Gene: 1036 books
Out of the Shadows
Expanding the Canon of Classic Film Noir
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2011
Film noir was a cycle in American cinema which first came into prominence during World War II, peaked in the 1950s, and began to taper off as a definable trend by 1960. Over the years, a group of films from the period emerged as noir standards, beginning with Stranger on the Third Floor in 1940. However,...
Timeless Thomas
How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common?
All these devices were created by the man known as The Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison.
Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent lightbulb, but at his landmark laboratories in Menlo Park & West Orange,...
A Game For Life
Golf's Rules and Rewards
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2012
In A Game for Life: Golf's Rules & Rewards, Gene Westmoreland imparts his wisdom and experience on how golf's treasures lie well beyond the score. In this collection of essays, Westmoreland enlivens the often-complex rules of golf through engaging, memorable and often humorous stories and anecdotes...
The Millionaire in the Mirror
How to Find Your Passion and Make a Fortune Doing It--Without Quitting Your Day Job
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Learn the keys to Outstanding Success and reveal the millionaire in your mirror
Despite never being, as he admits, the best communicator, the most talented manager, or the smartest guy in the room, Gene Bedell quickly worked his way up the corporate ladder—accumulating career earnings that...
by Gene O'Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2006
“Must the end of life be the worst part?
Can it be made the best?”
At 53, Eugene O'Kelly was in the full swing of life. Chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of the largest U.S. accounting firms, he enjoyed a successful career and drew happiness from his wife, children, family, and close...
Big Mouths: The Playboy Interview
50 Years of the Playboy Interview
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
These outspoken men never met an opinion that they didnt like—or an opinion that they didnt feel like sharing with everyone else. In this case, they shared their opinions in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the original frenemies Gene Siskel...
by Stanley Gene, Stuart Wilkin
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Stanley Gene's book is not your 'run of the mill' sporting autobiography.Read his revealing account of family turmoil, snake attacks, political violence, mud sledging in the rainforest and cannibalism. Oh and of course plenty of Rugby. At 22 years old how do you cope with unimaginable challenges in a...
by Gene Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2002
The worldwide Great Depression of the 1930s was the most traumatic event of the twentieth century. It ushered in substantial expansions in the role of governments around the world, focused attention on social insurance, and for a time bolstered socialist economic ideas as a form of cure. Skepticism...
Cotton and Race in the Making of America
The Human Costs of Economic Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2009
Since the earliest days of colonial America, the relationship between cotton and the African-American experience has been central to the history of the republic. America's most serious social tragedy, slavery and its legacy, spread only where cotton could be grown. Both before and after the Civil...
Godfather
The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
WITH A FOREWORD BY WALTER MURCH Gene Phillips blends biography, studio history, and film criticism to complete the most comprehensive work on Coppola ever written. The force behind such popular and critically acclaimed films as Apocalypse Now and the Godfather trilogy, Coppola has imprinted his distinct...
Kiss Me Like A Stranger
My Search for Love and Art
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
In this personal book from the star of many beloved and classic film comedies -- from The Producers to Young Frankenstein, Blazing saddles to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory -- Gene Wilder writes about a side of his life the public hasn't seen on the screen. Kiss Me Like a Stranger is not an...
by Gene Geter
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Money, money, money! It makes the world go round and round so it seems. You can either think about it or not, but you cannot escape it! How To Gain Wealth With Just One Word is a short and sweet ebook alternative. The author shares his personal experiences on receiving wealth and how his experiences...
A Hunter's Fireside Book
Tales of Dogs, Ducks, Birds, & Guns
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
For decades, Gene Hill’s articles and books have captured the spirit of the outdoors in a way that inspires and entertains millions of readers. A Hunter’s Fireside Book captures the essence of the life of a sportsman and explores the full spectrum of the hunter’s experience: sunrises in the...
Some Like It Wilder
The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906--2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Featuring Gene D. Phillips's...