Paperback Dreams
A One Hour Public Television Documentary About Independent Booksellers and the People That Love Them.
Bibliography
In the process of making a documentary, we wind up consulting a lot of books. In the case of PAPERBACK DREAMS, a film about bookselling, our reading list was particularly broad. From former Berkeley bestsellers, to treatises on the business of the internet, we read a lot making this film, and will profile some of our books here. Until then, check out the film's bibliography on LibraryThing.
All Quiet On The Western Front
Novels that related the horrors of World War I were part of what instilled Roy Kepler's pacifist beliefs. All Quiet On The Western Front is perhaps the best known example. Read more...
1984
This is the 1950 edition of 1984, printed at the height of the paperback revolution. Read more...
One-Dimensional Man
This is Marcuse's most famous work and one that was a major influence on and during the student revolts all over the European continent of 1968. Many of the catchphrases of that time, such as "repressive tolerance" and the like, are derived directly from Marcuse. He has since lost much of his popularity and audience, and in my view, quite deservedly so.
His main thesis is that modern man has become one-dimensional due to the totalitarian, all-encompassing exercise of power by the entrenched capitalist class. While… Read more...
The Satanic Verses
This book starts well, but gets a bit heavy; still, I found it not too difficult to make it to the end. There were two themes that I found particularly attractive. First off, the whole story explores the way in which we change and adapt our personalities to new circumstances, new people: the two main characters find themselves magically transformed into an angel and a devil, and then back again, but each has also changed names and other things about themselves in presenting themselves to different countries, to family vs… Read more...
Funny in Farsi
My world is blanketed with snow and ice, and I am subsequently trapped in my home. I do not think any book could have hit the spot better for such an occasion. I have spent the weekend ensconced in afghans on my reading chaise with my trusty hound snuggled close, the Christmas tree as a backdrop, steaming hot cocoa by my side, this book clutched in my greedy little hands. It has been the best weekend I've had in ages! A delightful return to the gothic novels of my youth,… Read more...
News & Updates
For all you booksellers on your way to BEA next month, please join us for a special advance screening of Paperback Dreams!
For more about the film, visit the links on the bookmark, or email
Contact
Get in touch with the Paperback Dreams team by emailing info@paperbackdreams.com. Or for more information on the filmmakers, take a look at the Filmmakers bio page.
Special Thanks
Paperback Dreams is a co-production of Alex Beckstead, the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and KQED Public Television, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
