Valerie in Giantland takes place ten years after our heroes crashed on the Land of the Giants. Without losing the feel and character of the original story this novel shows us a more mature group of seven and relates what has happened to them since the last episode was shown on TV. Written as a diary by Valerie, we see her more in depth as well as the other characters and how the years have made them relate to each other and their environment. There are adventures not just in the main Giant city, but at sea, in the depths of the jungle, and in a lost civilization of little people that will remind one of tales by Edgar Rice Burroughs and H. R. Haggard. They are not alone among the Giants as what happened to them happened to others and in this novel there is discovery of colonies of other "little people". You will finally learn what this land is really all about and how it relates closely to our own Earth. The reader will be reunited with Giants who made appearances in the series and will see how they tie in together in surprising ways for a major climactic ending. Actually a beginning as this book sets the scene for new adventures to come. The Sci Fi Guy, Forry Ackerman himself praises the book as being as "fast moving and exciting as an Indiana Jones adventure". Forry has been the agent for hundreds of successful authors as well as a critic and collector with an international reputation. He compares Valerie in Giantland with the "young adult fiction by Andre Norton and Robert Heinlein." Reviews "I think what we have here is a novel in the genre that would appeal to young adults like the early work of Robert A. Heinlein and Andre Norton. I was really surprised at the professionalism of it." - Forest J. Ackerman, Famous Monsters of Filmland Editor, Book Reviewer, and former agent for 460 science fiction authors. "It has a fast moving pace with the kind of strong characters favored by Heinlein and Norton. The book emphasizes a most powerful idea: the struggle to be free. At this period in our history it holds a powerful message at a time when it is needed." - Ron Rogers, Author and Reviewer. "A rollicking good action adventure yarn from start to finish. When do we see a sequel? When do we see a movie? The original series and Irwin Allen have been truly honored by this." - Robert Nichols, English Department Chair and Author.

During the 1960s, many models, Playboy centerfolds, beauty queens, and Las Vegas showgirls went on to become "decorative actresses" appearing scantily clad on film and television. This well illustrated homage to 75 of these glamour girls reveals their unique stories through individual biographical profiles, photographs, lists of major credits and, frequently, in-depth personal interviews. Included are Carol Wayne, Edy Williams, Inga Neilsen, Thordis Brandt, Jo Collins, Phyllis Davis, Melodie Johnson, and many equally unforgettable faces of sixties Hollywood.

Sean Connery began the sixties spy movie boom playing James Bond in Dr. No and From Russia with Love. Their success inspired every studio in Hollywood and Europe to release everything from serious knockoffs to spoofs on the genre featuring debonair men, futuristic gadgets, exotic locales, and some of the world's most beautiful actresses whose roles ranged from the innocent caught up in a nefarious plot to the femme fatale. Profiled herein are 107 dazzling women, well-known and unknown, who had film and television appearances in the spy genre. They include superstars Doris Day in Caprice, Raquel Welch in Fathom, and Ann-Margret in Murderer's Row; international sex symbols Ursula Andress in Dr. No and Casino Royale, Elke Sommer in Deadlier Than the Male, and Senta Berger in The Spy with My Face; and forgotten lovelies Greta Chi in Fathom, Alizia Gur in From Russia with Love, and Maggie Thrett in Out of Sight. Each profile includes a filmography that lists the actresses' more notable films. Some include the actresses' candid comments and anecdotes about their films and television shows, the people they worked with, and their feelings about acting in the spy genre are offered throughout. A list of websites that provide further information on women in spy films and television is also included.

The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2018, including movie icon Burt Reynolds, "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, celebrity chef and food critic Anthony Bourdain, bestselling novelist Anita Shreve and influential Chicago blues artist Otis Rush. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2018 are included. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.

When Ronnie’s parents go on a business trip and leave her with Miss Lernin for the week, Ronnie is sure she’s in for a big, dinosaur-size adventure. After all, her last trip with Miss Lernin involved real-life dinosaurs! So, when they end up at the aquarium's jellyfish exhibit, Ronnie is confused. Surely jellyfish aren’t as cool as dinosaurs, right? Wrong! Determined to show Ronnie just how interesting prehistoric life was before the age of the dinosaurs, Miss Lernin takes her back in time to the six parts of the Paleozoic era to study the earliest lifeforms on Earth, and how many left the ocean for life on land.

"It's back, the comic book adaptation of one of the most famous and popular sci-fi television series of the late 1960's: Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants. This collection presents the complete reprint of the entire series of Gold Key comic books featuring Captain Steve Burton, Dan Erikson, Mark Wilson, Valerie Scott, Betty Hamilton, Alexander Fitzhugh, Barry Lockridge, and the Spindrift."--Cover.

Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell, authors with nearly thirty years of experience teaching college writing, know what works in the classroom and have a knack for picking just the right readings. In Patterns for College Writing, they provide students with exemplary rhetorical models and instructors with class-tested selections that balance classic and contemporary essays. Along with more examples of student writing than any other reader, Patterns has the most comprehensive coverage of active reading, research, and the writing process, with a five-chapter mini-rhetoric; the clearest explanations of the patterns of development; and the most thorough apparatus of any rhetorical reader, all reasons why Patterns for College Writing is the best-selling reader in the country. And the new edition includes exciting new readings and expanded coverage of critical reading, working with sources, and research. It is now available as an interactive Bedford e-book and in a variety of other e-book formats that can be downloaded to a computer, tablet, or e-reader. Read the preface.

Newly revised and updated, Mexicanos tells the rich and vibrant story of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors, deeply influenced by Catholicism, and tempered by an often difficult existence, Mexicans continue to play an important role in U.S. society, even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate them. Thorough and balanced, Mexicanos makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Mexican population of the United States—a growing minority who are a vital presence in 21st-century America.

In 1867, less than three years after the Civil War left the city in ruins, Hungarian Jewish immigrant Morris Rich opened a small dry goods store on what is now Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. Over time, his brothers Emanuel and Daniel joined the business; within a century, it became a retailing dynasty. Join historian Jeff Clemmons as he traces Rich's 137-year history. For the first time, learn the true stories behind Penelope Penn, Fashionata, The Great Tree, the Pink Pig, Rich's famous coconut cake and much more, including how events at the downtown Atlanta store helped John F. Kennedy become America's thirty-fifth president. With an eye for accuracy and exacting detail, Clemmons recounts the complete history of this treasured southern institution in this handsomely packaged hardcover edition of the beloved original paperback.