Beer Facts, Figures & Fun

BARNETT, Paul

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Facts, Figures & Fun

Sci-fi films are pure gold at the box officethink Star Wars and Spider-Manwith an exceptionally devoted fan base. And Paul Barnett, an award-winning author of many nonfiction books on science fiction and fantasy, as well as some 50 novels, has created a great guide for them. It expertly surveys the genre’s best and worst, charting the cinematic changes from the low-budget, cheesy 50’s flicks to today’s high-budget, high-tech blockbusters with their mind-blowing special effects. Separate sections cover remakes, sequels, award-winners, and even sci-fi erotica! Mavens will enjoy all the in-depth information and memorable quotesas well as the smart, knowledgeable writing.

Sci-Fi Movies Facts, Figures & Fun

Humor & Entertainment

GRANT, JOHN.

Humor

The world of rock—from the innovative pioneers to the colorful cult figures, from Brit Beat to Grunge—comes to life in this entertaining compendium. Created by a bestselling author and musician who has written books on such luminaries as Elvis, the Beatles, and Ray Charles, it goes back to the roots of rock; introduces seminal musicians and producers; and discusses major songwriters. Find out the biggest sellers of all time, meet the one-hit wonders, see which tunes were banned, and follow the age of the single and the rise of the album.

Rock & Roll Facts, Figures & Fun

EVANS, MIKE

From stage to screen, operettas to rock operas, the golden age to a new era: this wonderfully researched guide to musicals captures it all. Written by the author of the best-selling Elvis: A Celebration, it covers the first-night flops and long-running successes; Broadway’s best and Hollywood highs; classic tunes and genius songwriters—along with profiles of the famous (like Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly) and ten best lists. Here are old favorites, such as Gilbert and Sullivan’s greatest hits; musicals with a social edge, like Chicago; Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbusters; and much more. It will have fans singing for joy!

Musicals Facts, Figures & Fun

Cynical detectives, femmes fatales, rain-washed streets, and a single streetlamp shining in an otherwise pitch-black night. That’s the beauty of film noir, a genre that portrays humanity’s dark sideand one that’s now enjoying revived popularity. Fans will find in this treasure-trove of noir facts all the information they could desire: a definition of the style and its roots; the classics and the turkeys; the key directors; the iconic characters and the stars who played them; and the authors (from Dashiell Hammett to Jim Thompson) whose novels inspired many of these movies.

Noir Movies Facts, Figures & Fun

Travel the universe with renowned British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore! His brief but comprehensive tour will enlighten anyone who’s ever looked up at the sky and wondered about what’s out there. Starting with Earth, Moore gives stargazers all the basic facts and figures about each planet and its moons, and discusses their relationships to each other. He then goes on to describe and explain comets, meteors, and asteroids, always informing the text with wit and knowledge born of more than 60 years’ experience. Plus, this pocket-sized introduction to the ever-popular science contains uniquely fascinating snippets of astronomical history, a technical glossary, and useful illustrations.

Our Universe: An Introduction

Reference

Moore. Patrick

Catalogs & Directories

Open these pages and you can practically hear these savage night creatures howling at the moon! But how did a belief in werewolves originate? What ancient tales fed the superstition—and how do modern books and films depict this human/wolf hybrid? Do contemporary eyewitnesses to their activity exist? Nigel Suckling, a well-known author in the world of myth and fantasy, provides a fascinating introduction, with such features as “ways to recognize a werewolf” and “common causes of becoming one.”

Werewolves

Literature & Fiction

SUCKLING, Nigel

Genre Fiction

Hecate, Morgan Le Fay, the trio of hags who huddle, round the cauldron in Macbeth: these are just a few of the witches explored in these fascinating pages. Some of the information is historical, revealing details about the infamous witch trials conducted throughout Europe and the New World/British Colonies. Other details are eye-opening: who would have imagined that witches could be great comedians? From spells to guard against them to legends about them from long ago, there’s plenty of enchantment here.

Witches

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Fantasy fans will take a big bite out of this! Few characters are more compelling than vampires—from Dracula to Lestat, their popularity seems to live forever. But where and when did legends of these bloodsucking creatures of the night first arise? Enjoy snippets from ancient tales that fed superstitions, and discover real recorded incidents from the Middle Ages to the recent past that hint of their existence. Of course, there’s a full, illustrated survey of vampires in books, films, and TV.

Vampires

Alchemy, the flat earth theory, lost worlds, and aliens among us: these ideas once seemed plausiblebut now we know they’re just plain wrong. Take a fun journey through the history of science as it transforms from a field of wild speculation into a powerful tool of understanding. Explore the world in upheaval as Earth changed from center of the universe to a smallish planet orbiting an average star. Find out about hidden races and unknown creatures (like Yetis); early and bizarre thoughts on evolution; ancient astronauts and UFO crazes; the music of the spheres; the acquisition of virtues through cannibalism, and much more!

Discarded Science: Ideas That Seemed Good at the Time...

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

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