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[bgalbrecht]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Oh, don't forget that Packt's "day" doesn't correspond to ours (well, at least anywhere near the ET in the U.S). At this moment, it ends after 21:38:04.

It's a British company, and the deals end at midnight, BST (British Summer Time). For most Americans, that's somewhere between 7 PM EDT and 4 PM PDT.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by bgalbrecht

It's a British company, and the deals end at midnight, BST (British Summer Time). For most Americans, that's somewhere between 7 PM EDT and 4 PM PDT.

British, ah.

I am mathematically-challenged. I couldn't figure out how to do the calculations to figure out about where in the world that a regular day would begin and end, given the numbers shown. With enough thought, I could, but it just wasn't that important to me.

But, having thought about it some more just now, it would be nice to say that the end of the promotion is such-and-such a time, not just how long from the time of my post that it would be. If remember correctly, the times that we see for each person's post is Greenwich Mean Time. So, all of that would be tricky for someone to calculate. I probably would struggle even using a calculator on the web to try to figure it out. ha.

Thanks for the feeback. It was helpful.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

British, ah.

I am mathematically-challenged. I couldn't figure out how to do the calculations to figure out about where in the world that a regular day would begin and end, given the numbers shown. With enough thought, I could, but it just wasn't that important to me.

But, having thought about it some more just now, it would be nice to say that the end of the promotion is such-and-such a time, not just how long from the time of my post that it would be. If remember correctly, the times that we see for each person's post is Greenwich Mean Time. So, all of that would be tricky for someone to calculate. I probably would struggle even using a calculator on the web to try to figure it out. ha.

Thanks for the feeback. It was helpful.

I see central time here on the posts.

Now just for you. Your time is GMT minus 4.

[ATDrake]

Bargain @ $0.99-$2.99 for some arts/Hollywood/political history-related titles from assorted publishers (prices should be equivalent in Canada & the US, and available in all the regular stores):

@ 99 cents from HarperCollins:

• Anne Frank: The book, the life, the afterlife by novelist and critic Francine Prose (Wikipedia), literary examination of the classic Holocaust diary and its enduring influence
• Artists in Exile: How Refugees from Twentieth-Century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts by historian Joseph Horowitz (Wikipedia)

@ $1.99 from couponable publishers

• Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star an autobiography by the vintage Hollywood heartthrob who later came out as gay, and basis of the eponymous documentary; from Algonquin Books
• Audrey Hepburn: A Charmed Life by Robyn Karney, a pictoral tribute cum biography of the classic actress, from Skyhorse's Arcade imprint
• Presidents in Crisis: Tough Decisions inside the White House from Truman to Obama by Michael K. Bohn, whom the blurb calls “a former director of the Situation Room”; also Skyhorse
• Heist: The Oddball Crew Behind the $17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft by Jeff Diamant, one of the journalists who covered the original case; true crime and basis of the motion picture Masterminds, from Sourcebooks

@ $1.99 from non-couponable publishers

• The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero & Tom Bissell, a memoir of the making of what was apparently a very bad old film, The Room, and itself the basis for the newer film The Disaster Artist, from Simon & Schuster
• Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and The Dawn of the Modern Woman by Sam Wasson, who also writes film history/criticism books for university imprints. This is a behind the scenes making-of the iconic Breakfast at Tiffany's, from HarperCollins
• Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner & Nancy Schoenberger. A good chunk of this is probably a stealth behind-the-scenes making of Cleopatra, also HC.
• Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter by groundbreaking African-American actor Sidney Poitier, part-memoir and part-musings on the future. If you got his other more autobiographical memoir when it was on sale last month, or are just a fan of his work, you might like to get this one as well. Also HC.
• Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes by Deana Martin & Wendy Holden a memoir of the singer who was part of the famous Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra et al. From Crown Publishing's Archetype imprint.

@ $2.99:

• As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling by Anne Serling, a memoir of the creator of the classic The Twilight Zone series by one of his daughters, out from Kensington's Citadel imprint (couponable/VIP-eligible in Canada but not the US anymore, apparently)
• How Shakespeare Changed Everything by Stephen Marshe, one of those pop-history pop culture books, out from HarperCollins' Harper Perennial imprint

And for ~$3-4 or so each, there's a bunch of Wes Anderson-related film artbooks with interviews and behind-the-scenes from publisher Abrams Image in the current Kobo Canada weekend sale, which might also be matched in the other stores and in the US, and some ex-Soviet Union history memoirs from the Hoover Institution (Wikipedia), a think tank hosted by the Stanford University which publishes through the aegis of their University Press.

[Dr. Drib]

I picked up "The Disaster Artist." It looks like a fun read.

I look forward to seeing the movie - hopefully soon.

Thank you!

[Little.Egret]

Charles River Editors, free

The Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I: The History and Legacy of the British Empire's Victory Over the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East

still free

Alhambra: The History and Legacy of the Moors' Most Famous Palace in Spain


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[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I see central time here on the posts.

Now just for you. Your time is GMT minus 4.

A person should always go by the practice of CYA. You will notice that I said, "if [I] remember correctly."

I also said earlier (not for the first time; I often remind people of this) that I am mathematically-challenged.

You should not pick on learning-disabled people. So there.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

A person should always go by the practice of CYA. You will notice that I said, "if [I] remember correctly."

I also said earlier (not for the first time; I often remind people of this) that I am mathematically challenged.

You should not pick on learning-disabled people. So there.

I am directionally dysfunctional. And was just giving you a hint.
But since I now know you are mathematically challenged, I will tell you exactly how to know. Hold up as many fingers as the clock says. Then put down 4 fingers and count the ones still up.
And now I shall meet you in Alabama. I head north and west right.

[GtrsRGr8]

I only have 10 fingers, not 12, which is the numbers on a clock.

[ATDrake]

Originally Posted by ATDrake

Audrey Hepburn: A Charmed Life by Robyn Karney, a pictoral tribute cum biography of the classic actress, from Skyhorse's Arcade imprint

I thought the cover of this looked familiar, so I checked my bookshelves, and it turns out it's a reprint of an old coffee table hardcover book I've owned for years: Audrey Hepburn: A Star Danced.

I read this ages ago, and it's actually pretty nice. There are lots of pictures drawn from throughout her life: photos from her childhood, public appearances, and personal life, as well as the expected stills and behind-the-scenes “candid” shots from her acting work. The accompanying biographical text has enough depth to be satisfying to a casual reader, and touches on various points of personal and professional interest which may lead one to want to read a more dedicated examination of her life and career.

For a mere $1.99, I'd certainly recommend if you happen to like or be interested in Hepburn's life and work or maybe some old Hollywood trivia about her films and co-stars, even if the picture quality is probably a little dubious after conversion to e-book (my hardcover is roughly the size of a 15-inch MacBook).

[curtw]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Well now what do you expect? You have swamp gases and swamp people.

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

And we have the President of the United States here more often than in Washington, D.C.

Redundant statements are redundant.

[GA Russell]

The press always treated Audrey Hepburn as if she were a special person, and I never understood why.

Today I feel the same way about Helen Mirren.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

The press always treated Audrey Hepburn as if she were a special person, and I never understood why.

Today I feel the same way about Helen Mirren.

I've never heard of Mirren. I'll have to look her up.

Audrey Hepburn (no relation, by blood or marriage to the great Katharine Hepburn) accomplished things--she was a great actress, for one thing, IMHO.

Audrey may have been the late 1900's equivalent of Paris Hilton, Kim, et al, Kardashian, ad nauseum. They are special because the media said that they are special (I know, Paris is a descendant of (Conrad?) Hilton who started Hilton Hotels, but that's not why she was/is getting the attention from the media that she was/is).

Much of the time today, as in the past, certain people are special, because the media says that they are important. There reasons for choosing those certain people? That's above my pay grade to answer. However, some if not all of such celebrities actively seek out that status--they work at it.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by curtw

Redundant statements are redundant.

I think that I get it.

But, I'm sure that Donald Trump wouldn't get anywhere close to a swamp, unless he was going across a bridge over one. And, he's definitely not one of the swamp-people type. He wouldn't be caught dead at a mud boggin'.

Swamps (or to be politically correct--ecologically-sensitive wetlands) are everywhere in many areas of Florida. A lot of them are state-owned or protected by semi-private conservatories). There are probably several close to Trump's mansion in West Palm Beach or wherever it is, and they will be there perpetually.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by ATDrake

I thought the cover of this looked familiar, so I checked my bookshelves, and it turns out it's a reprint of an old coffee table hardcover book I've owned for years: Audrey Hepburn: A Star Danced.

I read this ages ago, and it's actually pretty nice. There are lots of pictures drawn from throughout her life: photos from her childhood, public appearances, and personal life, as well as the expected stills and behind-the-scenes “candid” shots from her acting work. The accompanying biographical text has enough depth to be satisfying to a casual reader, and touches on various points of personal and professional interest which may lead one to want to read a more dedicated examination of her life and career.

For a mere $1.99, I'd certainly recommend if you happen to like or be interested in Hepburn's life and work or maybe some old Hollywood trivia about her films and co-stars, even if the picture quality is probably a little dubious after conversion to e-book (my hardcover is roughly the size of a 15-inch MacBook).

I wonder if the book covers the bad with the good. I mean the terrible six(?) years that her and her family suffered in Arnhem (and maybe elsewhere), in the Netherlands under Nazi occupation. She was not Dutch, she wasn't even Jewish--it was a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. She and her family suffered terribly in those years. Of course, they weren't alone. There was Corrie ten Boom, for example; but from reading about this part of her life I wonder if her and her family had to suffer as much.

From the sound of the title and the description, the book might only begin to cover Audrey's life as she started to become famous. Of course, that's a biographer's prerogative.