Barbarians at the Gates of Hollywood: Sword and Sorcery Movies of the 1980s (Movie Guides)
By: P.J. Thorndyke
3.15
Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition
Journey into the realm of VHS tapes and midnight showings where brawny barbarians rescue nubile vir…
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1. Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score
By: Darwyn Cooke , Richard Stark
4.30
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A high-octane trip across America, The Score finds Parker assembling the best caper men he can find… read more
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2. The Jaws Log
By: Peter Benchley , Carl Gottlieb
3.00
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
To coincide with the 30th anniversary of the now-classic Steven Spielberg film, a new expanded edit… read more
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3. Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
By: Isaac Asimov
4.18
Format: 450 pages, Paperback
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists o… read more
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"He didn’t believe that, surely."-Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
"A happy wall is a long-lived wall, a practical wall, a useful wall."-Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
"It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy."-Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
"Pelorat sighed. 'I will never understand people.' 'There's nothing to it. All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else."-Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
4. Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses: Roger Corman, King of the B-Movie
By: John Landis , Chris Nashawaty , John Landis
4.16
Format: 1342 pages, Hardcover
Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses is an outrageously rollicking account of th… read more
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5. How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood
By: Roger Corman , Jim Jerome
4.03
Format: 254 pages, Paperback
In these pages Roger Corman, the most successful independent filmmaker in Hollywood relates his exp… read more
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6. The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
By: F. Paul Wilson
3.61
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
"Something is murdering my men." Thus reads the message received from a Nazi commander stationed in… read more
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7. The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years
By: Mark A. Altman , Edward Gross
4.24
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This is the unauthorized, uncensored and unbelievable true story behind the making of a pop culture… read more
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8. Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)
By: Margaret Weis , Tracy Hickman
4.14
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
With the return of the dragon minions of Takhisis, the Queen of Dragons, the land of Krynn has beco… read more
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"Why insult the door's purpose by locking it?" is a favorite kender expression."-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)
"If we deny love that is given to us, if we refuse to give love because we fear the pain of loss, then our lives will be empty, our loss greater."-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)
"Raistlin lay on the floor, his skin white, his breathing shallow. Blood trickled from his mouth. Kneeling down, Caramon lifted him in his arms. "Raistlin?" he whispered. "What happened?" "That's what…"-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)
"How do you know they're magic and not some mechanical device of the dwarves?" Tanis asked, sensing that Tas was hiding something. Tas gulped. He had been hoping Tanis wouldn't ask him that question. …"-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)
9. Alpha Flight Classic, Vol. 2 (Alpha Flight Classic, #2)
By: John Byrne
3.00
Format: 18 pages, Paperback
John Byrne writes and draws Alpha Flight's early adventures! See such unlikely heroes as Puck, Sasq… read more
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10. My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor
By: Jim Ruland , None
3.46
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore t… read more
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11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
By: Kevin Eastman
4.41
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Who is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks o… read more
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12. You Like It Darker
By: Stephen King
4.32
Format: 502 pages, Hardcover
From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new coll… read more
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13. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
14. Boy's Life
By: Robert McCammon
4.39
Format: 625 pages, Kindle Edition
An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the … read more
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"They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end."-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life
"After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation."-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life
"See, this is my opinion: we all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see our destiny in …"-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life
15. Vampires of El Norte
By: Isabel Cañas
3.90
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the aut… read more
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16. The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear
By: Nat Segaloff
3.74
Format: 330 pages, Hardcover
Since 1973, The Exorcist and its progeny have scared and inspired half a century of filmgoers. Now,… read more
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17. Pulp
By: Ed Brubaker
4.31
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
NOW AVAILABLE AS A SOFT COVER TRADE PAPERBACK: A gorgeous original graphic novel from the bestselli… read more
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18. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather
By: Mark Seal
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
This “wickedly pacey page-turner” (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of… read more
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19. 怪獣8号 1 [Kaijū 8-gō 1]
By: Naoya Matsumoto
4.32
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
怪獣発生率が世界屈指の日本。この国は、容赦なく怪獣が日常を侵していた。かつて防衛隊員を目指していたが、今は怪獣専門清掃業で働く日比野カフカ。ある日カフカは、謎の生物によって、身体が怪獣化、怪獣討伐を… read more
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20. 怪獣8号 2 [Kaijū 8-gō 2]
By: Naoya Matsumoto
4.40
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
防衛隊員選別試験の最終審査が終了した時、謎の人型怪獣が討伐したはずの本獣を蘇らせ、四ノ宮キコルら受験者たちに襲いかかる。キコル絶体絶命の時、怪獣に変身した日比野カフカが、本獣の前に現れる…！ 果たし… read more
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21. Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)
By: Jack Townsend
4.20
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
Working at a dead-end retail job in the middle of nowhere can be hard. The long hours. The helpless… read more
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"His coffee always tasted like the pot was in need of a good cleaning, and smelled like he’d figured out a way to burn the water before brewing."-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)
"Did you guys really need to take off all your clothing?" Paul shrugged and said, "It's only weird if you make it weird." "No," I responded, "It's weird either way."-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)
"I thought back to what Dr. V had said during that visit, about preserving the integrity of my brain. I looked Tony in the eyes and said, "Aim for the head, please."-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)
"When he had finally run out of steam, there were beads of sweat all over his face. I grabbed a couple napkins and offered them, which he accepted with a confused “Thanks,"-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)
22. Confessions of a Puppetmaster: A Hollywood Memoir of Ghouls, Guts, and Gonzo Filmmaking
By: Charles Band
4.13
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
“Confessions of a Puppetmaster is a fast, funny, wild ride through some wild times. Plus, Charlie c… read more
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23. Confess: The Autobiography
By: Rob Halford
4.40
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, c… read more
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24. Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life
By: Michael Caine
3.91
Format: 289 pages, Audiobook
Now in his 85th year, Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares wisdom and stories from his remarkable … read more
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25. Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery
By: Brian Murphy
4.23
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
Little did then-obscure Texas writer Robert E. Howard know that with the 1929 publication of “The S… read more
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26. Barbarians at the Gates of Hollywood: Sword and Sorcery Movies of the 1980s (Movie Guides)
By: P.J. Thorndyke
3.15
Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition
Journey into the realm of VHS tapes and midnight showings where brawny barbarians rescue nubile vir… read more
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27. The Science of Women in Horror: The Special Effects, Stunts, and True Stories Behind Your Favorite Fright Films
By: Meg Hafdahl
3.87
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
From scream queens to femmes fatale, horror isn’t just for the boys. Gothic media moguls Meg Hafd… read more
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28. Awful Awesome Horror Volume 2: A Journey Through So-Bad-They're-Good Films
By: Jacob Gustafson
2.69
Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to the wild world of Awful Awesome cinema. In over 100 reviews, this book explores Horror g… read more
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29. Awful Awesome: Horror Volume 1: A journey Through So-Bad-It's-Good Horror Films
By: Jacob Gustafson
3.37
Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to the wild world of Awful Awesome cinema. In over 100 reviews, this book explores Horror g… read more
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30. Batman: The Dark Knight Detective, Vol. 1
By: Mike W. Barr
3.60
Format: 299 pages, Paperback
In these stories that immediately followed BATMAN: YEAR ONE, the Caped Crusader learns what kind of… read more
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31. Good and Bad Sci-Fi/Horror Movies of the 1950s: And the Stars of Those Films
By: Gary Koca
3.38
Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition
The 1930s and early 1940s are considered by most film historians to be the golden era of black and … read more
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