Author: Dwayne Epstein Publisher: IPG ISBN: 1936182416 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 344
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The first full-length, authoritative, and detailed story of the iconic actor's life to go beyond the Hollywood scandal-sheet reporting of earlier books, this account offers an appreciation for the man and his acting career and the classic films he starred in, painting a portrait of an individual who took great risks in his acting and career. Although Lee Marvin is best known for his icy tough guy roles—such as his chilling titular villain in The ManWho Shot Liberty Valance or the paternal yet brutally realistic platoon leader in The Big Red One—very little is known of his personal life; his family background; his experiences in WWII; his relationship with his father, family, friends, wives; and his ongoing battles with alcoholism, rage, and depression, occasioned by his postwar PTSD. Now, after years of researching and compiling interviews with family members, friends, and colleagues; rare photographs; and illustrative material, Hollywood writer Dwayne Epstein provides a full understanding and appreciation of this acting titan's place in the Hollywood pantheon in spite of his very real and human struggles.
Author: Gary Kleck Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351499351 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 582
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By 1990 there were approximately 200 million guns in private hands in the United States, and around half of American households contained a gun. Over 30,000 people a year are killed with guns in suicides, homicides, and accidents, and Americans use guns for defensive purposes as many as a million times a year. There is little doubt that gun violence and control are issues of vital importance, and they continue to inspire national debate. It is doubtful, however, that most gun debates are worth listening to. Not surprisingly, they generally leave their participants exactly where they began, with their biases intact, and onlookers perplexed. Written deliberately to counter an atmosphere of hysteria and extremism, Point Blank, now in paperback, offers logical argument supported by empirical information. It confronts fundamental questions head-on. On its initial publication in 1993, Point Black won the Michael J. Hindelang Award of the American Society of Criminology for the book that "made the most outstanding contribution to criminology," Point Blank reports both original research and assesses existing evidence drawn from a wide variety of academic disciplines, including criminology, sociology, law, and medicine.
Author: Catherine Coulter Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101214945 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 244
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Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are up against an unstable villain with a very long memory in this FBI Thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter. The explosive action kicks off as treasure-hunting FBI agent Ruth Warnecki is on the trail of stolen Confederate gold hidden in Winkel’s cave in western Virginia. She never expects to find herself chin-deep in a grisly murder that leaves her nearly dead and rocks the town of Maestro. Then, at a stake-out in Maryland, FBI agents Dillon Savich and Dane Carver are nearly killed in a horrific explosion while attempting to rescue kidnap victim, Pinky Womack. They are led to Arlington National Cemetery where they not only find Pinky, but Savich also takes a fateful call on his cell from an old man out to kill both him and Sherlock. The thing is they have no clue why. Pitted against an insane killer and his psychotic teenage girlfriend, Savich and Sherlock find themselves fighting a hate-driven villain with a grudge worth killing for...
Author: Christopher Sandford Publisher: Sphere ISBN: 9780751529838 Category : Rock musicians Languages : en Pages : 447
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In 1975 a pop loving beach boy made his last-gasp shot at stardom - an album called BORN TO RUN! The rest, as they say, is history. At a time when other ageing rock stars have yielded to burn-out or self-parody, Bruce Springsteen has held his place as a cultural icon. His earth-shattering albums like BORN IN THE USA (which spent 136 weeks in the British charts) still enjoy raucous airplay. Meanwhile, Springsteen has carved out a second career as a social critic, balladeer and purveyor of soundtracks. His work, which has been covered by artists from Frank Sinatra to Sonic Youth, sells a total of 15 million albums annually. His concerts are instant sell-outs the world over. Springsteen's distinctive tearaway anthems and foghorn voice are among pop's most enduring sounds. From cult figure to pin-up (aka 'The Boss') to mega-selling guru, Springsteen is the last true rock star. Christopher Sandford's is the first full-length biography in ten years.
Author: Scott Ciencin Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 1434219143 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 65
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Peter and Noah Eccleston are twins, so they make great paintball teammates. But when a coach offers them a chance to compete for a single spot on his team, the brothers turn on each other.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9780142500507 Category : Cloning Languages : en Pages : 0
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Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.
Author: Liz Tomlin Publisher: Intellect Books ISBN: Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 130
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Point Blank, one of Britain s most provocative new theater companies, has received a deluge of critical acclaim for its darkly comic political satire and bleak metaphorical landscapes. "Point Blank: Nothing to Declare," "Operation Wonderland," "Roses and Morphine," here reproduces three prominent examples of the company s early work and contextualizes these plays in the wider tradition and recent history of British political theater.In addition to the full performance scripts, "Point Blank" offers comprehensive notes to enable a range of potential restagings of the plays, as well as critical essays suggesting bold interpretations of the interplay between contemporary theatrical performance and the prevailing political climate. Editor Liz Tomlin offers invaluable insight into the company s dramaturgical processes that transform theoretical ideas into mythical, absurd scenarios and visually striking theatrical metaphor. Subversive and incendiary, Point Blank is forging a radical new vision of twenty-first-century theater.Praise for the Point Blank theatre company One of the most exciting theatres around. . . . Political, witty, challenging and bold. "Guardian" Quality theatre . . . totally compelling. "Independent on Sunday""" Explosive new political satire . . . living up to their tag as Britain s hottest new theatre company. . . . This is incendiary stuff. "Edinburgh"" Evening News""""""""
Author: Rev Colone Caton Officer Cia Publisher: ISBN: 9781665511155 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 202
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This book is about a life intwined with God. And what happened within that union. After thirty years of what seemed like a life time, the day finally came when Gary had to decide if he would keep his memories or let them go. The CIA strongly desired that he submit to a wiping of sensitive material. What they did not expect was for him to be so in tuned to how a computer worked, that he might be able to over ride this wiping of memory. Large machines, being housed in rooms cooled at sixty five degrees, information given to them in two languages COBAL AND FORTRAN. Knowing this he trained his mind to be a computer. At the right time, knowing he was going to be wiped, Gary set up, trigger points and doors in his brain that might open with the right stimulation. AND THEY DID. This is his story, about how he beat the system, with God at his side.
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