Browser Book Beat Issue 135
Carrie became critically and commercially successful, grossing over $33.8 million against its $1.8 million budget. Many think it’s one of the greatest horror films ever made. Read More
$400.00
An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast. Read More
$100.00
Three working women (played by Fonda, Tomlin, and Parton) live out their fantasies of getting even with and overthrowing their company’s hypocritical bigot” vice president. Read More
$100.00
A chronological look at the European conceptions of madness from ancient Greece until the late 20th century, particularly as they appear in medicine and in literature. An excellent reference source. Read More
$60.00
Hired to do chores for a farmer and his wife, young Jenny, scrapes the wax from the hearth every night but every morning, the wax is there again What is going on? Read More
$12.00
Richly-colored, detailed illustrations by Hyman enhance this lovely retelling of the classic Repunzel, the girl who’s trapped in a tower until rescued by a handsome prince. Read More
$18.00
A picture book that teaches you to think out a logic using a fun simple math experiment you can re-create. Clever and thorough. Read More
$15.00
A rags-to-riches Cinderella story about a boy and his cat. This has a basis in old English folk tales. Selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in 1951. Read More
$12.00
A naive little Bumble Bee searchs for a new and more exciting identity. But as “Sumble” gains experience in the world, he discovers that the nicest things begin with a B(ee). Read More
$18.00
Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling David, Nebuchadnezzer, Herod, Hadrian, Constantine, Saladin, Sulieman, and many more who came to conquer. Read More
$12.00
When the magic mouse warns them that the town below will flood from a rain that will last 30 days, she asks her pet alligator, Alexander, to go warn the town’s mayor. Read More
$18.00
The classic story for children, about persevering in the face of difficulty. ” I think I can, I think I can ” (sounding like a train chugging along) vs. “I cannot, I cannot.” (as the train slows down.) Read More
$12.00
Beautiful collection of the classic marketing posters used to promote destinations throughout Northwest Indiana for the Chicago to South Bend South Shore line. Read More
$50.00
Collection of popular pirate stories, which mostly center around brave non-pirates who crossed paths with an infamous pirate and lived to tell the tale. Read More
$130.00
Illustrated with Otto Kuhler’s drawings, provides a history of American locomotives from the ”Best Friend of Charleston” through the ”stream-styled” ones he designed. Read More
$28.00
Story of an Englishman, Amyas Leigh, who leaves his English town searching for maritime adventure and to avenge the death of his brother by the Spanish Inquisition. Read More
$20.00
Detailed tracking down and recording the pictures and history of Colorado ghost towns – some of which now have no trace left. Great reference book of Colorado’s historical ghost towns. Read More
$18.00
The Turba Philosophorum, also known as Assembly of the Philosophers, is one of the oldest European alchemy texts, translated from Arabic. Read More
$80.00
Life of novelist, journalist, and intrepid war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998), told through a captivating selection of her letters to friends, family, husbands, and lovers. Read More
$25.00
A valuable resource regarding polar exploration and Soviet history. Exposes development of Gulags while Arctic Exploration adventures became popular rage. Read More
$50.00