Interviews Books

And I know the author.

If you are looking for an exciting ride with some rather unique and intriguing surprises this is a great choice.

The author printed these himself and all existing copies (only 100 I believe)are in the possession of a select few individuals.

I hungrily read this story from cover to cover without putting it down when I first received it and have read it several times since.

If you wonder what it might be like if America had it's own Holocaust this book will interest you.

If you have any interest in the movement called Messianic Judaism, this book will interest you.

If you enjoy a good story, you will enjoy this book!

A quote from the back cover:
"It is the year 2028, and the crime of having this book in your possession carries the death penalty! It contains a series of interviews with Isaac Kellerman, the last Messianic Jewish Rabbi in America, recorded during the American Holocaust of the twenty-first century.

Within these pages, the reader will find the answer to why the Jews are once more being cruelly persecuted. Could the Church have stopped the rise of the American Nazi Party in these last days? Is there any truth to the rumors....."

I give this book five stars because it's a great read for anyone interested in the history of the early days of Hollywood. However, the potential buyer needs to know that this book was originally published under the title "The White Brothers: Jack, Jules, and Sam White." (The title was apparently changed to "Behind the Three Stooges" to boost sales when the second edition was released...?) The White Brother's involvement with the Three Stooges (especially Jules') is indeed discussed in the book, but the book is not about the Stooges exclusively. The White Brothers made many non-Stooge films, so people interested in reading only about the Stooges may find this book disappointing.

It's time that we see fashion as more than just clothing. Fashion is who we are or who we want to be. Fashion is thoughtful. Fashion is many things to many people as seen in the designs shown in this book.

"Belgian Fashion Design" tracks all of today's major Belgian fashion designers, from Ann Demeulemeester to Veronique Branquinho, and some lesser known designers; from conception of an idea to the runway, or swimming pool (depending on where the designer decides to show his or her collection).

This book has hundreds of great color and b&w photos spanning the last two decades, as well as interviews with the designers giving insite to their ideas, inspirations and reasons for designing.

"Belgian Fashion Design" is a must have for any design professional, design student or anyone who thinks clothing is more than protection of the body from the elements.

I don't know why this would ever go out of print (save for the fact that the book is an interview, not an essay) as it contains exactly what most people would want to read regarding Bergman: his own thinking on his own work. Rarely do we get a chance to hear from the maker of a film or work of art exactly how he felt about and what he remembers of making both his masterpieces and his misses, and this should at all times be the first source for any looking to do any analysis of an artist's work. I would reccomend this book to anyone interested in knowing the why behind Bergman, even if you need to buy it second hand.

Really good, straightforward advice. More about bringing out what's unique about you rather than memorizing a bunch of overused answers to questions. I read their first book about rehearsing for the interview and this is a good companion--much more in here about dealing with specific questions that can come up. I'd recommend it for people who need to do quick prep so they can stand out at an important interview.

The interview is more often than not the deciding factor to if one is potentially hired or simply tossed to the side. "Best Answers to 202 Job Interview Questions: Expert Tips to Ace the Interview and Get the Job Offer" offers readers sage advice to help them get through the interrogation that employers so often put prospective employees through where the correct answers are never that obvious - questions like self-evaluation, skills, problem solving abilities, hobbies, motivation, salary, and many more questions are examined and advice given to answer them honestly and effectively. Five hundred pages of well written information, "Best Answers to 202 Job Interviews Questions: Expert Tips to Ace the Interview and Get the Job Offer" is highly recommended for anyone with the feared interview on the horizon and for community library career shelves.

The title says it all... his most enjoyable and insightful interviews. I've given this book as a gift to men of all ages who have everything, and they all have loved it.

An out of print collection of the best from a literary magazine ("Spitball") that I believe is defunct, I highly recommend this book if you can find it. Mr. Shannon is a valuable member of baseball's literary world.

This is a BETTER BOOK for being hired because it has all the mighty details written by Canadian writer ROBERT P. DOWNE, such as what to write in your resume and how to access businesses that might not advertise the fact they are hiring, but if you show up at the right time . . . . There are many sample resumes which illustrate many different styles - change your resume depending on what position you are going for, says the author.

Few Americans have seen Muhammad Abderrahman Tazi's films and Kevin Dwyer is an anthropologist. But you needn't be a specialist to find this book fascinating. As Tazi's career is described, readers will also learn a great deal about film making, Morocco's colonial hangover, and the effects of globalization on Third World culture.

Dwyer is well qualified to write about Morocco and its arts. He has spent much of his professional life there and in other North African countries and is now Professor of Anthropology at the American University in Cairo. As demonstrated in this and previous books, he is also well qualified to conduct the interviews on which much of Beyond Casablanca is based. Thoughtful questions and comments put his subjects at ease. There is organization and direction, but we feel we are privy to the conversations of friends -- without the grinding of personal or academic axes.

Foreign film producers often take advantage of Morocco's exotic settings and lower production costs, and so Tazi has worked with Scorsese, Coppola, Huston and others. His credits include "The Last Temptation of Christ", "The Black Stallion Returns" and "The Man Who Would Be King". On the latter, a John Huston film, Tazi assisted with casting, recommended shooting locations and managed portions of the production effort. As he describes his early practical experience we begin to appreciate the logistics of creating a film. Whether in Morocco or Hollywood the basic requirements are the same. Casting, scene location, lighting, shooting sequences, props, continuity, sound mix, camera angles and perspective are some of the elements discussed here.

It's intriguing to hear a director talk about technique. Tazi tells us he tends to shoot from a distance rather than close in. He believes close-ups ruin "objectivity" and intrude on more appropriately private space. It's even more intriguing to learn that early in his career, lacking guide tracks and Steadicams, the director shot from the trunk of a moving car or from a wheelbarrow pushed by an assistant. I won't take the cameraman for granted the next time I watch Indiana Jones tearing away from a mortal threat.

Dwyer knows that the technical problems of a Third World film maker are a good stand-in for the more general challenges faced by ex-colonies. That wheelbarrow is a not so subtle reminder of what they face as they adjust to independence. Dwyer traces Tazi's evolution from wheelbarrow to digital editing, a difficult trip that remains incomplete. The parallel journey from colony to viable independent state is unimaginably more challenging and happy endings are far from given. Physical infrastructure, the economy, and governmental and educational systems must be rethought and made more effective. Pessimism and frustration have many thousands of Moroccans taking to small boats to cross the Mediterranean on dangerous voyages to Spain as illegal immigrants, a problem Tazi highlights in two of his more serious films.

The film maker's career also demonstrates that globalization can add to the woes of a country such as Morocco. It makes digital technology more readily available so it's easier and less expensive for Tazi to create the movie he wants, but at the same time he must now compete with U.S. media giants. Because of the limited number of screens in Morocco and the lack of foreign interest, Moroccan films invariably lose money. That means funding is scarce and only 10 or so films are made each year in spite of strong domestic interest. American films, profitable because of enormously wider distribution, fill much of the vacuum. Over 95% of the movies shown in Morocco are by foreign producers. Analogous problems plague many Third World industries. Proponents, including me, believe globalization will be for the best longer term, but there is increasing recognition that governments must intervene to temper market forces as long as there are huge imbalances in relative strength.

Fighting through the paucity of funding, weak technical support and strong foreign competition, Tazi has produced and directed five feature films. Beyond Casablanca describes the plot and circumstances of production of each in some detail. One of the clearest messages is that he makes movies that tell stories about, as he says, "... what haunts me". That's one of the reasons he is a frequent winner at various international festivals.

I think some American films are terrific and many more are entertaining, but few American directors make films because they have stories to tell about what haunts them. Even the most successful, and therefore independent, check marketing studies before they get very far into a new project. It's a business with big stakes. Film company managements have input and writers tend to come in teams designed to ensure something for everyone. M. A. Tazi on the other hand knows even his most popular films won't breakeven. He makes them because he has to. That's a pretty good definition of being an artist and Beyond Casablanca is well worth reading for its insight into an artist's mind and for the light it sheds on some of today's most difficult and controversial international social and economic issues.