From Zest Books comes three new teen-centered books that feature subjects near and dear to the under-20 demographic.
Mimi
O'Connor investigates Reel Culture that takes a
peek at 50 classic movies you should know about-so you can impress your friends.Starting with 1938's Bringing Up Baby and culminating with Silence Of The Lambs in 1991, the book lets readers know about each film, who directed, wrote and starred in them and what the fuss was all about for each. Black and white photos accompany each film synopsis including stuff people talk about and quotes taken from each film.
Speaking
of Hollywood...and politics.. and other societal
events, Scandalous! by Hallie Fryd looks back over the decades at key
events and the people involved and affected by them such as Orson Welles' War Of The Worlds
radio broadcast that caused nation-wide panic, Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to his
underage cousin, Teddy Kennedy's link to the death of a young woman, Watergate,
Pete Rose's gambling debacle and many more-50 in all!Learn the who, what, where, when and how about each event and the lasting effects each has had on society as a whole.
For the bizarre truths behind 50 world-famous mysteries be sure to pick up a copy of author Matt Lamb's Dead Strange that looks into the mysteries of angels, flying saucers, Dracula and ever other major sort of strange and bizarre legend, event and phenomenon known to man.