Robert Schnakenberg Boeken

Look! Up on the bookshelf! It's the 100 most incredible, most outrageous, and most bizarre comic book covers from the DC comics archive. Better still, these poster-size masterpieces are all perforated and ready for display in your apartment, dorm room, or cubicle! From New Fun #1 and Batman #1 to lesser-known titles like Mister District Attorney, this oversized compilation features every major milestone in DC's extraordinary history: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Girls' Romance, Swamp Thing, Watchmen, Sandman, Fables, 100 Bullets, and much more. On the reverse of each poster are images of related covers and entertaining behind-the-scenes commentary, often with remarks from the cover artists themselves. Arriving just in time for DC Comics' 75th anniversary--and complete with a foreword from longtime DC veteran Paul Levitz--this amazing anthology is a must-have for any comic book fan.

Lose those girly cocktails and start drinking like a real man—a real old man! These Old Man Drinks are guaranteed to put hair on that scrawny baby’s bottom you call a chest. From Boilermakers and Sidecars to Rusty Nails and Satan’s Whiskers, these old-school party starters go down just as rough as they sound. No pink drinks or foo-foo umbrellas here! Just the good stuff—whiskey, rye, bourbon, gin—and some priceless life lessons that only the very old can provide. So man up, quit your bitchin’, and grab a stool, ’cause it’s gonna be a long night.

The man. The movies. The life. The legend. He’s played a deranged groundskeeper, a bellowing lounge singer, a paranormal exterminator, and a grouchy weatherman. He is William James “Bill” Murray, America’s greatest national treasure. From his childhood lugging golf bags at a country club to his first taste of success on Saturday Night Live, from his starring roles in Hollywood blockbusters to his reinvention as a hipster icon for the twenty-first century, The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray chronicles every aspect of his extraordinary life and career.   He’s the sort of actor who can do Hamlet and Charlie’s Angels in the same year. He shuns managers and agents, and he once agreed to voice the lead in Garfield because he mistakenly believed it was a Coen Brothers film. He’s famous for crashing house parties all over New York City—and if he keeps photobombing random strangers, he might just break the Internet.   Part biography, part critical appreciation, part love letter, and all fun, this enormous full-color volume, packed with color film stills and behind-the-scenes photography, chronicles every Murray performance in loving detail, recounting all the milestones, legendary “Murray stories,” and controversies in the life of this enigmatic performer.

Strange-But-True Tales of Cross-Dressers, Drug Addicts, Foot Fetishists, and Other Legendary Filmmakers. With outrageous and uncensored profiles of everyone from D. W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino, Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers reveals the little-known secrets of all your favorite directors. Why did Charlie Chaplin refuse to bathe for weeks at a time? Was Alfred Hitchcock really missing a belly button?  Is Walt Disney’s corpse preserved in a state of suspended animation? And why on earth did Francis Ford Coppola direct a 3-D pornographic movie? The legends of the silver screen will never be the same!

The book chronicles the life of a pioneering broadcast journalist who shattered gender barriers in television. It highlights her journey from the daughter of a nightclub promoter to a leading figure in TV journalism, showcasing her iconic interviews and her struggles against sexism. The narrative also touches on her personal relationships, illustrating the challenges she faced both professionally and personally. This tribute celebrates her legacy as a formidable journalist known for her ability to ask tough questions and uncover the truth.

Kniha Tajné životy slavných spisovatelů zachycuje životy a lásky 41 proslulých romanopisců i básníků z celého světa, přičemž se humornou formou, která je parodií na styl bulvárních časopisů, zaměřuje na jejich zvláštnosti, osobní spory, problémy, skandály, slabosti či záhady, které je obklopovaly. Každý životopisný medailon začíná úvodem shrnujícím data narození a úmrtí, národnost, astrologické znamení, nejznámější díla, současníky a rivaly, literární styl a výstižný citát. Protože Emily Dickinsonová psala básně v jambickém tetrametru, dají se zazpívat na melodii „Žlutých růží z Texasu“. J. R. R. Tolkien byl jedním z překladatelů Starého zákona do angličtiny a chrápal tak nahlas, že ho manželka vykázala z ložnice a musel spát ve vaně. Agatha Christie trpěla dysgrafií a musela své knihy diktovat, nemluvě o tom, že ji oba její manželé podváděli. Kromě skandálních, lechtivých či vyloženě kuriózních informací však vtipně napsaná kniha obsahuje i spoustu užitečných faktů o známých i méně známých autorech. Nejenže studentům poskytne úplně nový pohled na povinnou četbu, ale dospělé milovníky literatury (a skandálů) může přimět, aby znovu oprášili dávno zapomenuté spisy Dickense, Shakespeara, Hemingwaye, Kafky, Faulknera...

Из этой веселой, разудалой, бесшабашной и скандальной книги вы узнаете много нового о Шекспире, Байроне, Бальзаке, Марке Твене, Оскаре Уайльде, Конане Дойле, Джеке Лондоне, Агате Кристи, Хемингуэе, Курте Воннегуте и многих других. При том, что на все вопросы даются биографически точные ответы - ведь книга строго документальная, - неожиданности и сенсации подстерегают читателя буквально на каждой странице. Великие, конечно, остаются великими - в литературе. А в повседневной жизни они ничем не лучше простых смертных. Ну и, конечно, ничем не хуже. Разве что... прикольнее!

Der zweite Band der Buchreihe "Die großen Künstler und ihre Geheimnisse" beleuchtet das Leben und Werk bedeutender Regisseure wie Chaplin, Hitchcock und Tarantino. Er bietet Einblicke in Anekdoten, Skandale und die kreative Genialität dieser Filmemacher, die die Filmgeschichte geprägt haben.