The Producers Books

I first heard about this book at an event that John Rich attended, and spoke about the book, in 2006. I'm glad I bought this book - it is superb. I've admired Rich for many years, as the crown jewel of comedy directors. He worked in the biz for fifty years, and did and saw everything in this crazy town. He had a reputation for being one of the most forceful of directors, who demanded nothing but the best from his actors - and "Snake" is a wonderfully frank text. He directed the early years of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "All in the Family", which contained some of the greatest moments in comedy. But this book is far more than just a relay of anecdotes about those shows - it is a bonafide biography that covers Rich's entire career and relations with other showbiz actors and producers...and one helluva career it was. This book was especially welcoming for me because these times are adorned by schlocky producers and directors, who are less concerned about quality and more concerned about making money for themselves and the studio. Rich wasn't about that...and the world of television is all the better because of it. Five stars.

I found this book to be a mini history of the television industry peppered with personal stories from Mr.Rich.The behind behind the scenes antidotes alone make this must reading for anyone interested in "the business." I wish that I coud have read a book like this prior to my working in the TV industry,it would have saved me a lot of time and given me a leg up on the competition.Perhaps the most important thing that John Rich said was at the beginning of the book referring to a recent job interview with some young TV executives-"people Don't hire legends"-"they threaten the rookies." In a nutshell that's why TV is in such a bad state of affairs today.People don't hire legends but they should.Jim Cox

'Warm Up the Snake' is a Hollywood thing. But I'm not going to go into its meaning, for that you need to read Chapter 13.

This is a story of working in Hollywood during the Golden Age of Television. As you would expect, it is full of the most interesting little tidbits about what happened during the filming of numerous of the favorite television shows of the time.

'The Dick van Dyke' show was his. And 'All in the Family.' He had a long stream of solid hits. And with them an association with a lot of the biggest names in the business. This was a time when television was experimenting. Black actors were beginning to appear in shows and no one knew what to expect. The sponsors who paid the bills were leary and occassionally refused to sponsor shows. No one knew how the shows would play in the Southern states.

This is not a weighty tome on the television industry, but it's a very interesting read on how things are done from the directors point of view.

John Rich's story is not to be missed by any fan, student, or, for that matter, teacher of film and tv. This is one of the great generals writing about war - the biggest battles, the most intricate strategies, accounts of gruesome casualties, and, of course, hilarious battlefield mishaps and blunders. It's an easy read, as Rich, with a style that is funny, bombastic, and at times reverential to the business he truly loves, "talks" to us as though we're having a drink at the Polo Lounge, or, more accurately, in his den, in front of a roaring fire. This book has a special place on my shelf!

John Rich set Hollywood on its ear with his refusal to accept the status quo. If you want an unpretentious view of the Hollywood system, this is the book for you. Mr. Rich's ability to find the humor in any situation, and his ability to laugh at himself, pulls you into the story from the very first page. His career was spent defining the purpose and power of television with such ground breaking shows as "All in the Family" and "Maude" and made us laugh with "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Barney Miller" and "Newhart". It would be hard to imagine television without John Rich's contribution to the medium. As someone who works in the entertainment business, this book holds a special place on my bookshelf and I consider it a must read. I can't recommend this book highly enough.

Always have enjoyed odyssy. this is a great collection, our kids have enjoyed hours of listening to this set of C.Ds.

Contains Excellent 36 Episodes:
* "The Meaning of Sacrifice"
* "Treasures of the Heart"
* "Sunday Morning Scramble"
* "Someone to Watch Over Me"
* "Isaac the Chivalrous"
* "Our Father"
* "Greater Love"
* "Clara"
* "A Lesson From Mike"
* "The Tangled Web"
* "The Boy Who Didn't Go to Church"
* "Called On in Class"
* "Over the Airwaves"
* "On Solid Ground"
* "BTV: Compassion"
* "Train Ride"
* "Real Time"
* "It Happened at Four Corners"
* "The Shepherd and the Giant"
* "The Mortal Coil, Parts 1 and 2"
* "Best Intentions"
* "Family Values"
* "Welcoming Wooton"
* "Elijah, Parts I & II"
* "Hidden in My Heart"
* "The Ill-Gotten Deed"
* "By Dawn's Early Light"
* "It Is Well"
* "The Great Wishy Woz, Parts 1 and 2"
* "Odyssey Sings"
* "The Time Has Come"
* "Connie, Parts 1 and 2"

The collection of stories are wonderful and we enjoyed them as a family while driving around town and on vacation. Our 10 year old son enjoys listing to them on his own as well.

The stories are really well told and hold even our two year old sons attention for some time. It is a great value for the stories given in this set. It is hard to find something you trust to let your children hear and see these days. I am grateful some people still want to instill Godly values in their children and have made such available for those of us who have very high values and trust God as the source of instructions. I definitely recommend this for parents, grandparents, or anyone wanting a gift for a child. This is a great entertainment while travelling.

Foley, Jack, editor. "All: A James Broughton Reader". Lethe Press, 2008,

"Long Live Gaiety for all the Laity"

Amos Lassen

James Broughton was quite a man yet to many he is basically an enigma. He was on top of the list in poetry and cinema and those that were familiar with his work adored both it and him. Now we have James Foley who has collected and edited the "best of Broughton" and we are able to look at his genius.
Broughton was a complex man and very talented. He reads like his nickname "Big Joy" and this wonderful anthology of Broughton's work gives you a look at the mind of a man who never achieved the status he deserved, His place in the canon of GLBT literature is secured by "All" and it will probably have you looking for more Broughton to read.
Broughton strongly believed in the power of laughter. His poetry abounds with whimsy and humor and it is evident that he never took himself seriously. He was innovative and never afraid to try a new idea.
The book is a great introduction to James Broughton and I feel the work of Jack Foley is perfection. Not many can laugh ay both themselves and G-d and Foley has found the best of Broughton doing both.
Aside from Broughton's writings which include his poetry, his journals, pieces about his films there is an interview with the man himself which is loaded with insight and am introduction by the editor which frames the selections. There is also an appendix entitled "Reflections: James Broughton's Films and the Art of Poetry" which is absolutely amazing.

Jack Foley has done a masterful job of collecting the very best of James Broughton's poems, plays, and prose and made them again accessible to a public in need of Big Joy.

While I was not very familiar with James Broughton's work, I had heard how much people liked him as both a poet and filmmaker. Poetry is not my first choice of reading but I can be induced to try out anything unfamiliar to me as it was with this book. The book was very engaging and let the reader immerse themselves in the author's personality. Broughton comes across at times, a happy and care free person and then there are times you can sense a bit of unhappiness or depression. All in all the reader gets a chance to see all facets of the author as a person and a great poet/filmmaker. The book somewhat serves as a primer on some of the collected works of James Broughton. It does this job admirably and I was intrigued to keep reading all the way to the end in one sitting. I highly recommend this book. The book can also serve as a literary work that needs to be added as a permanent fixture into the annals of gay literature for the GLBT community to have as a piece of their own history. Bravo to Jack Foley for putting this book together.

With the release of this important book on filmmaker and poet James Broughton we are handed a unique experience, for it is "the very first book to allow the various aspects of Broughton's complex personality to 'sing' to one another." Broughton, or "Big Joy," was so vastly talented and led such an extraordinarily interesting life, that one comes away from this gorgeous and excellently structured book wondering how we did without it. Foley knew Broughton personally; perhaps this is one of the reasons he brought the book to perfection. If you are familiar with James Broughton's work, you already know you must have this book. If you have not experienced Broughton's poetry, film or journals, treat yourself -- you're in for "Big Joy."

Unlike in his novels, García Márquez uses a straight-forward journalistic tone to tell the story of Miguel Littin, exiled from his native Chile and brave enough to infiltrate his country in the mid 80's to film the consequences of the Pinochet dictatorship. The story has its tense moments and I recommend it for those interested in military dictatorships in Latin American. Of course, you should see Littin's film, too!

The book chronicles the experiences of a Chilean political exile who returns to film a clandestine documentary during the years ot the Pinochet regime. Marquez masterfully captures the essence of Santiago during the dictatorship, and manages to depict the complex and difficult emotions political exiles experience when faced with the return to a homeland that has changed. Beautifully written.

First of all, I've read this book in the original Spanish version, I recommend you do the same. The book is pretty good, I read it in two days, could not put it down!

My first impression was a "spy" story of guy in exile infiltrating his own country to take out the actual truth to the World (I wonder if it ever really happened!!!)

This is an absolute thriller that reminded me somehow of the John LeCarre stories. Highly recommended to any student of modern South American political affairs and history.

Five stars.

The book chronicles the experiences of a Chilean political exile who returns to film a clandestine documentary during the years of the Pinochet regime. Marquez masterfully captures the essence of Santiago during the dictatorship, and manages to depict the complex and difficult emotions political exiles experience when faced with the return to a homeland that has changed. Beautifully written.

Edward Marston is the pseudonym of Keith Miles, a fairly prolific and extremely good writer of mainly Elizabethan and medieval mysteries. He has also written mysteries under his own name with both sporting and golf backgrounds. However it is primarily the books that take place earlier in history that I am interested in. He read modern history at Oxford and has had many jobs, including university lecturer, but fortunately for all his readers, he turned to the writing profession.

Nicholas Bracewell, the stage manager for the troupe of actors known as Westfield's Men has yet more problems to overcome. The group's talented playwright Edmund Hoode, has been taken ill and is unable to complete his latest offering. The problem is, is the illness a natural one or are there more sinister things afoot. Plus a gambler has moved into the inn the troupe calls home and is proceeding to relieve some of the actors of their hard earned money. Then, as if these problems are not enough the troupe's theatre costumes go missing from a locked cabinet. Nicholas could well do without all these distractions but of course, as usual, the show must go on.

The author's love for the Elizabethan theatre comes shining through this series of books. Plus his knowledge of the period fills the pages with authenticity and the sights and sounds of the streets and inns of Elizabethan London.

This was an enjoyable read, but wasn't my favorite in the series. It still features the same wonderful characters, but the dialogue between them seemed forced and formulaic -- a little tired. The plot has an interesting twist involving playwright Hoode, but the other story line was pretty lame. Part of a great series, this book had all the basic elements of the earlier stories, but the telling seemed a bit dispassionate -- like an actor who has played the same role one too many times.

I'm a latecomer to the series and after reading "The Counterfeit Crank," I will definitely order more of Edward Marston's books. The characters are wonderfully drawn, and the details are excellent. The mystery may not present much of a challenge to the experienced fan, but I think it's more than worthwhile.

We were snowed in over Christmas, and I read this book at the same time as I read Stephen Greenblatt's biography of Shakespeare, "Will in the World." Mr. Marston's portrayal of his theatrical company is exactly the way it was when Shakespeare was an actor and budding playwright. I highly recommend both books!

In Elizabethan England the acting troupe of Westfield's Men is having their share of woes. Playwright Edmund Hoode has taken ill and it is up to his protégée Michael Grammaticus to finish the new play the actors are to perform. Michael is so grateful to his mentor for his support that he pays for the doctor and the special food he prescribes. A card player Alexander Marwood entices some of Westfield's Men into a game of cards with him. More times than not he is the winner, but there is no evidence that he is cheating but bookholder Nicholas Bracewell has his suspicions.

Someone steal the take for a play and their best costumes; nobody has a clue who is behind the thefts. Two young beggars who Nicholas befriended end up at Bridewell's workhouse where Dorothea is raped before she is released and her best friend Hywell is killed for his righteous attempt to hunt down the people who run the workhouse. Nicholas is determined to bring those responsible for the boy's death to justice as well as a couple of thieves who thought Westfield's Men were easy pickings.

Readers get a taste what it was like for actors who have the backing of a lord in Elizabethan England. Nicholas Bracewell is more heroic than usual as he tries to right many wrongs by bringing thieves and killers to justice. THE COUNTERFEIT CRANK is an exciting historical mystery and readers will be delighted to become reacquainted with characters they have come to regard as friends as it is always a treat to read about the endearing Westfield's Men.

Harriet Klausner

The market of direct sales and network marketing can be an intimidating and exciting venture. You are taking the steps necessary to become your own boss and the director of your business and financial future. Cracking the Producer's Code will assist you in breaking down the necessary steps to help you create a successful and thriving business. People over complicate a process that is in actuality very simple and basic. It is important to have the basic fundamentals in check before you'll be able to spread out and continue expansion. This book will assist you with creating your own personal why and goal sets, allowing you to connect with the original purpose that brought you to the direct sales and network market in the first place. After that you'll be walked through the process of finding potential prospects, how to connect with them and share your story, get them to your company events and eventually ask them for the close.

This is the kind of book you want to read with a highligher and pen handy, over and over again. Starting with upgrading yourself and then continuing with the basics of sales from lead generation to close, it hones in on WHAT to do, and HOW to do it. I'm giving copies to everyone on my team.

Chad Wade is yet another living example of creating success by applying the principles found in "Think & Grow Rich". He found a living mentor in Bob Snyder and soaked up all the applied wisdom and squeezed it all out except for the application (which is up to you) in this great book. It will be fun to see the amazing leaders who rise up to super success because of reading and applying what is taught in "Cracking The Producers Code".

I have read this wonderfully inspiring book on how to not over complicate MLM's and Direct Sales. Chad has done a wonderful job of explaining how this is not all that complicated, but rather quit simple. I highly recommend this book if you want to succeed with your Direct Sales or MLM opportunity.

McFarland & Co. have published many fine books on film folks, and this is one of my favorites. Not only because I'm a big fan of the Lewton productions, but it's a brilliantly written book. Lewton was responsible for some of the best so-called Horror movies ever made, like "I Walked With A Zombie", "The Body Snatcher" and "Curse Of The Cat People". -All favorite films of mine. The book naturally covers all the famous thrillers, but it also tells the story of his relatively short life. I especially like the anecdote about how Lewton apparently once tossed away the script for "Gone With The Wind", calling it sentimental trash !. -Way to go, Val - I couldn't agree more. Lewton really knew what it took to make a good and eerie movie full of atmosphere, but film-makers of today sadly seem to have forgotten all about this. -Suspense is not something you can SEE, it's something you're supposed to FEEL. Director Robert Wise later showed what he learned in the "Lewton school", when he gave us the original "The Haunting". Director Jan De Bont recently showed us he didn't pay attention in his class. He, and everybody else ought to read this wonderful book.

"Fearing the Dark" represents all that is Ed Bansak. Beautifully crafted with an almost poetic flair, Bansak fearlessly delves into the dark and mysterious realm of horror and film noir, opening its secrets and laying them out for the reader with the deft hand of a true authority on the subject. Celebrated as one of the premier texts on the topic, this book is an invaluable source for any interested in the darker side of film. Fear not viewers! Bansak will deliver you from the things that go bump in the night.

People have all praised the book, but have said very little about the author, the true reason behind the greatness of the book. Mr. Bansak was my teacher in high school, and made my 7:30 AM A block class, the last semester of my senior year, actually enjoyable. This guy knows his stuff about movies and manages to explain it all extremely well, being both entertaining and educational. Rock on Mr. B!

This book has been out of print for a good many years. Still, if you logged onto this entry, you must be a fan, a TRUE fan. Since you are, this book is certainly for you, adding a little personal information on a producer who absorbed and delivered the sensitive, innovative, and intelligent work that most horror profiteers can't. The concept of producer is misleading and mostly boring. Often, the producer is the guy who pays for the filmed project - a guy who considers the money angle, considers the production costs, and goes home at the end of the day. (Mr. Jerry 'Pearl Harbor' Bruckheimmer I'm looking at you. Shame on you....) Other times there are 'producers' who are assigned by movie studios to deliver the movie on time, and on budget. Val Lewton was one of those producers, given an assignment, and always a subordinate of the RKO film system.

Yeah, it was/is a bad system, but there are & were producers who not only 'oversaw' film but were a creative part of those same projects. There have been so FEW of them. Val Lewton was one of them.

What a legacy. Val Lewton's productions had a talented staff and even better directors. Considering the budget of those epic films ('Cat People', its sequel, 'The Body Snatcher)it's astonishing how vital these films are. I don't have alloted time to tell you, but Carol Reed's 'The Third Man,' Hitchcock's 'Psycho' shower scene, and many other films owe a debt to Lewton's creative influence. Val Lewton created a profound influence that's here with us today. But you already know that. That's why you clicked on to my review. Buy this book.

I felt that the book was appropriate about Spielberg's enormous contribution to the film industry over his career. The book has wonderful pictures and stories about each film from the first film, The Sugerland Express, to Saving Private Ryan with E.T. The Extra Terrestial, the Indiana Jones trilogy, and Schindler's List among the films listed here. This book chronologizes Spielberg's film-making techniques as well the special and visual effects. I am not one of his biggest fans. I admire his work and contributions to the film industry but I prefer more than the special and visual effects. There are other film-makers and directors out there that do less with more.

If you want a good read about cinema's most amazing director, then this is the book for you. It contains lots of really great insight not just on shooting the movie, but how it even started. Though author Douglas Brode tends to get a little too political, it is a really good book that I keep coming back to. Read at all costs.

This book is a great read for the major films of Spielberg. It is done with a great deal of research by the author, who puts together a very good story line of the producer/director and how he and his films progressed over time. The author also provides excellent background information on the films, from both a technical point of view and also the creative story line. The text layout, photos, and great front and back cover photos are there to flesh out the films. It is also a fun book to read. All put together, this is a very good book to understand Spielberg, his movies, his life, and his impact on very successful creative and commercial 20th century movies.

Douglas Brode's biography of the films of Steven Spielberg is an informative and interesting book that covers the life and films of Hollywood's most commercially successful film director. From his early T.V films to Saving Private Ryan, this book covers all the facets of Spielberg's work including unknown facts about the production of his films and supplementary information. With rare color production photos and stills, this book is a must- have for any Spielberg or film enthusiast.

We recommend "Forgotten Delights:The Producers, a Selection of Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture, by Dianne L. Durante.

Forgotten Delights: The Producers is at once a guide book, an introduction and a refurbishing kit. The guide book is to an outdoor art gallery, the introductions are to notable but neglected persons and the refurbishing kit is more for the spirit than the body. Dianne Durante does not literally climb statues with a scrub brush and spray nozzle but she does carry a flashlight, magnifying glass and tracks down missing pieces and settings.

Ms. Durante's descriptions are long enough to lead to a whole winters worth of reading, yet short enouth to be read over coffee and croissants on the way to visit each piece.

Forgotten Delights: The Producers looks good on a coffee table and fits easily into a handbag for an afternoon tour.

Dianne Durante's Forgotten Delights is a wonderful, easy and intellectual read. I've seen some of the sites mentioned and, in my rush, never stopped to notice them. That's all changed. I would recommend anyone interested in seeing New York's city's forgotten treasures to read Ms. Durante's book. With the attached CD, you may start your tour any time, any place.

Dianne Durante displays a remarkable skill at a difficult task: writing short essays about important topics. Each of the 19 essays in this delightful book treats a different publicly viewable sculpture in New York City. The theme of the volume is "The Producers" (people of distinguished productive ability, such as explorers, physicians, and industrialists). Each essay is divided into two main parts: "About the Statue," which is an engaging esthetic evaluation, couched in terms easily understood by laymen with no knowledge of fine art, and "About the Subject," which is a mini-historical essay on why the statue's subject is important.

These essays are little jewels. Do you know how difficult it is to find the essentials in the story of the telegraph and Morse Code, the building of a railroad, or the production of steel through the Bessemer process? Again and again, she hits the high points and resists the temptation to go on ad nauseam. I don't even live in New York City, and I'll probably never see most of the statues. Doesn't matter. This is armchair tourism at its best.

But for those who do want to visit, complete walking tour instructions are given, including how to get to the statue (which is sometimes a real trick in itself) and what time of day the sun shows off the piece to its best advantage. And there's more: well-chosen excerpts from sources contemporary to the sculptures' subjects, useful black-and-white photographs (supplemented on CD with full-color photos for an extra charge), and recommendations for further reading.

Ms. Durante promises a whole series of these books, and I intend to buy every one. (The current book considers sculptures of productive people. Later volumes are planned for Defenders, Politicians and Media Moguls, Artists, Allegorical and Mythological Figures, and Children and Animals.

I recommend "Forgotten Delights: The Producers" with enthusiasm.

*Forgotten Delights* combines the sensual with the informative to offer fascinating commentary on some of this nation's greatest producers, their work and the statues in New York City that commemorate them and their achievements.

Dr. Durante's sometimes breezy style frequently evaporates into solemn admiration revealing enraptured enjoyment with her subject. She charms the reader with elegant although brief descriptions of the sitter, his product and the artwork itself. The book is punctuated with poetry, quotes by famous individuals (Ayn Rand, Henry Hazlitt, Patrick Henry, Booker T. Washington), passages from articles published at the time of commemoration ("Ericsson and the Bureaucrats," *The Century Magazine*--1879). Throughout, Dr. Durante expertly holds the reader's attention, informing and amusing him simultaneously.

For the visitor, Dianne tells the reader the whereabouts of the artwork, the best time of day/year for viewing it, its date of dedication, medium and size, and provides a map for easy discovery. For the man-worshipper, she offers moving tributes: from Columbus' courage to Samuel F. B. Morse's extraordinary achievement. For both, she discusses pieces that range in style from the standard neo-classicism of the *Cornelius Vanderbilt* to the uniquely exaggerated *Marteleur* (metalsmith).

For the visitor, Dianne tells the reader the whereabouts of the artwork, the best time of day/year for viewing it, its date of dedication, medium and size, and provides a map for easy discovery. For the man-worshipper, she offers moving tributes: from Columbus' courage to Samuel F. B. Morse's extraordinary achievement. For both, she discusses pieces that range in style from the standard neo-classicism of the *Cornelius Vanderbilt* to the uniquely exaggerated *Marteleur* (metalsmith).

This book will not only please visitors to New York but also those who've lived there many years. It will also be an exhilarating experience for those who've never visited, never plan to, never have had any interest whatsoever in Manhattan. This is so because *Forgotten Delights: The Producers* is a glorification of the best in man, his productive ability and his triumphs. Highly recommended.

Francis Ford Coppola was born in a great year for the movies!
In 1939 the director was born to Carmen Coppola and his wife
Italia. His parents were creative-Carmen was a musician in the
Detroit Symphony and later in the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Arturo Toscanini. Carmen would later win a musical
Oscar for the Godfather films.
Francis was a younger son to his older brother who was everything Francis wasn't: handsome and well liked at school.
His sister Talia Shire would later be a movie star in his own
films most notably the Godfather classics.
Coppola graduated from Hofstra and received a master's degree
in film from the UCLA film school. His early apprenticship in
film was under the tutelage of famed B director Roger Corman.
Coppolla emerged from nudie films and small pictures to direct
"Finigan's Rainbow" and began to emerge as a talented maverick
whose creative/artistic wings were flying in the early 1970s.
Despite arduous business and creative troubles he won fame and fortune and several Oscars for the Godfather films. His most
controversial film was "Apocalypse Now" his take on the Vietnam
conflict based on Joseph Conrad's novella "The Heart of Darkness."
Coppola's career has more ups and downs than a roller coaster
as he founded Zoetrope Films in San Francisco and went to the
mat in countless donybrook battles with studio executives.
Coppola reminds me of Orson Welles in that he achieved fame early and then had a difficult career in tinsel town. He is a
man of massive ego; intelligence; daring and creative attention
to the details/minutia of film. He was unfaithful to his wife
Ellie; grieved over a son yet emerges from this biography as a
flawed but good man. He is gregarious and honest and a good
friend. His friendship assisted George Lucas in launching his
storied career! I like Coppola's rich textured films. His screenwriting from Patton to his latest project is outstanding.
This meticulous account of Coppola's career in the Hollywood jungle will not appeal to everyone. Countless pages are devoted to business deals, legal disputes and the difficulties encountered by Coppola in making his films.
For me who loves the Godfather and FFC this is a fine book.
Anyone who seeks to explore this brilliant man's career would do
well to begin with Schumacher's fine biograpy.

I thought this biography was detailed mostly around this film. On page 262, first paragraph, I think Mr. Coppola would agree to mention the fact that "The Chief Phillips" made a life last attempt to end Willard after getting speared on the boat by Kurtz's mongrules. Overall, the book was a manificant biography of a Itailian-American film maker of our time.

...and I hope he stays that way. Francis Ford Coppola is one of the inspirations of my life. His energy and enthusiasm for what he does outshines even the projects many might deride. One thing you have to say is at LEAST he puts his all into what he does, and I'd imagine no one would doubt this. PS: WHEN is the UNCUT version of "One From the Heart" going to be issued on DVD?

I work for Francis Coppola today and know him pretty well. Michael Schumacher's book really captures the spirit and energy of this facinating and complex man. I have read most of the other Coppola books and none combines an understanding for both the human and artistic side of Francis.

This book, like no other I have read, reflects the passion, energy and chaos of the Coppola world. I can tell you from the inside there is no more exciting experience than being part of the Coppola energy. Francis loves to tackle the "impossible" and never gives up. I particularly like this book because it is clear that the author, like myself, has great respect for this whirlwind of a man.