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Eye of the Tiger: Memoir of a United States Marine, Third Force Recon Company, Vietnam

21 reviews
John Edmund Delezen

McFarland & Company, 2003

Spiceberry Point
Eye of the Tiger is incredible. Every time I read it I am transported back to Viet Nam. It is the summer of 1967 and I am again humping a pack in the DMZ, searching for the North Vietnamese Army. I can feel the sweltering heat and taste my sweat as I slowly and gently push aside the next little bit of jungle with my left hand, eyes constantly moving in a sideways figure 8 pattern searching for ...

Kay Francis: A Passionate Life and Career

14 reviews
Lynn Kear; John Rossman

McFarland & Company, 2006

Important New Book About Kay Francis
This is a very detailed book about the life of Kay Francis. The authors present a chronology of Kay Francis' life based on her diaries and other extensive research. Kear & Rossman provide intimate details of her life in an unbiased and thoughtful manner. The authors were able to convey their love of Kay thru the book. We receive a glimpse into the life of a Hollywood actress in the 20s & 30s. ...

Saigon to San Diego: Memoir of a Boy Who Escaped from Communist Vietnam

11 reviews
Trinh Quang Do

McFarland & Company, 2004

Triumph of the spirit
I just finished reading Trinh Do's incredible tale of his life in the years after the fall of South Vietnam. It is a captivating, poignant read interspersed with moments of laugh-out-loud humor. Besides giving a candid account of life under communist rule and the insidious infiltration of propaganda into every aspect of society, Trinh Do's book is also an account of a Vietnamese adolescence ...

Space Patrol: Missions of Daring in the Name of Early Television

11 reviews
Jean-Noel Bassior

McFarland & Company, 2005

What a Fantastic Book!
Some might think it's a waste of time to read a book about a television show that one never saw. But, although I never saw an episode of "Space Patrol" (it had gone off the air before I was five years old), this is one of the best books I've read in years. A 20-year labor-of-love, it clearly reflects the author's interest and dedication to the subject. She managed to interview virtually all of ...

The Making of a Bestseller: From Author to Reader

12 reviews
Arthur T., II Vanderbilt

McFarland & Company, 1999

A Celebration of Creative Writing
This hand-wringing book is about bestsellers; it does not (and can not) define how bestsellers are made. This celebration of creative writing is about writers paying their dues and being discovered. Vanderbilt discusses the effects titles, advertising, author name recognition, perseverance, bestseller lists, reviews, testimonials and blind, dumb luck had on books that made it to the charts. It ...

Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties (2 Volume Set)

23 reviews
Bill Warren

McFarland & Company, 1986

An easy-to-use index and nine handy appendices round out this one-of-a-kind reference
Now in an updated and revised 21st century edition featuring new entries on several films not listed in the original, Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties is an exhaustive reference compendium, arranged alphabetically by film title and illustrated with more than 270 photographs, some in color. Each entry includes a detailed synopsis, a summary of what various ...

Florence Lawrence, the Biograph Girl: America's First Movie Star

10 reviews
Kelly R. Brown

McFarland & Company, 1999

Must Read for Film Buffs
This slender volume is fascinating because it finally paints a well-researched picture of the long forgotten Florence Lawrence. I've always been fascinated by her after seeing publicity stills of her from the mid-1900s. She appeared to be warm, charismatic and fascinating. Her greatest tragedy is that none of her films have been shown in eighty years. I have one of her shorts, "Flo's Discipline" ...

Flying Tigers over Cambodia: An American Pilot's Memoir of the 1975 Phnom Penh Airlift

10 reviews
Larry Partridge

McFarland & Company, 2000

A few good men
I work with Larry's son and was honored to receive an inscribed copy of this great saga.I began to read it as soon as I received it.I became completely absorbed in the humor and the horror of the tale he tells.When I say I couldn't put it down, I mean it in the literal sense.It is completely captivating.We are truly fortunate to have men like larry and his fellow "miracle workers".This book ...

Silent Stars Speak: Interviews With Twelve Cinema Pioneers

11 reviews
Tony Villecco

McFarland & Company, 2001

AN AMAZING BOOK OF CINEMA LOST
Mr. Villecco interviews 12 former silent film players and a director Andrew Stone. We learn about the early scandals and first Academy Awards and early working conditions. It is fascinating. These pioneers really worked, often under undesirable conditions. As far as sex, drugs and rock and roll, the 1920's were no different. Read the chapters on Baby Peggy, Anita Page and Pauline Curley! It's ...

A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series

13 reviews
David Kalat

McFarland & Company, 1997

Biased, but that is part of it's strength
This is a great book for any Godzilla or Japanese film fan. It is written by someone who is obviously in love with Godzilla films and that is actually part of it's charm. You get such an in depth read into the history of each film that it makes watching them a second time a natural reaction. I really like the format too. I own no other filmbook on Godzilla (many on Japanese films though) and ...

One-Armed Wonder: Pete Gray, Wartime Baseball, and the American Dream

9 reviews
William C. Kashatus

McFarland & Company, 2001

Solid Biography of Pete Gray's Experience in MLB
When Pete Gray reached the St. Louis Browns in 1945, the team was coming off the only pennant-winning season in its history. This fine biography by veteran baseball historian William C. Kashatus relates the story of Gray before, during, and after his stint with the Browns. Sportswriters dubbed Gray the "one-armed wonder." Born Peter J. Wyshner in the grimy coal-mining town of Nanticoke, ...

Ruined by the Reich: Memoir of an East Prussian Family, 1916-1945

9 reviews
Christel Weiss Brandenburg, Dan Laing

McFarland & Company, 2003

ruined by the reich
The beauty of this story is in the details. What was eaten for breakfast; her first doll; the logistics of evacuating - of loading your possessions and food onto a wagon hitched to a horse in the days before refrigeration and styrofoam coolers. Yes, this story is a tragedy, be prepared to have your heartstrings pulled but intermingled are the happy events such as finding an abandoned cow, hiding ...

Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

10 reviews
James Joyce

McFarland & Company, 2003

Ratings from a woman
As a woman reader I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I learned so much in this book, about flying, Vietnam, rats (UGH) I knew it was hard over there but didn't really realize some of the hardships till I read this book. The author's writing is very easy to understand, you don't need a dictionary beside you, and the humour was great. You got some really good laughs and some sadness also. I would ...

Horror Films of the 1980s

9 reviews
John Kenneth Muir

McFarland & Company, 2007

Horror film book winner
A fine companion piece to HORROR FILMS OF THE 1970s, this is another tremendously entertaining overview of an entire decade of fear flicks. This was so much fun revisiting these films that I grew up with. The author is interesting and informative throughout. Highly recommended!

Horror Films of the 1970s

9 reviews
John Kenneth Muir

McFarland & Company, 2002

One of a Kind
Being a horror film buff, I've read many books dealing with the subject matter Mr. Muir covers, but I've never come across a book that so deftly manages to be both thoughtful/scholarly, while also extremely entertaining. Not many reference books manage to be page turners, but if you like horror films you'll find yourself unable to put it down. Muir's enthusiasm and extensive knowledge are ...

Gunsmoke: A Complete History

10 reviews
Suzanne Barabas, Gabor Barabas

McFarland & Company, 1990

it rocks
I am a huge gunsmoke fan, since it first was shown in 1955. i thought it was interesting on how they auditioned and chose the main charcters, I enjoyed this more than the 50th year, due to the fact that Miss Kitty, was alive and others that were guest star were also. It was not a boring book and the layout was very good. They also had an interview of Roger Ewing (Thad) Which was informative. ...

Pier Angeli: A Fragile Life

9 reviews
Jane Allen

McFarland & Company, 2002

heartbreaking
this was a wonderful read, and beautiful written story of the life of the equally beautiful yet flawed pier angeli, i think the title was a bit misleading because i don't think pier was as fragile as the world thought she was, in the book i saw a woman who just didn't really have her piorites right and made bad decisions.the only thing i critize about the book is the book format, it's written as ...

Daily Strength for Daily Needs

9 reviews
Mary Wilder Tileston

McFarland & Company, 1982

Daily Strength for Daily Needs
Thank you for the fast shipping of The Daily Strength books,they will make great gifts- Thanks, Robert

A. Lincoln: His Last 24 Hours

9 reviews
W. Emerson Reck

McFarland & Company, 1987

Great Image of The End of A Great Leader
This book captures the readers attention and takes him on a step by step discourse of the hours before Lincoln's assassination. A very sad image is presented in the book because it's obvious Lincoln's last day of life may have been his happiest day of life. Lincoln was overcoming the anxieties of war, but was cut down when he had a handle on life. In this book the reader learns of the threats ...

Baseball Scorekeeping: A Practical Guide to the Rules

9 reviews
Andres Wirkmaa

McFarland & Company, 2003

Indispensable!
If you're an official scorer at any level you need this book. I'm an official scorer for a minor league baseball team, and I keep mine handy during the games. Every now and then I'll need to pull it out to check a rule when something odd happens. Without it I would have been able to find answers in the official rule book, but not nearly as quickly or definitively. I hope the author is working ...

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