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Monday, December 30, 2024
Recommended reading – Swag
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Swag
by Elmore Leonard.First published 1976.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0062227866
ISBN-13: 978-0062227867
Description:
ISBN-13: 978-0062227867
The smallest of small-time criminals, Ernest
Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used car salesman
Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some
surefire schemes for getting rich quick – all of them involving guns – and all
Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's Rules" to share the wealth. But
sometimes rules need to be bent, maybe even broken, if one is to succeed in the
world of crime, especially if the "brains" of the operation knows
less than nothing.
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Born on this day – Rudyard Kipling:
Rudyard Kipling
Writer
December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936
Credits:
Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); Rewards and
Fairies (1910); The Jungle Book (1893); The Second Jungle Book (1895); The
Light That Failed (1890); The Naulahka - A Story Of East And West (1892);
Captains Courageous (1897); The Story of the Gadsbys (1899); Under The Deodars
(1899); Kim (1901); They (1905); With the Night Mail (1909); The Man Who Would
Be King (1888); The Return of Imray (1891); The Cat That Walked by Himself
(1902); Plain Tales from the Hills (1888); The Phantom Rickshaw and Other
Stories (1888); Life's Handicap (1891); Barrack-Room Ballads (1893); Many
Inventions (1893); Soldiers Three (1899); Indian Tales (1899); Just So Stories
(1902); The Five Nations (1903); Traffics and Discoveries (1904); Kipling Poems
(1907); The Day's Work (1908); Actions and Reactions (1909); Sea Warfare
(1916); A Diversity of Creatures (1917); The Eyes of Asia (1919); Rudyard
Kipling's Verse (1923); The Man Who Was (1924); Debits And Credits (1926);
Limits And Renewals (1932); All The Mowgli Stories (1933); Phantoms and Fantasies
(1965); Complete Verse (1972); Kiplings Science Fiction (1987); The Complete
Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling (1987); Kipling's Fantasy Stories
(1992); The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling (1994); Selected Stories
of Rudyard Kipling (1999); The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales (2000);
The Elephant, The Hare And The Black Cobra (2003); Victorian Short Stories of
Troubled Marriages (2005); Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy
(2008); Ten Stories (2017); The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle
Book (2018); The Elephant's Child (1900); Letters of Marque (2009); Red Riding
Hood (2008); Cinderella (2008); Jack and the Beanstalk (2008); Hansel and
Gretel (2008); Beauty and the Beast (2008); Snow White (2009); Rumpelstiltskin
(2009); Sleeping Beauty (2009); The Three Little Pigs (2009); Rapunzel: The
Graphic Novel (2009); The Ugly Duckling (2009); The Princess and the Pea
(2009); The Emperor's New Clothes (2009); Thumbelina (2009); The Tall Tale of
Paul Bunyan (2010); John Henry, Hammerin' Hero (2010); Pecos Bill, Colossal
Cowboy (2010); The Legend of Johnny Appleseed (2010); The Bremen Town Musicians
(2011); The Golden Goose (2011); Tom Thumb (2011); The Elves and the Shoemaker
(2011); How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin (2012); How the Leopard Got His Spots
(2012); How the Camel Got His Hump (2012); How the Elephant Got His Trunk
(2012); Rudyard Kipling's Just So Comics (2013); Tall (2014); A Cat of a
Different Color (2020); A Cat of Perfect Taste (2020); A Cat of Disdainful
Looks (2020); A Cat of Strange Lands (2020); A Cat of Cozy Situations (2020); A
Cat of Heroic Heart (2020); A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities (2021); A Cat of
Fantastic Whims (2021); A Cat of Feral Instincts (2021); 50 Great Short Stories
(1952); A St. Nicholas Anthology (1969); The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
(1984); Famous and Curious Animal Stories (1989); A Separate Star: A Tribute to
Rudyard Kipling (1989); Tales of the Occult (1989); The Amis Story Anthology
(1992); H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror (1993); 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror
Stories (1993); Fantasy Stories (1994); The Anthology of Love and Romance
(1994); Spellbound (1995); World War One British Poets: Brooke, Owen, Sassoon,
Rosenberg and Others (1997); Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective
Stories (1997); Time Machines (1997); A Treasury of Five-Minute Stories (2000);
Dark (2000); On Glorious Wings (2003); The World's Greatest Horror Stories
(2004); The Little Big Book of California (2005); H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the
Supernatural (2006); Rotten English: A Literary Anthology (2007); Empire Tales
(2008); Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
(2008); Stories to Get You Through the Night (2010); 50 Classic Novellas
(2011); The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure (2011); The
Phantom Coach (2014); That Glimpse of Truth (2014); Red Sky (2014); The Dover
Anthology of Cat Stories (2015); Writers: Their Lives and Works (2018); The
Occult Fiction Collection (2019); 30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You
Have to Read Before You Die (2019); A Cat of Disdainful Looks (2020); Classic
Cat Stories (2020); Hungry for Blood – Ultimate Halloween Collection (2023).
Born on this day – Letizia Quaranta:
Letizia Quaranta
Actress
December 30, 1892 – January 9, 1977
Credits:
Acquazzone in montagna (1913); Addio
giovinezza! (1913); Amor de Apache (1930); Astuzia di donna (1915); Bacio di
morte (1916); Bersaglio umano (1921); Bob salva la vita all'Ammiraglio (1916);
Cofanetto dei milioni (1914); Da boxeur a detective (1916); El consultorio de
Madame René (1924); Fiamma tra le fiamme (1917); Fiori d'amore... fiori di
morte (1914); Floretta e Patapon (1910); Forbidden Music (1942); Guerra in
tempo di pace (1914); Hedda Gabler (1920); I mariti allegri (1914); Il caporal
Simon (1917); Il germoglio della morte (1916); Il medico per forza (1931); Il
mistero del messale (1919); Il mistero dell'educanda di Saint-Bon (1915); Il
teschio d'oro (1920); Il testamento di Maciste (1920); Il treno degli spettri
(1913); Il Trust dei diamanti (1916); Il viaggio di Maciste (1920); Il violino
di Ketty (1914); La casa della paura (1921); La droga di Satana (1922); La
gondola del diavolo (1946); La lanterna del diavolo (1931); La mujer de
medianoche (1925); La nave dei morti (1921); La scala (1931); La signora delle
miniere (1921); La tempesta in un cranio (1921); La trilogia di Maciste (1920);
La vuelta del toro salvaje (1924); L'eterno romanzo (1914); L'immagine
dell'altra (1914); L'innocente Casimiro (1945); L'inverosimile (1919); L'isola
tenebrosa (1916); L'orfana del ghetto (1955); Love Everlasting (1914); Maciste
contro la morte (1920); Maciste I (1919); Maciste innamorato (1919); Memoria
dell'altro (1914); Nerone e Agrippina (1914); Più che Fratello (1916); Scacco
matto (1919); Ted l'invisibile (1922); The Fatal Grotto (1913); The Queen's
Jewel (1913); T'ho ancor baciato, or muoio lieta! (1912); Un dramma tra le
belve (1915); Un simpatico mascalzone (1921); Vortice (1920).
Born on this day – Nancy Coleman:
Nancy Coleman
Actress
December 30, 1912 – January 18, 2000
Credits:
Breakdowns of 1942 (1942); Breakdowns of 1944
(1945); Campbell Summer Soundstage (1953); Colgate Theatre (1950); Dangerously
They Live (1941); Desperate Journey (1942); Devotion (1946); Edge of Darkness
(1943); Entertainment – 1955 (1955); Goodyear Playhouse (1953); Her Sister's
Secret (1946); In Our Time (1944); Kings Row (1942); Kraft Theatre (1949–1950);
Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1958); Lights Out (1950); Lux
Video Theatre (1952); Mourning Becomes Electra (1947); NBC Presents (1949);
Play of the Week (1961); Producers' Showcase (1956); Robert Montgomery Presents
(1950); Ryan's Hope (1976); Slaves (1969); Star Tonight (1955–1956); Stars on
Suspense (Old Time Radio) (2022); Susan and God (1938); Tales of Tomorrow
(1952–1953); That Man from Tangier (1953); The Adams Chronicles (1976); The
Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1949); The Edge of Night (1956–1984); The Gay Sisters
(1942); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); The Silver Theatre (1950); The Web
(1951); True Story (1957–1958); Unusual Occupations (1947); Valiant Lady
(1953–1957); Violence (1947).
Born on this day – Del Shannon:
Del Shannon
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Actor
December 30,
1934 – February 8, 1990
Born on this day – John McPherson:
John
McPherson (center, seated behind camera).
John McPherson
Cinematographer
Director
Writer
December 30, 1941 -
December 21, 2007
Born on this day – Fred Ward:
Fred Ward
Actor
Producer
December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022
Credits:
A Night with Alexandra Powers -
We Are in No Hurry ... (2020); Abandon (2002); Altman on His Own Terms (2000);
American Playhouse (1985–1991); Armored (2009); Belle Starr (1980); Best Men
(1997); Big Business (1988); Biography (1999); Birdseye (2002); Bob Roberts
(1992); Bogart (1990); Cardiac Arrest (1979); Carny (1980); Cartesius (1974);
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991); Catchfire (1990); Chain Reaction (1996); Circus
(2000); Coast to Coast (2003); Corky Romano (2001); Dangerous Beauty (1998); De
película (1986); Dice (2001); Enough (2002); Entertainment Tonight (2022);
Equinox (1992); ER (2006–2007); Escape from Alcatraz (1979); Exit Speed (2008);
Farewell (2009); Feast of Love (2007); Filter: The Best Things (2000); ...First
Do No Harm (1997); Florida Straits (1986); Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992); FRO
Thizzle Reviews (2023); Full Disclosure (2001); Funky Monkey (2004); Georgetown
(2002); Ginger in the Morning (1974); Great Books: The Right Stuff (2000);
Grey's Anatomy (2006); Gun (1997); Hearts of the West (1975); Henry & June
(1990); In Plain Sight (2010); Invasion Earth (1998); Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
Onassis (2000); Joe Dirt (2001); Leverage (2012); Luck, Trust & Ketchup:
Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993); Management (2008); 'Masked &
Anonymous' Exposed (2003); Masked and Anonymous (2003); Miami Blues (1990);
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); Off Limits (1988); Quincy, M.E.
(1978); Realizing 'the Right Stuff' (2003); Red Team (1999); Reflections on
Short Cuts (2004); Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985); Road Trip (2000);
Ropewalk (2000); Secret Admirer (1985); Short Cuts (1993); Silkwood (1983);
Southern Comfort (1981); Summer Catch (2001); Super Bloopers and Practical
Jokes (1985); Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Swing Shift (1984); T-20 Years and
Counting (2003); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild
Awards (2023); The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993); The Age of the Medici
(1973); The Chaos Factor (2000); The Crow: Salvation (2000); The Dark Wind
(1991); The Hitchhiker (1987); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Last Ride
(2004); The Making of 'Tremors' (1990); The Player (1992); The Price of Life
(1987); The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988); The Right Stuff (1983); The Vivero
Letter (1999); The West (1996); The Wild Stallion (2009); 10.5 (2004); 2 Guns
(2013); 30 Minutes or Less (2011); Thunderheart (1992); Tilt (1979); Timerider:
The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982); Tremors (1990 / 2018); Tremors II:
Aftershocks (1996); True Detective (2015); Two Small Bodies (1993); Two Small
Bodies (1993); UFOria (1984); Un bruit qui rend fou (1995); Uncommon Valor
(1983); United States of Tara (2009–2010); Wild Iris (2001).
Born on this day – Andrew Shapter:
Andrew Shapter
Director
Writer
Cinematographer
December 30, 1966 – February 23, 2019
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