James Curtis was a senior executive in the health care and computer industries before turning full-time to writing. He is author of William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come; Spencer Tracy: A Biography; W. C. Fields: A Biography (winner of the 2004 Theatre Library Association Award, Special Jury Prize); James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters; and Between Flops: A Biography of Preston Sturges.
12 Ebooks by James Curtis
James Curtis: Last Man Standing
A Times Literary Supplement 2017 Book of the Year On December 22, 1953, Mort Sahl (1927–2021) took the stage at San Francisco’s hungry i and changed comedy forever. Before him, standup was about ever …
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€24.99
James Curtis & Rick Helmes-Hayes: Vertical Mosaic Revisited
When The Vertical Mosaic first appeared in 1965, it became an instant classic. Its key message was that Canada was not the classless democracy it fancied itself to be. In fact, Canada was a highly in …
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€37.27
James Curtis & Rick Helmes-Hayes: The Vertical Mosaic Revisited
When The Vertical Mosaic first appeared in 1965, it became an instant classic. Its key message was that Canada was not the classless democracy it fancied itself to be. In fact, Canada was a highly in …
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€78.31
James Curtis: Last Man Standing
A Times Literary Supplement 2017 Book of the Year On December 22, 1953, Mort Sahl (1927-2021) took the stage at San Francisco’s hungry i and changed comedy forever. Before him, standup was about ever …
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€32.17
James Curtis: Spencer Tracy
During his lifetime, Spencer Tracy was known as Hollywood’s ‘actor’s actor’. Critics wrote that what Olivier was to theatre, Tracy was to film. Over his career he was nominated for nine Academy Award …
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€12.99
James Curtis: The Rope Job
Back in the 1960’s, the private investigators were able to disprove fraudulente injury claims by gaining the confidence of claimants and having them perform activities that they had the doctors, atto …
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€3.99
James Curtis & Patrick Hall: Machine Learning for High-Risk Applications
The past decade has witnessed the broad adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technologies. However, a lack of oversight in their widespread implementation has resulted in …
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€52.74
James Curtis & Patrick Hall: Machine Learning for High-Risk Applications
The past decade has witnessed the broad adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technologies. However, a lack of oversight in their widespread implementation has resulted in …
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€52.73
Debbie Olson: Children and Childhood in the Works of Stephen King
This unique and timely collection examines childhood and the child character throughout Stephen King’s works, from his early novels and short stories, through film adaptations, to his most recent pub …
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€44.84
