Jim Henson's Books

[Ernie101]

Ok how many books does he have? and do they sell them at barnes and noble? i really wont them

[Luke]

To my knowledge, he never even wrote a book.

[Buck-Beaver]

Luke is right, I don't think Jim Henson ever wrote a book. The books you are probably thinking of are:

"Jim Henson: The Works, The Art, The Imagination"
"Jim Henson's Designs & Doodles"

There have been a number of books written over the years that are out of print. I think nost people agree among the best are:

"Of Muppets and Men"
"No Strings Attached - The Story of Jim Henson's Creature Shop"

[Cantus Rock]

No Strings Attached is very very good. Gives the common outsider like myself a really great look into what goes on at them there Creature Shops. :D

-Matt

[Ernie101]

yes where do they sell those books are they at the library and who are the authors

[Cantus Rock]

No Strings Attached:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1557711312

Of Muppets and Men:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1557819707

*Note that of Muppets and Men is probably going to go pretty high, and I might decide to bid myself (hehe)

-Matt

[Traveling Matt]

I believe NSA is also available on Amazon.com

- Billy :cool:

[Cantus Rock]

My Good buddy Billy has brought the news. Although there is no store listing on Amazon, there is an auction listing:

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y03X3306256X5744672/qid=1030306069/sr=1-1/102-7058078-1247325

So, now you have 2 places to bid! :D

-Matt

[Ernie101]

yes i may bid

[Cantus Rock]

Awesome. Glad to be of assistance. :) Billy is also, but he'd never admit it...(LoL) :D

-Matt

[Ernie101]

lol i noticed!

[Traveling Matt]

How DARE you suggest I be of assistance?!?!

LOL :p :D

- Billy :cool:

[crazy ernie]

my mom is going to bid on of muppets and men

[Cantus Rock]

Heh, well let the best Muppet win my friend. :D

-Matt

[Ernie101]

Yeah let the best muppet win even though im bidding on no string attached

[Ernie101]

I WANT NO STRING ATTACHED AND HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING IT because no one has bid yet and only 1 day 12 hours left till it ends i gotta convince her to let me get it within 1 day

[Jackie]

Of Muppets and Men is a wonderful book! Worth every penny spent! As long as it isn't over $80, then it's pretty much a ripoff :)

[Ernie101]

is nsa good too?

[Cantus Rock]

NSA is awesome. Great look at behind the scenes of the Creature Shop. :D

-Matt

[Ernie101]

ok cool

[dwmckim]

Some suggestions to help you track down the books without spending a great deal on ebay.

First, you may want to decide if you want to OWN the books in question or if you just want to be able to read them. If it's the latter i would strongly suggest checking with your local libraries (and if the first one you go to doesn't have it, check to see if any other branches in your area do). I know a good number of libraries in my area (and i'm sure many others) actually DO have copies of Of Muppets and Men. Finding "The Works" and "Designs & Doodles" are good possibilities and while less likely but still possible one might have NSA as well. Even if you find none of the above you may discover something else cool like The Muppet Show Book which also seems to be a popular library item.

Designs & Doodles is recent enough to where a chain bookstore may very well have a copy. The Works is a bit older but you might end up finding a copy there too. No Strings Attached, while more recent than The Works is more of a longshot just because of being of less general interest. However with all three of these books, even if you don't find a copy in stock, you may be able to special order them. OMAM unfortunately would be too old and out of print to realistically special order though.

Just some less expensive alternatives you may not have considered that are more in line wih your original ideas!

[crazy ernie]

at my local library,someone cut out pictures from of muppets and men.