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  Abbott and Costello: Costello's...

  Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

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  Lou was helping his Uncle in his butcher shop. He and Bud talk about girls. The they and Marilyn talk about their favorite British radio programs. It sounds like Marilyn kisses Lou.

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  City of Nets - A Portrait of...

  Otto Friedrich

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  A dazzling social and cultural history of Hollywood’s golden age  in the decade from World War II to the Korean WarIn 1939, fifty million Americans went to the movies every week, Louis B. Mayer was the highest-paid man in the country, and Hollywood produced 530 feature films a year. One decade and five thousand movies later, the studios were faltering. The 1940s became the decade of Hollywood's decline: anticommunist hysteria excommunicated some of its best talent, while a 1948 antitrust consent decree ended many of the business practices that had made the studio system so profitable.In this masterful work of cultural history, the legendary Otto Friedrich tells the story of Hollywood's heyday and decline in a vivid narrative featuring an all-star cast of the actors, writers, musicians, composers, producers, directors, racketeers, labor leaders, journalists, and politicians who played major parts in the movie capital during the turbulent decade from World War II to the Korean War.Friedrich draws on sources from celebrity biographies to trade-union history, mingling lively gossip with analysis of Hollywood's seedier business dealings and telling the stories of legendary movies such as Citizen Kane, The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, and All About Eve.A classic portrait of a special place in a special time, City of Nets gives us a singular behind-the-scenes glimpse into a bygone era that still captivates our imaginations.

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  What Ever Happened to Orson...

  Joseph McBride

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  A “personal and passionate” account of the Citizen Kane director’s years as an expatriate and self-funded filmmaker (Los Angeles Times). At twenty-five, Orson Welles directed, co-wrote, and starred in Citizen Kane, widely considered the best film ever made. But Welles was such a revolutionary filmmaker that he found himself at odds with the Hollywood studio system, and his work was so far ahead of its time that he never regained the popular following he once enjoyed. Frustrated by Hollywood and falling victim to the postwar blacklist, Welles left for a long European exile. But he kept making films, functioning with the creative freedom of an independent filmmaker before that term became common and eventually preserving his independence by funding virtually all his own projects.   Because he worked defiantly outside the system, Welles has often been maligned as an errant genius who squandered his early promise. Film critic Joseph McBride, who acted in Welles’s unfinished film The Other Side of the Wind, challenges conventional wisdom about Welles’s supposed creative decline in this first comprehensive examination of the films of Welles’s artistically rich yet little-known later period. During the 1970s and ’80s, Welles was breaking new aesthetic ground, experimenting as adventurously as he had throughout his career.   McBride’s friendship and collaboration with Welles and his interviews with those who knew and worked with him make What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? a portrait of rare intimacy and insight. Reassessing Welles’s final period in the context of his entire life and work, this revealing portrait of this great film artist will change the terms of how Orson Welles is regarded.   “[An] anecdote-illuminated account of Welles’s later years.” —The Washington Post   “Joseph McBride. . .has a clearer understanding of Welles and his films than almost anyone.” —Martin Scorsese “A definitive study.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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  33 Movies to Restore Your Faith...

  Roger Ebert

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  In this e-book exclusive, the Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic presents reviews of 33 films that showcase the power of the human spirit. 
   
  Wondering if the world is really going to hell in a handbasket? Then consider Roger Ebert’s e-book original 33 Movies to Restore Your Faith in Humanity. Read Roger’s full-length reviews of movies and rekindle your belief in the human spirit. From the out-of-the-world experience of E.T. to the outer space drama of Apollo 13 to the personal insights into ordinary people in Cinema Paradiso and Everlasting Moments, you’ll be reassured that maybe there is hope for us all. Mix in historical dramas like The Bridge on the River Kwai and Gandhi, stories of personal heroism like Hotel Rwanda and Schindler's List, and the irresistible Up, and things will be looking, well, up!

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  Guitar for Beginners

  Tommy Swindali

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  Picking up a guitar and making beautiful music is a great feeling!Whether you’re young or old, there’s no better feeling than learning to play an instrument. Sadly, most people believe that they will never learn how to play the guitar.Local guitar teachers seem like a great option, at first, but you could risk getting stuck with a wannabe rock star who can't really teach you. Or, you could try YouTube, but most of those videos go way too fast, and they don't teach you the right way to play.Too many people start with bad guitar lessons, get frustrated, and give up. Forget about boring theory and repetitive exercises. What you need is a solid guide made for beginners and taught by experts. Using this book, beginners can start playing songs right away by mastering the fundamentals in easy, step-by-step lessons. Go from knowing nothing about the guitar and learning to play songs everybody loves in just weeks. Even if you've never touched a guitar before or have no musical knowledge.In this audiobook, you will discover:- Chords that will allow you to easily play millions of songs- Common challenges when learning to play the guitar and how to overcome them- Music theory made fun and easy- How to pick a great guitar for a beginner (avoid this mistake)- How to tune your guitar - Struggling with strumming? Learn the best exercises.- Improvisation tips that will take from an average to an awesome guitar player - Eight guitar chords you must know- Funk, blues, rock, acoustic, and many more styles from guitar legends- And much, much more!Imagine being the star at a party where everyone loves you for your new musical talent. Whether you've had dreams of becoming a rock star or you just want to learn to play your favorite songs for your friends and family, this book is for you.What are you waiting for? Try it out! Learn to play the guitar with this audiobook.©2020 Tommy Swindali (P)2020 Tommy Swindali

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  Ben Rosenfeld: Don't Shake Your...

  Ben Rosenfeld

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  Ben Rosenfeld is a quirky immigrant whose comedy can be best described as “playfully dark, seriously smart.” Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical beliefs, political observations and unique characters. Join him as shares hilarious stories about his newfound fatherhood.

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