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1) The Pope in America: A Pictorial Record

New Jersey: Chartwell, 1979. 64 pages in this oversized book full of full color photographs showing Pope John Paul II as he travelling in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Des Moines, Iowa, Chicago and Washington, D.C. 100% of your purchase benefits charity.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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2) Love is All Around: The making of the Mary Tyler Moore Show
Alley, Robert S

Love is All Around:  The making of the Mary Tyler Moore Show
New York: Dell, 1989. 235 bright, white pages. Light wear to covers, wear to corners. From back: "Love Is All Around is about a magic moment in the history of television...a show that pioneered the idea of the workplace as a kind of family white subtly tracking the changing roles of women in society...It is an unabashed celebration of Mary and Rhoda and Phyllis and Ted and Lou and Murray and Sue Ann from the rocky beginnings...to the legendary Chuckles the Clown episode..." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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3) Stranger Than Paradise
Andrew, Geoff

Stranger Than Paradise
New York: Limelight Editions, 1999. 374 bright, white pages in great condition with only slight wear to jacket. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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4) Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter
Axelrod, George

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter
New York: Bantam Books, 1957. 95 toned pages followed by a section containing an interview with actress Jayne Mansfield along with black and white photographs of Miss Mansfield and decorations. Color cover has wear and creases and is illustrated with a photograph of Jayne Mansfield as is back cover. Half inch tear to top spine. Firmly bound. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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5) The Treasurer's Report and Other Aspects of Community Singing
Benchley, Robert

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. 345 pages with great black and white illustrations by Gluyas Williams. Illustration on cover and spine and illustrated endpapers. Cocked spine and wear and tear to covers including worn corners and head and heel of spine, half in tear at spine seam and quarter inch tear on bottom cover. We noted about 10 pages with fingermarks. Robert Benchley was an author, playright, actor, columnist, critic and commentator. He was a contract player at famed (MGM) Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio while at the same time drama critic for the New Yorker magazine! Here's a biography of this American humorist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Benchley Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Reading Copy/No Jacket. Illus. by Williams, Gluyas. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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6) The Godfather Companion
Biskind, Peter

New York: Harper Perennial, 1990. 193 pages with section of glossy black and white photographs. Edgewear to bottom and corners. Pencilled price on fep. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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7) The Parade's Gone By...a Vivid Nostalgic, Immediate Portrait of an Art in the Making
Brownlow, Kevin

New York: Bonanza Books, 1968. Extra shipping applies to any service other than US Media Mail. 577 pages plus index, illustrated with many, many photographs. Jacket is torn and tattered at top. Photo illustrated endpapers. From jacket: "They speak in this book - the pioneering directors...the cameramen, the film editors, the creative giants of the silent screen who, flying by the seat of their pants, improvised their films on location, evolved - indeed invented - the techniques and concepts that we take for granted today." Contents include: The Primitive Years; Early Days At Vitagraph; the Experimenters; Early Hollywood; From Birth of a Nation to Intolerance; Directors; D.W. Griffith; Allan Dwan; Henry King; Mary Pickford; Clarence Brown; The Lost Work of Edward Sloman; William Whelman; Cecil B. De Mille; Josef Von Sternberg; The Cameraman; Charles Rosher; Art Direction; Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood and much more. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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8) Inside BBC Television: a Year Behind the Corner
Horner, Rosalie

England: Webb & Bower, 1983. 224 glossy pages with color photography by John Timbers throughout. Color photo illustrated jacket has light wear and edgewear with minor chips to top spine and back corner. Book has inscription on fep. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Timbers, John. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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9) For Keeps
Kael, Pauline

New York: Dutton, 1994. No jacket. 1291 bright, white pages. Extra shipping will apply to any service other than US media mail. For more Pauline Kael see our listing for I Love It At the Movies. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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10) I Lost It at the Movies
Kael, Pauline

I Lost It at the Movies
Boston: Little Brown, 1965. 365 pages including index in this brown cloth volume. Bumped top and bottom spine. Contents include: The Glamour of Delinquency, The Golden Coach, La Grande Illusion; Forbidden Games, The Beggar's Opera, L'Avventura, West Side Story, Shoot the Piano Player, Jules and Jim, Devi, Lolita, A Taste of Honey, Kagi, The Innocents, The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Billy Budd and many more. For more Pauline Keal see our listing for For Keeps. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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11) If Roast Beef Could Fly
Leno, Jay

New York: Simon & Shuster, 2004. AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR and tv show host JAY LENO! IF ROAST BEEF COULD FLY illustrated by S.B. WHITEHEAD. Includes CD version of book read by Jay Leno. This new SIGNED book is a Hardcover, has a Dust jacketbook and new audio CD and was donated to our charity. It bears Jay Leno's signature and "big dog" drawing on the front end page. It also has a book place on the inside front cover "with compliments from...entrepreneur of the year..." There is a little curl to the top and bottom of the dust jacket. Wonderfully illustrated in color, fans of Jay Leno will recognize the childhood version of him and see that he inherited his famous chin from his father. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Whitehead, S.B.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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12) Marlene: An Intimate Photographic Memoir
Liberman, Alexander

New York: Random House, 1992. 120 pages most with full page black and white photographs, sheet music for Lili Marlene with lyrics in English and German. Bumped bottom of book and dust jacket, two small tears at top of dust jacket spine. From jacket: "Here is the perfect remembrance of one of the greatest stars of the century: Marlene Dietrich in intimate close-up photographed by her friend the artist Alexander Liberman, together with his choice of images from her films...Marlene hypnotized audiences with her counterpoint of sexual allure and mischievous androgyny." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Cloth. Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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13) A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood
Linson, Art

A Pound of Flesh:  Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood
New York: Grove Press, 1993. 195 bright, white pages in great condition with little wear to dust jacket. From jacket: "Have you ever wondered what a Hollywood movie producer actually does?...Art Linson takes us behind closed doors on a rare backstage tour through Hollywood...whose roster includes David Mamet, Robert De Niro, Jeff Katzenberg, Brian De Palma, Sean Penn, Ned Tanen, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and Sean Connery...Linsen sheds klieg lights on the mystery behind the moviemaking process." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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14) Italia Mia
Lollobrigida, Gina

Sedifo. More than 191 pages with mostly black and white photographs. Tears to front of dust jacket. Slightly musty. Foreward by Alberto Moravia. From jacket: "An actress and her cameras, more than two and a half years of work, twenty thousand photographs, a long voyage all over Italy. A final selection of two hundred pictures with a few phrases to explain and comment on them." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Lollobrigida, Gina. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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15) The Youth Doctors: The People Who Want to Stay Young - and the Doctors Who Try to Keep Them That Way
McGrady, Patrick M. Jr

The Youth Doctors:  The People Who Want to Stay Young - and the Doctors Who Try to Keep Them That Way
New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1968. 352 pages including index. Pencilled price on fep. Tears around top of dust jacket, front and back. Spot of shelf soil on bottom. From jacket: "From Paul Niehans' Cell Therapy in Switzerland to the $3,000 Bargain Bottled Baby Face in California, here is a brilliantly entertaining and informative account of the rejuvenators and the celebrities they reinvirgorate in the age-old quest for eternal youth." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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16) On Being Blonde: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Most Infamous Blondes
Munier, Paula

Gloucester, Massachusetts: Fair Winds Press, 2004. "The dumb blonde is dead and this book proves it!" says back cover. Life stories of famous blondes "from Mae West and Marilyn Monroe to Madonna and Britney Spears...you'll marvel at the wise, warm and wonderful things they've said." Too many to list including: Dolly Parton, Hillary Rodham Clinton; Cybill Shepard; Reese Witherspoon; Brigette Bardot; Ginger Rogers; Eva Peron; Marlene Dietrich; Ellen DeGeneres; Princess Diana; Goldie Hawn; Kate Hudson; Kim Catrall; Gwyneth Patrow; Martha Stewart; Catherine Deneuve; Grace Kelly; Jean Harlow, more. 203 pages with some black and white illustrations. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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17) Watching Baseball: Discovering the Game Within the Game
Remy, Jerry

Guildford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2004. Signed inside front cover. Stated First Edition; third printing. 367 bright, white pages with some black and white photographs. Color pictorial cover. A couple minor marks to cover, slight wrinkle on last two pages. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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18) Guiding Light: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Schemering, Christopher

New York: Ballatine Books. 262 pages with some wear to cover and bumped front corner. We noted small spots on pages 175/176 and 184. Some previously folded page corners. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Contents include: The Backstage Saga, A Tribute to Charita Bauer, On the Set, The Story on Radio, To Be Continued..., Who Was Who on Guiding Light, Who's Who on Guilding Light, Cast and Production Credits. From back: "...A Tribute to the Longest-Running Drama in Broadcast History...a historical overview, behind the scenese anecdotes, rare photos The Story on Radio 1937-1952 The Story on TV 1952-1987...photos are profiles of the current cast and the most beloved performers of the past...". Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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19) Gods of Death
Svoray, Yaron

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. 306 pages; slight edgewear. From cover: "Around the World, Behind Closed Doors, operates an ultra-secret business of sex and death. One man hunts the truth about snuff films." Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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20) A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson
Troyan, Michael

Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, 2005. First paperback edition. 463 bright, white pages with some black and white illustrations. Cover illustration is black and white photographs of Greer Garson. Wear to tips of corners only. Heavy volume, extra shipping applies if not sent via US Media Mail. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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21) Successful Sitcom Writing
Wolff, Jurgen

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. 193 bright, white pages with tight binding. Light soil to cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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