The Memory Book of Starr Faithfull

The Memory Book of Starr Faithfull
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Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Total Pages : 328
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015017432124
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Memory Book of Starr Faithfull by : Gloria Vanderbilt

The unsolved mystery of Starr Faithfull, a 1930s heiress. After her body washed up on a beach, police found a diary containing passages of erotic lovemaking when she was 11 with her 45-year-old cousin, a mayor of Boston. By the author of Never Say Goodbye.

The Passing of Starr Faithfull

The Passing of Starr Faithfull
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Publisher : Kent State University Press
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : 0873385411
ISBN-13 : 9780873385411
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The Passing of Starr Faithfull by : Jonathan Goodman

This work, winner of the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger Award, provides an account of the international scandal and media activity surrounding the death of Starr Faithfull in 1931. Granted access to the police dossier, the author arrives at an unexpected yet credible conclusion.

A Mother's Story

A Mother's Story
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Publisher : N A L Trade
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 0452278228
ISBN-13 : 9780452278226
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis A Mother's Story by : Gloria Vanderbilt

Looking back on her own traumatic childhood and the early death of her husband, the author discusses her anguish over the suicide of her twenty-four-year-old son and her struggle to cope with the pain and grief over the death of her child

It Seemed Important at the Time

It Seemed Important at the Time
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 178
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781439137246
ISBN-13 : 1439137242
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis It Seemed Important at the Time by : Gloria Vanderbilt

An elegant, witty, frank, touching, and deeply personal account of the loves both great and fleeting in the life of one of America's most celebrated and fabled women. Born to great wealth yet kept a virtual prisoner by the custody battle that raged between her proper aunt and her self-absorbed, beautiful mother, Gloria Vanderbilt grew up in a special world. Stunningly beautiful herself, yet insecure and with a touch of wildness, she set out at a very early age to find romance. And find it she did. There were love affairs with Howard Hughes, Bill Paley, and Frank Sinatra, to name a few, and one-night stands, which she writes about with delicacy and humor, including one with the young Marlon Brando. There were marriages to men as diverse as Pat De Cicco, who abused her; the legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski, who kept his innermost secrets from her; film director Sidney Lumet; and finally writer Wyatt Cooper, the love of her life. Now, in an irresistible memoir that is at once ruthlessly forthright, supremely stylish, full of fascinating details, and deeply touching, Gloria Vanderbilt writes at last about the subject on which she has hitherto been silent: the men in her life, why she loved them, and what each affair or marriage meant to her. This is the candid and captivating account of a life that has kept gossip writers speculating for years, as well as Gloria's own intimate description of growing up, living, marrying, and loving in the glare of the limelight and becoming, despite a family as famous and wealthy as America has ever produced, not only her own person but an artist, a designer, a businesswoman, and a writer of rare distinction.

Don't Try This at Home

Don't Try This at Home
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 376
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062045270
ISBN-13 : 006204527X
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Don't Try This at Home by : Dave Navarro

Step into the booth. Check your judgments at the curtain. Close your eyes. Listen: you can hear the voices of the visitors who sat here before you: some of the most twisted, drug-addled, deviant, lonely, lost, brilliant characters ever to be caught on film. What do you have to offer the booth?

Some Unknown Person

Some Unknown Person
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Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
Total Pages : 375
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0786702850
ISBN-13 : 9780786702855
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Some Unknown Person by : Sandra Scoppettone

Starr Faithful was seduced at age 11 by a 45-year-old man, and their relationship lasted nine years. By her 20th year, she is an alcoholic, addicted to pills, and is sexually compulsive. One day she is found dead on the beach. Some claim suicide, others murder, but her death is still unsolved. Here is the chilling story of Starr Faithful's erotic life and mysterious death.

Obsession

Obsession
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 166
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780061887079
ISBN-13 : 0061887072
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Obsession by : Gloria Vanderbilt

The marriages of desire . . . From the multitalented and versatile Gloria Vanderbilt comes a passionate, sensual, witty, and puzzling tale of erotic obsession, beauty, and revenge, told in tandem by two women obsessed with the same man—and, ultimately, with each other. Talbot Bingham is a renowned architectural genius who, with his formidable wife, Priscilla, creates an architectural community. When he dies unexpectedly in the middle of their tenth wedding anniversary celebration, the devastated Priscilla is left keeper of the flame of Talbot's genius. Going through her husband's archives, she comes unexpectedly upon a pile of neatly tied letters, and the shocking secret of her husband's intimate life—a discovery that shatters the foundation of her soul and spirit. Obsession explores the mysteries of the human heart and the nature of sexuality and obsession, provoking questions about whom we choose to love, and why. The reader is left to decide if the other woman represents another facet of Priscilla, or if Priscilla her-self has invented the other woman who completed the world her husband so recently inhabited?

The Rainbow Comes and Goes

The Rainbow Comes and Goes
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 167
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062674593
ISBN-13 : 0062674595
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rainbow Comes and Goes by : Anderson Cooper

#1 New York Times Bestseller A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their lives The Rainbow Comes and Goes is a charming, intimate and fascinating collection of correspondence between broadcaster and #1 New York Times bestselling author Anderson Cooper and his mother, the celebrated Gloria Vanderbilt. Anderson Cooper’s intensely busy career as a journalist for CNN and CBS’ 60 Minutes affords him little time to spend with his ninety-one year old mother. After she briefly fell ill, he and Gloria began a conversation through e-mail unlike any they had ever had before —a correspondence of surprising honesty and depth in which they discussed their lives, the things that matter to them and what they still want to learn about each other. Both a son’s love letter to his mother in her final years and an unconventional mother’s life lessons for her grown son, The Rainbow Comes and Goes offers a rare window into their close relationship and fascinating lives. In these often hilarious and touching exchanges, they share their most private thoughts and the hard-earned truths they’ve learned along the way. Throughout, their distinctive personalities shine through—Anderson’s darker outlook on the world is a brilliant contrast to his mother’s idealism and unwavering optimism. An appealing blend of memoir and inspirational advice, The Rainbow Comes and Goes is a beautiful and affectionate celebration of the profound and universal bond between a parent and child, and, like Tuesdays with Morrie, a thoughtful reflection on life and love, reminding us of the precious knowledge and insight that remains to be shared, no matter what age we are.

The Book of the Duffs

The Book of the Duffs
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 440
Release :
ISBN-10 : YALE:39002088670881
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of the Duffs by : Alistair Norwich Tayler