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Title: 100 Years of Oz : A Century of Classic Images by John Fricke, Willard Carroll ISBN: 1-55670-940-4 Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Pub. Date: 09 September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: 5 STARS, AS BRIGHT AS THAT YELLOW BRICK ROAD!
Comment: Lions and tigers an bears? Oh my! Add Munchkins and Winged Monkeys and a Horse of a Different Color to the list. This is Oz Country, and things simply don't get better than this. To celebrate the centennial of the publication of L. Frank Baum's novel (and the 60th anniversary of the classic MGM flick), preeminent Oz historian John Fricke has written a glorious homage of all things fun and fantastical. Not only does the book offer a fascinating chronicle of the Ozian phenomenon, but the illustrations, culled from Willard Carroll's priceless collection of more than 10,000 museum-quality pieces, are breathtaking. Oh Auntie Em, there's no place like home . . . provided you're snuggled up in front a fire with this gem.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best pictorial of "Oz" past and present
Comment: With Willard Carroll's Oz collection as a backdrop, John Fricke has cataloged the fabric of Frank Baum's stories of Oz. I am certain that Frank Baum could not have been aware this fabric would become a great tapestry upon which the world could identify what it meant to be human. Oz has permeated our society with its influence. It is found in our languages, our politics, human behavior, and is probably used more often as a simile than any other imagery in our language.
From the opening pages of this book to the last, the book is a compelling journey through Oz. The collection of Mr. Carroll's Oz memorabilia is so large that it is like trying to comprehend the distance between stars or that a few people actually have a billion dollars. This colligation of Oz collectibles somehow unites every civilization, geographic location, and human condition. It is one of the few things that have true universality.
After reading John Fricke's take on Oz, of course, based on Willard Carroll's collection, I am left wondering how history would be different were it not for Frank Baum's Oz?
The pictures are glorious, the layout intelligent and thoughtful-I will never see Oz in quite the same way again. John Fricke's writing is stellar. Willard Carroll's collection ---what can I say, WOW! 100 years of Oz is entertaining, educative and provides a new look at Frank Baum's Oz through the other end of the spyglass. This is a visit to a museum with a very knowledgeable guide through an unforgettable exhibit. Thanks for the tour. I'll be back again.
This book is a must for all collectors.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fabulous!
Comment: "100 Years of Oz" is a delight for everyone who has ever fallen in love with "The Wizard of Oz" (which includes just about everyone.) The success of the book lays in John Fricke's capabilities as a writer. His words are consise, thoughtful, and honest. The photographs, likewise, catch the eye like flashes of brilliant light. It is not easy to take one of America's most chershed series of books, its favorite film, and 100 years of mechandising and condense it all into one volume. Thankfully, Mr. Fricke has done that- impeccably. Buy this book today. I highly recommend it to everyone as an example of first class research. Above all, it is a time capsule of memories. Fricke will long be heralded as "Oz"'s best friend. Congratulations to all who made this book such a beautiful addition to my library.
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Title: All Things Oz : The Wonder, Wit, and Wisdom of The Wizard of Oz by LINDA SUNSHINE ISBN: 1400048486 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Making of the Wizard of Oz : Movie Magic and Studio Power in the Prime of MGM by Aljean Harmetz ISBN: 0786883529 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 02 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Munchkins of Oz by Stephen Cox ISBN: 1581822693 Publisher: Cumberland House Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Oz before the Rainbow: L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Stage and Screen to 1939 by Mark Evan Swartz ISBN: 0801870925 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Annotated Wizard of Oz: A Centennial Edition by L. Frank Baum, Michael Patrick Hearn, W.W. Denslow ISBN: 0393049922 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 16 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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