Update

Okay, I know I haven't been around here much lately. I think I have a reasonable excuse: I’m about to publish a book. It’s set to be released March 2012. I think it’s pretty good; in fact, so do a few other people.

The book is about postwar British film. Although most of the films made in the ten years after the war ended (1945-1955) never mention the war explicitly, the war and the postwar realities (rationing, rebuilding, and Britain’s diminishing role as world power) are just below the surface in films like Scrooge, The Third Man, The Ladykillers and others.
Now, here’s the thing: the book is priced as an academic book, which means it’s priced higher than most books. I’ve been told that if the initial print run sells out, the publisher would consider a reasonably priced softcover. So rather than asking people to order copies for themselves, I’m asking people for three things:
1) Request their local libraries (public or academic) to buy the book. Here’s the information you’ll need to know:
The Lasting Influence of the War on Postwar British Film
Michael W. Boyce
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (Mar 13 2012)
ISBN-10: 0230116892 ISBN-13: 978-0230116894
Chapters Indigo (Canada)
Amazon.ca (Canada)
Amazon.com (U.S)
Amazon.co.uk (UK)
2) Click the like on the amazon.com and amazon.ca pages.
3) Tell as many people as possible to do the same. Ask your friends all over the world to get their local libraries to order the book as well. I don’t expect the book to be a “best seller,” I don’t expect to make a lot of money from this book. I am proud of it and I would like to get as many copies out there as possible
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