{"title":"Books by David Bushman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"conversations-with-mark-frost","title":"Conversations With Mark Frost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e co-creator Mark Frost dishes about his long and storied career, including his time as a stagehand at \u003ci\u003eMister Rogers' Neighborhood \u003c\/i\u003e; his early days as a a young bachelor in Hollywood rooming with Adam Arkin and Michael O'Keefe; his brief time at Universal TV before chucking it all away to return home to Minnesota to work on documentaries; his experiences in the infamous \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues \u003c\/i\u003ewriting room with Steven Bochco and David Milch; and, finally, his career-defining collaboration with David Lynch on \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks.\u003c\/i\u003eMark Frost, cocreator of both the original \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e, is often lost in the shadow of co-creator David Lynch in the eyes of critics and scholars -- one newspaper even called him the \"Other Peak.\" In fact, Frost played at least as crucial a role in developing the narrative, mythology, and aesthetic of what has come to be revered as one of the most artful and influential shows ever to air on television. This book, comprising a series of interviews with Frost over the course of a single year, finally and fully acknowledges the extent of Frost's contributions not only to those series, but also to American television in general, as a writer\/producer on \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e and other shows, and as a mentor to numerous other writers. The book traces the arc of his entire life and career, from his boyhood days in New York, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis, to his nascent playwriting career in Pittsburgh, to his days as a writer at Universal TV's famed factory of the seventies, to his work on Hill Street Blues alongside such industry titans as Steven Bochco and David Milch, to his multiple collaborations with the famously enigmatic Lynch, who perhaps emerges as slightly less enigmatic in the pages of this book. Conversations with Mark Frost deconstructs that legendary partnership, while at the same time exploring Frost's values, influences, thematic preoccupations, and approach to creating art -- for the screen, the stage, and the printed page -- as well as his thoughts about such topics as politics, extraterrestrial life, ethics, and the future of the human race.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fayetteville Mafia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391599173905,"sku":"9781949024104","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_136d8969-1e08-44df-a8b7-8334f1d1d8d6.jpeg?v=1776867002"},{"product_id":"a-world-of-demons","title":"A World of Demons","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever essay anthology devoted solely to the villains the Doctor has encountered over the decades since \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e's 1963 premiere -- including all of the usual suspects (Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels, the Silence, etc.), plus plenty of surprises.“One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel”—Jean-Antoninette (“Reinette”) Poisson, aka Madame de Pompadour, “The Girl in the Fireplace” What a world of demons \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who \u003c\/i\u003ehas presented us with over the past seven decades: from Daleks and Cybermen to Weeping Angels and the Silence, the greatest villains of the Who-niverse have achieved an iconic status all their own, cementing themselves in the minds of millions of viewers (why else would Parker Brothers have devised a version of Monopoly after them?). If, as the Seventh Doctor once said, \"You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies,” the Doctor is great indeed, rescuing the universe time and again from some of the most formidable and terrifying villains in science fiction history. Now, for the first time, an entire anthology of essays is dedicated to deconstructing this gallery of blackguards. Who are the greatest Who villains of all time? Why are they so frightening? And—apologies to Shakespeare—what do they tell us about the villainy of our own fears?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing essays by Joseph Dougherty (executive producer, \u003ci\u003ePretty Little Liars\u003c\/i\u003e; producer, \u003ci\u003ethirtysomething\u003c\/i\u003e), Steven Ashby, Anton Binder, Sarah Corey, Ken Deep, Jan Fennick, Hannah Friedman, Mark Givens, Nancy Hutchins, Jennie Jarvis, Don Klees, Chris Kocher, Robin Koman, Charles Martin, Michael Robinson, Steve Sautter, and Shane Thomas. Edited by David Bushman (Conversations with Mark Frost) and Barnaby Edwards (president, Doctor Who New York)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fayetteville Mafia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391599599889,"sku":"9781949024371","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_a1954e16-4020-439b-8be3-64d7139f6c7a.jpeg?v=1776867008"},{"product_id":"forget-it-jake-its-schenectady","title":"Forget It, Jake, It's Schenectady","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever detailed account of one of the most notorious cases of police corruption in New York State history, the 1999-200 FBI investigation into the Schenectady Police Department, resulting in the conviction of four officers, the suicide of a fifth, and the forced resignation of the chief, who soon after was convicted for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.Finalist for the 2024 Silver Falchion Award. Stranger things do tend to happen in Schenectady—once a booming metropolis nicknamed the “City That Lights and Hauls the World” thanks to the dominating presence of General Electric and the American Locomotive Company, though those days are ancient history. GE has nearly abandoned the city, and ALCO closed up shot over fifty years ago. Hence, the title of this book: \u003ci\u003eForget It, Jake, It’s Schenectady:The True Story Behind “The Place Behind the Pines\"\u003c\/i\u003e, a nod to the bleak conclusion of the classic film \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e, one of cinema’s most devastating expressions of abject resignation and defeat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA chance meeting between onetime Schenectady Police Chief Gregory Kaczmarek and author David Bushman in a Lyft car that Kaczmarek was driving was the genesis of this book, originally intended to track the rise and fall of a veteran cop with what appear to be two defining traits—an almost inhuman capacity for perseverance and a truly remarkable ability to attract notoriety and criticism. However, as the author’s research—including interviews with over two dozen people who lived through the events depicted in these pages—progressed, the book mutated into something else: a consideration of the recent history of the entire department—both its failures and successes—especially during Kaczmarek’s six-year reign as chief, but also involving such celebrated cases as the arrests and convictions of child killer Marybeth Tinning and serial rapist-murderer Lemuel Smith, who claimed to be controlled by the spirit of his deceased brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one of the more notorious cases of police corruption in New York State in recent times, the FBI set its sights on the Schenectady PD in 1999, launching an investigation that would eventually result in the imprisonment of four officers, the suicide of a fifth, and the resignation of Kaczmarek, who himself would wind up behind bars ten years later after copping a plea to criminal possession of cocaine. The events of this period loosely form the basis of the 2012 crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines—a literal translation of the Mohawk word “Schau-naugh-ta-da”—which starred Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, and Eva Mendes and was cowritten by Ben Coccio, who grew up in Schenectady, and Derek Cianfrance, who also directed, and whose wife likewise passed her wonder years there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fayetteville Mafia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391599829265,"sku":"9781949024524","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_a593b74e-d48b-483f-b350-091ee4563b7b.jpeg?v=1776867011"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/collections\/books-by-david-bushman.oembed","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}