My First Hundred Years in Hollywood

My First Hundred Years in Hollywood
Author: Jack L. Warner
Publisher: Graymalkin Media
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2017-04-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1631681125

On August 5, 1958, Jack Warner spent six hours playing baccarat, taking $4,000 from the tables at Cannes before stepping out into the night. He drove home along a winding road in a sporty little Alfa-Romeo, and was negotiating a tricky turn when a truck leapt in front of him. The Alfa was destroyed, but Warner was saved—thrown out the door to land forty feet from the burning car. Around the world, the newspapers told of the death of the king of Hollywood. But Warner wasn’t finished yet. One of the true legends of the movie business, Warner had wielded absolute power over his studio since the silent era. He produced Casablanca and The Jazz Singer; he feuded with Errol Flynn, and gave the green light to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? starring Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. As the studio system crumbled, Warner’s control remained unquestioned, and in this engaging autobiography, he shows the man behind the crown. Jack L. Warner is portrayed by Stanley Tucci in the Ryan Murphy TV series Feud.

My First Hundred Years in Show Business

My First Hundred Years in Show Business
Author: Mary Louise Wilson
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-12-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781468313581

The unabashedly funny and forthright memoir by the Tony Award winner for Grey Gardens, detailing the singular life and career of one of our most admired and acclaimed stage actors

Carnegie Hall, the First One Hundred Years

Carnegie Hall, the First One Hundred Years
Author: Richard Schickel
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1987
Genre: Music
ISBN:

The first fully illustrated history of Carnegie Hall, published to coincide with its 100th anniversary, documents the central role of Carnegie Hall in the cultural life of America. 350 illustrations, more than 50 in full color.

Hitty

Hitty
Author: Rachel Field
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1929
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0027348407

Life and adventures of a wooden 19th century American doll.

Football

Football
Author: Adrian Harvey
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2005
Genre: Rugby football
ISBN: 0415350190

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My First Hundred Years

My First Hundred Years
Author: Donald R. Fletcher
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2019-10-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1532696450

This is the self-portrait of a missionary, minister, and teacher, at age 100, sharing the adventures of his childhood in Korea, exhilarating academic career at Princeton University, and then a lifetime of purposeful dedication to the ministry and to teaching. The author, a poet and gifted prose writer, engages the reader in beautiful landscapes of rural Korea, a trans-Siberian journey in the 1930s, his pioneering ministry in the desert of northern Chile, and the throes and conscientious commitment to civil rights in the 1960s. His life partnership with Martha, a church musician, features prominently in the book, as does their experience with her Alzheimer’s disease. The writer shares moments of epiphany, and the discovery of God’s will, represented by turning points in a life lived on three continents. More than just a memoir, this is a book full of devotional meaning and spiritual inspiration, for readers who enjoy a good story and excellent prose.

Rachel Field's Hitty, Her First Hundred Years

Rachel Field's Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

A doll named Hitty recounts her adventures as she moves through a continually changing string of owners.

A Girl Named George

A Girl Named George
Author: George Sargent Janes Leubuscher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781413458862

George Sargent seemed destined for a life of privilege until her father, a prominent steel industrialist, committed George's mother to an asylum and exiled his daughters to boarding school. Rejecting despair, George developed a personal philosophy of self-reliance and public service that transformed her from sheltered socialite to dynamic activist and philanthropist. Over the last century she has served as a pilot in the Civil Air Patrol, founded a theater troop, and raised millions of dollars for her church, education, and wildlife preservation. To this day she serves as an inspiration to everyone she meets.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2022-10-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Netflix’s series adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude premieres December 11, 2024! One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.