Wizard of Oz

Sid ‘One-Punch’ Luft, amateur-boxer, producer and Judy Garland’s third husband was the one man in her life who stuck around, helping her achieve a meteoric comeback in the 1960s. It was Luft who reversed the fortunes of an apparently faded career, seeing her triumph at Carnegie Hall, in ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘The Judy Garland Show’.

Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells their story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not-quite-divorced Judy and the not-quite-divorced Sid meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club. A straight-talking sharp shooter, Sid fell for Judy hard and fast and the romance persisted through separations, reconciliations, and later divorce. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship.

Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of Judy Garland on Judy Garland, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished.

Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to save her from the demons that ultimately drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.

‘In prose so brassy that it bruises the sensibilities, Luft… illuminates the dark side of life in the spotlight and dispels any sentimental illusions about the glories of show business in Hollywood’s classic age.’ - The New Yorker

No es fácil ser la mala del cuento.

En un pueblo de pescadores de Munchkinland nace Elphaba, un bebé de piel verde y dientes de tiburón con los que arranca los dedos a la comadrona. Elphaba crecerá para convertirse en la Malvada Bruja del Oeste, una persona ingeniosa, irritable y poco comprendida que pone en tela de juicio todas nuestras nociones preconcebidas sobre la naturaleza del bien y del mal.

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The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony-winning hit musical, soon to be a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as a novel to revisit for years to come. Wicked relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination. 

Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens.

But Elphaba’s Oz is no utopia. The Wizard’s secret police are everywhere. Animals—those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals—even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas. 

Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, the novel has inspired the blockbuster musical of the same name—one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel’s distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire’s Wicked is as unique as its green-skinned witch. 

Get transported to a world brimming with wonder and imagination in this reimagined tale of L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic The Wizard of Oz. For readers aged 6 years and up.

When Dorothy is whisked away to the enchanting land of Oz by a powerful wind, the adventure of a lifetime begins. She goes on a journey with a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion. But not everything goes as planned… Will Dorothy ever get back home?

The Wizard of Oz is the first installment of a captivating new series called Story Gems, which presents classic tales in a new jacket. Whether revisiting the story or discovering it for the very first time, readers will be captivated by the story’s timeless charm and magic.

With stunning illustrations that breathe new life into this beloved tale, this edition is perfect for gifting as it captures the hearts of both young and old.

Prepare to be spellbound as you journey alongside Dorothy and her friends through the wondrous land of Oz. With gorgeous illustrations, a reimagined narrative, and timeless appeal, this book is sure to become a cherished addition to any library or household.

Never has Oz been so wonderful than in this delightful book—perfect for little hands!

When a tornado whisks Dorothy and her little dog Toto far away from Kansas, they must search the land of Oz for a wizard who can help them get home. Travel the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her new friends—Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion—in this must-have board book edition of L. Frank Baum’s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

With foil on the cover and engaging illustrations throughout, Baby’s Classics: The Wizard of Oz is a delightful addition to baby’s first storytime collection! Journey to the Emerald City, defeat the Wicked Witch of the West, and meet familiar characters like Glinda the Good Witch and the Munchkins in this essential tale of courage, brains, and heart.

From Starry Forest Books, Baby’s Classics will delight your little one with the world’s best stories. Collect them all!

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) marked a return to form of sorts for its author L. Frank Baum. Unhappy with the previous year’s publication of Ozma of Oz, and eight years removed from the publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum sought to reinvigorate his fledgling fantasy series with a novel true to its roots.

The story begins with an earthquake. Dorothy and her companions are plunged into the world of the Mangaboos, who blame them for the disaster that has wreaked havoc on their lives and destroyed their homes. Moments before they are to be sentenced to death, the Wizard of Oz appears in an air balloon—after years of living in exile from the Emerald City—and saves Dorothy, Eureka, Zeb, and Jim. The Wizard uses sleight-of-hand to convince the Mangaboos of his powers, allowing the group to escape. Together with the wizard, Dorothy and her companions travel through the Valley of Voe, climb Pyramid Mountain, and cross the Land of the Gargoyles, only to find themselves not only farther from home than when they began, but hungry, thirsty, and at the mercy of a vicious dragon. In a last-ditch effort, Dorothy attempts to reach Princess Ozma, in the hopes that the ruler of the Emerald City will save them from certain doom. With a familiar narrative and characters new and old, L. Frank Baum’s Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is a sequel worthy both of its esteemed predecessor and the reader’s rapt attention.

Filled with rich, detailed layers of fantasy from the mind of L. Frank Baum, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is a story about the frail innocence of childhood and the will to persevere that can be found in even the youngest of hearts. Long overshadowed by the film, Baum’s series is required reading for children, adults with children, and adults who refuse to let life lose its flavor of fantasy.

This edition of L. Frank Baum’s Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is a classic of children’s literature reimagined for modern readers.

Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.

With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

When a wild tornado hits Dorothy’s home in Kansas, she and her sidekick pup, Toto, wake up a very long way from home. Suddenly in a new and mysterious land, Dorothy and Toto must find their way through the enchanted land of Oz with the hopes of making it to the famous Emerald City. There, it is rumored that the magical Wizard of Oz is the only one who can grant them their wish of returning home.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has become one of the most well-known American stories of our time, inspiring its many readers that there is indeed, “no place like home.” Throughout her adventure, Dorothy meets a cast of unlikely characters to accompany her—a naive scarecrow, a heartless tinman, and a cowardly lion--as well as teach important lessons.. Despite her new friends’ shortcomings, Dorothy learns that she must cast aside her differences and work with them to reach the Emerald City and find Oz. Though the road is winding and uncertain, Dorothy’s only hope is to trust her new friends and follow the path before them.

Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.

With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

“[S]tudents clamoring for more books with STEAM experiments and fun facts would enjoy these two titles.”?School Library Connection, review of STEAM Tales: Alice in Wonderland and STEAM Tales: Around the World in 80 Days

“Each volume in the STEAM Tales series offers a famous title that has been adapted for younger readers and studded with informational features and engaging science activities that relate to the story in some way….This literary series will appeal to kids with far ranging curiosity about STEAM-related topics.”?Booklist, review of STEAM Tales: Alice in Wonderland and STEAM Tales: Around the World in 80 Days

Fire up young readers' imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities.
Dorothy's adventure through Oz is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations - and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there's something for every enquiring mind. It's the ideal combination of enchanting story and stimulating science fun.

It's never too soon to share your favorite classics with the next generation...

This edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been adapted for younger readers and features:

• Simplified Text
• A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers
• Full color illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen.

An iconic classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a must-read for adults and children alike. Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets on the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure.

A full-color illustrated edition of one of the world's best loved stories.

Manga Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz brings the classic story of a little girl trying to find her way home through a fairytale landscape to life as a comic book.

Get swept away with Dorothy from the grey prairies of Kansas to the magical land of Oz. With colorful Manga illustrations, this comic book is a great way to introduce children to classic tales in a fun and encouraging way.

Meet Dorothy’s friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman and the cowardly Lion, as well as Munchkins, Flying Monkeys, the Wicked Witch of the West and many other magical creatures. With visually stunning illustrations, follow her along the yellow brick road to find the wonderful wizard she hopes will send her back home.

Each volume in the Manga Classics series provides a fast-paced and fun introduction to a great work of literature in a manner that is clear, accessible and entertaining.

Step into classic literature’s most famous magical realm and make choices to survive L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in this interactive adventure for kids ages 9–13.

You are Dorothy, the accidental adventurer. Swept away from your Kansas home by a deadly tornado, you land in the fantastical world of Oz—a place filled with witches, monsters, and talking animals. Every moment, your life is at risk. You must rely on courage, clever thinking, and the help of your unusual friends to survive dangers like angry trees, tiger-bears, and winged monkeys.

Adapted by award-winning author Ryan Jacobson with illustrations by Y. Shane Nitzsche, Can You Survive the Wonderful Wizard of Oz? turns the classic novel into an interactive chapter book for middle-grade readers. At key points, you choose the path and decide what happens next. With more than a dozen possible outcomes, every read is a new adventure. Do you have what it takes to follow the road of yellow brick—or will the journey lead to your doom?

Book Features

1. Interactive Adventure: Every choice affects the story, with 12+ possible endings.
2. Timely Fun: Oz is back in the spotlight—kids can dive into the classic story.
3. Kid Appeal: Short chapters, nonstop action, and rereads keep even reluctant readers hooked.
4. Classroom Friendly: Built-in discussion opportunities and activities, ideal for grades 3–7.
5. Perfect Gift: A paperback that fits in stockings, gift baskets, and classroom libraries.

Interactive books for kids are more popular than ever. Create your own adventure with the Interactive Classic Literature series. You’re the main character. You make the choices. Can you survive?

Después de Wicked la historia continúa.

Dorothy, una huérfana que vive en Kansas con sus tíos y su perro Toto, no llega a refugiarse en el sótano cuando arrecian los fuertes vientos de un ciclón. La casa, con ella y su mascota dentro, vuela por los aires, pero la chica logra conciliar el sueño. Al despertar, en vez de contemplar las tierras áridas de su pueblo, advierte que está en un prado florido rodeada de seres sobrenaturales. Allí comienzan las aventuras de la joven, que deberá enfrentar a la rencorosa Bruja Mala del Este con ayuda de Glinda, la bruja buena, que le recomienda viajar sin desviarse hasta la Ciudad de las Esmeraldas. Sólo con la ayuda del Mago de Oz, que vive allí, podrá regresar a la casa de sus tíos.

En el trayecto, Dorothy conocerá al Espantapájaros, al Hombre de Hojalata, a un león asustadizo, a monos voladores. El Mago de Oz, la fábula infantil más popular del siglo XX, adaptada y readaptada al cine, la televisión y el teatro cientos de veces, narra con humor y encanto el regreso al hogar de una heroína con mucho sentido común y valentía, al menos tanta como para subirse a un globo aerostático y enfrentar a una bruja con un par de zapatitos de rubí como única arma.

Lyman Frank Baum ha escrito un cuento de hadas modernizado, en el que las pesadillas y angustias se dejan de lado para hacerles lugar al entretenimiento y la emoción.

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After Wicked the story continues.

Dorothy, an orphan living in Kansas with her aunt, uncle, and her dog Toto, does not get to the cellar when the strong winds of a cyclone strike. The house, with her and her pet inside, flies through the air, but the girl manages to fall asleep. Upon waking, instead of seeing the arid lands of her village, she notices that she is in a flowery meadow surrounded by supernatural beings. There begin the adventures of the young girl, who must face the resentful Wicked Witch of the East with the help of Glinda, the good witch, who recommends traveling straight to the Emerald City. Only with the help of the Wizard of Oz, who lives there, can she return to her aunt and uncle's house.

Along the way, Dorothy will meet the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, a cowardly lion, and flying monkeys. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the most popular children's fable of the 20th century, adapted and re-adapted to film, television, and theater hundreds of times, tells with humor and charm the return home of a heroine with a lot of common sense and bravery, at least enough to get into a hot air balloon and face a witch with a pair of ruby slippers as her only weapon.

Lyman Frank Baum has written a modernized fairy tale, in which nightmares and anxieties are set aside to make room for entertainment and excitement.

Who can forget Dorothy's quest for the great and powerful Oz as she tried to return to her beloved Kansas? She thought she needed a wizard's magic, only to discover that home—and the power to get there—had been with her all along. This engaging and provocative book proposes that Hollywood has created an imaginary cinematic geography filled with people and places we recognize and to which we are irresistibly drawn. Each viewing of a film stirs, in a very real and charismatic way, feelings of home, and the comfort of returning to films like familiar haunts is at the core of our nostalgic desire. Leading us on a journey through American film, Elisabeth Bronfen examines the different ways home is constructed in the development of cinematic narrative. Each chapter includes a close reading of such classic films as Fleming's The Wizard of Oz, Sirk's Imitation of Life, Burton's Batman Returns, Hitchcock's Rebecca, Ford's The Searchers, and Sayles's Lone Star.

The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) is the eleventh novel in L. Frank Baum’s beloved Land of Oz series. According to the author, the story began with a letter from a young reader and soon took on a life of its own.

When Princess Ozma goes missing from her palace in the Emerald City, and the instruments upon which Glinda the Good Witch and the Wizard of Oz are nowhere to be found, Dorothy bravely gathers a group of trustworthy companions in order to solve the mystery. With Glinda, the Wizard, Button-Bright, Trot, and Betsy Bobbin, Dorothy journeys west across the Land of Oz to Winkie Country. On the plateau of the Yips, they learn that Cayke the cookie cook has lost her magic dishpan before continuing on to the lost lands of Herku. There, the generous Czarover of Herku tells them a tale of the evil Ugu the Shoemaker, a wicked enchanter who lives in a castle high in the mountains of Herku. With her trusted companions at her side, Dorothy is willing to face down even the darkest of dangers in order to not only rescue the Princess, but restore the magical powers of Oz to those who would use them for good. The Lost Princess of Oz unites many of L. Frank Baum’s most cherished characters in a story of wondrous adventure.

From the mind of master fantasist L. Frank Baum, The Lost Princess of Oz is a story of mystery, adventure, and the unstoppable power of bravery. Long overshadowed by the film, Baum’s series is required reading for children, adults, and anyone who refuses to let life lose its flavor of fantasy.

This edition of L. Frank Baum’s The Lost Princess of Oz is a classic of children’s literature reimagined for modern readers.

Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.

With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Before Liz Smith and Perez Hilton became household names in the world of celebrity gossip, before Rush Limbaugh became the voice of conservatism, there was Hedda Hopper. In 1938, this 52-year-old struggling actress rose to fame and influence writing an incendiary gossip column, “Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood,” that appeared in the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers throughout Hollywood’s golden age. Often eviscerating moviemakers and stars, her column earned her a nasty reputation in the film industry while winning a legion of some 32 million fans, whose avid support established her as the voice of small-town America. Yet Hopper sought not only to build her career as a gossip columnist but also to push her agenda of staunch moral and political conservatism, using her column to argue against U.S. entry into World War II, uphold traditional views of sex and marriage, defend racist roles for African Americans, and enthusiastically support the Hollywood blacklist.

While usually dismissed as an eccentric crank, Jennifer Frost argues that Hopper has had a profound and lasting influence on popular and political culture and should be viewed as a pivotal popularizer of conservatism. The first book to explore Hopper’s gossip career and the public’s response to both her column and her politics, Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood illustrates how the conservative gossip maven contributed mightily to the public understanding of film, while providing a platform for women to voice political views within a traditionally masculine public realm. Jennifer Frost builds the case that, as practiced by Hopper and her readers, Hollywood gossip shaped key developments in American movies and movie culture, newspaper journalism and conservative politics, along with the culture of gossip itself, all of which continue to play out today.


Read a review of the book from the Chronicle of Higher Education blog, Tenured Radical.