Download or read book Barry Sonnenfeld Call Your Mother written by Barry Sonnenfeld and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **A New York Times Editor's Choice selection!** This outrageous and hilarious memoir follows a film and television director’s life, from his idiosyncratic upbringing to his unexpected career as the director behind such huge film franchises as The Addams Family and Men in Black. Barry Sonnenfeld's philosophy is, "Regret the Past. Fear the Present. Dread the Future." Told in his unmistakable voice, Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother is a laugh-out-loud memoir about coming of age. Constantly threatened with suicide by his over-protective mother, disillusioned by the father he worshiped, and abused by a demonic relative, Sonnenfeld somehow went on to become one of Hollywood's most successful producers and directors. Written with poignant insight and real-life irony, the book follows Sonnenfeld from childhood as a French horn player through graduate film school at NYU, where he developed his talent for cinematography. His first job after graduating was shooting nine feature length pornos in nine days. From that humble entrée, he went on to form a friendship with the Coen Brothers, launching his career shooting their first three films. Though Sonnenfeld had no ambition to direct, Scott Rudin convinced him to be the director of The Addams Family. It was a successful career move. He went on to direct many more films and television shows. Will Smith once joked that he wanted to take Sonnenfeld to Philadelphia public schools and say, "If this guy could end up as a successful film director on big budget films, anyone can." This book is a fascinating and hilarious roadmap for anyone who thinks they can't succeed in life because of a rough beginning.

Download or read book Don t Call Me Mother written by Linda Joy Myers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I wanted to tell the secret stories that my great-grandmother Blanche whispered to me on summer nights in a featherbed in Iowa. I was eight and she was eighty . . .” At the age of four, a little girl stands on a cold, windy railroad platform in Wichita, Kansas, watching a train take her mother away. For the rest of her life, her mother will be an only occasional—and always troubled—visitor who denies her the love she longs for. Linda Joy Myers’s compassionate, gripping, and soul-searching memoir tells the story of three generations of daughters who, though determined to be different from their absent mothers, ultimately follow in their footsteps, recreating a pattern that they yearn to break. Accompany Linda as she uncovers family secrets, seeks solace in music, and begins her healing journey—ultimately transcending the prison of her childhood and finding forgiveness for her family and herself. This edition includes a new afterword in which Myers confronts her family’s legacy and comes full circle with her daughter and grandchildren, seeding a new path for them.

Download or read book The Tale of Mark Levine written by Michael D. Lieberman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As his plane touches down in Fort-de-France, Martinique, Mark Levine, thirty-five, single, professor of law at New York University, resident of the Manhattan's Upper West Side, modern orthodox Jew, semi-famous novelist, cynical judge of other people, malcontent, nonconformist, and closet drunk decides to kill his ex-fiancée's mother. He has ten days to plan it. Instead, on the accidental getaway with old pal Raphael Tahar Jerusalem police officer, buddy from university days past and obnoxious master of fornication Mark Levine meets 'Monica', an exquisite dancer who sports that Club Caribe tag. The mystical fog that wraps her inspires Mark to write his first fresh work in three years. On his final night at Club Caribe, she unexpectedly takes him to bed. He parts the club madly in love, but has not even learned her name. Writing begins back in New York, but forced by writer's block to Paris to complete the unfinished work, Mark Levine gets more than he bargained for. Mixed in a purloined manuscript of failed legal careers and literary hopes, contempt, discontent, alcoholism and the loneliness of unmet potential, moving from Caribbean getaways to New York's Upper West Side, to fashionable Paris to the desolate moonscape of ravaged Ramallah, filled with the author's witty and poignant insights into the journey to middle adulthood in late twentieth century America, The Tale of Mark Levine is Michael D. Lieberman at his very best.

Download or read book Here written by Ronald Riekki and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does place impact prose? Here: Women Writing on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula explores that very question, drawing on the work of Upper Peninsula authors past and present to create a vibrant kaleidoscope of voices and experiences. Bame-wa-wa-ge-zhik-aquay, Janet Loxley Lewis, Lorine Niedecker, Catie Rosemurgy, and thirty-one other authors important to the region appear in this exceptional and diverse volume. In poetry (“Spring” by Beverly Matherne, “For Those Who Dream of Cranes” by Elinor Benedict, and “Skin on Skin” by Sally Brunk), short fiction (“North Country” by Roxane Gay, “For the Healing of All Women” by April Lindala, and “Winter Mines” by Sharon Dilworth), and novel excerpts (from Once on This Island by Gloria Whelan, South of Superior by Ellen Airgood, and Dandelion Cottage by Carroll Watson Rankin), the unique character of the U.P. materializes on the page. The book also shines a spotlight on powerful emerging voices such as Lisa Fay Coutley, Charmi Keranen, and Saara Myrene Raappana. The first of its kind, this is an anthology for all seasons, an homage to the rich literary heritage of the region.

Download or read book Shorecliff written by Ursula DeYoung and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A winning debut novel about a 1920s New England family and the secrets revealed when they reunite over one long summer. Spending the summer of 1928 in a big house on the Maine coast with his 10 older cousins and a gaggle of aunts and uncles seems like a dream come true to lonely 13-year-old Richard. But as he wanders through the bustling house, Richard witnesses scenes and conversations not meant for him and watches as the family he adores disintegrates into a tangle of lust, jealousy, and betrayal. At first only an avid spectator, Richard soon finds himself drawn into the confusion, battling with his first experience of infatuation and forced to cover for his relatives' romantic intrigues. With jump-off-the-page characters and a captivating sense of place, Shorecliff examines the bonds of loyalty and rivalry that can both knit a family together and drive it apart.

Download or read book Difficult Women written by Roxane Gay and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times–bestselling author of Bad Feminist shares a collection of stories about hardscrabble lives, passionate loves and vexed human connection. The women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. A pair of sisters, grown now, have been inseparable ever since they were abducted together as children, and must negotiate the elder sister’s marriage. A woman married to a twin pretends not to realize when her husband and his brother impersonate each other. A stripper putting herself through college fends off the advances of an overzealous customer. A black engineer moves to Upper Michigan for a job and faces the malign curiosity of her colleagues and the difficulty of leaving her past behind. From a girls’ fight club to a wealthy subdivision in Florida where neighbors conform, compete, and spy on each other, Roxanne Gay delivers a wry, beautiful, haunting vision of modern America with her “signature wry wit and piercing psychological depth” (Harper’s Bazaar).

Download or read book Blinky s Island written by Cheryl Bealer-Wynton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy finds a video game whose main character, Blinky, comes to life. The boy and Blinky try to save a princess from a dragon while they deal with teachers, parents and a cranky old man who wants to destroy all video game characters. The author, Cheryl Bealer-Wynton, is an elementary school teacher with two young sons. She wrote the book as a way to get her oldest son to turn off video games and pick up a book. It worked! He helped with revising and editing the book.

Download or read book Singing Was the Easy Part written by Vic Damone and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born Vito Farinola in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1928, Vic worked as an usher at the fabled Paramount Theatre before realizing a dream by shooting to the top of the Billboard Chart in 1947 with his first hit "I Have But One Heart." He was mentored by everyone from Perry Como to Tommy Dorsey. Frank Sinatra praised his voice and became a friend for life, giving him advice on singing and women. Damone had one of the most successful careers ever had by an American pop singer and one of the most glamorous and exciting lives of any guy who lived while the Ratpack reigned. • He was almost thrown out of the window of a New York City hotel by a mobster. • He dated Ava Gardner, who got him drunk for the first time. • He married glamorous Italian actress Ana Maria Pierangeli and later, Diahann Carroll. • He appeared at the Sands Hotel during the glory days of Vegas and once took a nude chorus girl into the steam room where the Ratpack was relaxing. In Singing Was the Easy Part, he talks frankly about his bankruptcy, his many marriages and his belief in God. It's a warm, funny, and inspiring memoir from one of America's greatest pop singers.

Download or read book My Mother Your Mama written by Dr. Ralph E. Plumb and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of real-life, faith-based stories comes from two diverse gender and cultural perspectives that show the hilarious yet painful emotional roller coaster of caring for an aging parent. These talented coauthors bring to life the ups and downs and the joys and sorrows of caring for, in this case, their mom. Though managing vastly different psychological and cognitive dynamics in their parents and varied support systems, their struggle is the same: how do we make life work for our aging parent?Journeying through their stories, readers will gain a glimpse into an intimate reality that the majority of us will face. It is not all pretty or warm or sentimental. It is often thankless, inconvenient, awkward, and abjectly uncomfortable. However, this book provides valuable yet hilarious lessons that can guide readers through their own journey with aging parents. Embracing humor and compassion, Ralph and Feager invite readers into this essential work that we cannot abdicate to social service agencies or the health care system.

Download or read book A Family Full of Secrets and Lies written by Kathleen Crowford and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book How Can You Love When You Don t Even Love Yourself written by Gregory L. Dickerson and published by Author House. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, it is my hope and total intent to share with all some various ideas regarding the possible whys and hows of an innocent childs desire to fill a void. The loneliness and emptiness that is in all of us. Sex and drugs were just the direction that I chose. Yet when in my life did I make this wrong turn? Or was it a series of repeated wrong turns? Please believe me that no child sets out to become a dope dealer, dope fiend, pimp, gigolo, bank robber, con artist, or prostitute. How did this all happen? Why did this all happen? Hopefully youre reading of this progression of a young boy, innocent as a child, to become a ruthless and scandalous coldhearted individual throughout his adulthood, searching for love, truth, and happiness. We turn our noses up at the ones that we see on the street, or even in our own families. But how and when did it all get twisted like that? Seek some understanding of this madness through my misfortune before it happens to you. If it has not already happening in your life. We cant continue to just turn and look the other way. If you cant save the world, please just help one person in your family. Because youve definitely got one in your family suffering right now! Love you all, in JESUS name!

Download or read book The Sins of Our Parents written by Anne Drover and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffrey Coleman and Alison Goodrich, both college juniors when the story begins, are members of two wealthy and influential families from Biltmore Forrest, North Carolina. Jeffreys mother traces her family lineage back to ancestors who came to America on the Mayflower and some who were proud participants in the Civil War. Jeffreys dad, a North Carolina state senator, believes his destiny is to become president of the United States. His friend Alisons dad is the successful political force behind him. The lifelong close relationship between Jeffrey and Alison fills the story with wonderful insights into their spiritual and intellectual growth. Both are determined to help make the world a better place and move beyond what they consider to be the selfish lives their parents have lived. While Alison remains in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attending Harvard, Jeffrey spends his junior year at Kings College in London, England, where he meets and becomes intimately involved with Ala, a beautiful young woman from Saudi Arabia. Thus begins Jeffreys unwitting journey amid an intricate terrorist plot aimed at wreaking havoc on the United States. The resulting terrorist trial lays bare many of the family secrets of both Coleman and Goodrich family members. This books twists and turns finally draw readers toward an ending that is surprising, poignant, and hopeful.

Download or read book Pretty Kings The Cartel Publications Presents written by T. Styles and published by The Cartel Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is how the reign of the notorious drug lords, The Pretty Kings, begins. Bambi and her sisters-in-law are married to cousins of the Kennedy family, rich and in love. As promised, the Kennedy Kings decide to get out of the drug game, but first they must return home for a one hundred million dollar meeting with The Russians. But, while in a casino, something devastating happens to the husbands, which their wives witness via video calling, that changes the women's lives forever.

Download or read book Trapped By A Thing Called Lust Part 2 written by Tyrone Smith and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trapped by a Thing Called Lust Part II, Terrence is forced to deal with his pain as he continues to spin out of control. He is able to identify with the pain that he has caused others when the one person in his life that did not judge him or question his life style is faced to fight for his own life; the heartache is too much for Terrence. As Terrence's heart is breaking each day, he is learning to be more compassionate and in touch with not only his feelings but he is learning how to connect with the feelings of others.

Download or read book My Mother s Rules written by Lynn Toler and published by Agate Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Autobiography of Judge Lynn Toler describing her sometimes difficult upbringing and the life-lessons she learned from her mother"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book The Other Wife written by Michael Robotham and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ninth thriller in the Joe O'Loughlin series, the inspiration for the major ITV series The Suspect starring Aidan Turner. 'Superbly constructed . . . a breathtaking twist' Daily Mail Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for sixty years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong. This is what their son, Joe O'Loughlin, has always believed. But when Joe is summoned to the hospital with news that his father has been brutally attacked, his world is turned upside down. Who is the strange woman crying at William's bedside, covered in his blood - a friend, a mistress, a fantasist or a killer? Against the advice of the police, Joe launches his own investigation. As he learns more, he discovers sides to his father he never knew - and is forcibly reminded that the truth comes at a price. Although the Joe O'Loughlin books can be read in any order, The Other Wife is the ninth in the series after Close Your Eyes. And don't miss Michael Robotham's new #1 bestselling Cyrus Haven & Evie Cormac series, beginning with Good Girl, Bad Girl. Praise for Michael Robotham's thrillers: 'I love this guy's books' Lee Child 'Will have you turning the pages compulsively' The Times 'An absolute master' Stephen King 'He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul' Peter James 'Heart-stopping and heart-breaking' Val McDermid 'The real deal' David Baldacci 'Superbly exciting . . . a terrific read' Guardian