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Here are the significant events that have shaped my life. I feel that the time is right to document these stories and secure them in history. The first chapter details how candidate Eisenhower fails to shake my hand after we had walked a long way late at night as a young boy. Although I was disappointed at the moment this still had a significant and lasting impact on my early life. And gave me a great idea of who are Presidents are. Although just...
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Book Preview: #1 I was feeling absolutely no motivation to continue working on my television show or to interview any more action stars. I was enjoying my life immensely and was ashamed that I didn't want to continue working because of it.
#2 I had always wanted to get away from my parents' life, so I could comfortably handle any discomfort related to not having money. I had become...
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Have you ever wanted something really bad, I mean really, really bad?
I did! I wanted to be a country singer. One that had songs that could be, heard on the radio. The struggle to get there though? Yeah, that was something. Life can throw so many dingers into your life that you never believed could be, tossed your way. But when, you finally find the goal you have been reaching for within your grasp. That your dreams are actually coming true. Man oh...
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Focusing on the art of self-portraiture, this effortlessly engaging exploration of the lives of artists sheds fascinating light on some of the most extraordinary portraits in art history. Self-portraits catch your eye. They seem to do it deliberately. Walk into any art gallery and they draw attention to themselves. Come across them in the world's museums and you get a strange shock of recognition, rather like glimpsing your own reflection. For in...
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An exciting, uplifting memoir about one woman's resilience and enthusiasm for life from birth to 78 years which, by example, shows life need not end after tragedy. In a succinct, down to earth, confidential manner, Lee shares: Alabama farm life in the 1930s including pulling a litter of pigs out of mama pig at age five. The heartbreak of love lost. The creative excitement of being a professional ballroom dancer/model. The pleasure of being Bobby Darin's...
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Frauen haben schon immer geschrieben – oft im Verborgenen, gegen Widerstände, mit Erfolg. Katharina Herrmann erzählt von ihnen und zeigt anhand von Gedichten, Brief- sowie Romanauszügen, dass es höchste Zeit ist, sie (wieder) zu lesen! Ob Lyrikerin, Schriftstellerin oder Journalistin – sie alle haben sich gegen die Konventionen ihrer Zeit gewendet, mit Mut, Intelligenz und Begabung, und manchmal auch mit unerschütterlichem Humor. Eine literarische...
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An autobiography of my time growing up with fame and travelling abroad including America and Canada where I lived for a year in San Francisco. Experiences with drugs, The Church of Scientology and the Independent Group. Forming a band and becoming a well-known singer/songwriter and the struggles of becoming a successful performer.
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Where independent film becomes commercially viable. This behind the scenes log is packed with loads of tips, stories and advice for any budding filmmaker out there who has ever wanted to pick up a camera and shoot their own movie. Nathan Hill shares with us his personal director's diary, written and recorded during the pre-production and production phase of his newest feature film, "Revenge of the Gweilo". A rare and honest look at the filmmaking...
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Book Preview: #1 I had a haircut at school, after which my father began teaching me basic chores, such as bringing wood and coal in for the fire, starting the fire, and setting the table. I felt a bit safer after that.
#2 I had to hide the fact that I was looking for my father. I didn't want him to know that I was afraid of him.
#3 I had to get away from him. His anger was terrifying....
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Book Preview: #1 I had been living in New York for a year in 2009 when I met a man at a bar. I had been using a method that kept my blood flowing, even when my hands were cold, and he stayed hard. But when we made first contact, his boner melted into a wet Cheeto.
#2 I was looking forward to having fun in New York City, but after five consecutive pudding penises, I began to want a...
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Book Preview: #1 I was born in the winter of 1898 in Belfast, the son of a solicitor and a clergyman's daughter. My parents had only two children, and I was the younger by about three years. Two very different strains had gone to my making.
#2 I had two other blessings when I was growing up. One was my nurse, Lizzie Endicott, who was kind, cheerful, and sensible. I was also born with...
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In Growing Up Guggenheim, Peter Lawson-Johnston-a Guggenheim himself, and the board president who oversaw the transformation of the renowned museum from a local New York institution to a global art venture-shares a personal memoir that includes intimate portraits of the five people principally responsible for the entire Guggenheim art legacy. In addition to first-hand biographical accounts of his grandfather Solomon Guggenheim (the museum's founder),...
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Get the Summary of Alan Rickman's Madly Deeply in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Alan Rickman's diaries provide an intimate look into his life, capturing both the ordinary and the extraordinary. From June to September, he navigates a myriad of social and professional engagements, including garden parties, property discussions, and the adaptation of a complex novel. He reflects on the superficiality of phone conversations,...
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Primer libro del cantante Andrés Borque.
"Echar la vista atrás es bueno a veces, como diría Karina, y otras veces te encuentras con ERRORES. Yo he cometido cientos de ellos, aunque para mí eso no es necesariamente malo, entre otras cosas porque si no, no habría escrito este libro.
En él encontrarás mis "greatest hits": desde desastres amorosos, al habitual horror que es encontrar compañeros de piso. Todo esto contado desde el humor, porque...
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#1 I was supposed to die. I was a superpreemie, and I was allergic to everything. I couldn't eat anything without barfing it up. I was always scared growing up because I was so fragile.
#2 I was born in Michigan. My parents had the idea of moving to Arizona, because my dad wanted to cheat on my mom in a different state. My mom had to go out and get two jobs. I never...
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Prisciliano Sánchez ocupa un lugar en la historia política nacional y jalisciense, aquella que inició a principios de la década de los veinte del siglo xix, hace ya un poco más de 180 años, vertiente fundada como parte de la formación de historiadores, juristas, políticos, entre otros. La aportación que se le atribuye fue haber sido uno de los principales promotores del federalismo en México, a través de sus discursos y escritos promovía...
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Paul Tournier, médico de renombre mundial, psiquiatra, teólogo moderno, autor respetado, profeta contemporáneo.
Esta colección de breves escritos conmemorativos nos ofrece una oportunidad única para conocer mejor al hombre a través de los ojos de sus colegas y amigos
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If you desire to wake up each day with positivity, this is the ideal guide for you to rise and thrive from a simple and successful morning routine!
Rise & Thrive is an ethos to live by - an ideology constructed by motivating quotes to prepare you for when you arise so you can set your mind on the right path for the day and enable your decision-making to influence your life with meaningfulness and ambition.
To manifest a positive mindset and behaviour,...
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Ed Pusick was a quiet and eccentric man, a bachelor all his life, whose passion was his artwork. After his time in the Navy when an accident disabled his legs for the rest of his life, Ed became a source of many inventive designs as a professional but apparently never took the trouble to seek patents, recognition, nor much gratitude for his work. Ed later drew sketches as an illustrator for an architectural firm in Grand Rapids, where he met a co-worker...
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In his new prose collection, “On the Eve of Never Departing”, Richard von Sturmer shines his clear, poetic light on a number of subjects, ranging from growing up in Auckland in the 1970's to Zen encounters in T'ang Dynasty China. Landscapes and paintings play a predominant role, and the reader will find him/herself exploring the south-western deserts of the United States as well as the canvases of Antonello da Messina and Casper David Friedrich....
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