Bjørn Smestad's Recommended Books

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Here I list (and comment upon) some of my favourite books. The books are available from Amazon.com.

A Room with a View by E. M. Forster My favourite book (see also my A Room with a View homepage). Buy now
A History of Male Nudity in the Movies by Marvin Jones This book fulfils three wishes at once: it includes an interesting essay on the history of male nudity in movies, a list of nude scenes and lots of pictures. Buy now
Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video by Raymond Murray. Lots of info not available in straight film books. Buy now
Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 2001 This is a Bible for film lovers, even though I have an impression that all films that are more than 50 years old get four stars... Buy now
Beautiful Thing: A Screenplay by Jonathan Harvey The movie was really a beautiful thing. Some people would call it unbearable naiive - but then I would not want to talk to those people for a couple of minutes. It has had a profound influence on a lot of gay people's lives. Buy now
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann Of course you should see the Visconti movie with beautiful Björn Andresen as Tadzio, but while you try to locate a copy of the film, you should read the book. But remember to play some Mahler in the background... Buy now
The Male Nude A compilation of photos of nude men through the history of photography. With an essay by David Lettick. Incredible value for money (768 pages!) Buy now
Spartacus International Gay Guide 2000-2001 This is a comprehensive listing of places to visit all over the world - if you are gay, that is. Buy now
Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett The first book in a long series. If you haven't read it yet, you have a lot to look forward to. It is fantastic, and completely unreasonable. Buy now

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