1992, ISBN: 9780879101534

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New York,NY: Pocket Books, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0671682199. True stories of US snipers based on tapes, intervie… Mehr…

New York,NY: Pocket Books, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0671682199. True stories of US snipers based on tapes, interviews etc.260p. American Combat Snipers, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Be irut. They track the enemy overland and lie in wait for a target to appear. Then they shoot to kill. Armed with an unerring eye, infinite patience and a mastery of concealment, combat snipers stalk t h e enemy like hunters after big game, with one deadly goal.One Shot-One Kill. In World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut, American snipers honed the vital art of delivering a single accurate shot f r o m nowhere - and devastating enemy morale. They met the enemy on his own turf, and picked off officers, unwary soldiers and even other snipers at extraordinary distances of up to 1-1/2 miles. Now t ho se who achieved fame, adn those who simply did their best at a formidable job, tell their stories: of their emotions on getting a man's face in their sights and pulling the trigger, of the nerve- wr ack in g hours and days waiting motionlessly for the enemy to appear, of the primal savagery of a sniper duel. Often trained haphazardly in times of war and forgotten in times of peace, combat sni p ers wer e a t least officially recognized after the Vietnam War, when the Marine Corps became the first military branch to start a full-time sniper school. This book is their powerful personal reco r d, of desp erat e trials and proud feats. Book looks nice, has some rubbing around edges of cover & spine since it's a dark green cover, and a 3" crease on top right corner of front cover. Buyer wi l l be pl eased.., New York,NY: Pocket Books, 1990, 0, New York, NY, U.S.A.: Limelight Editions, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. If Peter Bogdanovich did not already exist, Hollywood would perhaps have invented him. The son of struggling but cultured immigrant parents, he grew up on Manhattan's West Side and soon developed a passion for that other world of film and theatre. By his early twenties he had already acted in, directed and produced plays off-Broadway and written about film for major newspapers and magazines. He made his way to Hollywood, gaining attention first for 'Targets' and then three years later for the award-winning modern classic, 'The Last Picture Show'. Then came the boxoffice hits 'What's Up, Doc?', 'Paper Moon', 'Mask' and others. For a time his personal life overshadowed his filmmaking: he had an affair with his discovery, Cybill Shepherd; his marriage to his wife and set designer Polly Platt ended; the affair with Shepherd dissolved, and then came his affair with his next discovery, 'Playboy' model Dorothy Stratten, soon followed by her brutal murder. Andrew Yule's research for this book brought him access to LAPD files, never previously disclosed, and enabled him to produce the first truly accurate account of the Dorothy Stratten murder, an account as complete as we are ever likely to have. Here, too, in what is no way an "authorized" biography is the voice of Peter Bogdanovich, who gave countless hours of interviews to the author. So did almost all the principal playes in this story. Some of course are gone: Orson Welles, John Ford, Sal Mineo, Dorothy Stratten. But the dead, like the living, are dramatically present in this richly detailed and totally engrossing account of a life in today's Hollywood, where make-believe sometimes becomes all too sadly real. As new, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.{Not remainder-mared or price-clipped} NFB3, Limelight Editions, 1992, 5<

1992, ISBN: 0879101539

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[EAN: 9780879101534], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Limelight Editions, New York, NY, U.S.A.], MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS DIRECTORS PICTURES UNITED STATES PERFORMING ARTS FILM GENERAL HISTORY CR… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780879101534], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Limelight Editions, New York, NY, U.S.A.], MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS DIRECTORS PICTURES UNITED STATES PERFORMING ARTS FILM GENERAL HISTORY CRITICISM, Biography & Autobiography|General, Jacket, If Peter Bogdanovich did not already exist, Hollywood would perhaps have invented him. The son of struggling but cultured immigrant parents, he grew up on Manhattan's West Side and soon developed a passion for that other world of film and theatre. By his early twenties he had already acted in, directed and produced plays off-Broadway and written about film for major newspapers and magazines. He made his way to Hollywood, gaining attention first for 'Targets' and then three years later for the award-winning modern classic, 'The Last Picture Show'. Then came the boxoffice hits 'What's Up, Doc?', 'Paper Moon', 'Mask' and others. For a time his personal life overshadowed his filmmaking: he had an affair with his discovery, Cybill Shepherd; his marriage to his wife and set designer Polly Platt ended; the affair with Shepherd dissolved, and then came his affair with his next discovery, 'Playboy' model Dorothy Stratten, soon followed by her brutal murder. Andrew Yule's research for this book brought him access to LAPD files, never previously disclosed, and enabled him to produce the first truly accurate account of the Dorothy Stratten murder, an account as complete as we are ever likely to have. Here, too, in what is no way an "authorized" biography is the voice of Peter Bogdanovich, who gave countless hours of interviews to the author. So did almost all the principal playes in this story. Some of course are gone: Orson Welles, John Ford, Sal Mineo, Dorothy Stratten. But the dead, like the living, are dramatically present in this richly detailed and totally engrossing account of a life in today's Hollywood, where make-believe sometimes becomes all too sadly real. As new, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.{Not remainder-mared or price-clipped} NFB3, Books<

1992, ISBN: 9780879101534

Gebundene Ausgabe

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Limelight Editions, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. If Peter Bogdanovich did not already… Mehr…

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Limelight Editions, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. If Peter Bogdanovich did not already exist, Hollywood would perhaps have invented him. The son of struggling but cultured immigrant parents, he grew up on Manhattan's West Side and soon developed a passion for that other world of film and theatre. By his early twenties he had already acted in, directed and produced plays off-Broadway and written about film for major newspapers and magazines. He made his way to Hollywood, gaining attention first for 'Targets' and then three years later for the award-winning modern classic, 'The Last Picture Show'. Then came the boxoffice hits 'What's Up, Doc?', 'Paper Moon', 'Mask' and others. For a time his personal life overshadowed his filmmaking: he had an affair with his discovery, Cybill Shepherd; his marriage to his wife and set designer Polly Platt ended; the affair with Shepherd dissolved, and then came his affair with his next discovery, 'Playboy' model Dorothy Stratten, soon followed by her brutal murder. Andrew Yule's research for this book brought him access to LAPD files, never previously disclosed, and enabled him to produce the first truly accurate account of the Dorothy Stratten murder, an account as complete as we are ever likely to have. Here, too, in what is no way an "authorized" biography is the voice of Peter Bogdanovich, who gave countless hours of interviews to the author. So did almost all the principal playes in this story. Some of course are gone: Orson Welles, John Ford, Sal Mineo, Dorothy Stratten. But the dead, like the living, are dramatically present in this richly detailed and totally engrossing account of a life in today's Hollywood, where make-believe sometimes becomes all too sadly real. As new, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.{Not remainder-mared or price-clipped} NFB3, Limelight Editions, 1992, 5<

ISBN: 9780879101534

Limelight. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library … Mehr…

Limelight. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Limelight, 2.5<