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Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses

Roger Corman

by Chris Nashawaty ...

"Delightful . . . an engrossing oral history . . . As an enthusiastic ode to colorful, seat-of-your-pants filmmaking, this one's hard to beat." — Booklist (starred review)"Fantastic—a treasure." —Stephen KingC rab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses is an outrageously rollicking account of the life and career of Roger Corman—one of the most prolific and successful independent ... Read more

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"Delightful . . . an engrossing oral history . . . As an enthusiastic ode to colorful, seat-of-your-pants filmmaking, this one's hard to beat." — Booklist (starred review)"Fantastic—a treasure." —Stephen KingC rab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses is an outrageously rollicking account of the life and career of Roger Corman—one of the most prolific and successful independent
... Read more
John Landis Presents The Library of Horror - Haunted Houses

Classic Tales of Doors That Should Never Be Opened

by DK ...

Series series The Library of Horror
Classic haunted house ghoststories curated by world-renowned filmmaker and horror genre expert John Landis.This beautifully presented, highly collectible anthology features ghost stories that have enthralled, terrified and inspired readers decade after decade. Some are relatively well known; others are long-lost treasures, awaiting rediscovery.The selection includes tales of terror by Bram Stoker, ... Read more

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Classic haunted house ghoststories curated by world-renowned filmmaker and horror genre expert John Landis.This beautifully presented, highly collectible anthology features ghost stories that have enthralled, terrified and inspired readers decade after decade. Some are relatively well known; others are long-lost treasures, awaiting rediscovery.The selection includes tales of terror by Bram Stoker,
... Read more
Monsters in the Movies

100 Years of Cinematic Nightmares

by John Landis ...

From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, Monsters in the Movies by legendary filmmaker John Landis showcases the greatest monsters ever to creep, fly, slither, stalk, or rampage across the Silver Screen!Landis provides his own fascinating and entertaining insights into the world of moviemaking, while conducting in-depth "conversations" with leading monster makers, ... Read more

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From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, Monsters in the Movies by legendary filmmaker John Landis showcases the greatest monsters ever to creep, fly, slither, stalk, or rampage across the Silver Screen!Landis provides his own fascinating and entertaining insights into the world of moviemaking, while conducting in-depth "conversations" with leading monster makers,
... Read more
Untold Horror

by George. A Romero, John Landis, Dave Alexander, Joe Dante, Brian Yuzna ...

Insightful interviews of horror legends George Romero, John Landis, Joe Dante, Brian Yuzna, and more, by former editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue, Dave Alexander, about the scariest horror movies never made!Take a behind-the-scenes look into development hell to find the most frightening horror movies that never were, from unmade Re-Animator sequels to alternate takes on legendary franchises like ... Read more

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Insightful interviews of horror legends George Romero, John Landis, Joe Dante, Brian Yuzna, and more, by former editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue, Dave Alexander, about the scariest horror movies never made!Take a behind-the-scenes look into development hell to find the most frightening horror movies that never were, from unmade Re-Animator sequels to alternate takes on legendary franchises like
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Thalberg

Life and Legend

by Bob Thomas ...

Narrated by John Landis ...

Abridged

5 hours 59 min

More than 85 years after his untimely death at just age 37, Irving Thalberg (1899-1936) remains a legendary Hollywood figure. Called the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood," Thalberg quickly climbed the ranks at MGM studios to became one of the most powerful and high-profile producers of the time, elevating filmmaking to an art form. In this definitive biography, Bob Thomas brings Thalberg's legend to life, ... Read more

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More than 85 years after his untimely death at just age 37, Irving Thalberg (1899-1936) remains a legendary Hollywood figure. Called the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood," Thalberg quickly climbed the ranks at MGM studios to became one of the most powerful and high-profile producers of the time, elevating filmmaking to an art form. In this definitive biography, Bob Thomas brings Thalberg's legend to life,
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King Cohn

The Lfie and Times of Hollywood Mogul Harry Cohn

by Bob Thomas ...

Narrated by John Landis ...

Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

Harry Cohn was the cofounder and president of Columbia Pictures, which he ran from the 1930s thru 1950s, producing such classics as It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and All the King's Men. Cohn—who abhorred personal publicity—left no writings, made no speeches, and rarely submitted to interviews. Despite this, acclaimed biographer Bob Thomas brilliantly illuminates the life of ... Read more

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Harry Cohn was the cofounder and president of Columbia Pictures, which he ran from the 1930s thru 1950s, producing such classics as It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and All the King's Men. Cohn—who abhorred personal publicity—left no writings, made no speeches, and rarely submitted to interviews. Despite this, acclaimed biographer Bob Thomas brilliantly illuminates the life of
... Read more
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Surely You Can't Be Serious

The True Story of Airplane!

by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker ...

Narrated by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Arne Schmidt, Barry Diller, Beau Bridges, Bill Hader0, Bob Weiss1, Dick Chudnow2, Hunt Lowry3, James Murray4, Jimmy Kimmel5, Joe Praino6, John Landis7, Jon Davison8, Joyce Bulifant9, Julie Hagerty0, Ken Collins1, Laura Orrico2, Lee Bryant3, Lloyd Schwartz4, Lorna Patterson5, Marcy Goldman6, Matt Stone7, Michael Eisner8, Molly Shannon9, Pat Proft0, Patton Oswalt1, Peter Farrelly2, Rich Markey3, Ross Harris4, Sarah Silverman5, Tom Parry6, Trey Parker7, Robert Hays8 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

This program is read by the authors (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker), Laura Orrico and Joe Praino, with special appearances by an all-star cast of comedy giants, including the film's stars, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, as well as Beau Bridges, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Peter Farrelly, Bill Hader, Jimmy Kimmel, John Landis, Patton Oswalt, Trey Parker, Molly Shannon, Sarah ... Read more

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This program is read by the authors (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker), Laura Orrico and Joe Praino, with special appearances by an all-star cast of comedy giants, including the film's stars, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, as well as Beau Bridges, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Peter Farrelly, Bill Hader, Jimmy Kimmel, John Landis, Patton Oswalt, Trey Parker, Molly Shannon, Sarah
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A View from the Stars

Stories and Essays

by Cixin Liu ...

Narrated by Brian Nishii ...

Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

"Narrator Brian Nishii perfectly conveys the author's joy and feelings of isolation at discovering science fiction as a child, the exhilaration of world-building as a science fiction writer, and the imaginative process of predicting our world in 50 years."—AudioFile"We’re mysterious aliens in the crowd. We jump like fleas from future to past and back again, and float like clouds of gas between ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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"Narrator Brian Nishii perfectly conveys the author's joy and feelings of isolation at discovering science fiction as a child, the exhilaration of world-building as a science fiction writer, and the imaginative process of predicting our world in 50 years."—AudioFile"We’re mysterious aliens in the crowd. We jump like fleas from future to past and back again, and float like clouds of gas between
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Opposable Thumbs

How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

by Matt Singer ...

Narrated by Matt Singer ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

**Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB.You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.”**On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they’d ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger ... Read more

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**Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB.You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.”**On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they’d ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger
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Big Time

A Novel

by Ben H. Winters ...

Narrated by Eva Kaminsky ...

Unabridged

7 hours 45 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Quiet Boy comes a speculative, corporate espionage thriller that takes the adage "Time is money," and makes it literally, frighteningly so.What if time could be taken from us—the minutes, the hours, the years of our lives, extracted like organs taken for transplant? What would it mean for the world? And what would it do to the person from whom it’s ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Quiet Boy comes a speculative, corporate espionage thriller that takes the adage "Time is money," and makes it literally, frighteningly so.What if time could be taken from us—the minutes, the hours, the years of our lives, extracted like organs taken for transplant? What would it mean for the world? And what would it do to the person from whom it’s
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On a Move

Philadelphia’s Notorious Bombing and a Native Son’s Lifelong Battle for Justice

by Mike Africa Jr. ...

Narrated by Mike Africa Jr. ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

Read by author Mike Africa Jr., who brings this powerful story to life.The incredible story of MOVE, the revolutionary Black civil liberties group that Philadelphia police bombed in 1985, killing 11 civilians—by one of the few people born into the organization, raised during the bombing's tumultuous aftermath, and entrusted with repairing what was left of his family."As necessary and powerful as ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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Read by author Mike Africa Jr., who brings this powerful story to life.The incredible story of MOVE, the revolutionary Black civil liberties group that Philadelphia police bombed in 1985, killing 11 civilians—by one of the few people born into the organization, raised during the bombing's tumultuous aftermath, and entrusted with repairing what was left of his family."As necessary and powerful as
... Read more

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Edison's Ghosts

The Untold Weirdness of History's Greatest Geniuses

by Katie Spalding ...

Narrated by Susie Riddell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

Overturn everything you knew about history’s greatest minds in this raucous and hilarious book, where it turns out there's a finer line between "genius" and "idiot" than we've previously known.“As Albert Einstein almost certainly never said, everyone is a genius – but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” So begins Katie ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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Overturn everything you knew about history’s greatest minds in this raucous and hilarious book, where it turns out there's a finer line between "genius" and "idiot" than we've previously known.“As Albert Einstein almost certainly never said, everyone is a genius – but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” So begins Katie
... Read more

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