Customer Reviews:
FIVE STARS FOR ANTHONY SUMMERS!.......2006-12-28
WOW! As an avid reader of Marilyn Monroe books I have finally stumbled across the most in-depth and personal account of this truly unique woman. I finished this book in 3 days! It's an absolute page turner and you are sure to discover many things that will shock you. By the end of the book I was emotionally attached to Marilyn. The very last chapters will leave you in desperate longing to help Marilyn, yet in utter frustration with her and everyone in her life. Why such a tragic ending for an immaculate screen goddess? The real tragedy is that she never realized the consequences of her actions. Her lifestyle- non-stop drugs & sexual promiscuity- destroyed any ounce of hope & future that was awaiting her. This book teaches many lessons and unfortunately, the most beautiful woman in the world lost her life in the process. Then there's the question of her death being a murder. - I hope that one day the truth comes out so that dignity and respect can finally be given to woman who was stripped of everything during her lifetime, but her soul. *A Hollywood drama till the very end.*
RIP NJ
Pulitzer for Research!.......2005-09-24
I bought this book after reading the 2005 LA Times story of the police medical examiner who believes Monroe did not kill herself. He believes she was administered a morphine overdose by suppository. Also, the psychiatrist who was very close to Monroe at her death and was criticized for this closeness believed the same theory. In the LA Times article, this book was mentioned as a definitive journal of her life and death. Also, it alluded that the psychiatrist's statements were shared with this author and in this book. Therefore, on that recommendation that this was the definitive Marilyn Monroe book, I felt a need to understand and investigate her life and death.
I was not disappointed. I remain absolutely amazed at the completeness of the research involved in this book. Be forewarned this is not a short read. But it is well worthwhile. He completely documents disagreements in sources and presents clearly his beliefs based upon the research. An important fact from early and mid-life that I had never seen emphasized was exactly how few movies she made at the end of her life, something like only 5 in the last 10 years. In my 52 year lifetime, Marilyn clearly had the most unique combination of sex and innocence that drew people in. It's difficult to describe her appeal. Probably closest would be Pamela Anderson who unfortunately feels the need to wear massive make-up hiding the very attractive wholesome girl she was when initially discovered. Much like Marilyn.
But where this book is at its best is describing the DiMaggio/Miller marriages, the many close friendships late in her life and what they expose about her potential suicide, the Kennedy relationships and ultimately her death. These story lines are so engrossing that it is difficult to put the book away for the night but the book is such a time commitment that it's not the type to be read in a few hours.
I cannot stress how detailed is the research on the last three years of her life including Sinatra, Lawford and the Kennedys. Based upon all the exhaustive research, I still believe this was a suicide. She had tried too many times before and sadly, was totally addicted to narcotics. What is more interesting is her relationship with the Kennedy's. But would they really have been involved in foul play when at that time the press ignored politician affairs? Marilyn's life is a great tragedy and this book does a fabulous job of summarizing. I strongly recommend this book if you have any interest in this icon. Be forewarned. This is not a quick weekend read but well worth the hours spent.
Possibly the most complete that it can get.......2003-03-26
There will never be "the definitive" Marilyn Monroe biography without the intimate contributions of husbands No. 2 and 3, Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller. Even if the fabled playwright shares publicly his life with filmdom's eternal goddess, DiMaggio never did and, obviously, never will. Still, this contribution by Anthony Summers, first published in 1984, may be as close as it gets. In his acknowledgements, Summers claims a near-obsession that consumed almost two years of his life. Little wonder: he claims and minutely credits and cites more than 600 subjects who were interviewed in the course of his research. About the only criticism that can be lodged is the book's title. Implying we're about to read nothing more than the sexual conquests of the world's most famous woman of her time, we instead get a thoroughly comprehensive life history that begins even before her birth June 1, 1926, and continues well beyond her death that swelteringly hot August night in 1962. In between, thanks to Summers' prose and sources whose claims were checked and rechecked for confirmation, we get something that few other writers have achieved, much less attempted: a psycho-biograhy that explains the reasons for the legendary insecurity that Norma Jean Baker could never quite overcome even as the world's most desired woman. Even in his passages about the amazing but all-too-short film career, Summers manages to keep us focused on Norma Jean and her reality behind the facade that was Marilyn. Of course, Summers has to deal with his subject's still conroversial death, and "The Candle Burns Down," the segment of the book that centers on Monroe's final days, is so detailed that Summers' own explanation for Marilyn's death sounds as plausible as any theory posited. No, he doesn't buy into the theory that she was murdered by the mob or Kennedy operatives, but that her death was an accidental overdose of Seconals. But Summers does submit that Monroe was cruelly exploited sexually and passed sexually from one Kennedy brother to the other, one the president and the other the attorney general, and that it was Robert Kennedy who found the overdosed star in her home and arranged for the ambulance to the hospital and, after her death en route, covered up his involvement with the help of brother-in-law Peter Lawford. Summers' exhaustively researched finished product distinguishes itself from most other Monroe books in that he doesn't exploit his subject's insecurity and private demons or sexual prowess. Instead, Monroe is treated here with dignity and respect and, in the end, we are left with the feeling that we have read Norma Jean's life history, not that of a creation named Marilyn. And it is on Norma Jean's fears that prevented her alter-ego from recognizing her own worth as both a person and actress that accounts for the legend that is Marilyn Monroe. Summers' book is an important contribution to the literature that seeks to explain and understand the fragile psyche of this truly and tragically wounded soul.
Great book.......2003-01-26
Great book : reliable, serious, honest. That brilliant journalist succeeds in giving us a correct image of the Marilyn's life.
However he shouldn't have shown a photograh of her dead : she has the right to be respected in death.
Arnaud Curgy, from France
For hardcore Marilyn fans.......2002-08-28
I read this book back in high school when it first came out in hardcover (I'm really dating myself here). Back then I was a Marilyn Monroe fanatic. Every book, movie, poster, magazine, or collectable I could find, I bought.
I must say that I'm still a huge Marilyn fan and have well over 50 books written about her. To this day, Goddess is still the best written, most profound, well meant, and indepth attempt of portraying her story. If you call yourself a Marilyn fan, then there is no question about it. You must read this book.
Witnesses, documents, and photos (including her heartbreaking autopsy photo) will add to the text and leave you breathless.
Average customer rating:
- Great writing, very informative!!
- In-depth look at a great director
- putting it all together
- A disappointing book regarding a fascinating man
|
Giant: George Stevens, a Life on Film
Marilyn Ann Moss
Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
 Entertainers
| Arts & Literature
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Movie Directors
| Arts & Literature
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Historical
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Direction & Production
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
History & Criticism
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
-
George Stevens: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)
-
George Cukor, Master of Elegance: Hollywood's Legendary Director and His Stars
ASIN: 0299204308 |
Book Description
Marilyn Moss’s Giant examines the life of one of the most influential directors to work in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s. George Stevens directed such popular and significant films as Shane, Giant, A Place in the Sun, and The Diary of Anne Frank. He was the first to pair Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy on film in Woman of the Year. Through the study of Stevens’s life and his production history, Moss also presents a glimpse of the workings of the classic Hollywood studio system in its glory days.
Moss documents Stevens’s role as a powerful director who often had to battle the heads of major studios to get his films made his way. She traces the four decades Stevens was a major Hollywood player and icon, from his earliest days at the Hal Roach Studios—where he learned to be a cameraman, writer, and director for Laurel and Hardy features—up to his later career when his films made millions at the box office and were graced by actors such as Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Alan Ladd, and Montgomery Clift.
Customer Reviews:
Great writing, very informative!!.......2005-09-21
This book was organized well, was written wonderfully and was very informative.
In-depth look at a great director.......2005-02-17
"Giant" is a comprehensive biography of the enigmatic George Stevens, one of the greatest (and most under-appreciated) directors of all time. Moss does a terrific job giving valuable insights into the man's creative process and his films. She captures the mood of the times in which Stevens worked (from the 20s to the 60s) and shows how he directed great stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Katharine Hepburn and guided them to wonderful performances. This is a highly readable biography: well-rounded, packed with information and wonderfully paced. A terrific read!
putting it all together.......2005-02-12
The other review of this book has missed the point entirely. Since George Stevens lived his life in film, the continuous comparison between what he lived and what he put on screen is completely valid. Kudos to Ms. Moss for being intelligent enough to make these kinds of connections. This is an insightful, well-written, well-thought out book that explores the life and work of a great film maker thoroughly. If you have any interest in George Stevens or Hollywood of this time, then you will find this book a great read.
A disappointing book regarding a fascinating man.......2005-02-01
The title's misleading, as this is not so much a biography as it's a study and analysis of Stevens' work. You expect to learn about Stevens the man, and Moss really doesn't delve into that at all. For every paragraph where she talks about his life, there are twenty that analyze his films. She really should have written two books on Stevens: One a biography, which this was supposed to have been, and a second, which would have been an analysis of his work, which this book wound up being.
Book Description
Help them dive right into new subjects with these 24 full-color, 8-1/2" x 11" picture cards, which accurately illustrate and explain Life in the Ocean. Subjects covered include: sea mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans, seaweed, and an ocean food chain. Printed large enough to be clearly legible to students seated around you, they serve well as teaching aids for group discussion. They may also be used center activities and bulletin board displays. Additional topical information is provided on the back of each card. Printed on durable card stock to remain a long-lasting resource for you and your students. This set makes a nice complement to EMC855 - Animals without Backbones and EMC859 - Habitats.
Book Description
The definitive biography.--Los Angeles Times
Customer Reviews:
the uncensored story of marilyn monroe is not here it is in here i am mother.......2006-06-01
Here i am mother by nancy miracle is the only uncensored story of the human behind the image Mr. Guiles tells the same old story and never researched beyond the newspapers but he tried i suppose the only person who knows and is able to reveal the copyrighted story is her daughter nancy miracle a playwright and member of the dramatists guild
blonde, beautiful, and doomed..........2003-08-21
I seem to have read the Marilyn Monroe biograhpies backward, because so many of the ones I've already read (including Norman Mailer's, Gloria Steinem's, and Barbara Leaming's) used Guiles' _Legend_ (or his first Marilyn book, _Norma Jean_) as a reference and guide. This book is truly incredible for its in-depth look into a confusing, tragic life; especially since Marilyn often embellished her past.
I especially enjoyed Guiles' treatment of her decline. He never judged; he was sympathetic and kind about her lateness, dependence on drugs, and occasional fits of bitchiness. Unlike other biographers, Guiles didn't place all that much emphasis on her barbituate addiction, which I felt was kind of refreshing. Her death was handled eloquently, steering the reader toward a suicide verdict, carefully negating other reports.
I have only a couple of minor complaints; I think if I could I would give the book 4 1/2 stars. Twice near the beginning of his biography, Guiles points out that Marilyn was "not naturally pretty." He said it about Norma Jeane when she was starting to model, and again about Marilyn after some of her plastic surgery. How could he say that? It just seems like an odd statement to make about the greatest sex symbol of all time, especially because of her vulnerable, luminous quality. Also, regarding her marriage to Jim Dougherty, it seemed that Guiles took every word Jim said as gospel, when he would have as much reason as Marilyn to embellish that situation to his benefit (and no more proof than she had, and of course when Jim wrote his book, she was already dead).
On the whole, this is the best book on Marilyn Monroe, comparable only with Donald Spoto's biography. I recommend it to all readers, not simply people who are already Marilyn fans.
Powerful and Moving.......2000-02-14
Mr. Guiles again gives an in-depth and touching, personal, human side in his biography of Marilyn Monroe. I highly recommend this book, and all his Hollywood biographies to anyone who wants to learn about the story behind the famous and beautiful faces on the silver screen.
Speaking as fellow Platinum Blonde this book was...........2000-02-07
Awesome! I loved every page, I read with a desire! This book had so much information on Marilyn Monroe it was scary. It gives the 411 on all her stories and how she came to be-and die- one of the most glamourus women in Amercan Culture ever! The devine Ms. M's fairy tale started out by chance, and gives light on how Marilyn really was and how she came to be. I would recomend this book to everyone!
Customer Reviews:
A novice kind of book; MM as an actress. BRAVO! ENOCRE Mr. Rollyson!.......2007-02-27
there is not much i can say about this book, that seems to be the case when something is of high excellence. this book explains mm's methods of acting, and how she'd prepare for her roles. it also does so while giving info where she was in her life. so that makes it unboring. i couldn't put the book down. i read it and i am going to read it again. as an aspiring actress, it has become my bible, so to speak. the author has obviously researched extremely and he is commended. it is written very intelligently and concise. i think this is an excellent book for someone who wants to mimic MM like an impersonator. i also liked the texture of the book and paper. it seems different.lol. mr. rollyson wrote a review (hi!!) saying there has been more info since his writing of this book. i hope he writes another one, a 2nd one. i will be the first to buy it! thank you for your excellent, helpful book. (i knew, like 99% of the world, that there was something extremely special and unique about MM's acting and you have described about it) :- )
Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress.......2000-12-07
As mentioned by the author, there have been a significant number books that have been written about the acting performances of Miss Monroe; however, Mr. Rollyson's book is written in depth and with candor regarding her method of study and acting. I found that there was a thorough analysis of her films, not just a brief overview. This is one book that should be found in every Monroe afficionado's library, especially those who are truly interested in her acting style and method. A very interesting and enjoyable read.
The only biography to carefully assess Monroe's acting........1998-02-19
I wrote this biography at a time when no biography had shown how Monroe approached her screen roles. I developed a vocabulary for assessing her acting, particularly her major roles from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to The Misfits. Much new information has been uncovered since I wrote my book, but I don't think any writer has surpassed my treatment of her life as an actress.
Customer Reviews:
A book to pass on if you're a Marilyn fan........2007-05-14
This would make a good fiction book... but as a factual book Marilyn it falls very short. I read this out of curiousity from the library, and I cannot tell you how glad I am that I did not buy this. There are so many errors in the timeline and such that I wondered if Mr Jordan did ANY research at all during the writing of this book.
Some of the pictures are cute, but that's the best aspect of the book. If you love Marilyn and are a stickler for facts and the truth- don't bother with this book.
Another Attempt to Gain Money and Notoriety at Marilyn's Cost.......2006-08-01
This is one of the least believable books about the life of Marilyn Monroe, which purports that the author was an intimate lover and friend to MM. By the way, Marilyn's father of record, Martin Edward Mortensen died in 1981 at age 85 of heart failure. The NY Times reported he had in possession a copy of his divorce papers from Gladys and a copy of MM's birth certificate.... Wouldn't it be nice if people would do a little research before they write this stuff and call it a 'memoir'?
If I could rate this a -2, I would. There are many superb biographies of Marilyn available. This isn't one of them.
Ted Jordan must have stepped on the wrong toes........2006-01-01
It has been several years since I read this book--well, 10 to be honest. Recently I looked it up again, and was appalled to see all of the smearing now on the net and directed at Ted Jordan. Among the most outrageous allegations is that he claimed to have fathered a child with MM. Certainly this claim is nowhere in this book. A more moderate allegation is that she aborted the child. I dont remember this incident either in the book, though I may be wrong here. What is saddest, however, is the claim Ted wrote the book just to capitalize. If this were true, he would have thrown fuel on the conspiracy fire, not done a very effective job of dousing it. This is the one book I have ever read about anything that made me forget any conspiracy theory in this American culture.
I remember the book as being amazingly well crafted for a work apparently written without a ghost helper. I remember being impressed that Ted took the time to write this book more than 20 years after Marilyn's death. I remember its giving the warm, fuzzy feeling that I really was there--not just a voyeur. I remember having the same feeling as Ted when the news of Marilyn's suicide came over my car radio one quiet Sunday morning. Most of all, the book was written with real feeling--a rare commodity in American literature. Even if the whole book is a lie, THIS MAN REALLY CARED. If you want to come away thinking you really understood anyone, this is one of the most satisfying, matter of fact, biographies ever written. Perhaps that is why mainstream Hollywood is so determined to rub it out. Jordan's quiet narration is more compelling than a whole room full of media caterwauling. Some of Jordan's pictures are almost naive in their simplicity. Do not expect to be unreasonably titillated, one brief passage where a 17 year old Marilyn asks Ted for sex on their first date excepted. Thank, Ted Jordan, you for a job extraordinarily well done. Marilyn, "As long as there are men that read and eyes that see--so long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
Questionable... Read with a grain of salt........2005-05-21
Ted Jordan may have been, as he claims, the most important man in Marilyn's life. However, he offers very little supporting evidence of this. He tells many interesting stories about Marilyn, and what it was like to make love to her. However, when it comes to illustrating the woman herself, he is somewhat less than generous. According to him, she had absolutely no talent. This is something that anyone who has ever seen Bus Stop or The Misfits knows to be false. Perhaps she did sleep her way to the top, as so many of her generation did. I cannot deny or affirm this. All I know is, for someone who claims to have been Marilyn's best friend, Jordan has not been particularly generous. On the back of the book, he promises a catalogue of Marilyn's strengths and weaknesses. I see plenty of praise, but only in the form of Marilyn's body and sexual prowess. This is not exactly new information. He also attests that Marilyn despised hard work and refused to go to any classes, which is completely against fact. He completely ignores one of the saddest parts of Marilyn's existence; her desire to be a real actress, and her fear that the world was laughing at ehr for her sexuality. She stopped doing films for a period to attend public acting classes, which Jordan makes absolutely no mention of. Jordan seems more concerned with expressing how, if Marilyn had only listened to him in every respect, all would have been better. The book is an expanded outlet for gossip and self-exaltation. What truth may be in it seems slanted. Read with caution, if you must read.
Truth and Love.......2004-05-27
I was deeply moved by this book and would like to thank the author somehow for 'putting it all out there'. Behind every great man is a great woman. Thanks Ted!
Book Description
The latest addition in the highly acclaimed A Life in Pictures series, this luxurious volume honors the legacy of one of the world's most beloved movie stars. Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Pictures is the only book to bring together all of the most iconic images of the legendary bombshell. Glamorous shots by celebrity photographers mix with casual snapshots and childhood portraits to span Marilyn's luminous but too-short life. Hundreds of evocative images, both lush and poignant, are interwoven with quotations by and about Marilyn to create an elegant collective portrait like no other. Aesthetically arresting throughout, this volume illuminates the life of a legend, both onscreen and off.
Average customer rating:
- Bright and multi-cultural
|
Block Party Today!
Marilyn Singer
Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Fiction
| Friendship
| Social Situations
| People & Places
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Fiction
| City Life
| Where We Live
| People & Places
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Picture Books
| Ages 4-8
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Ages 4-8
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Literature
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 037582216X
Release Date: 2004-05-11 |
Book Description
On the first Saturday of June everyone on Berkeley Place is turning out to eat corn bread and cookies, to dance to the drumbeat, to play in the street, to have the best block party ever. Everyone except Lola. She’s too angry at her friends Yasmin and Sue to join in the fun. But as the day progresses Lola can’t resist. Yasmin and Sue spot her and pull her under the hydrant’s spray with them. In an instant, all bad feelings are gone and the trio are back in sync again, double Dutching up and down the street. This festive picture book celebrates good friends, good neighbors, and summertime in the city.
Customer Reviews:
Bright and multi-cultural.......2004-10-21
This story makes fun reading for youngsters with a good moral that sulking only leads to more of the same.
Stephanie Roth's full bleed illustrations are the heart and soul of this book. Bright, sunny, multi-cultural and with a loving touch she transports us effortlessly from rooms looking down on the party smack into the spraying hydrant with the kids.
Average customer rating:
- Marilyn Memorabilia at its Best!
- very nice
- Marilyn: A Life In Pictures
- I love this book
- a must-have for every Marilyn Monroe fan's collection!
|
Marilyn: A Life in Pictures
Diana Karanikas Harvey
Manufacturer: MetroBooks (NY)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Photography
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
Photo Essays
| Photography
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
Portraits
| Photography
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
Arts & Literature
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
| Actors & Actresses
| Artists, Architects & Photographers
| Authors
| Composers & Musicians
| Dancers
| Entertainers
| Movie Directors
| New Age
| Television Performers
| Theatre
General
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Rich & Famous
| Leaders & Notable People
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Monroe, Marilyn
| ( M )
| People, A-Z
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Foreign Languages
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
Similar Items:
-
Marilyn: Her Life In Her Own Words: Her Life in Her Own Words : Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs
-
My Story
ASIN: 1567997740 |
Customer Reviews:
Marilyn Memorabilia at its Best!.......2002-10-26
This book is one of the best books on Marilyn that I have ever seen! There are so many great photos of her from the beginning of her career until the untimely end of her life. Harvey not only includes many lovely photos of Monroe, but includes little tidbits of information about Marilyn and the photos. It is written in a very eay to read manner and since the writing is mainly centered around the photos you can easily read a little bit here and there without getting completely lost. I really enjoyed this book's content and would strongly recommend it to any Marilyn fan!
very nice.......2002-07-20
These are extremely high quality photos on very nice paper. It is like having a marilyn scrap book of photographs. I was very pleased.
The paperback I have seen recently. It seems just as nice, but I bought the Hard back so nothing would get creased or bent. Favorite one so far. I am very picky.
Marilyn: A Life In Pictures.......2002-07-10
Excellent! Loved it! Marilyn was and truly is beautiful. Every Marilyn fan should purchase this book. You won't be disappointed!
I love this book.......2001-06-18
I love Marilyn Manroe and one of my friends knew how much I loved her so she got me this book. And I loved this book it had tons of grate pictures that a marilyn lover will love or just anyone that wants to remember her in some way or another. Or just someone that collects Marilyn stuff this would me amazing to add to your collection.
a must-have for every Marilyn Monroe fan's collection!.......2000-05-18
I have this book and it is by far one of the best. It has beautiful images of Marilyn. It also has a lot of information on events in Marilyn's life and things that happened during the filming of her movies. If you are a fan of Marilyn Monroe, this is a must-have!
Customer Reviews:
Norma Jean.......2003-04-01
The first thing that struck me was the numerous personal photographs in the center of the book, including the calender page of 'golden girl'. When I had time to read, I picked it up and started, from then on unable to put it down [as an avid reader this is a HUGE compliment to the writer]. I was to finish the almost 400 pages in less than 3 days. It was the BEST biography I have EVER read. It is a classic, heart wrenching tale about the personal struggles of a beautiful and sensitive woman. I am now a HUGE fan of hers, and I feel honored to have had a glimpse into her soul [through this book]. Also, the book is beautiful looking, with a simple gold script Norma Jean on the hard cover, hot pink inside the covers, beautifully haunting images in the center.
I can't imagine finding another biography of her that can even come close to comparing. It changed my life.
Norma Jean is as much about an era as a person.......1998-03-19
With careful attention to the social climate of her life Marilyn Monroe's pscyhe is revealed as tellingly as her body was in the famous calender photos. Norma Jean addresses the inevitability of Monroe's multiple marriages and disintegration into depression. The reader will empathise with this driven young woman who seemed to "have it all" and tragically had nothing. The lonely childhood and increasingly isolated adult years of Monore are presented against the backdrop of a world that idolized her without sympathizing with her. The book is a great read for femenist, film buffs, Monroe fans and anyone interested in Tweniteth century American culture.
Books:
- Hamlet (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
- History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
- Hollywood Blondes: Golden Girls of the Silver Screen
- Hollywood Economics: How extreme uncertainty shapes the film industry (Contemporary Politicaleconomy)
- Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits
- If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently
- Impressions of Light: The French Landscape from Corot to Monet
- Inside Bartlet's White House: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to The West Wing
- Inside LightWave v9
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- Knowledge Networks: Innovation Through Communities of Practice
- Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats
- An Introduction to Music and Art in the Western World
- Beyond Initial Response: Using the National Incident Management System's Incident Command System
- Camera Assistant, The: A Complete Professional Handbook
- History: Fiction or Science
- El Libro De Las Estaciones: The Book of Seasons
- Is Your ``Net'' Working
- Asunder: An Unauthorized History of the Origins of Java Programming Language
- Start Your Business: A Beginner's Guide
Marilyn's Last Words: Her Secret Tapes and Mysterious Death
Assassination of Marilyn Monroe
Legend: The Life and Death of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe: The Biography
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
