Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.
- Holbrook Jackson.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Recommended reading: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick.
Filmed as Blade Runner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott.
ASIN: 0586036059
Published by Voyager.
First published 1968.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0006482805
ISBN-13: 978-0586036051
Description:
21st Century Bounty Hunter.
Through the mean streets of a grim 21st century megalopolis, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, searching out the renegade replicants who were his prey. But this assignment involved Nexus-6 targets and as a result Deckard quickly found himself involved in a nightmare kaleidoscope of violence and subterfuge – and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted…
“A marvelous and complex book, simply written
but leaving all kinds of resonance in the mind.” – Brian W. Aldiss.
Born on this day – Jane Austen:
Jane Austen
Writer
December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817
Credits:
The Watsons (1804); Sense and Sensibility (1811);
Pride and Prejudice (1813); Mansfield Park (1814); Emma (1815); Sanditon
(1817); Northanger Abbey (1818); Persuasion (1818); The Beautifull Cassandra
(1793); Lesley Castle: An Unfinished Novel In Letters (1793); Lady Susan
(1794); Love and Freindship (2015); The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen (2017); A
Memoir of Jane Austen (2017); The Letters of Jane Austen (2018); Juvenilia
Volume I Annotated (1787); Juvenilia Volume II Annotated (2021); Identity And
Self Respect (1952); 50 Classic Novellas (2011); Writers: Their Lives and Works
(2018); 30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories (2019); Women Who Wrote
(2020); Love, Lust and Passion in Regency Times (2021); The Bridgerthonian
Novels (2022); The Greatest Tales of Regency Romance (2023); Hungry for Blood –
Ultimate Halloween Collection (2023).
Born on this day – William Duncan:
William Duncan
Actor
Director
December 16, 1879 – February 8, 1961
Credits:
A Canine Matchmaker; or, Leave
It to a Dog (1913); A Child of the North (1915); A Citizen in the Making
(1912); A Cowboy's Best Girl (1912); A Cowboy's Mother (1912); A Cripple Creek
Cinderella (1916); A Fight for Millions (1918); A Friend in Need (1914); A
Matrimonial Deluge (1913); A Mix-Up on the Plains (1914); A Modern Ananias
(1912); A Motorcycle Adventure (1912); A New York Cowboy (1911); A Romance of
the Forest Reserve (1914); A Romance of the Rio Grande (1911); A Rough Ride
with Nitroglycerine (1912); A Scandal in Hickville (1915); A Tennessee Love
Story (1911); A Wartime Romance (1912); Aladdin from Broadway (1917); An
Apache's Gratitude (1913); An Embarrassed Bridegroom (1913); An Equine Hero
(1912); An Innocent Delilah (1914); An Unexpected Fortune (1912); Ann, the
Blacksmith (1914); Anne of the Mines (1914); Bar 20 Justice (1938); Between
Love and the Law (1912); Bill Peter's Kid (1916); Bill's Birthday Present
(1913); Billy Smoke (1917); Buck's Romance (1912); Bud's Heiress (1913);
Buster's Little Game (1913); By Unseen Hand (1914); Cal Marvin's Wife (1915);
Circumstantial Evidence (1912); Cupid in the Cow Camp (1913); Dead Shot Baker
(1917); Detective and Matchmaker (1914); Dishwash Dick's Counterfeit (1913);
Driftwood (1912); Everything Against Him (1914); Exposed by the Dictograph
(1912); Fighting Fate (1921); Forlorn River (1937); God's Country and the Woman
(1916); Good Resolutions (1914); Hello, 'Frisco (1924); He's a Bear (1915); His
Chance to Make Good (1912); His Father's Deputy (1913); His Golden Grain
(1915); Hopalong Rides Again (1937); How Betty Made Good (1913); How It
Happened (1913); Howlin' Jones (1913); Hypnotized (1912); In Little Italy
(1912); Jim's Vindication (1912); Juggling with Fate (1913); Kidding the Boss
(1914); Law of the Pampas (1939); Love and Law (1915); Made a Coward (1913);
Man of Might (1919); Mareea, the Foster Mother (1914); Marian, the Holy Terror
(1914); Marrying Gretchen (1914); Money Magic (1917); Monte Cristo (1912);
Mother Love vs Gold (1913); Nevada (1935); No Defense (1921); No Defense
(1921); Physical Culture on the Quarter Circle V Bar (1913); Playing It Wild
(1923); Pure Gold (1914); Queen of the Mob (1940); Religion and Gun Practice
(1913); Risen from the Ashes (1914); Sallie's Sure Shot (1913); Saved from the
Vigilantes (1913); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 6 (1920); Sisters (1914);
Smashing Barriers (1919 / 1923); So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law (1912);
Steelheart (1921); Taming a Tenderfoot (1913); Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940);
That Mail Order Suit (1913); The Bank's Messenger (1913); The Boob (1912); The
Brand Blotter (1912); The Brotherhood of Man (1912); The Bully of Bingo Gulch
(1911); The Capture of Bad Brown (1913); The Cattle Rustlers (1912); The Cattle
Thief's Escape (1913); The Chalice of Courage (1915); The Child of the Prairies
(1913); The Choice (1914); The Cost of High Living (1916); The Cowboy Editor
(1913); The Dawn of the New Day (1914); The Decision (1918); The Deputy's
Sweetheart (1913); The Double Cross (1912); The Dynamiters (1912); The Ebony
Casket (1915); The Escape of Jim Dolan (1913); The Farmer's Daughter (1940);
The Fast Express (1924); The Fighting Guide (1922); The Fighting Instinct
(1912); The Fighting Trail (1917); The Frontiersmen (1938); The Galloping Romeo
(1913); The Game of Life (1915); The Girl He Left Behind (1912); The Good
Indian (1913); The Gray Wolves (1911); The Gunfighter's Son (1913); The
Horseshoe (1912); The Jealousy of Miguel and Isabella (1913); The Last Man
(1916); The Law and the Outlaw (1913); The Law of the North (1912); The Level
(1914); The Life Timer (1913); The Little Sister (1914); The Man from the
Desert (1915); The Marshal's Capture (1913); The Mystery of Lake Lethe (1917);
The Navajo Ring (1915); The New Editor (1911); The Only Chance (1913); The
Opium Smugglers (1912); The Other Woman (1912); The Peculiar Nature of the
White Man's Burden (1912); The Polo Substitute (1912); The Quarrel (1915); The
Range Law (1913); The Ranger and His Horse (1912); The Red Stephano (1915); The
Rejected Lover's Luck (1913); The Renegade's Vengeance (1914); The Repentance
of Dr. Blinn (1915); The Rustler's Reformation (1913); The Scapegoat (1912);
The Schoolmarm's Shooting Match (1913); The Señorita's Repentance (1913); The
Servant Question Out West (1914); The Sheriff and the Rustler (1913); The
Sheriff of Yavapai County (1913); The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver (1913);
The Silent Avenger (1920); The Silent Vow (1922); The Silver Grindstone (1913);
The Steel Trail (1923); The Stolen Moccasins (1913); The Suffragette (1913);
The Taming of Texas Pete (1913); The Telltale Knife (1911); The Tenderfoot
(1917); The Vagabonds (1912); The Wanderers (1916); The Warrant (1911); The
Wayfarer (1912); The Wheels of Justice (1911); The Whiskey Runners (1912); The
Widow of Rickie O'Neal (1912); Three on the Trail (1936); Thrills of Yesterday
(1931); Through the Wall (1916); Thunder Trail (1937); Told in Colorado (1911);
Two Lives (1911); Two Men and a Girl (1912); Two Sacks of Potatoes (1913);
Vengeance - and the Woman (1917); Ward's Claim (1914); Western Hearts (1911);
When Danger Smiles (1922); When the Gods Forgive (1914); When the Heart Calls
(1912); Where Men Are Men (1921); Why Jim Reformed (1912); Why the Sheriff Is a
Bachelor (1911); Wolves of the North (1924).
Born on this day – Max Linder:
Max Linder
Actor
Director
Writer
Producer
Comedian
December 16,
1883 – November 1, 1925
Credits:
A Bashful
Young Man (1908); A Case of Lumbago (1909); A Conquest (1909); A Country Lad
(1908); A Cure for Timidity (1910); A Drama in Seville (1907); A Farm House
Romance (1912); A Glorious Start (1907); A Hooligan Idea (1907); A Jockey for
Love (1913); A Prince of Worth (1910); A Ringer for Max (1915); A Romantic Girl
(1910); A Set of Teeth (1909); A Waterplane Elopement (1912); Ah! Quel malheur d'avoir un gendre (1907); All for a Necklace (1907); Amateur Acrobat (1908);
Amoureux de la femme à barbe (1909); Amoureux de la teinturière (1912); An
Escape of Gas (1912); Artful Husband (1907); At the Music Hall (1907);
Attempted Suicide (1906); Be My Wife (1921); Before and After (1909); Beginning
of the Serpentine Dance (1908); Busy Fiance (1908); C'est Papa qui a pris la
Purge (1907); Chaussure trop étroite (1907); Chevalier Barkas (1925);
Contagious Nervous Twitching (1908); Cuisinier par amour (1914); Dick est un
chien savant (1914); Doings of a Maniac (1907); En compagnie de Max Linder
(1963); Entente cordiale (1912); First Night Out (1905); For the Children
(1916); From Jealousy to Madness (1907); Hairdresser of Love (1915);
Harlequin's Story (1907); Help! (1924); His First Cigar (1908); How Max Went
Around the World (1910); Hunchback Brings Luck (1908); In a Difficult Position
(1908); Je voudrais un enfant (1910); Joined Lips (1907); Julot va dans le
monde (1906); King of the Circus (1924); La bonne à tout faire (1911); La
maîtresse de piano (1910); La malle au marriage (1912); La médaille de
sauvetage (1913); La rivalité de Max (1913); La ruse de Max (1913); La
vengeance du domestique (1912); Lady Doctor's Husband (1907); Lady-Killer
Foiled (1908); L'amour mouillé (1911); L'âne jaloux (1912); Le baromètre de la
fidélité (1915); Le Bridge au plafond (1909); Le cauchemar de Max (1910); Le
chapeau-claque (1909); Le chasseur de chez Maxim's (1927); Le duel de Max
(1913); Le mal de mer (1912); Le pendu (1914); Le rendez-vous (1913); Le roman
de Max (1912); Les contrebandiers (1906); Les débuts d'un yachtman (1913); Les
effets des pilules de Max (1910); Les escarpins de Max (1914); Les escarpins de
Max (1914); Les exploits du jeune Tartarin (1910); Love and Cheese (1910); Love
Unconquerable (1912); Lover's Ill Luck (1907); Love's Surprises (1915); Madame
a ses vapeurs (1907); Mariage au puzzle (1910); Mariage force (1914); Max a
peur de l'eau (1912); Max and His Dog (1912); Max and His Mother-in-Law (1911);
Max and the Lady Doctor (1914); Max and the Purse (1917); Max and the Statue
(1912); Max as a Chiropodist (1914); Max asthmatique (1914); Max au couvent
(1914); Max bandit par amour (1912); Max célibataire (1912); Max cocher de
fiacre (1912); Max collectioneur de chaussures (1914); Max Comes Across (1917);
Max Comes Home (1910); Max dans les airs (1916); Max devrait porter des
bretelles (1917); Max Embarrassed (1910); Max émule de Tartarin (1912); Max est
charitable (1913); Max et Clancy tombent d'accord (1910); Max et la belle
négresse (1910); Max et la Main-qui-étreint (1916); Max et le bâton de rouge
(1914); Max et le commissaire (1914); Max et le mari jaloux (1912); Max et les
crêpes (1913); Max et ses trois mariages (1910); Max Fears the Dogs (1912); Max
Fights a Duel (1911); Max Foils the Police (1910); Max Gets the Reward (1912);
Max Goes Ski-ing (1910); Max Has the Boxing Fever (1910); Max Has to Change
(1910); Max Hits the High Spots (1914); Max hypnotisé (1910); Max illusionniste
(1914); Max in a Dilemma (1910); Max in a Taxi (1917); Max in a Wardrobe
(1912); Max in the Alps (1910); Max Is Absent Minded (1910); Max Is
Convalescent (1911); Max Is Forced to Work (1911); Max Is Stood Up (1910); Max
Joins the Giants (1912); Max joue le drame (1914); Max Juggles for Love (1912);
Max Leads Them a Novel Chase (1909); Max Learns to Skate (1907); Max Linder
Does All the Sports (1913); Max maître d'hôtel (1914); Max Makes a Touch
(1910); Max Makes Music (1910); Max médécin malgré lui (1917); Max n'aime pas
les chats (1913); Max on the Briny (1915); Max Plays Detective (1916); Max Sets
the Fashion (1912); Max Sets the Style (1914); Max Soldat de 2Me Classe (1914);
Max Speaks English (1914); Max Takes a Bath (1910); Max Takes a Picture (1913);
Max Takes Tonics (1911); Max toréador (1913); Max virtuose (1913); Max Wants a
Divorce (1917); Max, professeur de tango (1914); Max, the Heartbreaker (1917);
Max, the Lady Killer (1913); Max, the Magician (1912); Max's Divorce Case
(1911); Max's Feet Are Pinched (1910); Max's First Job (1910); Max's Hat
(1913); Max's Tragedy (1911); Max's Vacation (1914); Miss Moneybags Wishes to Wed
(1909); Mon chien rapporte (1910); Music Teacher (1908); My Watch Is Slow
(1908); N'embrassez pas votre bonne (1914); Noisy Neighbors (1908); Nourrice
par nécessité (1907); Oh! Les femmes (1912); On a Racket (1909); One Can't
Believe One's Eyes (1910); One Exciting Night (1912); One on Max (1909); Over
the 'Phone (1912); Par habitude (1911); Par habitude (1923); Peintre par amour
(1912); Perseverance Rewarded (1910); Phial of Poison (1907); Premier
rendez-vous (1910); Private Atkins Minds a Baby (1907); Prospective Heirs
(1908); Que peut-il avoir? (1912); Retour inattendu (1908); Romeo Turns Bandit
(1909); Sam's Artistic Beard (1909); Sandwich Woman (1908); See the Picture!
(1909); Seven Years Bad Luck (1921); Sganarelle (1907); Shame on Max (1910);
Soldat par amour (1910); Soldier's Antics (1908); Surprise Package (1908); The
Cupboard (1907); The Dog and the Pipe (1908); The Fake Doctor (1908); The
Hanging Lamp (1908); The Little Cafe (1919); The Little Vixen (1909); The Love
Letter (1913); The Paris Students (1906); The Second of August (1914); The
Servant Hypnotist (1907); The Servant's Good Joke (1909); The Surprises of a
Flirtation (1909); The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922); The Troublesome Flea
(1906); Tormented by His Mother-in-Law (1908); Travels of a Flea (1908);
Troubles of a Grass Widower (1908); Troubles of a Grasswidower (1912); Two
Great Griefs (1908); Un cross-country original (1910); Un idiot qui se croit
Max Linder (1914); Un mari peu vienard (1908); Un mariage imprévu (1913); Un
pari original (1912); Une bonne pour monsieur, un domestique pour madame
(1910); Une campagne électorale (1909); Une mariée qui se fait attendre (1911);
Une poursuite mouvementée (1909); Une représentation au cinéma (1910); Une ruse
de Mari (1910); Unforeseen Meeting (1905); Unwilling Chiropodist (1908);
Voisin... voisine (1911); Voyage de noces en Espagne (1912); Who Killed Max?
(1910); Who Will Win My Heart (1909); Willyboy Gets His (1909).
Born on this day – Barbara Kent:
Barbara Kent
Actress
December 16, 1907 – October 13, 2011
Credits:
Beauty Parlor (1932); Chinatown
After Dark (1931); Dumbbells in Ermine (1930); Emma (1932); Exposed (1932);
Feet First (1930); Flesh and the Devil (1926); Freighters of Destiny (1931);
Grief Street (1931); Guard That Girl (1935); Her Forgotten Past (1933); His
Destiny (1928); Indiscreet (1931); Lonesome (1928); Marriage on Approval
(1933); Modern Mothers (1928); No Living Witness (1932); No Man's Law (1927);
Old Man Rhythm (1935); Oliver Twist (1933); Prowlers of the Night (1926); Self
Defense (1932); Stop That Man! (1928); Swellhead (1935); That's My Daddy
(1927); The Drop Kick (1927); The Lone Eagle (1927); The Night Ride (1930); The
Peace Deputy (1927); The Pride of the Legion (1932); The Shakedown (1929); The
Small Bachelor (1927); Under Age (1941); Vanity Fair (1932); Welcome Danger
(1929); What Men Want (1930).
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