The Ragman's Son

The Ragman's Son
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1849839026
ISBN-13 : 9781849839020
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ragman's Son by : Kirk Douglas

Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, the son of an illiterate immigrant Russian-Jewish ragpicker and junkman, Kirk Douglas makes clear in this powerful, angry, and passionate book the ways in which his difficult childhood dominated his life as an actor, father, and man. 16 pages of photographs.

The Ragman's Son

The Ragman's Son
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Total Pages : 532
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ISBN-10 : 0671637185
ISBN-13 : 9780671637187
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ragman's Son by : Kirk Douglas

Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, the son of an illiterate immigrant Russian-Jewish ragpicker and junkman, Kirk Douglas makes clear in this powerful, angry, and passionate book the ways in which his difficult childhood dominated his life as an actor, father, and man. 16 pages of photographs.

Suttree

Suttree
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 482
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ISBN-10 : 9780307762474
ISBN-13 : 0307762475
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Suttree by : Cormac McCarthy

From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road, here is the story of Cornelius Suttree, who has forsaken a life of privilege with his prominent family to live in a dilapidated houseboat on the Tennessee River near Knoxville. Remaining on the margins of the outcast community there—a brilliantly imagined collection of eccentrics, criminals, and squatters—he rises above the physical and human squalor with detachment, humor, and dignity. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.

Ulysses

Ulysses
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My Stroke of Luck

My Stroke of Luck
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780060014049
ISBN-13 : 0060014040
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis My Stroke of Luck by : Kirk Douglas

My stroke taught me so much, and for all that it stole, it gave me even more. In the process of healing, my life has changed for the better. Now I want to share what I have learned. In this vivid and very personal reflection upon his extraordinary life as an actor, author, and legend in his own time, Kirk Douglas offers a candid and heartfelt memoir of where it all went right in his life -- even after suffering a debilitating stroke. Revealing not only the incredible physical and emotional toll of his stroke but how it has changed his life for the better, Douglas shares the lessons that saved him and helped him to heal. Alongside his heartfelt advice and insight, he also recalls warm memories of some of the most famous figures of our time -- including Burt Lancaster, Michael J. Fox, and Gary Cooper -- as well as others who have soared to greatness in the face of adversity. Charming, soulful, and filled with personal photographs, My Stroke of Luck is an intimate look at the real person behind the fabulous talent -- and at a life lived to its very fullest.

Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil
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Publisher : Arrow
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 0099579383
ISBN-13 : 9780099579380
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Dance with the Devil by : Kirk Douglas

Hollywood can be a tough town. But it's been awfully good to Danny Dennison. Although the movies he directs are more hot commerce than great art, he's wealthy and successful. But Danny Dennison has been living a lie. His true identity is buried half way around the world in the ruins of a Nazi concentration camp. Danny believes his secret to be safe - until he meets Luba, a young, sensuous call girl, whose mesmerising sexuality begins to shatter his well-guarded facade.

Ragman

Ragman
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Publisher : Zondervan
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9780062030405
ISBN-13 : 006203040X
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Ragman by : Walter Wangerin

Updated with eleven new stories and meditations, this Gold Medallion–winning classic interweaves vivid stories, deep meditations, and provocative allegories that together explore the power and meaning of love within an often inhumane urban landscape. The opening chapter, "Ragman," remains one of Walter Wangerin Jr.'s most beloved works and leads the reader to thirty–three other writings, all bearing the author's trademark poignancy and lyricism. Ranging from gentle reflections to heart–rending invocations, these selections are powerful, thought–provoking explorations of the meaning of faith, the person of Christ, and the communion of believers. Again and again, Wangerin's cries of faith touch our deepest pains with rays of joyful healing.

I Am Spartacus!

I Am Spartacus!
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781453239377
ISBN-13 : 1453239375
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis I Am Spartacus! by : Kirk Douglas

A “lively” memoir by the Hollywood legend about the making of Spartacus, with a foreword by George Clooney (Los Angeles Times). One of the world’s most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus, Douglas reveals the riveting drama behind the making of the legendary gladiator film. Douglas began producing the movie in the midst of the politically charged era when Hollywood’s moguls refused to hire anyone accused of Communist sympathies. In a risky move, Douglas chose Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted screenwriter, to write Spartacus. Trumbo was one of the “Unfriendly Ten,” men who had gone to prison rather than testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about their political affiliations. Douglas’s source material was already a hot property, as the novel Spartacus was written by Howard Fast while he was in jail for defying HUAC. With the financial future of his young family at stake, Douglas plunged into a tumultuous production both on- and off-screen. As both producer and star of the film, he faced explosive moments with young director Stanley Kubrick, struggles with a leading lady, and negotiations with giant personalities, including Sir Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, and Lew Wasserman. Writing from his heart and from his own meticulously researched archives, Kirk Douglas, at ninety-five, looks back at his audacious decisions. He made the most expensive film of its era—but more importantly, his moral courage in giving public credit to Trumbo effectively ended the notorious Hollywood blacklist. A master storyteller, Douglas paints a vivid and often humorous portrait in I Am Spartacus! The book is enhanced by newly discovered period photography of the stars and filmmakers both on and off the set.

Ragman

Ragman
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Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 0060692294
ISBN-13 : 9780060692292
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Ragman by : Walter Wangerin

Now in paperback, a treasure trove of 26 eloquent and deeply moving stories by the American Book Award-winning author of The Book of the Dun Cow and The Book of Sorrows. "These are stories of human lives, of grit, of determination, of righteousness and self-righteousness, of peace, joy and love".--Provident Book Finder.

Colonial families of Philadelphia

Colonial families of Philadelphia
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Publisher : Рипол Классик
Total Pages : 958
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ISBN-10 : 9785880233557
ISBN-13 : 5880233553
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Colonial families of Philadelphia by : John W. Jordan