Quirk Perk: Encyclopedia Shatnerica
ENCYCLOPEDIA SHATNERICA by Robert Schnakenberg ($3.99)
AMAZON / BARNES & NOBLE / KOBO / IBOOKSTORE
Actor, singer, director, novelist, horseman, game-show host, spoken-word performer, legendary Hollywood lothario-is there anything William Shatner can’t do? Beam aboard the starship Irreverent as certified Shatnerologist Robert Schnakenberg takes you on a guided tour of the Emmy-winning entertainment icon’s universe. Inside you’ll find:
–More than fifty years of major film, TV, and stage appearances-from Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone to Star Trek, T. J. Hooker, and Boston Legal
–Shatner’s many musical misadventures, including his legendary covers of “Rocket Man” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
–Scandalous allegations and scathing anecdotes from Star Trek costars
Plus more girdle, divorce, and toupee trivia than you can shake a phaser at! Fully updated for the first time in ten years, with all-new material on Denny Crane, Nerine Kidd, Iron Chef USA, and more, The Encyclopedia Shatnerica remains the definitive biography of an entertainment icon.
ROBERT SCHNAKENBERG is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York.
Julie Leung
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