Its A Bitter Little World

by Pappas, Charles

• ISBN13: 9781582973876
• ISBN10: 1582973873
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

If you want to know the meaning of life, don't study Shakespeare, don't peruse Plato. Everything you need to know in life you can learn from film noir. And everything you can learn from film noir, you can find in It's a Bitter Little World.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. VIII
Introduction	p. 1
The Dicks and the Desperate
1941-1950	p. 16
1951-1960	p. 33
1961-1970	p. 42
1971-1980	p. 45
1981-1990	p. 46
1991-2000	p. 53
2001-2005	p. 68
The Dames and the Mugs
1941-1950	p. 72
1951-1960	p. 95
1961-1970	p. 106
1971-1980	p. 107
1981-1990	p. 111
1991-2000	p. 114
2001-2005	p. 122
The Brutality and the Barbs
1941-1950	p. 126
1951-1960	p. 135
1961-1970	p. 137
1971-1980	p. 138
1981-1990	p. 142
1991-2000	p. 145
2001-2005	p. 152
The Money and the Grubbing
1941-1950	p. 156
1951-1960	p. 166
1961-1970	p. 171
1971-1980	p. 171
1981-1990	p. 172
1991-2000	p. 173
2001-2005	p. 177
The Life Lessons and the Death Wishes
1941-1950	p. 178
1951-1960	p. 192
1961-1970	p. 195
1971-1980	p. 196
1981-1990	p. 197
1991-2000	p. 201
2001-2005	p. 209
The Quotes That Dreams Are Made Of	p. 211
The Best and the Bleakest	p. 221
Index	p. 227
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