Full Burn
Author(s): Conley Kevin
"[An] edge-of-your-seat look at the slam-bang world of stunt pros...Great supplemental reading for movie fans."--"Rocky Mountain News
"In "The Full Burn," Kevin Conley goes inside one of the coolest and most dangerous jobs in the world. With bravura storytelling and full access to legends of the field, he gives a behind-the-scenes view of the stuntman's world: the history, the culture, and the tricks of the trade, showing how--and why--stuntmen do the crazy things they do. He even subjects himself to the stuntman's ultimate rite of passage, the book's eponymous stunt, in which he is doused in jellied gasoline and set aflame. Packed with amazing stories and fascinating insights into the movies you love, this is truly immersion journalism at its finest.
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"A fascinating chronicle of the Hollywood stunt world."--"Entertainment Weekly
""Brisk and entertaining...From chapter to engaging chapter, Conley blends film history with his subjects' realistic assessments of athleticism, sexism, death and technological innovations of the mechanical and computerized kind...Conley develops an impressive camaraderie, access and feel for the stunt world."--"Publishers Weekly
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"So interesting that it's difficult to stop reading."--"School Library Journal"
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : UNKNOWN
- : 0.213
- : 27 April 2009
- : 212mm X 139mm X 16mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Conley Kevin
- : TP
- : 709
- : en
- : 791.4302
- : 218
