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50 of the Finest Films Hollywood Ever Made More Detail
50 of the Finest Films Hollywood Ever Made By John Howard Reid
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More than 50 of Hollywood's most famous movies are examined in detail in this book, which provides full cast and production credits, release dates, background information, DVD suppliers, plus... More > up-to-date assessments and reviews. This information not only covers almost everything you would want to know about some of your favorite movies, but guides you towards further classic films you might enjoy! To name just twenty of the more than fifty titles, they include An American in Paris, The Apartment, The Caine Mutiny, Casablanca, China Seas, Duck Soup, From Here To Eternity, Gone With The Wind, The Greatest Show On Earth, If I Had a Million, In Old Chicago, It Happened One Night, Laura, Out of the Past, The Palm Beach Story, the Picture of Dorian Gray, A Place in the Sun, two versions of State Fair, The Wizard of Oz, Wonder Bar, and Yankee Doodle Dandy.< Less
140 All-Time Must-See Movies for Film Lovers Now Available On DVD More Detail
140 All-Time Must-See Movies for Film Lovers Now Available On DVD By John Howard Reid
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John Howard Reid’s books are not only noted for the wealth of essential information he provides on each film he discusses, but for the insight and clarity of his reviews. Reid has been... More > reviewing films professionally since 1955, and has contributed an enormous amount of material to newspapers and magazines in England, France, Australia and the USA. In the course of his work, Reid has come into contact with many famous stars and directors, and is often able to provide quotes and information that no other sources can duplicate. As a reviewer for one of Reid’s previous books rightly pointed out, "Nobody does it better than John Howard Reid." In fact, Reid often provides far more information than the titles of his books suggest. "140 All-Time Must-See Movies" is a typical case. The book actually provides full details and reviews for 160 feature films plus brief comments on over 30 shorts.< Less
Aardvarks in the Clouds and Other Flights of Fancy: 55 Humorous Poems More Detail
Aardvarks in the Clouds and Other Flights of Fancy: 55 Humorous Poems By John Howard Reid
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Prizewinning poet, John Howard Reid, feels that humorous poetry is more effective if it is enlivened with clever rhymes and follows some sort of metrical scheme, no matter how loose or amusingly... More > inconsistent that meter may be. In fact, Reid believes that humorous verse should have a cheeky look about it that adds to the fun. The more inventive a humorous poet is, the funnier his or her verses will be. The stanzas themselves should look enticingly amusing. All the poems in this anthology are new and were especially written for this book over a period of three years. Reid just loves to play around with words, but he knows when to restrain himself and just pen a rollicking but straightforward narrative. He has even re-worked a few traditional nursery rhymes and given them new faces. With its delightful mixture of both long and short poems, this book is intended mainly for adults. Children don't readily appreciate satire, but if a child does dip into this anthology, he or she will come to no harm.< Less
Rosalia de Castro: Margarita & Other Poems in Spanish & English More Detail
Rosalia de Castro: Margarita & Other Poems in Spanish & English By John Howard Reid
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This second selection of verse by the major Spanish poet, Rosalia de Castro (1837-1885), provides readers with both Rosalia's original Spanish and an English versification by John Howard Reid. In... More > addition to the title poem, "Margarita", selections include "Pursued by a Lark", "The Oak Trees", "Saint Scholastica", "A Disappointment".< Less
What "Matthew" Really Wrote: A Radical New Translation of Matthew's Gospel More Detail
What "Matthew" Really Wrote: A Radical New Translation of Matthew's Gospel By John Howard Reid
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All Bible scholars are aware that Matthew's Gospel contains a great deal of material added by editors and copyists in the first few centuries. Most Bibles draw attention to some of these obvious... More > insertions, but few have the courage to identify the lot. In this radical new translation of Matthew's Gospel, Bible scholar, John Howard Reid, identifies all dubious material. He also differentiates the original Old Testament proof texts Matthew incorporated in his Gospel from those texts (both authentic and spurious) added by early and later editors. All quotes from Scripture have also been restored to Matthew's original renderings from the Greek Septuagint. In addition, this book provides new translations of Paul's Letters to Timothy and Titus. Although these letters were not actually written by Paul -- a statement that most Bible scholars would endorse -- they do provide valuable insights into topics (such as vegetarianism and genealogies) that most churchmen studiously avoid.< Less
Music, Thrills, Mystery, Comedy & Suspense on Video & DVD More Detail
Music, Thrills, Mystery, Comedy & Suspense on Video & DVD By John Howard Reid
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Wonderful movies for every taste are now available on DVD. This book examines a rich selection from "As Good As It Gets" through "You'll Never Get Rich". Musicals include... More > "The Dolly Sisters" and "Wonder Bar", noir thrills take in "Out of the Past" and "T-Men", mysteries include "Crossfire" and "Song of the Thin Man", comedies explore classics such as "Another Fine Mess" and "Fun on a Weekend", suspense thrillers take us on a "Pursuit to Algiers" with a "Special Agent". Other genres are well represented too. In fact the only major category of movies not included in this book are westerns.< Less
Merryll Manning: Beachfront "Holiday" More Detail
Merryll Manning: Beachfront "Holiday" By John Howard Reid
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Following "Merryll Manning: Trapped on Mystery Island" and "Merryll Manning: The Health Farm Murders", the third Merryll Manning mystery/suspense novel takes the Miami police... More > sergeant to Sydney Harbor, Australia, where he finds himself the chief suspect in the murder of a young woman in her luxury beach-side apartment.< Less
CinemaScope Four: M-G-M Movies Light Up the Screen More Detail
CinemaScope Four: M-G-M Movies Light Up the Screen By John Howard Reid
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Although the wide-screen revolution that hit cinemas in 1953 was initiated by 20th Century Fox Film Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was quick to follow suit. This book examines many of the films M-G-M... More > produced or financed during the first years of wide-screen movies. Films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Ben Hur" and "Guys and Dolls" are still highly regarded today. Many others are still shown on TCM. A few have been forgotten. But they are all mighty entertaining!< Less
Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: NEW EXPANDED EDITION More Detail
Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: NEW EXPANDED EDITION By John Howard Reid
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Thanks to DVD, a great number of silent films and early talkies are now available for home viewing. In fact, so many of these wonderful movies can now be purchased, rented or borrowed by classic... More > motion picture fans that an up-to-date reference work to the best (and the middling and the worst) has become essential. In this comprehensive guide, fans and enthusiasts will find not only familiar titles like Lon Chaney's "Phantom of the Opera" or Douglas Fairbanks' "Thief of Bagdad" or Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last"; but the less familiar "Down to the Sea in Ships" (starring a young Clara Bow), "Evangeline" (Dolores Del Rio), "Stella Dallas" (Belle Bennett), "Monsieur Beaucaire" (Rudolph Valentino), Ford Sterling's "The Show-Off", and Al Jolson's "Big Boy", to mention just a few of the many hundreds of titles detailed in this massive book. 440 pages of insightful text! Over 110 wonderful photos!< Less
Hollywood Classics Title Index to All Movies Reviewed in Books 1-24 More Detail
Hollywood Classics Title Index to All Movies Reviewed in Books 1-24 By John Howard Reid
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A complete index to all the films reviewed in all 24 of the "Hollywood Classics" movie books, this massive final volume not only devotes 120 pages to the title index but also contains 212... More > pages of exhaustive details and comments on an additional 80 must-see films. This additional 80 includes such classics as "A Streetcar Named Desire", the 1937 "Prisoner of Zenda", the multi-award winning "All the King's Men", Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo", Henry King's "Tol'able David", Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments", Byron Haskin's "The War of the Worlds", the Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor "Waterloo Bridge", the Clark Gable and Jean Harlow "Red Dust", Ronald Colman's "If I Were King", the classic noir "Out of the Past", three versions of "Romeo and Juliet", and the delightful Claudette Colbert and James Stewart comedy, "It's a Wonderful World".< Less

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