Directories Books

For more than three decades The Hollywood Reporter has published the Blu-Book Production Directory - the ultimate resource for production. Now the Hollywood Creative Directory, the most reliable contact resource for Hollywood insiders, has joined forces with The Hollywood Reporter to make the Blu-Book even better. For professionals and new filmmakers alike, the 2004 Blu-Book Production Directory has comprehensive contact info on everything you need to produce a film, TV show, commercial or music video - "the yellow pages to the production business." If you want to produce, this is a must-have directory for film, TV, commercials and music video

1. Over 200 product & service categories
2. Over 6,000 listings

-- Production Equipment & Services - From Storyboards to Screening Rooms
-- Camera, Lighting & Sound - Equipment & Services
-- Sound Stage Specs - Expanded to include New York Stages
-- Post Production Services - Includes Animation, Title Design & Film Scoring
-- Special Effects - Equipment & Services
-- Location, Transportation & Travel Services
-- Below-the-Line Talent - Includes DP's, Cinematographers, 1st AD's, Film & Video Editors, make-up artists and more (with contacts)
-- Expanded NY Production Services and Stage Charts

This is an outstanding resource if you're looking for industry representation as talent or for literary purposes. Whether you're looking for legal representation from experts who specialize in the entertainment industry (including literary), casting directors, agent representation, this is a fantastic, reliable resource! It's deeply discounted here on Amazon, which makes it even better for you, especially if you need more than one for staff.

The contact info is reliable, meticulously updated, and is truly an essential if you are looking for any kind of representation in the industry.

To further help you if you're looking for additional resources in the industry, see my Listmania List called "Film Industry Must Haves." This is one of the great items listed.

Review by Janice Huber Stangl, Sterling, Virginia, author of the book, Marienberg: Fate of a Village.

Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans by Albert Kern, now translated into English, is a must read for anyone whose ancestors were born or lived in Bessarabia. Those Germans from Russia whose direct line does not stem from Bessarabia will also benefit from the insight written by many people of the area. The descriptive writings about the history, immigration, and then the resettlement during World War II, grips you with the smell of the earth, the blue of the sky, and the wrenching sadness, when they must leave their land, home, animals and all they possess. The narratives often remind me of our experiences during our June, 1998 visit to the villages of Arzis, Alt Elft, Neu Elft and Schabo.

The articles on more than 100 colonies and estates, are written by the people who lived and served in various capacities in the area. The voices of experience and daily living provide reading of such interest, one can hardly put the book down. Hours can be spent studying pictures of homes, churches, and colony life. The format of each parish, and its colonies and estates, makes the material easily accessible. It includes one of the best lists of site locations of German Parishes in Bessarabia, that I have seen. The complete list of sources, index of pictures, place name index, and subject index, all provide specific information at your fingertips in a matter of seconds.

The Honor List of Missing in Action and Deaths in WWI and WWII lists hundreds and hundreds of names of sons and fathers of all the various colonies. The names seem to read like almost any telephone book in the Dakotas, or any community with a large Germans from Russia contingent. This newly translated and published book by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, will become a valuable addition to your library.

The book is useful for beginners and experienced homeschoolers. After answering some "whys" and "hows", the author lists a multitude of resources such as magazines (and their subjects), organizations, publishers, places to go, etc

Got homework? Need help? Then this book is for you! This handy little paperback is designed to take you directly to the information you need for American History, World History, English, Geography, Science, and Math homework. It is your guide to cyberspace whether you want a photo of a bacteria to spruce up a report, need help writing a poem, practice with math facts, or a timeline of history. All sites were carefully reviewed to be safe and tested with actual homework assignments from elementary and middle-school textbooks. So, don't waste time surfing from one useless page to another and ending up with a report full of incorrect data - use this book full of content-rich and reliable sites instead. Not only will you get your homework done by using these sites, you will amaze your teachers and friends with your expanded knowledge of all subjects. Then, I hope you'll have time to send me an e-mail and share what you've learned!

Got the bike? Get the book! Clear, well organized, well reserched. Have no fear tackling any repair even your first.

This highly useful reference provides the names of key hiring executives and employers, comprehensively indexed. Listings include address, phone, fax, name and title of top HR executive, and firm profile. Recommended. Reviewed by Gerry Stern, founder of Stern & Associates and HRconsultant.com.

There are very few days in the life of a fashion information professional and her clients that this two volume set dosen't come to the rescue. When you need infomation on the American BIG GUNS of apparel manufacturing and retailing "Hoover's" is your source. Of course the volumes provide information relevant to every industry but, nothing beats information on the apparel industry in my book. You get an overview of the company and its officers, their ages, salaries a concise company history and more. Need to know a companies'past five years sales figures withiout having to sit for hours trying to read the annual report online or calling for a prospectus? Go to "Hoover's". You also get the names of major competitors and other company holdings. This series is one that you receive more than you bargin for.

The must have companion to Margorie Gersh-Young's Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest. With both you have the most comprehensive listing and directions to hot springs in the U.S. and Canada. Information is provided on whether pools are clothing optional or not. Highly recommended by DrLeisure.com, the number one provider of information on nude recreation on the internet.

The updated versions by Marjorie Gersh are better for finding hot pools and hot springs, being both more complete and current, but they lack the compelling histories and stories that comprise the first three-fourths of this edition. Each chapter links together sites topically, such as hot and cold running water, natural bottoms, snowbirds, and a neat rafting trip down the Grand Canyon. I wouldn't give up my copy for any reasonable price.
NOTE: contains some not-very-discreet nudity.