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Martin Gardens had been a manager, a drunk, an arsonist, a mechanic, and a private investigator. Each he pursued with earnest conviction but there was only one in which he demonstrated natural talent: And it scared the hell out of him. Add a stray, brindle-coat Boxer with a battle-scarred ear that resembled his own and a mottled British sports car more family member than transport, and the equation equals one last chance for a fresh start; one last chance for a hard reset. You choose a direction and it begins. What happens next is not so much about planning as it is about luck. Life unfolds; a path beckons. Routine and obligation and occasional joy fill the empty places. With a little luck, ...
Every bad decision I've made in my life has been the result of failing to follow my gut. From career choices to financial decisions, it is not my head that alerts me when I'm making a mistake. Grumbling, churning or just acting flighty, my gut asserts a recognizable opinion. The greater the intestinal objection, the greater I parry with intellectual rationalization. I thought long and hard about whether to take a job in the Defense industry, and then imprudently dismissed the clutching cramps that twisted my insides like a pretzel and accepted a position. I over think and over analyze until I've convinced myself to make what inevitably turns out to be a poor decision. If I can keep my head o...
Winner of the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Biography An Economist Best Book of 2021 A fresh, innovative biography of the twentieth century’s most iconic filmmaker. In The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon—what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world. The book’s twelve chapters illuminate different aspects of Hitchcock’s life and work: “The Boy Who Couldn’t Grow Up”; “The Murderer”; “The Auteur”; “The Womanizer”; “The Fat Man”; “The Dandy”; “The Family Man”; “The Voyeur”; “The Entertainer”; “The Pioneer”; “...
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.