NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This book is like nothing you’ve read before about the world of movies—written by a movie star.”—Liz Smith An Academy Award-winning actress and the internationally bestselling author of Out on a Limb delivers her touching, warm, and headline-making memoir. In My Lucky Stars Shirley MacLaine talks candidly and personally about her four decades in Hollywood, especially about the men and women—her “lucky stars”—who touched and challenged her life. “[Maclaine is] an engaging storyteller. . . . Breezy and entertaining.”—The New York Times Book Review
In this hilarious, laser-sharp comedy, the Emmy-winning writer and producer of Frasier sends up Hollywood pretense higher than it's ever been sent before.
Life isn't easy at all, as the saying goes," It's a bit like walking down a long, dark corridor, never knowing when the light will go on ". When the light goes on... what if it never does and hope starts dying one breath at a time? Blossom was beginning to let go as well, hope started dying, and she blamed herself, who doesn't though? I blame myself too. She wasn't trying to hold on to anything, believing there was truly nothing that could change the dread that sat upon her heart. Things must change, but will it change in time to save her from herself, or is she far too gone? When she basks in the presence of blank papers and lovely scented colors, waiting to taint the paper, there's someone lurking in the shadows, watching her serenity shatter. Join Blossom on her voyage of acceptance, discovery, hatred, and love.
This story takes place, in LA. But the story began in Manhattan, New York, when Katie decided to become an actress. Also Katie did plays in High School plays and travels to Europe like England and France and even Poland, to make a movie. Katie friend are Mike, Joe and Elizabeth, but changes her name to Liz. Also Liz is after Joe, but now Katie is dating him. But then things happen and they break up. So they make movie together. Once Katie thought that Joe was her Prince charming!!! But she was mistaken. Until one day that she met Ryan. That day Katie knew that she find her Prince! Ryan knew that Katie was some kind of Drama Queen! But he knew that he had to have her. His dreams came true when he met Katie. Come with Katie and her friends on a European Adventures today, and American Idol. My website www.jean39sbooks.com
"Bellefleur has a droll, distinct voice, and her one-liners zing off the page, striking both the heart and funny bone... There's a sparkling quality here, one that mirrors the starry title. Bellefleur writes as if she's captured fairy lights in a mason jar, twinkly and lovely within something solid yet fragile." – Entertainment Weekly Following Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon, Lambda Literary Award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur pens another steamy queer rom-com about former best friends who might be each other's second chance at love… Margot Cooper doesn’t do relationships. She tried and it blew up in her face, so she’ll stick with casual hookups, thank you very much. But now her entire crew has found "the one" and she’s beginning to feel like a fifth wheel. And then fate (the heartless bitch) intervenes. While touring a wedding venue with her engaged friends, Margot comes face-to-face with Olivia Grant—her childhood friend, her first love, her first… well, everything. It’s been ten years, but the moment they lock eyes, Margot’s cold, dead heart thumps in her chest. Olivia must be hallucinating. In the decade since she last saw Margot, her life hasn’t gone exactly as planned. At almost thirty, she’s been married... and divorced. However, a wedding planner job in Seattle means a fresh start and a chance to follow her dreams. Never in a million years did she expect her important new client’s Best Woman would be the one that got away. When a series of unfortunate events leaves Olivia without a place to stay, Margot offers up her spare room because she’s a Very Good Person. Obviously. It has nothing to do with the fact that Olivia is as beautiful as ever and the sparks between them still make Margot tingle. As they spend time in close quarters, Margot starts to question her no-strings stance. Olivia is everything she’s ever wanted, but Margot let her in once and it ended in disaster. Will history repeat itself or should she count her lucky stars that she gets a second chance with her first love?
Imagine having a celebrity doppelgänger. Now imagine a hot TV star asking you to impersonate that celebrity to save his career... Failing to make it as an actress, Aria Dunne is back in her hometown of Napier, working as a location scout. No more unattainable dreams, just casual clothing and low expectations. Until she finds a Turkish TV star hiding out in the historic hotel she needs for her client. Cem Erkam is desperate for good publicity after a drunken night ends with compromising photos. With his family banking on his success, he hatches a wild plan – a fake relationship with the New Zealand woman who looks like his old co-star. He just needs to keep his hands off her since they have no future. That's what everyone's saying, and they're right. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to stick to the script. Swept into Istanbul's glitz and glamour, Aria is forced to re-evaluate her sensible life plan. Should she give her acting dream one more go? And what is she supposed to do with the Turkish heartthrob and the most unattainable dream of all? My Lucky Star is a story about rediscovering passion when your dreams have failed you. It’s also a story of all that is hot and Turkish: men, tea, kebabs… Like a Dizi (Turkish TV series) in book form but with a lot more heat. Escape to New Zealand and Istanbul with this spicy, slow-burn romcom.
It’s the first day of fifth grade, and Ally is psyched. She and her best friend, Betsy, are in the same class, and have already planned on singing in the annual talent show together. But it’s not long before she sees that Betsy has made a new best friend, and Ally is no longer on her radar screen. Not to mention that the weird new kid, Tina, has glommed on to Ally. In this phenomenally accurate and readable portrayal of the trials and tribulations of fifth grade, readers will watch a quirky, sensitive, and extraordinarily likeable girl try to survive. Narrated in Ally’s distinctive first person voice, Thank You, Lucky Stars beautifully illustrates that it is possible to be unpopular, individualistic, nice, and still have fun.
"Dedicated to the unknown British Army officer who saved her life in Bergen-Belsen in April 1945, this is the memoir of Zdenka Fantlova, who shares in her direct, unsentimental style day-to-day life during the rise of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Fantlova's astonishing memory and remarkable love of life combine to produce a historical document that will edify and inspire its readers." "My Lucky Star is also a reflection on the magical power of true love, a paean to the triumph of calmness and compassion over the machinery of hatred and murder, and a testament to the strength of the human spirit as it approaches death, struggles to survive, and is reborn."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The way to avoid bad fate is to be with someone who has the opposite fortune as you. ......
One day, a university student Fukumoto is predicted by a fortune teller that he will have very bad luck for a year from tomorrow. As the date changes, Fukumoto finds himself in one trouble after another as if it were a lie, and he is convinced that his classmate Yukimura, who saved his life in a pinch at the right time, is his savior. He tries to force his way into a party where Yukimura is present, and somehow manages to get close to him. He thinks Yukimura is good-looking and uncool, but in fact he is easy to talk to and a nice guy, and Fukumoto ends up getting drunk and stoned. When he wakes up, Yukimura takes him into his arms and kisses him. ......?
From their first iconic pairing in 7th Heaven (1927) and in eleven films that followed, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell created an unparalleled cinematic romance. Their partnership was so utterly complete that in the minds and hearts of their adoring public, they were as one. Even though both enjoyed successful solo careers-Janet Gaynor won the first Best Actress Oscar and played Vicki Lester in the original A Star Is Born (1937) and Charles Farrell enjoyed a successful television career, playing Vern Albright on My Little Margie-their work as a team stood out. Even decades after their onscreen partnership ended, any mention of Gaynor in the press merited a mention of Farrell, and vice-versa. Behind the camera, Gaynor and Farrell carried on a secret romance that lasted from their first meeting in 1926 until Gaynor's first marriage in 1929. Supporting and encouraging each other's lives beyond Hollywood, they were able to maintain a mellow friendship that lasted their entire lives. Drawing upon previously unpublished interviews with Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor, formal interviews with family and friends who knew them best, and meticulous archival research, author Sarah Baker details the fascinating behind the scenes story of the greatest romantic team of all time. The book includes a detailed filmography and is lavishly illustrated with over 100 photographs, many from Charles Farrell's estate. Includes a foreword by director Allison Anders (Grace of My Heart, Things Behind the Sun).
