter Telep
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Another Excellent S:aab book!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2000-12-08
Demolition Winter (Space : Above and Beyond) by Peter Telep takes the S:AaB universe another step forward by giving the characters more depth than a 45 minute episode ever could.

It is also faithful to Morgan and Wong (the Producer's) vision for S:AaB, which is a relief.

The characters show how young and inexperienced they are, as adults and yet they manage to survive and work together to complete their mission.

This S:AaB book is well worth the cover price and is a great read for anyone who loves S:AaB or just loves a good military story.

Demolition Winter
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2000-10-07
Okay. First I just want to say I'm not UNDER 13, I'm 13. I just ain't buying anything here. Anyway, the book:

Demolition Winter was great. It had all what the Show Space: Above and Beyond had. Danger, action, romance, humor...everything. The only thing that troubles me is that the characters seems differnt. Shane is all the sudden angry and let it go out on the squadron, Damphousse (the Engieneer) know less than Wang about planes and stuff...and McQueen is all smussy. This is not our Ty. But the book is nevertheless good. And Nathan has never been better.

AWSOME
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-04
GOSH I LOVE SAAB AND THIS IS A GREAT ON

If you liked the series, you'll love the book.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1998-07-30
It is so nice to be able to read about the further adventures of the Wild Cards. Ever since Fox dropped the series, the fans have been totally left hanging. Demolition Winter will leave you begging for more.

An Excellent SAAB Sniper-Mission Novel!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1999-04-27
this was a wonderful SAAB novel! since only 26-odd hours were ever produced, reading this adventure was very special. the 58th is stuck on an alien planet on a sabotage mission, and things just keep getting worse! this was an excellent novel that like J.R.R. Tolkein takes the time to describe the land the characters are moving through, so the reader is really put involved in the action. plus, a friendly Silicate is with the 58 which makes for great character interaction. this novel takes place just before the final episode and actually feels like an 'arc' episode of the show only with a much larger budget. if you've EVER seen SAAB, read this novel and enjoy!

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Digi-Know?!: The Official Book of Digital Digimon Monsters Facts and Fun (Digimon (Scholastic Paperback))
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Scholastic (2000-12)
Author: Michael Teitelbaum
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Good book that kids will love
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2003-05-17
It was a good book,but I personally think it could've done with the puzzles.Otherwise,this book will keep kids entertained on long car rides or on rainy days.

Digimon digirocks!!!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2002-04-25
I have to say digimon rock, because it does teach teamwork, and so does Pokemon(but not as much). I mean, would Tai or any of the others defeat Myotismon or The Dark Lords if they wouldn't of worked together. And that shows kids that if you work together then you can accomplish anything.

Listen Up Parents!!!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-17
OK. You might think we are to old for Digimon (or Pokemon) but actully it helps us learn the value of friendship and teamwork. I would recommend digimon for anyone with friend problems (like Matt and Tai) If you think the same e-mail me at digimonfreak3@hotmail.com

Digi-Know?! digimon rocks...
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-24
Digi-Know?! digimon rocks who ever thinks digimon is like pokemon is crazy.I'm a girl even I know the difference between pokemon and digimon.The kids in pokemon KNEW what to do.The kids in digimon was force to go to the digiworld.EXCITEMENT is writen all over it.

HOW TRUE
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2001-11-18
I THINK THAT LAST GUY HAD A GOOD THOUGHT BECUSE DIGIMON IS A GRAET THING I'M 11 AND I LOVE DIGIMON I'V NEVER MISSED ONE SHOW AND THE BOOK IS GOOD TO AND IT MAKE'S ME HAPPY TO SEE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT DIGIMON AND TO SEE PEOPLE READ DIGIMON IT'S EVEN BETER


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