A Disney Childhood (Comic Books to Sailing Ships)    by Cathy Freeman
Price: $9.99 USD. 62690 words. Language: English. Published on May 7, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture.
As a child within the Disney Studio family, Cathy's life was anything but ordinary. Her dad, George Sherman, served as Disney's Head of Publications from the late '50s to '74. When Disney foreign reps visted, they would meet this “typical American family,” for hospitality and a tour of Disneyland. Mr. Sherman died at 45 throwing the family into a mix of grief, courage and adventure.

The Twilight Effect    by B.L. Hewitt
Price: $7.99 USD. 52940 words. Language: English. Published on December 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture.
"the twilight effect" explores the fan frenzy that surrounds Stephenie Meyer's popular Twilight book series. Much has been written about the author, the actors and the studio involved in this franchise, but little has been revealed about it's fans. This is my story and the stories of a hundred others who were swept away in the fan frantic madness the is...The Twilight Saga.

California Mystique    by Jack Adler
Price: $4.99 USD. 59330 words. Language: English. Published by A-Argus Better Book Publishers  on October 20, 2011. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture.
Daughters and Sons of The Golden State. Famous and infamous.

Success in the Cinema: The Money-Making Movies, The Critics' Choices & the Audience Favorites    by John Howard Reid
Price: $2.99 USD. 86130 words. Language: English. Published on May 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Consumer guides.
"Success in the Cinema" is a valuable addition to Reid's series of film books. It should be in every movie enthusiast's library. JHR reviews 110 successful movies with extensive cast, behind-the-camera and release credits plus other essential background information. There's Billy the Kid, A Place in the Sun, Sunset Boulevard, From Here to Eternity, Jane Eyre, Jolson Story, Letter to 3 Wives, etc.

Movies Magnificent: 150 Must-See Cinema Classics    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 130390 words. Language: English. Published on May 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Consumer guides.
All Reid's books are interesting and useful. This one deals with an impressive range of movie landmarks, including credits, reviews and interesting background details on films like Algiers, Anna and the King of Siam, Bells of St Mary's, Best Years of Our Lives, Blood and Sand, Blossoms in the Dust, Citizen Kane, Cover Girl, Dinner at Eight, etc. Reid's notes on the films are totally fascinating.

Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD: A Classic Movie Fan's Guide    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 86400 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Consumer guides.
This handbook reviews 178 movies, dating from 1918 to 1934, now available on DVD. They showcase stars like Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Clara Bow, Lon Chaney, Louise Brooks, Charles Chaplin, Joan Crawford, Colleen Moore, Harold Lloyd, Gary Cooper, William Powell, Greta Garbo, Rudolph Valentino, Norma Shearer, Buster Keaton, Shirley Temple, Barbara Stanwyck, Ronald Colman, Lillian Gish, etc.

Hollywood Gold: Famous Films of the Forties & Fifties    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 109870 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Consumer guides.
This book's real meat lies in its extensive cast and camera credits plus background information and reviews on all 160 titles from Adventures of Mark Twain through to You Were Never Lovelier. Most enjoyable of many extras are the inside comments on Ghost of Frankenstein, Humoresque, The Killers, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Nightmare Alley, Niagara, The Thin Man, We're Not Married, Malaya, etc.

These Great Movies Won No Hollywood Awards: A Film-Lover's Guide to the Best of the Rest    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 103020 words. Language: English. Published on April 14, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Consumer guides.
A most interesting book, These Great Movies Won No Hollywood Awards details 142 marvelous films that thrilled audiences and critics, with a special supplement on director Henry Hathaway and his movies. JHR was the first critic to make people aware of Hathaway's importance. At first, only the French critics agreed with John, but now Hathaway is recognized as one of the great masters of the cinema.

More Movie Musicals: 100 Best Films plus 20 "B" Pix    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 111840 words. Language: English. Published on April 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture.
Musicals detailed range from best-loved movies like An American in Paris, Great Caruso and South Pacific to such personal favorites as Band Wagon, Calamity Jane, Deep In My Heart, Emperor Waltz, Footlight Parade, Fra Diavolo, Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Party, Kiss, Lillian Russell, Make Mine Music, One Night With You, Roman Scandals, Rose Marie, State Fair, Whoopee! and You Can't Have Everything.

Memorable Films of the Forties    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 72090 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Consumer guides.
This book not only captures headliners like Laura, Casablanca, Easter Parade, Meet Me in St Louis, Yankee Doodle Dandy, All About Eve, Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 3 Musketeers, Picture of Dorian Gray and The Paleface, but also focuses on popular pix like Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Egg and I, Ali Baba and 40 Thieves, Cobra Woman, Cat and the Canary, Ghost Breakers, Caught, Glass Key, Dallas.