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This book takes the reader on a photographic journey througheighty-eight miles of one of America's most celebrated landscapes: BigSur on the California coast. Co-published with the Big Sur Land Trust,Big Sur & Beyond showcases the natural beauty that led landscapepainter Francis McComas to call Big Sur, "the greatest meeting of landand water in the world." It also documents the remarkable achievementsof the Big Sur Land Trust, an organization dedicated to saving thisprecious land. Featuring the photography of esteemed photographerDouglas Steakley, Big Sur & Beyond reveals the splendor of thisregion, including the dazzling beauty of the Little Sur River, therare Monterey cypresses at Point Lobos, the majestic Bixby Bridge, andthe noble lighthouse at Point Lobos. The book includes an inspiringForeword by Clint Eastwood, Leon Panetta, Robert Redford, and TedTurner. ... Read more

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Big Sur Book
Great book came in great condition, like new!This is a great book to see the coast line of CA, it is fun to read and great to look at with friends.I found myself remembering different places that I remember being there.Great deal for the time spent pouring over it. ... Read more

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This reference work is a source of everything you need to know about movies and the people behind them. Comprehensive and informative, it is aimed at anyone interested in movies - whether you're an aspiring filmmaker, a Hollywood insider or a regular at the local multiplex. The book includes film history, the lifecycle of a movie, biographies of the major players, film term definitions, Academy Award-winning films, statistics, phone numbers and much more. It also includes hundreds of photos, quotes, sidebars and factoids, plus original essays by major Hollywood players. ... Read more

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Film Buff's Bible
For anyone who appreciates every aspect and every fibre on the history of the Hollywood film system, this is a great guide to keep by your bedside.

Not only are you given a timeline that follows over a hundred years worth of events and headlines, but the book also covers the technical side of todays modern day film making, and also the language used by todays truly acclaimed filmakers.

Relatively comprehensive look at the American Film Institute
There are plenty of good books available on what films are out there and other books of the art of making films. We can find vertical market books on specific subjects that are film related. However this book is exactly hat the title implies. There is more depth to this book than just an overview or an introduction book. Although this book could be a good coffee table book it also makes a good desk reference book.

With 608 pages, most containing partial if not totally glossy color snaps from the famous and obscure movies of our time. The different subject or chapters have color coded tabs on the edge of the page allowing for quickly finding the information sought.

Although designed as a reference I found it more fun to read page by page picking up gems here and there that would never have been found by just reference searches.

Best film book ever
Great one. All types of information and fun. Just get it!

A Good Guide for Those New to Film
I guess I should have realized from the title that this wouldn't be a comprehensive and in-depth guide.It is a good overview of film history and important movies for those just coming to know classic cinema.Otherwise, it is a bit basic and leaves a lot to be desired.The photos are great, the paper glossy, it's just that the message is a bit on the thin side.

This Book Is Absolutely Perfect...
...especially if you are a film student and/or studying for a movie trivia game show. I love that it has loads of pictures and tables/lists. Plus, it has any and everything you need to know about the movies. I definitely recommend this book for anyone who would like to know more about film. I promise, you won't be disappointed! :-) ... Read more

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Named "Best Jazz Book of 2008" by The Jazz Journalists Association

"2009 Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research" by ARSC (Association for Recorded Sound Collections)

Legendary African American jazz bassist and photographer Milt Hinton (1910-2000) tells his compelling life story and illustrates it with more than 260 of his photographs, exquisitely reproduced in this collectors' edition.

Hinton's stories--witnessing a lynching as a child in Mississippi, working for Al Capone, breaking the color line in the recording studio--are equal to his celebrated photographs: capturing life on the road with Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday at her last recording date, and personal and professional views of icons such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, and Barbra Streisand. Playing the Changes draws from Hinton and Berger's earlier Bass Line, but differs significantly from that 1988 classic. Milt's narrative takes up where the earlier story left off, and more than 140 new photographs augment 115 of his best-known images. It also boasts a CD of Milt telling stories and performing music, as well as a discography and filmography. ... Read more

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The "Judge" Speaks
Milt Hinton's beautiful book "Playing the Changes" is filled with anecdotes and photos (which he took) covering sixty years of his life as a jazz musician.The photos alone are worth the price of this expensive volume.However, the chronologically arranged anecdotes allow the reader to gain insight not only into the life of a professional musician, but they add to our understanding of the evolution of jazz during six decades of the twentieth century.

Milt Hinton: playing the Changes
This is a terrific book with an engaging autobiographical text as well as Milt's stunning photos of jazz greats captured in informal moments - a must for lovers of the classic jazz of the thirties, forties and fifties. ... Read more

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Clint Eastwood Fan this is your ultimate resource for the talented Clint Eastwood. Here you'll find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career, Personal life, TV- and Filmography right away: Early life and work of Clint Eastwood, Clint Eastwood in the 1960s, Clint Eastwood in the 1970s, Clint Eastwood in the 1980s, List of awards and nominations received by Clint Eastwood, Clint Eastwood filmography, Clint Eastwood in popular culture, Rawhide (TV series), Man With No Name, Harry Callahan (character), Dirty Harry (film series), Every Which Way But Loose (film), Any Which Way You Can, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Paint Your Wagon (film), Play Misty for Me, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Escape from Alcatraz (film), Pale Rider, In the Line of Fire, Gran Torino (film), Mystic River (film), Letters from Iwo Jima

Topic relevant selected content from the highest rated wiki entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combine the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission. ... Read more

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The cowboy and his environment are among the most evocative, enigmatic, and surprisingly romantic icons of the American experience. Though considered an anachronistic occupation, the cowboy survives, and contemporary cowboy life is masterfully revealed in this new book of large-format duotone photographs. The apparent isolation of life on the range is balanced by the pride the cowboys exude in their work, and in the tightly bound communities in which they live and operate.

Gathering Remnants presents a world ruled by tradition and a strong ingrained work ethic, which fires our imagination and connects us to our own primal needs for rugged individualism. What makes this book unique is the photographer’s ability to capture the authenticity and solidarity of the cowboy’s world—vast, flat rangeland that is striking in its subtle beauty. ... Read more

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Beautiful job
I saw the film of this book at a film festival in Boise, ID a year or so ago. I was so taken by the beauty and the quality of it I chased the presenter down, lost sight of her and then went from one email address to another until I contacted her. I bought the film and now have the book. I've lived in Idaho off and on for a few years now and can say that the absolute beauty of the area, the people and the way of life there are wonderfully captured in this book and film. I'd recommend this to anyone who still believes that there is a code to live by, honesty, hard work and being true to a way of life.

Wow
Kendall Nelson captures her subject well.I saw her photos on display at my friend's house and she showed me the book.I couldn't afford the photos, but the book was right in my range.Book is great.Photos are wonderful.I especially enjoy the photo of the cowgirl and her dog.

Shooting cowboys and buckaroos on the open range
Here's another book of fine photography devoted to cowboys and buckaroos, this time put together by three women. It's a big oversize book, with 48 black and white plates by California photographer Kendall Nelson. The rather worshipful and romantic text is by German-born writer Felicitas Funke-Riehle. Gretel Ehrlich has provided an introduction about the lonely, hard work of a cowboy, written in her own meticulous eye-for-detail style. (Clint Eastwood has a brief 5-sentence foreword.)

The photos were taken 1996-1999 on several ranches in Nevada, with some additional shots taken in Texas, Wyoming, and Idaho. Most of them are of individual cowboys, many with their horses. Typically they are captured against a sweeping terrain under a big sky with scattered clouds. A buckaroo gathers sage brush for a branding fire. Another sits in the open flap of a teepee tent bent over a silver bit he's repairing, Four vaqueros sit in the shade against a wall, smoking cigarettes, the oldest of them watching the photographer.

Cowboys move cattle through sage brush, raising clouds of dust. A cowboss stands with his wife and son against the plank walls of a shed, their three border collies gathered at their feet. A man leans, head down against a fence, snow collecting on the brim of his hat. The photographs capture the relentless, hard work of these men and something of their solitude. Even as they wait for their horses (see cover photograph) they stand separately, keeping a distance between them. I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in cowboys, cattle ranching, Western life, and thoughtful photography. For vintage photographs of cowboys, I suggest also Richard Collins' "The American Cowboy."

Classic cowboy photos
Timeless black and white photography of a timeless subject, Cowboys of the American West. Well done with an obvious emotional connection to her work. A must for everyone's home and heart!

A beautiful tribute to the American west - you'll love it!
If you have any interest in cowboys or the American west, you'll love this book.The stunning photographs and elegent text tell the story of a simple, rugged lifestyle that is, sadly, disappearing all too quickly from our national landscape.

You'll want to keep this one handy to look at again and again.And it makes a great gift! ... Read more

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Clint Eastwood's career has been unmatched in the history of Hollywood. A popular TV star, he was catapulted to film stardom as 'The Man With No Name' in Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns. Once established as a star, he became the John Wayne of his era, an American icon whose box-office drawing power remained undiluted three decades later, despite unfriendly critics, unfavourable gossip and unspectacular forays into politics and political life.

Uniquely, Eastwood used his new-found star status to launch a second, and arguably more successful career as a director, which reached its apex when he was awarded the 1992 Best Picture Oscar for Unforgiven. Following his other mentor, Don Siegel, Eastwood's reputation as a director is that of a solid professional who makes films without wasting time or money. His output has followed a dual path of popular action films and more personal projects which display a range which confounds those who label him as an action star. Those paths intersect in his epic westerns, several of which can stand with the great films of the genre.

This book analyses all of Eastwood's films as a director, and includes information about his acting career, particularly those films directed by members of his 'stock company', as well as tracing the influences of Leone, Siegel and others on his work.

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Clint Eastwood has been a box-office icon for four decades. This book presents a complete listing of all of his films up to 1993. Each entry names the cast, producer & director, music director, director of photography, screenplay author, running time, & studio. It also includes an anecdotal synopsis of the plot, with quotations from reviews, & is illustrated by black-&-white photographs. The book also includes a 38-page essay on "Clint Eastwood: The Actor & the Man." An indispensable & entertaining guide for anyone interested in the history of films & in the life & films of a great American actor & director. ... Read more

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Chapters: Clint Eastwood in the 1970s. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 84. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In the 1970s, Clint Eastwood's acting career was at its peak. n 1970, Eastwood starred in the western, Two Mules for Sister Sara with Shirley MacLaine. The film, directed by Siegel, is a story about an American mercenary who gets mixed up with a whore disguised as a nun and aid a group of Juarista rebels during the puppet reign of Emperor Maximilian in Mexico. The story was initially written by Budd Boetticher, who was later sacked and replaced with Albert Maltz to revise the script. The film saw Eastwood embody the tall mysterious stranger once more, unshaven, wearing a serape-like vest and smoking a cigar and the film score was composed by Morricone. However, although the film also had Leonesque dirty Hispanic villains, the film was considerably less crude and more sardonic than those of Leone. The role of Sister Sara was initially offered to Elizabeth Taylor during the filming of Where Eagles Dare (Taylor then being the wife of Richard Burton) but had to turn down the role because she wanted to shoot in Spain where Burton was filming his latest movie. Although Sister Sara was supposed to be Mexican, they eventually cast Shirley MacLaine although they were initially unconvinced with her pale complexion. Both Siegel and Eastwood felt intimidated by her onset, and Siegel described Clint's co-star as, "It's hard to feel any great warmth to her. She's too unfeminine and has too much balls. She's very, very hard." Two Mules for Sister Sara also marked the last time that Eastwood would receive second billing for a film and it would be 25 years until he risked being overshadowed by a leading lady again in The Bridges of Madison County (1995). The film, which took four months to...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26412203 ... Read more

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A truly charming compilation of essays, articles, interviews and photos of Clint. Writers include Michael Cimino, Marsha Mason, Meryl Streep, and more. The photos are not what you'd expect; they include interesting angles and interplay of both his personal life, and work on his many movies, with a paragraph describing, and adding insight, to each photo. All in bold and provocative black and white. ... Read more

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Everything you love about American popular culture is Quincy Jones. As an artist and impresario Quincy Jones has been the creative catalyst for over 50 years of American cultural phenomena orchestrating the sounds of Frank Sinatra, setting the ambiance for Steven Spielberg, cultivating the talent of Michael Jackson, and introducing the world Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith--to name a few. The Complete Quincy Jones examines the diverse virtuosity of Quincy Jones, celebrating his prolific contribution to American art and culture. Comprised of personal interviews and recollections with Jones, this collection peers behind the veil of
celebrity, with extraordinary access to his creative inspirations and labors. Through private notebooks, correspondence, and photographs Jones offers unprecedented introspection into the depths of his creativity and the histories of his ventures. From the volumes of his memorabilia, Jones emerges as a contemplative and dynamic maestro, thriving on intuition and ceaselessly pursuing the soul of his art. ... Read more

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The title "Complete" could not be more appropriate!
Having spent most of my adult lifetime in the music industry and as well having worked for almost twenty years at WB, involved (promotion) in a number of Quincy Jones' projects, I thought I had a pretty good handle on the man, his music and his career. After spending quality time with this book, I stand corrected. This book gives the reader and amazingly deep view of all parts of this amazing man's life and in doing so I find new depth in all of his work. Regardless of your musical preferences, this is a must read book and one you will return to again and again long after your first read through...

Priceless mother's day gift
This was bought for my mother for Mother's Day. She is the reason why music is a passion of mine. We both know that Q is the top music maestro of all time. I skimmed through it and plan to also get the book for myself. A great coffee table conversation piece.

Quincy Jones is a legend!
I do admire the man and his genius work.But the truth that I bough this book because of Michael Jackson.There was part that Quincy recalled about the making of Thriller and his time with Michael Jackson.Also, the story behind "We Are The World".Thank you Quincy for bringing out the best of Michael Jackson and many other artists.

Unbelievably amazing!
I purchased this book with a birthday present gift card. It is beyond fabulous. The personal memorabilia that he has placed in the book is reproduced so well, that it seems like you actually have the real things at your disposal.I was so excited when I purchased the book and I was not disappointed at all. I am a great admirer of Mr. Jones because he is not only a musician and producer, but also, a composer and arranger. He defies stereotypes for African American musicians, yet he is quintessentially African American. He has embraced and arranged/composed for all musical mediums.He has no limits to his reach and creativity.I have several biographies on musicians and this is by far the best one. The combination of pictures, writing, and memorabilia help to create an "experience" that goes beyond just reading a bio, or just looking at a coffee table book.I highly recommend the book to all fans of Quincy Jones, and to those who want to get a glimpse of how he collaborated with musicians and entertainers across all genres.I would also recommend the book to young musicians who aspire to greatness, they can get a glimpse of how great a life a musician and a committed humanitarian can have. "Q" is most definitely an American Icon and a national treasure.

fantastic
Fantastic book. What an amazing man. All the little extras really make it feel like his own personal scrapbook. ... Read more

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Introduction by Clint Eastwood. Available to the trade for the first time! Will Bullas makes fine art fun. This master of the watercolor one-liner combines award-winning artistic skills with a funny point of view, creating a refreshing and unexpected new way to enjoy fine art. Bullas' Greenwich Workshop fine art program rounds out an extensive gift and stationery program. His art clothing line has been featured by Macy's, Nordstrom and Nieman Marcus. His characters also headline The Greenwich Workshop figurine collection. ... Read more

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A Foold and His Bunny:The Art of Will Bullas
This is one of those special and unique books.The paintings are exquisite, and some of them are so hilarious... I recommend this book. Enjoy !!

A great stress-buster!
I spent the Fourth of July weekend watching the news on TV as the Florida brushfires moved closer to Orlando. The air was heavy with smoke and ash and the really frightening thing about it was that NOTHING seemed to stop the conflagration's exorable march across the state. I picked up " A Fool and His Bunny: the Art of Will Bullas" because I could not concentrate on anything heavier with all of the bad news coming in over the media.

This zany book was the greatest stress-buster of the holiday. Seeing Bullas' "punky derm" and "last call for the bear bar" made me realize that we humans take ourselves too seriously. Maybe we couldn't have fireworks or backyard cookouts or even leave the city because most of the roads were closed, but I was safe and comfortable and able to laugh at the absurdities of Bullas' wonderful paintings. I still don't know why the introduction was written by Clint Eastwood, but maybe that, too, is a subtle putdown! The book raised my spirits. ... Read more

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Dirty Mcgilligan
Patrick McGilligan's "unauthorized" biography of film giant Clint Eastwood is dedicated to "Mom." If Mrs. McGilligan bothered to read the book, she might have said "Thanks, but no thanks," and request that her name be removed from such a seamy book. Of course, McGilligan could argue that it isn't his book that's offensive, but the life of its subject. I think it's a little of both.

If McGilligan is correct, Eastwood's public image is a sham. Widely praised for his loyalty, the Eastwood in McGilligan's book banishes lifelong friends from his circle should they dare ask for even a tiny crumb of the pie they helped bake. Producers, directors, editors, writers, all of them working for comparative peanuts, become "non-persons" in the eyes of Clint the squint, and they are exiled from his Malpaso production company and from the film industry itself because, they insist, the big man is vindictive, and uses his considerable influence to deprive them of their right to make a living. But the macho icon is also a coward who loathes confrontation and never fires anyone directly, letting others do his dirty work for him. Rich beyond mere tabulation, Dirty Harry's Republican alter ego slams welfare and brags that he worked for "every crust of bread" he ever ate, yet never pays for a meal, insisting on being "comped" wherever he goes. And as a filmmaker, his legendary habit of delivering films ahead of schedule and under budget is nothing but carelessness and a wiliness to accept subpar work to keep his budgets low and his percentages high.

He's also a womanizer whose relationships produced numerous illegitimate children, an opportunist who used his brief reign as Mayor of Carmel for his own financial gain, and a father in name only.

Then there's that temper. Anyone who dares park in his unmarked space on the Warner lot will know holy terror as Eastwood vandalizes their vehicle with a golf club, hammer, or a pickup truck. Good luck if you sue him in court, especially with a judge who asks for his autograph.

As someone who always thought highly of Eastwood personally no matter what I thought of his films (most of which I admire), I found this account of his life rather disturbing, but the book is disturbing in ways that have more to do with McGilligan than Eastwood. The punctuation is often a mess with periods appearing outside quotation marks, and the spelling is often questionable, with the author spelling tires as "tyres" when describing the ludicrous climax of The Gauntlet. Maybe the guy is English and doesn't always Americanize his language but the biographical notes describe him as living in Missouri, so that may not be an excuse.

There are also more substantial errors. McGilligan has Ronald Reagan appropriating Dirty Harry's famous "Make my day" speech from Sudden Impact in March 1983, nine months before the film is released. And he gets other dates wrong: In his world, Paint Your Wagon opened a year later than it did, and Escape from Alcatraz debuts in the Christmas season of 1979 when, in fact, it opened the previous June. One can excuse errors here and there, but release dates can be easily verified, and McGilligan makes them consistently. If he can't get a film's release date right, how much faith can we have in his account of incidents from Eastwood's life, incidents at which the author was not present?

If nothing else, this book's sloppy research suggests McGilligan suffers from one of the same personality flaws for which he frequently reprimands his subject. Eastwood, he says, is always happy with the first draft of the screenplays he stars in and/or directs, never requesting and always resisting rewrites (perhaps because they require shelling out cash, something the miserly multi-millionaire is loathe to do). McGilligan's book reads like a first draft that never made it to the proofreader. Perhaps a quote from the Bible is in order here: "Judge not lest ye be judged."

McGilligan's book is certainly an improvement over Richard Shickel's earlier look at the Hollywood titan. McGilligan is fairly thorough, offering more information about Eastwood's ancestry than we might even want to know about our own, and providing a more subjective view of the star's contribution to the cinema. Thankfully, he never fawns over Eastwood the way "critic" Schickel did in his "authorized" bio, but one may be tempted to wonder if he went too far in the opposite direction.

fascinating portrait
McGilligan has produced another great biography with his book on Clint. It's a fascinating portrait of the enigmatic Eastwood which looks at his films and private life. For those out there who have found Clint's recentfilms (including the over rated UNFORGIVEN)somewhat slapdash, MrMcGilligan's book provides some answers. While fans of Clint might findthis bio somewhat harsh about their hero, it comes across as a reasonablyfair portrait of the actor/director. This is a thoroughly gripping readand,as usual, the author has supplied his reference sources in greatdetail. Highly recommended. ... Read more