The return of a beloved classic,
from the bestselling author of The Princess Bride!

Once upon a time, the gondoliers of Venice possessed the finest voices in all the world. But, alas, few remember those days--and fewer still were ever blessed to hear such glorious singing. No one since has discovered the secret behind the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers. No one, it seems, but S. Morgenstern. Now Morgenstern recounts the sad and noble story of the ambitions, frustrations, and eventual triumph of Luigi, the gondolier with the goony smile.

Here, in this brilliantly illustrated exposition of the surprising facts behind this all-but-forgotten mystery, S. Morgenstern reveals the fascinating truths about John the Bastard, Laura Lorenzini, the centenarian Cristaldi the Pickle, Enrico Caruso, Porky XII, the Great Sorrento, the Queen of Corsica--and of course, the one and only Luigi. His tale will captivate you as much as his song!

A writer's view on life and art are revealed during his attempts to edit the children's classic

First published in 1973, }The Princess Bride{ is now a cult classic, no doubt helped by a film in the 1980s starring Cary Elwes. This new edition of the tale of pirates, evil princes, sourcerers and true love, includes a chapter from the long-a

A collection of five screenplays by this Academy Award-winning writer. Includes: All the President's Men * Magic * Harper * Maverick * The Great Waldo Pepper. Also features essays by Goldman: "Getting Even or Creative Accounting," "Sneak Previews, or Why Did She Have to Die?," "Hype or Consequences: A Brief History of the Future," "Shooting from the Hip: Don't You Know Anything About Screenwriting?," and "Nothing for Me to Steal: The Secret Life of an Adaptation."

A collection of five screenplays by this Academy Award-winning writer. Includes: All the President's Men * Magic * Harper * Maverick * The Great Waldo Pepper. Also features essays by Goldman: "Getting Even or Creative Accounting," "Sneak Previews, or Why Did She Have to Die?," "Hype or Consequences: A Brief History of the Future," "Shooting from the Hip: Don't You Know Anything About Screenwriting?," and "Nothing for Me to Steal: The Secret Life of an Adaptation."

Marathon Man, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Princess Bride, Misery. Author royalties donated to the Motion Picture and Television Fund.

From the screenwriter responsible for }Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All The President's Men{ and others. Goldman presents an intimate view of movie-making from an insider's point of view.

Goldman (two-time Academy Award screenwriter for Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men ) caustically chronicles what he calls the worst decade in movie history: the 1990s. The 35 articles originally appeared in Premiere , The Daily News , New York and Los Angeles Magazine . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents: Marathon Man * Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid * The Princess Bride * Misery.