The Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy

The Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy
Author: Melvin Patrick Ely
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

Reprint of the 1991 Free Press edition, with Ely's (history, College of William and Mary) new eight-page preface. c. Book News Inc.

All about Amos N Andy

All about Amos N Andy
Author: Charles J. Correll
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781258834142

This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.

An Old Man's Game

An Old Man's Game
Author: Andy Weinberger
Publisher: Prospect Park Books
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1945551658

"Andy Weinberger has done something extraordinary with his first novel: he’s written a truly great detective novel that is fresh and original, but already feels like it’s a classic. In the tradition of Walter Mosley, Raymond Chandler, and Sue Grafton, semi-retired private eye Amos Parisman roams LA’s seedy and not-so-seedy neighborhoods in pursuit of justice. I don’t want another Amos Parisman novel—I want a dozen more!” — Amy Stewart When a controversial celebrity rabbi drops dead over his matzoh ball soup at the famed Canter's Deli in Los Angeles, retired private eye Amos Parisman— a sixtyish, no-nonsense Jewish detective who lives with his addled wife in Park La Brea—is hired by the temple's board to make sure everything is kosher. As he looks into what seems to be a simple, tragic accident, the ante is raised when more people start to die or disappear, and Amos uncovers a world of treachery and hurt that shakes a large L.A. Jewish community to its core.

Holy Mackerel!

Holy Mackerel!
Author: Bart Andrews
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1986
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A Prophet in Debate

A Prophet in Debate
Author: Karl Möller
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0826465684

An investigation of the literary structure and rhetorical challenge that prompted the book's production. Moller argues that the book of Amos captures and presents the debate between Amos and his eighth-century audience. When read in the light of Israel's fall, the presentation of Amos struggling (and failing) to convince his contemporaries of the imminent divine punishment functions as a powerful warning to subsequent Judaean readers.

The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers
Author: Andy Weinberger
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2022-04-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1684428181

In the third installment of the Amos Parisman Mysteries series, Amos finds himself on the twisted trail of a dangerous killer as he enters the heart of inequity in his community. Amos Parisman, L.A.’s oldest and most stubborn Jewish gumshoe, has never learned how to properly retire. He has little to do and his options are narrowing day by day, until he stumbles across the body of a local homeless woman in Park La Brea. Despite the instruction of Amos’ comrade, Lieutenant Malloy, who tells him not to get involved, the police find that they could use someone unconventional like Parisman, someone who knows the neighborhood and is willing to go the extra mile. As more homeless people begin turning up dead in the area, though, Amos soon realizes he is hunting a serial killer with a gruesome vendetta against the vulnerable and disadvantaged. Battling moral and civil questions regarding the invisible class, The Kindness of Strangers is a gripping look into the lives of those who sleep in the dust, the value we place on those who aren’t like us, and the damage that homelessness inflicts on the human spirit.

Reason to Kill

Reason to Kill
Author: Andy Weinberger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2020
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
ISBN: 9781945551956

Somewhat-retired L.A. private eye Amos Parisman is hired by lonely booking agent Pinky Bleistiff to find one of his missing singers, Risa Barsky. But what starts as a simple investigation turns into a complex puzzle when Pinky is murdered and Risa is still nowhere to be found. With suspects dropping dead at every turn, Parisman must act quickly to discover the truth about Risa's relationship with Pinky before an innocent person gets sent to prison.

Revolution Televised

Revolution Televised
Author: Christine Acham
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 256
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 1452907072

Offers a complex reading of African Americans appearing on television in the 1960s and 1970s, finding within these programs opposition to white construction of African-American identity and the potential of television to effect social change and limitations.

The Original Amos 'n' Andy

The Original Amos 'n' Andy
Author: Elizabeth McLeod
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-07-11
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476609713

This critical reexamination of Amos 'n' Andy, the pioneering creation of Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden, presents an unapologetic but balanced view lacking in most treatments. It relies upon an untapped resource--thousands of pages of scripts from the show's nearly forgotten earliest version, which most clearly reflected the vision of its creators. Consequently, it provides fresh insights and in part refutes the usual blanket condemnations of this groundbreaking show. The text incorporates numerous script excerpts, provides key background information, and also acknowledges the show's importance to radio broadcasting and modern entertainment.

Calvin and the Colonel

Calvin and the Colonel
Author: Kevin Collier
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2018-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986106153

In the fall of 1961, a new cartoon made its primetime network television debut, joining Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones and Top Cat series. Titled Calvin and the Colonel, it was the creation of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, and was produced by Kayro Productions in association with MCA TV/Revue Studios. The new cartoon was anything but new; it was the reincarnation of Gosden and Correll's Amos 'n' Andy radio program. Amos and Andy storywriters Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, who wrote for the radio show, were brought onboard to repurpose their old scripts for the new cartoon series. While characters Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon and Calvin T. Burnside were animals, their voices, performed by Gosden and Correll, were identical to the radio's Andy Brown and George "Kingfish" Stevens characters. Explore this unique look at how Calvin and the Colonel became a cartoon, Gosden and Correll's previous 1934 animation venture, and all of the controversy that went with it.