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American Legends: The Life of Henry Fonda
Among all of Hollywood's iconic leading men, arguably none proved as versatile at acting as Henry Fonda, whose career spanned six decades and earned him Academy Awards for roles in various genres. After breaking into Hollywood in 1935, Fonda quickly...
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American Legends: The Life of Henry Ford
*Includes pictures.*Includes Ford's quotes about his own life and career.*Discusses the controversies surrounding Ford and Nazi Germany.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry FordA lot...
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American Legends: The Life of Henry Kissinger
*Includes pictures*Includes Kissinger's own quotes about his life and career*Includes online resources, footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” – Henry Kissinger“The longer I am...
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American Legends: The Life of Howard Hughes
*Includes pictures.*Includes Hughes' quotes.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“My father told me, never have partners." – Howard Hughes“I'm not a paranoid deranged millionaire.” – Howard HughesHoward Hughes lived a life that was quintessentially American, and his...
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American Legends: The Life of Humphrey Bogart
*Includes pictures of Bogart and important people and places in his life.*Includes some of his most colorful and memorable quotes.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“All you owe the public is a good performance.” – Humphrey BogartA...
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American Legends: The Life of J. Edgar Hoover
*Discusses the rumors surrounding Hoover's secret files and sexuality.*Includes pictures of Hoover and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Table of Contents"We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don’t clear anybody. We don’t condemn anybody.” – J....
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American Legends: The Life of J.P. Morgan
*Includes pictures*Includes some of Morgan's quotes*Includes a bibliography for further reading “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.” – J.P. Morgan A lot of ink has been spilled covering the...
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American Legends: The Life of Jack Lemmon
*Includes pictures*Includes Lemmon's own quotes*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy....
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American Legends: The Life of Jack Nicholson
*Includes pictures.*Includes Nicholson's quotes about his life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."If I go into a restaurant there's a very good chance that I'm going to spend my time being the mayor.” – Jack...
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American Legends: The Life of Jack Palance
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and...
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American Legends: The Life of Jackie Gleason
If Lon Chaney will forever be recognized as 'The Man with 1,000 Faces', Jackie Gleason holds a legitimate claim to being 'The Man with 1,000 Personas.' Indeed, during his time hosting The Jackie Gleason Show on television, he developed numerous alter egos,...
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American Legends: The Life of James Cagney
*Includes pictures.*Includes Cagney's own quotes about his life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."You don't psych yourself up for these things, you do them...I'm acting for the audience, not for myself, and I do it...
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American Legends: The Life of James Dean
*Includes pictures of Dean and important people and places in his life.*Includes some of Dean's most famous quotes, and quotes about Dean made by friends and co-stars.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."Dream as if you'll live...
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American Legends: The Life of James Madison
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the...
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American Legends: The Life of Jane Fonda
*Includes pictures.*Includes Fonda's own quotes about her life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Being Henry Fonda's daughter got me started. But it didn't keep me working.” – Jane Fonda A lot of ink has been spilled covering the...
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American Legends: The Life of Janis Joplin
*Includes pictures.*Includes Joplin's own quotes about her life and career.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. "The more you live, the less you die.” – Janis Joplin The life and career of Janis Joplin marks such a stark departure...
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American Legends: The Life of Jayne Mansfield
*Includes pictures.*Includes Mansfield's quotes about her own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. “I don't know why you people like to compare me to Marilyn or that girl, what's her name, Kim Novak. Cleavage, of course, helped me...
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American Legends: The Life of Jean Arthur
*Includes pictures.*Includes Arthur's own quotes about her life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."I guess I became an actress because I didn't want to be myself.” – Jean Arthur“It's a strenuous job every day of...
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American Legends: The Life of Jean Harlow
*Includes pictures.*Includes Harlow's quotes about her own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."I wasn’t born an actress. Events just made me one.” – Jean HarlowA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives...
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American Legends: The Life of Jerry Garcia
*Includes pictures.*Includes Garcia's quotes about his life and career.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23...
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American Legends: The Life of Jerry Lewis
*Includes pictures.*Includes Lewis' quotes about his own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. “I've had great success being a total idiot.” – Jerry Lewis A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential...
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American Legends: The Life of Jesse Owens
*Includes pictures*Includes Owens' quotes about his life and career*Includes accounts of the 1936 Olympics*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White...
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American Legends: The Life of Jim Bowie
*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding Bowie's life, including the origins of the Bowie knife and Bowie's fate at the Alamo.*Includes pictures of Bowie and other important people and places in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading."I'll...
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American Legends: The Life of Jim Henson
*Includes pictures*Includes Henson's own quotes about his life and career*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope...
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American Legends: The Life of Jim Morrison
*Includes pictures.*Includes Morrison's quotes about his life and career.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at...
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American Legends: The Life of Jimmy Carter
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed...
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American Legends: The Life of Jimmy Stewart
*Includes pictures.*Includes Stewart's own quotes about his life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“A feller came up to me the other day and said ‘I don’t know whether this means anything to you but you’ve...
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American Legends: The Life of Joan Crawford
*Includes pictures of Crawford and important people, places, and scenes.*Includes Crawford's' own quotes about her upbringing, films and relationships.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star....
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American Legends: The Life of John Adams
*Includes several letters written by Abigail Adams, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.*Includes pictures of Adams and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom,...
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American Legends: The Life of John Belushi
Years before comedians like Chris Farley made their reputations with a particularly physical form of humor, there was John Belushi, the legendary comedian known for iconic performances in Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and as one of the original cast members...
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