Books from Andrews and McMeel

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

By Jack Mitchell

A creative union was forged in 1961 between dynamic choreographer Alvin Ailey and Jack Mitchell, who was already known as the preeminent photographer of dance. Ailey thought in photographic terms...

Alcohol and the Writer

By Donald W. Goodwin

Discusses the problems Poe, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Faulkner, and O'Neill had with alcohol, and examines the reasons for the high rate of alcoholism among writers

Love, Otto: The Legacy of Anne Frank

By Cara Wilson

In 1959, a thirteen-year-old girl in California was so impassioned by Anne Frank's diary that she decided to write to her heroine's father Otto, the only surviving member of the...

Fine Print: Reflections on the Writing Art

By James Jackson Kilpatrick

A columnist and author of The Writer's Art now covers the entire scope of the writing experience. Kilpatrick addresses broad issues from the evolution of language to the reasons why...

High Stepping Through the Neighborhood

By Jerry Van Amerongen

In this third Neighborhood collection, Van Amerongen once again gathers his eccentric inhabitants to perpetrate another onslaught of humor. Sometimes simple, sometimes complex, these hilarious cartoons capture the hazards and...

Lyndon B. Johnson, a Memoir

By George E. Reedy

The long-time Johnson aide and former presidential press secretary paints an incisive portrait of the two faces of Lyndon Johnson--the brilliant, inspiring political leader and the boorish, egotistical personality

Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy

By Malin Dollinger, Ernest H. Rosenbaum, Greg Cable

Cancer is the nation's second leading cause of death and a primary health concern of most Americans. Here is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for cancer patients and their friends...

The Best of Dear Abby

By Abigail Van Buren

The most provocative letters and wittiest, wisest responses to appear in Dear Abby's twenty-five years of syndication provide a running commentary on the main personal and public issues and the...

The Private Albert Einstein

By Peter A. Bucky, Allen G. Weakland

The son of one of Einstein's oldest and closest friends, Bucky traveled extensively with him--frequently acting as chauffeur--for many years. Drawing on notes and memories, Bucky offers rare insights into...

--But Seriously, Folks!: More Cartoons

By Pat Oliphant

Cartoons satirize the administration of President Reagan and recent political events in the United States and around the world.

When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son Or Daughter

By Judith R. Bernstein

Excerpts from interviews with 50 parents who lost a child from age five to 45 trace the road from utter devastation to a revised view of life. Speaking from the...

Ebert's Little Movie Glossary: A Compendium of Movie Clichés, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scenes, Hackneyed Formulas, Shopworn Conventions, and Outdated Archetypes

By Roger Ebert

A fixture in Roger Ebert's Video Companion, the Glossary of Movie Terms has attempted to identify and label those cliches and inevitable developments that become wearying to the faithful movie...