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Ever
see a great film and wish you could find the book? Each month, the Landmark
Theatres Book Club brings you all of our best picks for books
about film.
Our goal is to make it easy and affordable. As a special offer,
if you buy 2 books or more you’ll get 20% off. Plus,
we’ll pick up the tab for sales tax and standard shipping!
Simply
scroll down to check out some of these great books that are sometimes
hard to find at your local bookstore or even the big bookseller chains.
Click here to download the order
form.
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Arctic
Tale:
Official Companion to the Major
Motion Picture
by Donnali Fifield, Adam Ravetch and Linda
Woolverton
$30.00 (National Geographic, hardcover)
Adapted and deeply expanded from a sweeping screenplay,
Arctic Tale features 150 stunning, full-color National Geographic
photographs and stirring text that tell the heartwarming tale of motherhood,
community,
the circle of life, and the rapidly changing environment that is home
to these amazing animals. Both the book and film call awareness to the
global warming crisis through an emotional connection to the characters.
“Spectacular
photography!”
—The Hollywood Reporter
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The
Groucho Letters:
Letters From and To Groucho
Marx
by Groucho Marx
$16.00 (Simon & Schuster, softcover)
Donated to the Library of Congress in the
mid-1960s, Groucho Marx’s correspondence was first
crafted into this celebration of wit and wisdom in 1967.
Reissued today with his original letters and humor intact,
The Groucho Letters exposes one of the twentieth century’s
most beloved comedian’s private insights into show
biz, politics, business, and, of course, his illustrious
personal life. Included are Marx’s conversations with
such noted personalities as E. B. White, Fred Allen, Goodman
Ace, Nunnally Johnson, James Thurber, Booth Tarkington, Alistair
Cooke, Harry Truman, Irving Berlin and S. J. Perelman.
“Gentlemen:
If
you continue to publish slanderous pieces about me, I shall feel
compelled to cancel my subscription.
Sincerely,
Groucho Marx”
—to Confidential
Magazine
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On
the Move
by Bono
$12.99 (Thomas Nelson, hardcover)
When Bono, the lead singer of U2, was asked
to speak at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington,
DC in 2006, no one knew what to expect. The same is true
when one opens this small yet powerful book. The pages are
filled with the words of Bono’s speech and with photographs
that he himself took on his first trip to Ethiopia in 1986.
All royalties from On The Move are being donated
to the ONE Campaign.
“We
never anticipated that once we achieved our freedom we would
face another challenge of this magnitude. We cannot win this
fight on our own, and we rely on people like Bono to help us
beat this pandemic.”
—Nelson Mandela
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Things
I’ve Said, But Probably Shouldn’t Have:
An Unrepentant Memoir
by Bruce Dern, Christopher Fryer, and
Robert Crane
$24.95 (Wiley, hardcover)
Bruce Dern has worked with practically every
iconic actor and director in the last fifty years, and he’s
not afraid to say what he thinks about all of them. His career
has run the gamut from B movies to Z movies to becoming an
Oscar nominee, and he’s created some of the most indelible
performances in modern cinema. Now, in this uniquely funny
memoir, he looks back over his amazing career, telling one
memorable story after another and giving key insights into
how placing artistic challenge over career development has
kept one of Hollywood’s greatest actors from also being
one of its most rich and famous.
“Every
bit as unpredictable, compelling and explosively honest as
[Bruce Dern] is onscreen.”
—Newsday
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Not
on Our Watch:
The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur
and Beyond
by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast
$14.95 (Hyperion, softcover)
Over the past five years, youth groups, religious organizations,
politicians and individuals have responded to the crisis in Sudan in
increased numbers. This book is a guide for these already involved, as
well as those who are interested in taking action, or speaking out against
the mass killings that continue to occur in the country's Darfur region.
Coauthored by Cheadle, actor and star of the film Hotel Rwanda,
and Prendergast, senior adviser of the International Crisis Group, the
book is filled with
practical information, instructions, memoir and history.
“Don
and John are two of the great champions of ending this genocide.
With this book they remind us that the individual can change
the world for the better. And they also remind us that we all
bear responsibility in this crime against humanity. I’m proud
to call them my friends.”
—George Clooney
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interested in your feedback and suggestions too!
Write to us at bookclub@landmarktheatres.com and let us know some great
books
on film you'd like to see included in next month's suggestions.
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