Entertainments industry leaders portray a rags to riches phenomenon that suggests that those who become successful simply transition from the sidewalk to the Bentley overnight.
From the late 1940s to the early '60s, Marilyn Monroe appeared in barely thirty movies, beginning with bit parts and moving on into supporting roles for such films as The Asphalt Jungle, All About Eve, and Clash by Night.
This is the first book on enduring Hollywood star Eleanor Parker, long underrated despite three best actress Academy Award nominations (Caged, 1950; Detective Story, 1951; Interrupted Melody, 1955).
Mary Pickford's ambition, passion, innate talent, and savvy business acumen sent her career into the stratosphere and set the blueprint for the modern movie star.
Imagine having the most wonderful mother, the most caring father, a perfect house and a best friend who is always there for you and never lets you down.
This book presents a series of mini biographies of famous achievers who contributed uniquely and per-suasively to American culture in films, politics, news broadcasting, sports, entertainment, law enforcement and education.
Rugby with the stunning Fiji team not only gave me the opportunity to experience diversity in the highest form but inspired me to share my experiences living in Fiji a paradise and well known tourist destination once known as the way the world should be also sharing my experiences living in the USA the most prosperous powerful nation on Earth, while having a blast in one of the most vibrant cities of the world, Las Vegas.
In 1978, when music found its way into Russ DiBella's life largely by way of external circumstances, a natural progression of sorts began to unfold which would eventually marry his affection for words with a nascent interest in drumming and lyric writing.
This book follows the life of , Damien Shindelman and the bizarre series of events that shaped his unique personality and path to be coming a professional oboist.
Born in a small railroad city in the far corner of Northern Vermont on a bitter cold January day, Cora and her twin sister were births number twelve and thirteen to an already over populated family that was suffering from poverty, mental, verbal, manipulation and incest abuse.
LOPE DE VEGA (1562-1635), poet/playwright of unrivaled popularity during Spains Golden Age of literature (including Miguel de Cervantes and Caldern de la Barca), rescued theater from ineffective conventions and claimed authorship of some 1800 titles.
Manfred von Richthofen is widely known as the famous pilot who achieved an incredible eighty aerial victories, eclipsing all other aces of World War I.
Dear DadHey dad if you're listeningthis poem is for youjust writting to let you knowall the things life has put me throughstrangers somehow have a tendacyto try to take your placebut they can't do it, it's impossiblethe pain could never be erasedthey can't fillthis emotional viod in my heartinside I still wonderwhy must we stand so far apartmy mom's got a new manhe used to treat her rightwhy she stays with him, I don't understandbecause now all they do is fightit's not like I grew upa completely fatherless kidbut he can't make upfor all the birthdays and christmases you missedhe tries a little bitbut the job wasn't made for him to dosometimes it's too hard not to crycause he's no youso why did he have to be the oneto see off my first day of schoolhe even took me to the dentist when I lost my first toothso dad where you at my graduationno way to gonot even a congratulationsso tell me will you be there to help me blow out my sixthteen candlessometimes life gets hardand the pain is too much to handleI'm a big girl nowso I hold my tears insideI already had my first kissand you were never there to teach me about guysyou never took me shoppingor fishingyou just left me hopingand wishingbut you can't always get what you wish forand dreams don't always come truehe taught me thatbut we both know he's no youThe End
5 C Hero is the inspirational story of Joel Stephens, a truly gifted athlete and devout Christian, who lived the values of Christianity, Courage, Compassion, Character, and Commitment.
THE WALK-ON is a story about a young man and how he experiences the game of college basketball through his eyes, telling people what it is like going through the rigorous routine of being a division 1 athlete for one of the best basketball programs arguably in the country and finding out what the journey is all about.
First published in 1978, Snakes and Ladders is volume two of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirsSnakes and Ladders follows Bogarde from the challenges of his army training camp at Catterick, through the horrors of war, to his glittering if often trying film career.
_______________'The autobiography comes full circle - appropriately enough, because this is a book in which people come to terms with the past, make peace with inner demons, learn to say goodbye to loved ones and become sensitive, caring human beings' - The Independent_______________First published in 1993, A Short Walk from Harrods is volume six of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirs.
