2009, ISBN: 9780521440806

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New York: Riverhead Trade, 2009-07-07. Trade Paperback. Good. 410 pages; spine creasing, edge wear; In the tradition of Michel Faber and Sarah Waters comes a literary historical novel a… Mehr…

New York: Riverhead Trade, 2009-07-07. Trade Paperback. Good. 410 pages; spine creasing, edge wear; In the tradition of Michel Faber and Sarah Waters comes a literary historical novel about an orphan girl's journey from poverty to film stardom, set against the grand backdrop of World War I., Riverhead Trade, 2009-07-07, 2.5, Paramount, 1995-04-27. VHS Tape. Very Good/Very Good. VG tape in lightly worn sleeve; "Stupid is as stupid does," says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal IQ, Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Entirely without trying, Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance, becomes a football star, meets John F. Kennedy, serves with honor in Vietnam, meets Lyndon Johnson, speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument, hangs out with the Yippies, defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis, meets Richard Nixon, discovers the break-in at the Watergate, opens a profitable shrimping business, becomes an original investor in Apple Computers, and decides to run back and forth across the country for several years. Meanwhile, as the remarkable parade of his life goes by, Forrest never forgets Jenny (Robin Wright Penn), the girl he loved as a boy, who makes her own journey through the turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s that is far more troubled than the path Forrest happens upon. Featured alongside Tom Hanks are Sally Field as Forrest's mother; Gary Sinise as his commanding officer in Vietnam; Mykelti Williamson as his ill-fated Army buddy who is familiar with every recipe that involves shrimp; and the special effects artists whose digital magic place Forrest amidst a remarkable array of historical events and people. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi, Paramount, 1995-04-27, 3, Silver Burdett Pr. Library Binding. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., Silver Burdett Pr, 3, vii+275 pages with frontispiece, diagrams, maps, photographs (some in color) bibliography and index. Quarto (10 1/4" x 8") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. First edition. aubrey Burl carefully sifts the rich archaeological and historical evidence that is available about the Avebury monuments and their builders to present a comprehensive and convincing picture of the life of the primitive communities who erected these massive structures nearly 5000 years ago. Condition:  Page ends soiled. Jacket edge wear else a very good copy in like jacket. ., Yale University Press, 1979, 3, William Morrow Paperbacks. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., William Morrow Paperbacks, 3, Paramount, 2001-01-01. DVD. Very Good/Good. good condition DVD in original case with inserts; some scratches on front of case; A turning point in 20th century war history is the focus of this fact-based account of the 1942-1943 battle of Stalingrad, in which the Germans were finally defeated by Russian influence -- one of the bloodiest battles in World War II history. The film stars Jude Law as Vassili, a marksman from the Urals who is transported to Stalingrad in 1942, and a master German sniper, Major Koenig (Ed Harris). Koenig, an expert German sniper, is determined to eliminate his formidable opponent by any means necessary; meanwhile, Vassili has joined forces with Danilov (Joseph Fiennes), a young Russian political adversary, who is impressed by Vassili's skills and raises his profile in the Soviet Union. Both Vassili and Danilov become involved with Tanya (Rachel Weisz), whose Jewish parents have been captured by the Germans and have forced her to take up with the men on a sniper expedition. Koenig and Vassili begin to develop traps for each other, until fate inevitably must bring the two sharpshooters together. This large-scale production, financed mostly by Teuton companies, also features Bob Hoskins as Nikita Krushchev and Ron Perlman as an aging Russian sniper. Jason Clark, Rovi, Paramount, 2001-01-01, 2.75, Broadway Books. Used - Good. A sound copy with only light wear. Overall a solid copy at a great price!, Broadway Books, 2.5, Belair Pubns. Used - Very Good. A bright, square, and overall a nice copy, Belair Pubns, 3, Cambridge University Press. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., Cambridge University Press, 3<

1994, ISBN: 0521440807

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[EAN: 9780521440806], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 39.01], [PU: Cambridge University Press], MOVIES, HOLLYWOOD, REAGAN, PRESIDENTS, WHITE HOUSE, CONSEVATIVE, REPUBLICAN, FILM, Jacket, F… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780521440806], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 39.01], [PU: Cambridge University Press], MOVIES, HOLLYWOOD, REAGAN, PRESIDENTS, WHITE HOUSE, CONSEVATIVE, REPUBLICAN, FILM, Jacket, First printing. Fine in equally fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 359 pp. with bibilography, index, illustrated with photographs. An exploration of the relationship between the motion picture industry and American politics viewed through the prism of Ronald Reagan's film career at Warner Brothers. His years in Hollywood (1937-1952) spanned part of the Great Depression, World War II and the early Cold War era---times when the American movie industry served as a grand, worldwide propaganda base for thosae who wanted to influence attitudes about patriotism, national defense, communism, race, sex , and civil liberties. During this time, Reagan formed many of the ideas he later carried into his Presidency. The author based the book mon inerviews with President Reagan and others, formerly secret FBI files, and material from more than 150 archival collections., Books<