An Autobiography
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Author |
: Grant Hill |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2022-06-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780593297407 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0593297407 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Game by : Grant Hill
The full, frank story of a remarkable life’s journey—to the pinnacle of success as a basketball player, icon, and entrepreneur, to the depths of personal trauma and back, to a place of flourishing and peace—made possible above all by a family’s love Grant Hill always had game. His choice of college was a subject of national interest, and his arrival at Duke University cemented the program’s arrival at the top. In his freshman year, he led the team to its first NCAA championship, and three championship appearances in four years. His Duke career produced some of the most iconic moments in college basketball history, and Coach K proved to be a lifelong mentor. Later, as one of the NBA’s best players and a new face of the Detroit Pistons franchise, Hill was the first person with the potential to give Michael Jordan a run for his money, not just as a player but as a brand. His $45 million rookie contract was almost the least of it. He turned down Nike for Fila, and soon Method Man and Tupac Shakur were wearing his shoes. Hill writes candidly about all of it, including the transactional impermanence of life in the league and the isolation caused by his growing fame. His parents and friends helped ground him, and eventually he met a gifted musician named Tamia. The love he found with her and the arrival of their two beautiful daughters would be his rock as a brutal and mysterious injury sidelined him, coinciding with his wife’s own serious health struggles. With openness and insight, Hill relates his entire path, including post-career highlights like his Hall of Fame induction, co-ownership of the Atlanta Hawks, the directorship of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team, and even a yearly gig calling the Final Four. Hill’s father, Calvin, used to tell him that there were always a lot of reasons but never any excuses, and Game is a distillation of a lifetime’s effort to understand the reasons—the good and the bad. At his hardest moments, Hill sought out wisdom from others, stories of inspiration and overcoming obstacles. Now, with Game, he has returned the favor.
Author |
: Akira Kurosawa |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 241 |
Release |
: 2011-07-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307803214 |
ISBN-13 |
: 030780321X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Something Like An Autobiography by : Akira Kurosawa
Translated by Audie E. Bock. "A first rate book and a joy to read.... It's doubtful that a complete understanding of the director's artistry can be obtained without reading this book.... Also indispensable for budding directors are the addenda, in which Kurosawa lays out his beliefs on the primacy of a good script, on scriptwriting as an essential tool for directors, on directing actors, on camera placement, and on the value of steeping oneself in literature, from great novels to detective fiction." --Variety "For the lover of Kurosawa's movies...this is nothing short of must reading...a fitting companion piece to his many dynamic and absorbing screen entertainments." --Washington Post Book World
Author |
: Dionne Brand |
Publisher |
: University of Alberta |
Total Pages |
: 73 |
Release |
: 2020-01-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781772125153 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1772125156 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Autobiography of the Autobiography of Reading by : Dionne Brand
The geopolitics of empire had already prepared me for this...coloniality constructs outsides and insides—worlds to be chosen, disturbed, interpreted, and navigated—in order to live something like a real self. Internationally acclaimed poet and novelist Dionne Brand reflects on her early reading of colonial literature and how it makes Black being inanimate. She explores her encounters with colonial, imperialist, and racist tropes; the ways that practices of reading and writing are shaped by those narrative structures; and the challenges of writing a narrative of Black life that attends to its own expression and its own consciousness.
Author |
: Agatha Christie |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages |
: 743 |
Release |
: 2010-10-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780007353224 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0007353227 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Autobiography by : Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie’s ‘most absorbing mystery’ – her own autobiography.
Author |
: Waylon Jennings |
Publisher |
: Grand Central Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 226 |
Release |
: 2009-06-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780446562379 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0446562378 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Waylon by : Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings relates the story of his life as a country music star. His beginnings were poor but he became Buddy Holly's protege before sinking into drug abuse and 3 failed marriages. His success came when he met his present wife, Jessi Colter.
Author |
: Rod Stewart |
Publisher |
: Crown Archetype |
Total Pages |
: 434 |
Release |
: 2012-10-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307987310 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307987310 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rod by : Rod Stewart
The extraordinary life and career of music legend Rod Stewart, in his own words for the first time. With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting, and passionate live performances Rod Stewart has paved one of the most iconic and successful music careers of all time. He was the charismatic lead singer for the trailblazing rock and roll bands The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces, and as a solo artist, the author of such beloved songs as "Maggie May," "Tonight’s the Night," "Hot Legs," "Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?," "Young Turks," "Forever Young," and "You Wear It Well." Now after more than five decades in the spotlight, he is finally ready to take a candid and romping look back at his life both on and off the stage. From his humble British roots to his hell-raising years on tour with his bandmates, not forgetting his great loves (including three marriages and eight children) and decades touring the world, Rod delivers a riveting ride through one of rock's most remarkable lives.
Author |
: Lee Iacocca |
Publisher |
: Bantam |
Total Pages |
: 402 |
Release |
: 1986-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780553251470 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0553251473 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Iacocca by : Lee Iacocca
“Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaking.”—Business Week He’s an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president. The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president, only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn’t get mad, he got even. He led a battle for Chrysler’s survival that made his name a symbol of integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans. In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford’s reign of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2 billion government loan so early that Washington didn’t know how to cash the check.
Author |
: Mary Street Alinder |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 433 |
Release |
: 2014-11-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781620408001 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1620408007 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ansel Adams by : Mary Street Alinder
Traces the life and career of Ansel Adams, including his childhood in San Francisco, his marriage and affairs, his relationship with the Native Americans of Yosemite, and the influences on his photography and painting of western landscapes.
Author |
: Chuck Missler |
Publisher |
: Koinonia House |
Total Pages |
: 186 |
Release |
: 2023-01-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781578215935 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1578215935 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis I, Jesus: An Autobiography by : Chuck Missler
Author |
: John Agard |
Publisher |
: Candlewick Press |
Total Pages |
: 145 |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780763672362 |
ISBN-13 |
: 076367236X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Book by : John Agard
Books contain countless tales--but what if Book told its own story? From clay tablets to e-readers, here is a quirky, kid-friendly look at the book. Books are one of humankind's greatest forms of expression, and now Book, in a witty, idiosyncratic voice, tells us the inside story. A wonderfully eccentric character with strong opinions and a poetic turn of phrase, Book tells of a journey from papyrus scrolls to medieval manuscripts to printed paper and beyond--pondering, along the way, many bookish things, including the evolution of the alphabet, the library (known to Egyptians as "the healing place of the soul"), and even book burning. With bold, black-and-white illustrations by Neil Packer, Book is a captivating work of nonfiction by one of England's leading poets.