Film, Sports, & Humor

The Best of Roger Ebert: Second Edition

Roger Ebert

“Roger Ebert understands how to pop the hood of a movie and tell us how it runs, while still enjoying the ride with his box of popcorn or, in some cases, a bottle of aspirin. Awake in the Dark captures both those sides of Ebert and shows him to be a serious friend of film.” —Steven Spielberg, on the first edition

2017 544 p. 6 x 9 273 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-46086-4 $20.00

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The Great Movies IV

Roger Ebert

“Ebert’s take-no-prisoners essays packed with insider insights will send movie lovers back to the sofa for a second look at old favorites like Cool Hand Luke and My Fair Lady while introducing more offbeat picks like Sansho the Bailiff and Pixote.”—Parade

2016 288 p. 6 x 9 274 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-40398-4 $27.50

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Herzog by Ebert

Roger Ebert

Herzog by Ebert is a comprehensive collection of Ebert’s writings about the legendary director, featuring a foreword by Herzog himself.

“This excellent collection will lead readers to revisit, or experience for the first time, Herzog’s unique imagery”—Library Journal

2017 224 p. 6 x 9 275 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-50042-3 $25.00

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Robert Altman

In the American Grain

Frank Caso

“If you want to get a complete understanding of Altman, his filmmaking style, and why his movies are so important to the history of cinema, Frank Caso’s book is a must read.”—PopMatters

Distributed for Reaktion Books

2015 320 p. 6 x 8 75 halftones 276 Paper ISBN: 978-1-78023-522-6 $27.00

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Movies That Mattered

More Reviews from a Transformative Decade

Dave Kehr

“The 1980s were not the most salubrious decade in which to shine as a movie reviewer, . . . but as with all great reviewers—Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, Manny Farber— Kehr’s reviews fly free from their ostensible subjects to become specimens of cultural criticism. Agree with his opinions or not, they’re always smart, lucid, well argued, and witty.” —New York Times Book Review

A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics

David Weinstein

“The history of the Jewish American community is sometimes reflected in the life of a single individual. David Weinstein makes an excellent case that the singer, comedian, and actor Eddie Cantor was such a person. . . . The Eddie Cantor Story is a wonderful book for anyone interested in twentieth-century popular culture, Jewish history, and the ongoing drama of immigrants becoming Americans.”—Mark Cohen, author of Overweight Sensation

Distributed for Brandeis University Press

2017 304 p. 61/4 x 91/4 278 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-5126-0048-3 $29.95

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Sophia Loren

Moulding the Star

Pauline Small

In films from Houseboat to The Millionairess to Two Women, Sophia Loren established herself as an actress whose stardom transcended Italian film culture. Looking individually at Loren’s major films and drawing on rare archival materials in Italy, Small provides a thorough exploration of the commercial and cultural forces that combined to ensure Loren’s enduring star status.

Distributed for Intellect Ltd

2009 208 p. 7 x 9 10 halftones 279 Paper ISBN: 978-1-84150-234-2 $28.50

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We Made Uranium!

And Other True Stories from the University of Chicago’s Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt

Edited by Leila Sales

We Made Uranium! shares the stories behind Scav, told by participants and judges from the hunt’s more than 30-year history. The tales told here are absurd, uplifting, hilarious, and thought-provoking—and they are all one hundred percent true.

“Scav, as it is known on campus, is the college’s Rose Bowl: a mash-up of the Intel Science Talent Search, fraternity hazing, a pep rally, installation art, reality TV, and a 4-H fair.”—New Yorker

2018 248 p. 51/2 x 81/2 10 halftones 280 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-57184-3 $18.00

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How to be a Good Lover

Edited by the Bodleian Library

Written in the 1930s, How to be a Good Lover is a delightfully antiquated guide to romance. In addition to weighing in on the proper age gap, dating outside one’s class, and the etiquette of gifting, the book brims with age-old nuggets of advice, such as “don’t attempt kissing in a canoe.”

From Darkness to Dynasty

The First 40 Years of the New England Patriots

Jerry Thornton

“Once upon a time, the Patriots didn’t have Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft, or four Super Bowl rings. They were not a dynasty. They were dysfunctional. There is nobody better than Jerry Thornton, a lifetime member of Patriots Nation, to provide this very entertaining and funny account of the hopelessness that once defined New England’s football team. . . . A must-read if you love the Patriots— or love to hate the Patriots.” —Gary Myers, author of Brady vs. Manning

Distributed for ForeEdge

2016 312 p. 61/4 x 91/4 282 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-61168-974-7 $27.95

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Wrigley Field

The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines

Stuart Shea

“One of the best books ever written about the Cubs, their home and the fans who flock there to watch them, win or lose.”—Rolling Stone

“Packed with colorful anecdotes that are sure to keep any Chicago history buff or baseball fan . . . glued to their bleacher seat.” —Wrigleyville Nation

2014 448 p. 51/2 x 81/2 30 halftones, 1 map 283 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-13427-7 $20.00

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Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio’s Streak

Debunking America’s Favorite Sports Myths

Sheldon Hirsch

“Hirsch is one of the shrewdest and liveliest of baseball analysts, and Hot Hands, primarily a baseball book though it deals with some basketball and football myths as well, is grist for the mill at your favorite pub. . . . Essential reading for sports fans who love to argue. Or stated a simpler way: essential reading for sports fans.”—Dallas News