As a kid in the 70's, I discovered this series with the fourth film, 1975's The Return of the Pink Panther and have been a fan since. Something about this style of comedy combined with the flair for international espionage is just such a joy. Books like this one pull back the curtain behind the film industry, providing a detailed glimpse into the making of the movies and the people involved in the process. I remembered this franchise being popular, but the details provided here point out how important it was to the United Artists studio and how rich it made both Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards (despite how contested their working relationship continued to become as each film was made). Even after Sellers' death in July of 1980, the film franchise continued on. The first (1982's Trail of the Pink Panther was a framework of a story built to utilize former footage of Sellers as Clouseau and to bring back former side characters to fill out the narrative. The storyline of this one led into.. Read more
NetGalley, Martin Maenza

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars The Royal Family vs 'The Crown': Separating Fact from Fiction by new to me historian author C. Curzon is a beautiful, enlightening, touching, very informative book that I read cover to cover in one sitting. Beautiful from start till the last page.
NetGalley, KD RBCK

As ever the 2025 Yearbook contains a wealth of useful and interesting material for practical observers and armchair astronomers alike and is excellent value. Roll on the 2026 edition!
Popular Astronomy

Enjoyed this very detailed story about the band. Learned a lot of things I didn’t know before about the band members and people in their lives as well.
NetGalley, Roxi Wasmer

This is an honest and well accounted book about his life and death, and also incorporates the impact he had on others, particularly his cruelty to his childhood sweetheart, Jessie. It details well his enmeshment with his mother, the realities of life in a mining village and his true feelings on the futility of war. Interesting, enlightening and well written.
NetGalley, Gem Fletcher