Books published by publisher Newmarket Pr

Following up on the tremendous success of Book Sense Best Books, a brand new compilation of more than 200 children's book recommendations from independent booksellers across the country. Features a foreword by a favorite contemporary children's author and line drawings by noted children's book illustrators.Book Sense, the successful national organization representing more than 1,200 independent bookstores nationwide, had a hit with the publication of Book Sense Best Books: 125 Favorite Book Recommended by Independent Booksellers. This easy-to-use reference showcased personal recommendations from booksellers on the titles they most enjoyed handselling.Now in Book Sense Best Children's Books, trusted and experienced independent booksellers offer their recommendations on more than 200 children's books for every age group and category. Featuring a foreword by a favorite contemporary children's author and line drawings by noted children's book illustrators throughout as well as brief essays by booksellers introducing each section, Book Sense Best Children's Books includes sections on board books, middle reader (ages 9-12), picture books, young adult (ages 12 and up), early reader (ages 5-7), holiday books, chapter books (ages 6-8), and nonfiction.Following the reader-friendly format of Book Sense Best Books, each selection is annotated by an individual bookseller and includes a complete index and fun appendices such as "What to Read While Waiting for the Next Harry Potter," "If You Like ," and "Favorite Series."

This “appreciative biography that rolls as smoothly as a film reel” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) celebrates one of cinema’s greatest clowns, painting a detailed portrait of the man behind the mayhem and offering a fresh look at the classic comedies that defined the Golden Age of Silent Film. Writer—and avowed fan—Edward McPherson takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Buster Keaton’s life and times, from the vaudeville stage to the glittering screens of early Hollywood, where he rivaled even Charlie Chaplin as the master of silent comedy. Based on extensive research, this biography reveals Keaton in his prime as an antic genius—equal parts auteur, innovator, prankster, and daredevil—focusing on his glorious 1920s films, which “McPherson evokes with insight and enthusiasm” (Washington Post Book World).

The Madaras growing-up guides are acknowledged by parents, educators, librarians, and doctors for their unique, nonthreatening style, excellent organization, and thorough coverage of both the physical and emotional issues surrounding puberty and adolescence. And kids love them too! As one fan wrote, "Dear Lynda, I can't believe that you, a mom, knew all this stuff!" "What's Happening to My Body?" for Boys features detailed coverage, in age-appropriate language, of the body's changing size and shape, the growth spurt, the reproductive organs, voice changes, romantic and sexual feelings, puberty in the opposite sex, and much more. Includes a comprehensive resource section and line drawings. For ages 10 and up.

Excellent condition, although slightly yellowed from age. Back cover reads: Here is the story of Civil War officer Lt. John Dunbar and his adventure on the frontier among the Sioux Indians in 1864, told through the exciting, Academy Award-winning screenplay -- including scenes that were cut from the film when it was first released. "If I am blessed with good health, there is little doubt that I will make other movies, but if I could not, Dances With Wolves would complete the picture I have had of myself since I was a little boy. It will forever be my love letter to the past," Kevin Costner, from his Introduction

Original essays and glorious photography, stunningly designed in this unique moviebook from the director of Monsoon Wedding and Vanity Fair—a Fox Searchlight release.In her essay "Writing and Film," the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jhumpa Lahiri writes about the experience of seeing her novel "transposed" from paper to film. "Its essence remains, but it inhabits a different realm and must, like a transposed piece of music, conform to a different set of rules. . . . To have someone as devoted and as gifted as Mira reinvent my novel . . . has been a humbling and thrilling passage."Mira Nair's essay, "Photographs as Inspiration," begins with the provocative comment: "If it weren't for photography, I wouldn't be a filmmaker." She explains how photographs help her crystallize the visual style of her films and which particular photos influenced her vision for The Namesake.These two essays, written exclusively for this Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook, introduce an amazing panoply of images of people and places shot mainly in New York and Calcutta during the making of the movie, accented by excerpts from Lahiri's bestselling novel. Six Indian and American photographers' works are represented.Brilliantly illuminating the immigrant experience and the tangled ties between generations, The Namesake tells the story of the Ganguli family, whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act to adapt to a new world while remembering the old. The couple's firstborn, Gogol, and sister Sonia grow up amid these divided loyalties, struggling to find their own identity without losing their heritage. Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Superman Returns) stars as Gogol.