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Bringing Up Oscar
The untold story of the innovative pioneers who helped make movies the preeminent art form of the twentieth century. The founders of the now infamous Academy were a motley crew as individuals, but when they first converged in Hollywood, then just a small town with dirt roads, sparks flew and fueled a common dream: to bring artistic validity to their beloved new medium. Who were these movers and shakers who would change movies forever? And what about Oscar, their famous son? He is fast approaching his hundredth birthday and is still the undisputed king of Hollywood. Yet with such dynamic parents, what else could we expect?
And the Loser is: A History of Oscar Oversights [2nd Edition]
This is the first book of its kind. Aubrey Malone has gone back to the start of the Oscar ceremonies and discovered that mistakes have been made every year in the choice of what has been deemed “best” in the categories of acting, directing, producing and the subsidiary awards. He has identified all the great stars (Garbo, Montgomery Clift, Peter O’Toole, Barbara Stanwyck, etc.) who never held Oscars in their hands, and also iconic directors like Stanley Kubrick who were never thus honored. Why were some people over-rewarded by the Academy and why did others fall below the radar? The author outlines all of the extraneous factors leading to voting choices, and how Oscar pariahs have often been subsequently (or even posthumously) awarded for the wrong films to make up for omissions in a given year. With both wit and wisdom he has written an “alternative” history of the Oscars that will be required reading for both academics and film buffs alike. It tells the story behind the story. “If there were Oscars for research, Aubrey Malone would be right up there with the best of them.” (Film Ireland)
Freedom by Any Means
Following up Betty DeRamus’s Essence bestselling Forbidden Fruit, Freedom by Any Means follows the story of extraordinary acts of courage and love by Blacks in the American slave era with beautifully written and inspiring stories of how slaves used the law—against all odds—to gain freedom for themselves and loved ones. In Freedom by Any Means, Betty DeRamus explains that “Much of what we think we know about African American history isn't completely true.” Slave freedom isn’t limited to the usual story—slaves gained their freedom by running away, being freed by their owners, buying their way out of bondage, or having someone else buy them. But history doesn’t account for the s...
Chicken Soup for the Father & Daughter Soul
Celebrating every little girl's childhood hero and the special dad and daughter bond!
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms Know Best
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms Know Best celebrates the special bond between mothers and children. Mothers of all ages will delight in the stories and feel good about the recognition they receive. “Mom will know where it is... what to say... how to fix it.” This book focuses on the pervasive wisdom of mothers everywhere. It includes the 101 best stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library on our perceptive, understanding, and insightful mothers. These stories celebrate our mothers’ unerring wisdom about everything from the mundane to the life-changing, and the hard work that goes into being a mother.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dads & Daughters
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dads & Daughters celebrates the special bond between fathers and daughters. Daughters and wives will find this book a wonderful way to express their appreciation to their fathers and husbands. The day a girl is born, she starts a special relationship with her father. It doesn’t matter her age -- she will always be his little girl. This wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between fathers and daughters will warm the hearts of daughters, fathers, and grandfathers, with our 101 favorite stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library, celebrating the special bond between fathers and daughters as they move through all of life’s different phases.
Imperfect Paradise
During the seventies, Hollywood was a place for young lovers. Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw found it; John Travolta and Olivia Newton John sang it; Robert Redford and Barbara Streisand immortalized it, Peter Chandler and Darlene Donahue made it. When attractive, but not quite glamorous, Darlene Donahue meets rising star Peter Chandler in 1975 Hollywood, she doesn't believe in happy endings. In her early twenties, she is married, but the husband she pledged to stay with forever has turned into a stranger who prefers the bottle to their marriage bed. She feels as if her life has collided with a wrecking ball. Unhappy and unsure of herself, she is not looking for another man. She has too much trouble with the one she already has. Well-liked and charismatic, Peter Chandler has had some lucky breaks and he knows it. Starring as fireman James Dakota in a weekly television series, he has trouble coping with the changes in his personal life brought on by his professional success. He isn't looking for love, until fate takes over. He collides with Darlene in a crowded hotel ballroom and amidst a hailstorm of pearls, they establish a compelling connection that neither of them can break.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Kind (of) America
"These 101 stories showcase an America filled with good people who volunteer in their communities, help their neighbors, and pride themselves on doing the right thing"--Back cover.
It Happened in Michigan
This book offers an inside look at over 25 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Great Lakes State.
The Call of the Heart
The profusion of research on film history means that there are now few Hollywood filmmakers in the category of Neglected Master; John M Stahl (1886–1950) has been stuck in it for far too long. His strong association with melodrama and the womans film is a key to this neglect; those mainstays of popular cinema are no longer the object of critical scorn or indifference, but Stahl has until now hardly benefited from this welcome change in attitude. His remarkable silent melodramas were either lost, or buried in archives, while his major sound films such as Imitation of Life and Magnificent Obsession, equally successful in their time, have been overshadowed by the glamour of the 1950s remakes ...
