I went back two years to beginning of this thread with the intention of reading through all of the posts that concerned what I consider to be the absolute greatest book that Buk helped guide me to read, but then I realized that all I wanted to say was that Journey to the End of the Night by...
I saw this and thought of all the serious book collectors here at Buk.net. I am absolutely out of my element here, but maybe some of the links are helpful?:
http://www.metafilter.com/74393/Book-repair
It's not a movie, but it is something you should get whether you saw the first time on TV or not (at least the first two seasons of it):
Homicide: Life on the Street
I was all wrapped up in the interest I had in the subject. I think I read the thing in one night. 1fsh, I think you and this guy kept a little more objectivity that I did...I enjoyed reading it my way though:
http://www.kunstler.com/mags_dylan.html
I hope there is a volume two...I've got...