Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life of Shailene Woodley and Joseph Gordon Levitt - Famous Star


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Ever wondered how Shailene Woodley and Joseph Gordon Levitt rose to stardom? You may not be familiar with Shailene Woodley’s name, but you’re sure to have seen her face, At only 23 years old, the young actress has been featured on the covers of young adult novels, on posters in department stores across America, and even in the form of an action figure. Despite her youth, she’s already been featured in a variety of different roles, including Divergent (2014) and its subsequent sequels as well as the film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) by John Green. When Joseph Gordon-Levitt first burst onto the screen as a bubbly, precocious, and slightly nerdy child star, very few audiences could have predicted that he would become one of the most respected and innovative presences in Hollywood. Starting off at an extremely young age, Gordon-Levitt grew up around the lights, cameras, and buzz of show business. Though his first big break was on television, as he matured as an actor, Gordon-Levitt began searching out more challenging film roles that demonstrated his skills as a dramatic actor. For more interesting facts you must read the biographies. Grab Your biography books now!




Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life of Shailene Woodley and Theo James - Famous Stars


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Ever wondered how Shailene Woodley and Theo James rose to stardom? You may not be familiar with Shailene Woodley’s name, but you’re sure to have seen her face, At only 23 years old, the young actress has been featured on the covers of young adult novels, on posters in department stores across America, and even in the form of an action figure. Despite her youth, she’s already been featured in a variety of different roles, including Divergent (2014) and its subsequent sequels as well as the film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) by John Green. Ever since her breakthrough role on the hit ABC Family series The Secret Life of The American Teenager, there has been one defining characteristic that links her work. Back in the golden age of Hollywood, it wasn’t just a bonus for an actor to be able to sing and dance, it was expected. The very first films were silent, but technological advances soon allowed for widely released films to incorporate synchronized sound by the late 1920’s. Once actors’ voices could be dubbed into films, montages of musical numbers, dance routines, and comedic scenes that required poise, versatility, and a great degree of skill became popular. In order to be successful on a large scale, actors and actresses needed to be highly trained in all three performance arts, as leading roles required a soaring voice, an agile body, and the chops to act in both dramatic and comedic roles. For more interesting facts you must read the biographies. Grab Your biography books now!




Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life Of Shailene Woodley - Famous Actors


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Ever Wondered how Shailene Woodley rose to stardom? Shailene Woodley was born in Simi Valley, CA on November 15th 1991. Upon becoming a child model at the age of four, she went on to begin acting by the time she was five. After guest starring in a variety of different critically acclaimed prime time television shows, she went on to be featured in a handful of different made for TV movies. Her first major role started in 2008, when she was cast as pregnant teen mom Amy Juergens in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. For more interesting facts you must read her biography. Grab your biography book now!




The Oliver Stone Experience


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Stone himself serves as guide to this no-holds-barred retrospective—an extremely candid and comprehensive monograph of the renowned and controversial writer, director, and cinematic historian in interview form. Over the course of five years, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone (Midnight Express, Scarface, Platoon, JFK, Natural Born Killers, Snowden) and New York Times bestselling author Matt Zoller Seitz (The Wes Anderson Collection) discussed, debated, and deconstructed the arc of Stone's outspoken, controversial life and career with extraordinary candor. This book collects those conversations for the first time, including anecdotes about Stone's childhood, Vietnam, his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, and his continual struggle to reinvent himself as an artist. Their dialogue is illustrated by hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and documents from Stone's personal archive, dating back to Stone's birth: personal snapshots, private correspondence, annotated script pages and storyboards, behind-the-scenes photography, and production files from all of his films to date—through 2016's Snowden, and including Stone's epic Showtime mini-series Untold HIstory of the United States. Critical commentary from Seitz on each of Stone's films is joined by original essays from filmmaker Ramin Bahrani; writer, editor, and educator Kiese Laymon; writer and actor Jim Beaver; and film critics Walter Chaw, Michael Guarnieri, Kim Morgan, and Alissa Wilkinson. At once a complex analysis of a master director’s vision and a painfully honest critical biography in widescreen technicolor, The Oliver Stone Experience is as daring, intense, and provocative as Stone’s films—it's an Oliver Stone movie about Oliver Stone, in the form of a book. Both this book and Stone’s highly anticipated film, Snowden, will be released in September 2016 to coincide with Stone’s seventieth birthday (September 15, 1946). Also available from Matt Zoller Seitz: Mad Men Carousel, The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads, The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Wes Anderson Collection.




Two Against the Ice


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A classic tale of survival by an important figure in the history of Arctic exploration, this is the autobiography of a man who devoted his life to the Arctic. A veteran explorer, in 1910 he embarked upon an expedition with his friend Iver Iversen, in search of the diaries of the tragic Mylius and Erichsen expedition. For three years they suffered every calamity known to man, including starvation, frostbite, snow blindness, bear attacks and apocalyptic storms, with no hope of rescue. Yet they retained their sanity and humour by refusing to become as desolate as their surroundings.




Angels in the Outfield


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Roger Bowman is a ten-year old foster child with big dreams. His biggest dream is to be part of a family, and he believes his wish will come true when his favorite team, the California Angels, clinches the pennant.




Seductive Poison


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In this haunting and riveting firsthand account, a survivor of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple opens up the shadowy world of cults and shows how anyone can fall under their spell. "A suspenseful tale of escape that reads like a satisfying thriller.... The most important personal testimony to emerge from the Jonestown tragedy." —Chicago Tribune A high-level member of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple for seven years, Deborah Layton escaped his infamous commune in the Guyanese jungle, leaving behind her mother, her older brother, and many friends. She returned to the United States with warnings of impending disaster, but her pleas for help fell on skeptical ears, and shortly thereafter, in November 1978, the Jonestown massacre shocked the world. Seductive Poison is both an unflinching historical document and a suspenseful story of intrigue, power, and murder.




Audrey and Bill


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Here for the first time is the complete, captivating story of an on-set romance that turned into a lifelong love story between silver screen legends Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. In 1954, Hepburn and Holden were America’s sweethearts. Both won Oscars that year and together they filmed Sabrina, a now-iconic film that continues to inspire the worlds of film and fashion. Audrey & Bill tells the stories of both stars, from before they met to their electrifying first encounter when they began making Sabrina. The love affair that sparked on-set was relatively short-lived, but was a turning point in the lives of both stars. Audrey & Bill follows both Hepburn and Holden as their lives crisscrossed through to the end, providing an inside look at the Hollywood of the 1950s, ’60s, and beyond. Through in-depth research and interviews with former friends, co-stars, and studio workers, Audrey & Bill author Edward Z. Epstein sheds new light on the stars and the fascinating times in which they lived.




Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life of Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro - Famous Stars


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Ever wondered how Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro rose to stardom? The three most coveted awards in the American film industry are The Oscars, the Golden Globes, and the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards. In order for an actor to win all three in one year, the stars themselves must align. The actor must give a performance that is both stunningly original and brilliantly executed. There have only been a handful of actors who have earned the distinction of sweeping all three in a single year. Sometimes, the winning portrayal is of a particular historical figure or a contemporary great. Twenty five years ago, not many people would have expected a young British girl with a speech impediment to become one of the most highly esteemed actresses in Hollywood. However, Emily Blunt was always destined for greatness – whether those around her could recognize that or not. As she grew into a beautiful and confident young woman, her determination and natural talent instantly launched her into theater, then the independent film circuit, and finally straight into leading roles of high grossing blockbuster. For more interesting facts you must read the biographies. Grab Your Biography books now!




20th Century-Fox


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From New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman, this is the story one of the most influential studios in film history, from its glory days under the leadership of legendary movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck up to its 2019 buyout by Disney. March 20, 2019 marked the end of an era -- Disney took ownership of the movie empire that was Fox. For almost a century before that historic date, Twentieth Century-Fox was one of the preeminent producers of films, stars, and filmmakers. Its unique identity in the industry and place in movie history is unparalleled -- and one of the greatest stories to come out of Hollywood. One man, a legendary producer named Darryl F. Zanuck, is the heart of the story. This narrative tells the complete tale of Zanuck and the films, stars, intrigue, and innovations of the iconic studio that was.