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This book poses an interesting question: How is it that John Wayne came to embody a certain politics for America? In giving his answer, Wills flashes his usual encyclopedic knowledge of intellectual and cultural materials. He knows his Aristotle and his Groucho and knows when to use them. The knee-jerk analysis of Wayne's status is that he was a blustery flag-waver. Wills's answer is more subtle: that Wayne "stood for an America that was disappearing or had disappeared." And according to Wills, Wayne did this in different ways at different stages of his career. In his early successes (such as Stagecoach), he represented naive virtue; later he would portray the dark acceptance of responsibility (Sands of Iwo Jima). And finally, he moved on to model a conscious acceptance of the anachronism of all such individual honor (The Shootist).
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The Most Serious and Egaging Wayne Biography.......2007-07-31
Wills, author of many other works, including the amazing Lincoln at Gettysburg, sets an examination of Wayne's films squarely in the American zeitgeist - given them added heft and importance.
Wills will appear at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral on October 15, 2007, for a conversation with Dean Alan Jones. It will also be webcast live and archived for later listening. More information is available at: http://www.gracecathedral.org/calendar/detail.php?eid=1053.
Engrossing biography of the Duke!.......1997-05-11
An immensely engaging analysis of the actor who for many years was the #1 most popular film star in the world, even many years after his death. The author diagnostically and exhaustingly detailed perspective of Wayne the actor vs. Wayne the man is what sets it apart as a landmark bio. You will not be displeased. In one chapter the author discusses the fact that, after having seen "High Noon" he was so upset with the scene wherein Coop throws his marshall's badge into the dusty road that he was instrumental in seeing to it that the script writer was investigated and later forced out of the country after being suspected of pro-communist leanings during the McCarhty witchtrials. Wayne is ultimately admired as an artist yet condemned for his staunchly conservative political views
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Enjoyable Book.......2007-05-12
With John Wayne's 100th birth date coming up I started looking for books on him that I have not read. This book is very enjoyable reading. You learn alot about the man from his fellow co-workers and friends. I would recommend this one to any one.
Celebrate the Duke's life!!!!.......2007-01-13
One of the reasons Wayne was so popular was that he symbolized everything America wanted to be; strong ,brave,loyal,savvy and honest.His character was a fighter who never backed down when he knew he was right. He was a role model to millions, his screen actions were a roadmap to manhood. That was John Wayne,Icon.
But there was another side to Wayne. He was a real man,flesh and blood, and he had real thoughts and feelings,strengths and weaknesses. He was as brave as his larger-than-life screen persona in his real life,such as in the way he faced up to cancer, and very very human.This is John Wayne,the Man.
This book does an excellent job of showing both sides of the John Wayne coin,Man and Icon. It does it with stories told by people who really knew him. After reading this book you actually feel like you've had a bull session with Duke's friends and co-workers. It's got a very amiable feel to it.
The book also reminds me of Studs Terkel's books. Studs would just turn on a tape recorder and let his subjects pour their hearts out. The author here uses a similar approach. Each story is like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle and at the end of the book you can put all the pieces together to get a clear picture of the Duke.
After I finished reading, I wished I had known him too.
GOD BLESS YOU, COUSIN HERB.......2002-10-07
I am a huge fan and relative of Herb's writings. He has a true gift for the written word and I have enjoyed all of his books. Herb, my prayers and thoughts are with you during these very trying times. I am thinking of you incessantly and the entire family prays for you daily. Godspeed.
The Duke: Remembered by his friends & colleagues........2000-09-29
Critics complain that he was a Johnny-One Note who played the same person over & over, & wasn't very good at it. I say this is Baloney.
The annecdotes & observations of the people who lived & worked with him that are found in this book show that he was able to do so much, physically, & emotionally with the characters he played.
You come away with a better sense of why you cheered, laughed, & cried under the spell of his performances. Whether you agreed or disagreed with the actions of his character, you still cared for him & cared about what happened to him
His friends, family, & co-workers loved & admired him & it shows very clearly in this wonderful book.
Sure, he drank, & smoked, & was a staunch anti-commie, but he was also a loyal, funny, kind & gentle family man who worked hard to perfect his craft & cared about his co-workers.
Read this book & understand.
Great Book on John Wayne.......1999-03-24
"Duke We're Glad We Knew You" is an exellent book. People such as Harry Carey Jr., Ben Johnson, Lee Aaker, John Wayne's stepsister, and many more write of when they knew Duke.The foreward is written by Ronald Regan who knew Wayne personally. Author, Herb Fagen. interviewed many of them personally. The book has stories about how Wayne first got started in acting, his childhood,his marriages, his movies, and his death. I have really enjoyed this book.
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Fifteen original tales of "what if"
Some of today's top science fiction writers explore the futures that might have been, including original stories from Julie E. Czerneda and other great names in the genre.
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Excellent!.......2007-02-05
These are not your typical, predictable "what if someone went back in time and gave General Lee machine guns?" type of historical revision tales. Instead, they are based in real science, and speculate about how real, historical (or scientific) events could have changed the world if they happened in a just slightly (and realistically) different way. Brilliantly written, and very fun to read.
Delightful New Alternate History Shorts..........2005-04-09
Unlike most alternate history anthologies, ReVisions consists of all new and original stories, a great change from the constantly re-hashed collections. All of the stories in ReVisions deal with some sort of technological, social, or anthropological change. There's everything from Nikola Tesla inventing the laser to the Sumerians creating the printing press, to what might have happened if dogs had never been domesticated or if Da Vinci's inventions had actually been put into effect.
The stories themselves, while creative and original, do not seem to have been edited as well as they might have been, keeping me from giving ReVisions a full five stars. It's a new release, and so you probably won't find it in used bookstores. That being said, I have no regrets about spending the full price to buy from Amazon.
The topics featured for diversion are best-suited for scientific and engineering types, but there are a few to satisfy those preferring socially-based or even anthropological stories.
delightful what if alternate history tales .......2004-08-03
This fifteen short story collection contains what if alternate history tales that will delight genre fans. Each tale takes a key scientific or technological element and changes when it occurred so that it either intersects at an earlier pivotal moment in history such as the Sumerians inventing the printing press in BC or never materialized such as Galileo fails to release his findings. The tales are all well written and the explanation of the REVISION point is fun to follow to ascertain whether the reader agrees with the author's logic. Intriguing are those with a modern aspect to include Tesla inventing a laser in the nineteenth century, Livingstone bringing AIDS out of Africa in the nineteenth century and the government pushing aquanauts over astronauts and banning the Internet. Mindful of the Marvel Comics What If series, this terrific collection will have the audience thinking of new ones such as what if an underpaid over paid book reviewer was given a guitar instead of Narnia?
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Read this book, Pilgrim!.......2007-06-22
I had wanted to read a John Wayne biography for some time, but never got around to it until buying this book. I think I picked the right one. It is chock-full of interesting information regarding 'the Duke'. I was surprised to discover how nasty director John Ford could be to his actors, John Wayne included; and yet the two were good friends. Surely Wayne must have wanted to punch the guy out a time or two. Regarding Wayne's mother; I don't think the writers did an adequate follow through. In the first sections of the book, much was written about the relationship between mother and son, but there was no follow up later in the book. Did his mom ever come around and begin to appreciate him before she passed away, or did she remain cold and aloof until she died? As a reader, I felt like I was left hanging on this one. Otherwise, this was an excellent book, and I highly recommend it. The final sections, covering Wayne's last days were sad and disturbing, but the man left us with quite a legacy on film. There will never be another like him.
excellant book ........2005-10-24
I enjoyed this book more than I can Say . Being 80 yrs. old ,
I have grown up with John Wayne , more so than any other movie
" STAR ". Buy this book , you will treasure it .
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John Waye: American is a great biography of an iconic American actor.......2005-09-16
John Wayne (1907-1979) was a man of more complexity than many folks would suppose. Consider:
1. He portrayed macho cowboys and military leaders in the movies but never served in World War II (which caused him a good deal of guilt in later years.)
2. He was an advocate for strong family life (including strong
male bonding with his friends) but was wed three times and
had several affairs.
3. He enjoyed drink, good food and profane activities with his buddies Ward Bond and director John Ford but was noted for his
strong he-man appearance (he was 6'4' tall and at one time weighed over 260 pounds.)
4. He was at one time a member of the John Birch Society and
supported the right wing during the McCarthy era but could also
express individuality in politics (he supported LBJ and was a
friend of Jimmy Carter). He resigned from the Birchers and was
a man who valued America freedom. He was constantly having money troubles with the IRS and disdained (loathed!) big government.
5. He believed in God but did not become a member of an organized religion until converting to Roman Catholicism on his deathbed),
6. He was a good but often absent father to his seven children.
7. He was well read and memorized his lines quickly.
8. He was an excellent actor who finally won his Best Actor Oscar for "True Grit."
Randy Roberts and James Olson have told "Duke's story from
his life in middle class Iowa and Glendale (his parents despised one another and later divorced)to football player at USC to work
in the movies.
Wayne's first film was a flop and for almost ten years he labored in the B Western factory in such minor studios as Republic and Monogram. Only with 1939's turn as the Ringo Kid
in John Ford's classic film did the Wayne star begin to rise.
Wayne will live forever in such classics as "Red River" directed by Howard Hawks in 1948; "The Quiet Man with his best
screen lady Maureen O'Hara" the immortal Cavalry trilogy of John
Ford: "Fort Apache" ; "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" and "Rio Grande:
His best movie was "The Searchers" in which he portrays Ethan
Edward's in the Ford film set in Monument Valley!
Roberts and Olson's book is long; well documented; well written and their hard work has paid off. I found a tear in my eye as I read of Duke's last few months battling cancer which he called "The Red Witch."
Wayne had many faults as a man. He was a chauvinist; did not
understand women and could be rough and rowdy. His positive
traits were many: a generous and loving heart; kindness to others
a respect for his fans and a love for his country the United
States of American. Take him all in all whether you be a liberal or conservative or indifferent to politics we will never see another John Wayne!
I loved this book and recommend it highly. If you do not understand John Wayne you will not understand the America he
loved so deeply, so long and with so much honor through a lengthy and lustrous career in the movies!
This is the best place to start..........2005-06-09
I agree with much of what has been said before, this book was the place to start -- books on Wayne seem either to attack him or deify him, and both have their uses, but this does read well, is thorough, offers enough of a view of all sides of the man that the reader can generally reach his or her own opinion on him, even one that might differ with the authors'. Somewhat overlooked, this is a worthwhile read.
Changed the way I think about him.......2005-05-21
John Wayne is arguably the most important American film actor ever. His iconic status is rivaled only by Marilyn Monroe and Humphey Bogart. He was really three people, I think:
1) Marion Morrison- Bright, well-meaning, troubled, unloved and unguided. A loser for a father and a harpy for a mother. He overcompensated for his lack of parenting & lack of support by overachieving. Alas, nothing he did was good enough for his hateful mother.
2) Duke- He, understandably, hated his girlish name. He named himself after a dog who walked to school with him. Having a nickname which became, in effect, his second name enabled Marion to recreate himself in his own image. Duke was cool. Duke was a man's man. Duke drank and told dirty jokes and yelled and raised hell. Or at least he tried to. The macho posturing he admired so much in John Ford, Howard Hawks and other older father figures never quite fit the often shy, somewhat thoughtful, hesitant, book reading manchild who hated horses and physical labor and freely admitted women confused and scared him and could never handle his own finances. Time after time, Duke invested poorly, trusted dishonest people or simply wasted gobs of money on expensive junk. He ducked WW2 and enthusiastically cheered the Vietnam War and The Alamo. Right sentiment, wrong wars. He had a bunch of kids who were only able to see him if they visited him on the sets on the dozens upon dozens of movies he made. He liked making movies. They made him feel strong, important & needed. The movie sets also served as a convenient escape route away from his often unhappy wives and depressing feelings of failure as a husband and father.
3) John Wayne- A name Duke neither picked nor particularly cared for. Off camera he was Duke. Not Marion and not John. John Wayne was the consummate macho tough guy. Tall in the saddle and serious of purpose. A man's man who talks tough and gets the job done. He doesn't quit, shirk or shy away. A fascinating study of the values of middle America. They shaped him in their image and, after many years, he became an ideal to strive after. He was a cowboy or a military man in nearly all of his movies. The embodiment of America's "can do" and "don't tread on me" values. Often, he was a hardened loner, a flawed but inherently decent man, who did the tough dirty work so others could live easy. He lived by a code of honor never written down but known by heart. John Wayne was as American as baseball and apple pie.
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The Stand-Up Comedy Collection is a hilarious compilation of performances by some of the funniest comedians. This comedy collection will have you laughing for hours at these side-splitting stand-up routines performed in front of live audiences. For fans of comedy you will enjoy feature performances by Richard Jeni, Jeff Wayne, John Pinette, Brian Regan, Bobby Collins and Pablo Francisco!
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Great STUFF!!.......2007-05-23
Granted, not every cd is hilarious, but just the Richard Jeni cd alone is hilarious and wellworth the price. Jeff Wayne cd, also hilarious! For $8.90. you will not go wrong. The Richard Jeni cd alone sells for higher elsewhere. Seller is prompt and items shipped with care. I just ordered a second set for a gift. Enjoy!
1 star because the drop down will not go negative .......2006-08-16
I got this collection for $5 and I feel ripped off. You would think that for $5 for 6 CDs would be a great deal but no. This set is so bad that it is tempting to put any of the CDs in on a long drive just for the anticipation that someone in the car will reach over and jerk the wheel into on coming traffic for the sweet relief of death. Even for free you are getting cheated.
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"This exceptional anthology provides an exciting and comprehensive overview of the state and the scope and diversity of its literature." -Library Journal
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beautiful magnum opus .......2007-09-13
I am in awe of the labor of love here, a compilation from all kinds of Alaskans and of all kinds of Alaska. The author is open-hearted and open-minded. I am sorry I had not read this one sooner, but better late than never (so many great books by smaller presses go unnoticed due to lack of marketing budget).
I hope to see more by Wayne Mergler, maybe for 2008.
Lesley Thomas, author of Flight of the Goose
A Must Read to Understand Alaska.......2001-07-12
This book is a delight. Well chosen and skillfully edited material covers all aspects of the Alaska experience -- from native myths to the burly Alaska of the wild. This is a perfect book to read before your first trip to Alaska. If you have visited Alaska, reading this book will help you savor the Alaska experience. There are also several short pieces which make great bedtime reading for young children. One of my best purchases in years.
...as fine an armchair adventure as you can get of Alaska........1997-12-29
Having been there to see Alaska only whets the appetite. Do you have imagination? Then, whether you've never been, only cruised thru, or passed thru via Anchorage, don't wait to purchase this the finest collection of stories of the true Alaska you will find. Feel what it's like to freeze to death, hunt the Great Whale, live the ways of the original Alaskans...without having to. Immerse yourself in poetry only a great land and great people could create. In short, enjoy this collection. Savor it. Send it to friends as I have. And, pick it up again and again and again.
A rich collection of Alaskan literature and lore.......1997-10-23
Although many great literary minds have been inspired to write about Alaska, it is impossible to find a single work that can completely describe the "Alaskan Experience". This great land is simply too vast in size, and rich in history and cultures to be described by any one author at any one time. In his anthology, Wayne Mergler selected excerpts from classical stories of Alaska, along with modern works and Native lore. He transports the reader through time and culture to give a fuller view of what it is to be "Alaskan".
An exceptional work depicting the better parts of Alaska!.......1997-04-13
I have lived in Alaska all of my life and I have never found anything that described this land to its fullest. Wayne Mergler's anthology is one of the few works that takes both Alaskan and non-Alaskan authors to describe not only the adventures and dreams found here, but also the riches. Included in this Anthology, are authors like Jack London, John Haines, Nick Jans, Margaret Murie and many others. From poems and legends to excerpts of novels, this anthology has something for everyone. This work is not only a good book for Alaskans to read, but also any people in the lower-48 who ahve never been here, or still think that Alaska has nothing to offer except snow and ice
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More than two decades after his death, John Wayne is still America's favorite movie star. He has become a cultural icon whose stature seems to grow with the passage of time. In this illuminating biography, Ronald L. Davis focuses on Wayne's human side, portraying a complex personality defined by frailty and insecurity as well as by courage and strength.
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A well done look at the Duke.......2005-08-09
His friends & fans simply call him Duke.
More than 20 yrs. after his death he is still coming in 1st or 2nd in polls askings Americans who their favorite actor is.
Why is this?
Come on, he's dead already!
Beginning in 1930 with THE BIG TRAIL & ending in 1976 with THE SHOOTIST, DUKE has been bigger than life, a symbol to the world of the ruggedness, tough independence, personal conviction, & courage that make up the American character.
I love him not just because he was a great actor, but because he played roles that showed us an America to be proud of. He was the type of guy you wouldn't mind sitting with in a bar for a few drinks &, definitely, you'd love him at your back in a fight!
The author of this book will help you understand & appreciate John Wayne the way I & millions the world over do.
You will never look at John Wayne, the actor & the man, in the same way ever again.
He is my favorite American Actor of all time, and, before I sold the collection a couple of years ago, I owned nearly all his films on Video.
Not the best book out there, but still informative.
A good look at John Wayne without the scholarly commitment.......2000-05-30
This biography succeeds in its evenhanded portrayal of John Wayne. No doubt some will criticize it because Davis doesn't spend his time eschewing Wayne's politically incorrect opinions, but neither does the author lionize Wayne the man. What you have left is a concise and readable 400 page biography that covers all the movies and all the wives. Davis gives his opinions as to why the Wayne legend still survives, and what his fellow actors thought of him way back when.
Interesting is the story behind the making of the ALAMO, a film he produced, directed and starred in, the subsequent Oscar campaign, and the aftermath. Also interesting is Wayne's relationship with director John Ford, whom he loved, and their disagreements.
Outstanding.......2000-03-13
Though very in-depth in explaining each movie John Wayne appeared, the book lacks somewhat in explaining who John Wayne was. In comparison, Donald Dewey's recent biography of Jimmy Stewart gives the reader a more detailed examination of Stewart than Ronald Davis does of Wayne. Ronald Davis also relies too much on the self-centered Pilar Wayne, the third Mrs. John Wayne, for anectdotal information. Davis's use of interviews with Harry Carey, Jr. are quite valuable and illuminating. It's a shame that Davis didn't thoroughly interview other actors who shared the screen with Duke, including Ron Howard, about whom Duke thought highly or Kim Darby (Mattie in True Grit), who didn't like the Duke (remember, True Grit was filmed in 1968). Mr. Davis does an excellent job explaining Duke Wayne's desert years in the thirties doing one-reel westerns. One has to admire Wayne's persistance. One note Pilar Wayne reveals through Ronald Davis that puts Wayne in a very bad light and has changed my personal views toward him to the strongly negative, was Duke Wayne's insistance that a pregnant Pilar get an abortion. The baby was inconvenient as Duke was in the divorce court with number two wife Chata in a highly charged divorce battle. The baby was killed but Duke Wayne received a fairly good divorce settlement. A conservative icon, when the chips were down, was capable of a selfish, dishonest, sordid, dirty act. The Duke was a great actor and icon but was not a good person. He was not a great American.
--Derek Leaberry
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Under the stones of the Alamo, amid the gift shops and tour buses, the wraiths of fallen soldiers cry out to be remembered. By an ancient burial site at the bottom of a hidden canyon, two lovers come face to face with their own dreams and fears. . . . In his first collection of short fiction, Ray Gonzalez powerfully evokes both the mystery and the reality of the border country-a land of legends and lies, haunted by the ghosts of the oppressed and the forgotten who still stir beneath the parched fields and shimmering blacktops.
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Excellent Stories.......2002-02-15
This book is a wonderful find. These are stories about the cultural experiences of many characters on both sides of the border. There are many different stories that made me think and want to revisit later. They can also be read as time permits. Highly recommended.
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Captain John Smith's voyages throughout the new world did not end--or, for that matter, begin--with the trip on which he was captured and brought to the great chief Powhatan. Partly in an effort to map the region, Smith covered countless leagues of the Chesapeake Bay and its many tributary rivers, and documented his experiences. In this ambitious and extensively illustrated book, scholars from multiple disciplines take the reader on Smith's exploratory voyages and reconstruct the Chesapeake environment and its people as Smith encountered them.
Beginning with a description of the land and waterways as they were then, the book also provides a portrait of the native peoples who lived and worked on them--as well as the motives, and the means, the recently arrived English had at their disposal for learning about a world only they thought of as "new." Readers are then taken along on John Smith's two expeditions to map the bay, an account drawn largely from Smith's own journals and told by the coauthor, an avid sailor, with a complete reconstruction of the winds, tides, and local currents Smith would have faced.
The authors then examine the region in more detail: the major river valleys, the various parts of the Eastern Shore, and the head of the Bay. Each area is mapped and described, with added sections on how the Native Americans used the specific natural resources available, how English settlements spread, and what has happened to the native people since the English arrived. The book concludes with a discussion on the changes in the region's waters and its plant and animal life since John Smith's time--some of which reflect the natural shifts over time in this dynamic ecosystem, others the result of the increased human population and the demands that come with it.
Published by the University of Virginia Press in association with Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, and the U.S. National Park Service, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and Maryland Historical Trust.
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