Books from Virgin Books Limited

  • Great War Films
    Great War Films
    By Lawrence J. Quirk

    AMENDED ENTRY. Previously announced on ISBN 0863698034, weekly list no. 36, dated 9th September, 1994

  • Great War Films: From "The Birth of a Nation" to Today
    By Lawrence J. Quirk

    Covers a range of film classics in a perenially popular genre. In the course of his research, film historian Lawrence J. Quirk viewed hundreds of movies from the days of silent films to the current epic offerings.

  • Films of Gloria Swanson
    By Lawrence J. Quirk

    Films of Gloria Swanson

  • The Nightmare Never Ends: The Official History of Freddy Krueger and the Nightmare on Elm Street Films
    By William Schoell, James C. Spencer

    In the past there were the characters of Frankenstein, Dracula and King Kong - today there's Freddy Krueger.

  • The Babylon File
    The Babylon File
    By Andy Lane

    ... 119 , 120 , 121 Abecrombie , Ian 215 Accusations ( novel ) 209 , 384-387 Achilles 33 Achilles , Earth Transport 131 , 135 ' Acts of Sacrifice ' 215-217 , 242 , 305 Adair , Diane 110 , 236 , 238 Adams , Douglas 117 Adams , Mary Kay ...

  • Telling Stories with Color
    Telling Stories with Color
    By Laura Martin

    From setting the mood of a scene, to texture tricks, Martin breaks down the most effective ways to translate a page from black-and-white pencils into a vibrant story. This series is a complete tutorial in the art of storytelling with color.

  • Beck on a Backwards River
    Beck on a Backwards River
    By Rob Jovanovic

    ... To date this has been the only video totally directed by Hansen himself and , it has to be said , it's one of the best . Described by the director himself as ' a cross between McCabe and Mrs Miller and The Lawrence Welk Show ' .

  • Chewbacca and Me: The Wookiee Talks
    By Peter Mayhew, Don Shiach

    Inside the Wookiee costume was British hospital porter, Peter Mayhew. Plucked from obscurity to become a Hollywood star, these are Mayhew's reminiscences of his time in the movies.

  • The Elvis Encyclopedia: The Complete and Definitive Reference Book on the King of Rock & Roll
    The Elvis Encyclopedia: The Complete and Definitive Reference Book on the King of Rock & Roll
    By David Stanley, Frank Coffey

    The book also contains an Elvis trivia quiz.

  • Red Dwarf: Programme Guide
    Red Dwarf: Programme Guide
    By Chris Howarth, Steve Lyons

    ... the - scenes details and interviews from the earlier episodes . So what are you waiting for ? Just buy it . ISBN 0-7535-0103-1 Cover design : Slatter - Anderson Cover illustration : Alister Pearson TV tie - in 9 " 780753 " 501030 " >

  • The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS
    The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS
    By Barry Davies

    COPEMAN , PRIVATE RUSSEL AUSTRALIAN SAS REGIMENT ( SASR ) During one of SASR's operations in South Vietnam , on 17 January 1967 , Private Russel Copeman was a member of a patrol commanded by Sergeant Norm Ferguson , inserted by ...

  • The Piranha Club: Power and Influence in Formula One
    The Piranha Club: Power and Influence in Formula One
    By Timothy Collings

    Clark was the man who made Chapman's Lotus blossom ; and he was the driver whose death left him more desperate than at any other time , changing his perspective on racing , accelerating his desire for success by almost any means and ...

  • Steffi: Public Power, Private Pain
    Steffi: Public Power, Private Pain
    By Sue Heady

    After three tough main - draw matches in which she beat American Susan Mascarin , Britain's Sue Barker and Bettina Bunge of Germany , Steffi found herself stepping out on to the hallowed Centre Court opposite the British Jo Durie .

  • Sleazy Rider
    Sleazy Rider
    By Karen S. Smith

    When newlyweds Emma and Kit speed away on their matching Ducati motorbikes, Emma knows not to expect a conventional honeymoon.

  • Movie Mavericks: Trivia from the Filmmaking Fringes
    Movie Mavericks: Trivia from the Filmmaking Fringes
    By Jon Sandys

    Day of the Dead Real pig guts were used for the scene where Joe Pilato ( Rhodes ) is ripped in half . The guts were accidentally left out of the freezer over the weekend and so were rotten when they were used .

  • Hot!: The Cookbook for Passionate Devotees who Go Bonkers Over the Incendiary Pleasures of Food that Never Stops Whamming, Popping,...
    Hot!: The Cookbook for Passionate Devotees who Go Bonkers Over the Incendiary Pleasures of Food that Never Stops Whamming, Popping,...
    By Judith Choate

    For passionate devotees of hot food, this book suggests recipes for a range of dishes that include Tex/Mex chilli, Thai satay with peanut sauce and tangy BBQ chicken. From a...

  • Call to Action
    Call to Action
    By John Mills, Bryan Gould

    But all of these trends can be reversed by moving a few crucial levers in economic policy. This book offers a bold manifesto for how we can get the economy back on track.

  • Arsenal Fact File
    Arsenal Fact File
    By Bruce Smith

    Goalscorers : Bastin 13 , Bowden 13 , Beasley 10 , Dunne 9 , Ted Drake 7 , Ralph Birkett 5 , Joe Hulme 5 , David Jack 5 ... Goalscorers : Rooke 33 , Lewis 14 , Roper 10 , Logie 8 , Denis Compton 6 , McPherson 5 , Alex Forbes 2 , Bryn ...

  • Bush: Twenty-seventh Letter : the Official History
    Bush: Twenty-seventh Letter : the Official History
    By Jennifer Nine

    The singer , Bob Brooks , had a building company and he gave me a job . I was around nineteen , getting up in the morning with my drum kit in the back of the car ; drive to seventeen different places , work on a building site all day ...

  • Film Review 1995-6: Including Video Releases
    Film Review 1995-6: Including Video Releases
    By James Cameron-Wilson, F. Maurice Speed

    Nevertheless , the gentle moves and James Newton Howard's cosy music ( not to mention Julia Fordham's gushing torch song ' Shame ' played at the most inappropriate moment ) do undermine the raw potency of the material .