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Rubin, Susan Goldman

Steven Spielberg: Crazy for Movies

94 pp. | Abrams | November, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-8109-4492-8 $$19.95

(3) 4-6 This overview of Spielberg's life and career is of particular interest because of its insights into the director's childhood and his youthful interest in movie-making. Illustrated with family photos and film stills, the clearly written volume explains how each of Spielberg's major movies came to be made and how his work on Schindler's List motivated him to start the Shoah Foundation, whose goal is to videotape the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta