Author: Betty Jo Tucker
Publisher: Hats Office Books
ISBN: 9781587360855
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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This book chronicles the author's love affair with film from the 1930s through the beginning of the new millennium. In addition to revealing personal movie-related experiences, film critic Betty Jo Tucker describes encounters with veteran actors.
Author: Julia Jamaldin
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 1468970615
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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This is a story of a Malay Muslim girl named Juni who gets a prestigious Japanese government scholarship to study in the Land of the Rising Sun. Along with three other Malaysian girls named Caren, Ai Lin and Janet, they meet up with two other Monbukagakusho scholars from Singapore, Kevin and Desmond, at the arrival hall of Kansai International Airport, Osaka. The novel recounts Juni’s ‘adventures’ with these new friends of hers, but mostly it is a story about how a Malay Muslim girl decides to abandon her faith and enjoy her life in Japan. However, a huge event that occurs prior to Juni’s departure for Japan causes her mind to slowly spiral out of control and eventually she falls into a descent of darkness that is the onset of her psychotic episode.
Author: Jill Williams
Publisher: Aberdeen Bay
ISBN: 9781608300594
Category : Interpersonal relations
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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The author recounts her struggles trying to let go of a relationship that she knew was unhealthy, but to which she was addicted.
Author: John Baxter
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312317263
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2002.
Author: Patton Oswalt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451673221
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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"Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sprocket fiend), absorbing classics, cult hits, and new releases at the New Beverly Cinema. Silver screen celluloid became Patton's life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Set in the nascent days of L.A.'s alternative comedy scene, Oswalt's memoir chronicles his journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective and a cast of now-notable young comedians supporting him all along the way"--
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: Delta
ISBN: 0440334454
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes “a hilarious tale . . . hijinks worthy of classic I Love Lucy episodes . . . too good to pass up.” (USA Today) “Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”—Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from Your Lover Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London’s trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season’s must-haves. The only trouble is, she can’t actually afford it—not any of it. Her job writing at Successful Saving magazine not only bores her to tears, it doesn’t pay much at all. And lately Becky’s been chased by dismal letters from the bank—letters with large red sums she can’t bear to read. She tries cutting back. But none of her efforts succeeds. Her only consolation is to buy herself something . . . just a little something. Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life—and the lives of those around her—forever. Praise for Sophie Kinsella and Confessions of a Shopaholic “Kinsella’s Bloomwood is plucky and funny. . . . You won’t have to shop around to find a more winning protagonist.”—People “If a crème brûlée could be transmogrified into a book, it would be Confessions of a Shopaholic.”—The Star-Ledger “A have-your-cake-and-eat-it romp, done with brio and not a syllable of moralizing. . . . Kinsella has a light touch and puckish humor.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Languages : en
Pages : 164
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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Author: Emma Jane Unsworth
Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press
ISBN: 1982141948
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “[E]ssential reading for our dismal times.” —The Wall Street Journal One of Bustle’s “Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020” PopSugar’s “26 Incredible New Books Coming Your Way This August” Good Housekeeping’s “25 New Fall Books You Have to Read This Season” Lit Hub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2020” Fleabag meets Conversations with Friends in this brutally honest, observant, original novel about a woman going through a breakup…but really having more of a breakdown. Jenny McLaine’s life is falling apart. Her friendships are flagging. Her body has failed her. She’s just lost her column at The Foof because she isn’t the fierce voice new feminism needs. Her ex has gotten together with another woman. And worst of all: Jenny’s mother is about to move in. Having left home at eighteen to remake herself as a self-sufficient millennial, Jenny is now in her thirties and nothing is as she thought it would be. Least of all adulthood. Told in live-wire prose, texts, emails, script dialogue, and social media messages, Grown Ups is a neurotic dramedy of 21st-century manners for the digital age. It reckons with what it means to exist in a woman’s body: to sing and dance and work and mother and sparkle and equalize and not complain and be beautiful and love your imperfections and stay strong and show your vulnerability and bake and box… But, despite our impossible expectations of women, Emma Jane Unsworth never lets Jenny off the hook. Jenny’s life is falling apart at her own hands and whether or not she has help from her mother or her friends, Jenny is the only one who will be able to pick up the pieces and learn how to, more or less, grow up. Or will she?
Author: Betty Jo Tucker
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 1587363003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Susan Sarandon's memorable performances have made her an American icon. Passionate and outspoken, she's often controversial. Why did Sarandon choose acting as a career? What is her acting philosophy? How does she select roles? What motivates her to promote social and political causes? Why do some people object to this? How do critics rate her work and her movies? Betty Jo Tucker answers these questions and more in an analysis of Sarandon's achievements from a film critic's perspective. Tucker's book also includes an annotated filmography of Sarandon's movies and selected reviews of her key films.
Author: Thomas Henderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671663261
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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In this harrowing, true account, Henderson lays bare the locker room legends, the wild partying, the rampant addiction and the unwritten rule of the pro sports world that anything goes--as long as you win the game. A tough, brutal, agonizing story . . .--Howard Cosell.P. Putnam.
