Stephen J. Spignesi Libros

New York Times bestselling author Stephen Spignesi compiles 500 factoids in this addictive bathroom reader trivia book.

The staggering success of James Cameron's blockbuster epic film Titanic illustrates the fact that the world continues to be fascinated with everything surrounding the ship and its sinking. However, for the Titanic connoisseur; there has been no one-stop source for everything Titanic ... until now.Spignesi, that renowned chronicler of pop culture, examines everything from the construction of the ship (including its cargo, supplies, and crew members) and the facts surrounding its passengers and those who survived to how the news media of the time covered the wreck, rumors, myths and legends, and the ultimate discovery of the ship on the floor of the Atlantic, more than two miles down. The Titanic Timeline (beginning in 1850) provides a massive collection of quotes about the ship and a comprehensive listing of Titanic books and films, related organizations, museums, web sites, and more. The text is peppered with dozens of contemporary documents, many of which have never appeared in book form.The Complete Titanic trivializes nothing, the author taking it as his responsibility to tell the complete story. Never before has so much lore on history's greatest disaster been collected in a single volume.

Looks at the life of the late president's son, including his romantic relationships, tabloid appearances, media personality, and untimely death

Get an authentic perspective on Native peoples past, present and future Understand key historical events as they actually happened Want to know more about America's indigenous peoples? This straightforward guide breaks down their thousand-year-plus history and explains their influence on European settlement of the continent.

A comprehensive guide to all of Robin Williams’s movies, with facts about plots, performances, and cast, as well as notable trivia and behind-the-scenes details about each film. Did you know that, according to director Chris Columbus, Robin Williams improvised so much during the filming of Mrs. Doubtfire that the studio had enough footage to release PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 versions of the movie? Or that Robin ad-libbed all his lines in Good Morning, Vietnam because the DJ the movie was based on didn’t really do comedy during his shows? Robin Williams, American Master looks at Robin’s seventy movies, from his earliest appearance in Can I Do It…’Til I Need Glasses? to his final posthumous voice-only appearance in Absolutely Anything. Each film is discussed in detail, with special emphasis on Robin’s performances and how they exist in the context of his entire body of work. Robin Williams, American Master is the perfect tour guide through Robin’s epic collection of cinematic genius.