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Richard Warren Schickel (February 10, 1933 – February 18, 2017) was an American film historian, journalist, author, documentarian, and film and literary critic. He was a film critic for Time from 1965–2010, and also wrote for Life and the Los Angeles Times Book Review. His last writings about film were for Truthdig. He was interviewed in For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009). In this documentary, he discusses early film critics Frank E. Woods, Robert E. Sherwood, and Otis Ferguson, and tells of how, in the 1960s, he, Pauline Kael and Andrew Sarris, rejected moralizing opposition of the older Bosley Crowther of The New York Times who had railed against violent movies such as Bonnie and Clyde (1967). In addition to film, Schickel also critiqued and documented cartoons, particularly Peanuts. Personal life Schickel was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Helen (née Hendricks) and Edward John Schickel. He received his B.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1955. Schickel had two daughters. Following a series of strokes, he died in Los Angeles on February 18, 2017, eight days after his 84th birthday. Honors Schickel received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1964. He also lectured at Yale University and University of Southern California's School of Film and Television. Books The World of Carnegie Hall (1960) The Stars (1962) The Gentle Knight (1964) Movies: The history of an Art and an Institution (1964) The World of Goya, 1746–1828 (1968) The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney (1968); revised editions: 1984, 1997 The Museum (1970) Second Sight: Notes on Some Movies 1965–1970 (1972) His Picture in the Papers: A Speculation on Celebrity in America Based on the Life of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (1974) Harold Lloyd: The Shape of Laughter (1974) The World of Tennis (1975) The Men Who Made The Movies (1975) Douglas Fairbanks: The First Celebrity (1976) Another I, Another You: A Novel (1978) Singled Out: A Civilized Guide to Sex and Sensibility for the Suddenly Single Man—or Woman (1981) Cary Grant: A Celebration (1983) D.W. Griffith: An American Life (1984); British Film Institute Book Prize, 1985 Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity (1985) (aka Common Fame: The Culture of Celebrity); revised 2000 Lena by Lena Horne and Richard Schickel James Cagney: A Celebration (1986) Gary Cooper (1986) ISBN 0-316-77307-7 Striking Poses: Photographs from the Kobal Collection (1987) Carnegie Hall: The First One Hundred Years by Richard Schickel and Michael Walsh (1987) Schickel on Film: Encounters—Critical and Personal—With Movie Immortals (1989) Brando: A Life in Our Times (1991) Double Indemnity (BFI Film Classics) (1992) Clint Eastwood: A Biography (1996) Hollywood at Home: A Family Album 1950–1965 (1998) Matinee Idylls: Reflections on the Movies (1999) Good Morning, Mr. Zip Zip Zip: Movies, Memory and World War II (2003) Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2004) Elia Kazan: A Biography (2005) Bogie: A Celebration of the Life and Films of Humphrey Bogart (2006) ISBN 0-312-36629-9 The Essential Chaplin: Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian (2006) (editor) Clint [Eastwood] A Retrospective (2010) Conversations with Scorsese (2011) Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective (2012) Keepers: The Greatest Films - and Personal Favorites - of a Moviegoing Lifetime (2015) Documentaries The Men Who Made the Movies (1973), eight-part series, PBS, Emmy nominated Into the Morning: Willa Cather's America (1975) Life Goes to the Movies (writer, 1976), NBC, Emmy nominated The Making of Star Wars (writer, 1977), ABC Funny Business (1978), CBS The Horror Show (1979), CBS SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (writer, 1980), CBS James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (1981), PBS From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (writer, 1983), PBS Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987), PBS, Emmy nominated Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (writer, 1987), ABC Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (writer, 1988), ABC Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1989), TNT Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to (1991), TNT Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991), TNT Eastwood & Co : Making Unforgiven (1992), ABC Hollywood on Hollywood (1993), AMC Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995), AMC, Emmy nominated Eastwood on Eastwood (1997) The Harryhausen Chronicles (1998), PBS AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (writer, 1999), CBS AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (writer, 2000), CBS Shooting War: World War II Combat Cameramen (2000), ABC, Emmy nominated Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002), TCM The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002), TCM Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) Scorsese on Scorsese (2004), TCM Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005), TCM Spielberg on Spielberg (2007), TCM Cannes: All Access (2007) Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film (2008), TCM You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008), three-part series, PBS The Eastwood Factor (2010) Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013) DVD commentaries The Big Red One The Big Trail City for Conquest Dirty Harry La Dolce Vita Double Indemnity East of Eden El Dorado, with actor Edward Asner and author Todd McCarthy Gentleman's Agreement, with actresses Celeste Holm and June Havoc Gilda The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Hangover Square The Hustler, with actor Paul Newman, film historian Jeff Young and other participants Leave Her to Heaven, with actor Darryl Hickman The Mark of Zorro On the Waterfront, with Elia Kazan biographer Jeff Young Once Upon a Time in America Pin Up Girl The Purple Heart Rebecca Rio Bravo, with filmmaker John Carpenter Ryan's Daughter, with director David Lean's wife Lady Sandra Lean, actress Sarah Miles and other participants Side Street Somebody Up There Likes Me, with director Robert Wise, actors Paul Newman and Robert Loggia, and filmmaker Martin Scorsese Strangers on a Train, with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, Psycho screenwriter Joseph Stefano, Patricia Highsmith biographer Andrew Wilson and other participants Sudden Impact Titanic Unforgiven Whirlpool See also Walt Disney (2015) References External links Official website (archived in 2015) Richard Schickel at IMDb 1989 audio interview with Richard Schickel Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Wired for Books by Don Swaim. 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Eternal
W.J. MayShe will fight for what is hers. When the king is murdered, Katerina, his only daughter, must flee for her life. She finds herself on a strange and dangerous path. Alone for the fi...
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Holy Bible
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe 2013 edition of the Holy Bible contains all of the study aids contained in the 1979 edition and includes revisions to the study aids, several new photos, updated maps, and adju...
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane AustenAn Apple Books Classic edition. Jane Austen’s beloved classic opens with this witty and very memorable line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possessio...
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Awaken Me
Jenna JacobHe was more than a ghost haunting my dreams…he was real. By day, I’m Julianna Garrett …a prim, proper accountant. By night, I’m tormented by dreams of an alpha, ambereyed Adonis wh...
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The Three Little Pigs
Mark LeskyClassic fairy tales, legends and folk stories in short version without violence retold with lovely illustrations in simple language. Perfect for reading aloud to small chi...
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Hard Love
Peyton BanksHe was football royalty. Legendary quarterback. A champion.  Reiner Strickland had led his team to three national championships and playing a knight in shining armor was a...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank BaumAn Apple Books Classic edition. You’ve seen the iconic 1939 movie, but do you know about the talking field mice, the Winkies, and the Witch of the North that appear in the original...
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My Paper Heart
Magan VernonOne piece of paper can change everything After my parents received the letter I failed out of college, they didn't ask questions. They just sent me to work for my great aunt i...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan DoyleAn Apple Books Classic You get not one, not two, but 25 gripping mysteries in Arthur Conan Doyle’s first of five collections of Sherlock Holmes short stories. Follow the brilliant ...
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Bewitching a Highlander
Roma CordonDefying all for the love of a bewitching lass. Breena MacRae, a healer from Skye with a touch of witchery in her blood, embarks on a dangerous search for her missing father. She ar...
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Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove
Melody GraceCelebrate the holidays in Sweetbriar Cove with this festive romance collection, containing two sizzling smalltown holiday stories perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Sophie Kinsella...
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Pretty Little Lies
Ivy ThornFour years ago, Nicolo Marchetti took my innocence. But he left me with something else Nicolo almost took everything from me. My virginity, my reputation, and very nearly my future...
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The Art of War
Sun TzuAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BChundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters ex...
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Dark Psychology and Manipulation
Margaret MorrisonTHE MENTAL MANIPULATOR WILL NO LONGER KEEP SECRETS FROM YOU! Are you fed up with the wool being pulled over your eyes?Are you prepared to stand up to those who believe they can man...
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Meditations
Emperor of Rome Marcus AureliusMeditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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Just Me
Lexy TimmsWe all need somewhere where we feel safe… After leaving her abusive husband, Katherine Marshall is out on her own for the first time. She's hopped from city to city to avoid t...
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The Cupcake Cottage
Jean OramNHL player Maverick Blades could fall in love with anyone... But he had to fall for a woman who falls under the Bro Code as untouchablehis best friend’s beautiful ex, DaisyMae Ray....
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Rogue Alpha
Kimber WhiteOne touch made her crave him. But the pull of fate could be the path to ruin. College student Laura Prince lands a plum internship deep in the Michigan wilderness. When she discove...
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Teach Me
Cassandra DeanFrom awardwinning author Cassandra Dean comes a tale where lessons of pleasure between a curious, sunshine widow and a dissolute, grumpy earl leads to passion and allconsuming love...
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You Are Kind
Michael GordonA little kindness goes a long way. How can you help encourage your kids to be kind from a young age? Teach kindness to preschoolers Acts of kindness can be fun, easy, and make a ...
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Inception of Gold
Lexy TimmsThings are not as bad as they seem. They are worse. Being the personal assistant to a narcissistic actress who just happens to own the key to my family's undoing isn't ex...
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Masters of Restraint
Ines JohnsonMy new boss is good at giving orders. But his latest demand is NSFW. Especially when his two business partners want in on our deal. My new boss My boss’s boss Their investor &#...
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Silenced Girls
Roger Stelljes“ Wow wow wow!  Grips you in a choke hold and  does not let go … Oozes suspense and  bonechilling twists and turns .  Astonishing … One of those...
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Law of Attraction
Jordan HollisHow to Finally Overcome the Hurdles of Manifesting Proven, effective and enjoyable ways to help you manifest faster… Right now, think of something that makes you successful. If you...
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The Four Loves
C. S. LewisThe Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human loveaffection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being magisterial, this book's wise, gentle, candi...
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The Seduction Series Boxset
Roxy Sloane“Sensual, thrilling and wild!”   Discover the bestselling series in one collection: THE SEDUCTION, THE BARGAIN, and THE INVITATION. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Sierra S...
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Enemies With Benefits
Roxie NoirI don’t love him. I don’t even like him. I just want him. Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to...
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Tempting the King
Jessa YorkAn escaped Mafia Queen, hiding from her past. A Mafia King who wants to claim her… Giselle They think I'm lostbut I know better. I can never be found. The path I've creat...
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All Fired Up
Kathryn ShayCaptain Jarek Zenko, a war veteran and firefighter, meets Lacey Roth at a bar one night. They don’t share their real identities, even when they retreat to a hotel. When they meet t...
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Man In The Water
Jon HillAn attempted murder. A missing spouse. And an international conspiracy that could change the world. Jack Green has always been skeptical of socalled facts. Though he's forced ...
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Alpha
Sybil BartelBillionaire. Mercenary. Navy SEAL. The Teams trained me to be a killer. War taught me to be ruthless. Then an illfated mission proved I was human. Combat wounded, cut loose by the ...
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Becoming Lady Dalton
Carrie LomaxA dance of desire and deceit... In the glittering world of London's ton, Mrs. Viola Cartwright revels in her newfound freedom as a lady of leisureuntil a series of jewel theft...
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The Odyssey
HomerAn Apple Books Classic edition. Homer’s eighthcentury epic poem is a companion to The Iliad . It tells the story of Odysseus, who journeys by ship for 10 years after the Trojan War...
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Nothing to Hide
Scarlett FinnPrize of a lifetime: travel the world with a celebrity billionaire. Come to LA with us, Roxie… It will be so much fun! We have tickets for a latenight talk show! What could possibl...
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Wuthering Heights
Emily BrontëAn Apple Books Classic edition. If you’ve only ever seen Wuthering Heights on screen, you may have an image of Catherine and Heathcliff as the ultimate starcrossed lovers. But that...
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Salvation
Meghan O'FlynnIf you like mouthy detectives, serial killers, and suspenseful mysteries that don't quit, this chilling and actionpacked hardboiled detective series has you covered! Try this ...
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Death at Hazel House
Betty Rowlands‘Riveting, can't put it down! I love this story… a wonderfully twisted tale of a crime that has more twists than I thought possible... fantastic.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ...
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Teased by Fire
Molly O'HareFrom USA Today bestselling author Molly O’Hare comes an enemiestolovers, older brother’s best friend, romantic comedy with a curvy, antisocial, supernaturalobsessed, allyearround h...
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Saltwater Cove
Amelia AddlerSecond chances...and the secrets that sabotage them. At 48 years old, Margie Clifton never expected to be starting her life all over again. But when her brother gifts her a propert...
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The Honeymoon Homicide
J. R. Mathis & Susan MathisEnjoy this SmallTown Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I'm Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a smalltown parish who never expected this . . . When I came...
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The Next Girl
Carla KovachIF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THE NEXT GIRL... You thought he’d come to save you. You were wrong. ‘ Absolutely the best thriller I’ve read this year! ’ Goodreads Rev...
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School of Potential
W.J. MayUSA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May brings you a continuation of the international bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan! Come back and enjoy the famous characters, or ...
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Once Upon A One-Night Stand
Zoey LockeAt first sight, there was electrifying chemistry.  So why not go for it? After all, Lynx Grove, the city's most eligible bachelor, wants to claim her, at least for th...
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre DumasAn Apple Books Classic edition. Alexandre Dumas’ classic paints a portrait of Edmond Dantès, a dark and calculating man who is willing to wait years to exact his perfect plan for r...
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A Christmas Carol
Charles DickensAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s Christmas Eve in Victorian England. While some families don’t know where their next meal will come from, Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his large hom...
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Hot Off the Press
Lexy Timms"This is what really happened… reported by a free press, for a free people…" Wes Shaw leads a secret double life. As the secret owner of a billion dollar newspap...
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Always Yours
Claire RayeSome things are just meant to be... Ellen Somerville and Will McIntyre met by accident and under unusual circumstances. Getting sprayed by a skunk in a parking lot wouldn’t normall...
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel HawthorneAn Apple Books Classic edition. Hester Prynne lives in infamy. After committing adultery and bearing a child with a man whose name she refuses to divulge, the heroine of Nathaniel ...
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Peace on Earth
Maia RossCrime never takes a holiday. Why should Irma? Irma Abercrombie is an energetic retiree with a shadowy past, a mean right hook, and a profound love of Christmas. Surrounded by seaso...
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Little Women
Louisa May AlcottAn Apple Books Classic edition. Meet the Marches! Louisa May Alcott’s classic introduces us to four unforgettable sisters: beautiful Meg, tomboyish Jo, delicate Beth, and Amy, the ...