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Curious George Builds a Home
by Monica (adp) Perez

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When Curious George meets a homing pigeon, he decides that his home, with im-provements, would be perfect for his new friend. This paperback picture book explores the concepts of planning and design.... (read more)
 
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At the Movies

You want butter flavoring on that? In our At the Movies section, find reading recommendations to supplement your cinematic travels. Now playing: a handful of recommendations for fans of Big Fish, Cold Mountain, Master and Commander, Cat in the Hat, and Lost in Translation. Or, follow links to our Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter pages.

Actor Biographies

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
by Chelsea Handler

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In a word: hilarious. . . . These are some of the funniest stories I have ever read and they're also some of the most unexpectedly heartfelt--Laura Zigman, author of "Animal Husbandry."... (read more)
 
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Production Biographies

Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
by David Lynch

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In this rare work of public disclosure, filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation. Over the last four decades, David... (read more)
 
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Novelization

Virgin Suicides (93 Edition)
by Jeffery Eugenides

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With startling immediacy and dark, deadpan humor, the collective narrator of The Virgin Suicides tells a story in a voice that speaks for an eclectic group of men who once stalked life's secrets on the lawns and sidewalks of an affluent American suburb... (read more)
 
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Biography

Assassination of Marilyn Monroe
by Donald H Wolfe

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Sporting a cover shot taken shortly before her death and defaced by Marilyn herself, Wolfe's account of the last days of her life uses recently released FBI material and new information from insiders. He reveals how and why Monroe's position at the... (read more)
 
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Reference

Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: The Film-The Art-The Vision
by Frank Thompson

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Tim Burton's classic Halloween tale.... (read more)
 
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Specific Film

Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Quote Book
by Jared Hess

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Pulled from the hit film that made a hero out of a tetherball-loving guy with glasses and stellar dance moves, the words, phrases, and speeches in "Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Quote Book" capture the hilarious dialogue that worked its way into the... (read more)
 
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Screenwriting

Art of Dramatic Writing Rev Edition
by Lajos Egri

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If you begged me to give you the title of one "how-to" book on the topic of screenwriting and wouldn't give up until I told you, then it would have to be this classic introduction to the craft. Often used as a textbook in screenwriting classes... (read more)
 
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Cinema Now Cinema Now
by Andrew Bailey

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Cinema Now examines the work and key themes of 60 filmmakers working around the world today, from the cream of the crop of young Hollywood to the new wave of Asian mavericks to burgeoning auteurs from Europe and Latin America. Watch Pedro Almodovar at... (read more)
 
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Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra
by George Jacobs

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Chapter One Last Tango in Beverly Hills Summer 1968. The only man in America who was less interested than me in sleeping with Mia Farrow was her husband and my boss, Frank Sinatra. Theirs had to be one of the worst, most ill-conceived celebrity marriages... (read more)
 
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Film Guides

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2009 (Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever)
by Jim Craddock

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Containing the most extensive listing of movies available on video -- more than 23,000 in all -- and a multitude of cross-referencing within its 10 primary indexes, each new edition includes 1,000 new movies, expanded indexing, a fresh new introduction... (read more)
 
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Media Studies

Living Lost: Why We're All Stuck on the Island
by J. Wood

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Miracles, viruses, plane crashes and acts of terror perpetrated by a group of Others: This is the perplexing and radical world of the television show Lost. With wit and insight, J. Wood explores the show's strange engagement with the contemporary... (read more)
 
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History and Criticism

Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era
by Turner Classic Movie

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Tough, sophisticated, witty, and handsome from Rudolph Valentino to Buster Keaton, Cary Grant to Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart to Steve McQueen, each of the actors featured in this book brought a magnetic presence to the screen and made a powerful and... (read more)
 
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Animation

Animation Art: From Pencil to Pixel, the World of Cartoon, Anime, and CGI
by Jerry Beck

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This large format, comprehensive, high quality and visually rich art book covers the history of animation throughout the world, focusing heavily on the North American creative engines of Disney, Warner and now the new, small production CGI houses.The... (read more)
 
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Screenplays and Teleplays

Juno: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Scripts)
by Diablo Cody

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The official screenplay book tie-in to the highly acclaimed movie from Fox Searchlight Pictures, written by Diablo Cody (author of Candy Girl) and directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking), tells the story of a confidently frank teenage girl who... (read more)
 
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Directors

My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith
by Kevin Smith

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Anything but boring, the creator of Jay and Silent Bob shares his x-rated thoughts in his online diary, telling all in his usual candid, heartfelt and irreverent way! Lewd, crude and hilariously rude, Kevin Smith pulls no punches in this hard-hitting,... (read more)
 
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