BOOKS AND EBOOKS

Below are the covers of all my books, which are available to buy from AMAZON, EBAY, LULU and other online stores....
If you would like to order a few books, either for yourself or wholesale, email me at:
​wisdomtwinsbooks@hotmail.com

LATEST BOOKS
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ALBUM CLOSE UP: BOB DYLAN -
​BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (2022)

Writer and musician Chris Wade homes in on Bob Dylan’s 1975 classic, Blood on the Tracks, widely regarded to be his finest album. As well as examining the songs and the making of the album, Wade interviews the session players who helped bring the record to life. Nearly fifty years since it was released, Blood on the Tracks is as vital as ever.
​Pocket book. 58 pages. 

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​STACY KEACH ON SCREEN (2022)

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Chris Wade explores the long, rich and varied screen career of STACY KEACH, one of the most versatile and multi talented American actors in history. For almost sixty years, he has entertained audiences the world over. Beginning his acting life on the stage, he was highly acclaimed for his turns in various productions of the works of Shakespeare, as well as hit plays such as MacBird and Indians. While still committing himself to the theatre, Keach began appearing on screen in the late 1960s. He became one of the New Hollywood era’s most interesting and quirky leading men, giving stellar performances in such films as End of the Road, The Traveling Executioner, Doc, Fat City, and The Ninth Configuration. Into the 1980s, he starred in the cult favourites The Long Riders and Road Games, while on the small screen he became the quintessential detective, Mike Hammer. In the following decades he continued to act on stage, appear in major movies, and star in a stunning range of TV shows. This book goes through his finest work, from his beginnings in such films as The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, obscure gems like Watched and The Killer Inside Me, TV appearances in such shows as Ray Donovan, The Blacklist, Prison Break and ER, and more recent films like American History X, Nebraska and Truth. Wade also celebrates his stage and audio credits. It’s a remarkable body of work, explored in thorough detail, in what is an affectionate homage to one of the acting world’s true greats. The book also includes a 2022 interview with Keach, as well as fresh recollections from the likes of Jeff Bridges, Oliver Stone, Bruce Campbell, Harris Yulin, and Tom Atkins. 
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​A PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE DENEUVE (2022)

Catherine Deneuve is one of the greatest stars in the history of cinema, an international legend whose exceptional film career is matched by her status as a French icon. Her performances in such films as Luis Bunuel’s Belle De Jour, Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, and Francois Truffaut’s The Last Metro, all examined in this book, cemented her reputation as one of film’s true immortals, and she continues to excel to this day with daring, challenging roles.
   In this book, Chris Wade explores Deneuve’s rich body of work, beginning with her early bit parts, through the legendary 60s in such films as Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, Bunuel’s Tristana, horror cult classic The Hunger, the likes of Indochine and My Favourite Season, all the way up to her current era as the queen of French cinema, with such movies as The Truth, The Midwife, and The Brand New Testament. 
 
A5. Illustrated. Black and White.

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THE FILMS OF JAMES WOODS (2022)

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James Woods is one of the most versatile and captivating actors in American film history. From his breakthrough performance as Greg Powell in The Onion Field (1979), Woods has grabbed the attentions of filmgoers the world over, and remains a firm fixture in our collective cinematic consciousness. In such films as Oliver Stone's Salvador (1986), Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984), David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983), Martin Scorsese's Casino (1995), and John Carpenter's Vampires (1998), he has portrayed some of the most memorable anti-heroes of our times. Twice nominated for an Oscar (for Salvador and Rob Reiner’s Ghosts of Mississippi), he is also the winner of a Golden Globe, an Independent Spirit Award, and three Emmys. Performances in such landmark TV productions as My Name is Bill W, Promise, and Citizen Cohn have gone down as some of the greatest in history. An exciting and engaging performer, throughout his fifty year career he has committed himself tirelessly to his craft, remained at the top of his game, and collaborated with some of the world's finest filmmakers and actors.
   Drawing on new interviews with the man himself, James Woods discusses his whole career, taking the reader on a journey from his beginnings on stage and TV, through the iconic films and TV movies of the 80s and 90s, to his most recent work. In these free-wheeling conversations, James Woods shares his thoughts and memories with the reader, revealing key moments of movie history in the process. On top of Woods’ vivid insights, Chris Wade explores every single acting credit, and also speaks to such friends and collaborators as Oliver Stone, Debbie Harry, Dolly Parton, Sharon Stone, Tim Metcalfe, Harold Becker, Jim Belushi, and Joe Wambaugh. 

396 pages. Black and white. Illustrated. A5.


​FILM CLOSE UP: SMOKE AND BLUE IN THE FACE

Chris Wade takes a look at two cult classics from the 1990s, Smoke and Blue in the Face, made by writer Paul Auster and director Wayne Wang. Released during a golden era for American independent cinema, Smoke focuses on a Brooklyn cigar shop run by Auggie Wren (Harvey Keitel), and the various characters that revolve around it. Blue in the Face is the companion film to Smoke, a loose, free, often wild comedy, with star cameos and unforgettable ensemble sequences. Wade explores these two films, of which he has been a fan for 25 years, and delves into their making.
The book also features an interview with Paul Auster himself, conducted by Wade in 2022. 
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