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Peter Blood-Patterson
Rise up singing: The group-singing song book
by Sing Out Corp (Spiral-bound)

This comprehensive collection has sold tens of thousands of copies around the world. It contains words and guitar chords to nearly 1200 songs, arranged in a compact, easy-to-use format for locating songs and working with groups. You won't find an array of songs like this anywhere else: 'Folk Revival' favorites popularized by Baez, Seeger, Collins, Peter, Paul and Mary, Dylan, Mitchell, Taylor, Donovan, and many others. * The best-known material of contemporary folk songwriters including Near, Staines, Williamson, Rogers, Bok and many more. * Broadway show tunes, Beatles songs, Motown hits * Hymns, spirituals, and gospel standards * Songs about peace, freedom, labor and the environment * Ballads, cowboy songs, shanties and blues

Richard Curtis
Four Weddings and a Funeral: The Screenplay for the Smash Hit Comedy
by St. Martin's Griffin (Paperback)

Curtis's poignant, irreverent, and laugh-out-loud screenplay grossed more than $200 million wordwide and garnered Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. This book includes the complete script, plus scenes that were cut from the film, anecdotes, and observations from the author. Photographs.

Ralph Helfer
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
by HarperCollins (Hardcover) (Release Date: 1997-09-09)

Robert Rodriguez
Rebel without a Crew: 8Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Dutton Adult (Hardcover)

A behind-the-scenes look at the film world by the 23-year-old director of El Mariachi, a highly successful low-budget independent film, covers the making of that film and the business deals that made its success possible. 15,000 first printing. Tour.

Sidney Poitier
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
by Harper San Francisco (Hardcover)

Akira Kurosawa
Ran
by Shambhala (Paperback) (Release Date: 1986-09-12)

Daniel Carter Beard
The American boys handy book;: What to do and how to do it
by C. E. Tuttle (Unknown Binding)

Used by generations of Boy Scouts, this classic includes scores of projects — from stocking aquariums and performing puppet shows to sculpting snowmen and making sleds. Includes chapters on kite flying, fishing, rigging and sailing small boats, camping out without a tent, and much else. 254 black-and-white figures. 63 illustrations.

Louis Giannetti
Understanding Movies
by Prentice Hall College Div (Paperback)

Designed to help movie watchers analyze films with precision and technical sophistication, this book focuses on formalism—how the forms of the film (e.g., camera work, editing, photography, etc.) create meaning. It sheds light on how television and movies communicate, and the complex network of language systems they use. Chapter topics cover recent developments from all aspects of cinema, contemporary films, personalities in the field, photography, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, story writing, and theory. For movie critics and fans alike.

Joseph Boggs
The Art of Watching Films
by Mayfield Publishing Company (Paperback)

This introduction to film appreciation uses contemporary and popular American movies to help students develop critical skills in the analysis and evaluation of film. By suggesting what to look for and how to look for it, the text challenges students to sharpen their powers of observation, establish habits of perceptive watching, and discover complex aspects of film art that will further enhance their enjoyment of watching films.

Kenneth Branagh, William Shakespeare, Russell Jackson
Hamlet (signed and numbered edition)
by W. W. Norton & Company (Hardcover)

Often credited with creating a popular movie audience for Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh has wanted for many years to bring to the screen the complete, full-length version of Hamlet. His desire becomes a reality when this epic drama, featuring an all-star cast and produced and directed by Branagh, comes to theaters this fall. This tie-in book includes Branagh's Introduction and screenplay, a production diary, color stills, and more.

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