Famous

Author : Alan Bisbort
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0764917382

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Famous Last Words by Alan Bisbort Pdf

Whether Inspiring, Incomprehensible, insightful, bleak, or absurd, last words can be spoken by the living as well as the dying. Among the dying, last words are truly final, as was the case with Dylan Thomas, who uttered "I've just had eighteen straight whiskeys. I think that's the record." Famous Last Words records the parting shots of dozens of folks no longer with us, from those dead for political reasons to those who themselves decided to end it all. And it records the words of those who went on with their lives after uttering a memorable farewell but whose reputation was made by their words, often to their lasting frustration, such as the infamous Richard Milhous Nixon: "You won't have me to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." Famous Last Words also preserves the last words of those inhabiting the world of fiction, whether in a book, on the stage, in a movie or on TV. Blanche DuBois's "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers" ranks right alongside Charles Foster Kane's "Rosebud" and Sidney Carton's "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done. . . ." The mutterings of the imagined are always floating around in our culture's consciousness, kicking lustily. Author Alan Bisbort consulted unimpeachable sources and original texts in compiling this compendium of 140 choice good-byes. But not only the farewells capture our attention: Bisbort's concise, witty, and informative text adds revealing context to the quoted words. Famous Last Words is fascinating, illuminating, and immensely rewarding. Reading through the pages may reveal some unifying impulse behind all those bye-byes; if so, you have truly stumbled uponthe meaning of life.

Author : Ed McClanahan
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 081319069X

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Famous People I Have Known by Ed McClanahan Pdf

Ed McClanahan's hilarious classic introduces us to writers and revolutionaries, hippies and honkies, gurus and go-go girls, barkeeps and barflies, as well as Carlos Toadvine, aka Little Enis, the All-American Left-Handed Upside-down Guitar Player, among the characters he has encountered in thirty peripatetic years of wandering the fringes of the academic and literary worlds from his native Kentucky to the West Coast (where his compatriots included Ken Kesey and Tom Wolfe) and back again.

Author : Jessica Burkhart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442436602

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Famous by Jessica Burkhart Pdf

The new exchange student means serious competition for Lauren and her friends—because at Canterwood Crest, only one rider can be at the top. Rankings on Canterwood’s intermediate team are falling into place—in Lauren’s favor. Then blond, beautiful foreign exchange student Carina arrives. The new girl puts on a million-watt smile, but it doesn’t dazzle LT. Carina is out to show Canterwood students just how riders from her home country of Sweden take the arena. And with a local show on the horizon, Carina’s especially ready to impress—which means Lauren and her friends better be especially ready to represent, because Carina’s in place to steal the spotlight.

Author : Steven Van Yoder
Publisher : Bay Tree Pub
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0972002111

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Get Slightly Famous by Steven Van Yoder Pdf

I build levers to move objects that appear to be immovable.Alexei Drovosek represents the next evolution of human: no heart, immunity to cancer, and the uncanny ability to survive in conditions that would kill normal men. As an orphan growing up in post-Soviet Russia, Alexei was taken in by the state and trained as its most vicious and effective killer. But eventually the Russian Federal Security Service's best-trained assassin did the most dangerous thing of all: he turned on his handlers, went rogue, and disappeared.In the bleak, high-tech near future, Alexei has resurfaced in a secret compound on the outskirts of Los Angeles, a city where autonomous-drive vehicles race along the highways and independent city-states operate with materialistic impunity. In the center of it all is the soaring headquarters of Pearl Knight Industries, an international mega-corporation that keeps war machines and cultural capitalism running in every country and on every continent on the planet. As a principal proponent of the 31st Amendment to the United States constitution, which legalized the transfer of suffrage from citizens to corporations, Pearl Knight has power that is truly above the law.Alexei lives a clandestine existence where his closest companions are his personal AI, Emma, and a group of orphans he has spent years amassing and training. But Alexei isn't fostering these children as a favor to the state; he's raising them with the hope that they will destroy it. As he moves each child into play in the world's highest-stakes game of chess that spans decades and continents, Alexei fights to destroy the plutocratic control of those in power and restore what matters to him most: democracy and freedom.

Author : Justin Kuritzkes
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250309037

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Famous People by Justin Kuritzkes Pdf

This fresh, smart novel in the guise of a celebrity memoir probes the inner life of a mega-famous pop star Honestly, what amazes me the most with a lot of the people I meet is that they think they’re so big. They think, ultimately, that the universe revolves around them. And I’m beginning to think that it’s only when you live a life like mine—it’s only when you’re in a position where you don’t even really own yourself, when you can’t even really say that you’re a citizen of any particular country—that you realize that we’re all just tiny pieces of cosmic dust floating through the void until we disappear forever and we’re never heard from again. So begins the life story of our uber famous twenty-two year old narrator. A teen idol since he was twelve, when a video of him singing went viral, his star has only risen since. Now, haunted by the suicide of his manager-father, unsettled by the very different paths he and his teenage love (and girl pop-star counterpart) “Mandy” have taken, and increasingly aware that he has signed on to something he has little control over, he begins to parse the divide that separates him from the “normal people” of the world. Sneakily philosophical, earnest and funny, Justin Kuritzkes's Famous People is a rollicking, unforgettable look at the clash between fame and the human condition.

Author : Joan Bauer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101513163

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Close to Famous by Joan Bauer Pdf

Foster McFee dreams of having her own cooking show like her idol, celebrity chef Sonny Kroll. Macon Dillard's goal is to be a documentary filmmaker. Foster's mother Rayka longs to be a headliner instead of a back-up singer. And Miss Charleena plans a triumphant return to Hollywood. Everyone has a dream, but nobody is even close to famous in the little town of Culpepper. Until some unexpected events shake the town and its inhabitants-and put their big ambitions to the test. Full of humor, unforgettable characters, surprises, and lots and lots of heart, this is Joan Bauer at her most engaging.

Author : Caitlin Moran
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443448529

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How To Be Famous by Caitlin Moran Pdf

Johanna Morrigan (aka Dolly Wilde) has it all: she is nineteen, lives in her own flat in London, and writes for the coolest music magazine in Britain. Her star is rising, just not quickly enough for her liking. Then John Kite, Johanna’s unrequited love, has an album go to number one. Suddenly John exists on another plane of reality: that of the Famouses, a world of rabid fans and VIP access. Johanna lacks the traditional trappings of fame (famous parents, mind-scorching hotness, exotic sandals, etc.), so she does the only thing a self-respecting Lady Sex Adventurer can do. She starts a magazine column critiquing the lives and follies of the Famouses around her. But as Johanna skyrockets to fame herself, she begins to realize that with celebrity comes sacrifice, and hers may mean giving up the one person she was determined to keep. For anyone who has been a girl or known one, who has admired fame or judged it, How to Be Famous is a big-hearted, hilarious tale of fame and fortune—and all that they entail.

Author : Ron Stovall,Joe Kraus
Publisher : Parkside Youth Literacy Project
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-28
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781545714706

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The Famous & Successful: Their Advice For All Of Us by Ron Stovall,Joe Kraus Pdf

SUCCESSFUL MEN AND WOMEN SHARE THEIR INSIGHTFUL ADVICE ON HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE. How do you become successful in life ? The answer, was offered by people who already accomplished their goals and dreams. More than 200 distinguished men and women, from movie actors to astronauts, from baseball players to business men and women, from singers to politicians shared their advice with the authors of this book. In our research on "What is success ?" and "How to be successful in life ?" We found, there are common threads to achieving both. Within the pages of this book are practical strategies and wisdom for improving your life. If practiced can turn someone's failure to victory, a life of despair to a life of hope and opportunity. This book is in essence a guidebook for anybody who want to be successful in whatever they do. Even a quick read of few pages can turn your life around. Also point your ambitions in the right direction. When you start reading it you will not want to stop.

Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541905795

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50 Famous People in Modern History for Kids by Baby Professor Pdf

In the following pages, we will get to know about the 50 Famous People in Modern History. We will get to see their pictures, learn about their lives and even understand the reasons why they became famous. It’s important to know, but not necessarily memorize, these facts in order to learn lessons and even get a sense of belonging with the world. Get a copy today.

Author : Andreas Otte
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783031066719

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Famous Composers – Diseases Reloaded by Andreas Otte Pdf

The life and death, but also the creative work of famous musicians is closely linked to their personal medical histories. In "Famous Composers – Diseases Reloaded" these case histories are vividly reconstructed on the basis of authentic biographical testimonies and closely linked to the personalities of the musicians. The latest research findings on the pathophysiology of these composers will be woven into the overall picture. Was Paganini's "devilishness" caused by a hereditary disease? Did Scarlatti have strange signs of illness on his fingers? What did Bach really die of? How did "Christel" from a dubious milieu change Schumann's entire life? What aggravated Ravel's underlying illness so that he did not complete a single composition in the last five years before his death? How did Tárrega manage to play the guitar again after his stroke with hemiplegia? Did the Brazilian Villa-Lobos' worldwide reputation help him live longer thanks to the best treatment available to him? Andreas Otte, physician and musician, has incorporated the latest medical history research into the composers' pathographies. This book is an exciting and "well-tempered" reading experience not only for physicians, music lovers, musicologists and musicians, but for all readers who want to develop a basic understanding of the pathophysiology and life scores of these great masters under current conditions from today's perspective.

Author : S.E. Long
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02
Category : Clergy
ISBN : 9781291406559

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Famous Clergy by S.E. Long Pdf

Author : Gretchen Riley,Peter D Smith
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781623492380

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Famous Trees of Texas by Gretchen Riley,Peter D Smith Pdf

Famous Trees of Texas was first published in 1970 by the Texas Forest Service (now Texas A&M Forest Service), an organization created in 1915 and charged with protecting and sustaining the forests, trees, and other related natural resources of Texas. For the 100-year anniversary of TFS, the agency presents a new edition of this classic book, telling the stories of 101 trees throughout the state. Some are old friends, featured in the first edition and still alive (27 of the original 81 trees described in the first edition have died); some are newly designated, discovered as people began to recognize their age and value. All of them remain “living links” to the state’s storied past.

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781844569748

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Famous Five 16: Five Go To Billycock Hill by Enid Blyton Pdf

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book sixteen, it's holiday time at Billycock Hill and the Famous Five make new friend - a real pilot! But when he disappears with top secret equipment, the Five begin to wonder if their new friend could be a spy, or worse, a traitor. Whatever his motives, the gang feel duty-bound to investigate... The text in this edition has been sensitively edited for today's reader and is unillustrated.

Author : Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot
Publisher : London : S. Low, Marston
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Gentry
ISBN : WISC:89052490513

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A Famous Fox-hunter by Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot Pdf

Author : Sarah Tieck
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617141775

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Tom Brady:Famous Quarterback by Sarah Tieck Pdf

Tom Brady is one of the NFL's most famous quarterbacks. This book introduces his childhood, family, educational background, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn about Brady's time as a quarterback at the University of Michigan, his draft into the NFL, and his success with the New England Patriots. Brady's Super Bowl victories are covered, as well as his recognition as an MVP. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw in reluctant readers. Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.