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The Totally Geeky Guide to The Princess Bride    by MaryAnn Johanson
Price: $1.99 USD. 17120 words. Published on May 18, 2010. .

Do you know the Three Terrors of the Fire Swamp? Have you fallen victim to one of the Classic Blunders? If you’d love to surrender to the Dread Pirate Westley, then you need this breezy deconstruction of the cult-favorite movie by popular and respected film critic and geek-watcher MaryAnn Johanson.
Learning to Fly: Why Bounty Hunting is More Therapeutic than Running Over Morelli with a Buick    by Sylvia Day
Price: $0.99 USD. 2710 words. Published on June 17, 2010. .

"When we first meet Stephanie, she can't afford therapy--she can barely afford her low-rent apartment and regular meals. A couple of hours a week with a trained professional, not that you'd have talked her into it, probably would have done her good. Luckily, as Sylvia Day suggests, she found bounty hunting instead." - Leah Wilson, Perfectly Plum: An Unauthorized Celebration of Stephanie Plum
Queued!: The Best and Worst of Netflix in 101 Independent Movie Reviews    by Christopher Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 58730 words. Published on August 7, 2010. .

"Queued" features 101 movie reviews by film critic Christopher Smith, whose 14 years as a film critic at a major Northeast daily newspaper has produced more than 4,000 movie reviews. Since Smith often is asked, "What should I add to my Netflix queue?," he has begun a series of ebooks called "Queued!," which will help readers find what to add to their queue--and what to leave queueless.
Queued!: The Best and Worst of Netflix in 101 Independent Movie Reviews, Vol. 2    by Christopher Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 54850 words. Published on September 2, 2010. .

"Queued: Vol. 2" features 101 movie reviews by film critic Christopher Smith, whose 14 years as a film critic at a major Northeast daily newspaper has produced more than 4,000 movie reviews. Since Smith often is asked, "What should I add to my Netflix queue?," he has begun a series of ebooks called "Queued!," which will help readers find what to add to their queue--and what to leave queueless.
Monster Rally    by S. Michael Wilson
Price: $7.99 USD. 69810 words. Published on November 24, 2010. .

S. Michael Wilson presents an anthology of film-related essays and articles covering a wide variety of horror, science-fiction and cult films, including aliens, mutants, Bigfoot, vampires, killer insects, Mexican wrestlers, serial killers, giant apes, mad scientists, and much more.
Look for Our Mother and Our Father    by Anonymous
Price: $3.00 USD. 108230 words. Published on December 8, 2010. .

Imagine you have spent your life in the middle of a dust storm, and the air finally clears. Now you can clearly see things that you had not even realized were distorted… This book questions everything we think we know, everything we think we have learned through the natural and social sciences, every theory proposed by our philosophers and theologians, and everything taught to us by our culture.
Fiction Gutted: The Establishment and the Novel    by Tony Christini
Price: Free! 31150 words. Published on January 31, 2011. .

The limits of establishment fiction and criticism.
CinemaScope Two: 20th Century Fox: A Detailed Survey of 140 Wide-Screen Movies from 20th Century Fox Studios    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 103240 words. Published on March 27, 2011. .

Informative, comprehensive and entertaining, all 141 movies are detailed and reviewed in John Howard Reid's inimitable style, with complete cast and crew personnel, production and release dates, alternate titles, dubbing, footage and running times. Each film also has a Synopsis, a viewer's guide, and comprehensive reviews. This is a wonderful book for all who love Hollywood's wide-screen movies.
POPULAR PICTURES of the Hollywood 1940s    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 89140 words. Published on March 29, 2011. .

John Howard Reid's latest offering is every bit as idiosyncratic as his previous books in this series, and equally compulsive reading for film buffs. The present book provides a wealth of information. Reid finds much to admire in the films he writes about. He is a full-fledged movie buff, but not a drooling one. More than 130 films are featured in this surprising book. Film criticism at its best!
Quantum Critique    by Donna K. Fitch
Price: Free! 5040 words. Published on March 31, 2011. .

What if praise of a work of art affects the way it looks? Does criticism literally destroy a painting?