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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Stunt woman Stunt woman Keith Elliot Greenberg Profiles the life of professional stunt woman Jan Davis. OL14919483W
Stunt people Stunt people George Sullivan Discusses the work of more than 200 stunt men and women who perform amazing feats themselves in order to keep movie stars unscarred. OL15079385W
My life as a stuntboy My life as a stuntboy Janet Tashjian Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelve-year-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin mo… OL15537898W
The secret science behind movie stunts & special effects The secret science behind movie stunts & special effects Steve Wolf Steve Wolf has been shot, set on fire, tossed from buildings; he's even fallen from mountains. During 20 years of stunt and special effects coordinating, Wolf has worked on movies that include Tom Cr… OL16026822W
Twilight mystery Twilight mystery Emma Raven Salma's been given the chance of a lifetime. She's been offered the opportunity to play a stunt double on a summer movie shoot with her best friends. But when horses and people go missing, Salma an… OL16035719W
Movie stunts & special effects Movie stunts & special effects Andrew Lane Throughout film history, one of the fundamental fantasies portrayed on screen has been the kind of physical action few of us could ever experience in real life. The image of an "every man" engaged in… OL17077347W
Dog beach Dog beach John Fusco "A struggling screenwriter meets his hero Johnny Moe, the Hong Kong stuntman turned mafia enforcer"-- OL17862799W
Sideshow of merit Sideshow of merit Nicole Pietsch You couldn't call Mount Rosa Hospital a good place to be in 1957, when you were fourteen. But it's where Tevan George was, and James Rowley too, "convalescing" from tuberculosis. And it's where both … OL17872764W
The world's most dangerous stunts The world's most dangerous stunts Tim O'Shei "Describes in countdown format 10 of the most dangerous stunts ever attempted"--Provided by publisher. OL1943035W
Stunt Double Stunt Double TAMSIN COOKE 264 pages ; 20 cm OL20196598W
Stuntmen and women Stuntmen and women Frances Ridley From the beginnings of motion film making stunts have featured in film making. This book discusses how in the early days actors did their own stunts moving on to today when people, like Steve Truglia… OL21178752W
Be a stuntman Be a stuntman Wendy Clemson Additions, multiplication, subtraction and division are all covered in this activity book using both mental strategies and pen and paper calculations. Based around the activities of stuntmen. OL21586405W
Surviving stunts and other amazing feats Surviving stunts and other amazing feats Patrick Catel Using dramatic stories of real-life survivors, this accessible series explores how people can respond to and recover from extreme situations. OL24301411W
Naughty thing called life ... the complete story Naughty thing called life ... the complete story Papa Spyk "Papa Spyk's new book chronicles the author's life and how it was turned around after suffering a near death experience. An ex-professional rugby player, top international model, Hollywood actor and … OL27975137W
A day in the life of a stunt person A day in the life of a stunt person Wolf, Stephen Describes the daily routine of a stunt man, including his physical preparation for dangerous stunts and the equipment and safety features involved. OL4448902W
Cat's Cradle Cat's Cradle Christine Rimmer Cat Beaudine Was Nobody's Baby And that's the way she liked it. She could take care of herself - and she knew that marriage and motherhood were for other women, not her. Until the stranger with t… OL5685738W
SpongeBob Superstar SpongeBob Superstar Annie Auerbach SpongeBob's ego--and head--swell when he is selected to star in a television special as the world's biggest daredevil, but hotshot producer Barry Cuda has another role in mind for him. OL5970225W
Burns, Falls and Crashes Burns, Falls and Crashes David Jon Wiener An oral history (based on in-depth interviews) of real-person Hollywood stuntwork covering the silent days to the last years of "classical" (non-digital, non-CGI) movie action. Shortly after the publ… OL8568782W