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After 3 years, the long anticipated 3rd Edition Blue Book of Pool Cues is ready and die hard fans are very excited about this new release! Almost 300 pages longer than the 2nd Edition, this new book is packed with illustrations, images and loads of new information on cue makers, cue models, and up-to-date pricing. Many color images are included. Editorial on cue collecting by noted journalist Tom Shaw must not be missed. This new 3rd Edition is a must have title for any serious cue collector.
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A lot of information.......2007-05-14
If you enjoy playing pool and want to find out who makes the pool cues we use, this is the book for you.
Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Ed. - Review.......2007-05-13
As this is the 3rd edition of Blue Books, that tells you that people into pool cues have been buying them, with good reason.
First off, the author, Brad Simpson, has been adding more and more info into each new edition, the 1st ed.(1996) had 465 pages, the 2nd, (1999) 600 pages, and this 3rd edition,(2005), a whopping 913.
The number of color photos's showing the work of the more well known cuemakers, past and present, living and dead, has also increased with each new edition and, IMO, is the best feature of these books.
The 3rd edition has a fairly extensive listing of cuemakers and a brief business bio of them. Their current cue offerings, as well as their older and one of a kind cues is provided. The pricing guidelines should be regarded in the most general of terms, as so much goes into the value of a pool cue.
If your a collector or just someone looking to spend a few hundred dollars on a nice cue to play with, The Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Ed., can provide both useful information and enjoyment at a reasonable cost.
Comprehensive material.......2006-11-10
This is a great value for content and price! I don't know how it could have been done much better for the cost. Some of the minor cuemakers don't have pictures of their work, but I suspect they didn't submit any to the publisher. It was a big help to me when I went to buy a cue.
Little did I know the true value of my cue.......2006-03-30
It's amazing how much my old cue has appreciated in value. I almost sold it at my garage sale. Thanks to Simpson's BLUE BOOK, I got almost 10 times what I thought it was worth. This book is a goldmine.
The only guide out there for buying and selling pool cues.......2004-01-03
Tyhe blue book of pool cues is an invaluable resource for pool cue valuation and it is the only publication solely dedicated to this subject.
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Entertaining.......2003-06-10
This book contains hundreds of useless and fun trivia questions about the older (and some of they newer) Disney characters, films, shorts and attractions. From `Can you name Daisy Duck's three nieces' to `What was Mickey's Starland originally called when it opened in 1988', this book has enough easy trivia mixed within the very picky, unusual facts to keep any type of Disney fan entertained.
The book is also organised very well, with the index listing the character's name, the movie or the attraction. So, want to find questions on Peter Pan? Check out page 57. How about Walt Disney? Page 171 for you!
And of course trivia books are always interactive - one game I played with my little ones was to ask them the questions for a particular movie and then watch that movie so they could find the answers they missed.
Great fun for the family!
A Fun and Funny Book!.......2000-03-27
I love this book and the 3 other ones. It is full of funny infomation that you never knew you needed to know. If you like this book buy the 2nd and 3nd version. Note: When Your bored you won't put this book down!
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As rare as a Mackinac peach.......2004-01-04
This trivia book on "Seinfeld's" first four seasons is a lot of fun, but don't count on an updated edition anytime soon: Castle Rock Entertainment, which produced "Seinfeld," put the kibosh on the book five years ago when they won a copyright infringement lawsuit against the publsher.
All unsold copies were ordered destroyed, which is why "The Seinfeld Aptitude Test" now commands almost 10 times its original selling price.
Great Trivia!.......2002-04-09
After my husband and I used the "SAT" to quiz each other about the show, we put it in our guest bathroom. Needless to say, many of our friends have enjoyed the book, as well. I wish Beth Golub would write a follow-up, since this book was published before the show ended.
Great trivia book to have at your parties........1999-01-18
This book has great trivia for your party games. I have used it at home and at work. I only wish there was an updated version with trivia past the 1994 episodes. For example, one of the questions asks "what is Kramer's first name"? The book's answer is "unknown", but we all know it is "Cosmo".
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The Starfleet Academy Entrance Exam: Tantalizing Trivia from Classic Star Trek to Star Trek: Voyager
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The Klingon Dictionary (Star Trek)
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GREAT!!!.......1999-06-10
Even though I've only been watching Star Trek for about three years, (considering I'm only twelve) I did well on most of the questions. I thought the book was very entertaining, a must-have for any Star Trek fan!!!!
I loved it.......1998-11-04
THREE WORDS: A TREKKIES MUST-HAVE
10 =GREAT!!.......1997-04-28
The StarFleet Academy Entrance Exam is a great book for all Star Trek Fans to test their how well they know Star Trek. It is a simple book with questions and answers. It has loades of triva packed in one book. If you think you know a lot about the Star Trek Universe get this book and test yourself
Great fun for true trekkies!!!.......1997-02-25
My husband and I have had loads of fun quizzing each other on this great collection of Star Trek Trivia!! One of my favorite parts is where you have to match up the episode title to certain events, or characters, or planets, etc. ( Only the true geeks of trek, myself included, can even scratch the surface of this one!!) Overall, lots of fun for all Trek fans
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The Ultimate James Bond Trivia Book: A Citadel Quiz Book (Citadel Quiz Book Series)
Michael Lewis
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- Pauline Kael was right!
- Best Movie Quiz Book Ever!
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- Super-challenging learning experience! Great fun!
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And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies: 200 Quizzes for Golden Age Movie Lovers
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100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - But Probably Don't
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*What movie paired Fred Astaire with Rita Hayworth?
*What Western found Jimmy Stewart lassoed and dragged through a campfire?
*In what classic does one woman's cigarette set another woman's hat on fire?
You may think you know classic movies, but John DiLeo's memory-bending quiz book is about to make you think again. The 200 quizzes in And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies will test your recall of every aspect of Hollywood's Golden Age (1930-70). None of these tests is easy, but their match-'em format makes them as irresistible as crossword puzzles--and the toughest ones will make even lifelong buffs quiver. Are you crazy for "Gun Crazy"? Can't help loving "The Girl Can't Help It"? Or is "Breakfast at Tiffany's" more your cup of tea? Whatever your taste, And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies will send you reeling to the video store in ecstasy.
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Pauline Kael was right!.......2005-12-07
Kael's endorsement was good enough for me. The categories are so witty and ingenious, I wanted to solve all of them, but I'm just not maven enough. I hear S. Sondheim had no problem, though.
Best Movie Quiz Book Ever!.......2000-03-16
Had so much fun doing the quizzes in this book flying across the Atlantic with my husband, I was in New York before I knew it. Had to buy it for my friends. It's fun anytime but especially now with the Academy Awards this month.
A movie-lover's dream!.......2000-01-10
If you're the kind of movie-lover who can reel off the entire Bette Davis filmography in your sleep, this is the book for you! DiLeo knows his stuff inside out, and the wicked complexity of his quizzes will keep even the most knowledgable reader happily amused for hours. The best movie trivia book I've ever seen.
Super-challenging learning experience! Great fun!.......1999-07-27
And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies is extremely challenging for even the most accomplished movie buffs. The quizzes are fun! Most of the time I had to peek at the answers - I learned a lot about my favorite old movies. Thank you John!
Wow! I thought I did know Classic Movies...until now!.......1999-03-18
Really enjoyed this book! Challenging, great photos... even the scoring guide pays homage to cinema in a clever and humorous fashion.
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"If you're a fan of the celluloid musical, get ready - you are about to have one terrific time." -Shirley Jones "It's here. The perfect gift for anyone who likes a good movie musical ... This is complete coverage: from stats through awards, to fun dirt on ten of everyone's favorite movies. It grabs you and you can't quit nibbling." -4-Front "Kurtti challenges even the most astute music fan." -Edge. Includes more than 100 photos!
Customer Reviews:
TOO SPECIFIC!.......2005-04-28
I bought this book thinking it would be a great coffee-table book for my theatrical home. I even thought I could use it for trivia games with my theatre students. But it only focuses on 10 movies - one for each chapter. And the trivia questions are for people who are obsessed with that particular film. I was hoping for a book full of fun, random questions about a wide array of movie musicals, but this book is not that. However, if you've watched Wizard of Oz 50 times, this would be the perfect book for you!
Review from 4 Front Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 19 May 1996.......1998-05-10
It's here. The perfect gift book for anyone who likes a good movie musical. This isn't the weird, obscure, only-a-show-queen-would-know stage musical or the fluff "name the year of blah blah blah" trivia. This is complete coverage; from stats through awards, to fun dirt on ten of everyone's favorite movies. Kurtti just picked his personal favorites to delve into, but who doesn't love "Mary Poppins" and want to know more?
The trivia begins with the MGM Musicals of "The Wizard of Oz" and "Singin' in the Rain" and covers the spectrum from "My Fair Lady" to "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," to "Hello, Dolly!" and even to the animated "Beauty and the Beast." Each of the ten musicals has questions divided into three categories. The easiest questions are about the story and the characters, followed by the medium, not so easy questions, concerning actors, artists, and others. Finally, the hard category, with no easy stuff, Kurtti appropriately labels the minutia and obscuria. While the book is set up to be read as simple Q and A, the fun comes with Jeff's researched follow-up stories after the answer. The questions are used as springboards to delicious little secrets about stars, sets, Munchkins, and mistakes. An example of a brief but interesting medium rated question and answer for "The Wizard of Oz," reads as follows:
Q: Who was originally cast as the Wicked Witch? A: An early casting memo shows both Edna Mae Oliver and Fanny Brice as potential "witches" (their ethical orientation is not discussed, wicked or otherwise, but it's not hard to guess the casting). Finally, on August 20, 1938, Gale Sondergaard was announced for the role-a beautiful villain in the style of the evil queen in Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (q.v.) She did tests for the picture during the last weeks of September 1938, but left by mutual agreement with the producers in early October,! when it was decided that the beautiful witch was not acceptable and attempts to hide Sondergaard's beauty in "ugly" make-up seemed ridiculous. The next year she would have the part of Tylette the Cat in "The Blue Bird."
The stories range from brief paragraphs to full pages of bizarre information that Kurtti has uncovered through years of curious collecting and inside information at major studios. The book ignores all the obvious and targets the truly tasty fresh facts one can't resist. Juice combined with Jeff's witty personal commentary, make the book a great summer dessert sprinkled with photographs. This becomes the only drawback of the book, beginning with the colorful candy cover, it grabs you and you can't quit nibbling.
This movie musical trivia book has a delightful introduction by Shirley Jones, who sums up the book nicely: "If you're a fan of the celluloid musical, got ready you are about to have one terrific time.' -- William Christopher
Review from Show Music Magazine, Summer 1996.......1998-05-10
Jeff Kurtti's "The Great Movie Musical Trivia Book" perhaps surprisingly doesn't include "The Sound of Music," but does feature chapters about "The Wizard of Oz," "Singin' in the Rain," "Guys and Dolls," "My Fair Lady," "Mary Poppins," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "The Music Man," "Hello, Dolly!," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," and "Beauty and the Beast," each a classic in its own right.
Each chapter opens with brief paragraphs about the featured film, followed by three difficulty levels of questions and answers. Kurtti deserves credit for not making the first level, "The Easy Stuff," either condescending or too easy, such as the "Mary Poppins" question, "Who 'gets stuck with the children with no nanny in the 'ouse!'," The answer (no, I'm not going to tell) includes a career rundown of the performer who played the character that made the statement in the film, imparting information beyond just answering the question. "Not So Easy" and "No Easy Stuff" questions test the reader's knowledge, such as who was the associate producer of "Hello, Dolly!" and who is the famous father of the animator of The Beast. These too lead into mini-essays, providing interesting facts with which trivia buffs will be able to astound their friends. Each chapter includes an assortment of photos related to the film covered, and concludes with its screen credits. Highly entertaining, the book may well provide new information even for those who think they already know all the answers.
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Sad, But True........2001-09-17
This book (as the subtitle says) is a humorous collections of cliches and un-truisms that can be gathered from watching movies. The book takes only about five minutes to read and some of the observations are hilarious, some are right on the money, and some just don't make sense outside of movies. Each statement has a picture from a movie beside it that illustrates what is said. For instance, "The village Idiot is a veritable font of wisdom" quote is next to a picture of Forrest Gump. Some of the observations many of my friends did not understand. Unfortunately, if you are like me and get most of them, you've probably seen too many movies.
A Humerous Peer Into Movie Reality.......2000-08-01
"No problem is so big that it can't be solved in 12 reels (or less)". This is a typical statement that one reads in large font opposite of a movie still that complements it. This book is funny and will make you laugh and maybe even says "Huh! Thats true!", or "Oh yeah!" The book is not really a read, so to speak, but a gander across some 200 pages which will take minutes to complete. The title itself is a play on Robert Fulghum's (forever parodied) popular self-help book "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten". Not something I would go out of my way for, however it has some insight into the world of movies and how there are some things that typify the cinematic lifestyle.
The BEST Book I've ever written -- JOHN JB WILSON........1996-02-06
I hope you have as much fun reading this humorous collection of film cliche's as I had writing it and collecting the movie stills which illustrate it. I know I wrote it, but I still laugh out loud at my favorite entries every time I pick it up. WHY NOT PICK UP A COPY YOURSELF
VERY Funny, terrific film stills, a GREAT Gift Idea!.......1996-02-06
A hilarious collection of movie cliches, each presented in its own apropos type font, and every one ilustrated with an aptly chosen film still (everything from the silent 10 COMMANDMENTS to SHOWGIRLS) The author is the creator of the infamous RAZZIE Awards, which dis-honor the WORST in Film in each year...How many more laughs could you expect at this price?
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1,201 Toughest TV Trivia Questions of All Time
Vincent Terrace
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1,201 Toughest TV Trivia Questions of All Time contains minute details and obscure facts from 450 of the greatest (and not so great) shows of all time. This is not your everyday question-and-answer book. Many know that the Munsters "lived" at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, but do they know Herman's blood pressure? On My Mother the Car what TV show did Dave's mother like to watch? What day was Samantha and Darrin Stevens's trash picked up on Bewitched? What was the address of the publishing company where Elaine worked on Seinfeld?
Besides these, there are 1,197 other challenging questions inside that are guaranteed to stump the most enthusiastic couch potato, even to wrinkle the brow of a Ph.D. in TV triviology. There is even a new section on TV theme song trivia.
Whether you cut your teeth watching I Married Joan on an old Philco ... or weren't even born yet when The Brady Bunch premiered, you're sure to find hours of pleasure in 1,201 Toughest TV Trivia Questions of All Time.
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David Newmans Movie Quiz Book
David Newman
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Film and TV Quiz Book
Andrew Whawell
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