The early years of cinematographic productions have scarcely been touched in modern research publications. Among the thousands of films produced during, the cinema's first 20 years were many adaptations from other media: the stage, music hall literature and popular publications. This book lists over 3000 films from some 2000 literary, artistic and other media sources for the period 1896 to 1915. It is arranged alphabetically by name of original author, with titles of films, plus date and studio, arranged chronologically.

Books and Plays in Films, 1896-1915

Reference

GIFFORD, Denis

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

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Jefferson 1994 1st McFarland. 8vo., 229pp., frontis portrait of Honorton, index, hardcover. Fine, no DJ.

Charles Honorton and the Impoverished State of Skepticism: Essays on a Parapsychological Pioneer

Biographies & Memoirs

Faced with ever growing patron demands, tight budgets, and limited personnel, libraries are relying more and more on volunteers to assist the paid staff. But for every professional who "manages" volunteers there is a horror story--a "problem volunteer" who lacked the talent, commitment, team spirit, personality or available time to do the job. How does the busy librarian develop and manage a successful volunteer program? This is the guide to implementing and managing a volunteer program tailored to the needs of the individual library. Issues such as recruitment and placement, training, development, and evaluation, and the "challenging" volunteer are discussed. Sample applications, advertisements, press releases, job descriptions, and skills and aptitude tests are also included.

Library Volunteers--Worth the Effort!: A Program Manager's Guide

Reed, Sally Gardner

This book is for you--The SABR Bulletin; pleasantly surprising--Dugout. Critical analyses are provided of both the traditional and many of the newer nontraditional (linear weights, production index, etc.) statistics used to measure players' production. Attention is given to the reliability and validity of individual measurements and an evaluation of situational statistics.

Baseball by the Numbers: How Statistics Are Collected, What They Mean, and How They Reveal the Game

Runquist, Willie

Do you always do every bulletin board the same old way? Well, stop! If your bulletin board is small, can you use the walls, floor and ceiling? Why not use the windows for a display? Or how about the support post in the middle of the room? Here are over 100 innovative bulletin boards and displays for use throughout the school year. The ideas are arranged to correlate with the school calendar (September-May), with at least 10 given for each month. All are highly adaptable--even for bulletin board or display and gives complete instructions for constructing it, including the supplies needed and tips on keeping the costs down.

Off the Wall!: School Year Bulletin Boards and Displays for the Library

Skaggs, Gayle

Historical Book of the Year--United States Chess Federation. 
 Finalist, Book of the Year--British Chess Federation. 
 This is by a large degree the most comprehensive accounting of the games of this brilliant chess player. Presented are 2,543 of Alekhine's games, in an exhaustive catalog that is the result of many years of digging--an effort unparalleled in the history of chess game collections. Many of the games are annotated by Alekhine and 1,868 diagrams appear overall. The book includes games from his earliest correspondence tournaments in 1902 through his final match with Francisco Lupi at Estoril, Portugal, in January 1946.

Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, 1902-1946: 2543 Games of the Former World Champion, Many Annotated by Alekhine, with 1868 Diagrams, Fully Indexed

Skinner, Leonard M.

Verhoeven, Robert G.P.

Arranged chronologically, the essays in this book--each brilliantly introduced by the editor--deal with the way art and culture interact in modern times. Each author focuses on one aspect of modern art and its relation to culture by analyzing, questioning or refuting the ideas about art that people just assume are true. The essays are also grouped into one of four different models used by art theorists today: the formalist (in which the works of art describe the processes of making art), the avant-garde (art that threatens the status quo), the contextualist (in which art can exist only in a specific situation or context), and the post-modernist (stating that art is not completely detached from popular culture). Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Art Theory and Criticism: An Anthology of Formalist, Avant-Garde, Contextualist and Post-Modernist Thought

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Soccer, long the world's most played sport, is now undergoing a phenomenal popularity spurt among youth in North America. This book, the complete amateur soccer handbook for all ages, is indispensable for players, coaches, managers, league officials, referees and parents. Rules of the game, conditioning methods, basic and advanced skills, positional play, team formations, defensive techniques--and much more--are covered. The Laws of the Game, a publication of the Federation Internationale de Football Associations publication is reprinted in full. The modern "short-ball" soccer concept is explained. Ball control skills are stressed for both developing and advanced players, along with self-discipline and a strong defense. With this handbook, championship teams and successful players can be built on these principles. In addition to technical skills, the important principles of leadership, self-control, sportsmanship, team play, fairness, and self-confidence are also promoted.

The Soccer Handbook for Players, Coaches and Parents: Contains information on Goalkeeping, Refereeing, Soccer Coaching, Useful Formations, Soccer Drills, Defense Priority No. 1, Shielding etc.

Luongo, Albert M.

Most people view movie posters as an expensive form of expendable advertising. Others, however, see the posters as valuable art. If you are in the latter category, this is the work for you. All facets of collecting movie posters are covered in this guide book. The history of the movie poster is first presented, including a look at how the early studios influenced the development of posters. Next is a brief look at the world of movie art collecting. This is followed by a reference section that provides comprehensive explanations of the most commonly used terms in the field. Getting your collection started is the next topic, giving novice and more experienced collectors information on publications and materials available, where to go to purchase posters, where to go for help and other items. A concluding section details the proper care and handling of movie art materials, along with methods for restoration.

Collecting Movie Posters: An Illustrated Reference Guide to Movie Art--Posters, Press Kits, and Lobby Cards

Poole, Edwin E

Poole, Susan T

On September 26, 1968, Hawaii Five-O premiered on CBS. The show’s exotic locale and quality writing and acting made it a fixture in the network’s line-up for the next 12 years. Today the detective series continues to be very popular in syndication. The show’s history is covered first, focusing on its development and its stars. Complete casts and credits for all regulars are provided for each season; the episode guide gives the title, original air date, director, producer, guest stars, a detailed synopsis of each show, and information on Honolulu residents who appeared in it.

Booking Hawaii Five-O: An Episode Guide and Critical History of the 1968-1980 Television Detective Series

Humor & Entertainment

Karen Rhodes

Television

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