Books by Linda Sunshine

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The first book about the Silly Putty phenomenon traces the history of this remarkable substance and shows unique and fun uses for it.

Potter author LINDA SUNSHINE traveled the world to bring the whimsical world or Lewis Carroll's classic to vivid life for Potter Style, in a Wire-O journal, postcards, and small note cards featuring elegant images of Alice art and ephemera.

The sturdy, lined journal is perfect for plotting a trip down the rabbit hole, or for jotting down random thoughts or even to-do lists. The charming note cards and postcards capture the magic and myth of your favorite characters, making correspondence as much fun as planning a mad tea party.

Welcome to Wonderland and the topsy-turvy world of Lewis Carroll, where nothing means quite what it seems and nobody might pass you on the street! Journey down the rabbit hole and through the looking-glass and enter into the mythical, magical imagination of Lewis Carroll and his beloved heroine, Alice.

Editor Linda Sunshine, in her follow-up to the bestselling All Things Oz, has gathered together an incredible collection of artwork, quotations, letters, recipes, puzzles and games inspired by the works of Lewis Carroll. She has traveled the world for the most extraordinary examples of art from hundreds of editions of Carroll’s works, including versions from the United States, England, Italy, France, Japan and Russia. Complementing Sir John Tenniel’s classic drawings are works by such renowned illustrators as Arthur Rackham, Gwynedd Hudson, Charles Folkard, Blanche McManus, Gertrude Kay, Mabel Lucie Attwell and Milo Winter.

Also among the treasures in this collection is a short story Carroll penned for a young friend, “Isa’s Adventures in Oxford,” which has gone unpublished since 1900. Excerpts from Carroll’s letters, most of which have been seen only in scholarly texts, reveal his passion for wordplay and his unique wit. Even rare excerpts from the magazines Carroll created as a child for members of his family are featured here, alongside images of his most famous characters.

Open this book and begin a curiouser and curiouser journey with Alice and her friends: the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty, and, of course, the White Rabbit.

Potter author LINDA SUNSHINE traveled the world to bring the whimsical world or Lewis Carroll's classic to vivid life for Potter Style, in a Wire-O journal, postcards, and small note cards featuring elegant images of Alice art and ephemera.

The sturdy, lined journal is perfect for plotting a trip down the rabbit hole, or for jotting down random thoughts or even to-do lists. The charming note cards and postcards capture the magic and myth of your favorite characters, making correspondence as much fun as planning a mad tea party.

Welcome to the Land of Oz and the imagination of L. Frank Baum. Welcome to The Willard Carroll Collection, a world-renowned archive of more than 30,000 Wizard of Oz items.

For the first time ever, editor Linda Sunshine has collected excerpts from Baum’s fourteen Oz novels, poems, short stories, and song lyrics and married them to art from around the world, some dating as far back as 1899. Here are 352 pages of stunning illustrations (some never before published in this country) and profoundly wise text that honors the ideals of home, heart, intellect, and bravery. Be prepared for wizards, witches, winged monkeys, a hungry tiger, a rainbow fairy, the Munchkins, the Fuddles, and the beloved characters who have become cultural icons: Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. “In the Land of Oz, anything is possible,” Baum tells us in Ozma of Oz (1907). “For it is a wonderful fairy country.”

Ever since The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was first published, we’ve been entranced with life in Oz. More than a hundred years later, All Things Oz comes to earth to reignite the imagination and offer safe passage back to the land over the rainbow. Open this book and let the journey begin.

For more than a century, the wonderful Land of Oz has captivated the imaginations of children and adults alike. In this gorgeous stationery collection you'll be delighted to find your favorite characters from L. Frank Baum's legendary Oz books and stories.

Share the magic of this enchanting fable with our Oz collection of note cards. Each note card includes a charming quote and beautiful illustration.

• Sturdy, hinged magnetic-closure keepsake box
• Elegantly printed note cards, high-quality stock
• 16 cards, 4 different images, plus 17 envelopes
• Shrink wrapped
• Blank cards are bi-folded to 5 x 6 5/8 inches; box is 5 9/16 x 7 5/8 inches

For more than a century, the wonderful Land of Oz has captivated the imaginations of children and adults alike. In this gorgeous stationery collection you'll be delighted to find your favorite characters from L. Frank Baum's legendary Oz books and stories.

Collect your thoughts in this Oz journal. The lined pages are sprinkled with quotes from All Things Oz, a compilation of images and stories from the impressive Oz memorabilia collection of Willard Carroll, edited by Linda Sunshine.

For more than a century, the wonderful Land of Oz has captivated the imaginations of children and adults alike. In this gorgeous stationery collection you'll be delighted to find your favorite characters from L. Frank Baum's legendary Oz books and stories.

Share the magic of this enchanting fable with our Oz collection of note cards. Each note card includes a charming quote and beautiful illustration.

• Sturdy, lidded two-piece keepsake box
• Beautifully printed note cards, high-quality stock
• 16 cards, 4 different images, plus 17 envelopes
• Blank cards are bi-folded to 3 1/2 x 5 inches; box is 4 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches

In this inspiring poem, Maya Angelou celebrates the courage of the human spirit over the harshest of obstacles. An ode to the power that resides in us all to overcome the most difficult circumstances, this poem is truly an inspiration and affirmation of the faith that restores and nourishes the soul. Entwined with the vivid paintings of Diego Rivera, the renowned Mexican artist, Angelou's words paint a portrait of the amazing human spirit, its quiet dignity, and pools of strength and courage.

An ideal gift for a friend, lover, or family member, this special edition will be treasured by all who receive it.

Covers size, rates, personnel, and special facilities and programs, and lists top specialists.

A comprehensive guide to the services offered at the most prestigious hospitals in the U.S. discusses new procedures, advanced research, and experimental treatments for numerous conditions, and lists top specialists.

A young boy learns to cope with the loss of his mother by relying on his imaginary friend.

A celebration of the rose gathers photographs, poems, quotations, unusual recipes, and excerpts from the gardening journals of history's finest gardeners together in one keepsake volume.

Here is the complete musical book by Joe Masteroff and all the words of the songs written by John Kander and Fred Ebb. It is illustrated with more than 100 photographs and drawings (including 74 in full color) of the original cast of the Roundabout's smash Broadway production by Joan Marcus, never-before-published backstage photographs by Rivka Katvan, and archival photos of past productions. The accompanying text explores the evolution of the play in all its incarnations, from the 1930 stories of Christopher Isherwood to two films and three stage adaptations Here are all the fantastic artists who have brought this play to life: Julie Harris (the original Sally Bowles), Joel Grey, Liza Minnelli, Natasha Richardson, Alan Cumming, Ron Rifkin, and directors Hal Prince, Bob Fosse, Sam Mendes, and Rob Marshall. Also featured are original drawings by costume designer William Ivey Long and set designer Robert Brill.
For theatre lovers and film fans, for those who've seen the play and those who haven't, this book is an exclusive insider's glimpse into a stage and film phenomenon, one of the most astonishing artistic achievements of our time.

With more than 100 color photos, the companion book to the major DreamWorks film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hanks.
Engaging in a game of cat and mouse in the real-life crime drama, Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Di Caprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a major airline-all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger, whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame: At the age of 17, Frank Abagnale, Jr. became the most successful bank robber in the history of the United States. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks) made it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank was always one step ahead of him, baiting him to continue the chase.
With more than 100 color images, the companion book includes the complete script and behind-the-scenes photographs of this amazing true tale.

A tongue-in-cheek guide to dating in the 1990s explores such salient topics as sexual harassment, the men's movement, and dating married men. By the author of Plain Jane Works Out. Simultaneous.

Uses sculptures and paintings by Alexander Calder to illustrate the song about enjoying life.

To coincide with the 20th anniversary re-release of the classic film, digitally remastered with new scenes and never-before-seen footage—here is the never-before-published screenplay and story behind the movie in the filmmakers' own words, lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photos. Directed by Steven Spielberg from the Oscar®-nominated screenplay by Melissa Mathison and produced by Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, this landmark film won four Oscars® and grossed $700 million worldwide. The touching story of a lost little visitor from another planet who is befriended and protected by a young boy who, together, find a way to return the young alien home, the film co-stars Dee Wallace-Stone, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, and Drew Barrymore. Published to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary, the Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook includes stories from the makers and stars of the film, how the project was conceived and written, how the alien was drawn and made, how the movie was cast, how anxious the filmmakers were about its reception, the stunning unveiling at Cannes, Spielberg's thoughts as a filmmaker about making films for kids and adults, and much more. 200 color and b/w illustrations.

An inspirational and nostalgic look at family gatherings around the table presents an evocative collection of meal-time memories--from Mollie Katzen, Buddy Hackett, Anna Quindlen, Ruth Reichl, and Nora Ephron, among others--accompanied by struking black-and-white photographs that capture moments of family togetherness.

“There are many families where the whole interest in life is centered upon the dog,” wrote Jerome K. Jerome in 1889, and any devoted dog person would agree that the same is true today.

There’s a tale behind every family dog. The Family Dog celebrates the oft-told stories of love and devotion, of astonishing daring or colossal mishap, recounted by an eclectic group of writers, including E. B. White, James Thurber, Dave Barry, Jack London, Caroline Knapp, and David Sedaris. Here are stories about the Airedale who bit, well, almost everyone; the collie who traveled fourteen miles over frozen pastures to reunite with his family; the poodle with the bluest eyes; the Great Dane who had business to do; the pug who ate three socks and a T-shirt in one sitting; the boxer who only answered to one name: Food; and the dachshund who even disobeyed when asked to do something he wanted to do.

Illustrated with stunning black-and-white photographs from many diverse sources, this book confirms that, quite often, the most popular family member is the one with four legs.

Offers an illustrated version of the screenplay of the film based on the tumultuous life of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, along with excerpts from sources, background information on the artist and her times, and details of the film.

--16 perforated postcards folded accordion style in a portfolio
--8 different designs
--Full-color front with one-color back, 3 1/2 x 5

For more than a century, the wonderful Land of Oz has captivated the imaginations of children and adults alike. In these gorgeous postcards you'll be delighted to find your favorite characters from L. Frank Baum's legendary Oz books and stories.

Images are from All Things Oz, a compilation of images and stories from the impressive Oz memorabilia collection of Willard Carrol, edited by Linda Sunshine.

The author describes growing up in an Africa that no longer exists, training and breeding race horses, flying mail to Sudan, and being the first woman to fly the Atlantic from east to west.

Selections from published and never-before-published works are collected in a work that features film excerpts, one-liners, essays, stand-up routines, Allen's classic New Yorker pieces, screenplays, film outtakes, magazine articles, and interviews.

Whether sleek and aloof or pampered and loving, cats are a joy to those who know them. And collected for the first time as a tribute to these wonderful animals, here are delightful anecdotes, short stories, and witty poems by some of the great writers of all time. Full-color photography.

An illustrated anthology of excerpts from classic children's stories, poems, songs, nursery rhymes, and novels by authors like Byron, Saki, Yeats, Lewis Carroll, and Edith Wharton.

An illustrated anthology of excerpts from classic children's stories, poems, songs, nursery rhymes, and novels by authors like Byron, Saki, Yeats, Lewis Carroll, and Edith Wharton.

Uses Chagall paintings to illustrate a poem about love and the relationship between men and women.

Bambi offers a humorous look at childhood, summer camp, high school, marriage, divorce, and class reunions, and explains how she became a bestselling author.

A humorous celebration of sisterhood pokes fun at sisterly rivalry, the wearing of hand-me-downs, being the unmarried sister, and the fine art of bickering.

The birth of a baby is life's most profound affirmation of a miracle. This book celebrates that miracle in both words and pictures from artists and writers who span many generations and nationalities.

This inspirational gift book/journal features approximately 100 selections taken from the more than 250,000 messages posted on America Online by people commenting on Steven Spielberg's powerful film, "Saving Private Ryan." 30 photos.

Nothing equals the bond between mother and child--and this popular keepsake book (125,000 sold in its first edition) celebrates the love in poetry, prose, photos, and art. Among the authors addressing the richness of motherhood in this beautifully slipcased edition: Eudora Welty, Margaret Atwood, Charles Dickens and more.

A lavish, colorful commemoration of an infamous day, and a major motion picture release.
December 7, 1941, was arguably the most devastating day in American history. Now that infamous day, the events leading up to it, and its aftermath, are being recreated in a film that is certain to be one of the most memorable depictions of such a crucial moment in American history. Directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Ben Affleck, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Alec Baldwin, Pearl Harbor, the movie, explores the lives of two daring young pilots whose worlds are drastically altered by the events leading up to World War II.
This gorgeously illustrated companion volume brilliantly captures the movie and the history it celebrates. Filled with nearly 200 images, including four-color movie stills, candid shots, storyboards, sketches and maps, this book offers something for every movie and history buff. Offering a unique, behind-the-scenes glimpse of a blockbuster in the making, this illustrated volume features articles and sidebars detailing the making of the movie, including fascinating information about the special effects and music, as well as the roles of the director, producer, and editing teams. In addition, the illuminating and authoritative text touches on the history of the Pearl Harbor naval base, the daily lives of its officers, and the events surrounding World War II. Interviews with survivors, profiles of major war figures, gripping accounts of bombing raids, and outlines of American, European, and Japanese military strategies bring to life the drama and glory of a timeless chapter in world history, while providing a rich and exciting exploration of American cinema at its best.

Accompanied by paintings from Paul Gauguin, this beloved poem by the celebrated African American poet reintroduces readers to this inspiring work of poetry.

A humorous approach to cookery features more than one hundred delectable high-calorie, high-fat, high-salt recipes, accompanied by tongue-in-cheek cooking tips, advice, and discussions.

Presents the people and places of modern Britain, from Stonehenge and Cornwall through Wales, various parts of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, visiting schools, stately homes and gardens, and urban areas.

A stunning tribute hardcover gift book and full-color companion to the film—the never-before-told life story of American music legend Ray Charles—directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Jamie Foxx.
Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. The soulful singer exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered an inimitable style incorporating gospel, rhythm and blues, country, orchestral, and jazz influences. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business. Ray provides an unflinching portrait of Charles' musical genius as he overcomes personal demons while transforming into one of this country's most beloved performers.
The Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook includes the complete screenplay illustrated throughout with movie stills, historical photos, storyboards, and commentary by friends, musicians, and historians, as well as complete cast and crew credits, and original introductions by director Taylor Hackford and actor Jamie Foxx. In addition, the book showcases a special 16-page tribute section on Ray Charles created after his death on June 10 with excerpts of articles and eulogies. 204 color photos.

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Edward Burns, and Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan, a co-production of DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures, is a story of heroism and sacrifice set in France during and just after the D-Day invasion of World War II. Opening with the actual storming of the beach and continuing behind enemy lines, a squad of U.S. army soldiers put their lives in perilous danger to find one paratrooper. Private Ryan, played by Matt Damon, is the sole survivor of four brothers -- the other three having been killed during the invasion. Comprehending the tremendous sacrifice already made by this one mother, Washington issues an order to bring back her last surviving son... alive. As the squad, led by Tom Hanks, pushes deep into enemy territory, they find themselves questioning their mission: Is one man worth risking the lives of eight? With exquisite detail, the movie recreates the havoc and mayhem that was the storming of Normandy beach and all the action and realism is captured in these astounding photographs. In a large format, similar in size to the visual moviebooks on Evita and Titanic, Saving Private Ryan is presented in three parts: Part I: The Men. Stunning photos capture Spielberg's recreation of the action at Normandy beach, and are shown alongside the historical photos which inspired him. Text is drawn from the words of Churchill, Eisenhower, Bradley, from the letters of real soldiers, historical documents, manuals and maps as well as from the works of the acclaimed historian, Stephen Ambrose, who also served as consultant on the movie. Part II. The Mission. James' powerful studies of the squad of eight soldiers, led byTom Hanks, as they try and fulfill their mission arc accented by extracts drawn from the screenplay. Part III. The Movie. Behind-the-scenes photos of the film-makers at work -- in England at boot camp, on the beaches of Ireland -- are combined with interviews with Spielberg, actors Hanks, Burns, Sizemore, and others, screenwriter Robert Rodat, producer Ian Bryce, production designer Tom Sanders, and cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski (Schindler's List.)

A song about love and chance is accompanied by paintings by Picasso.

The official tie-in to Columbia Pictures' hit holiday movie, from the co-director of the animated hit The Lion King--with over 200 illustrations, the script and story behind Sony Pictures Imageworks' latest state-of-the-art computer and imaging wizardry that brought E.B. White's classic mouse to life on-screen. Though only a three-inch mouse, Stuart Little represents as huge an advance in filmmaking as his long-ago predecessor, a mouse named Mickey. Now digital characters, complete with personality performance and lifelike qualities, share the screen with live actors--both human and feline. All of these elements were combined to make a seamless film. The result is nothing short of astonishing. How did they do that? Stuart Little: The Movie and the Moviemakers answers that question in stunning detail. Including the shooting script, and illustrated throughout with photos, paintings, blueprints, line drawings, computer graphics, and footnotes, this book explains how the movie incorporates groundbreaking visual effects technology in the realm of photo-realism by the artists and innovators of Sony Pictures Imageworks. The book also details the development of innovative software by Alias/Wavefront and other leading digital firms. For film buffs and fans of Stuart, Stuart Little: The Movie and the Moviemakers is a joyful celebration of the evolution of E.B. White's beloved 1940s classic mouse into an actor for the new millennium.
The cast features: Geena Davis as Mrs. Little, Hugh Laurie as Mr. Little, Jonathan Lipnicki as George, Michael J. Fox as the voice of Stuart, Nathan Lane as the voice of Snowbell the Cat. Filmmakers include: Director Rob Minkoff (The Lion King), Producer Douglas Wick Wolf, Working Girl), Special Effect Supervisor Jerome Chen (Contact), Senior Visual Effects Supervisor John Dykstra (Star Wars: A New Hope), Animation Director Henry Anderson (Coca Cola's Polar Bears).

One of our best-selling categories, these delightful gift books have become the perfect way to say "1 care". These sumptuously illustrated, 5 1/2-inch-square, full-color books are hardbound and printed on premium stock. Many of them come with extras such as ribbon markers and foil stamping which add to their special quality. Each title combines exquisite artwork with timeless words to create an elegant gift for anyone from nine to ninety.

An inspiration and a celebration, To Grandmother with Love is a tribute to the spirit of--including works by Margaret Mead, Virginia Woolf, Larry McMurtry, and E.B. White--woven among vintage photography and classic artwork, capturing the challenges and rewards of being a grandmother. Full color.

From the maker of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, the long-awaited movie from Universal Pictures (May 2004) starring Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing, the legendary monster hunter born in the pages of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Stephen Sommers, the visionary filmmaker who revived Universal's classic Mummy character in the massive blockbusters The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, breathes new life into the most time-honored pantheon of classic Universal monsters: Dracula, The Frankenstein Monster and The Wolf Man. In Van Helsing, Sommers infuses these screen legends with dimension, characterization and technological wonder in a way that honors their legacy and propels them into the next generation of cinema.
Set in the late 19th century, the film finds fabled monster hunter Van Helsing summoned to a distant European land on a quest to vanquish evil. Starring Hugh Jackman (X2) as Van Helsing and Kate Beckinsale (Underworld, Pearl Harbor) as valiant Anna Valerious, and with awe-inspiring digital effects from Industrial Light & Magic, Van Helsing will thrill moviegoers as they are introduced to worlds never before imagined.
In addition to the complete screenplay, this spectacular Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook features over 150 full-color illustrations, including movie stills, creature and costume sketches, set designs, and special visual effects stills. Sidebars include interviews with the film's cast and crew, and details on the sweeping locations used to create Van Helsing's visionary supernatural world, spanning from 19th century London, Rome, and Paris to Transylvania. 150 color illustrations.

The perfect gift for Dad Whether it is given as a birthday gift, a Father's Day present or just to let Dad know how much you appreciate him, this book will become a treasured keepsake. Father of My Heart is filled with thoughts on fatherhood by many well-known authors, statesmen, and poets of our time. The writing of Ogden Nash, Mark Twain, and Damon Runyan, among others, is accompanied by beautiful photographs to commemorate the unique bond that is formed between each father and child. A decorative slipcase sets this book apart as a special memento.

A keepsake book, Victoria Dear Grandmother depicts touching moments between the generations through text, photographs, and quotes from well-known writers, including Virginia Woolf, Henry James, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Victoria captures the essence of grandmotherhood by sharing various individuals memories from holidays and special occasions as well as everyday moments with grandmothers -- moments to which everyone can relate. Images depicting this gentle relationship include a photograph of a grandmother with two young girls, one with her hand in the older woman's lap; a pair of older hands guiding young ones over a piano keyboard. Recurring themes of the garden and food bolster the nurturing image that is central to this compilation. A sense of time and place is further created through text and photographs of the changing seasons, tea time as a ritual, a gift of flowers that makes a day special. Victoria Dear Grandmother includes space for readers to record their own thoughts for a personalized record that future generations will cherish.

The sixth book in the Victoria series follows the enormous success of keepsake journals Victoria Book of Days and Victoria On Being a Mother. This celebration of the bond between sisters, perhaps the strongest within the family, gathers the reflections and reminiscences from many beloved writers, presented with blank pages for recording cherished moments. Slipcased. 135 photos, many in color.

A collection of excerpts from writings dealing with such aspects of love as young love and first meetings, to married love and lifelong commitments.

The beloved author gathers the wit and wisdom of many well-known women on the subject of pregnancy, including Anne Lamott, Nora Ephron, and Louise Erdrich, among others. Original.

A collection of b&w photographs and inspirational quotes for the mother-to-be.

A revised overview of today's dating scene offers complete guidelines and advice on everything from meeting men and first dates to developing a meaningful relationship, covering such new dating phenomena as speed dating, the Internet, sperm banks, and the influence of Sex and the City and including helpful quizzes, self-assessment tests, and real-world dating advice.