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Book Maud Humphrey

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karen Choppa
  • Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Maud Humphrey written by Karen Choppa and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maud Humphrey was one of the most popular illustrators in America at the turn of the century. Unfortunately, through the years, Maud's impact on American illustration was lost, until it seemed her only claim to fame was as the mother of Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart. However, Maud's role on the American art scene was as remarkable as any role her son ever played on stage or screen. Today, there is a resurgence of interest in Maud Humphrey's work, and that interest has prompted this book. It is a look at a young woman growing up in Victorian times and the limitations those times set before her. Maud went beyond the limitations to become an early suffragette; she maintained her art career even after marriage and a family. Many of her images grace the pages of this biography and bring her art to life.

Book Sleepy time Stories

Download or read book Sleepy time Stories written by Maud Ballington Booth and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mother Goose

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  • Author : Aurelius Battaglia
  • Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
  • Release : 1973
  • ISBN : 9780394826615
  • Pages : 36 pages

Download or read book Mother Goose written by Aurelius Battaglia and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1973 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of favorite Mother Goose rhymes.

Book Tough Without a Gun

Download or read book Tough Without a Gun written by Stefan Kanfer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humphrey Bogart: it’s hard to think of anyone who’s had the same lasting impact on the culture of movies. Though he died at the young age of fifty-seven more than half a century ago, his influence among actors and filmmakers, and his enduring appeal for film lovers around the world, remains as strong as ever. What is it about Bogart, with his unconventional looks and noticeable speech impediment, that has captured our collective imagination for so long? In this definitive biography, Stefan Kanfer answers that question, along the way illuminating the private man Bogart was and shining the spotlight on some of the greatest performances ever captured on celluloid. Bogart fell into show business almost by accident and worked for nearly twenty years before becoming the star we know today. Born into a life of wealth and privilege in turn-of-the-century New York, Bogart was a troublemaker throughout his youth, getting kicked out of prep school and running away to join the navy at the age of nineteen. After a short, undistinguished stint at sea, Bogart spent his early twenties drifting aimlessly from one ill-fitting career to another, until, through a childhood friend, he got his first theater job. Working first as a stagehand and then, reluctantly, as a bit-part player, Bogart cut his teeth in one forgettable role after another. But it was here he began to develop a work ethic; deciding that there were “two kinds of men: professionals and bums,” Bogart, for the first time in his life, wanted to be the former. After the Crash of ’29, Bogart headed west to try his luck in Hollywood. That luck was scarce, and he slogged through more than thirty B-movie roles before his drinking buddy John Huston wrote him a part that would change everything; with High Sierra, Bogart finally broke through at the age of forty—being a pro had paid off. What followed was a string of movies we have come to know as the most beloved classics of American cinema: The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The Big Sleep, The African Queen . . . the list goes on and on. Kanfer appraises each of the films with an unfailing critical eye, weaving in lively accounts of behind-the-scenes fun and friendships, including, of course, the great love story of Bogart and Bacall. What emerges in these pages is the portrait of a great Hollywood life, and the final word on why there can only ever be one Bogie.

Book The Golf Girl

    Book Details:
  • Author : Samuel Minturn 1854-1938 Peck
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2022-10-27
  • ISBN : 9781016621779
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Golf Girl written by Samuel Minturn 1854-1938 Peck and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Humphrey s Book of Fun Fun Fun

Download or read book Humphrey s Book of Fun Fun Fun written by Betty G. Birney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An activity book full of games, puzzles, jokes, and more with Humphrey, everyone's favorite classroom pet! Humphrey has learned a lot from being the classroom hamster in Room 26 at Longfellow School. And although he loves having amazing adventures in and out of his cage, he’s also quite good at solving puzzles and telling the most hilarious jokes! In fact, he’s put together this whole book of his favorite games, brain teasers, and jokes for everyone who thinks they can be as smart (or as funny) as a hamster! Come and have some FUN-FUN-FUN with everyone’s favorite classroom pet! Nominated for twenty-four state awards and the winner of seven, the Humphrey series is a hit across the country. And he's becoming a one school/one book favorite!

Book Secrets According to Humphrey

Download or read book Secrets According to Humphrey written by Betty G. Birney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfelow School's Room 26, learns that his classroom is full of secrets, the most important of which is that a student will be leaving soon.

Book A Rochester Ramble

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  • Author : Donovan A. Shilling
  • Publisher : Pancoast Publishing
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 0982109008
  • Pages : 187 pages

Download or read book A Rochester Ramble written by Donovan A. Shilling and published by Pancoast Publishing. This book was released on with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Finger Lakes region written from the perspective of spirits of historical figures.

Book LIFE

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1950-01-23
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 92 pages

Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1950-01-23 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

Book The Critic

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  • Author : Jeannette Leonard Gilder
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1900
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 606 pages

Download or read book The Critic written by Jeannette Leonard Gilder and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Book News

Download or read book Book News written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Sea Wolf

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jack London
  • Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
  • Release : 2023-07-27
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 378 pages

Download or read book The Sea Wolf written by Jack London and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a ferry accident on San Francisco Bay, literary critic Humphrey Van Weyden is swept out to sea only to be rescued by the seal-hunting schooner Ghost. Wolf Larsen, the captain of the Ghost, is brutal and cynical but also highly intelligent, and he has no intention of returning Van Weyden to shore. Van Weyden is forced to serve on the Ghost, leaving behind his comfortable world ashore and entering into a psychological battle with Larsen on the sea. Jack London wrote The Sea-Wolf in 1904 following the success of his previous novel The Call of the Wild, and it has gone on to become one of his most popular novels. London actually served on a sealing schooner during his early career and that experience lends a gritty realism to his depiction of life at sea. The book can be read as a psychological thriller and adventure novel, but can also be read as a criticism of Nietzsche’s Übermensch philosophy with Wolf Larsen embodying a “superman” lacking conventional morality.

Book Bogart  In Search of My Father

Download or read book Bogart In Search of My Father written by Stephen Humphrey Bogart and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2012 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For countless millions, Humphrey Bogart’s screen performances and real-life persona merged to make him one of the world’s most fabled figures—a legend of mythic proportions. Or, as his Sam Spade would have put it—the stuff that dreams are made of. But for his only son, Stephen, eight years old in 1957 when his father died of lung cancer, Humphrey Bogart’s giant shadow was a burden he carried until he finally came to understand the private man behind his father’s public face. And now, in this candid and insightful biography, Stephen Bogart explores and illuminates Humphrey Bogart’s life, work, and relationships as they never have been before. Writing with the encouragement of his famous mother, Lauren Bacall, Stephen calls on his memories, and take full advantage of the extraordinary access he has had to friends and colleagues of his father. The result is an intimate and personal profile of an enigmatic man whose tough image contrasted with very human ambitions and vulnerabilities. It is also a vastly entertaining book, filled with fascinating stories involving Frank Sinatra, Katharine Hepburn, “Swifty” Lazar, John Huston, Stephen Bogart’s stepfather, Jason Robards, and many others. Here is Humphrey Bogart, the pro’s pro on the set and the Hollywood renegade off it. The man’s man, the ladies’ man, the hard worker, and the man who liked to drink too much. The husband in three roller-coaster marriages and finally one perfect match, the proud father and absentee parent, the good friend and even better enemy. Here are eye-witness accounts of his most celebrated public misdeeds and moving testimonies of his most unexpected private moments. And finally, in perhaps the most compelling chapter of this shining saga, here is the close-up of Bogart’s last months, where his courage, dignity, and humor made his most stirring celluloid roles seem pale. Combining the drama of Humphrey Bogart’s life with that of a son whose path of reconciliation first had to move through a very difficult time, this is biography at its best—at once a loving tribute and a fascinating revelation. This ebook edition includes photographs directly from Stephen Bogart's personal collection.

Book Sea Wolf

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jack London
  • Publisher : EDCON Publishing Group
  • Release : 2003-12-10
  • ISBN : 9781555761806
  • Pages : 76 pages

Download or read book Sea Wolf written by Jack London and published by EDCON Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003-12-10 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shortened adaptation of the story of the battle between Humphrey Van Weyden and Wolf Larsen: a battle to determine who's the fittest to survive, and a battle for life, love, and one man's soul. Includes word definitions and multiple choice questions.

Book The American Bookseller

Download or read book The American Bookseller written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mysteries According to Humphrey

Download or read book Mysteries According to Humphrey written by Betty G. Birney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EEK-EEK-EEK! Mrs. Brisbane is missing! Humphrey has always investigated things, like why Speak-Up-Sayeh was so quiet and Tall-Paul and Small-Paul didn't get along, but this is a true mystery--Mrs. Brisbane is missing! She just didn't show up in Room 26 one morning and no one told Humphrey why. The class has a substitute teacher, called Mr. E., but he's no Mrs. Brisbane. Humphrey has just learned about Sherlock Holmes, so he vows to be just as SMART-SMART-SMART about collecting clues and following leads to solve the mystery of Mrs. Brisbane (and a few others along the way). Nominated for twenty-four state awards and the winner of seven, the Humphrey series is a hit across the country.

Book The Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: