"When a young child is brutally murdered by his father, New Mexico journalist MyraWhitehawk is drawn into the unfolding drama."
The Hollywood Canteen Where the Greatest Generation Danced With the Most Beautiful Girls in the World by Lisa Mitchell, Bruce Torrence, JoanLeslie Paperback, 214 Pages, Published 2017 by Bearmanor Media ISBN-13: 978-1-59393-279-4, ISBN: 1-59393-279-0
"The Hollywood Canteen was the jewel in the crown of World War II Hollywood. From 1942 to 1945, over three million servicemen came through its doors on their way to fight in the Pacific - some never to return. There, in a converted barn in the heart of Hollywood, soldiers were fed, entertained by and danced with some of the biggest stars in the world. The Canteen was free to all servicemen or women, regardless of race, inviting them to j ..."
Women on Women(Reprint) An Anthology of American Lesbian Short Fiction (No. 1) by Joan Nestle, Naomi Holoch Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1995 by Plume ISBN-13: 978-0-452-26388-8, ISBN: 0-452-26388-3
"One of the great Westerns of the '50s, MAN IN THE SADDLE has Randolph Scott doing what he does best: Ridin', shootin', seeing justice done and gettin' into fist fights. He is a small-time rancher wholoses his girl to a big-time rancher. She sees the error of her ways only too late."
"Sea Hawk, The (DVD)1580s. Elizabeth I, queen of the upstart island nation of England, commissions buccaneer captain Geoffrey Thorpe (Flynn) to harass the Spanish Armada. At a time when Spain dominates Europe, has conquered most of the Americas and is building the greatest naval fleet the world has ever seen, the fate of the tiny nation depends on daring men such as Thorpe and his mission to halt Spain's global trade. But no one plans on ..."
"Yankee Doodle Dandy: Special Edition (Dbl DVD)Legendary actor James Cagney stars in the role for which he won an Academy Award--the life of singer, dancer and songwriter George M. Cohan, a true Yankee Doodle Dandy. This non-stop musical tour de force sings, dances and celebrates the life and career of a music man who lifted a nation, the first entertainer awarded the United States Congressional Medal of Honor for his contribution to mor ..."
"The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Dashing Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin Hood in the most gloriously swashbuckling version of the legendary story. Warner Brothers reunited Michael Curtiz, their top-action director, with the winning team of Flynn and Olivia de Havilland (Maid Marian) and perennial villain Basil Rathbone as the aristocratic Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and pulled out all stops for the production. It became their costliest ..."
"This 1941 melodrama is memorable both for its strong central performances and their intimations of how the previous decade's crime dramas would evolve into film noir--no accident, given the solid direction of veteran Raoul Walsh and the hand of screenwriter John Huston, who teamed with the author of its novelistic source, WR Burnett (Little Caesar). In the central character of Roy "Mad Dog" Earle, a fictional peer to John Dillinger, Hum ..."
"James Cagney thrills in a rare (and limber) song-and-dance performance as composer-entertainer George M. Cohan. This nostalgic biography is told in flashbacks, covering Cohan's formative years becoming Broadway's brightest star and touching upon his loves, musicals, and artistic triumphs. Director Michael Curtiz (The Adventures of Robin Hood) offers Cagney ample opportunities to invent an utterly charming performance in what is practica ..."
"This 1941 melodrama is memorable for both its strong central performances and their intimations of how the previous decade's crime dramas would evolve into film noir--no accident, given the solid direction of veteran Raoul Walsh and the hand of screenwriter John Huston, who teamed with the author of its novelistic source, W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar). In the central character of Roy "Mad Dog" Earle, a fictional peer to John Dillinger, H ..."
"The tents are leaky. The troupers are weary. The carnival limps into town and sets up for another show. To the public, the carnival means exciting performers. To Nick Coster, those performers are "mugs and grifters and riffraff - all under one tent." Nick should know. He puts the show together. Humphrey Bogart plays Nick, bringing crisp authority to a movie whose midway atmosphere is so alive you can almost taste the caramel corn. Sylv ..."
"James Cagney thrills in a rare (and limber) song-and-dance performance as composer-entertainer George M. Cohan. This nostalgic biography is told in flashbacks, covering Cohan's formative years becoming Broadway's brightest star and touching upon his loves, musicals, and artistic triumphs. Director Michael Curtiz (The Adventures of Robin Hood) offers Cagney ample opportunities to invent an utterly charming performance in what is practica ..."
"Gary Cooper plays Alvin York, the real-life country lad and sharpshooter drafted to fight during World War I but blocked from killing by his pacifist sentiments. Howard Hawks makes a rousing, heroic film out of the tale, and Cooper gives one of his best performances (for which he won an Oscar). The 1941 feature seems as much a valentine to wartime America (and a not-so-subtle piece of propaganda) as anything, with Hawks capturing splend ..."
In the Light of Dying The Journals of a Hospice Volunteer by JoanLeslie Taylor Hardcover, 229 Pages, Published 1989 by Continuum ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-0425-1, ISBN: 0-8264-0425-1
My Blackness Rhymes With Joy(First Edition) by Leslie, Joan Trade Paperback, 54 Pages, Published 2017 by Lulu.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-387-12008-6, ISBN: 1-387-12008-5
"This collection of poems and short stories captures the life experiences that have shaped Lyric into the artist she is today."
"Joan Leslie hopes that this book will encourage your child’s love of reading, open new horizons, and help them know more about the love of Jesus for each of them."
Mind Games by JoanLeslie Woodruff 86 Pages, Published 2012 by Authorhouse ISBN-13: 978-1-4772-8230-4, ISBN: 1-4772-8230-0
"Ruts in your day have bogged you down and kept you stuck in the mud. This book throws you a rope, tows you out, and puts those muddy roads in the rear view mirror."
"Two teenage girls, sisters a year apart, are in a terrible auto accident near where they live, a few miles from the Civil War battlefield at Shiloh. The older is killed outright. The younger is badly brain-damaged. In a coma, she meets people who are dressed oddly, who speak English but not quite the English she speaks. Eventually she comes out of the coma, but continues to see and talk with these people whom the reader soon identif ..."