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American Purgatorio is the story of a happily married man who discovers, as he walks out of a convenience store, that his wife has suddenly vanished. In cool, precise prose, written as both a detective story and a meditation on the seven deadly sins, Haskell tells a story that ranges from the brownstones of New York City to the sandy beaches of Southern California. The novel follows the journey of a man whose object of desire is both heartbreaking and ephemeral, and confirms John Haskells reputation as one of those rare authors who makes language seem limitless in its possibilities (Los Angeles Times).
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I enjoyed this book, but its not for everyone...........2007-07-24
From page one I was hooked on this fast-paced, interesting debut novel about a happliy married man who goes into a gas station to get a snack and comes out to find his wife and car missing. The book is written in rather simple prose, which makes for an extremely fast read, however, there is a lot of depth and meaning underlying the simplicity of the words and sentences. So despite reading quickly, you're left pondering how John Haskell was able to so precisely capture raw human emotion, while using such deadpan prose. He has a unique writing style, but one which is extremely admirable, as he so wonderfully taps into how the protagnoist must have felt at each stage of his "search" for his wife, while experiencing each of the seven deadly sins (named in Latin for each part of the book).
I really enjoyed this novel, but don't think its for everyone, so I have a hard time recommending so highly in this review. If you're looking for something different, very well-written, and which captures the complexity of human emotion during a difficult time, this book will likely interest you. If you're on-the-fence, I recommend reading the first chapter before purchasing it, to get an idea about the style in which it is written.
I would likely read another novel by this author, as I believe he is very gifted, and provides interesting insight into the human condition.
Overreaches, but Still Should be Read.......2006-02-17
I loved Haskell's short story collection, 'I Am Not Jackson Pollack.' It was really something fresh and new.
This novel is both compelling and heart-breaking. When Haskell's writing is at its best it is simultaneously highly readable and containing of great depth. There are stumbles in this book though. Parts of it just don't live up to other parts. That's not to say it isn't admirable or that any other writer out there could have done any better. The fact that he was able to create such a challenging plot to execute is alone worth a lot of praise.
There were a fair amount of typos in the first printing I read.
One of the editorial reviews above says the reader may feel tricked. I can't imagine a reader being so clueless that they'd be that surprised by any of the "revelations" in the book. The title alone tells you that such surprises might be coming.
Haskell's style isn't for everyone, but I'd recommend to most anyone that they at least give this book a shot.
p.s. Near the start the narrator talks about how glass flows and old glass is wobbly because of it. That's not true! Old glass is wobbly because it was made before the plate glass process was invented and in wide use. Glass is an amorphous solid and doesn't really flow.
(3.5) "As long as I had my need I was able to move forward.".......2006-02-13
This strange novel requires a certain mindset, a willingness to follow the protagonist through a series of actions that make no sense in an ordinary context. But that is the point. This man is engaged in an effort to control his environment and limit his reactions to the world around him. When he walks outside after buying snacks in a gas station-convenience store, his wife, Anne, is missing, along with their car. His reaction to this event is to wait at the gas station for her to return. When she doesn't, he walks from New Jersey back to Brooklyn, abandoning their trip to Anne's mother in Nyack, New York without even calling his mother-in-law to tell her what has happened. He doesn't call the police or act as if anything is amiss, simply returns home and goes to bed. He continues in this disjointed manner with occasional fits of rage, generally carefully monitoring himself. Within a couple of days, he buys a used car and begins a journey to recover his lost wife, using a map she has circled in strategic places. Although he has difficulty connecting to those around him, he travels across the country, the author beautifully describing people and places with a sense of immediacy and a fine talent for detail.
The narrative abstract becomes meditation in American Purgatorio, and an exploration of the seven deadly sins, difficult territory to traverse, requiring the reader to trust where the writer is taking him. Fantasy must be tempered with fact, enough to pin the character to earth while his mind drifts elsewhere in pursuit of a loved one. Clinging to the details of each place he inhabits, the protagonist is barely anchored, yet he manages to tap into reality often enough to maintain a sense of direction, his goal inexorably closer with each place he visits. Not quite a mystery in this mystery, the novel is as well a remarkable travelogue of terrain and the human spirit, wherein one man's deception is another man's heart break, a memorable journey toward self-realization and the nature of the world as we perceive it. Luan Gaines/ 2006.
Read it again.......2005-04-26
This book is astonishing: a beautiful, lyrical, philosophical work that needs to be read with care and due attention, (and not as if it were merely the latest offering from some TV book club). This is the real thing; it doesn't go out to win you over, it works on its own terms, and asks you to come along with it on an amazing journey - a journey which is more than worthwhile.
Lost my interest.......2005-04-12
I tried to like this, but got halfway through it and it just couldn't sustain my interest any longer. Maybe it really picks up about the point that I ended up putting it down. There are too many other books out there to read, though.
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The Dragon Isles: abandoned home of the good dragons, land of amazing adventure and legendary treasure. The trouble is, no one knows how to get there.
Now Mikal Vardan and his crew have found the hidden route, but they’re not the only ones interested in the isles. A beautiful sea elf scavenger thinks the wealth of a lost civilization might be worth killing for, and a menacing sea dragon is determined to bring a reign of terror to the peaceful archipelago.
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Pretty good
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This story had a decent plot but nothing special. Some things were revealed to the characters at the end that I thought would have been obvious along the way but whatever. The character development was alright too. I cared somewhat for the main ppl but the only one I truly liked a lot was Shimmer. The kender was fun too, and it was neat to see a kender at sea.
My main beef was the indestructible syndrome that the protagonist party seemed to have. I'm not saying that none die (and I'm not saying that any *do* either), but they faced overwhelming odds more than a couple times and it just seemed like they survived on a massive dosage of good luck, almost as bad as the 5th age Jean Rabe stuff where the heros take out an entire boat of knights and scrape their shins or something. Especially since the main antagonist in this book is a massive evil sea dragon.
The sea dragon thing was interesting since they were hinted at in the original Dragonlance trilogy (when Tanis gets saved by the sea elves), but that whole storyline went completely unexplored, and instead we got to follow some ppl around on a treasure hunt. Don't get me wrong, it was interesting to learn about the Dragon Isles of lore, but the sea dragon storyline has *so much* potential. Hopefully we'll get a Richard Knack or someone to flush that out.
Overall I'm not sure that this book is worth the 7 clams I paid, but it was entertaining. If you see it for 4, I'd grab it, maybe even 5.
Where Sharks Hold Court and Sailors Sleep.......2002-12-21
I don't know whom over at Wizards of the Coast, whether it was editor, publisher, or the author of this novel; but whoever plotted the Dragon Isles out came up with what I would imagine would be an extremely difficult story to write. And working on his first DL novel, Stephen D. Sullivan does an amazing job with that story. This one really surprised me with how good it was, I must admit I wasn't expecting much out of what I thought would be a boring mariner's tale.
Well it was a mariner's tale, all of this novel either takes place on a ship, under the water, or a few brief trips to port cites. However Sullivan nicely pulls this off without making it boring and does not rehash the fact that the characters are under the water, making into a central description device. Instead of tying it like an anchor around the plot-line and the story's development he uses it as a sail into the unknown.
This novel also got back to the core of fantasy and the Dragonlance shared world, with use of an ancient prophecy guiding the treasure finders, and the return of a dragon as our main villain. The sea dragon Tempest is an excellent villain, powerful, different than what we have seen before in other Dragonlance villains, and actually evil, always a plus.
The heroes are well thought out for a 300 pager like this novel as well. You have a roguish sea captain, a beautiful sea elf, a mysterious bronze armored knight, and a kender that all add something to the adventure, plus no complaining, they are always on the up. The Dragon Isles includes amazing location, some humor, plenty of action, a couple different plot-twists that are pretty good, and is even nicely broken into three labeled parts. Each part has a different tone and you can tell the action slowly increases until it is at a very high tempo in part three.
Only downside is that it was really a difficult story and sometimes it strains Sullivan. At a few points he has characters do things that would be almost impossible in water and what not, but other than that I think this is a really good first outing, I hope Wizards of the Coast has Sullivan writing plenty more Dragonlance novels.
Final Thought: Sullivan may be a squire under the sea, but with his legs set firmly upon the ground he'd be a Knight. Pick this one up for your Dragonlance fix!
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Or, more importantly, what kind of man could torture an Alien? Professor Ernst Kleist has genetically engineered powerful, obedient Aliens. The horror of nature is dwarfed by the terror of a man who would toy with it.
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The nature of the Aliens.......2000-03-27
This book deals with a somewhat less than stable scientist trying to decipher the genetic code of the Alien race. This is nothing new, but nevertheless, this is one of the best graphic novels in the series. The artwork is good, and the characters are very well played out.
I really enjoyed the read, and recommend this graphic novel to all fans of the Aliens series!
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The Practice of Chinese Buddhism, 1900-1950 (Harvard East Asian Series)
Holmes Welch
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Amazing amount of detailed information .......2005-10-15
I wrote this for a class I am in: I've adapted it somewhat for this page.
Reading Professor Welch's book it is impossible not to feel deep admiration for the man. He has gone into the field to find elderly monks displaced by political changes from their home, scattered in the world. They were losing their memories of the time period he was studying, speaking to him in dialects of Chinese difficult for anyone not from the region to understand, and discussing a highly specific and complicated world which Professor Welch himself never got to experience before it was destroyed by the advent of Communist China. The work that he did, both in breadth and depth is fantastic. The resource that he constructed for students of Buddhism or Chinese history is invaluable. This does not mean however that the book is perfect.
Structurally the book is too much, and yet, too little. The level of detail is amazing, and yet, I repeatedly felt that the book should be divided and expanded so as to focus more thoroughly on things that were more similar. In this way we could have had several books (or books and academic articles) and each of them would have been able to keep closer to a single theme, allowing for stronger composition and making the book more accessible to the reader. A 569 page book is hard for the reader to tackle and even harder to see through to the end. There was (and is) such a variety of manifestations of Buddhist practice in China that a single book (even limited to one 50 year period) cannot properly encapsulate them all. The book tries by making generalizations, but then undermines each generalization with modifying statements about how this did not hold true in such and such a situation or location. This large amount of sometimes contradictory information being thrown at the reader was the largest downside to the book in my opinion. In order to confine the book more narrowly I would have considered separate books for the model monasteries and the rest, or a separate book for Kiangsu and the rest, and separate articles could have been devoted to analyzing motivation to become a monk, attitudes of lay people towards the temples, and the financial aspects of supporting large temple organizations. Though I appreciate how Welch has tried to weave all of this information into one book, the fact that he would spend just a few pages dealing with one issue (ordination of lay people) and a hundred pages dealing with the administrative structure of the temples made it clear that some of the information contained here might have been more appropriate for a separate article and brief mention in the book.
Naturally, after the previous week's examination of Wijayaratna's book on the Theravada texts we could see many similar topics (food, dress, interactions with laity) being carried out in very different ways by the Chinese monks. This should not be surprising, though. While Wijayaratna was discussing the ideal as described in the texts (not what was actually practiced) of the Theravada tradition, Welch confined himself to the practice by individual Mahayana monks more than 1,500 years after the Theravada texts were recorded. One author used texts as a source, the other individuals. One author covered the southern branch, another the northern (shouldn't that be called eastern?). While the differences were interesting, and certainly came to mind as I read, having been exposed to the differences between the two practices in real life (not in texts) I did not find it surprising, with one exception.
I hate to dwell on the issue of ascetics, since obviously that's the flashy thing that sticks in everyone's mind, but I am not familiar with any ascetic practice other than hermetic retreats being accepted in Theravada today, and yet in Mahayana there is (contrary to the Vinaya) a certain degree of respect for flashy (self-indulgent?) ascetic practices. Being an ascetic is, in my understanding, not following the Middle Way, and therefore it means being a poor Buddhist, and yet, asceticism is something that I cannot help respecting. How else but with awe can we encounter the stories of monks who took vows of silence, or even the monks who immolated themselves? It would be interesting to know if asceticism has had any resurgence within Theravada as well.
As I already pointed out during class, the part of this book that moved me the most, and again I begin to cry thinking of it, is the amazing dedication and faith of a man who can devote his entire life from the teenage years on to achieving understanding in this Buddhist method, make no major progress, and yet, never give up. The beauty that we can see in any monastic, be it Buddhist or not, is the purity of belief that allows one to give up so much of what makes life what it is for laypeople in order to attain an understanding that is not essential to the organism in which our souls are housed. Becoming a monk or nun has an undeniable pure beauty.
The life-changing decision to become a monastic restricts not just job prospects but interactions with the entire rest of the world so drastically that I could compare it to choosing your spouse, job, dwelling place, and university major all at once. Welch, despite admitting that he could not make a clear pronouncement of reasons to become a monk; due to the varying recollections, the desire to make worthy answer, and the long passage of time still attempted to draw some conclusions. The individual case studies he included were something I read with interest. When I myself encounter a monk (a Mahayana monk) this is always one of the first things I want to ascertain. What led them to decide they didn't need all these comforts, all these regular attainments? Did they never feel the need for a house to call their own to modify as they wish? Or a family with children to pray at the ancestral tablet, sexual relations, freedom to dress, freedom to move, freedom to change careers? I could go on, but it's beyond doubt that it takes a special sort of person to give up lay life, even though they may say they did so to escape the hardships of keeping food on the table and a roof above I feel more likely that they felt a deep affinity with temple life, perhaps unvoiced or unrealized even to themselves. Otherwise they could easily have chosen a different path to escape the stress of being a layman. I cannot think of any true way to study the motivation in joining a monastic order, but it would be interesting to try a long-term panel study tracking their feelings towards giving up lay life, entering and an order and their level of satisfaction. I tend to think that most monks must have a higher level of satisfaction than the lay people scrambling to get by. After all, how often does one meet a depressed monk?
Welch spends a disproportionately large stretch of the book explaining the financial realities of the temples and life as a Chinese Buddhist monk. I am sure this is in large part because of the frequent accusations of monks as parasites, or businessmen, often leveled by Christian missionaries who wanted to discredit their competition. I found this part of the book interesting, but it left many unanswered questions. How did the monks justify money lending? Welch says that they offered a fair rate of interest, but at the start, what was their feeling about the appropriateness of money-lending? Did they feel like what they were doing was a sort of micro-credit community support effort similar to some of the exemplary efforts in India and Bangladesh today, or were they merely making money in another way? What about their business as landlords, were rents for temple-owned land higher, lower or the same as rents for other land owners? An interesting study, though now impossible, would be to see how the rate of rent payment was better or worse to the temples than to other land-owners. Did the locals feel they had a higher responsibility to a temple that would use their rice or barley to feed many chanting and meditating monks or did they feel it was safer to stiff the monks than it would be some other landlord who might more quickly resort to extortion to get his money back?
I cannot conclude my evaluation of this book without mentioning that "The Practice of Chinese Buddhism" was not written for a beginning student of Buddhism, it would be hard for someone without some background study under their belt to understand everything here. I am not criticizing the book for this, I enjoy not having `dharma' explained to me in every book on Buddhism I read. It has excellent resources for further study in the many exhaustive appendices. I would hazard a guess though that if Welch had published some of these appendices as separate articles in journals they would have gotten a wider readership, for example, the appendix on the Meditation Hall schedule is incredibly detailed, a marvelous stand-alone resource. Though we cannot reproduce Welch's research since these old monks he used as sources have now passed on, with the even handed approach Welch took to the subject matter and the way he clearly explains his research methods I am confident that he has drawn an accurate picture of Kiangsu Province Buddhist practice in the first 50 years of the Twentieth Century. I am grateful for his hard work and am sure I'll refer to this book again in the future.
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- Best Bread Machine Recipes!
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Best Bread Machine Recipes!.......2002-02-05
I borrowed this book from the library and am so impressed, I want my own copy! It covers everything you could ever want to make with a yeast dough! One of Washburn & Butt's personal favourites - Country Harvest Bread - was a huge hit at a recent ladies luncheon. Today we're trying the Butter Pecan Bagels. Baking one's own bread is very satisfying! I highly recommend this book if you're going to give it a go!
Reliability and Variety in "America's Best...".......2000-06-24
I bought 2 bread machine books at the same time. While the other had a much more sophisticated format and general discussion of bread making, this book offers a simple direct format and specific directions (with aside tips occasionally) for a wide variety of bread types. The authors also offer, with good directions, the option of breads mixed in the machine but finished as free-form hearth breads. Of the ten or so breads I have tried, results have been excellent.
AMERICA'S BEST is the Best.......1999-12-14
When I replaced my 7-yr-old bread machine, the recipes from my collection of best-seller cookbooks didn't work in my new generation machine. Then I tried AMERICA'S BEST. Perfect every time, with no adjustments needed! Since I bake in super-humid Florida and cool crisp New England, recipes have to be absolutely reliable. The Italian Herb Bread has become a family favorite, and the Saffron Currant Bath Buns got rave reviews at our Elizabethan Supper. I am especially happy that AMERICA'S BEST recipes give excellent results with basic grocery-store ingredients, without requiring special (expensive) additives. And I am happiest that they taste good.
There are better bread machine books available........1999-11-20
Shortly after getting a bread machine, I bought 3 bread machine cookbooks. I love the other 2 but this one....it's going in the trash. After trying 5 recipes from this book, I've decided not to waste any more ingredients trying any other recipes from it. TWO THUMBS DOWN!
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More of America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes, you will find a wide range of mouth watering recipes that have been adapted to meet the requirements of today's bread machines, including 2 lb versions and advanced baking techniques. Just as with Donna Washburn's and Heather Butt's previous book, "America's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes," these are recipes that have been tested to work every time.
In this second collection, you will find more than 125 sensational bread, bagel, roll and sweetloaf recipes. Lifestyle breads like 'Wild Rice and Cranberry' and the healthy/hearty 'Maple Banana Flax Loaf' are all waiting to be made quickly and easily. Discover delicious international bread recipes from Ireland, Germany and the Ukraine. Irish 'Soda Bread' and 'Yulekage' are just some examples of breads from around the world featured in this new collection. Your lunchtime sandwich can get a huge boost by including a 'Red Onion Focaccia' or 'Taco-Stuffed Calzone.' Learn how to bake an authentic Sourdough or an appetizing 'Cheddar Cheese and Onion' bagel. And did you know that you can use your bread machine for making so much more beyond bread? 'Chocolate Danish,' 'Banana Cake,' 'Chocolate Chip Cookies' and even 'Spinach Fettuccini' can be made in a bread machine!
We even have breads and rolls for special occasions such as holidays and birthdays. For your next Halloween party add some spooky fun with Halloween spiders. Easter brunch or dinner will take on a decidedly festive air with rolls fashioned into bunny shapes. A bevy of ideas for fashioning bread and rolls into creative shapes is presented in this section.
There are millions of bread machine owners who are eager and excited to bake yet another new delicious recipe.
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The term "decorative" as applied to paint techniques can have a number of meanings; in this case it refers to faux finishing. This book provides excellent coverage of the subject with demonstrations, step-by-step pictures, and instructions for 27 different techniques, from antiquing to verdigris and including combing, graining, pickling, tortoiseshell, and marbling, among others. Some interesting techniques covered here are not often seen in faux finishing books: imitation bamboo, sandstone and lichen, and something called sugi, an effect resembling charred wood used to age the look of a piece.
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I like this book.......2006-02-04
it has everything you need to know about paint. great for beginners to intermidiate.
decorative painting.......2001-12-22
This is the first time that I bought a used book this way, I would do it again.
An excellent resource for faux finish techniques........1998-01-06
As a decorative painter, I use this book constantly to get ideas and practice techniques. I've found the step-by-step photos and explanations extremely helpful and clearer than in some other books on this topic. Also, the specific methods used here are interesting to compare to those demonstrated in other books on faux finishing -- especially the malachite look. I appreciate the fact that the authors use generic color names rather than commercial manufacturers' names (e.g. burnt sienna instead of "dried pumpkin"). Sometimes, though, I've had to slightly adjust the colors I use to achieve the "right" effect. And I do wish it included a more comprehensive assortment of finishes and effects. (Do the authors have plans for a second volume?) But, all in all, it's a great book and easy to follow for both professional and amateur alike. I'm glad it's in my library.
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Magnificient work.......2006-01-15
The book is based on several years of research; fresh and insightful. Dr. Ellis introduces the reader to the development of the New Testament Canon. He argues forcefully that, from the beginning, the early church accepted the books of the NT as Scriptures. The NT Documents were widely circulated in various Christian circles in the first century. For instance, Jesus' teachings were likely accepted at an earlier period. For, "They were of necessity used by his apostles in their 'kingdom of God' missions since it was his message and not their own that they preached" (34).
Prof. Ellis insists that from the earliest time, apostolic traditions were orally communicated, written, and transmitted by the apostles themselves. Such elements contribute heavily to the formation of the New Testament Corpus; particularly the four Gospels. The authenticity and authority of such documents were no doubt accepted as the "Word of God" by the earliest Church. (1)" Both the Gospels and the New Testament letters are attributed to persons in the same or related apostolic circles. (2) Both are, in part, products of a corporate enterprise in which an apostolic figure as the leading contributor and overseer is aided by and uses traditions composed by others. (3) Both give indications that their traditions were composed by the same or related circles of highly gifted pneumatics, that is, apostles, prophets and teachers" (Ellis, 33).
We can comfortably trust the New Testament and embrace it as the Word of God; not because scholars declare it to be so. God inspired fallible men to write "The Infallible Word." It has God for its origin and Author. The providence of God guided and preserved the entire process. That is, the formation, development, and transmission of the NT Documents.
The Next Logical Step.......2002-12-12
E. Earle Ellis, in this comprehensive volume, sets forth criteria for finding "Pre-formed traditions" in the New Testament. This is merely the logical outworking of twentieth-century NT scholarship. He follows Jeremias, Brown and a host of others in identifying "hymns" and other pre-formed pieces in the NT, which as Ellis claims stems from four missions. This book is another in Ellis' small collection of essays/books which focus upon literary criticism. His views on Midrash have been rightfully dismissed by many scholars. There is very little new in this book (he even reprints a few older essays) but I suppose it is a good synthesis of conservative NT scholarship. It must be read critically.
Outstanding.......2000-01-24
Dr. Ellis, research professor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is outstanding in this volume. He has brought more credit back to American theologians. He is well respected in Europe (mostly Germany where he studied) as well he should be. This work is the total sum of important background as to the formation (author, date, recipients, and purpose) of ALL of the New Testament Books. A must for any pastor, preacher, teacher, or general student of the Bible. A word of warning, this is not for the casual reader of the Bible. Have a background in formal theological education (such as Greek, Hebrew, Theology, etc. . .) or have a very good ability to look up words in a dictionary. This book is nothing less than stupendous. If you care at all about academic study of the Word, this book is cheap! You must buy it. Sell any books you have to get it! Also, buy his book "Christ and the Future" it is less money, barely, but a good buy too!
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Patrick McGilligan, the acclaimed biographer of George Cukor, Robert Altman, Jack Nicholson and Fritz Lang, has interviewed many of Hollywood's biggest stars and most important directors. In Film Crazy, McGilligan shares some of his finest interviews with film luminaries from his salad days as a young journalist working the Hollywood beat. He rides the presidential campaign bus with Ronald Reagen, visits Alfred Hitchcock during the making of the Master of Suspense's last film, Family Plot, meets George Stevens at the Brown Derby, and conducts the last interview with the director of Shane and Giant. Other interview subjects captured for prosperity include rough-and-ready pioneer directors William Wellman and Raoul Walsh, likable actor Joel McCrea, actress-and the only female director of her era-Ida Lupino, French legend Rene Clair, and lowly-contract-writer-turned-studio-mogul Dore Schary. Film Crazy is a must for film students, scholars, and professionals. AUTHORBIO: Patrick McGilligan is the editor of the Popular Backstory series. A resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he is also the author of several biographies on noted filmmakers George Cukor, Robert Altman, and Fritz Lang, the last of which was named a Notable Book of The Year by the New York Times.
Customer Reviews:
Pay no attention to the previous reviewer.......2002-09-05
This is an enjoyable collection of interviews with legendary American movie directors, actors, and writers. It's filled with anecdotes, reminiscences, regrets, gossip, and enlightening glimpses into how movies get made. If all of this sounds dull to you, and if you don't care what people such as Dore Schary, Joel McCrae, Ida Lupino, Alfred Hitchcock, Ronald Reagan, William Wellman, and Robert Stevenson (you might not know the name, but you sure know his work) had to say, then by all means, skip this one and leave it to film lovers who will appreciate it.
Dull and disappointing.......2000-08-17
McGilligan must have been too young and star-struck when he did these interviews because he just lets the old-timers go on and on ad nauseam. The pieces have little shape or focus and the conversations are riddled with cliches, predictable. A mess of a compilation. Did no one edit this? There are so many great film interview books, don't bother with this one.
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