Motion picture industry - California - Los Angeles;
Motion pictures - Production and direction
Jack Rothman discusses his book, “Hollywood in Wide Angle.” He begins by explaining that his book takes a look at Hollywood directors throughout all eras of filmmaking. He says that the most important job of a filmmaker is to be able to tell...
Philanthropists - United States;
Philanthropists - United States - Finance, Personal;
Community development - United States - Finance
Claude N. Rosenberg discusses his book, “Wealthy and Wise.” He begins by explaining that his book is about the benefits of donating to charities while you are still alive. He describes how tax returns can continue benefiting a person...
Amy Wallace discusses the book she co-wrote with her family, “The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People.” She begins by explaining how she collected information on the quirks and peculiarities of famous people, and decided to make a book out of...
Garner, James;
Maverick (Television program);
Microsoft Visual C++;
C++ (Computer program language);
Windows (Computer programs)
Ed Robertson discusses his book, “Maverick.” He begins by explaining that his book is about the film and television series, “Maverick.” He talks about how he first watched the show in syndication in reruns. He discusses the hero...
Motion picture authorship;
Drama - Technique;
Characters and characteristics in literature;
Motion picture plays - Technique;
Fiction - Technique
Linda Seger discusses her books, “Making a Good Script Great” and “Creating Unforgettable Characters.” She begins by explaining that her books focus on how to write and sell successful film scripts in Hollywood. She says that rewriting is...
Women - California, Southern - Fiction;
Nineteen sixties - Fiction
Ann Darby discusses her novel, “The Orphan Game.” She begins by explaining that her book is about a family who must deal with their teenage daughter’s pregnancy. She talks about the connection of the young girl to older characters in the...
Private investigators - California - Los Angeles - Fiction;
Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction
Gary Phillips discusses his book, “Bad Night is Falling.” He begins by explaining that his book is about a Los Angeles detective, Ivan Monk, who must solve a case involving a fire bombing murder. Phillips discusses how he created Monk from a...
Government investigators - Fiction;
Cryptographers - Fiction;
Terrorism - Fiction;
Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction
Don Passman discusses his novel “Mirage.” He begins by explaining that his book is about the United States government experimenting on the public with drugs and hypnosis. The project is called The Mirage, and innocent people are...
David Wallechinsky discusses the book he co-wrote with members of his family, “The Book of Predictions.” He beings by explaining that he began The People’s Almanac series with his father Irving Wallace, and that this book is a continuation...
Poetry - Collections; Poetry - Translations into English
Robert Bly discusses his book, “The Winged Energy of Delight,” which is a compilation of translated poems from twenty-two different poets. He goes on to explain the difficulty of translating poetry that encompasses so many various places and...
Alvin Toffler discusses his book, “War and Anti-War.” He begins by explaining that the book deals with the topics of war and peace. He argues that the way humans go about obtaining wealth often leads to war. He points to the relation between...
United States - Politics and government - 1865-1900; United States - Politics and government - 20th century; United States - Civilization - 1865-1918; United States - Civilization - 20th century; Progressivism (United States politics)
Victor Navasky discusses the book, “The Nation, 1865-1990.” He begins by explaining that the book is composed of selections from the independent magazine “The Nation.” Although the book is compiled of separate pieces, Navasky points to...
Film critics - United States - Biography; Stone, Judy, 1924-
Judy Stone discusses her book, “Not Quite a Memoir.” She begins by explaining that the book is based on the essays and interviews she has done throughout her career as a critic for several major newspapers. Stone describes how she first began...
Garry Wills discusses his book, “Why I am a Catholic.” Wills shares the importance of Catholicism in his own life and his experiences with faith both as a child and as a Jesuit seminarian. He expounds on the history of the Catholic church...
Art patrons - United States - Biography; Art - Collectors and collecting - United States - Biography; Neuberger, Roy R.
Roy Neuberger discusses his book, “The Passionate Collector.” He begins by discussing his early life in Paris when he first started out as a young artist and how he later became a major art collector. He then reminisces about some of the first...
Viken Berberian discusses his book, “The Cyclist.” He begins by explaining the plot, which follows a terrorist who plans to blow up a hotel during a cycling race. From there he goes on to explain that he wanted to debunk the idea that political...
United States - Biography - Anecdotes; United States - History - Anecdotes; Social movements - United States - History - Anecdotes; National characteristics, American - Anecdotes; Social reformers - United States - Biography - Anecdotes; Political...
James Fraser discusses his book, “A History of Hope.” He begins by explaining the premise of the book, which is that the United States was founded on hope for the future and has been powered by it throughout its history. From there he tells of...
Russian teachers - Fiction; Mothers and sons - Fiction; Football players - Fiction; Interracial dating - Fiction; Parent and adult child - Fiction; African American families - Fiction; African American women college teachers - Fiction; Pushkin,...
Alice Randall discusses her book, “Pushkin and the Queen of Spades.” She begins by explaining the plot of the novel, which follows Winsor Armstrong who is a Harvard-educated professor of Russian literature whose son, Pushkin-who she named after...
Reagan, Ronald; Reagan, Nancy, 1923-; Presidents - United States - Biography; Presidents' spouses - United States - Biography
Peter Hannaford discusses his book, “The Reagans, A Political Portrait.” He says that he set out to write a chronicle and journey of Ronald Reagan to the White House. Hannaford claims that Reagan did not want to close any options once he left...
Journalists - United States - Diaries; Iraq War, 2003 - Press coverage; Garrels, Anne, 1951 - Diaries
Anne Garrels discusses her book, “Naked in Baghdad” She begins by explaining how the book deals with her time as an NPR news correspondent in Iraq spanning before, during, and after the war. She shares some of her experiences involving...
