Author: Ronald J. Fields
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780735200562
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As the 21st century looms and business cynicism increases, W.C. Fields holds up a mirror for readers that uncannily reflects the state of the late 20th-century business world. Photos.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Author: Ronald J. Fields
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780735200562
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As the 21st century looms and business cynicism increases, W.C. Fields holds up a mirror for readers that uncannily reflects the state of the late 20th-century business world. Photos.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780735200562
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As the 21st century looms and business cynicism increases, W.C. Fields holds up a mirror for readers that uncannily reflects the state of the late 20th-century business world. Photos.
W.C. Fields & Me
Author: Carlotta Monti
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780139444548
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780139444548
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
W.C. Fields in The Bank Dick
Author: William Claude Fields
Publisher: Lorrimer Publishing Limited
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher: Lorrimer Publishing Limited
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Gloria Jean
Author: Scott MacGillivray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780595674541
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Here is the first book-length biography of Gloria Jean, one of Hollywood's finest performers, who starred in film, radio, stage, nightclub, and television productions. And what a story it is! This is the first in-depth profile of her public and private life. You'll read about her co-stars, including Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx, Donald O'Connor, and Mel Tormé go behind the scenes on the set of Never Give a Sucker an Even Break and meet W. C. Fields, her "Uncle Bill" follow her memorable show-business career with its breathtaking heights and heartbreaking depths, guided-and sometimes misguided-by the studio enjoy dozens of rare photos from Gloria Jean's personal collection browse vintage posters and lobby cards. As a special treat for film buffs, you'll see actual frame enlargements of never-before-seen screen tests and discover three lost Gloria Jean feature films, documented here for the first time anywhere!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780595674541
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Here is the first book-length biography of Gloria Jean, one of Hollywood's finest performers, who starred in film, radio, stage, nightclub, and television productions. And what a story it is! This is the first in-depth profile of her public and private life. You'll read about her co-stars, including Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx, Donald O'Connor, and Mel Tormé go behind the scenes on the set of Never Give a Sucker an Even Break and meet W. C. Fields, her "Uncle Bill" follow her memorable show-business career with its breathtaking heights and heartbreaking depths, guided-and sometimes misguided-by the studio enjoy dozens of rare photos from Gloria Jean's personal collection browse vintage posters and lobby cards. As a special treat for film buffs, you'll see actual frame enlargements of never-before-seen screen tests and discover three lost Gloria Jean feature films, documented here for the first time anywhere!
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Author: Simon Louvish
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393318401
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Louvish brilliantly sifts through evidence of W.C. Fields' own self-creation to illuminate the vaudeville world from which he rose to become the beloved cinematic curmudgeon and comic genius of his time. Photos.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393318401
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Louvish brilliantly sifts through evidence of W.C. Fields' own self-creation to illuminate the vaudeville world from which he rose to become the beloved cinematic curmudgeon and comic genius of his time. Photos.
Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded As Peculiar to the United States
Author: John Russell Bartlett
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015576674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015576674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The 48 Laws of Power (Special Power Edition)
Author: Robert Greene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593512294
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This limited, collector’s edition of The 48 Laws of Power features a vegan leather cover, gilded edges with a lenticular illustration of Robert Greene and Machiavelli, and designed endpapers. This is an authorized edition of the must-have book that’s guided millions to success and happiness, from the New York Times bestselling author and foremost expert on power and strategy. A not-to-be-missed Special Power Edition of the modern classic, now beautifully packaged in a vegan leather cover with gilded edges, including short new notes to readers from Robert Greene and packager Joost Elffers. Greene distills three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz as well as the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Including a hidden special effect that features portraits of Machiavelli and Greene appearing as the pages are turned, this invaluable guide takes readers through our greatest thinkers, past to present. This multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593512294
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This limited, collector’s edition of The 48 Laws of Power features a vegan leather cover, gilded edges with a lenticular illustration of Robert Greene and Machiavelli, and designed endpapers. This is an authorized edition of the must-have book that’s guided millions to success and happiness, from the New York Times bestselling author and foremost expert on power and strategy. A not-to-be-missed Special Power Edition of the modern classic, now beautifully packaged in a vegan leather cover with gilded edges, including short new notes to readers from Robert Greene and packager Joost Elffers. Greene distills three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz as well as the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Including a hidden special effect that features portraits of Machiavelli and Greene appearing as the pages are turned, this invaluable guide takes readers through our greatest thinkers, past to present. This multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
Hard Knocks
Author: Harry Young
Publisher: SDSHS Press
ISBN: 0985281758
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Publisher: SDSHS Press
ISBN: 0985281758
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Sucker Punch
Author: Ray Banks
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780151013234
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Working as an unlicensed private investigator, Cal Innes accompanies an amateur boxer to his first major tournament in Los Angeles, but his simple job soon turns deadly, thanks to rumors of a rigged bout, and the boxer's temper and codeine habit.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780151013234
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Working as an unlicensed private investigator, Cal Innes accompanies an amateur boxer to his first major tournament in Los Angeles, but his simple job soon turns deadly, thanks to rumors of a rigged bout, and the boxer's temper and codeine habit.
W. C. Fields by Himself
Author: William Claude Fields
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J : Prentice-Hall
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
At his death in 1946, W.C. Fields left behind a vast assortment of notes, outlines, scrapbooks, letters, scripts, scenarios, and photographs. His grandson, Ronald J. Fields, has edited and woven this wealth of hitherto unpublished material into a unique new portrait of the great one--in his own words.
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J : Prentice-Hall
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
At his death in 1946, W.C. Fields left behind a vast assortment of notes, outlines, scrapbooks, letters, scripts, scenarios, and photographs. His grandson, Ronald J. Fields, has edited and woven this wealth of hitherto unpublished material into a unique new portrait of the great one--in his own words.