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Mistakes Were Made (Some in French)
Author: Fiona Lewis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-05-02
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 168245083X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMistakes Were Made is a revealing memoir and unexpected love story from model and actress Fiona Lewis about her journey to self-acceptance as she restores a crumbling French chateau. Alone in the French countryside, Lewis reflects on her glamorous youth across London and Paris in the ’60s, Hollywood in the ’70s, and the important, sometimes disastrous, choices she made along the way. Having lived a perfectly satisfactory life in California for over two decades, Fiona Lewis wakes up one day in her fifties and asks herself, Is this it? Is this the existence I’m meant to have? She can hardly complain. After all, her life has been full of adventure and privilege: London and Paris in the ’60s, Los Angeles in the heady ’70s. Now, however, she feels lost, as if she were slipping backward over the edge of a ravine, abandoned not only by her old self, but by that reliable standby, optimism. Realizing she has to find a way to reinvent herself, she impulsively buys a rundown chateau in the South of France. (Her husband is not pleased.) Alone in the depths of the countryside, she contemplates her childhood, her affairs––Roman Polanski, Roger Vadim––her years as an actress in some good and some questionable films, and her first Hollywood marriage to the damaged son of a movie star. As the renovation drags on, fighting with a band of impossible French workmen, she is forced to battle her own fears: her failure to become a real success, her inability to have children, and her persistent fear of aging. And she has to contend with her husband, who has no interest in the French countryside. In fact, he resents her obsession with France, with the house, with the renovations. The house seems to have a hold over her, and he’s not wrong. He reluctantly visits and is annoyed by the cost of the renovation. Was she not content with him in LA? Why can’t she just be happy? It’s an age-old question and one every woman must confront, along with aging, lost love, and missed opportunities. Yet, Fiona’s wit and wisdom prevail. And this provocative, brave memoir takes a stunning turn when all those unanswered questions develop into a tender and unexpected romance.
The Big Book of Showbiz Bloopers and Blunders
Author: Michael Viner
Publisher: New Millennium Press
Published: 2004-04-01
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781932407235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Big Book of Showbiz Bloopers and Blunders is a wonderfully entertaining collection of on-air mistakes from some of the most notorious names in showbiz and politics. Readers won't know whether to laugh or cry as they follow a pantheon of all-stars from Hollywood, the T.V. news, politics, sports radio, the soaps, the talk show circuit and lots more as they fumble and flub through their on-air moments. Readers have never before been allowed such an intimate peek behind the scenes at incidents these folks would prefer to forget. This is a tour through the most juicy mishaps and embarrassing moments from Jayne Mansfield, Humphrey Bogart, and Ed Sullivan, to the Harry Potter films, the White House and everywhere in-between. You can't get away with anything in this world, especially when it's caught LIVE on air. Nobody gets it right all the time, and this book is there, ready to point out all sorts of gaffes.
Million Dollar Mistakes
Author: Moses Avalon
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 2005-06-01
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 1617745200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEveryone knows the success stories of the music industry – how Michael Jackson's Thriller blew the roof off and how Clive Davis helped orchestrate Carlos Santana's stunning comeback. But now you'll find out about people who were dead wrong. This book details some of the most expensive blunders ever made by artists and by record executives, managers and producers who've worked with stars such as Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, The Beatles, Madonna, Nickelback, Bob Dylan, Dido, The Rolling Stones, and dozens more. From contract and copyright screw-ups to sheer arrogance and lying, this book includes eye-opening revelations on: the pitfalls of employing a family member, the marketability of suicide, the industry's accepted levels of lies and thievery, and much, much more.
Acting
Author: Paul Russell
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"ACTING: Make It Your Business, written by a veteran casting director, puts the power to land jobs and thrive in any medium - stage, film, TV, or the Internet - directly into the hands of the actor. This blunt, wise, and often hilarious guide overflows with cutting-edge audition, marketing, and networking strategies, combining traditional techniques with those best suited for the digital age. Well-known actors and powerful agents make cameos throughout, offering newcomers and working professionals alike a clear-eyed, uncensored perspective on survival and advancement within the entertainment industry."--BOOK JACKET.
Sorry Not Sorry
Author: Naya Rivera
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2016-09-13
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0399184996
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFunny and deeply personal, Sorry Not Sorry recounts Glee star Naya Rivera's successes and missteps, urging young women to pursue their dreams and to refuse to let past mistakes define them. Navigating through youth and young adulthood isn't easy, and in Sorry Not Sorry, Naya Rivera shows us that we're not alone in the highs, lows, and in-betweens. Whether it's with love and dating, career and ambition, friends, or gossip, Naya inspires us to follow our own destiny and step over--or plod through--all the crap along the way. After her rise and fall from early childhood stardom, barely eking her way through high school, a brief stint as a Hooters waitress, going through thick and thin with her mom/manager, and resurrecting her acting career as Santana Lopez on Glee, Naya emerged from these experiences with some key life lessons: Sorry: - All those times I scrawled "I HATE MY MOM" in my journal. So many moms and teenage daughters don't get along--we just have to realize it's nothing personal on either side. - At-home highlights and DIY hair extensions. Some things are best left to the experts, and hair dye is one of them. - Falling in love with the idea of a person, instead of the actual person. Not Sorry: - That I don't always get along with everyone. Having people not like you is a risk you have to take to be real, and I'll take that over being fake any day. - Laughing at the gossip instead of getting upset by it. - Getting my financial disasters out of the way early--before I was married or had a family--so that the only credit score that I wrecked was my own. Even with a successful career and a family that she loves more than anything else, Naya says, "There's still a thirteen-year-old girl inside of me making detailed lists of how I can improve, who's never sure of my own self-worth." Sorry Not Sorry is for that thirteen-year-old in all of us.
In the Heart Of Showbiz - Vol. 2
Author: Warren Allen Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2011-07-09
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 125787487X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollection of letters and other memorabilia from Arthur C. Clarke, Paul Kurtz and others that Warren Allen Smith has collected over the years.
The Fix is in
Author: Brian Tuohy
Publisher: Feral House
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1932595813
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFactual accounts expose how professional sports manipulate the outcomes of games for TV ratings and profits.
Books In Print 2004-2005
Author: Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 3274
ISBN-13: 9780835246422
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFail Until You Don't
Author: Bobby Bones
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2018-06-19
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 006279583X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK#1 New York Times Bestseller The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bare Bones, host of the marquee morning program “The Bobby Bones Show,” comedian and dedicated philanthropist delivers an inspirational and humorous collection of stories about his biggest misses in life and how he turned them into lessons and wins. Bobby Bones is the youngest inductee ever into the National Radio Hall of Fame alongside legends Dick Clark, Larry King, and Howard Stern. As "the most powerful man in country music" (Forbes), he has reached the peak of his profession and achieved his childhood dreams. Each weekday morning, more than five million fans tune in to his radio show. But as Bobby reveals, a lot of what made him able to achieve his goals were mistakes, awkward moments, and embarrassing situations—lemons that he turned into lemonade through hard work and humility. In this eye-opening book, he’ll include ideas and motivations for finding success even when seemingly surrounded by impossible odds or tough failures. He also includes anecdotes from some of his famous friends—Andy Roddick, Chris Stapleton, Charlamagne Tha God, Charles Esten, Brooklyn Decker, Walker Hayes and Asa Hutchinson—who open up about their own missteps. Bobby’s mantra is Fight. Grind. Repeat. A man who refuses to give up, he sees failure as something to learn from—and the recollections in this funny, smart book, full of Bobby’s brand of self-effacing humor, show how he’s become such a beloved goofball.
