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  • Jimmy Stewart

    The Truth Behind the Legend

    by Michael Munn ...
    Many of the stars of the silver screen in twentieth-century Hollywood became national icons, larger-than-life figures held up as paragons of American virtues. Unfortunately, the private lives of actors such as John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Errol Flynn rarely lived up to the idealistic roles they portrayed. However, James Stewart was known as the underdog fighter in many of his films and in real ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • David Niven

    The Man Behind the Balloon

    by Michael Munn ...
    David Niven appeared in films for over 50 years of his life, from swashbucklers such as The Prisoner of Zenda and The Guns of Navarone to the Pink Panther series. Despite his on-screen persona, Niven wasn’t always the perfect gentleman. He was insecure both privately and professionally and used people to get ahead. But he did, he said, ‘at least try to be a decent man.’ He knew he often failed, ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes

    by Bill Sparks, Michael Munn ...
    Series series Pen & Sword Select
    This is not just the story of what was perhaps the most daring raid undertaken by the commandos during the war, but it is also the true and remarkable account of a desperate escape by Marine Sparks and Major 'Blondie' Hasler across German-occupied France. For nearly three months, while they desperately sought assistance from the suspicious French Resistance and dodged German soldiers at every turn ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Richard Burton

    Prince of Players

    by Michael Munn ...
    ‘After reading this affectionately candid biography, it is hard not to echo Olivier’s response on hearing of Burton’s death: “He was so young, so young”’ Daily MailA man of contradictions, Richard Burton’s life and remarkable career are revealed by a writer who knew him from 1968 up to Burton’s last film. Recounting Burton’s deepest and often darkest thoughts and secrets, as well as hell-raising ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • John Wayne

    The Man Behind the Myth

    by Michael Munn ...
    A rare behind-the-scenes look at John Wayne: the legend, hero, and Hollywood icon of numerous epic Western films, including an Academy Award-winning performance in True Grit.No legend ever walked taller than “The Duke.” Now, author Michael Munn’s startling new biography of John Wayne sets the record straight on why Wayne didn’t serve in World War II, on director John Ford’s contribution to Wayne’s ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Machine Learning Design Patterns

    by Valliappa Lakshmanan, Sara Robinson, Michael Munn ...
    The design patterns in this book capture best practices and solutions to recurring problems in machine learning. The authors, three Google engineers, catalog proven methods to help data scientists tackle common problems throughout the ML process. These design patterns codify the experience of hundreds of experts into straightforward, approachable advice.In this book, you will find detailed ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Explainable AI for Practitioners

    Designing and Implementing Explainable ML Solutions

    by Michael Munn, David Pitman ...
    Most intermediate-level machine learning books focus on how to optimize models by increasing accuracy or decreasing prediction error. But this approach often overlooks the importance of understanding why and how your ML model makes the predictions that it does.Explainability methods provide an essential toolkit for better understanding model behavior, and this practical guide brings together best ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Richard Burton

    Prince of Players

    by Michael Munn ...
    The whirlwind life of one of old Hollywood’s biggest stars.From the depths of a small mining village in Wales to a star of Hollywood’s silver screen, Richard Burton broke every rule in his quest for the American Dream. Burton made sure that he sipped the cup of life at its fullest. Twice married to Elizabeth Taylor, he is now revealed to have been one of Marilyn Monroe’s secret lovers. The details ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Steve McQueen

    Living on the Edge

    by Michael Munn ...
    In the summer of 1970 McQueen and author Michael Munn took a road trip in England while the actor’s film Le Mans was on hold. McQueen told stories of being a kid on the street, petty theft, rolling drunks, gangs and losing his virginity to a whore who took cakes in exchange for sexual favours.Munn met McQueen on other occasions, last speaking in 1980, and in this poignant, personal account, ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Hitler and the Nazi Cult of Film and Fame

    by Michael Munn ...
    In Nazi Germany, the cult of celebrity was the embodiment of Hitler’s style of cultural governance. Hitler’s rise to power owed much to the creation of his own celebrity, and the country’s greatest stars, whether they were actors, writers, or musicians, could be one of only two things. If they were compliant, they were lauded and awarded status symbols for the regime; but if they resisted—or were ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Beyond Business as Usual

    by Michael Munn ...
    Wherever we are in the quality movement, there is more to discover--to explore. Today, quality serves business as a way of increasing profits. That is one end of a spectrum. Tomorrow, quality takes business into the rest of the spectrum. In this new dimension, business learns to serve, and be served, from a foundation of unconditional love. At the other end of the spectrum is quality's far ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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  • Bring on the Empty Horses (Hodder Great Reads

    by David Niven ...
    Here is Niven at his best. He and Errol Flynn were filming The Charge of the Light Brigade for a director, Michael Curtiz, 'whose Hungarian-orientated English was a joy to us all'. High on the rostrum he decided the moment had come to order the arrival on the scene of a hundred riderless chargers. "Okay," he yelled into a megaphone, "Bring on the empty horses!" 'BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES is the ... Read more

    $9.98 USD