Learn About a New Book Based On the Film AMELIA!

Plus two more that the film itself is based on. AMELIA opens October 23rd.

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"AMELIA: The Motion Picture"

By Mira Nair

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• Foreword by Hilary Swank
• Universe Publishing, an imprint of Rizzoli New York
• Release Date: October 20, 2009

This fall, Universe is publishing AMELIA, the official companion to Fox Searchlight's major motion picture. The book features scenes from the film, including side-by-side comparisons of the real people and events with their on-screen counterparts, as well as an abbreviated script, and historical ephemera of Amelia's life.  Original press clippings, photographs, maps and stories from cast and crew will provide readers with a well-rounded and fascinating view of the woman who became a legend.

AMELIA pays homage to the determination and adventurous spirit which earned Earhart her rightful place in history as a symbol of freedom, and the book is the perfect keepsake for her fans, as well fans of the film's cast and director.

"East To The Dawn: The Life Of Amelia Earhart"

By Susan Butler

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"The single best book that we now have on Earhart’s life." -Washington Post Book World

"The Sound Of Wings: The Life Of Amelia Earhart"

By Mary S. Lovell

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When Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared in 1937 during her attempted flight around the world, she was already known as America's most famous female aviator. Her sense of daring and determination, rare for women of her time, brought her insurmountable fame from the day she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane.

In this definitive biography, Mary S. Lovell delivers a brilliantly researched account on Earhart’s life using the original documents, letters, the logbooks of Earhart and her contemporaries, and personal interviews with members of Amelia's family, friends and rival aviators.

The Sound of Wings vividly captures the drama and mystery behind the most influential woman in "The Golden Age of Flight" - from her tomboy days at the turn of the century and her early fascinations with flying, to the unique relationship she shared with G.P. Putnam, the flamboyant publisher and public relations agent who became both her husband and her business manager. It is a revealing biography of an uncommonly brave woman, and the man who both aided and took advantage of her dreams.