In 1979 I rode my bike from San Francisco to New Jersey the long way. It was my first trip in the US. I pedalled up to... More > Oregon, down to Texas and back up to Indiana and then across the Appalachians to New Jersey, where my parents lived. It took 3 months. Instead of taking my trusty camera I took a blank notebook and a pen. I did a sketch with a haiku each day of the trip. Many years later I scanned this notebook. This book is a reproduction of that scan. < Less

In this book I offer rave reviews of 150 great true films. They include documentaries, educational films, instructional... More > how-to's, and what the British call factuals - non-fiction visual accounts. The 150 films included in this book are the best non-fiction films I've found for general interest. I haven't had TV for 20 years, so I've concentrated my viewing on true films. I run a little website where I solicit suggestions of great stuff. So far about 40,000 true films have been released. There's no time to watch them all, and little guidance to what's great. I've watched all these films more than once. Sometimes thrice. This little book will steer you to the best true films. Each film gets a short review of why it is worth your time, then I feature 4 or 5 screen captures to show you the texture and style of the film. I also include a picture of the cover and indicate where you can rent or purchase it. All the films reviewed are available on DVD or VHS at consumer prices. < Less

In 1979 I rode my bike from San Francisco to New Jersey the long way. It was my first trip in the US. I pedalled up to... More > Oregon, down to Texas and back up to Indiana and then across the Appalachians to New Jersey, where my parents lived. It took 3 months. Instead of taking my trusty camera I took a blank notebook and a pen. I did a sketch with a haiku each day of the trip. Many years later I scanned this notebook. This book is a reproduction of that scan. < Less

[PDF version] In this book I offer rave reviews of 150 great true films. They include documentaries, educational films,... More > instructional how-to's, and what the British call factuals - non-fiction visual accounts. The 150 films included in this book are the best non-fiction films I've found for general interest. I haven't had TV for 20 years, so I've concentrated my viewing on true films. I run a little website (www.truefilms.com) where I solicit suggestions of great stuff. So far about 40,000 true films have been released. There's no time to watch them all, and little guidance to what's great. I've watched all these films more than once. Sometimes thrice. This little book will steer you to the best true films. Each film gets a short review of why it is worth your time, then I feature 4 or 5 screen captures to show you the texture and style of the film. I also include a picture of the cover and indicate where you can rent or purchase it. All the films reviewed are available on DVD or VHS at consumer prices. < Less

[B/W version] In this book I offer rave reviews of 150 great true films. They include documentaries, educational films,... More > instructional how-to's, and what the British call factuals - non-fiction visual accounts. The 150 films included in this book are the best non-fiction films I've found for general interest. I haven't had TV for 20 years, so I've concentrated my viewing on true films. I run a little website (www.truefilms.com) where I solicit suggestions of great stuff. So far about 40,000 true films have been released. There's no time to watch them all, and little guidance to what's great. I've watched all these films more than once. Sometimes thrice. This little book will steer you to the best true films. Each film gets a short review of why it is worth your time, then I feature 4 or 5 screen captures to show you the texture and style of the film. I also include a picture of the cover and indicate where you can rent or purchase it. All the films reviewed are available on DVD or VHS at consumer prices. < Less

[Color version] In this book I offer rave reviews of 150 great true films. They include documentaries, educational films,... More > instructional how-to's, and what the British call factuals - non-fiction visual accounts. The 150 films included in this book are the best non-fiction films I've found for general interest. I haven't had TV for 20 years, so I've concentrated my viewing on true films. I run a little website (www.truefilms.com) where I solicit suggestions of great stuff. So far about 40,000 true films have been released. There's no time to watch them all, and little guidance to what's great. I've watched all these films more than once. Sometimes thrice. This little book will steer you to the best true films. Each film gets a short review of why it is worth your time, then I feature 4 or 5 screen captures to show you the texture and style of the film. I also include a picture of the cover and indicate where you can rent or purchase it. All the films reviewed are available on DVD or VHS at consumer prices. < Less