"A 25th anniversary history and celebration of The Shawshank Redemption, one of the most cherished American films of the late twentieth century and one of the finest movies made from a Stephen King story. The movie not only boasts a great story, it has a great backstory, starting with the dollar deal that eventually led King and co-stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman to put their trust in a largely untested director making his first fea ..."
Theodore Roosevelt for Nature Lovers Adventures with America's Great Outdoorsman by MarkDawidziak Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2017 by Lyons Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-2957-0, ISBN: 1-4930-2957-6
"For history and nature fans·Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most beloved U.S. presidents of all time.·Handsomely designed with more than 40 illustrations and photographs.·A nice gift for history buffs and naturalists.In addition to being a politician, frontiersman, and rancher, Roosevelt was an enthusiastic hunter who fought passionately for conservation. He played a significant role in setting aside land for the national parks. He par ..."
The Columbo Phile(30th Edition) A Casebook by MarkDawidziak Paperback, 410 Pages, Published 2019 by Commonwealth Book Company, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-948986-12-0, ISBN: 1-948986-12-4
"When Columbo hit the airwaves in 1971, in quickly became the hottest TV detective series of the decade. Series creators Richard Levinson and William Link received an Emmy Award for their work; Peter Falk received three. The Columbo Phile offers fascinating behind-the-scenes information about the creation of the character, the writing of the devious mystery plots, and the altercations between perfectionist Peter Falk and the bottom-line ..."
"This "Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion" to the world's most famous vampire looks at all aspects of the Dracula phenomenon in often unexpected ways - in true Bedside tradition, including entries on the psychological and sociological implications of the book and the stage plays; the movies; television versions; actors, and, of course, the historical Dracula, Vlad the Impaler.Published in 1897, Bram Stoker's "Dracula" was the last of ..."
The Barter Theatre Story(Reprint) Love Made Visible by MarkDawidziak Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1982 by Appalachian State University ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-3813-3, ISBN: 1-4696-3813-4
"Published in 1982, The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible tells the colorful history of a remarkable American cultural institution. Opened by native Virginian Robert Porterfield in 1933, the Barter Theatre offered the people of Abingdon, Virginia, and the surrounding area entertainment and a much-needed escape from their Depression-era working lives. It became the State Theatre of Virginia in 1946 and it is where the likes of Grego ..."
Mark Twain for Cat Lovers(1st Edition) True and Imaginary Adventures with Feline Friends by MarkDawidziak Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2016 by Lyons Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-1957-1, ISBN: 1-4930-1957-0
"America is cat crazy, and Mark Twain may have been the American writer most crazy about cats. From his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, to his last years in Connecticut, Mark Twain spent much of his life surrounded by cats, and they stalk through many of his best-known books, including The Innocents Aboard, Roughing It, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, and Puddn’head Wilson. In this lighthearted b ..."
Jim Tully(1st Edition) American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler by Paul J. Bauer, MarkDawidziak, Ken Burns Hardcover, 378 Pages, Published 2011 by The Kent State University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60635-076-8, ISBN: 1-60635-076-5
"The first biography of the vagabond and hard-boiled writer who rocked Hollywood during the Roaring TwentiesThe son of an Irish ditch-digger, Jim Tully (1886-1947) left his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio, in 1901, spending most of his teenage years in the company of hoboes. Drifting across the country as a "road kid," he spent those years scrambling into boxcars, sleeping in hobo jungles, avoiding railroad cops, begging meals from back door ..."
The Barter Theatre Story Love Made Visible by MarkDawidziak Paperback, Published 1982 by Appalachian Consortium Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-913239-03-2, ISBN: 0-913239-03-8
"This collection of Mark Twain quotes presents the best of the curmudgeonly writer's thoughts on diet, exercise, medicine, smoking, drinking, romance, parenting, old age, fashion, finances, politics, and stress management. Curated by a well-known Twain expert and mining lesser-known texts, speeches, and notebooks, it's the perfect gift for anyone who's had enough of Gwyneth's self-righteous advice and the ramblings of the blogosphere. "B ..."
"Tully’s breakthrough novel about life on the road Jim Tully left his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio, in 1901, spending most of his teenage years in the company of hoboes. Drifting across the country as a “road kid,” he spent those years scrambling into boxcars, sleeping in hobo jungles, avoiding railroad cops, begging meals from back doors, and haunting public libraries. Tully crafted these memories into a dark and astonishing chronicle ..."
"Before the X-Files, there was Carl Kolchak, TV's first paranormal investigator (played with style and pinache by Darren McGavin)!This volume collects the sold out stories: "Eve of Terror" and "Lambs to the Slaughter". "Eve of Terror" is an adapted/added-to script that was left over from the TV show, but never filmed! Government conspiracies, unexplained deaths, secret scientific experiments, and a modern day miracle, all wrapp ..."
" After the Stoker Award nominated success of the Kolchak Chronicles (and its various printings), we have a brand new collection of original creepy-thriller Kolchak prose short stories! Again, we have culled the best and the brightest among horror/mystery novelists and comic writers! So listen in as Kolchak relays some of his most spine-tingling cases about voodoo, myths, ghost towns, time conundrums, Vikings, haunted amusement par ..."
Jim Tully American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler by Paul J. Bauer, MarkDawidziak Paperback, Published 2023 by Commonwealth Book Company, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-948986-48-9, ISBN: 1-948986-48-5
"Jim Tully: American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler describes the hardscrabble life of an Irish American storyteller, from his immigrant roots, rural childhood, and life as a hobo riding the rails to the emergent dream factory of ..."
"Although interviews were the primary sources for this examination and
celebration of The Shawshank Redemption, several books and ... Darbey, Nancy
K. Images of America: The Ohio State Reformatory (Charleston, SC: Arcadia
Publishing, 2016). Freeman, Brian James, Hans-Ake Lilja, and Kevin Quigley.
The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book (Baltimore: Cemetery Dance
Publications, 2013)."
"Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors expl ..."
"Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors expl ..."
"Adventures with America's Great Outdoorsman Mark Dawidziak. fostering of
Conservation,” wrote Abbott, a writer and editor, as well as a close friend to
Roosevelt. “It was the human aspect of Conservation that aroused his
championship. Some of the other things he did, as president, were so much more
spectacular that there is danger of his leadership in ... The Wilderness War- rior:
Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America (200 ..."
"Fans of The Twilight Zone will immediately recognize and appreciate the lovely
geographic appropriateness of that. ... Much has been written on The Twilight
Zone, but the landmark book that kicked things into high gear was Marc Scott
Zicree's The Twilight Zone Companion. ... Peter Wolfe's 1997 study, In the Zone:
The Twilight World of Rod Serling; Dimensions Behind The Twilight Zone: A
Backstage Tribute to Television's Groundbreaki ..."
"Road Kid to Writer is a new documentary based on the definitive book on the life of a remarkable author and journalist, Jim Tully: American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler (Bauer & Dawidziak, The Kent State University Press, 2011*) which compellingly describes the hardscrabble life of an Irish American storyteller from his immigrant roots, rural upbringing, time in an orphanage and life as a hobo, riding the rails to the emerging ..."