Elaine Landau
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Mike Nichols (born Igor Mikhail Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theatre director and comedian. He worked across a range of genres and had an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their experience. He is one of 28 people to have won all four of the major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). His other honors included three BAFTA Awards, the Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2010. His films received a total of 42 Academy Award nominations, and seven wins.
Books
Tyrannosaurus rex
Independence Day
Puerto Rico
Describes the history, geography, government, economics, and people of Puerto Rico.
The Alamo
Tunnels!
Ellis Island
Hooked
Describes a wide variety of addictions, from substance abuse to compulsive behaviors, and explores some of the causes and treatments that are available.
Apples!
Surveys the history, cultivation, and uses of apples and describes the different kinds.
Popcorn
Popcorn is a 1996 novel by the British writer Ben Elton. It shares themes with a number of movies from the mid-1990s, most notably Natural Born Killers by Oliver Stone and Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino.
Colin Powell
Examines the life and career of General Colin L. Powell, the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Polar bears
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, infancy, and future of the polar bear.
Apatosaurus
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the huge plant-eating apatosaurus and discusses theories on why it became extinct.
Epilepsy
Napoleon Bonaparte
Electric fish
An introduction to various species of electric fish, particularly the electric eel, explaining how they generate and discharge electricity.