Nicholson

Author : Marc Eliot
Publisher : Crown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307888389

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Nicholson by Marc Eliot Pdf

The definitive biography of a man with one of the most iconic and fascinating careers—and lives—in Hollywood. For six decades, Jack Nicholson has been part of film history. With three Oscar wins and twelve nominations to his credit and legendary roles in films like Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Terms of Endearment, The Shining, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Nicholson created original, memorable characters like no other actor of his generation. And his offscreen life has been no less of an adventure—Nicholson has always been at the center of the Hollywood elite and has courted some of the most famous and beautiful women in the world. Relying on years of extensive research and interviews with insiders who know Nicholson best, acclaimed biographer Marc Eliot sheds light on Nicholson’s life on and off the screen. From Nicholson’s working class childhood in New Jersey, where family secrets threatened to tear his family apart, to raucous nights on the town with Warren Beatty and tumultuous relationships with starlets like Michelle Phillips, Anjelica Huston, and Lara Flynn Boyle, to movie sets working with such legendary directors and costars as Dennis Hopper, Stanley Kubrick, and Meryl Streep, Eliot paints a sweeping picture of the breadth of Nicholson’s decades-long career in film and an intimate portrait of the real man. Both a comprehensive tribute to a film legend and an entertaining look at a truly remarkable life, Nicholson is a compulsively readable biography of an iconic Hollywood star.

Author : Nicholson Baker
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780735215771

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Baseless by Nicholson Baker Pdf

“Staggeringly good.” —Counterpunch A major new work, a hybrid of history, journalism, and memoir, about the modern Freedom of Information Act—FOIA—and the horrifying, decades-old government misdeeds that it is unable to demystify, from one of America's most celebrated writers Eight years ago, while investigating the possibility that the United States had used biological weapons in the Korean War, Nicholson Baker requested a series of Air Force documents from the early 1950s under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Years went by, and he got no response. Rather than wait forever, Baker set out to keep a personal journal of what it feels like to try to write about major historical events in a world of pervasive redactions, witheld records, and glacially slow governmental responses. The result is one of the most original and daring works of nonfiction in recent memory, a singular and mesmerizing narrative that tunnels into the history of some of the darkest and most shameful plans and projects of the CIA, the Air Force, and the presidencies of Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower. In his lucid and unassuming style, Baker assembles what he learns, piece by piece, about Project Baseless, a crash Pentagon program begun in the early fifties that aimed to achieve "an Air Force-wide combat capability in biological and chemical warfare at the earliest possible date." Along the way, he unearths stories of balloons carrying crop disease, leaflet bombs filled with feathers, suicidal scientists, leaky centrifuges, paranoid political-warfare tacticians, insane experiments on animals and humans, weaponized ticks, ferocious propaganda battles with China, and cover and deception plans meant to trick the Kremlin into ramping up its germ-warfare program. At the same time, Baker tells the stories of the heroic journalists and lawyers who have devoted their energies to wresting documentary evidence from government repositories, and he shares anecdotes from his daily life in Maine feeding his dogs and watching the morning light gather on the horizon. The result is an astonishing and utterly disarming story about waiting, bureaucracy, the horrors of war, and, above all, the cruel secrets that the United States government seems determined to keep forever from its citizens.

Author : Patrick McGilligan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393350975

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Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson (Updated and Expanded) by Patrick McGilligan Pdf

“Jack’s Life feels true. . . . Fascinating.”—Entertainment Weekly Jack Nicholson has lived large on and off the screen. Patrick McGilligan, one of America’s outstanding film biographers, has plumbed research and interviews to expand his definitive biography since its publication twenty years ago. Jack’s Life captures the essence of this most private and public of stars with a vivid depiction of Nicholson’s tangled Dickensian upbringing, his hungry years as actor and writer, his nearaccidental breakthrough in Easy Rider, and his prolificacy and artistry ever since, with roles in Chinatown, Five Easy Pieces, The Shining, A Few Good Men, As Good As It Gets, and The Departed, to name a beloved handful of his sixty-plus films. McGilligan captures the life and legacy of this unabashed and complex personality

Author : Dean Nicholson
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781538718803

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Nala's World by Dean Nicholson Pdf

Discover the nationally bestselling, true story of a life-changing friendship between a man and his rescue cat, Nala, as they adventure together on a bike journey around the world -- from the Instagram phenomenon @1bike1world. When 30-year-old Dean Nicholson set off from Scotland to cycle around the world, his aim was to learn as much as he could about our troubled planet. But he hadn't bargained on the lessons he'd learn from his unlikely companion. Three months after leaving home, on a remote road in the mountains between Montenegro and Bosnia, he came across an abandoned kitten. Something about the piercing eyes and plaintive meowing of the bedraggled little cat proved irresistible. He couldn't leave her to her fate, so he put her on his bike and then, with the help of local vets, nursed her back to health. Soon on his travels with the cat he named Nala, they forged an unbreakable bond -- both curious, independent, resilient and adventurous. The video of how they met has had 20 million views and their Instagram has grown to almost 750k followers -- and still counting! Experiencing the kindness of strangers, visiting refugee camps, rescuing animals through Europe and Asia, Dean and Nala have already learned that the unexpected can be pretty amazing. Together with Garry Jenkins, writer with James Bowen of the bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob, Dean shares the extraordinary tale of his and Nala's inspiring and heart-warming adventure together.

Author : Nicholson Baker
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802198228

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The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker Pdf

A National Book Critics Circle Award–winner elevates the ordinary events that occur to a man on his lunch hour into “a constant delight” of a novel (The Boston Globe). In this startling, witty, and inexhaustibly inventive novel, New York Times–bestselling author Nicholson Baker uses a one-story escalator ride as the occasion for a dazzling reappraisal of everyday objects and rituals. From the humble milk carton to the act of tying one’s shoes, The Mezzanine at once defamiliarizes the familiar world and endows it with loopy and euphoric poetry. Baker’s accounts of the ordinary become extraordinary through his sharp storytelling and his unconventional, conversational style. At first glance, The Mezzanine appears to be a book about nothing. In reality, it is a brilliant celebration of things, simultaneously demonstrating the value of reflection and the importance of everyday human experiences. “A very funny book . . . Its 135 pages probably contain more insight into life as we live it today than anything currently on the best-seller list.” —The New York Times “Captures the spirit of American corporate life and invests it with a passion and sympathy that is entirely unexpected.” —The Seattle Times “Among the year’s best.” —The Boston Globe “Baker writes with appealing charm . . . [He] clowns and shows off . . . rambles and pounces hard; he says acute things, extravagant things, terribly funny things.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review “Wonderfully readable, in fact gripping, with surprising bursts of recognition, humor and wonder.” —The Washington Post Book World

Author : Beverly Walker
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0714866687

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Jack Nicholson: Anatomy of an Actor by Beverly Walker Pdf

Throughout his career, Jack Nicholson has portrayed unique and challenging roles in classic movies such as Easy Rider (1969), Chinatown (1974), The Shining (1980), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), Terms of Endearment (1983), The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and The Departed (2006). Nicholson's twelve Oscar nominations make him the most nominated male actor in history. Jack Nicholson: Anatomy of an Actor is a new addition to Cahiers du cinema, a fascinating series from the world-renowned cinema magazine. The book focuses on ten key performances, exploring the unparalleled career of Jack Nicholson through narrative and analytical text accompanied by 300 images, including film stills and set photographs, as well as film sequences, script notes, and more. This thoughtful and lively examination of Nicholson's craft will appeal to film professionals and casual movie fans alike.

Author : Shaun R. Karli
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810885998

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Becoming Jack Nicholson by Shaun R. Karli Pdf

Examining eight films produced between 1969 and 1980, this book explores how the actor and the filmmakers played upon audience expectations of “Jack Nicholson” to challenge prevailing attitudes about masculinity and power. In each of these films—Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Carnal Knowledge, The Last Detail, Chinatown, The Passenger, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and The Shining—the actor embodies an inherent tension between a desire to make authentic choices and a pressure to conform to societal expectations of manly behavior.

Author : Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Publisher : One-2-One
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1988347033

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Bent, Not Broken by Lorna Schultz Nicholson Pdf

Book 3 of the One-2-One series. Meet Madeline and Justin. Before Madeline's bike accident left her with a traumatic brain injury, she and her twin sister were inseparable. So were her parents. But now, Madeline's parents are divorced and Becky has become rebellious, angry, and sneaky. Even worse, she doesn't seem to want Madeline around anymore. At least Madeline knows she can always rely on the miniature therapy horses she visits every week. Justin is a senior and the president of his school's Best Buddies club. Before his sister died, he used to take her to the barn to visit her beloved therapy horses. Now, with Madeline, he goes there to escape the gloom of his mother's grief at home and the pressures of his final year in high school. Together, Justin and Madeline help each other to reconnect with the important people in their lives -- and with the lives that they thought they'd lost.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410357748

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A Study Guide for William Nicholson's "Shadowlands" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for William Nicholson's "Shadowlands," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Andrew Ure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1821
Category : Chemistry
ISBN : UOM:39015066694459

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A Dictionary of Chemistry, on the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's by Andrew Ure Pdf

Author : Friedrich Albrecht WINZER (afterwards WINSOR (Frederick Albert))
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1807
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0021591425

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Mr. W. Nicholson's attack in his Philosophical Journal, on Mr. Winsor and the National Light and Heat Company; with Mr. Winsor's defence: also a short history of some piratical attempts to infringe his patent right by Friedrich Albrecht WINZER (afterwards WINSOR (Frederick Albert)) Pdf

Author : Andrew Ure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024840172

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A Dictionary of Chemistry: on the basis of Mr. Nicholson's, etc by Andrew Ure Pdf

Author : Andrew Ure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1821
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z165665009

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A Dictionary of Chemistry on the Basis of Mr Nicholson's ... with an Introductory Dissertation by Andrew Ure Pdf

Author : Tony Nicholson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1527216365

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The Love of Dangerous Men by Tony Nicholson Pdf

An enormous bird's nest is found in the attic. Hundreds of photographs and letters are tangled in its straw. The first letter begins: 'Well dear friend, I note all you said about Mr Bowen and that vile woman.' When Tony Nicholson and his family moved into an old house in the north of England, they discovered a treasure trove of old photographs and letters, all belonging to a mysterious woman called Annie Bowen. Who was she? And what was her story? Back Tony went to the Victorian era to find out. Soon, he found himself in Calcutta and the dark streets of Whitechapel, tracking her lover. Peeling back the layers of her story, he uncovered a lost world of moonlight dances, country vicarages and teenage 'spooning'. In London, there were sensational spectacles, professors of swimming and illusions, glamorous dressmakers, nights at the music hall, reckless cab-drivers and drunken sailors. A rich array of vivid characters came and went - loafers and swells, impoverished aristocrats, Victorian Bluebeards, pretty barmaids and saucy actresses. And through it all, the tangled web of Annie's life was gradually unpicked. There were illicit affairs, family secrets and scandals, fading photographs and deceitful letters. Moving from one astonishing place to another, and tracking down her descendants across the globe, Tony encountered her lovers and rivals, her friends and family, the places in her world and the secrets of her life. The Love of Dangerous Men is a vivid social history that tells the story of ordinary lives lived in extraordinary ways.

Author : William Nicholson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 1405285311

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The Wind Singer by William Nicholson Pdf

The first book in William Nicholson's award-winning fantasy adventure series, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Mortal Engines and Star Wars.In the walled city state of Aramanth, rules are everything. When Kestrel Hath dares to rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father and sentences the whole family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them, Kestrel learns the secret of the wind singer, and she and her twin brother, Bowman, set out on a terrifying journey to the true source of evil that grips Aramanth...