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Q & A with the Author/Illustrator of "Peggy's Puzzles - Volume Two"
Q. How did you come to write Peggy’s Puzzles – Volume Two A. Volume Two is actually comprised of two puzzle books that I wrote and illustrated in the mid-1970s for a New York publishing company. Metric Puzzles and Math Puzzles. Q. What is the story behind them? A. In 1976, an editor at New York’s Franklin Watts Publishing Company contacted me to say that the United States was going to be “metricized” in 1981. Thus, Watts wanted me to write and illustrate a book that taught the metric system through mathematical games and puzzles. Not knowing anything about the metric system, my Dad, Irving...
"Peggy's Puzzles - Volume Two" has arrived; Companion to Volume One
In 1976, an editor at New York’s Franklin Watts Publishing Company contacted me to say that the United States was going to be “metricized” in 1981. Thus, Watts wanted me to write and illustrate a book that taught the metric system through mathematical games and puzzles. Not knowing anything about the metric system, my Dad, Irving Adler, a well-known author and mathematician, came for a visit and gave me a one day crash course. The book, titled Metric Puzzles, was published in 1977 and was followed, shortly thereafter, by Math Puzzles. Despite excellent reviews and on-going sales, these two,...
"Enchanted Disney" Author Interview
Q. What is the format and concept behind The Enchanted Disney? A. Basically, The Enchanted Disney is split into fifteen chapters, each chapter covering one person who had a role in a live-action Disney film. About two-thirds of the books content is directly related to Disney, and the other third pertains to the life and work of the person covered. For example, in the first chapter, I discuss the life and work of silent screen star Pola Negri who had a supporting role in The Moon-Spinners (1964). Negri and Walt (as Walt Disney preferred to be called) arrived in Hollywood...
An Interview with Robert Wilson, Author of "From Strawberry Fields to Abbey Road: A Billy Shears Story"
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/feisty-side-of-fifty/2023/05/21/robert-wilson-from-strawberry-fields-to-abbey-road-the-billy-shears-story
An Interview With Michael Dante
Michael Dante starred in television shows such as “Daniel Boone,” “Custer,” and “The Big Valley” . He also starred in feature length films such as “Apache Rifles,” “Arizona Raiders,” and the role and film that made him a living legend - “Winterhawk.” In addition to acting, Dante is also a writer with screenplays and novellas to his credit. https://www.historynet.com/michael-dante-interview/