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Which Lie Did I Tell : More Adventures in the Screen Trade
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published March 2000
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"Which Lie Did I Tell? is funny, tough, honest, true and also beautifully written. It is as personal as a long and delightful letter from the smartest friend you ever had."

The Princess Bride : S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure : The 'Good Parts' Version, Abridged [ABRIDGED]
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published January 2000
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The Big Picture : Who Killed Hollywood? and Other Essays
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published November 1999
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"The trouble with the Oscar show is that it's too short," William Goldman writes more than once in these infectiously droll essays about Hollywood stars, box office roulette, vintage movie years, and the illogic of Saving Private Ryan. Any other writer would be in deep ironical mode saying that, but the great screenwriter (All the President's Men, The Princess Bride) and giddy movie enthusiast is hardly a "prevailing view" kind of guy. Wouldn't we have gotten Brando himself at the 1973 Oscars, he argues, if he had unlimited time to defend Indian rights to a billion viewers? Would anything have...

Princess Bride
William Goldman / Library Binding / Published October 1999
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The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures a...

William Goldman : 5 Screenplays, All the President's Men, Harper, the Great Waldo Papper, Magic & Maverick
William Goldman / Paperback / Published October 1998
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Absolute Power
William Goldman / Paperback / Published August 1997
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Director Clint Eastwood's 1997 box-office hit stars himself as Luther Whitney, a highly skilled thief who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a woman involved in a secret tryst with the U.S. president (played by Gene Hackman). Determined to clear his name, Whitney cleverly eludes a tenacious detective (Ed Harris) while investigating a corruption of power reaching to the highest level of government. Adapted by veteran screenwriter William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel, this thriller balances expert suspense with well-drawn characters and an intelli...

William Goldman : Five Screenplays With Essays : All the President's Men, Magic, Harper, Maverick, the Great Waldo Pepper
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published March 1997
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William Goldman : Four Screenplays With Essays : Marathon Man, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the Princess Bride, Misery
William Goldman, William Goldman / Paperback / Published March 1997
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The Ghost and the Darkness : Only the Most Incredible Parts of the Story Are True (Applause Screenplay Series)
William Goldman / Paperback / Published November 1996
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Princess Bride : S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
William Goldman / Unknown Binding / Published June 1995
(Publisher Out Of Stock)
The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures a...

Managed Mental Health Care (New Directions for Mental Health Services, No 59)
William Goldman, Saul Feldman (Editor) / Paperback / Published December 1993
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Marathon Man
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published February 1993
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

Hype and Glory; A True Account by the Only Person to Have Been a Judge at Both the Cannes.......
William Goldman, P. Gethers (Editor) / Paperback / Published April 1991
(Publisher Out Of Stock)
Top screenwriter and novelist William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade was a trade paperback hit after a moderately successful hardcover run. Hype and Glory--his critically praised, controversial insider's look at both Cannes and the Miss America Pageant--promises to be an even more potent seller.

Princess Bride : S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure [ABRIDGED]
William Goldman, Kuo-Yu Liang (Editor) / Mass Market Paperback / Published December 1990
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With over one million copies in print, S. Morgenstern's classic fantasy, in the abridged "good parts" version by William Goldman, is a readers' favorite. Major motion picture featuring Billy Crystal, Peter Falk, Mandy Patinkin and others is set for July release. "One of the funniest, most original and deeply moving novels I have read in a long time." L.A. Times. Reissue.

Soldier in the Rain
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published June 1989
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

Adventures in the Screen Trade : A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting
William Goldman / Paperback / Published May 1989
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William Goldman's Boys&Girls Together
William Goldman / Unknown Binding / Published September 1987
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

Princess Bride
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published June 1987
(Publisher Out Of Stock)
The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures a...

Heat
William Goldman / Paperback / Published September 1986
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

The Season : A Candid Look at Broadway
William Goldman, Frank Rich (Introduction) / Paperback / Published November 1984
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Control
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published March 1982
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

Marathon Man
William Goldman / Hardcover / Published June 1940
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

No Way to Treat a Lady
William Goldman / Unknown Binding / Published date unknown
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

William Goldman : Four Screenplays With Essays/Marathon Man/Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid/the Princess Bride/Misery
William Goldman / Unknown Binding / Published date unknown
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

Heat/2 Cassettes
William Goldman, Bruce Dern / Unknown Binding / Published date unknown
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

Blood , Sweat and Stanley Poole.
William Goldman, James Goldman / Paperback / Published date unknown
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Wait Till Next Year
William Goldman / Unknown Binding / Published date unknown
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

Wait Till Next Year: The Story of a Season When What Should've Happened Didn't and What Could've Gone Wrong Did
William Goldman, Mike Lupica (Contributor) / Hardcover / Published date unknown
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The Color of Light
William Goldman / Unknown Binding / Published date unknown
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

Brothers
William Goldman / Unknown Binding / Published date unknown
(Publisher Out Of Stock)

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