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The future of the movies

interviews with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas
1991
Presents interviews by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel of film directors Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg.

Steven Spielberg

an unauthorized biography
1999
Presents the childhood, career, and family life of the motion picture producer and director Steven Spielberg.

Stephen King goes to the movies

2009
Contains five short stories by Stephen King, including "The Shawshank Redemption," "1408," "Children of the Corn," "The Mangler," and "Hearts in Atlanta," which have been made into motion pictures, and includes introductions as well as personal commentary for each.

Nolan Ryan

the road to Cooperstown
1999

Stephen King

America's best-loved boogeyman
1998
A literary biography of author Stephen King, providing an account of his life and written work, with some discussion of the movies that have been based upon his books.

Kings of the road

how Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar made running go boom
2013
Recounts the era in the 1970's when "jogging" became "running" through the lives and accomplishments of running greats, Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar.

Fat stupid ugly

one woman's courage to survive
2004
The author, labeled a "fat, unattractive baby" by her mother, describes her troubled life, her struggles to overcome abuse, addiction, cancer, and catastrophe, and her experiences as founder of A Place Called Home, a refuge for gang members and troubled youth in South-Central Los Angeles.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1993
A biography of one of basketball's greatest stars. Includes a trivia quiz.

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