The Complete Titanic: From the Ship's Earliest Blueprints to the Epic Film

by Stephen J. Spignesi

Book Overview

"A ONE-STOP SOURCE OF FASCINATING TITANIC INFORMATION" FOR EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THE GREAT SHIP, BY STEPHEN SPIGNESI & PUBLISHED IN 1998. THIS BOOK IS A CLEVER COMPILATION OF FACTS AND TRIVIA, MUCH... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559724838
• ISBN13: 9781559724838
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Birch Lane Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Stands above the rest

This really is a complete book about the Titanic. It includes chapters such as: 'A complete chronicle of the Titanic disaster' that lists what happened nearly every minute of the fateful night; 'mysteries of the Titanic - a century of secrets'; 'Titanic 1997' which tells about James Cameron's movie; and 'The quest of the century' which details Dr. Robert Ballards' discovery of the wreck of the Titanic. Also the book includes a complete reprinting of the 1898 novella that seems to have predicted the Titanic disaster.This book is really great for anyone interested in the Titanic. It is fascinating, well written and detailed. One of the great things about this book is that you can read the chapters that interest you (in any order) without missing anything by skipping parts.

The definitive Titanic tome!

It was no surprise that the theatrical release of James Cameron's 1997 Christmas blockbuster spawned the publishing of many different fictional novels as historical books centering around the events of April 14th, 1912. Out of the literally hundreds of books on the subject, "The Complete Titanic" is the most informative and entertaining, from its historical content to the details surrounding the making of and release of the popular film. With pages of photographs interspersed among chapters divided into sections, the book is a highly admirable way to distribute information on a widely growing phenomenon that has taken Hollywood and its followers by storm. Not to be missed, "The Complete Titanic" is an excellent read and resource for movie and historical buffs.

this is a beautiful book

this is one of the most beautiful books ever written. It tells you everything you want to know about the ship. The pictures are great also.

Thorough and well-written, full of interesting details!

Many books have been written on the Titanic, but this one is unique. It is incredibly thorough, detailed, and well-written. I purchased it after I had devoured "Titanic: An Illustrated History", and rather than duplicating all that information, this book contains hundreds of new details and facts. Just as Mr. Spignesi says, it includes menus (though not complete for 1st and 2nd class-- instead there are samples), Molly Brown's insurance claim, a fascinating list of movie bloopers, survivor accounts, Ismay's testimony, etc. I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Titanic-- you will not be disappointed! I had only two concerns: one, that the "lost scenes from the movie" section was mostly absent (I understand this was removed at the last minute before it went to press-- boo hiss), and two, that there is at least one possible editing error concerning the death of Emily Ryerson's son, which made me a little nervous about how thoroughly this text had been fact-checked. Nevertheless, I completely enjoyed this book and it lives up to its title. The movie bloopers section alone makes it worth reading!

One of the best Titanic books!

This book is a well of information! I liked how the book had every thing on the Titanic. A great book for Titanic freaks!