wyszukanych pozycji: 9
My Life With Ellery Queen: A Love Story
ISBN: 9781935797661 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Rose Koppel was a recent widow when she met Frederic Dannay at a New Year's Eve party in 1974. She found him unimpressive, needy and almost silent. But something suggested he might have things to say. Only months later, in the midst of Dannay's courtship, did she learn that what he had to say had been read by millions and that he was world famous as mystery writer Ellery Queen. Says Queen scholar Francis M. Nevins in his introduction: "It is not too much to say that Rose saved Fred's life," as she enabled him to enjoy the status of mystery elder statesman earned by more than forty years of...
Rose Koppel was a recent widow when she met Frederic Dannay at a New Year's Eve party in 1974. She found him unimpressive, needy and almost silent. Bu...
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55,97 zł |
The Anthony Boucher Chronicles: Reviews and Commentary 1942-1947
ISBN: 9781605430027 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. THE ANTHONY BOUCHER CHRONICLES was edited by Francis M. Nevins from all of the monthly and weekly reviews and commentary columns that Boucher published in the San Francisco Chronicle, 1942 - 1947. Over 400 pages, it includes an index to all of the hundreds of great old mystery writers mentioned in the reviews.
THE ANTHONY BOUCHER CHRONICLES was edited by Francis M. Nevins from all of the monthly and weekly reviews and commentary columns that Boucher publishe...
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112,96 zł |
Ellery Queen: The Art of Detection: The story of how two fractious cousins reshaped the modern detective novel.
ISBN: 9781935797470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Publishers Weekly: "Considering the wealth of professional and personal information, it's tempting to call this definitive." Francis M. Nevins, twice winner of the prestigious Edgar award for critical studies of Cornell Woolrich and Ellery Queen, delivers an unsurpassable work on "all things Queen." With an extensive bibliography, detailed histories of Ellery Queen in books, movies, radio and television, and reminiscences by both Fred Dannay and Manfred B. Lee who formed the writing partnership that created Ellery Queen, the book provides the most complete account available of how two...
Publishers Weekly: "Considering the wealth of professional and personal information, it's tempting to call this definitive." Francis M. Nevins, twice ...
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85,89 zł |
Paul Landres: A Director's Stories
ISBN: 9780810838161 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. If you were first exposed to television as a child in the early 1950s when your parents bought their first set, you probably saw the words "directed by Paul Landres" on the screen several times a week. His name became familiar by sheer repetition on the end credits of episode after episode of what youngsters were watching in those days: The Cisco Kid, Boston Blackie, The Lone Ranger, Sky King, Cowboy G-Men, and Ramar of the Jungle. Francis M. Nevins grew to know Landres' name then, and later in his life when he watched other series directed by him--Westerns including The Rifleman and Bonanza...
If you were first exposed to television as a child in the early 1950s when your parents bought their first set, you probably saw the words "directed b...
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741,59 zł |
Joseph H. Lewis: Overview, Interview, and Filmography
ISBN: 9780810834071 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The first full-length account of the life and work of Joseph H. Lewis, the noted director of films such as My Name is Julia Ross (1945) and The Halliday Brand (1957).
The first full-length account of the life and work of Joseph H. Lewis, the noted director of films such as My Name is Julia Ross (1945) and The Hallid...
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482,43 zł |
Judges & Justice & Lawyers & Law: Exploring the Legal Dimensions of Fiction and Film
ISBN: 9781935797692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 2015 Edgar Finalist for Criticism The rivals of Perry Mason . . . From its early days, mystery fiction has drawn some of its most vivid characters and colorful stories from the annals of the law. Here Francis M. Nevins, twice winner of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for scholarship, takes readers on a lively tour of fictional lawyers and factual legal issues in magazines, books, movies, and television. From 1930s horse operas to later courtroom dramas, from John Wayne's sagebrush equalizers to Perry Mason and Atticus Finch, Nevins explores the changing social and legal codes...
2015 Edgar Finalist for Criticism The rivals of Perry Mason . . . From its early days, mystery fiction has drawn some of its most vivid characters and...
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94,93 zł |
Cornucopia of Crime: Memories and Summations
ISBN: 9781605434582 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Over the decades Francis M. Nevins has written dozens of articles and essays on the major influences of crime literature and here he collects them in 450+ pages. Coupled with some current essays on people he's known this makes for a book that any mystery fan will cherish and use as a reference book.
Over the decades Francis M. Nevins has written dozens of articles and essays on the major influences of crime literature and here he collects them in ...
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108,49 zł |
The Night My Friend: Stories of Crime and Suspense
ISBN: 9780821410110 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Mystery writer Edward Hoch’s career has spanned three and a half decades and produced nearly seven hundred stories. His series characters—there are two dozen of them, including Simon Ark, an occult detective who claims to be two millennia old; Ben Snow, a Western drifter and possible reincarnation of Billy the Kid; Nick Velvet, professional thief, who specializes in stealing items of no value; Libby Knowles, ex-cop turned private bodyguard; and Dr. Sam Hawthorne, small-town New England physician and amateur sleuth—are familiar to mystery readers everywhere. Mystery writer Edward Hoch’s career has spanned three and a half decades and produced nearly seven hundred stories. His series characters—there... |
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95,66 zł |
Publish and Perish/Corrupt and Ensnare
ISBN: 9781605437408 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the mid 70s Francis M. Nevins, writer and literary savant, wrote two political thrillers featuring lawyer Loren Mensing. Dedicated to two of Nevins' personal heroes, Frederic Dannay and William Witney, they were timely mysteries involving copyright and murder and established Nevins as the icon he is today. Now, both books (Publish and Perish, 1975, and Corrupt and Ensnare (1978) are yours to enjoy in one volume, with a cover by Ramble House artist, Gavin L. O'Keefe.
In the mid 70s Francis M. Nevins, writer and literary savant, wrote two political thrillers featuring lawyer Loren Mensing. Dedicated to two of Nevins...
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90,41 zł |