Presents lists highlighting the worst and best of thousands of films, including the best sports movies, the best and worst of actors playing the president, and movies that will never play on an airplane.

From "The 10 Most Disgusting Movies Ever" to "The Worst Irish Accents in Recent Movie History" to "15 Perks of Being a Movie Character, " movie critic and co-host of "Ebert & Roeper" Richard Roeper offers a hilarious collection of movie lists that covers every film idiosyncrasy out there.

Designed for public librarians, school media specialists, teachers, and anyone with an interest in supporting teen literacy, this book features 133 nonfiction booktalks to use with both voracious and reluctant teen readers. These booktalks cover a wide and varied range of nonfiction genres, including science, nature, history, biography, graphic novels, true crime, art, and much more. Each includes a set of discussion questions and sample project ideas which could be easily expanded into a classroom lesson plan or full library program. Also included are several guidelines for classroom integration, tips for making booktalks more interactive and interesting, and selections for further reading.

A guide for the freelance writer, listing pertinent information about publications and editors.

Compiles and annotates YALSA's "Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults" and "Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers." Includes theme lists.

Here you will find thousands of completely updated listings (plus 1,100+ brand new publishing opportunities) for book publishers, consumer magazines, script buyers, trade & professional journals, plus more than 300 agents! No other reference provides such complete AND current information.

Film critic Richard Roeper has seen thousands and thousands of films -- and not all of them were pretty. But as a result he's stored up enough movie knowledge to write this hilarious collection of movie lists. Some of the irreverent, offbeat, and inventive lists in this book are: * 5 Things That Happen When a Wrongly Accused Fugitive Walks into a Bar, a Restaurant, or a Convenience Store * Age Difference Between Michael Douglas and His Leading Ladies * 11 Movies that Employed James Brown's "(I Got You) I Feel Good" to Indicate that a Character Feels Good! * 5 Reasons Why George Bailey Isn't Such a Wonderful Guy in It's a Wonderful Life * 7 Films in Which Ben Affleck Cries Like a Big Fat Baby * The Gross-Out Hall of Fame * 13 Great Perks of Being a Movie Character And so many more . . .

Over 600 listings.