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Summary: Get Your Marilyn Fix!
Review: For the Monroe fan, "The Marilyn Encyclopedia" is apt to cause an overheated frenzy. Literally stuffed with more information than I ever thought possible in one book, with references, cross-references and cross-cross-references, sumptuous full-page photographs (portraits and candids), along with enough Monroe minutiae to satisfy even the most obsessive Marilyn lover, Adam Victor's labor of love is one "Encyclopedia" that will delight the reader from cover to cover. A great addition to any collection.
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Summary: I'm thrilled
Review: It's just an amazing book . I'm thrillrd . I couldn't have imagined myself ,that it would that fantastic and wonderful book
I'm very glad that I bought it
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Summary: Updated Marilyn reference work recommended for MM students
Review: The basis I'm using as comparison is with an earlier book, The Unabridged Marilyn-Her Life From A to Z. The Marilyn Encyclopedia's assets is that there is more information, there are splendid colour photographs not present in the earlier book. In fact, it boasts 170 full-clour photos and 205 b&w ones. Some of the colour ones take two pages. As for the entries, they compare favourably with the other book. And each letter, A,B,C,D... et cetera is heralded by a colour photo.One key difference is that the entry for each movie lists the cast and credits, as well as any Academy Award nominations and wins. She herself wasn't nominated for any. It is also more up to date, 1999 compared to 1987. Much has happened re people. Inbetween those 12 years, Bette Davis, Dean Martin, Joe DiMaggio, and Frank Sinatra among others have died, and this book updates those facts. Yes, the domestic postage stamp that was released in 1995 is included. However, I was surprised Marilyn Manson wasn't included, as his stage name is an amalgam of Marilyn [Monroe], [Charles] Manson. Yet the one factor that differentiates the two books is this entry: "Internet." As the first paragraph states, "The world's most popular woman has spawned thousands of tribute sites on the World Wide Web. Type in the world "Marilyn Monroe" on any of the major search engines and you get back a bewildering number of matches." And I was also amazed to see how many actresses have portrayed Marilyn-based characters or how many fictional novels have been written on her, so "most popular woman" does have some merit to it. The Marilyn Encyclopedia easily supplants its earlier predecessor.
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Summary: The Marilyn Encyclopedia is a hit, a palpable hit.
Review: The Marilyn Encyclopedia is sure to become the standard reference work for all MM fans now and in the future. The book is a stunning compendium of people, places, and things in the life of "the divine Ms M". As well, it is richly illustrated with both black-and-white and colour photos of Marilyn and friends (and a few not so friendly people in her life). This book supercedes both "The Unabridged Marilyn: Her Life from A to Z", and "The Ultimate Marilyn". It is a handsomely produced volume, and deserves a place of pride in anyone's library. It is an absolute MUST for all fans of Our Lady, Marilyn.
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Summary: "Ultimate Marilyn" has NOTHING on this one
Review: The Ultimate Marilyn: Her Life from A to Z may have been first and the source for most of this Marilyncyclopedia, but I totally prefer this one. The graphics are much better and everything seems to be so much more organized. In "The Marilyn Encyclopedia" you learn basically EVERYTHING about Marilyn, her friends, her family, what she ate when, her favorites. . .well, everything. You don't realize that after you've closed this coffeetable book what useless information you've collected on her interesting life. So if it's available around your area, pick it up and revel in all that information Adam Victor (and others, of course) have picked up about our Marilyn.
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Summary: "Ultimate Marilyn" has NOTHING on this one
Review: The Ultimate Marilyn: Her Life from A to Z may have been first and the source for most of this Marilyncyclopedia, but I totally prefer this one. The graphics are much better and everything seems to be so much more organized. In "The Marilyn Encyclopedia" you learn basically EVERYTHING about Marilyn, her friends, her family, what she ate when, her favorites. . .well, everything. You don't realize that after you've closed this coffeetable book what useless information you've collected on her interesting life. So if it's available around your area, pick it up and revel in all that information Adam Victor (and others, of course) have picked up about our Marilyn.
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Summary: Comprehensive, Unweidly, unproofed
Review: This huge, bulky book has categories of of information about things I'd never even think of asking about Marilyn but was glad to read. The photos are gorgeous and many are hard to find elsewhere. I had to deduct a star because, for all the effort that went into this book, it obviously was never proofread and is spattered with typos. I can live with the bulk of the book (which makes it hard to read) because it allows for the big, clear photos, but not with all the mistakes. It pulls the work down a notch.
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Summary: EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT!
Review: Unfortunately, I bought this wonderful book in Quebec City and the entire thing is in French. I can still understand most of the book and I tell ya it's an EXCELLENT source of information on Miss. Monroe. If the book were free of text, it would still be worth it for it's gorgeous pictures. Each photo is crisp and clear--there are TONS of pictures in here in this whopping 350-page book. This is the first book a Marilyn fan should purchase. Lots of info and even more photos--what are you waiting for?? Get it now!
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