Author: Peter Benjaminson
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 161374529X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Complete with never-before-revealed details about the sex, violence, and drugs in her life, this biography reveals the incredibly turbulent life of Motown artist Mary Wells. Based in part on four hours of previously unreleased and unpublicized deathbed interviews with Wells, this account delves deeply into her rapid rise and long fall as a recording artist, her spectacular romantic and family life, the violent incidents in which she was a participant, and her abuse of drugs. From tumultuous affairs, including one with R&B superstar Jackie Wilson, to a courageous battle with throat cancer that climaxed in her gutsiest performance, this history draws upon years of interviews with Wells's friends, lovers, and husband to tell the whole story of a woman whose songs crossed the color line and whose voice captivated the Beatles.
Mary Wells
Author: Peter Benjaminson
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 161374529X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Complete with never-before-revealed details about the sex, violence, and drugs in her life, this biography reveals the incredibly turbulent life of Motown artist Mary Wells. Based in part on four hours of previously unreleased and unpublicized deathbed interviews with Wells, this account delves deeply into her rapid rise and long fall as a recording artist, her spectacular romantic and family life, the violent incidents in which she was a participant, and her abuse of drugs. From tumultuous affairs, including one with R&B superstar Jackie Wilson, to a courageous battle with throat cancer that climaxed in her gutsiest performance, this history draws upon years of interviews with Wells's friends, lovers, and husband to tell the whole story of a woman whose songs crossed the color line and whose voice captivated the Beatles.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 161374529X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Complete with never-before-revealed details about the sex, violence, and drugs in her life, this biography reveals the incredibly turbulent life of Motown artist Mary Wells. Based in part on four hours of previously unreleased and unpublicized deathbed interviews with Wells, this account delves deeply into her rapid rise and long fall as a recording artist, her spectacular romantic and family life, the violent incidents in which she was a participant, and her abuse of drugs. From tumultuous affairs, including one with R&B superstar Jackie Wilson, to a courageous battle with throat cancer that climaxed in her gutsiest performance, this history draws upon years of interviews with Wells's friends, lovers, and husband to tell the whole story of a woman whose songs crossed the color line and whose voice captivated the Beatles.
A Big Life In Advertising
Author: Mary Lawrence
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743245865
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
One of the advertising world's all-time greats--the first woman president of an advertising agency and the first woman CEO of a company on the New York Stock Exchange--tells her riveting story. 36 photos.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743245865
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
One of the advertising world's all-time greats--the first woman president of an advertising agency and the first woman CEO of a company on the New York Stock Exchange--tells her riveting story. 36 photos.
What Would Mary Ann Do?
Author: Dawn Wells
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1630760293
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
So, what would Mary Ann do? As the sweet, polite, and thoughtful Mary Ann Summers from Kansas in the hit series Gilligan’s Island, Dawn Wells created an unforgettable and beloved character that still connects with people fifty years from the show’s debut in 1964. As the “good girl” among the group of castaways on a tiny island, she was often positioned against the glamorous and exotic Ginger Grant, played by Tina Louise, prompting many to ask: Are you a Ginger or a Mary Ann? This book not only helps readers answer that question for themselves but also sends the inspirational and heartwarming message that yes, good girls do finish first. Part self-help, part memoir, and part humor—with a little classic TV nostalgia for good measure—What Would Mary Ann Do? contains twelve chapters on everything from how Mary Ann would respond to changes in today’s culture to addressing issues confronting single women and mothers. Wells brings along her fellow characters from Gilligan’s Island to illustrate certain principles, such as incorporating the miserly Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus) in a discussion on money. Anecdotal sidebars also describe fascinating facts and compelling memories from the show, as well as some trivia questions to challenge fans and followers. Illustrated with photographs from Wells’s private collection, this book provides inspiring lessons from TV’s favorite good girl.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1630760293
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
So, what would Mary Ann do? As the sweet, polite, and thoughtful Mary Ann Summers from Kansas in the hit series Gilligan’s Island, Dawn Wells created an unforgettable and beloved character that still connects with people fifty years from the show’s debut in 1964. As the “good girl” among the group of castaways on a tiny island, she was often positioned against the glamorous and exotic Ginger Grant, played by Tina Louise, prompting many to ask: Are you a Ginger or a Mary Ann? This book not only helps readers answer that question for themselves but also sends the inspirational and heartwarming message that yes, good girls do finish first. Part self-help, part memoir, and part humor—with a little classic TV nostalgia for good measure—What Would Mary Ann Do? contains twelve chapters on everything from how Mary Ann would respond to changes in today’s culture to addressing issues confronting single women and mothers. Wells brings along her fellow characters from Gilligan’s Island to illustrate certain principles, such as incorporating the miserly Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus) in a discussion on money. Anecdotal sidebars also describe fascinating facts and compelling memories from the show, as well as some trivia questions to challenge fans and followers. Illustrated with photographs from Wells’s private collection, this book provides inspiring lessons from TV’s favorite good girl.
Refreshing Water from Ancient Wells
Author: Mary Penrose
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809142248
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This collection of spiritual readings celebrates the genius of the women of the Church from the early Christian centuries to the present. The editor, sister Mary E. Penrose has selected excerpted passages from Church Mothers whose wisdom has been heralded or heretofore neglected. The selection includes readings of Hadewijch, Hildegard of Bingen, Catharine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Dhuoda, Aemiliana, Proba, Syncletica, Leoba, Ruhm. Designed to deliver short ́drinks ́ for use in daily reflection or prayer services and liturgies, each passage is offered one to a page, and is supplemented alongside with a selection from Scripture, as well as suggestions for its use. Biographical sketches of some of the writers are included.
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809142248
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This collection of spiritual readings celebrates the genius of the women of the Church from the early Christian centuries to the present. The editor, sister Mary E. Penrose has selected excerpted passages from Church Mothers whose wisdom has been heralded or heretofore neglected. The selection includes readings of Hadewijch, Hildegard of Bingen, Catharine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Dhuoda, Aemiliana, Proba, Syncletica, Leoba, Ruhm. Designed to deliver short ́drinks ́ for use in daily reflection or prayer services and liturgies, each passage is offered one to a page, and is supplemented alongside with a selection from Scripture, as well as suggestions for its use. Biographical sketches of some of the writers are included.
Dreamgirl and Supreme Faith
Author: Mary Wilson
Publisher: Cooper Square Press
ISBN: 1461660947
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
More than 40 years ago, three girls from the Detroit projects made the world 'Stop!' and take notice of their fresh harmonies and classy style. Cultivated by the Motown star machine, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard popped onto the charts with hits like "Baby Love" and "Where Did Our Love Go" and made the Supremes not only a household name, but rock and roll legends. The story of their journey to fame is one that fairy tales are made of—complete with battles, tragedies, and triumphs. It's a story that only one of the founders of this talented trio is able or willing to share with the world. In Dreamgirls & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme, Supremes' co-founder Mary Wilson boldly brings to life all the intimate details of the group's struggle to top the charts. This is the first book to tell the complete story of Mary's courageous life from childhood through the height of the Supremes, to the turn of the century. This beautiful paperback edition combines the best-selling Dreamgirls with the sequel, Supreme Faith: Someday We'll Be Together, for the first time in one volume. The new afterword brings Mary's intriguing story up to date with details on. . . · The tragic car accident that claimed her son's life · The death of her mother, Johnnie Mae, and her dear friend, Mary Wells · Becoming a grandmother · Making her peace with Berry Gordy and Diana Ross · Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame The Supremes wonderful music isn't the only thing to remain in the public's mind. Diana Ross' push for dominance in the trio has become legendary. Mary Wilson speaks candidly about Ross' tactics to latch onto Berry Gordy, and force her will on the group's activities. For example, while on the early tours, Diana would threaten to call Gordy from the road if the men on the bus didn't behave to her approval. She also openly pushed for Flo's removal from the group. Wilson also openly shares her thoughts on . . .The group's never-ending b
Publisher: Cooper Square Press
ISBN: 1461660947
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
More than 40 years ago, three girls from the Detroit projects made the world 'Stop!' and take notice of their fresh harmonies and classy style. Cultivated by the Motown star machine, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard popped onto the charts with hits like "Baby Love" and "Where Did Our Love Go" and made the Supremes not only a household name, but rock and roll legends. The story of their journey to fame is one that fairy tales are made of—complete with battles, tragedies, and triumphs. It's a story that only one of the founders of this talented trio is able or willing to share with the world. In Dreamgirls & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme, Supremes' co-founder Mary Wilson boldly brings to life all the intimate details of the group's struggle to top the charts. This is the first book to tell the complete story of Mary's courageous life from childhood through the height of the Supremes, to the turn of the century. This beautiful paperback edition combines the best-selling Dreamgirls with the sequel, Supreme Faith: Someday We'll Be Together, for the first time in one volume. The new afterword brings Mary's intriguing story up to date with details on. . . · The tragic car accident that claimed her son's life · The death of her mother, Johnnie Mae, and her dear friend, Mary Wells · Becoming a grandmother · Making her peace with Berry Gordy and Diana Ross · Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame The Supremes wonderful music isn't the only thing to remain in the public's mind. Diana Ross' push for dominance in the trio has become legendary. Mary Wilson speaks candidly about Ross' tactics to latch onto Berry Gordy, and force her will on the group's activities. For example, while on the early tours, Diana would threaten to call Gordy from the road if the men on the bus didn't behave to her approval. She also openly pushed for Flo's removal from the group. Wilson also openly shares her thoughts on . . .The group's never-ending b
The Silk King
Author: Mary Wells
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708920183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Second in the Aitkin family trilogy, begun with T̀he expatriates'.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708920183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Second in the Aitkin family trilogy, begun with T̀he expatriates'.
The Well of Loneliness
Author: Radclyffe Hall
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473374081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Well of Loneliness' is a novel that follows an upper-class Englishwoman who falls in love with another woman while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. Marguerite Radclyffe Hall was born on 12th August 1880, in Bournemouth, England. Hall's first novel The Unlit Lamp (1924) was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. It was only published following the success of the much lighter social comedy The Forge (1924), which made the best-seller list of John O'London's Weekly. Hall is a key figure in lesbian literature for her novel The Well of Loneliness (1928). This is her only work with overt lesbian themes and tells the story of the life of a masculine lesbian named Stephen Gordon.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473374081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Well of Loneliness' is a novel that follows an upper-class Englishwoman who falls in love with another woman while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. Marguerite Radclyffe Hall was born on 12th August 1880, in Bournemouth, England. Hall's first novel The Unlit Lamp (1924) was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. It was only published following the success of the much lighter social comedy The Forge (1924), which made the best-seller list of John O'London's Weekly. Hall is a key figure in lesbian literature for her novel The Well of Loneliness (1928). This is her only work with overt lesbian themes and tells the story of the life of a masculine lesbian named Stephen Gordon.
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140566724
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning. But "wait, Max," his sister Ruby says, "First we go on an egg hunt." Max does his best to play along, but when Ruby finds all the eggs-and he finds only ants and acorns-he shows her what can happen when you put all your eggs in one basket!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140566724
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning. But "wait, Max," his sister Ruby says, "First we go on an egg hunt." Max does his best to play along, but when Ruby finds all the eggs-and he finds only ants and acorns-he shows her what can happen when you put all your eggs in one basket!
Searching for Red Eagle
Author:
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781617033445
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Portrays William Weatherford, who rejected his Scots and French ancestry and embraced his Creek heritage, describes his fight against white encroachment in Georgia, and reflects on his spiritual influence.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781617033445
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Portrays William Weatherford, who rejected his Scots and French ancestry and embraced his Creek heritage, describes his fight against white encroachment in Georgia, and reflects on his spiritual influence.
Max and Ruby's Bedtime Book
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 014751746X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
At bedtime, Grandma tells Max and Ruby three favorite stories about themselves.
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 014751746X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
At bedtime, Grandma tells Max and Ruby three favorite stories about themselves.