Movie Books: Adventure, Mystery, & Thriller

AIR FORCE ONE (Movie Novelization)
by Max Allan Collins. Based on Screenplay by Andrew W. Marlowe. Harrison Ford movie art cover. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Ballantine paperback, 4th printing. Tiny edgewear at corners & bottom spine. Interior clean & tight. Content: Reviewer: "Air Force One is the book the movie should have been based on. I really enjoyed the film, but, having read this fine book, I think I would have believed the film more if it was, I don't know, more like the novel! As you read the book, you'll discover there are scenes and dialogue you wish were in the film (the sequence where President James Marshall drinks a beer before takeoff becomes a funny discourse with his aides over the political mileage the President could get from drinking Russian beer as opposed to Heineken), and best of all, the characters and there motivations are a good deal more believable, somehow, on the printed page than on the silver screen, maybe because a writer can just write things as exposition that a screenwriter can't put effectively into dialogue. Better than the movie." The 1997 movie was a slam-bang thriller starring Harrison Ford, Glenn Close, and Gary Oldman. Directed by the great Wolfgang Petersen. [2 copies available]
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BLACK SUNDAY
by Thomas Harris. Condition: UNREAD 1990 Bantam paperback, 10th printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: This is the 1975 debut novel from Harris, who went on to write Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal. This book pits an American Vietnam veteran of dubious sanity and PLO terrorist accomplices against a ruthless Israeli security agent and the FBI in a race to kill the 80,000 spectators at the Super Bowl, with the president of the United States in attendance. The plot (large-scale terrorist act perpetrated in the United States by an American) was considered somewhat improbable when first reviewed but is considerably less so today. The suspenseful and relentless action is adequately paced. The 1997 movie was directed by John Frankenheimer and starred Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern (a great movie villain), Marthe Keller, and William Daniels. Don't miss this one! [1 copy available]
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BULLETPROOF MONK
by J. M. Dillard. Movie poster front cover. Condition: UNREAD 2003 Pocket original paperback, first edition, first printing. Problem: slight roll from poor storage (no, not I!). Interiori perfect. Content: "1943 -- the Year of the Ram. In the Temple of Sublime Truth, high in the Himalayas, a master monk prepares to transfer an ancient scroll to his young protégé. The scroll holds the key to an unspeakable power, one which in the wrong hands could destroy the world. According to prophecy, the young monk will become the steward of the scroll for the next sixty years -- five times the Year of the Ram. But to do so, he must sacrifice everything he has -- including his name. Present day -- the Year of the Ram. It is time to pass the scroll and its secrets on to a new guardian, one chosen by destiny and revealed through the fulfillment of the three Noble Prophecies. But the bulletproof monk has no students. He's far from home, in another world, another time, and an old adversary from one of history's most evil chapters is closing in. Though he is hunted and alone, fate throws the monk together with a very talented but undisciplined -- and unorthodox -- young pickpocket named Kar. Could this be the disciple he's been searching for? Could Kar possibly have the strength and the will to be entrusted with this task? Can a common thief possibly be enlightened? Maybe -- but they may not survive long enough to find out. " The 2003 movie was directed by Paul Hunter and starred the ever wonderful Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, and Victoria Smurfit. Great fun! Great fantasy. [1 copy available]
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CARAVANS
by James Micehner. Movie poster art back & front covers. Condition: Good+, c. 1977-78 Fawcett Crest paperback, 15th printing. Movie edition. Large binder's glue strings down spine with small edgewear & pale creases to corners & front cover. Interior clean & tight but tanning. Content: In this romantic adventure of wild Afghanistan, master storyteller James Michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today. The Place: Afghanistan. The Assignment: To find a missing American girl whose parents have not heard from her since her impetuous marriage to a young Afghan engineer. The girl was Ellen Jaspar. she wanted to be free to do her thing. No one knew what that was, but it took her to a remote and primitive land. And that land had swallowed her up. Or so it had seemed. The movie was made in Iran in 1977 and starred Anthony Quinn, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Sarazin, Behrooz Vosoughi, Duncan Quinn, Christopher Lee, and Joseph Cotten. [1 copy available]
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CUBA
by Karji. Movie still front cover. Condition: UNREAD1979 Pocket paperback, first printing. Several pale impressions front cover with light edge wear and pale tanning to page edges. Content: Reviewer: "When British ex-army officer Robert Dapes arrives in Cuba to advise the Batista government on fighting the revolutionaries, he realises that the cause is already lost, with well organised rebels constantly gaining ground against poorly trained government troops. His difficulties are compounded when he runs into Alexandra, the love of his life who has settled for a comfortable marriage which is now threatened by the revolution and by the exploits of her philandering husband." The 1979 movie was directed by Richard Lester and starred Sean Connery, Brooke Adams, jack Weston, the great Hector Elizondo, Denholm Elliot, Martin Balsam, Alejandro Rey and Christ Sarandon. Not one of Connery's best movies. [1 copy available]
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FIRST BLOOD (Rambo)
by David Morrell. Sylvester Stallone cover. Condition: Gently pre-read 1988 Fawcett Crest paperback, 18th printing. Pale spine crease. Interior clean & tight. Content: "We forced him into it over there and now he's bringing it all back home." Him is Rambo, a young kid who had been trained as a Green Beret to survive, no matter how; over there was Vietnam; and, having won a Congressional Medal of Honor and having had a crackup, he's now on the road. Actually he's run out of town and then picked up by Teasle, a Korean war veteran and chief of police in Madison, Kentucky - Teasle carries a load of cowardice and personal bitterness underneath his American Legion shirt. Fighting his way out of the haircut Teasle attempts to give him, Rambo grabs the razor, guts a nearby policeman, and then takes to the hills when the posse starts - dogs on the ground, a helicopter overhead. Rambo shoots them down - the animals and the men - and somehow all through the long nights and days your sympathies stay with him. As another man with a Green Beret (at the head of the National Guard which is also recruited to get him), says - Rambo is one of ours - these are the lessons we've taught him. A book like this also leaves us to search our own conscience - it's a reflection of the violence we've all learned to tolerate only too well. Even if you want it to end, you won't stop reading it. Morrell's first novel is a brutal zinger. The 1982 movie was directed by Ted Kotcheff and starred Stallone, the late great Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Chris Mulkey, and David Caruso. An action classic. [1 copy available]
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THE FOUR FEATHERS
by A. E. W. Mason. Cover art by Edwin Herder. Condition: NEW 2002 TOR paperback, firt printing. Tiny edgewear with very pale impression front cover. Interior clean & tight. Very thin binder's glue string down spine. Content: How far must a man go to prove he is not a coward? British guardsman Harry Feversham stuns his friends when, just before he is scheduled to ship off to the Sudan, he quits his regiment. In shocked retaliation for this dastardly act of cowardice, Harry is presented with four feathers: one from each of his three closest regimental friends and the fourth-and the most devastating-from his fiancée. Determined to prove his bravery-and to clear his name, Harry embarks for the Sudan. In search of service . . . and of honor. This is one of the most filmed of all English novels: 1915 (Howard Estabrook as Harry); 1921 (Harry Ham as Harry); 1929 (Richard Arlen [Harry], Fay Wray, & the great William Powell); 1939 (John Clements as Harry); 1977 TV movie (Beau Bridges & Jane Seymour); and 2002 (Heath Ledger & Kate Hudson). Of all of them, I like the 1939 and 1977 versions best. I believe all of them are now available on DVD. [1 copy available]
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THE FOURTH PROTOCOL
by Frederick Forsyth. Michael Caine movie still cover. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1987 Bantam paperback, 4th printing. Interior clean & tight with light tanning to page edges, but there is a medium-size "chunk" out of the top back cover edge along with 2 short diagonal creases. Content: Reviewer: "Frederick Forsyth's "The Fourth Protocol" written in 1984 before the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. is a classic offering in the political thriller and espionage genre. A by product of a jewel theft in London is the discovery that sensitive clandestine information has been traitorously pilfered by George Berenson, a member of the British Ministery of Defense. High ranking agent of the British Secret Service, M15, John Preston has been assigned to plug the leak and evaluate the damage. Exhaustive investigation unearths a plot nurtured through a South African source and eminating from the very top of the Soviet government. British traitor, Harold Philby, now a colonel in the KGB, has inspired a plot approved by the Soviet Secretary General created to topple the reigning British government. A pact to avoid broaching the "fourth protocol" would be violated resulting in the establishment of the hard left, Communist sympathetic Labour Party as the rulers of the British government. The fourth protocol was part of a treaty signed by nuclear powers is avoid certain types of nuclear proliferation." The 1987 movie was directed by John Mackenzie and starred Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, and Matt Frewer. Forsyth has a bit part - see if you can find him. [1 copy available]
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THE GOLDEN CHILD (Movie Novelization)
by George Chesbro. Based on screenplay by Dennis Feldman. Eddie Murphy cover. Condition: UNREAD 1986 Pocket paperback original, first printing. Light edge wear. Content: Reviewer: "In an unknown location in Tibet, a young boy with mystical abilities, the Golden Child, receives badges of honor and demonstrates his power by reviving a dead bird, which is to become a constant companion. However, a band of villains led by a mysterious man breaks into the hidden temple, slaughters the monks and takes the boy away. Some time afterwards, a young woman named Kee Nang watches a Los Angeles TV show in which Chandler Jarrell, a social worker who is confronted by a young Asian woman who tells him that he is the Chosen One destined to save The Golden Child, the savior of all mankind, from the clutches of the evil demon Sardo Numspa, who won't rest until he sees to it that the boy is in his clutches. But Jarrell disbelieves the mysticism but he finds more and more evidence of demon worship as he starts investigating." The 1986 movie was directed by Michael Ritchie and starred Murphy, of course, J.L. Reate, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, Victor Wong, Randall "Tex" Cobb, James Hong, and Eric Douglas. [1 copy available]
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GHOST RIDER: The Visual Guide
by Andrew Darling. Vivid, colorful comic strip art work by Marvel. Condition: NEW 2007 DK (London) hardcover (pictorial boards), first American printing. Collector's edition. [12 x 10 x 0.7 (127 Pages)] Content: Centuries ago, Noble Kale's transformation into the avenging Ghost Rider ensured that his descendants would suffer the same fate. Now, Johnny Blaze and Dan Ketch must do battle with the supernatural forces that compel them to morph into the fiery, motorcycle-riding spirit. This thrill-packed guide takes you deep inside the complex history and exciting adventures of the Ghost Riders and includes a sneak peek at the feature film starring Nicholas Cage. The 2007 movie was directed by Mark Steven Johnson and starred Cage, Peter Fonda, Matt Long, Raquel Alessi, Tony Ghosthawk, Matt Norman, Donal Logue, and Eddie Baroo. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
by Ernest K. Gann. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1953 William Sloane - Book of the Month Club hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), no printing given. DJ shows chips and edge wear. Book has pale tanning to page edges. Content: The High and the Mighty was a fine suspense-filled airplane story. Ernie Gann takes us on board an ill-fated flight from Hawaii to San Francisco, and in the process, into the heads of the passengers and crew. As the situation deteriorates, hope and despair alternate until you are on the edge of your seat waiting to find out whether they make it or not. The book also provides a nostalgic look at air travel in the old days. The 1954 movie was directed by William Wellman with the screenplay by Gann. It starred John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Robert Stack, Laraine Day, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, and Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez. Don't miss it! Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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ICE STATION ZEBRA
by Alistair MacLean. Condition: UNREAD c. 1968 Fawcett paperback, 22nd printing. Light edge wear. Interior clean & tight with moderate tanning to page edges. Binder's glue string down spine. Content: Reviewer: "Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops, Boris Vasilov, a friendly Russian, and the crew of the nuclear sub USS Tigerfish to the North Pole to rescue the crew of Drift Ice Station Zebra, a weather station at the top of the world. The mission takes on new and dangerous twists as the crew finds out that all is not as it seems at Zebra, and that someone will stop at nothing to prevent the mission from being completed." the 1968 movie was directed by John Sturges and starred Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown, Lloyd Nolan, Alf Kjellin, the great character actor Gerald O'Loughlin, and Ron Masak. [1 copy available]
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INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (Movie Novelization)
by James Kahn. Screenplay by Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz. Story by George Lucas. Color movie stills insert. Condition: UNREAD 1984 Ballantinie Books paperback, first edition, first printing. Tiny edgewear with pale tanning to page edges. Content: Generally considered to be the weakest link in a great movie series, the novelization for "Doom" is probably the best of the series. It is much closer to the finished film, adding to it by way of thoughts and motivations for the characters but thankfully avoiding the trap of getting mired down in efforts to produce a "serious" work. Fast paced action. The 1984 movie starred Harrison Ford (of course) and Kate Capshaw (now Mrs. Spielberg). Read the book; skip the movie. [1 copy available]
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THE JEWEL OF THE NILE (Movie Novelization)
by Catherine Lanigan writing as Joan Wilder. Based on screenplay by Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner. Kathleen Turner & Michael Douglas cover. Condition: UNREAD 1985 Avon paperback, first printing. Tny edge wear with pale diagonal near-crease top front cover corner. Pale tanning to page edges. Content: Reviewer: "This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but are gradually getting bored with each other and this way of life. Joan accepts an invitation to go to some middle eastern country as a guest of the sheik, but there she is abducted and finds her- self involved with the "jewel". Jack decides to rescue her with his new partner Ralph. They all go from one adventure to another. The 1985 movie was directed by Lewis Teague and starred Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, the always delightful Danny DeVito, and Paul David Magid. Not as good as the original, but still fun! [1 copy available]
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THE LONG SHIPS
by Frans G. Bengtsson. B&W maps. Translated from the Swedish by Michael Meyer. Condition: Pre-read 1994 HarperCollins paperback, third printing. Problems: Edge wear with pale diagonal crease (shelf wear) bottom front cover panael, creses and glue strings down spine. Intereior is clean & tight. Content: This saga brings alive the world of the 10th century AD when the Vikings raided the coasts of England. Acclaimed as one of the best historical novels ever written, this engaging saga of Viking adventure in 10th century northern Europe has a very appealing young hero, Orm Tostesson, whose story we follow from inexperienced youth to adventurous old age, through slavery and adventure to a royal marriage and the search for great treasure. Viking expeditions take him to lands as far apart as England, Moorish Spain, Gaardarike (the country that was to become Russia), and the long road to Miklagard. The salt-sea spray, the swaying deck awash in slippery blood are the backdrop to fascinating stories of King Harald Blue Tooth, the Jomsvikings, attempts to convert the Northmen to Christianity, and much else. Like H. Rider Haggard, Bengtsson is a master of the epic form. The 1964 movie was directed by Jack Cardiff and starred Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, and Rosanna Schiaffino. [1 copy available]
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THE MAKING OF RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
by Derek Taylor. 32-page B&W photo section. Condition: UNREAD 1981 Ballantine paperback, first edition, first printing. Moderate tanning to interior page edges with small "stain" fore edges. Content: From high seas to searing desert - from exploding planes to horrifying mummies - from the first exciting days of shooting in France to the last stages of special effects wizardry - here is the amazing story of the creation of a fabulous movie. The 1981 movie starred Harrison Ford and Karen Allen and was, of course, directed by Steven Spielberg. Conversations with Spielberg are included in the book. [1 copy available]
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THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
by Richard Condon. Condition: NEW 2004 Quality Paperback Book Club Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Originally published in 1959 during the height of the Cold War and in the wake of McCarthy, this book scared heck out of America - and then with the 1962 Sinatra movie, the fear was renewed. Sgt Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator ... and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a POW he is a "sleeper", a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw, his former commanding officer must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal and power that will lead to the highest levels of the government. There have been two movies of this book. The first (and the best IMHO) was the 1962 John Frankenheimer directed classic with Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury (who steals the movie), Henry Silva, and a riviting performance by James Gregory. The 2004 remake was directed by Jonathan Demme and placed during the Gulf War, starred the great Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, and Liev Schreiber. A note: After JFK was assassinated, this movie was pulled by Sinatra and was not released again for about 20 years. [2 copies available]
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MICHAEL CRICHTON: 3 Novels in 1 Book: The Andromeda Strain; The Terminal Man, & The Great Train Robbery
by of course, Michael Crichton. Condition: UNREAD 1992 Wings Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket) edition, 13th printing. Light tanning to page edges. 675 pages. Content: The Andromeda Strain: A U.S. Army satellite falls to earth near Piedmont, New Mexico. The recovery team experiences difficulties as it becomes clear that the satellite has performed its intended function all too well, and has brought back something from space. A team of scientists is assembled in a high-tech, underground facility to identify and defeat the "enemy" before it is too late. The 1971 movie was directed by Robert Wise and starred Arthur Hill, David Wayne (one of my favorites), & James Olson. The Terminal Man: The premise is that a man named Harry Benson (George Segal) has suffered a brain injury that causes seizures resulting in uncontrollable violent behavior. He volunteers to undergo implantation of a "limbic pacer," which is kind of like a pacemaker but it's in the brain, controlling the seizures. Naturally the procedure (first ever in a human) doesn't work, and we see the disastrous results of said failure. The 1974 movie was directed by Mike Hodges and starred Segal, Joan Hackett, Richard Dysart, & Jill Clayburgh. The Great Train Robbery: In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. They need wax impressions of keys, coffins, dead cats, and a great deal of planning in order to pull it off. The 1979 movie was directed by Crichton and starred Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, & Lesley-Anne Down. [1 copy available]
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MR. AND MRS. SMITH
by Jane and John Smith as told to Dr. Mark Wexler. (Actually written by Cathy East Dubowski.) Screenplay by Simon Kinberg. Color movie stills section. Condition: NEW 2005 HarperCollins Trade Paperback, fist edition, first printing. Neat cover approach with Pitt on the front cover and Jolie on the back (depending on how you look at the covers). The cover is also it's own DJ. Content: Jane Smith is charming, sexy, successful, and intelligent, a rare combination of domestic goddess and savvy businesswoman. John Smith is wealthy, daring, athletic, and smart, a guy who drinks his scotch the way he's climbed to the top of the construction business: straight up. Although he and his equally perfect wife seem to be the ideal couple, the spark has faded from their marriage. That is, until they win free sessions with a counselor. What they keep hidden from their therapist and each other, they confide in the journals they've been coaxed to keep. Jane and John Smith are actually hired assassins working for rival organizations -- and their next assignments are ... each other! And so begins the kind of cat-and-mouse game that attracted Jane to John in the first place -- a roulette dangereuse that will either lead to a rekindled passion most married couples can only dream about ... or to cold-blooded murder. If you missed the hype for this movie, well, you must have been serving in Iraq. This 2005 movie was directed by Doug Liman and starred, of course, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn [a neat acting turn for an actor I don't care much for], Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, & Chris Weitz. [1 copy available]
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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Movie Novelization)
by Campbell Black. Adapted from the screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, based on the story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Ford & Allen cover photo. Condition: UNREAD 1981 Ballantine Books paperback, first edition (stated), first printing. Tiny edgewear, light tanning to interior page edges. Content: Everyone knows the story of Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark of the Covenant - so, again, I won't bore you. The 1981 movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Alfred Molina, & Denholm Elliott as Dr. Marcus Brody. If you've never seen this movie, well - where HAVE you been? [2 copies available]
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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Movie Novelization)
by Campbell Black. Adapted from the screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, based on the story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Ford cover photo. Condition: UNREAD 1981 Ballantine hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), Book Club Edition. DJ has light edgewear bottom edge. Content: Everyone knows the story of Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark of the Covenant - so, again, I won't bore you. The 1981 movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Alfred Molina, & Denholm Elliott as Dr. Marcus Brody. If you've never seen this movie, well - where HAVE you been? [1 copy available]
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SAHARA: A Dirk Pitt Adventure
by Clive Cussler. Movie still cover art. Condition: NEW 2005 Pocket huge Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: Reviewer: "Let me start by saying that this book was definitely a "good read". If you're into action books where everything has been researched to death (not saying that Mr. Cussler doesn't do research!) and things are just about as "real-life plausible" as you can get, then don't read this book. Many events that take place here stem from rumors/legends/myth, which I think makes it even more fun to read. It makes you use your imagination a bit (which is always good for me), but there' a good blend of fact with fiction. Of course there is the usual formula of hero + sidekick + heroine + impending global disaster + arch-villian(s) that all action books seem to require, but they're there in good balance. The heroine in the story falls for Dirk (like in so many action books), but it's not like women are throwing themselves at him on every page, so that was fine with me. Sure, Dirk & Co. seem to be able to get out of most scrapes in fairly decent shape. Sure, they seem to bounce back from near-death experiencees with remarkable speed. Sure, they manage to save the world and even unravel some of the biggest mysteries of the modern world. But, you know what? If I want to read something that is full of technical jargon, boring politics, or completely uninteresting characters, then I suggest you hunt elsewhere. "Sahara" was a fun read that I couldn't put down!" The 2005 ,pvoe was directed by Breck Eisner and starred Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zhan (what's not to love!), Penelope Cruz, William H. Macy (the Great), Rainn Wilson, and Delroy Lindo. Great fun! [1 copy available]
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THE SAINT (Movie Novelization)
by Burl Barer. Screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley Strick. Val Kilmer cover photo. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1997 Pocket paperback original, first printing. Edgewear with rubbings along hinges. Interior clean & tight with pale tanning to page edges. Content: The Saint is anything but. He is a corporate spy for hire whose allegiance belongs to the highest bidder. A tyrannical Russian nationalist hires the Saint to swipe a top-secret formula that he hopes will earn him millions. The Saint sets off to accomplish his mission, but his normally unassailable strategy for success is foiled when he falls for the beautiful scientist who invented the formula. Before the Saint can even consider giving up his lucrative life of crime for the woman he loves, he must evade the Russian's assassins and Scotland Yard. He then has to hack through ultra-high-tech security systems to get the formula back into the right hands and save Mother Russia. Author Burl Barer invents fantastic disguises, devilish villains, and ingenious technology to heighten this tale of international espionage. The 1997 movie was directed by Phillip Noyce and starred Val Kilmer, of course, the great Elizabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, Michael Byrne, and Tommy Flanagan. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET: Screenplay and Story Behind the Film (Movie Screenplay)
by Jean-Jacques Annaud, Becky Johnston, and Laurence Chollet. Screenplay by Becky Johnston. Foreword by Jetsun Pema. Color and B&W photos. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Newmarket Press large hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Tny edgewear to DJ edges. Content: About the original book: Originally published in 1953, this adventure classic recounts Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's [a Nazi officer] 1943 escape from a British internment camp in India, his daring trek across the Himalayas, and his happy sojourn in Tibet, then, as now, a remote land little visited by foreigners. Warmly welcomed, he eventually became tutor to the Dalai Lama, teenaged god-king of the theocratic nation. The author's vivid descriptions of Tibetan rites and customs capture its unique traditions before the Chinese invasion in 1950, which prompted Harrer's departure. This book: This beautiful, keepsake screenplay book features more than 115 photos, 50 in full color--location stills, Annaud's own pictures of Tibet and Bhutan taken during pre-production, dozens of Heinrich Harrer's historical photos; an extensive account of the making of the film; and a touching essay by the Dalai Lama's sister, Jetsun Pema, who plays her own mother in the film. 100 photos, drawings, bibliography. The 1997 movie was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starred Brad Pitt, the wonderful B. D. Wong, Mako, David Thewlis, Jetsun Pema, and Ingeborga Dapkunaite. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (AKA Six Days of the Condor) (Movie Edition)
by James Grady. Redford & Dunaway movie cover photo. Movie stills inside back cover. Condition: UNREAD 1975 Dell paperback, fifth printing. Very light hinge crease (invisible) from previous owner writing his name inside from cover. Top back cover cormer clipped. Interior clean & tight. Content: A mild mannered CIA researcher, paid to read books, returns from lunch to find all of his co-workers assassinated. "Condor" must find out who did this and get in from the cold before the hitmen get him. The 1975 movie was directed by Sydney Pollack and starred Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow, the fabulous John Houseman, and Tina Chin. One of the best spy movies ever made, IMHO. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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TRUE LIES (Movie Novelization)
Novelization by Dewey Gram and Duane Dell'Amico. Screenplay by James Cameron. Arnie cover. Condition: UNREAD 1994 Signet paperback, first edition, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: True: Harry Tasker is Omega Sector's top field agent. Lies: He likes to walk along the beach and havae warm affectionate chats with Middle Eastern terrorists. True: Crimson Jihad have stolen four MIRV warheads. Lies: It's a practical joke. True: Helen Tasker has been married to Harry for 15 years. She thinks he's a computer salesman. Lies: When she finds out his real occupation, she says, "Oh honey, I understand." The book and the movie both rock. The movie, released in 1994, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Paxton and Tom Arnold. If you haven't seen it, run to the video store. Great high-tech action scenes and a killer tango with Arnie and Jamie Lee. [1 copy available]
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TWISTER: The Science of Tornadoes and the Making of an Adventure Movie (Abridged Edition)
by Keay Davidson. 8 pages of color photos and movie stills. Condition: NEW 1996 Pocket Books Trade Paperback, first printing. Pale diagonal shelf wear crease bottom back cover corner. Light tanning to page edges. Content: Award-winning science writer, Davidson, takes you where only the bravest souls have ventured, and survived - into the frightening path of these violent twisters. He also gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Warner Brothers movie of the same name. In collaboration with the makers of the film, Davidson explores the many challenges faced by the producers, the stars, the director and the special effects experts who re-created this wild, mysterious experience. Through fascinating interviews, you'll come to understand just how these incredible storms came to life on the big screen. Of all the atmospheric storms, tornadoes are the fiercest, concentrating as much energy into a small space and time as numerous atomic-bomb blasts, and posing grave danger to the scientists who study this incredible phenomenon. Swirling at speeds of up to three hundred miles per hour and spewing debris as far as two hundred files away, a writhing tornado leaves behind a trail of tragedy: lives are ruined, families are wiped out, and entire towns are erased from the face of the Earth. Enhanced with spectacular close-up photographs and easy-to-grasp graphics, this book offers an enthralling profile of these powerful storms, including an in-depth look at the leading tornado-monitoring project, VORTEX. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE
by Hammond Innes. B&W maps. Condition: UNREAD 1959 PermaBooks paperback, third printing. Movie Edition. Thin binder's glue string down spine, moderate tanning to page edges, and just ever so slightly out of square. A nice copy. Interior clean & tight. Content: One March night, the Mary Deare, an enormous leaking freighter, looms out of a rising gale to nearly capsize a salvage yacht in the English Channel. The skipper of the yacht boards the Mary Deare to find that it has been set afire and abandoned by its crew. The only one left is a half-mad captain whose future lies with his battered boat. The 1959 movie was directed by Michael Anderson and starred Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Emlyn Williams, Cecil Parker, and Richard Harris. This is a great sea story as well as being a great courtroom drama. [1 copy available]
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THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY
by C. J. Koch. Condition: Gently pre-read, good only, 1981 Sphere (London) paperback, first printing. Edgewear with pale spine & hinge creases. Interior clean & tight with moderate tanning to page edges. Content: One of the greatest of the political-adventure genre books & movies. Reviewer: "Intriguing thriller set in one of Indonesia's most turbulent times (c. 1965) follows the basic plot of most of that country's shadow puppet fables. Viz: The earthly balance of good and evil has lapsed, and the clueless but good-hearted hero finds himself aided by the unexpected attentions of a bold dwarf. There is so much going on, it's to be enjoyed on several levels. Innocence lost, cloak and daggery, true political intrigue, guy meets girl, expatriate sleaze, lessons in Indonesian culture: it's all there. Very nicely written with a perfect pace and memorable characters; Koch seems to be a great observer and decent researcher. So nicely composed was this book, the subsequent film in 1983 (featuring breathtakingly fresh performances by youngsters Sigourney Weaver and Mel Gibson) captured the best dialogue and the steamy atmosphere with apparent ease. Destined to be a classic, YLD is a story that takes hold and stays with you a long time." The 20-year ban on this book in Indonesia has recently been lifted. The movie was directed by Peter Weir (the golden age of Oz movies) and starred Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt (stunning Academy Award winning performance as Billy Kwan), Michael Murphy, Bill Kerr, and Bembol Roco. I know I've said it before, but if you haven't seen this one, dash - don't tarry - to your local Blockbuster and rent it. [1 copy available]
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YOUNG MEN AND FIRE
by Norman Maclean (A River Runs Through It). B&W maps with B&W photo section. Condition: UNREAD 1999 University of Chicago Press Trade Paperback, 11th printing. Light edge wear & shelf wear. Interior clean & tight. Content: On August 5, 1949, lightning came crashing down in the vast spruce forest above Seeley Lake, Montana, and touched off a roaring blaze. As every Westerner knows, lightning means fire, but the fire that raged through Mann Gulch that day was huge--the sort that occurs only every few decades. A battery of paratrooper-firefighters, many of them fresh veterans of World War II, had been anticipating it, and even looking forward to the chance to fight a great fire. Before the day ended thirteen of those smokejumpers lay dead, their charred remains evidence that something had gone terribly wrong. Norman Maclean gives a thorough account of the incident in language not meant for the squeamish: "Burning to death on a mountainside is dying at least three times ... first, considerably ahead of the fire, you reach the verge of death in your boots and your legs; next, as you fail, you sink back in the region of strange gases and red and blue darts where there is no oxygen and here you die in your lungs; then you sink in prayer into the main fire that consumes." After August 1949, he notes, the Forest Service came to recognize that not all fires need to be fought and that fire benefits most forest ecosystems. MacLean, who had been both a forester and a firefighter in his youth, left the manuscript of this monumental work unfinished at his own death in 1990, at the age of 88; he had spent 14 years writing it. The 1995 TV movie based on this book was The Ranger, the Cook, and the Hole in the Sky was directed John Kent Harrison and starred Sam Elliott, Jerry O'Connell, Molly Parker, and Michael Tayles. There is also a movie in the works based on this book to be issued in 2010. No idea who is in it. [1 copy available]
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