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21. The Wild Geese
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22. Little Lulu Volume 2: Sunday Afternoon
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24. I Was a TV Horror Host: Memoirs
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25. Thirteen Going on Eighteen: The
 
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21. The Wild Geese
by Stanley John Weyman
Paperback: 206 Pages (2010-07-06)
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This title has fewer than 24 printed text pages. They Also Serve is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Donald E. Westlake is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Donald E. Westlake then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more


22. Little Lulu Volume 2: Sunday Afternoon (v. 4)
by John Stanley, Irving Tripp
Paperback: 208 Pages (2005-06-15)
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Whether she's weaving hilarious, sprawling tales while babysitting the terrible tot Alvin, keeping her chubby chum Tubby and his clubhouse cronies in line, or making nice with the friendly ghost she catches reading "People Stories" in her bedroom, Little Lulu is both "Everygirl" and an undeniable one-of-a-kind! Dark Horse Books is proud to present, for the first time ever, the complete run of John Stanley and Irving Tripp's legendary run of classic Little Lulu comics in convenient, reader-friendly paperback volumes. Critically acclaimed and widely regarded as one of the most classic comics ever published, Little Lulu is an all-ages treasure, with stories funny and fresh enough to stand the test of time. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars The Moppet Show
Marge Buell's single panel comic, Little Lulu, began in the Saturday Evening Post in 1935. Her unsinkable Moppet made her appearance in Dell Four Color comics beginning in 1945. "Sunday Afternoon" collects all the stories from four successive issues published in 1946 and 1947. Since the four color series alternated various characters, these issues were numbered 131, 139, 146, and 158. As with the hardcover series from Another Rainbow, these Dark Horse editions are reprinted in black and white line drawings with color covers. However, the edition I have of "Sunday Morning" is not like the Amazon picture; It has different cover art with a purple background and no volume number.

John Stanley storyboarded the Dell Marge's Little Lulu comics, but many staples of Stanley's later stories are not yet in place. The boys just got their clubhouse, Eddie was just introduced in issue 120, Annie is not yet Lulu's best friend, Tubby is not yet sleuthing aka The Spider. But Stanley's zany story sense is already apparent, and the clean, simple panels suggest Crocket Johnson's Barnaby.

Cars and horses co-exist in these stories, and it's the first time Lulu's seen a TV. One of the first stories Lulu tells Alvin is a story within a story. Lulu narrates her fantasy narrative, which jars against the "real" version shown in the panels (except that's also a story). "Lulu's Lamp" ends in a conundrum. "What would you have done?" asks Stanley, "well, that's what Lulu did." All of which only hints at what a Stellar job Stanley did on these comics. Lucky for us they're back in these reasonably priced editions of around 200 pages each, courtesy of Dark Horse. ... Read more


23. Modern Trotting Sire Lines
by John Bradley, Stanley F. Bergstein
Hardcover: 351 Pages (1997-02-01)
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Author John Bradley looks at the pedigrees, records and studperformance of the top 50 trotting sires of the modern era. These arecurrent sires or sires that are close up in the pedigrees of today'shorses. Bradley analyzes each horse sire by sire, dam by dam, cross bycross and nick by nick. He suggests links in the pedigree of eachhorse leading to its success; reviews the bloodlines that seem to workbest with each stallion and mare line; and discusses strategies totake advantage of the strength of each horse. The book's handsome,simulated-leather binding makes it an ideal gift for fans of theStandardbred. It's the perfect companion to Bradley's Modern PacingSire Lines. ... Read more


24. I Was a TV Horror Host: Memoirs of a Creature Features Man
by John Stanley
Paperback: 208 Pages (2007-07-01)
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Once upon a time there were weird TV hosts in costumes who introduced old horror and science fiction movies on late-night programming. John Stanley, who hosted the highly rated "Creature Features" in the San Francisco-Bay Area for six years (1979-84), preferred to be just himself in normal clothing -- but in the process met some of the most unusual entertainment icons of the 20th Century. In addition to an historic overview of creepy storytellers from early movies and the Golden Age of Radio, this pictorial history, including 559 photos, many in print for the first time, updates Stanley's exclusive interview material to describe such leading players as Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and Gene Roddenberry of "Star Trek," Lucille Ball, Arnold Schwarzenegger, fantasy author Ray Bradbury, Psycho novelist Robert Bloch, "Psycho" star Anthony Perkins, Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, special effects master Ray Harryhausen, B-picture producer Roger Corman, movie gimmick specialist William Castle, George Romero, and "Star Wars" figures Anthony Daniels, David Prowse and Peter Mayhew. Stanley also profiles fellow horror hosts Joe Bob Briggs, Elvira, Ghoulardi and Zacherley. The result is a swirling cauldron of fascinating media history -- as only Stanley, who spent 33 years at the San Francisco Chronicle writing about movies and TV production, could recast it. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!!!
John Stanley was a great horror tv host. Bob Wilkins was even better. And John Stanley has both covered in this excellent book. For more on BOB WILKINS check out http://bobwilkinsthemanbehindthecigar.blogspot.com

4-0 out of 5 stars Pleasant Memories
For those who were not around at the time, a lot of baby boomer horror fans got their start watching the horror film packages distributed to television starting around the late 1950s.I know I lived from one Saturday night to the next looking forward to my first chance to see some film like HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN that I had read about in FAMOUS MONSTER OF FILMLAND magazine.In Springfield, Massachusetts the Late Show would just have a science fiction or horror film every Saturday night.The larger stations made it a weekly program with a host who went by a name like Ghoulardi or Svenghouli, usually in some weird costume.

The San Francisco area had a little more class.KTVU out of Oakland broadcast CREATURE FEATURES with its host Bob Wilkins.When horror hosts like Zacherley and Vampira were dressing up in Halloween costumes and doing skits, Wilkins looked relatively normal underplayed the horror host role with a sort of Bob Newhart deadpan style.His slogan was "Watch horror films... Keep America Strong."I enjoyed Wilkins a lot when I was at Stanford from 1972 to 1974.KTVU had John Stanley as the host of CREATURE FEATURES from 1979 to 1984 after Wilkins left.Unfortunately, I never saw John Stanley on the air.As far as I can tell John Stanley carried the Wilkins tradition of the laid-back style.(Oddly each looks like he has a portrait somewhere doing all his aging for him.)Stanley also published a guide to the kind of films he would show JOHN STANLEY'S CREATURE FEATURES MOVIE GUIDE.

That brings me to John Stanley's current book, I WAS A TV HORROR HOST.As the name suggests, this is a memoir of his years as a horror host--probably the first memoir of a horror host.It covers a lot more including the history of horror hostdom going back to radio hosts like Raymond on "The Inner Sanctum."

A little over half of the book chronicles John Stanley's adventures interviewing the major names associated with media fantasy in the 1970s.Several people associated with Star Trek and Star Wars were his guests.He interviewed Ray Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Vincent Price, Roger Corman, and John Newland (the host of TV's "One Step Beyond").He finishes Christopher Lee, William Castle, George Romero, and Boris Karloff's daughter.

The interviews are not in any great depth.Certainly they are not in the depth of Tom Weaver's interviews in numerous books published by McFarland.But as Stanley's interviews were interruptions of the evenings' Creature Feature, they were kept brief with some interesting tidbits.

What do I like and not like about the book.Let us start with what I liked.

-- I have rarely seen the subject of television horror hosts covered in book form anywhere else.There was a legion of them (and Stanley lists most in the book) and there must have been some good stories about them and their stations.

-- John Stanley illustrates the book with a treasury stills.Every page has a photo and some have as many as three.

-- The price tag of this book is $19.95.Unfortunately most books on popular media of the past years seem to be published by Scarecrow Press or their clone McFarland.This is the sort of book that McFarland might publish.They would tone down the silly title fonts, make sure it had the index it really needed, sandwich it between hardcovers, and slap a $55 price tag on it.McFarland has a great line of media books many of which I would love to own, but I am only a poor corrupt official.I slightly prefer Stanley's less dignified format and his $20 price tag is as nostalgic as the book itself is.

-- Stanley does a good job of covering the subject of horror hosting, and the popular horror including hosts of the past like.

-- John Stanley has an infectious enthusiasm that comes through in the book.

-- I frequently find factual errors in books about the old horror films.Stanley seems fairly careful with his facts.Stanley is a fan of the horror genre and has an encyclopedic knowledge.Through the book John Stanley's positive personality comes through and lights up the entire narrative.He is the biggest asset of his own book.

Now what about the negatives?

-- The biggest fault is that book has no index.Perhaps Stanley felt his book was supposed to be just light reading and did not need one.Flipping through pages is no substitute for knowing what page to go to find the comments about Christopher Lee or Robert Bloch.

-- There are many more attempted jokes than actual laughs.This is, of course, a matter of taste and probably is in the tradition of CREATURE FEATURES.And I have the same problem with my jokes.

-- I was not looking for Stanley to dish dirt, but he seems unrelentingly positive on all the celebrities he discusses.Here and there he tells an anecdote that maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger would not like if he were not Arnold Schwarzenegger.But Stanley seems to have no pet peeves, no axes to grind, and he had no problems with the celebrities with whom he dealt.He likes everybody, so his narrative feels a little sugar-coated and perhaps not a good source for insight.

For those who want to understand the state of popular fantasy in the 1970s or to just reminisce about the period this book is worth the modest purchase price.

Admission: I have not finished reading the book yet.What is left I am going to save to read only on Saturday evenings while watching good (or bad) horror films. ... Read more


25. Thirteen Going on Eighteen: The John Stanley Library
by John Stanley
Hardcover: 336 Pages (2010-01-19)
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THE LATEST TITLE IN THE JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY DESIGNED BY THE CARTOONIST SETH

In the early to mid-1960s, John Stanley turned his attention to drawing and writing his own series rather than working with the already established licensed characters he is most well known for, such as Little Lulu.D+Qhas embarked on an archival series of Stanley’s comics, including Melvin Monster, Around the Block with Dunc and Loo, Kookie, and Thirteen Going on Eighteen.

Thirteen Going on Eighteen focuses on the friendship and rivalry of two teenage girls, Val and Judy. Each comic is a darkly hilarious look at the socialmaneuverings and betrayals of the teen set.Stanley’s strippeddown approach perfectly captures the fever pitch of the teenage years. He creates a teenage sitcom and turns it into an anguished character study.

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5-0 out of 5 stars Stanley's teen comic -- a real revelation!
Drawn & Quarterly has already done well enough by John Stanley with its collections of the creator's work on Dell's NANCY and MELVIN MONSTER. What those earlier volumes (especially the latter) lacked was a sense of perspective for those of us who are still catching up with Stanley's LITTLE LULU work and want to know how, exactly, these lesser-known efforts compare with that justly celebrated series. For its third (and thickest) STANLEY LIBRARY offering, D&Q makes up for past omissions by fronting the first nine issues of THIRTEEN "GOING ON EIGHTEEN" -- by far, Stanley's most successful original creation -- with an essay by cartoonist and graphic designer Seth, who ranks this 1960s series among the best "mainstream" comics ever produced. As things turned out, I would have liked the collection under any circumstances, but I appreciate Seth's pointing out how THIRTEEN ties in with themes inherent in Stanley's earlier work.

I've never been a big fan of "teenage" comics, but THIRTEEN already ranks as one of my two favorites of that genre, along with Harvey's BUNNY. Those familiar with both will probably laugh, but I'm serious. I like BUNNY, that well-meaning and completely addle-pated Valentine to the groovy, ginchy late 60s, precisely because it's so truly bizarre. (That, plus the fact that uncredited artist Hy Eisman, bless him, didn't fall into the trap of ripping off ARCHIE character designs, as Tower, Marvel, and DC so conspicuously did during that same period.) THIRTEEN, by contrast, is much more down-to-earth and believable, tracing as it does the lives and loves of a pair of occasionally lovable, occasionally aggravating teenage girls. Stereotyping of the ARCHIE variety is nowhere to be seen, though I'm sure Stanley must have received some pressure from the folks at Dell to compete directly with the Riverdale behemoth.

Stanley takes a while to get into a groove with Val and Judy, his teen stars. Issues #1-#2 of THIRTEEN, drawn by Tony Tallarico, are easily the weakest of the nine reproduced here. The gags aren't great, and Tallarico -- an artist about whom I've literally never heard a kind word -- draws petite blond Val and chunky brunette Judy as though they're somewhere around 11 or 12. Stanley himself takes over the drawing chores with #3, and the extra burden, oddly enough, appears to have liberated him a bit. Funny supporting characters begin to appear -- Judy's annoying boyfriend-for-lack-of-a-better-alternative Wilbur, an equally slothful loser named Charlie -- and Val's next-door neighbor Billy, who rotates between the roles of "good friend" and fallback date option, develops a wickedly impish sense of humor. Frenetic action and controlled hysteria of the LULU variety become a standard ingredient of most plots. Reminiscent of LULU, as well, is the book's decidedly distaff-friendly perspective (no big surprise, given that teenage girls were the target audience). Val may be a "drama queen" -- her occasional bouts of weeping and wailing on her bed are hilarious -- and Judy a bit mean-spirited, but they shine in contrast to the totem-like Paul Vayne (a "dreamboat" who becomes Val's first semi-serious steady), the calculatedly "kooky" Billy, and the utterly hopeless Wilbur and Charlie. To be sure, everyone has good and bad moments in these pages, but the girls -- including Val's older sister Evie, who sometimes functions as goad, sometimes as sounding-board, for her flightier younger sister -- come off better most of the time. Sometimes too much better, as I'll explain below.

THIRTEEN is very much a work powered by the "gas fumes" of the 1950s, those pleasant (for the most part) "happy days" of yore.That in itself is a reason for me to enjoy the series; though the title's first issue appeared in 1961, it radiates that 50s sense of cultural contentment that drives the Left so crazy about any era over which it does not hold hegemony. Don't be fooled by the well-groomed setting, though. In this title, Stanley has some rather raw things to say about the quest for love, suggesting that, while unrequited love may be painful, requited love may be just as harsh. Val's relationship with Paul Vayne ends up causing no small amount of stress; she worries about losing him and is not a little nervous about what her relationship with Paul might do to her tie with Billy. Judy, less attractive than Val even after she suddenly drops a few dozen pounds, is desperate for the "right guy" but winds up settling for Wilbur, an oaf who refuses to pay for Judy on dates and insists on wearing a filthy hat everywhere he goes. Even Evie gets the fuzzy end of the lollipop when her steady throws her over (and we don't even get to see it "live"). Sure, some may carp that Val and Judy care more about impressing boys than they do about maximizing their career options or "finding their voices," but the former is where the "funny" is, no matter what era you're living in.

As with most Stanley collections I've read, the collective effect of reading Stanley stories is more significant than the impact of any one story. I do have some favorites in this collection, though. "A Maiden's Prayer" finds Val trying to enjoy a picnic with Paul Vayne even as she desperately tries to steer him away from trees, walls, and any other places where "Val and [fill in the blank]" carvings are present. We do get an odd moment when lightning strikes a shelter where Paul and Val are hiding from the rain. The way Stanley depicts the accident, the duo are lucky to have survived unscathed! Next thing you know, turkeys will start flying (yes, Mr. Stanley, I remember well that goof from a LULU story). The stories in which Val tries to dodge the unwanted attentions of a bespectacled "admirer" named "Sticky Stu" bring back wistful memories of a time when I, myself, was enamored with a high-school classmate and always had to be around her. I'd like to think that I was better company than the poker-faced Stu, however.

THIRTEEN does have one feature that I don't care for at all. Thanks to those strange postal regulations that gifted us with GYRO GEARLOOSE backup features in UNCLE $CROOGE and GOOFY quickies in DONALD DUCK, the title concludes every issue with a brief story starring Judy Junior (who looks like a younger, shorter, and even chunkier Judy) and a little boy, Jimmy Fuzzi. I've read those GYRO and GOOFY stories, however, and Judy Junior is no Gyro or Goofy. What she is is a painfully pushy, overbearing brat whose apparent sole purpose in life is to make Jimmy miserable. Sure, Stanley wanted to make the girls the star characters of the title, but this is going too far. Seth claims that he could read a "whole book" of these supposedly hilarious tales. They may work for him, but, for me, they simply seem cruel -- like an endless string of Lucy-pulls-the-football-away-from-Charlie-Brown gags without the pathos (and infrequency) that made those PEANUTS gags memorable (and tolerable). At least in LULU stories, put-upon characters generally get a chance for revenge; Jimmy almost never does. To make matters worse, the characters constantly refer to one another by name, a gambit which gets to be like Chinese water torture after a while. Stanley's LULU stories had an edge to them; the JUDY JUNIOR tales hone that edge down to razor-sharpness and then ask you to perch on same. I'll pass.

In his Introduction, Seth comments that Stanley wasn't greatly affected by the oncoming post-Camelot cultural tsunami in later issues of THIRTEEN, apart from an occasional Beatles reference. But then, Stanley's comics always seem to take place at a certain remove from the topical concerns of the real world -- all the better for Stanley to concentrate on his plots and characterizations. The fact that he can make this approach work in a quasi-realistic comic like this one is a considerable tribute to his talents. I'm definitely on board for future collections of this title -- and, if Dark Horse or someone else would only agree to publish the collected BUNNY, my "teen comics dream," such as it is, would be complete.

4-0 out of 5 stars "Thirteen Going on Eighteen" adds up to a thousand laughs
One of the truisms of comic book publishing history has also become something of a running joke: romance and teen romance comics were usually the work of middle-aged men. But that didn't have to be such a bad attribute, as John Stanley proved with his "Thirteen Going on Eighteen" series for Dell, the first third of which is reprinted in this chunky volume from Drawn & Quarterly.

Dell needed strong series after their break from Western Publishing, and John Stanley was among their most reliable talents, if not one of their quirkiest. Anybody who could turn Little Lulu from a pleasant magazine panel strip into a long-running masterpiece was certainly a good candidate to breathe new life into the teen humor genre. Stanley started with a small ensemble of teenaged girls: the eighteen-year-old Evie and her precocious, boy-crazy kid sister Val, who constantly teased one another about their respective romances and needled one another as siblings will. Val's confidante was her best friend Judy, who starts out as a rotund boy-chaser but eventually shrinks into a slimmer, athletic boy-chaser.

The first two issues don't work since Stanley's scripts are illustrated by Tony Tallarico, whose semi-realistic renderings make Stanley's humor seem sadistic and mean-spirited. Once Stanley took over the art chores, in a style that recalls his "Tubby" stories, the imagery and humor gibe with each other. The characters and their relationships with one another become more sophisticated, much warmer, and increasingly funnier. As designer "Seth" notes in his introduction, each issue became dominated by a story arc that was broken into several short stories, each complete by themselves yet part of longer storyline that comprised most of each magazine. "Sideline humor" was provided via gag strips with Val and Judy or the peculiar "Judy Jr." "Judy Jr." was a miniature version of the earlier Judy, but her personality was domineering and nearly monstrous as she repeatedly exploited and terrorized her nominal best friend, Jimmy Fuzzi. "Judy Jr." has all the resourcefulness of Little Lulu, but none of her charm, and a little of her goes a long way.

This series has been begging for revival for many decades, and for that reason alone, this volume (presumably the first of three) is commendable. I have no problem with the reproduction of the art (remembering the hideous quality of the color scans in the "Spirit" magazines from the early '80s). I wish the publishers could have at least included a table of contents or numbered the pages for reference purposes, and I still hope that some future volume will include at least miniature reproductions of all the covers. The back cover sticker may be well-intentioned, but like most stickers, it eventually peels away and leaves a sticky mess behind.

The contents of this volume, however, are pure gold. If Val and Judy lack the instant recognition factor of the Archie gang, they compensate with their humanity and amusing repartee. This is classic American comic book humor, and it's wonderful to have it back on the store shelves.

5-0 out of 5 stars Funny, smart, literate, this one has it all!
John Stanley may have been the finest writer ever to work in comic books, and his drawing style has a boldness and simplicity that stamps it as unique. A few of these stories don't work as well as the others, but the general level is extremely high and raises the question of whether the short-short form (5-8 pages) isn't hugely underrated in today's world of sprawling multi-part series and graphic novels. Seth has done a gorgeous job of art design on this book (and the other projected volumes in this series from Drawn and Quarterly, the Canadian publisher which always does a beautiful job of book production). Seth's introduction is astute and judicious and not to be missed. Treat yourself to this one!

4-0 out of 5 stars Big volume in the JSL reprinting his "teen comic"
Well, here we are with the third in Drawn & Quarterly's "John Stanley Library".This is the first volume reprinting Stanley's teen comic "Thirteen Going on Eighteen", about 2 teen girls, Val & Judy.

Unlike the prior 2 volumes in the Library, Melvin Monster & Nancy, this volume is BIG, as it reprints *9* comics from that series, #1-9.This, as compared to the 3 for the Melvin volume and 5 for Nancy.If they stay this way with the rest of their reprint of Thirteen, then we will see a total of 3 volumes reprinting that comic.

Another change from the previous volumes is a several page intro by Seth (actually a reprint of an edited article published in "The Comics Journal"), the series designer, on the comic.I guess since they figured the main audience for this volume would most likely be adults and not kids, they figured an intro would work.Sadly, the 'bio' on Stanley at the end is no better then the previous volumes.

UNFORTUNATELY, D&Q AGAIN, did not reprint the covers from the original comics.I (and others) continue to feel this is a mistake, especially as the covers for Thirteen were in many ways 'one page' comics in their own right.I really with D&Q wouldn't do this.

As to the comics.Most focus on the 2 main characters, teen girls Val and Judy.Judy actually changed, being more pudgy at first, then becoming as slime as Val.Also, her hair color and style changed from comic to comic, until it settled down to a set style around the 4th issue or so.This may have been due to Dell wishing them to be more of a "Betty & Veronica" vipe.Strangely, there are not that many other characters.We occasionally see Val older sister, Evie, and even rarer her mom.We met Val & Judy's 'boyfriends'.But as compared to "Archie", we don't see the large number of secondary characters.

Another standalone character in these comics is "Judy, Jr.", who has her own, standalone stories in the comics.Its not clear the connection between Judy Jr and Val & Judy.Is she Judy at a younger age?Or a little sister?Her hair color changes from blonde to brown to black, matching Judy's hair, and also settles into the same style.Because of that I have to think she is a younger Judy (like "Little Archie" is "Archie" as a kid).In many ways she is similiar to other Stanley kid characters like Tubby, but its a little more obnoxious and self-centered then others he's done.

Artwork seems to change over the issues.I assume this is due to change in artist.The first issues are more 'tight', being done by Tony Tallarico over Stanley's layouts, but later issues seem more loose and less finished.Personally, I have never carred for Tallarico's work, and I find some of what he does in the first issue annoying.As Stanley worked out his scrips in a loose comic style, is this due to Dell using his outlined work as the final artwork?Don't know.I actually don't care for his later brush style work.I guess I just prefer the tight, finished work of Lulu et al.

If you a fan of Stanley's work, you should enjoy this.It's a different pace from his prior work with younger characters (Lulu and Nancy).I look forward to further volumes.D&Q has already announced the 2nd volumes of Melvin & Nancy.Hopefully we'll see the 2nd Thirteen volume later this year as well.Also planned are his contemporary series on "Dunc & Loo" (two teen boys) and the hippie "Kookie".Be interesting to see those as well.

4-0 out of 5 stars Virtuoso writing and art
John Stanley, like Carl Barks, labored in near anonymity for DELL Comics throughout the fifties and sxities, but his work stands the test of time. His Little Lulu and Tubby comics are immortal, but this obscure teen comic deserves wider circulation. These are almost zen-like in their simplicity, but perfect examples of comics that are almost easier to read than not to. The story of two qurky, boy crazy (well, sort of) teenage girls, these characters are long on personality and drawn with utmost (if ever changing) precision. Recommended to anyone who'd like to introduce a young girl to to comics that are far better than Betty and Veronica! ... Read more


26. John Singer Sargent, His Portrait
by Stanley Olson
 Hardcover: 309 Pages (1986)
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Asin: 0312444567
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REVIEW: "This exemplary biography is manifestly fascinating." (Baltimore Sun)REVIEW: "[Olson has produced] an absorbing, detailed, comprehensive biography of this intriguing enigma of a man." (Library Journal)REVIEW: "Olson`s prose is a rich, almost Jamesian affair, ferociously literate, archly elliptical." (The New York Times)REVIEW: "Stanley Olson has written a superb account." (San Francisco Chronicle)REVIEW: "John Singer Sargent is one heck of a good book. Read it." (The Washington Times Magazine)REVIEW: "This biography conveys vividly and with considerable charm and wit a sense of the social world of the distinguished American portrait painter." (The Virginia Quarterly Review)REVIEW: "This biography rescues Sargent....from the shadows of his famous subjects." (United Press International)AUTHORBIO: STANLEY OLSON, like Sargent, was an American expatriate; born in 1947 in Ohio, he lived in London from 1969 until his untimely death, from a stroke, in 1989. Scholar, writer, dandy, aesthete, gourmet, and impeccable host, he was a much-loved and admired member of London`s literary world. He authored Elinor Wylie: A Life Apart and edited the abridged Harold Nicolson: Diaries & Letters 1930-1964.

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5-0 out of 5 stars Excellent Sargent biography
About 6 by 9 inches. 280 pages. Footnoted. Approximately 50 illustrations, allB&W. With an extensive notes section. Two appendices; one for Sargent's family genealogy, another for a description in Sargent's own words of his Boston murals project. 1986. St. Martin's Press.
In Olson's view, Sargent biography occurred in three main phases. Immediately after Sargent's death, his friend, Evan Charteris, wrote the first biography. In the `50s, Charles Merrill Mount wrote the second. After another thirty years, Olson wrote this third, his own biography of Sargent. I've read this last first and plan to read the earlier ones next. This perhaps odd reverse order to ensure that I have the bare facts quite straight from the beginning, because although Charteris personally knew Sargent and his book is affectionate, Sargent's sisters complained that the correct facts were not always there in that first book. But with the facts now straight, the earlier biographies can be read more for perhaps additional color. And of course the idea of only three real biographies of Sargent is inaccurate. For example, Patricia Hills' biography came out the same year as Olson's.
Why read a complete Sargent biography? Most of his life, at least the broad facts, is there in condensed form in the many available books on his art. His work is seldom discussed in a vacuum. Along with reproductions and discussion about them, there's, "Born 1856 in Florence, Italy to inveterate expatriate parents..." One good reason is to learn more details, to see not just the walls but the bricks in the wall. Olson's book is quite informative. Of particular interest to an artist, for example, is Sargent's sympathetic advice to his artist friend, Paul Helleu. Once entering Helleu's studio and finding him in despair amidst discarded sketches and pastels, Sargent assured Helleu that he thought them just fine and expressed a desire to buy one. When Helleu countered that all that was well and good but the works were not what he had intended, Sargent replied that such was always the case. As if artist may propose, but paper or canvas disposes. From Sargent this is quite curious. Frequently accused of almost unnatural (and somehow un-artistic) technical facility, one would think that Sargent before anyone would be able to routinely produce precisely what he intended a priori. Was he telling his truth or merely solacing a good friend? This is of real interest to the rest of us, who now and then might produce some good work... but largely by accident.
Another reason to read this biography is Olson's fine, even entertaining and witty way of writing. We read that Sargent's parents, interviewing potential wet nurses, learn a quintessential Italian fact, why tell the truth when a perfectly good lie will do. The breast feeding candidate, first deposed and denied, returned again another day for a second shot with new costume, dyed hair and an assumed name. Perhaps maddeningly painful lactic tension was her impetus. It certainly could not have been the Anglo American food. Such is the charm of Italy. I truly love it.
Still another benefit is access to Olson's reasoned opinions. For example, Sargent's almost blank personal /sex life. Opinions on this vary considerably. The fact that Sargent left no public trail in this regard, leads me, despite any suspicions, to respect his privacy. Olson argues from the same common material that there is no evidence that he was homosexual or not. Other writers, as near as I can understand them, argue oddly that Sargent's evident artistic inclinations must imply that he was homosexual? As if anyone familiar with magenta and mauve must be homosexual? From the top of my head ... magenta is a redder violet, mauve more blue. Original mauve was a coal tar derivative dye discovered early in the 19th Century. It proved extremely popular for women's clothing and for a season or two was the signature color of the ladies of Queen Victoria's court. Mauve was also the surname of a Belgian artist who briefly taught Vincent van Gogh?
As an aside, Olson plausibly argues that "John Singer Sargent" is an error. Sargent is never known to refer to himself as such. A signature of "John S. Sargent" is as formal as he got. However, in this day of the Internet, searching "John Singer Sargent" unfailingly leads to the correct sites. In contrast, searching "John S Sargent" often does, but also often does not, leading instead to various other "John S Sargent"s, ward politicos, advertising dentists, soccer players, who knows what. Alas, Olson will never be aware of this counter argument to "John S Sargent", he died much too young at 42 shortly after completing this most excellent book. Nor shall we benefit from more good writing by Olson, an American with a University of London PhD in literature.
In sum, I unreservedly recommend reading Stanley Olson's biography of Sargent. But, I'd read it right next to a large book of decent Sargent color reproductions.




4-0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
I really enjoyed the book. He was an interesting character who seemed to be liked by everyone and didn't take himself too seriously. My only complaint: for a book about a painter the figures are of poor quality. ... Read more


27. Bogart '48
by John Stanley, Kenn Davis
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5-0 out of 5 stars Here's Looking At You, Kid
Imagine making an actor out to be a detective. If you were a notorious cheapskate like Harry Cohn, it makes perfect sense. He orders Bogart to solve a mystery in Hollywood. Bogie enlists his reluctant friend Peter Lorre to assist him.

ALong the way, many Hollywood friends and acquaintances show up, such as Van Heflin, John Wayne, and Frederic March. Bacall is alluded to, but plays a minor part in this noir mystery. What is clever is that Raymond Chandler lends a hand, making the plot plausible. D.W. Griffith has an amusing cameo, if that word may be applied to a novel.

For those who love movies and mysteries, this book is a gem. I read it when it was first published, and its vivid imagery remains with me today. I heartily recommend this book. ... Read more


28. Hand Arthroplasties: Published in Association with the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
by John Stanley, Beat R Simmen, Yves Allieu, Alberto Lluch
Hardcover: 384 Pages (2000-07-07)
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This is a comprehensive guide to the management of disorders of the hand and forearm by means of implanted prostheses. ... Read more


29. Ovington's bank
by Stanley John Weyman
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30. The story of Francis Cludde
by Stanley John Weyman
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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1891Original Publisher: Cassell Publishing CompanySubjects: Fiction / ClassicsFiction / HistoricalFiction / LiteraryLiterary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: CHAPTER VI.MASTER CLARENCE.WE had stood thus fora few moments when a harsh voice, hailing us from above, put an end to our several thoughts and forebodings. We looked up and I saw half a dozen night-capped heads thrust over the bulwarks. A rope ladder came hurtling down at our feet, and a man, nimbly descending, held it tight at the bottom. "Now, madame!" he said briskly. They all, I noticed, had the same foreign accent, yet all spoke English; a singularity I did not understand, until I learned later that the boat was the Lions Whelp, trading between London and Calais, and manned from the latter place.Mistress Bertram ascended quickly and steadily, holding the baby in her arms. The other made some demur, lingering at the foot of the ladder and looking up as if afraid, until her companion chid her sharply. Then she too went up, but as she passed me -- I was holding one side of the ladder steady -- she shot at me from under her hood a look which disturbed me strangely.It was the first time I had seen her face, and it was such a face as a man rarely forgets. Not because of its beauty; rather because it was a speaking face, a strange and expressive one, which the dark waving hair, swelling in thick clusters upon either temple, seemed to accentuate. The features were regular, but, the full red lips excepted, . rather thin than shapely. The nose, too, was prominent. But the eyes! The eyes seemed to glorify the dark brill... ... Read more


31. Ovington's bank
by Stanley John Weyman
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Originally published in 1922.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more


32. The story of Francis Cludde
by Stanley John Weyman
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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1891Original Publisher: Cassell Publishing CompanySubjects: Fiction / ClassicsFiction / HistoricalFiction / LiteraryLiterary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: CHAPTER VI.MASTER CLARENCE.WE had stood thus fora few moments when a harsh voice, hailing us from above, put an end to our several thoughts and forebodings. We looked up and I saw half a dozen night-capped heads thrust over the bulwarks. A rope ladder came hurtling down at our feet, and a man, nimbly descending, held it tight at the bottom. "Now, madame!" he said briskly. They all, I noticed, had the same foreign accent, yet all spoke English; a singularity I did not understand, until I learned later that the boat was the Lions Whelp, trading between London and Calais, and manned from the latter place.Mistress Bertram ascended quickly and steadily, holding the baby in her arms. The other made some demur, lingering at the foot of the ladder and looking up as if afraid, until her companion chid her sharply. Then she too went up, but as she passed me -- I was holding one side of the ladder steady -- she shot at me from under her hood a look which disturbed me strangely.It was the first time I had seen her face, and it was such a face as a man rarely forgets. Not because of its beauty; rather because it was a speaking face, a strange and expressive one, which the dark waving hair, swelling in thick clusters upon either temple, seemed to accentuate. The features were regular, but, the full red lips excepted, . rather thin than shapely. The nose, too, was prominent. But the eyes! The eyes seemed to glorify the dark brill... ... Read more


33. Little Lulu Volume 6: Letters To Santa
by John Stanley, Irving Tripp
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For eight-year-old Lulu Moppet, nothing is impossible - even if the results of her efforts are impossibly imperfect. Need to quell the fury of a rambunctious two-year-old? Lulu's got a hilarious fairy tale brewing in her brain that'll do just the trick. Father needs his best suit taken to the tailor? Lulu can handle it - so long as Pop doesn't mind if she makes a few unplanned - and wholly unpredictable! - stops along the way. Have a wayward ghost in your house who needs a new home? Lulu's your girl! ... Read more


34. One Hundred Years of Psychological Research in America: G. Stanley Hall and the Johns Hopkins Tradition
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35. Tubby #461, 1953. Story and art by John Stanley
by John Stanley
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36. John Stanley: Webster's Timeline History, 1274 - 2007
by Icon Group International
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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "John Stanley," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have John Stanley in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with John Stanley when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name John Stanley, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more


37. The Early Married Life of Maria Josepha, Lady Stanley; With Extracts From Sir John Stanley's 'præterita'.
by Maria Josepha Stanley Stanley
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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1899Original Publisher: Longmans, Green, and co.Description: Consists chiefly of letters to and from Lady Stanley, 1796-1850.Subjects: EnglandGreat BritainEnglish lettersBiography ... Read more


38. Three Accounts of Peterloo by Eye-Witnesses: Bishop Stanley, Lord Hylton, John Benjamin Smith
by Edward Stanley, Francis Archibald Bruton, William George Hylton Jolliffe Hylton
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more


39. The Early Married Life of Maria Josepha, Lady Stanley: With Extracts from Sir John Stanley's 'præterita'.
by John Thomas Stanley, Maria Josepha Stanley Stanley
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more


40. Five Deans: John Colet, John Donne, Jonathan Swift, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, William Ralph Inge
by Sidney Dark
 Hardcover: 255 Pages (1928)

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