The Thin Man The Thin Man The Thin Man (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in the December 1933 issue of "Redbook". It appeared in book form the following month. Hammett never wrote a sequel but the book became the basis for a successful six-part film series, which also began in 1934 with "The Thin Man" and starred William Powell and Myrna Loy. "The Thin Man" television series aired on NBC from 1957-59, and starred Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk . In 1999, Knopf published a collection of Hammett's early works, including an early draft of "The Thin Man".
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket is a 1991 Children's book by Sonia Levitin and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It is about a young man, Jack, who due to bitter experience keeps his heart in a bucket but then loses it. "BookList", in a review of "The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket", wrote "The bold watercolors that sweep across the pages of this picture book demand a strong story line. Levitin delivers a respectable one," and the "School Library Journal" wrote "Levitin's cleverly created story, structured