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London: Sidgwick & Jackson Limited, 1986. BOOK:Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. The author and publishers wish to make it clear that parents, and some other readers, may find parts of this book offensive. FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Brian Aris. BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPH: David Bailey. DESIGNED BY: Laurence Bradbury and Roy Williams. JACKET DESIGN: Laurence Bradbury and Roy Williams. ASSISTED BY: Sarah Collings. PICTURE RESEARCH: Jenny de Gex. CONTENTS: Prologue 12:46 13 July 1985; I An Hour Lasts a Lifetime; II Walking Back to Happiness; III Diphthongs and Monothongs; IV The Upturned Cockroach; V Acting the Maggot; VI Deep in the Heart of Nowhere; VII The Freefall Stops Here; VIII Do the Rat!; IX Bought and Sold; X Truth and Consequence; XI Divers Bends; XII Wading Through the Swamp; XIII Driven to Tears; XIV Sainted in Moderation; XV All Day and All of the Night; XVI Funny… Leer más

New York: Avon Books A division of The Hearst Corporation, 1990. Light Creasing on Front Cover; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK! PHOTOGRAPH: Michael O'Neill. CONTENTS: Introduction 1 The Marriage! 2 The Baby and the Movie Star 3 Forty 4 The Journey 5 The Hospital 6 Cancer 7 Chemotherapy 8 The War 9 The Wellness Community 10 The Comedienne 11 What's Funny about It 12 The Second Look 13 "Delicious Ambiguity" 14 Life 15 Alternatives 16 Change. SYNOPSIS: "I had wanted to wrap this book up in a neat little package. I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end." In May 1989, "Saturday Night Live" comedienne Gilda Radner lost her long and painful struggle against "the most unfunny thing in the… Leer más

New York: Simon and Schuster BOOK: Front Board Pulled, Rear Board Discoloured From Sticker Removal; Corners, Spine Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Missing. DESIGNED BY: Barbara M. Bachman. CONTENTS: Introduction 1. The Marriage! 2. The Baby and the Movie Star 3. Forty 4. The Journey 5. The Hospital 6. Cancer 7. Chemotherapy 8. The War 9. The Wellness Community 10. The Comedienne 11. What's Funny about It 12. The Second Look 13. "Delicious Ambiguity" 14. Life 15. Alternatives 16. Change. EXCERPT: Introduction - I started out to write a book called A Portrait of the Artist as a Housewife. I wanted to write a collection of stories, poems, and vignettes about things like my toaster oven and my relationships with plumbers, mailmen and delivery people. But life dealt me a much more complicated story. On October 21, 1986, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Suddenly I had to… Leer más

New York: A Dell Book Published by Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. Repaired; Handwriting/Printing Impressions to Front Cover; Heaving Scuffed on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Moderate Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Heavily Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. The first time anywhere! The sensational life and strange death of the King of Kung Fu! With exclusive photos. BOOK NUMBER: 4811. BACK COVER PHOTO: National General Pictures. CONTENTS: Introduction; 1 The Protector of San Francisco 2 Gung Ho for Kung Fu 3 Lady Love a Dragon 4 Kato 5 The Feast in Hollywood East 6 The Dragon Breathes Fire 7 Hong Kong Heart Throb 8 Dragons Too Grow Weary 9 Enter the Dragon 10 Mounting Problems 11 Bury the Dragon 12 The Midnight Mover 13 The Boom from Angela Mao's Room 14 Instant History 15 Author's Confessions; A Final Note; Bibliography. SYNOPSIS: THE MOST EXCITING LEGEND OF OUT TIME! The childhood and developing years of Bruce Lee, when… Leer más

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: John Drainie and the Dilemma of Canadian Stardom. COVER PHOTOGRAPH: CBC. BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Page Tiles. DEISGN: Marc Mireault. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 Legends 2 Early Days 3 Vancouver Radio 4 Toronto Radio 5 On Stage in Toronto 6 The Arrival of Television 7 Staying and Going 8 Later Years 9 Finale; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Orson Welles called John Drainie "the greatest radio actor in the world." To a generation of Canadians, he was Jake in "Jake and the Kid," and Stephen Leacock, and Matthew Cuthbert, and even Senator Joseph McCarthy. He was also the host of the much-loved program, "Stories with John Drainie," which aired the work of hundreds of Canadian writers in the sixties.… Leer más

New York: Paragon House Publishers, 1988. Previous Owner Markings/Ex-Library; First Page of Front Matter Missing; Non-Sticky Tape Reside to Front Cover; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. Sarah Bernhardt. COVER PHOTOGRAPH: ARS N.Y./SPADEM. CONTENTS: Introduction 1. "Goodnight, Little Star!" 2. The Slap 3. Goddess of the Left Bank 4. Sarah's Field Hospital 5. Wolf in the Sheep-Fold 6. The Road Westward 7. "The" Bernhardt in America 8. The Sarah Bernhardt Special 9. La "Damala" Aux Camelias 10. Attacks and Counterattacks 11. Belle-Isle 12. Latter-Day Miracles 13. The Glowing Twilight; Partial List of Plays and Roles Performed by Sarah Bernhardt; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Here, by the author uniquely equipped to write it, is a magnificent biography of Sarah Bernhardt, the tempestuous Frenchwoman many consider to be the greatest actress who ever lived. "Madame Sarah,"… Leer más

New York: A Borzoi Book Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1992. BOOK: Repaired; Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. With 165 Photographs. SUB-TITLE: Stories of My Life. STILL FROM THE PHILADELPHIA STORY: copyright 1940 Turner Entertainment Co. STILL FROM CHRISTOPHER STONG: copyright 1933 RKO Pictures, Inc. PORTRAIT OF KATHARINE HEPBURN AND HER SISTERS BY: Martin Munkacsi, courtesy of Joan Munkacsi Hammes. PORTRAIT ON SKATEBOARD BY: Jack Grant. JACKET DESIGN BY: Carol Devine Carson and Chip Kidd. CONTENTS: Prologue; Parents; Hartford; Fenwick; Bryn Mawr; Luddy; Early Career; The Warrior's Husband; First Trip to Hollywood; Early Films; The Return to New Nork; The Lake; George Cukor; Leland; Howard Hughes; Hurricane; L. B. Mayer; Movies; Shakespeare; Spencer; Memorial Day; Willie Rose and His Maserati; The Corn Is Green; Phyllis; Brief Encounter; Voice;… Leer más

Musson Previous Owner Markings/Ex-Library; Repaired (Loose Pages Have Been Glued and/or Taped In, Out of Alignment); Title Page Missing; Light Sticker Pull to Front, Rear Covers; Light Sticker Residue to Spine; Moderate Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Moderately Chipped; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. An Illustrated Biography. Michael, The Story to Date. Illustrated with Over 100 Black and White Photos and 16 Pages of Colour. CONTENTS: Chapter 1 The Complete Enigma; Chapter 2 Musical Roots and Motown; Chapter 3 Learning the Trade; Chapter 4 Teen Mania; Chapter 5 Going Through Changes; Chapter 6 Enter The Jacksons; Chapter 7 A Boy at the Movies; Chapter 8 Managing Their Destiny; Chapter 9 Off the Wall; Chapter 10 Behind the Wall; Chapter 11 The Universal Thriller.. Paperback. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Greenwich House A division of Arlington House, Inc. Distributed by Crown Publishers, Inc. BOOK: Repaired (Top 5 cm of Backstrip); Corners, Spine Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Moderately Creased; Moderately Chipped; Reverse Moderately Soiled; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. With 91 photographs, 69 in full color. DESIGNED BY: Philip Clucas MSIAD. PRODUCED BY: Ted Smart and David Gibbon. SYNOPSIS: Michael Jackson, winner of an unprecedented 8 Grammy Awards, is one of the hottest stars in the world. He is the heart throb of millions, the possessor of a voice that can melt even the stoniest heart and a soul that's ignited thousands of dancefloor romances. He's the curious enigma who's thrilled us with his sparkling performances on record and video. He's the source of countless rumors and mysteries. He's the innocent Peter Pan of pop who the world has welcomed with open arms. He's the bewildered superstar who lives in… Leer más

New York: Greenwich House A division of Arlington House, Inc. Distributed by Crown Publishers, Inc. BOOK: Previous Owner Markings/Ex-Library; Repaired (Top 2 cm of Backstrip); Front Free Endpaper Missing; Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Heavy Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Reverse Pulled and With Non-Sticky Tape Residue From Removal of Jacket Cover; Moderately Creased; Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Faded Due to Sun Exposure; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. With 91 photographs, 69 in full color. DESIGNED BY: Philip Clucas MSIAD. PRODUCED BY: Ted Smart and David Gibbon. SYNOPSIS: Michael Jackson, winner of an unprecedented 8 Grammy Awards, is one of the hottest stars in the world. He is the heart throb of millions, the possessor of a voice that can melt even the stoniest heart and a soul that's ignited thousands of dancefloor romances. He's the curious enigma who's thrilled us with his sparkling performances on record and video. He's the source of countless rumors and… Leer más

New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation Previous Owner Markings (Including Light Amount of Highlighting and Underlining); Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. Illustrated with photographs from the original edition. BOOK NUMBER: L-74. SYNOPSIS: In this classic autobiography, Isadora Duncan tells the story of her life as a dancer and as a woman. Completed just before her death, My Life is frank, brave, and un-self-conscious. It has been called one of the most moving confessions ever written. Even in an age of liberated women Isadora's story is outstanding.. Trade Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Vancouver: Versatile Publishing Co. Ltd., 1981. Moderate Yellowing to Front Cover Where Sticker Was Once Affixed; Light Creasing on Spine; Rear Cover, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. CONTENTS: CHAPTER 1 "Oh Call Back Yesterday, Bid Time Return" CHAPTER 2 Agnes Deans Cameron, A Memory CHAPTER 3 School Days CHAPTER 4 Those Were The Days CHAPTER 5 McGill - East & West CHAPTER 6 My Friend Anna CHAPTER 7 Dr. Ethelyn Trapp CHAPTER 8 Sunnyside CHAPTER 9 Raymond Collishaw CHAPTER 10 1914-1927: A Way of Life CHAPTER 11 Menz Cloz CHAPTER 12 The Emily Carr I Knew CHAPTER 13 Help CHAPTER 14 My Husband's Family CHAPTER 15 My Husband's Domestic Proclivities CHAPTER 16 The Thirties and Shinaye Ozaki CHAPTER 17 Appointment to the CBC CHAPTER 18 Two Dollars a Day: Room & Board CHAPTER 19 Ira Dilworth CHAPTER 20 My First Commercial CHAPTER 21 Lily Laverock CHAPTER 22 Board of Governors' Meeting CHAPTER 23 P.C. 56 CHAPTER 24 Sellers'… Leer más

New York: Avon Books A division of The Hearst Corporation, 1987. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. The coast-to-coast bestseller that touched the hearts of millions. The funny lady of television and film remembers her beginnings... SUB-TITLE: A Memoir. EXCERPT: "I wanted you to get to know nanny and mama and daddy..." MAMA I wound up understanding Mama a whole lot better than I had when I was a kid... If only she'd had a grab at the brass ring before she gave up and drowned her hope. DADDY They said he was "worthless." I never knew what a special person he was until I started writing about him. No. He wasn't worthless. NANNY Well. Nanny. She's the toughest one to figure out. There were times, as I was writing about her, when I found myself wanting to kill her--even though she was already dead. I'll never know the whole… Leer más

New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Moderately Creased; Moderately Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. Illustrated. SUB-TITLE: Edwin Booth. CONTENTS: Author's Note; PART ONE 1 Mr. Booth 2 Father and Son PART TWO 3 Seeing the Elephant 4 A New Star Rises PART THREE 5 The Fireside 6 The Palace of Night PART FOUR 7 A Suit of Sables 8 Johnny PART FIVE 9 Another Juliet 10 The Worldly Hope PART SIX 11 Peace and Quiet 12 A Pat on the Back 13 A Kiss from the Heart PART SEVEN 14 Gray Hair 15 The Vulture Hours 16 A Scratch, A Temporary Ill; Notes on Sources; Index. SYNOPSIS: This is the story of the greatest genius the American stage has ever known. It is the story of a man who knew peaks of personal triumph and depths of personal desolation, the story of a character - sweet, generous and strong. People move through… Leer más

New York: Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc., 1989. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. The #1 Bestseller! With Fabulous Photographs. SUB-TITLE: An Autobiography. BOOK NUMBER: 63718-5. CONTENTS: Foreword; The Gold Box; 46 Eagle Street; High School; Big Man on Campus; New York, New York; Ensign Douglas; Civilian; Hollywood; Star; Obsession; Aftermath; In Pursuit of Pier; Israel; In Pursuit of Pier, Part 2; Monsieur Douglas; Anne; Affairs; Signor Douglas; In Pursuit of Pier, Part 3; Stateside; The Bryna Company; Lust for Life; Gunfight at the O.K. Corral; Herr Douglas; My Friend Sam; Bryna; The Wars of Spartacus; Lonely Are the Brave; Seven Days in May; Killer Douglas; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Ambassador Douglas; General Douglas; Comrade Douglas; Movies; Olympics; Director Douglas; Fans; Medal of Freedom; Tough Guys; Music Box; 70; New Year;… Leer más

Dundas: Talent Seven Limited Publishing, 1988. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SUB-TITLE: A Collection of Autobiographical Essays. ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN: Richard Rawling Graphic Design. PRINTING AND TYPOGRAPHY: Stirling Creative Services. CONTENTS: Bullshooters, Bullfighters, Lovers...and Me; Tempera Colour, 1953; Thinking...It Should Be Taught; Grandpa Joseph; Aunt Mary; The Pioneer, the Village; Hunting, The Last Time; The Big Gray Silence; Goodnight, Morley; "I Didn't Call To Depress You"; "How Are You Feeling?"; A Great Thought; Success...and Other Myths!; For Charles; Blackie and Goldie, My Teachers, My Friends; The Boot and the Shamrock; When Someone Fills Your Glass; And Excellence was in Such Short Supply; Nostalgia For the Future; Re-Inventing My Self; No Greater Truth. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Fred Napoli is fifty two years old, and lives in the rural environs of Dundas, Ontario with Naomi,… Leer más

Dundas: Talent Seven Limited Publishing, 1988. This item cannot be shipped to any delivery address located in the state of California. Signed "With my thanks & very best wishes! 12/88" by Author; Repaired; Heavy Creasing on Front Cover; Moderate Creasing on Rear Cover; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SUB-TITLE: A Collection of Autobiographical Essays. ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN: Richard Rawling Graphic Design. PRINTING AND TYPOGRAPHY: Stirling Creative Services. CONTENTS: Bullshooters, Bullfighters, Lovers...and Me; Tempera Colour, 1953; Thinking...It Should Be Taught; Grandpa Joseph; Aunt Mary; The Pioneer, the Village; Hunting, The Last Time; The Big Gray Silence; Goodnight, Morley; "I Didn't Call To Depress You"; "How Are You Feeling?"; A Great Thought; Success...and Other Myths!; For Charles; Blackie and Goldie, My Teachers, My Friends; The Boot and the Shamrock; When Someone Fills Your Glass; And Excellence was in Such… Leer más

New York: LIFE Books Time Inc. BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. WITH MANY PHOTOGRAPHS NEVER SEEN BEFORE. WITH A FAREWELL FROM: Tony Bennett. EDITOR: Robert Andreas. PICTURE EDITOR: Barbara Baker Burrows. ART DIRECTOR: Samuel J. Serebin. WRITER: Robert Sullivan. DEPUTY PICTURE EDITOR: Dot McMahon. REPORTERS: Prya Giri, Ansley Roan, Pam Stock. COPY EDITOR: Melissa Wohlgemuth. PAGE CODERS: Larry Nesbitt, Albert Rufino. EDITORIAL PRODUCTION MANAGER: Len Lieberman. FRONT-JACKET PHOTOGRAPH BY: Sharland. JACKET DESIGN BY: Sam Serebin. SYNOPSIS: In his moving farewell, Tony Bennett remembers being in the studio when his friend recorded "Summer Wind": "He did it in one take. One take, and Sinatra gets into this gorgeous Italian sports car, rolls down his window and says to me, 'Was that all right, kid?' and--zing--he drives away. Perfect Sinatra!" Perfect Sinatra:… Leer más

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1989. BOOK: Previous Owner Markings (Ink Inscription on Front Free Endpaper); Corners, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Previous Owner Markings (Price Clipped); Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SYNOPSIS: She's the creator and star of America's #1 TV show - 55 million Americans watch her every week. But none of you know the real Roseanne Barr - none of you know, unless you've read Roseanne: My Life as a Woman. From her childhood as a Jewish outcast in the strict Mormon society of Salt Lake City, Utah, to the pinnacle of success as television's newest and funniest star, Roseanne Barr's life story has been one of tremendous drama. Yet, through it all, her indomitable spirit and sharp wit have shone through. With this, her autobiography, she proves herself to be not only a terrific comedian but a wonderful writer and… Leer más

New York: Simon and Schuster BOOK: Remainder Mark (Black Marker Dot to Upper Edges); Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges, Boards Moderately Soiled. DUST JACKET: Previous Owner Markings (Price Clipped); Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 08892245. DESIGNED BY: Ellen Korbonski/Levavi & Levavi. FRONT JACKET PHOTOGRAPH BY: Photofest. BACK JACKET PHOTOGRAPH BY: James Haspiel. JACKET DESIGN BY: Karen Katz. PHOTOS IN PICTURE SECTINS RESEARCHED, EDITED, AND ARRANGED BY: Vincent Virga. SYNOPSIS: Shelley II is the most uproariously entertaining show business autobiography since Shelley Winters' first book, Shelley: Also Known as Shirley. Picking up where she left off, America's most irrepressible star takes us on a wild ride though the Hollywood of the 1950s and early 1960s, with side trips to Broadway, the Actors Studio, and around the world.… Leer más