murder acting memoir ultimate

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Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide

3 reviews
Mary Lou Belli, Dinah Lenney

Back Stage Books, 2006

This is a GREAT book!
This book is a fantastic investment for anyone with any interest in acting. Whether you're an experienced actor or one just starting out, this is a GREAT book--so good, after just one chapter of it, I felt like I had been taking acting classes for years. Written with young adults in mind, this book shows what it means to act and all the things you need to know to become a good actor in a way ...

Bigger than Life: A Murder, a Memoir (American Lives)

11 reviews
Dinah Lenney

University of Nebraska Press, 2007

Such a good book!
This book is brave, funny, honest and insightful. The murder of Lenney's father is a jumping-off point for a post-mortem examination of her dysfunctional family, and in this sense it is about all messy American families and the pleasures and pain found therein. Lenney is all voice - she riffs and rants, deftly weaving a story that keeps you hooked. Her prose is a delicious, shiny candy shell ...