Kavitavali

Das, Tulsi

translated & with A Critical Introduction by F. R. Allchin

Religion & Spirituality

A.S.Barnes & Co.

Travels of the Tortoise

Keller, W. Phillip

The Hollywood professionals,

Arts & Photography

Canham, Kingsley

Performing Arts

Wonderful book on Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Decorative Arts

Old Stuff in Up-Country Pennsylvania

Earl F. Robacker

Book by Cora Brown, Rose Brown, Bob Brown

The Country Cookbook

Cora Lovisa (Brackett) Brown

a look at hollywood's lesser known actors from the golden age

Hollywood's Other Men

Barris, Alex

Hardcover edition of The Marx Brothers: Their World of Comedy

The Marx Brothers: Their World of Comedy

Eyles, Allen

Out-of-print for over thirty-five years, Michael B. Druxman's Basil Rathbone: His Life and His Films is a carefully researched work that thoroughly examines the life and professional career of one of Hollywood's most respected character actors. This new edition includes an Introduction by the author, a Biography, Filmography, and more than 250 rare photographs.

Basil Rathbone: His life and his films

Humor & Entertainment

Druxman, Michael B.

Movies

Dust jacket notes: "The Clydesdale, the Suffolk Punch, the Shire, the Percheron - these are the heavy horses of England. Much has been written about the lighter carriage horse and how to harness and drive him, and possibly for this reason much of the working of the lighter driven horse became standard practice. Not so the heavy draught horse, where harness and working practices varied, not only from county to county, but often from one district to another within those counties. A number of writers have covered the working of the heavy horse in England within a limited area, but there is no book to be found comparing the different ways of working the horses over the country as a whole. The information was there to be gathered, and the horsemen were so wiling to pass it on that Terry Keegan felt that a need for such a book was very great. As the old harness about the farms gets destroyed, so more and more people are beginning to take an interest in it, not only from the decorative point of view, but also as a part of social history. Harness has begun to appear in the antique shops, and it is being scattered far beyond its place of origin, so that in the future there is going to be a problem tracing the original area in which it was made. Already the museums are faced with this problem, and unless the harness-maker's name-plate is attached, there is difficulty in finding the area of its origin. It is hoped that this book will go some way toward helping to identify the chief characteristics of the harness patterns and the areas in which they were found. The Heavy Horse: Its Harness and Harness Decorations is an essential aid in recording the history of the heavy horse in England, and in establishing the place of origin of the now much-prized harness equipment. This fully illustrated volume will be treasured by horsemen, historians, and collectors alike."

The Heavy Horse: Its Harness And Harness Decoration

KEEGAN, Terry

As the superstar of her day, Norma Shearer reigned supreme in the Hollywood hierarchy. A native of Canada, she emigrated to New York early in 1920 with the intent to enter show business. Failing to get a job on the stage because Flo Ziegfeld, the legendary Broadway producer, was unimpressed with her, Norma decided to try her luck in films. She began as an extra. Shortly thereafter, she was seen fleetingly in Way Down East, directed by D.W. Griffith, whom she greatly admired. Griffith saw no future for her as a screen actress, but she was too determined to let this discourage her, and she continued to look for work in motion pictures. In between, she modeled for noted illustrators and played the piano in cheap movie theaters. Finally she met agent Edward Small (later himself an important independent producer) who got her small roles in Torchy's Millions and The Leather Pushers. This led to some featured parts in several films. Small's biggest coup, however, was getting Norma a handsome salary after she signed a temporary contract with Louis B. Mayer. Irving Thalberg proceeded to groom her for a screen career, and eventually made her a star, as well as his wife. Miss Shearer soon became First Lady of MGM. Norma had a patrician kind of beauty, a special charm, and a certain vivaciousness that seemed to belong to the past. Once she was cast in romantic period dramas, like Smilin' Through, The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Romeo and Juliet, and Marie Antoinette, she emerged as a compelling and touching actress. But as the modern young girl who defied conventions in The Divorcee, Strangers May Kiss, and A Free Soul, she was equally in her element, for as the sophisticate imbued with a genteel quality that was indelible in all her portrayals, Norma Shearer had no peer. This is her story, a story of a Hollywood that was golden. The book includes a complete index to her films, film synopses, general credits, and rare and beautiful illustrations highlighting her career.

The films of Norma Shearer

Jacobs, Jack & Myron Braum

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