Authors:Robert Tanitch, Alec Guinness,
Publisher: Applause Books
Keywords: books, applause, guinness
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 2000-05-01
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 1557830428
ISBN-13: 9781557830425

This superbly illustrated survey, published to celebrate Sir Alec GuinnessÕs 75th birthday, is a full pictorial record of his career on stage and screen from the 1930s to the present day. Robert Tanitch, author of the highly acclaimed Gielgud, has undertaken all the photographic research and many of the photographs are appearing in book form for the first time. He provides a running commentary for each production plus quotes from the critics of the day. Guinness is both a record of an actorÕs distinguished career, and a tribute to the man himself.

Author: Guinness World Records
Publisher: Guinness
Keywords: records, world, guinness
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-08-07
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 1904994199
ISBN-13: 9781904994190

Guinness World Records 2008 continues to builds on the intriguing, informative, inspiring and instructional records and superlatives that have made Guinness World Records one of the most famous brands and books in the world. This year, we’ve created a revolutionary new design and filled it with more records than ever before. New content areas include: * FORENSIC SCIENCE: An insight into the real-life superlatives of the crime-scene investigators... A must for CSI fans! * THE ENVIRONMENT: How real is the threat of global warming? A look at some of the recent environmental records..

Author: Os Guinness
Publisher: Free Press
Keywords: hour, american
Number of Pages: 468
Published: 1993-05-30
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0029131731
ISBN-13: 9780029131732

An internationally known writer and speaker on religion and public life brilliantly ananlyzes the causes of our current moral malaise. Guinness examines how perilously close we have come to losing the shared beliefs, traditions and ideals that have helped shape America and sets forth a compelling view of a new role for religion.

Author: Mark Lloyd
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Keywords: espionage, book, guinness
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1994-08-22
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0306805847
ISBN-13: 9780306805844

Packed with case histories and profiles of history’s most infamous secret agents, plus a comprehensive glossary, The Guinness Book of Espionage will appeal to armchair spies everywhere. The Guinness Book of Espionage looks at the real world of spies and spying—military, political, and commercial—and charts the story of subterfuge throughout history. It contains fascinating details on: The People: famous spies such as Christopher Marlowe, Mata Hari, John Walker, and Kim Philby Their Methods: recruiting and running an agent, and the development of codes and ciphers The Equipment and Technolo

Author: Leslie Dunkling
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Keywords: companion, drinking, guinness
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2002-11
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1585746177
ISBN-13: 9781585746170

Take delicious sips from the literature of brews and spirits. Leslie Dunkling, under the imprimatur of the world’s most famous brewer, gives a comprehensive introduction to the history and range of alcoholic beverages. Dunkling amasses poems, bits of biography, and clips from novels that show numerous coincidences between alcohol and literature. Chapters include "Liquid Magnanimity-The Wines of the World," "Lifting the Spirits-The Spirits and Liqueurs of the World," and "Something Brewing-Beers, Ales, and Stouts." Peppered with quotations from literary figures, including Charles D

Author: Os Guinness
Publisher: HarperOne
Keywords: depends, future, civility, case
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-02-01
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0061353434
ISBN-13: 9780061353437

In a world torn apart by religious extremism on the one side and a strident secularism on the other, no question is more urgent than how we live with our deepest differences—especially our religious and ideological differences. The Case for Civility is a proposal for restoring civility in America as a way to foster civility around the world. Influential Christian writer and speaker Os Guinness makes a passionate plea to put an end to the polarization of American politics and culture that—rather than creating a public space for real debate—threatens to reverse the very principles our fou

Author: Craig Glenday
Publisher: Bantam
Keywords: records, world, guinness
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2009-04-28
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0553592564
ISBN-13: 9780553592566

From every corner of the globe—and beyond—Guinness World Records™ 2009 gathers the most amazing, inspirational, and even bizarre record breakers yet! From don’t-try-this-at-home human achievements to natural and technological wonders, incredible feats in sports and entertainment, and much more, this latest edition introduces important new records and fascinating facts that will captivate every imagination. Did you know . . .At 2 feet 5.37 inches, the shortest (mobile) living man is 19-year-old He Pingping of China, who was measured on March 22, 2008.The world’s most expensive cocktai