Going My Own Way
Author : Gary Crosby
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 36,96 MB
Release : 1984-04-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780449205440
Author : Gary Crosby
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 36,96 MB
Release : 1984-04-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780449205440
Author : Ruth Prigozy
Publisher : University Rochester Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 28,45 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781580462617
A study of the singer/actor's art and of his centrality to the history of twentieth-century music, film, and the entertainment industry. It uses a range of perspectives to explore Crosby's achievements. It also includes tributes and reminiscences and explores his accomplishments as an actor, businessman, and radio and television performer.
Author : Dan Wakefield
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504026209
Two friends return home from the Korean War to find their world—and themselves—irrevocably altered in this novel hailed by Kurt Vonnegut as “gruesomely accurate and enchanting” and “wildly sexy” Willard “Sonny” Burns and Tom “Gunner” Casselman, Korean War vets and former classmates, reunite on the train ride home to Indianapolis. Despite their shared history, the two young men could not be more different: Sonny had been an introverted, bookish student, whereas Gunner had been the consummate Casanova and athlete—and a popular source of macho pride throughout the high school. Reunited by the pains of war, they go in search of finding love, rebuilding their lives, and shedding the repressive expectations of their families. As Sonny and Gunner seek their true passions, the stage is set for a wounded, gripping account of disillusionment and self-discovery as seen through the lens of the conservative Midwest in the summer of 1954. Rendered in honest prose, national bestseller Going All the Way expertly and astutely captures the joys and struggles of working-class Middle America, and the risks of challenging the status quo. Author Dan Wakefield crafts this enduring coming-of-age tale with fluidity, grace, and deep humanity.
Author : Gary Giddins
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,11 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN :
Author : Billy Bean
Publisher : The Experiment + ORM
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 11,40 MB
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1615192646
From major league baseball’s only openly gay former player—and now its first-ever Ambassador for Inclusion—the intimate chronicle of a man who, in the prime of his career, had to make a terrible choice between his love of the game and the love of his lifeMore than ten years after its original publication, Going the Other Way remains deeply moving, and more timely than ever. By virtue of a relentless work ethic, exceptional multi-sport talent, and a quick left-handed swing, Billy Bean made it to the majors, where he played from 1987 to 1995—an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. But as a gay man in the brutally anti-gay world of baseball, closeted to teammates and family, Bean found himself unable to reconcile two worlds that he felt to be mutually exclusive. At the young age of 31, in the prime of his career, even as he solidified his role as a major-league utility player, Bean walked away from the game that was both his calling and his livelihood. At once heartbreaking and farcical, ruminative and uncensored, this unprecedented memoir points the way toward a more perfect game, one in which all players can pursue their athletic dreams free of prejudice and discrimination.
Author : Chris Donaldson
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781838012762
A young man escapes 1970s Belfast on his Moto Guzzi Le Mans, and tries to find himself... and the road to Australia... what could possibly go wrong
Author : Shane Parrish
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0593719972
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Author : Gary Giddins
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 35,96 MB
Release : 2009-11-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0316091561
From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to his first success in Hollywood, Gary Giddins provides a detailed study of the rise of this American star.
Author : Joyce Meyer
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1455571067
#1 New York Times bestselling authorJoyce Meyer offers a powerful, concise abridgment ofEnjoying Where You Are on the Way to Where You Are Going. Are you enjoying every day of your life? Or do you tell yourself and others that you will find happiness once you have achieved a specific goal or position? Jesus came so that you might have and enjoy life (John 10:10). In this compact abridgment, Joyce Meyer combines biblical principles with personal experiences to explain how you can enjoy every day on your journey through life. You will learn such lessons as how to make the decision to enjoy life, how to rid yourself of regret, how to experience simplicity in life, how to find joy during times of waiting, and much more! Enjoying life is an attitude of the heart, and you can learn how to enjoy where you are on the way to where you are going.
Author : Wes D. Gehring
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810852631
This first full-length biography of a legendary and award-winning Hollywood writer, producer, and director (Duck Soup, My Favorite Wife, An Affair to Remember, Going My Way, and The Bells of St. Mary's) explores the director's life as filtered through his art. Gehring maintains that McCarey's films were often a reworking of his antiheroic self. In addition, the apparent diversity of his films actually represents an interrelated web of various comedy genres and a pattern of antiheroic characters and themes.