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Dr. Kirk Bane
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Book Reviews & Recommendations:
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Recommendations:
An
Essential Reading List of Texas History Compiled by Dr. Kirk
Bane
Book Reviews by Dr Kirk Bane:
Doing
it right, Best criticism on Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch;
Michael Bliss, ed. 2-3-24
Cinema
of the 70s: 101 Iconic Movies, by John H. Foote 1-1-24
The
Texas Left: The Radical Roots of Lone Star Liberalism, David
O'Donald Cullen and Kyle G. Wilkison, editors 12-1-23
Literary
Dallas, Francis Brannen Vick, editor 11-1-23
The
Film Book: a Complete Guide to the World of Film by Ronald Bergan
10-1-23
Literary
Fort Worth Judy Alter and James Ward Lee, eds. 9-5-23
The
Cowboy Encyclopedia by Richard W. Slatta 4-1-23
A
Light in the Dark: a History of Movie Directors by David Thomson
3-1-23
Sal
Mineo: A Biography by Michael Gregg Michaud 2-1-23
Robert
Mitchum: Solid, Dad, Crazy by Damien Love 1-4-23
Once
Upon a Time in the Italian West: The Filmgoers' Guide to Spaghetti
Westerns by Howard Hughes 12-1-22
Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, and Gunfighters by Leon Claire
Metz 11-1-22
William
Friedkin Interviews Edited by Christopher Lane 10-10-22
Cinema
'62: the Greatest Year at the Movies by Stephen Farber and Michael
McClellan 5-1-22
The
Seventies: The Decade that Changed American Film Forever by
Vincent Lobrutto 4-1-22
Stories
from Texas: Some of Them are True, Vol. II by W. F. Strong 3-1-22
Easy
Rider: 50 Years Looking for America by Steven Bingen. 2-1-22
Alright,
Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed
and Confused by Melissa Maerz. 1-2-22
Shooting
Midnight Cowboy by Glenn Frankel. 12-9-21
Encyclopedia
of Punk Music and Culture by Brian Cogan. 11-1-21
The
Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, the Making
of a Legendary Film by W.K. Stratton. 10-1-21
Shooting
Stars of the Small Screen by Douglas Brode. 9-1-21
The
Star of the Telegram: The Cartoons of Harold Maples by Devin
McCue. 5-1-21
Midcentury
Modern Art in Texas by Katie Robinson Edwards. 4-1-21
Austin
to ATX: The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers & Geeks who Transformed
the Capital of Texas by Joe Nick Patoski 3-1-21
David
Bowie FAQ: All That's to Know About Rock's Finest Actor by Ian
Chapman. 2-1-21
1966:
The Year the Decade Exploded by Jon Savage 1-1-21
San
Antonio 365: On This Day in History by David Martin Davies &
Yvette D. Benavides 12-1-20
The Houstorian Calendar: Today in Houston History by James Glassman
11-5-20
American
Independent Film by Jessica Winter. 10-5-20
Texas
on This Day: 500 Years of History by Gary C. Vliet. 9-5-20
Gunslingers
of '69: Western Movies' Greatest Year by Brian Hannan.
5-3-20
Why
the Ramones Matter by Donna Gaines. 4-14-20
The
Rough Guide to Westerns by Paul Simpson. 3-3-20
The
Rough Guide to Cult Fiction Edited by Paul Simpson, Michaela
Bushell, and Helen Rodiss. 2-12-20
The
Roots of Texas Music Edited by Lawrence Clayton and Joe W. Specht.
1-15-20
Lone
Star Suburbs: Life on the Texas Metropolitan Frontier Edited
by Paul J. P. Sandul and M. Scott Sosebee.
Conflict
and Cooperation: Reflections on the New Deal in Texas Edited
by Milton S. Jordan and George Cooper
Texas
Women and Ranching: On the Range, at the Rodeo, and in Their Communities
Edited by Deborah M. Liles and Cecilia Gutierrez Venable.
Women
in Texas History by Angela Boswell
Stories
From Texas: Some of Them Are True by W. F. Strong
The
Handy Texas Answer Book by James Haley
The
Sex Pistols Invade America: The Fateful U. S. Tour, January 1978
by Mick O'Shea.
Official
Guide to Texas State Parks & Historic Sites by Laurence Parent
Shopping
Mall by Matthew Newton.
Women
in Civil War Texas: Diversity and Dissidence in the Trans-Mississippi.
Edited by Deborah M. Liles and Angela Boswell. 9-1-18
From
Santa Anna to Selena: Notable Mexicanos and Tejanos in Texas History
since 1821 by Harriett Denise Joseph
Shake
It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop From Elvis to Jay
Z. Jonathan Lethem and Kevin Dettmar, eds.
The
Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches
by Jeremy Simmonds
Uncommon
People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars by David Hepworth.
Hidden History of the Llano Estacado Paul H. Carlson and David
J. Murrah, editors.
All
Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music. Revised Edition. by
Michael Corcoran.
Peter
Bogdanovich: Interviews. Peter Tonguette (ed.) 10-8-17
Everybody's Talkin': The Top Films of 1965-1969 by Barry Monush.
Supporting Features: Writing and Interviews on Movies and Moviemakers
by Damien Love.
Single
Star of the West: The Republic of Texas, 1836-1845. Edited by
Kenneth W. Howell and Charles Swanlund.
On
History's Trail: Speeches and Essays by the Texas State Historian
by Light Townsend Cummins.
Eavesdropping
on Texas History Edited by Mary L. Scheer
Fort
Worth's Rock and Roll Roots by Mark A. Nobles
Sharon
Tate: Recollection by Debra Tate, Foreword by Roman Polanski.
The
Houstorian Dictionary: An Insider's Index to Houston by James
Glassman
The
Real James Dean: Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best.
Edited by Peter L. Winkler. Foreword by George Stevens Jr.
West Texas: A History of the Giant Side of the State Paul H.
Carlson and Bruce A. Glasrud, eds.
Texas
Storms: Stories of Raging Weather in the Lone Star State by
Gene Fowler
"101
Essential Texas Books"
Sam
Peckinpah: Interviews Kevin J. Hayes, editor.
Women and the Texas Revolution Mary L. Scheer, editor.
Twentieth-Century Texas: A Social and Cultural History John
W. Storey and Mary L. Kelley, eds.
Texas Gulf Coast Stories by C. Herndon Williams
Elvis in Texas: The Undiscovered King, 1954-1958 by Stanley
Oberst and Lori Torrance
True
Tales of the Texas Frontier: Eight Centuries of Adventure and Surprise
by C. Herndon Williams
Chain
Saw Confidential: How We Made the World's Most Notorious Horror
Movie by Gunnar Hansen
State
of Minds: Texas Culture & Its Discontents by Don Graham
All
Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music
Never
Without Honor: Studies of Courage in Tribute to Ben H. Procter
Central Texas Tales by Mike Cox
Writing the Story of Texas Patrick L. Cox and Kenneth E. Hendrickson
Jr., eds.
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