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December 5, 1974...#175....Dustin Hoffman as Lenny Bruce; The Plot To Prosecute John Lennon, Keith Richard, Roger McGuinn, Zaire Concert at "Rumble in The Jungle", Atlanta Rhythm Section, .... and much more!! ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond, an autistic savant, of whose existence Charlie was unaware. The title is a reference to a three-year-old Charlie's mispronunciation of his brother's name. The film stars Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbitt, Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt, and Valeria Golino as Charlie's girlfriend, Susanna. Morrow created the character of Raymond after meeting Kim Peek, a real-life savant; his characterization was based on both Peek and Bill Sackter, a good friend of Morrow who was the subject of Bill, an earlier film that Morrow wrote. ... Read more

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Cover - Dusty and the Duke : a choice of heroes, Dustin Hoffman vs. John Wayne (feature inside). Also, Obituary - Judy Garland, photos, and unusual elegy patterned after "The Death and Burial of Cock Robin." ... Read more

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Chapters: Lanford Wilson, Dustin Hoffman, Nell Carter, James Woods, Natasha Richardson, Melba Moore, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Barbara Cook, a Man for All Seasons, Jennifer Holliday, Frances Ruffelle, Edie Adams, Cara Duff-Maccormick, Victor Spinetti, Natalia Makarova, Richard Cross, Priscilla Lopez, Joan Hackett, Michael Jeter, Kelly Bishop, Sally Mayes, Lachanze, David Wayne, Dan Fogler, Lynne Wintersteller, Maureen Anderman, Boyd Gaines, Isabel Bigley, Marian Mercer, Calvin Levels, Michael Rupert, Michael Maguire, Shirl Conway, Janie Sell, Patricia Elliott, Carlin Glynn, Sammy Williams. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 179. 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: Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor who has had a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable types of characters. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakthrough movie role as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967). Since then Hoffman's career has largely been focused in cinema with only sporadic returns to television and the stage. Some of his most noted films are Midnight Cowboy, Lenny, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Rain Man, Wag the Dog, Meet The Fockers, and Last Chance Harvey. Hoffman has won two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, three BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, an Emmy Award and an Annie Award. Dustin Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999. Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, the second and youngest son of Lillian (née Gold) and Harry Hoffman, a Russian-born father who worked as a prop supervisor/set decorator at Columbia Picture...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=42148 ... Read more

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A Journey into Hell
No Beast So Fierce is a unique novel. The author is Edward Bunker, who was once the youngest person ever incarcerated at San Quentin. Later, he sold his blood to raise the money to submit his manuscripts. The novel takes you to the underworld of prison and mean streets where criminals spend their lives. It is a trip straight to hell, but you cannot stop turning the pages.

The plot concerns Max Dembo, who narrates the story. Max is a recidivist in his early-thirties, who is getting out of prison after serving eight years. Max goes to Los Angeles and tells the reader that he has every intention of going straight. Almost immediately, however, he is drawn back into the only world that he has ever known.

The book has a few minor flaws. In particular, I thought that the ending was just a bit flat. Bunker doesn't build to a "true" climax. (Free advice - don't waste time with the movie version of No Beast - "Straight Time," starring Dustin Hoffman. It cannot hold a candle to the book).

To say that a novel offers its readers escapism - in many cases - is to damn with faint praise. No Beast So Fierce does offer you an escape to a world that you probably didn't know existed. But it is also a serious book that explains just how difficult it is for "ex-cons" to enter "straight" society.

I don't know of another writer quite like Bunker. I give this novel my highest recommendation. (Another excellent Bunker novel is Little Boy Blue, about a boy's descent into the juvenile justice system).

Top crime fiction
I enjoyed the book a lot. The author was able to write about what he knew and it told throughout the novel.

Bunker has the ability to take any glamour out of the story and bring the gritty realism that one needs to read about. This is no fluff piece about the excitement of being a criminal.

I would say that the novel fell away as it proceeded after the robbery that went sour. I think it was at this point that the author started writing fiction rather than personal experiences.

Bearing that in mind, this is still an important piece of litertature and highly recommended.

Accurate, but a little one-sided....
I knew Mr. Bunker in 1973 and had an autographed copy of this book (since been lost).This book very accurately describes and depicts the often brutal and violent realities in prison, and the thinking of the men and women incarcerated there. I also agree with Mr. Bunker's assessment of the mindset and philosophies, in general, of law enforcement and correctional agencies and personnel (i.e. most prison environments are dehumaninizing and not oriented towards "rehabilitation" or developing personal empathy and insights that will lead to positive changes).However, I also believe very strongly (and know from my own personal experience that it's usually a con- venient rationalization to blame external circumstances or experiences for leading to criminal behavior).There is no behavior without a thought, and it's the criminal thinking that is distorted (for whatever reason)...but it's the thinking... coupled with empathy (and other factors)...that also holds the potential for meaningful change...and breaking the cycle of recidivism.This book gives the "uninitiated" a very real look into what is usually incomprehensible to the vast majority of people in our society...and perhaps a clue as to how to make a difference.

Shocking
A crime-novel from a man who knows the inside of the criminal mind. This book is interesting both as a social study and as a suspense novel. Bunker does not keep his punches, and he writes with brutal honesty. The story of Max Dembo(the main character), is both exiting and sad, as Max tries to become a straight citizen, but soon realize that he is "born to loose". A great book, no matter how you look at it. This should be something they make the kids read in highschools.

FANTASTIC
This is an incredible book about criminals and their twisted philosophies. Bunker writes with brutal honesty. I found better psychological insights in these pages than a handful of sociologists could blabber out of their booktraining.This book came from the REAL DEAL! It doesn't glamorizeanything-it just is what it is. Not to filibuster here, but with theongoing debates about capital punishment and crime in general, this bookshould berequired reading for anyso-called "experts" on thesubject. Bunker's words make a lot of sense and help you to understand acriminal's mind a little better. ... Read more