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[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Just started this book on the making of Chinatown.

The same guy just put out a book on the making of Apocalypse Now that I intend to check out if I like this book.

[s.chivers Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close s.chivers]

Just started this book on the making of Chinatown.

The same guy just put out a book on the making of Apocalypse Now that I intend to check out if I like this book.

That thing is fantastic. I will definitely pick up his book on Coppola in due course.

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Baumgartner, by Paul Auster.

[Biliousss Member Find all posts View Profile Close Biliousss]

Gloria Naylor - 1996
Thomas Tessier - Finishing Touches

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

Finished the Bahamas wrestling history book. Great stuff if you have an interest in the subject.

[Cody Layne Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cody Layne]

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History. This book deserves that title, as it not only gives you a general overview, starting with the creation of Mickey Mouse and going through the decades, but also talks about every individual cartoon short and movie appearance, as well as merchandising and even the comic books. Really awesome stuff if you're at all interested.

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Dirty Pictures by Brian Doherty, it's basically the history of the underground comix movement. I've only ready the first two chapters as I started it late last night and was pretty tired, but so far it's good.

[s.chivers Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close s.chivers]

Just Kids, by Patti Smith.

I think my wife bought me this when it was published, seemingly in 2010. Not sure why I’ve only just got around to it.

[Cody Layne Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cody Layne]

Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors. As a fan of that franchise, knowing that there was an in-depth book like this about it piqued my interest. Since it was published in 2015, it only goes up to Tremors: Bloodlines but it still provides you with a good wealth of information and lots of interviews from both the actors and the filmmakers.

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Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin.

[Cody Layne Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cody Layne]

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Companion: I saw this book back when it was published back in 2003, but never picked it up. I wished I had now, as this is a really good read, even if it only talks about the original four movies. Still, it goes into depth on not only them but also Tobe Hooper's work outside of the series, documentaries on the films, like A Family Portrait and The Shocking Truth, and the real crimes of Ed Gein. I was able to get it fairly cheap through Amazon, and if you're a fan, I highly recommend picking it up.

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Texas Is The Reason: Five Decades of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: This is a print-on-demand book I got off of Amazon, and I should've known something was up since the price was only $5. It's a very small book, less than a hundred pages (I managed to blow through it in just two days), and is not illustrated at all. I got it because it went through the entire franchise, talking about not only the movies but the comic books and video games, including Leatherface being a DLC character in the later Mortal Kombat games, but while it does have some interesting insights, it's just the author giving his personal opinion on every movie and such. Maybe some day there'll be an updated version of that Texas Chain Saw Massacre Companion book I read before this but, if you're looking for a really in-depth dive into the franchise, this isn't really it.

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Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides. Another book I bought in hardback when it came out but haven’t got around to until now.

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Chaos: the truth behind the Manson murders, by Tom O’Neil. Struggling to put this down, which has meant putting Middlesex on pause for a bit.

[anderstun Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close anderstun]

I looked and didn't see a thread for what we are currently reading. At another forum I post at the What are you reading thread has helped me discover many books and authors.

THE MISSISSIPPI WRESTLING TERRITORY: THE UNTOLD STORY by Gil Culkin

This book is about how back in pre-WWF expansion days most states had a wrestling fed. Gil Culkin's father ran the MS territory for years. But for various reasons there is almost no info that is easy to find about this forgotten fed.

I got sent a copy of the book to review,thank you Ms Kelly. And even though what is talked about in the book all either happened before I was born,or when I was a young child,I still really enjoyed the book.

Like most wrestling books the best parts of this one is all the road stories. Back when the Culkins were running the MS territory in MS you had nothing but two lane country roads. One night Gil was driving the truck pulling the trailer with the ring in it. IIRC he was heading to Vicksberg. Gil threw a cig out the window. And not long after that him and his passenger saw smoke coming from the trailer.

They pull over and see that the cig had landed on the ring padding and set it on fire. They quickly pulled the padding out and thankfully had pulled over not far from a large creek. And managed to save about half the padding.

Not sure how much appeal this book would have to anyone that isn't from the MS area or has an interest in the history of wrestling pre-WWF expansion days. But for me this was a great read.

So what have yall been reading lately.

Dune by Frank Herbert