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TROUBLES IN A GOLDEN EYE: Starring Taylor and Brando with John Huston

2 reviews
William Russo, Jan Merlin

Xlibris Corporation, 2005

Sober recounting of fascinating events
A book based on the making of John Huston's marvelously loopy 1967 film adaptation of Carson McCullers' "Reflections in a Golden Eye" should be a lot more fun than this. Over the years I have really come to appreciate the mix of talent and foolhardiness that converged to create this film which I regard as a mini- masterpiece of failed intentions, so I was thrilled to learn that a book existed ...

MGM Makes Boys Town
William Russo & Jan Merlin

Xlibris Corporation, 2006

In 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced Boys Town, a timeless classic about Father Flanagan's home for wayward boys. Now you may read how MGM's "Dream Machine" came face to face with a celebrated priest's "Character Factory." New research presents the backstory to fans of the film. Movie mogul Louis B. Mayer and Father Edward J. Flanagan held winning hands in a high-stakes movie biography. Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney starred. Gene Reynolds ...

Dumb-Founded: The Story of American Language

1 review
William Russo

Xlibris Corporation, 2002

Are You an Anglophile? or an Anglophobe???
Of great interest to US English supporters! This book gives you a sense of what you speak and why, tracing ethnic groups and language laws from 1790 to 21st century. Pop history that colorfully examines immigrant influence on language in public and private schools, examines influence of baseball and music on how Americans speak. Looks at John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Noah Webster, Horace Mann, ...

Hanging With Billy Budd
William Russo & Jan Merlin

Xlibris Corporation, 2008

Composing for the Jazz Orchestra

5 reviews
William Russo

University Of Chicago Press, 1973

Wonderful compact summary of jazz chords and appropriate use
This deceptively small book taught me years ago everything I needed to know about the purpose and use of jazz chords and what voicings to use to make them sound effective. It is a wonderful book which deserves to be reread every 5 or 10 years. The theory of chord use is applicable in areas of music outside of jazz including classical music.

A Thinker's Damn: Audie Murphy, Vietnam, and the Making of the Quiet American

8 reviews
William Russo

Xlibris Corporation, 2001

Special Book!
What I like most about this book is that it takes a few months from 1957 on a film location and tells how it feels to be there. The movie was not great, and it was forgotten soon enough. Yet, the atmosphere of film making and the camaraderie of the crew and cast is just a wonderful experience. Yes, they had some terrible times, with ego clashing and scandals covered up, but it is such a ...

Composing Music: A New Approach

12 reviews
William Russo, Jeffrey Ainis, ...

University Of Chicago Press, 1988

Clear, logical, complete.
The book's author is clearly influenced by minimalism not only in his approach to music, but also to writing and music instruction. His clearly modal approach to both melody and harmony is presented in superbly logical and fluff-free sequence of explanations and exercises. Some of advanced chapters on topics such as mating lyrics with music or writing picture music are brilliant as well.

When Billy the Kid Met Ben Hur
William Russo

Xlibris Corporation, 2003

Jurassic Park, Ancient Rome,

Jazz Composition and Orchestration

4 reviews
William Russo

University Of Chicago Press, 1975

More than just a jazz orchestration text!!!!
I had borrowed this text at least five times from our public library and decided, after the fifth time, that I needed to own this book. The scope implied by the title, "Jazz Composition and Orchestration", is narrow enough to be slightly misleading. The actual content is so vast and complete that it could almost be considered the answer to the question, "What is music?". I've learned many ...

Gray Perfection

1 review
William Russo

PublishAmerica, 2006

Gray Perfection
Dr. Russo has quite a twist in his writings. Robin Cook has some competition here but on a different level. I am awaiting the next "gray" happening.

NecroSERV: Your Guide to Ghosts
William Russo

Xlibris Corporation, 2002

You know about Poltergeist, Twilight Zone, Blithe Spirit, Beetlejuice's Handbook for the Recently Deceased, Amityville's horrors...you know Death Takes a Holiday, and even the Seventh Seal...but are you aready for NecroSERV: Your online Guide to Ghosts, consultant on immortality, Mal Tempo, new book, pre-publication copy, signed by author to high bidder...strangest new book of year! No one seriously expects a computer to mimic Death, but every ...

The Gray Zone
William L. Russo

Authorhouse, 2001

An ancient cosmic encounter between a peaceful, highly evolved planet and a huge comet begins the tale that goes through both time and space to bring life to characters and plots that are eerily similar to current events. In The Gray Zone, author William Russo introduces his readers to his fictional account of the death of the dinosaurs, a crisis in the Middle East, and the stability of the human body. Using the vastness of space to begin the ...

African Collection for e-books
William Russo

Author22 Publishing, 1999

As any student of literature knows, a safari to the Dark Continent during the late nineteenth century proved to be the stuff of true adventure. Africa, unexplored and terrifying, inspired legends of bizarre giant animals, ferocious natives with cannibalistic tendencies, disease and insects, and the place where the frontier challenged all comers. So, of course, it proved a fertile ground for the writers of fiction and non-fiction alike. ...

Junior Bad Guys: Movie Delinquents of the 1950s

1 review
William Russo

Author22 Publishing, 2000

COOL LOOK AT BAD BOYS OF MOVIES
Growing up in the fifties, I loved to see how the cool guys took over the school, their street, and showed they could run the world...now I can go back and see how stupid it all was. Easy reading with some great pix that I never seen before, including a few on James Dean and Sal...this is a fun book and brought me back to the days of my wayward youth. Some forgotten delinquent boys are here ...

Mal Tempo & Friends

2 reviews
William Russo

Xlibris Corporation, 2001

Sequel to Original Shocker!
After Jesus tells him that, "You will tarry until I come again," the main character of this story continues an epic spiritual journey. This Legend involves the notorious Eternal Wanderer, sometimes called the Wandering Jew. Reputedly condemned by Jesus for his callous sense of injustice, the Wanderer can find no rest for eternity (cited in John 21:22; Mathew 16:28). When he first hears the words, ...

The Paid Companion of J. Wilkes Booth

7 reviews
Jan Merlin, William Russo

Xlibris Corporation, 2003

A fascinating read!
One of the most significant moments in American history gets a fresh look in this fascinating mythology from authors Jan Merlin and William Russo. 'Paid Companion' turns the tables from the onset, reducing Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth to supporting characters as the book focuses on Lewis (Paine) Powell, an individual many historians agree is the most compelling of the Lincoln ...

The Next James Dean: Clones And Near Misses, 1955-1975

6 reviews
William Russo

Xlibris Corporation, 2004

Old Hollywood
If you like to know what happened to all those old TV stars and B-movie types who seemed to be called the next Jimmy Dean, then this book lets you know about them. Some became famous and most seem to be unknowns to me except what my dad talks about. Dean was cool and the others werent, and the book proves that once and for all.

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