David Thomson

"Look, I'm hardly pretty, he seems to say. I sound like gravel; I look rough and tough; and, honest, I don't give you the soft, foolish answers the pretty boys will give you. You may not like what I say, but you better believe it." He became a legend as "Bogie," the world-weary, wisecracking outsider, but in reality, Humphrey Bogart was plagued by doubts and demons. He was born upper-class, yet made his name playing mavericks, drank with the Rat...

All aspects of pineapple cultivation in the greenhouse are dealt with in this handy volume written by an expert on the subject. Thoroughly recommended reading for the budding gardener, it contains a wealth of information forming a complete how-to guide. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

"Ingrid Bergman was far more than just a sweet, virtuous, 'natural' Swedish girl-she was a dark sensualist over whom many men might go mad. Her very gaze delivered a climate of adult romantic expectation." Adored by millions for her luminous beauty and elegance, at the height of her career Bergman commanded a love that has hardly ever been matched, until her marriage fell apart and created an international scandal. Here the renowned film writer David...

With the global economic slowdown, business is entering unchartered territory and most business leaders and managers have not been exposed to prolonged recessionary pressures. However, there are models a unique set of companies that have grown in recessionary times for achieving growth in difficult markets, and David G. Thomson, growth expert and consultant, has identified them and their characteristics. What are these companies doing differently,...

"With customary candor and wit, Thomson delivers keen analyses of a range of films from classics such as Psycho and Citizen Kane to contemporary fare such as 12 Years a Slave and All Is Lost, revealing how to more deeply appreciate both the artistry and (yes) manipulation of film, and how watching movies approaches something like watching life itself."--Amazon.com.

"Directors operate behind the scenes managing actors, establishing a cohesive creative vision, at times literally guiding our eyes with the eye of the camera. But we are often so dazzled by the visions onscreen that it is easy to forget the individual whois off-screen orchestrating the entire production--to say nothing of their having marshalled a script, a studio, and other people's money. David Thomson, in his usual brilliantly insightful way, shines...

Behind the scenes at the legendary Warner Brothers film studio, where four immigrant brothers transformed themselves into the moguls and masters of American fantasy Warner Bros charts the rise of an unpromising film studio from its shaky beginnings in the early twentieth century through its ascent to the pinnacle of Hollywood influence and popularity. The Warner Brothers-Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack-arrived in America as unschooled Jewish immigrants,...

Presently working in an oil field, talented pianist Robert Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers, playing poker and being noncommittal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette. But when he is summoned to his father's deathbed, Dupea returns home with Rayette, where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman. Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles, the gifted but troubled Dupea must face issues that will change his life forever....