Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
American Legends: The Life of Ed Sullivan
*Includes pictures.*Includes in depth accounts of Elvis Presley and The Beatles' historic performances on The Ed Sullivan Show.*Includes Sullivan's quotes about his life and his famous show.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Open big, have a good comedy act, put...
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American Legends: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
*Includes pictures of Poe and important people and places in his life.*Discusses the inspiration for Poe's most famous works.*Explains Poe's relationships with the various women in his life.*Discusses the mysterious circumstances of his death and possible explanations.*Includes a Bibliography for...
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American Legends: The Life of Elizabeth Taylor
*Includes pictures of Taylor and important people, places, and scenes.*Includes Taylor's own quotes about her upbringing, films and relationships.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions." – Elizabeth TaylorA lot...
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American Legends: The Life of Ernest Hemingway
*Includes pictures of important people and places.*Includes some of Hemingway's most famous quotes.*Analyzes the real life inspirations behind Hemingway's work and separates fact from fiction regarding Hemingway's life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading."If a writer of prose knows enough of...
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American Legends: The Life of Etta James
Etta James, the legendary jazz, gospel, rhythm & blues, and soul singer, was perfectly positioned to reign as the supreme artist in the emerging soul genre of the '40s and '50s in America. No one ever doubted her talent, the...
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American Legends: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
*Includes pictures of important people and places.*Includes some of Fitzgerald's most famous quotes.*Analyzes the real life inspirations behind Fitzgerald's work and the stormy relationship with Zelda.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."All good writing is swimming under...
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American Legends: The Life of Farrah Fawcett
"TV had much more impact back in the '70s than it does today. Charlie's Angels got huge numbers every week - nothing really dominates the television landscape like that today. Now there are so many channels and so many more shows it's...
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American Legends: The Life of Frank Sinatra
*Includes pictures*Includes some of Sinatra's most famous and colorful quotes.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading*Includes a Table of Contents.“May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.” – Frank SinatraA lot of ink has...
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American Legends: The Life of Fred Astaire
*Includes pictures of Astaire and other important people and scenes.*Includes Astaire's quotes about his own life and others' quotes about him.*Includes a bibliography for further reading."No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been...
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American Legends: The Life of Frederick Douglass
*Includes pictures of Douglass and important people, places and events in his life.*Includes a Table of ContentsA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for...
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American Legends: The Life of Gary Cooper
"I looked it at like this way. To get folks to like you, as a screen player I mean, I figured you had to sort of be their ideal. I don't mean a handsome knight riding a white horse, but...
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American Legends: The Life of Gene Autry
"Music has been the better part of my career. Movies are wonderful fun, and they give you a famous face. But how the words and melody are joined, how they come together out of air and enter the mind, this...
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American Legends: The Life of Gene Kelly
*Includes pictures.*Includes Kelly's quotes about his life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat.” – Gene KellyA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s...
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American Legends: The Life of Gene Tierney
"I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication?" (Gene Tierney) "I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so...
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American Legends: The Life of General Douglas MacArthur
Includes MacArthur's most colorful and inspiring quotes, including his Victory Broadcast after Japan's surrender and his Farewell Address to Congress. "There is no substitute for victory." - Douglas MacArthur A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of...
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American Legends: The Life of George Burns
*Includes pictures*Includes Burns' own quotes about his life and career*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.” – George Burns“I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face...
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American Legends: The Life of George Custer
*Discusses Little Bighorn in detail and explains the controversies and mysteries still surrounding Custer's Last Stand.*Includes pictures of Custer and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsSince the Battle of...
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American Legends: The Life of Ginger Rogers
*Includes pictures of Ginger and important people, places, and scenes.*Comprehensively analyzes her relationship with Fred Astaire and their films together.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."I adored Fred. We were good friends. Our only problem is that...
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American Legends: The Life of Grace Kelly
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and scenes.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."You know, I just love Grace Kelly. Not because she was a princess, not because she was an actress, not because she was my...
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American Legends: The Life of Gregory Peck
*Includes pictures.*Includes Peck's own quotes about his life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. “Entertainment is all right, but entertainment with an idea behind it is much more important.” – Gregory Peck A lot of ink has been spilled...
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American Legends: The Life of Hank Williams
*Includes pictures. *Includes Williams' own quotes about his life and music.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. “You have to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly.” – Hank Williams A lot...
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American Legends: The Life of Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous women in American history, and from an early age every American learns of her contributions to abolition and the Underground Railroad. The woman who became known as the Moses of her people...
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American Legends: The Life of Harry Houdini
*Includes pictures of Houdini and his most famous escape acts.*Includes descriptions of Houdini's most famous stunts.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“I knew, as everyone knows, that the easiest way to attract a crowd is to let...
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American Legends: The Life of Harry Truman
"The people can never understand why the President does not use his powers to make them behave. Well all the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them...
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American Legends: The Life of Helen Keller
*Includes pictures of Helen Keller and important people in her life.*Includes Helen's quotes on politics, religion, inspiration, and more.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents"Most people measure their happiness in terms of physical pleasure and material possession....
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American Legends: The Life of Henry David Thoreau
*Includes dozens of Thoreau's quotes.*Includes Emerson's article about Thoreau's life in the August 1862 edition of Atlantic Monthly.*Includes pictures of Thoreau and important people and places in his life.*Includes a Bibliography of Thoreau's works and works about him.*Includes a Table...
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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 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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