Patrick Bade's intimate yet comprehensive study of all the stages of Michael Leonard's career reveals his artistic development in all its variety. Lavishly illustrated with paintings, drawings and photographs, this is a seminal book for admirers of one of Britain's most versatile and popular artists.
Mike Leonard is a lucky man. It’s not everyone who gets parents like Jack and Marge. At eighty-seven, Jack is a pathological optimist with an inexhaustible gift of gab. Marge, Jack’s bride of sixty years, though cut from the same rough bolt of Irish immigrant cloth, is his polar opposite–pessimistic and proud of it. What was their son, Mike, thinking when he took a sabbatical from his job with NBC News so he could pile these two world-class originals along with three of his grown kids and a daughter-in-law into a pair of rented RVs and hit the road for a month? Mike was thinking that he wanted to give his parents the ultimate family reunion. And so, one February morning, three generations of Leonards set out on their journey under the dazzling Arizona sky. Thirty minutes later, one of the humongous recreational vehicles has an unplanned meeting with a concrete island at a convenience store. Thus begins the adventure of a lifetime–and an absolute gem of a book. In the course of their humorous, often poignant cross-country tour, from the desert Southwest to the New England coastline, the Leonards reminisce about their loves, their losses, and their rich and heartwarming (and sometimes heartbreaking) lives, while encountering a veritable Greek chorus of roadside characters along the way. The home stretch finds the clan racing back to Chicago, hoping to catch the arrival of the next generation, Jack and Marge’s first great-grandchild. Through it all, Mike pieces together acentury of family lore and lunacy–and discovers surprising sides to his parents that allow him to see them in a whole new light. Mike Leonard has captivated millions of television viewers with his wry and witty feature stories for NBC’s Today. Now he brings that same engaging charm and keen insight to the foibles and passions of his own blessedly unique family. By turns uproariously funny and deeply moving, The Ride of Our Lives delivers a lifetime of laughs, lessons, and priceless memories. This edition’s exclusive DVD features never-before-seen footage from the trip as well as candid family video and photographs.
The extraordinary life of one of the world’s greatest music and literary icons, in the words of those who knew him best. Poet, novelist, singer-songwriter, artist, prophet, icon—there has never been a figure like Leonard Cohen. He was a true giant in contemporary western culture, entertaining and inspiring people everywhere with his work. From his groundbreaking and bestselling novels, The Favourite Game and Beautiful Losers, to timeless songs such as “Suzanne,” “Dance Me to the End of Love,” and “Hallelujah,” Cohen is a cherished artist. His death in 2016 was felt around the world by the many fans and followers who would miss his warmth, humour, intellect, and piercing insights. Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories chronicles the full breadth of his extraordinary life. The first of three volumes—The Early Years—follows him from his boyhood in Montreal to university, and his burgeoning literary career to the world of music, culminating with his first international tour in 1970. Through the voices of those who knew him best—family and friends, colleagues and contemporaries, rivals, business partners, and his many lovers—the book probes deeply into both Cohen’s public and private life. It also paints a portrait of an era, the social, cultural, and political revolutions that shook the 1960s. In this revealing and entertaining first volume, bestselling author and biographer Michael Posner draws on hundreds of interviews to reach beyond the Cohen of myth and reveal the unique, complex, and compelling figure of the real man.
Leonard Michaels was a master of the short story. His collections are among the most admired, influential, and exciting of the last half century. The Collected Stories brings them back into print, from the astonishing debut Going Places (1969) to the uncollected last stories, unavailable since they appeared in The New Yorker, Threepenny Review, and Partisan Review. At every stage in his career, Michaels produced taut, spare tales of sex, love, and other adult intimacies: gossip, argument, friendship, guilt, rage. A fearless writer—"destructive, joyful, brilliant, purely creative," in the words of John Hawkes—Michaels probed his characters' motivations with brutal humor and startling frankness; his ear for the vernacular puts him in the company of Philip Roth, Grace Paley, and Bernard Malamud. Remarkable for its compression and cadences, his prose is nothing short of addictive. The Collected Stories is a landmark. "Leonard Michaels's stories stand alongside those of his best Jewish contemporaries -- Grace Paley and Philip Roth." -- Mona Simpson, The New York Times Book Review
Legendary Concert Promoter, and Michael Jackson's former business and financial overseer, Leonard Rowe, a long time friend of the Jackson family is coming forward with a raw but revealing look into the dark side of the entertainment industry and what really happened to Michael Jackson, The Legendary King of Pop. Michael Jackson thrilled fans and audiences for over four generations. He was a world proclaimed Super Star. Michael was also a humanitarian. He brought entertainment in its highest form to people all around the world. This book, "What Really Happened to Michael Jackson, The King Of Pop" is an eye opening, page turner, that will reveal the truth about all of the Corruption, Conspiracy, and Greed behind his death, and it will make the public aware of what really goes on behind the curtain]]BRACE YOURSELF]]!!!
To master Organic Chemistry, it is essential to master mechanism. This book uses a novel approach to help you better understand the mechanisms of 80 common organic reactions. Each one is color coded so that you can clearly see the changes that take place during the reaction. The electrons involved in the mechanism are color coded, as are the arrows originating from those electrons and the bonds or lone pairs formed by them in the intermediates and product. As a result, you can trace specific pairs of electrons through an entire transformation. The description of what each mechanistic arrow means is color coded correspondingly so that it is easy to match up the text with the relevant portion of a reaction diagram.
A world-classic collection of erotic drawings of the male figure in various stages of undress. Masterful at understanding and depicting the nude male, nothing is overstated yet throughout runs a strong homoerotic current. A hymn to male beauty and a must for every collector of gay art.
Navigating the real world isn't easy. College doesn't prepare us for it and we're told to learn and figure it out on our own. From managing your finances, advancing in your career, staying in shape and keeping a work life - balance it's not easy to be successful. I felt this stress when I graduated from college in 2010. I earned a bachelor's degree in business but quickly found out college courses don't translate to the real world. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't a C student-actually, I had a 3.5 GPA-but I felt like it didn't prepare me for the next chapter of life. When I got my first job, I had no clue what a 401(k) was or how to choose an insurance plan. It made me mad-how did I not learn something so basic in college? Luckily, it also motivated me to educate myself and figure it out. How did five years of college not teach me something as basic as planning my future retirement? Instead, I was required to take general education classes such as mythology, astronomy, and anthropology to complete my business degree. But not one class on personal finance, understanding credit, or how to plan for retirement? How is that possible? Unsurprisingly, I haven't used those mythology or anthropology lessons in my career or life. Sadly, there is not a "Life 101" course that teaches us how to live and succeed after college. This is where this book comes in, the bridge from college to the real world. It might apply to some at 18 years old and others at 35. Regardless of age this book will help your life financially, personally, professionally or all three. Finances: A large portion of the book will focus on personal finances, investing, and money management as this isn't taught much (if any) in school. Yet, money factors into every part of your life. This book will show you how to save to reach your financial goals, learn the basics of investing for retirement, and ensure you still live a great life with guild free spending. It also has tips and tricks for credit cards, car buying, net worth tracking and understand credit. Fitness: You can't have a truly great life unless you have both wealth AND health. Could you imagine reaching 65 years old and not having your health to do everything you saved for your whole life? Learn the 90/10 rule for your diet, how to stay motivated to reach your fitness goals, and prepare meals easily. Professional: Once you're out of school its not easy to climb the corporate ladder or become an entrepreneur. This section will help you network, create side hustles for more money and find your passion. Personal: The last section will help you find a positive balance between work and life. You need to have a balance or you'll never truly enjoy your life. From goal setting, travel, and creating a daily routine. What are you waiting for? Click buy now to learn the habits needed to create a life of health and wealth.
In the remote Bear Paw Mountains of north-central Montana, two missionaries have gone missing. Their only tracks: a distress letter written by their daughter, and rumors of a small band of Nez Perce still hiding in the mountains after the 1877 defeat of their people in the Battle of the Bear Paws. Deputy Marshal Pete Randers finds himself roped into the job of going after them. Taking with him a tenderfoot doctor's son barely saved from the hangman's noose, Pete journeys into the dangerous wilderness in search of the truth, the missionaries, and the last hope of a forgotten people.