David Mandel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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White House Plumbers 5/1, Veep, Curb, Seinfeld, SNL, Eurotrip & Clerks Cartoon. Collector: props & comic art. Host: The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of Podcast

Wolverine: Creating Marvel's Legendary Mutant: Four Decades of Astonishing Comics Art
Mike Avila
Just got this amazing #Wolverine book by @mikeavila— featuring a couple of pieces of my #originalcomicart. Which ones? You have to buy the book! @insighteditions https://t.co/5toa9PsJf2
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Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us
Donald Trump
Pretty incredible, finding two top secret documents in a storage room under nine hundred thousand copies of "Triggered" by Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/H5gDsR6Cg5
Hardcover, 2019
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
My pal @JoshLieb9 just wrote a book of his hilarious poetry called "Revenge of the Giving Tree." I think Shel Silverstein would have loved it, and you can get yours here: https://t.co/jvkCUqmgsS https://t.co/DcwTGoF8rc
Hardcover, 2014
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Inferno: Italian-English Parallel Text
Dante
#originalcomicartmondays Let’s start with this page from #Xmen annual 4 by @johnromitajr & #bobwiacek, written by #chrisclaremont. The X-men go to Dante’s inferno to save #nightcrawler. I read this issue when I was having my appendix out in 3rd grade, & it’s always been a fav. https://t.co/fQzMsBmzIw
Paperback, 2021
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The White House Plumbers: The Seven Weeks That Led to Watergate and Doomed Nixon's Presidency
Egil Bud Krogh
A great interview with #CostumeDesigner #LeahKatznelson-- hear her talk character by character about the thoughts that went into their wardrobe. #WhiteHousePlumbers https://t.co/c9wYNdwZyE #BehindtheScenes
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
Douglas Waller
Continuing my WWII kick with "Wild Bill Donovan" by @douglascwaller. In depth story about the founding of the #OSS, the pre-cursor to the CIA. Donovan was a fascinating character as was his rivalry with J. Edgar Hoover. Interesting read. https://t.co/Ii4meNhi5v
Paperback, 2012
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps: Designing Graphic Props for Filmmaking
Annie Atkins
Talking #prop books on an all new @propspodcast, including: "Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps: Designing Graphic Props for Filmmaking" by @AnnieAtkins. And @minalima's @HarryPotterFilm book. Listen:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stuff-dreams-are-made-of/id1535879222 Youtube:https://youtu.be/ckFCMEpPOxw https://t.co/6eWKWYjPzH
Paperback, 2020
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dark Room Complete Story
Gerry Duggan
Just got a sneak peek at @GerryDuggan's latest: #TheDarkRoom. So damn scary, and so damn good. With amazing art by @scottbuon! Coming this June, order a copy today... https://t.co/Lg8ESoYPq0
Paperback, 2025
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kubrick
Michael Herr
David & Ryan talk about their favorite #prop books and movie books, covering #StarWars (of course), #IndianaJones, #Aliens, #TheGodfather, #Kubrick, #Muppets, #BladeRunner, and more on an all new @propspodcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stuff-dreams-are-made-of/id1535879222?i=1000562423103 YouTube: https://youtu.be/ckFCMEpPOxw https://t.co/BrxKaXBAG7
Paperback, 2001
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life
J. W. Rinzler
Just finished #HowardKazanjian A Producer's Life written by the late @jwrinzler. Plenty of great Star Wars and Indy stories (plus some wonderful #MarciaLucas content) but a really amazing film career that involved Peckinpah, Hitchcock and Wilder among others. Great read! https://t.co/Bucer5Zhij
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book