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Famous Pairs: A Deliciously Absurd Collection of Portraits 26 reviews
Jeannie Sprecher, Kim O'brien
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005
Brilliant with a bite
The visual wit of Ms. Sprecher and Ms. O'Brien is keen. Their brilliant portraits of well-known duos captures the essence of their fame with humor and charm. And as shown with the depiction of Michael Jackson "Then and Now" with an occasional (hilarious) nasty, um, bite, too.
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Life Is Just What You Make It : My Life So Far111 reviews
Donny Osmond, Patricia Romanowski
Hyperion, 2000
Donny Osmond
I found that this was an excellent account of Donny Osmond's memoirs of his life and of his enccounters with social anxiety. I recommend this to anyone who is a Donny Osmond fan.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-up122 reviews
L. Frank Baum
Little Simon, 2001
Charming
This book was recommended by a friend who has it and reads it to her granddaughter. I bought it to give as a gift to my granddaughter, but was so thrilled at the charming and spectacular content, I have kept it for myself. The pop ups have such amazing color and are on heavy enough paper that it should last a long time. I have been a great fan of all the Oz books (which I Have, some printed in ...
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Snow dog; (Famous dog stories)24 reviews
Jim Kjelgaard
Grosset & Dunlap, 1961
exciting until the end
This boook was and is still my favorite book in my collection. This is a thrilling story about a trapper named link stevens who traps in the "Black Devil's" territory.The black devil is a black woulf who was shot by a Chirikov as a puppy and in time the black wolf has killed him.
Link lost ha dog named Queen who was about to give birth to a litter of puppies.She dose and is killed by the black ...
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If Only84 reviews
Geri Halliwell
Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1999
Awesome Book, Awesome Girl!
I bought this book after seeing a spice girls documentary. Even though I wasn't a big fan of the Spice Girls I always found Geri likable and decided to read her book.
The book is awesome. She takes you from her childhood up until she left the band. She and her friends reminded me of my friends and I. The book is very frank, down to earth and fun. I highly recommend reading this one and then ...
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My friend Flicka29 reviews
Mary O'Hara
International Collectors Library, 1969
A COMMANDING NARRATION OF A CLASSIC
Although he made his audio book debut just two readings ago, stage, screen and television actor Michael Louis Wells is in full command of the metier with his narration of the classic My Friend Flicka. Many will remember the story as a film with Roddy McDowall, as a TV series or as a current film. Wells is on a par with all of the actors who have undertaken bringing this touching tale to life. ...
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One Fine Stooge: Larry Fine's Frizzy Life In Pictures32 reviews
Stephen Cox, Jim Terry
Cumberland House Publishing, 2006
One Fine Book
I thought this was an excellent book. It was well written and a lot of great pictures in the book. One criticism that I heard was that a lot of the information was recent information with Curly Joe DeRita ... and it is true... there is a lot of information on this and all their speaking engagements in the sixties... but that is OK, that is what the author knew about and what the people the ...
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Get Slightly Famous: Become a Celebrity in Your Field and Attract More Business with Less Effort33 reviews
Steven Van Yoder
Bay Tree Publishing, 2003
Practical and useful guide for small business owners who want to make it big in their field
I am a landscaper with a unique niche, a big personality, and a strong point of view, and I can definitely see how becoming the most well-known person in the area, a local gardening celebrity, would provide great dividends to my business. The question is how do I get there, so that when local people think of gardening, they think of me first?
If you are wondering something similar, look no ...
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Katherine248 reviews
Anya Seton
Chicago Review Press, 2004
Amazing Book
I am an avid avid reader, especially about English Historical Fiction. I just finished this book,,,and of all the amazing authors I have read, including Phillipa Gregory and Margaret George, Anya Seton has taken first place in quality historical fiction. Here attention to detail and her development of 3 dimensional characters is unsurpased and I was torn between rushing through the book..and ...
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Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook40 reviews
Jamie Oliver
Hyperion, 2007
Great!
I got this from my brother for my birthday (although at first he refused to get it because he hates when chefs "use their own name in the title of their cookbooks", but I'm so glad he caved.) I've started looking more for cookING books rather than cookbooks, to teach me different techniques around the kitchen and it's really a fun book just to sit down and look through. It includes great ...
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Remembering Walt16 reviews
Howard E. Green, Amy Boothe
Disney Editions, 2002
The finest tribute to a great man
I was very happy while reading this book. I found all the things Walt's aquaintances had to say about him very interesting and credible. Very little seemed sugar coated (as Disney personel seem to be sometimes). I would make the assumption that Walt's personality was portrayed correctly by the many people that knew him. Throughout the course of reading this book I kept thinking about the ...
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Cursum Perficio: Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood Hacienda--The Story of Her Final Months20 reviews
Gary Vitacco-Robles
AuthorHouse, 2000
Clarification on this second edition version
There has been some confusion about the second edition of this book and the sales information on this site. According to the publisher, Iuniverse, the hardcover edition offered here is actually a "second edition" released in October 2003, although the release date printed is still listed as 2000. This is because it is a "re-do" under the same title previously released by the publisher. The new ...
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Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words : Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words18 reviews
George Barris
Audio Literature, 1995
Norma Jean the woman you thought you knew.
I have to say that it is just amazing how after 44 years Marilyn Monroe is still considerd one of the most beautiful women to ever live. After seeing the photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken by Mr. Barris in this book I am not suprised that people are still captivated with the beauty of Marilyn Monroe. The pictures of Marilyn in this book are amazing and beautiful. Marilyn shows her true character ...
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The black stallion and Satan;17 reviews
Walter Farley
Random House, 1949
The Black Stallion and Satan
The Black Stallion and Satan is a great book by Walter Farley. It is the 3rd book in the Black Stallion series. This 178 page book was just as amazing as all the other Black Stallion books, so if you enjoyed the other book I suggest you read this one as well. Right from the begining this book is exciting and suspensfull, you wont want to put it down. Alex gets a letter from Abu's daughter, ...
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Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That Way22 reviews
Marcia Wallace
Off The Wall Publications, 2004
Don't Look Back, Look Into The Future!
Marcia Wallace-what can be said? She is a woman on the umpteenth wit and full of honesty, always saved from being too sorrowful with her God-given ability to bring humor to situations that would bring the regular person to their knees...but Marcia isn't one of those "regular" people. I love this book because it tells anyone, no matter what circumstances they find themselves in, with a bit of ...
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The Kennedy Women23 reviews
Laurence Leamer
Media Books Llc, 1998
BRAV0! BRAVO! BRILLIANTLY DONE
"For the most part Rose grandchildren observed and respected and obeyed her, tiptoeing around her life as if she were an exquisite piece of porcelain. She had led such a decorous life, blocking out the untoward, the ugly, and the unacceptable, that her eyes no longer saw the darker colours of the spectrum. "Pat drank a bottle of wine in the morning," Rose was told. "That's impossible" Rose ...
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The Famous Rose Callahan20 reviews
Patricia Berrington
Silver Rose Productions, 1997
Enthralling vision into the past
I've not often been a great fan of "historical" writing but was enchanted with Patricia Barrington's "The Famous Rose Calahan"! I am facinated by the concept of reincarnation and have listened with great interest to personal stories of spiritial and physical "Deja Vu". Ms. Barrington's writings, in a first-hand and "eye-witness" format, kept me entranced for hours.
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Judy Moody Gets Famous19 reviews
Megan McDonald
Topeka Bindery, 2003
Great for party favor
I recently did a make-over party and handed these out as favors. Thought this would get the kids off to a good start on their summer reading program. The kids loved them and the story is very thought provoking. Shows kindness to others.
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The Story of San Michele19 reviews
Axel Munthe
Da Capo Press, 2002
A Magnificent Raconteur
I came to this strange and wonderful book without the slightest inkling of what it was about -- simply because it was in the recommended reading for many guidebooks about Italy. First and foremost, it is an autobiography of a great physician and animal lover who just happened to spend some years of his life on Capri. Autobiographies can make for strange reading, especially when there are obvious ...
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I Toto : The Autobiography of Terry, the Dog who was Toto18 reviews
Willard Carroll, Timothy Shaner
Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2001
adorable tale of Terry, aka Toto the dog
I, Toto is a delightfully well written book by Willard Carroll about the life of Terry, a Cairn Terrier who became famous in movies. The book is based on a scrapbook Willard Carroll found that documented the life and movie career of this well trained dog; and the book is primarily set up to look just like a book typed on an old typewriter--written, of course, by the dog itself.
The book starts ...
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