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Brash, iconoclastic, controversial, intelligent and "the best actor of his generation," all have been used to describe Sean Penn. Throughout his remarkable career in the dramatic arts, as well as his occasionally explosive personal life, Sean Penn has proved he rarely plays by the rules. A tumultuous marriage to Madonna, stints in jail, and other forms of hell-raising marked Penn's younger years, along with some stunning performances on film. Later, Penn emerged as a brilliant director, devoted father, contentious political activist…and reluctant actor, capable nevertheless of breathtaking performances (Dead Man Walking, Sweet and Lowdown, Mystic River, and 21 Grams). Illustrated with over seventy-five black and white photographs and drawing on exclusive interviews with Penn and his family, friends and colleagues (Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Woody Allen, Susan Sarandon, Bono, Christopher Walken, Angelica Huston, and many more), Kelly creates an engaging, richly detailed and multi-faceted portrait of an uncompromising American artist in this exclusive and engrossing authorized biography. ... Read more

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Yawn....
I just don't see Sean Penn as important, as brilliant or as accomplished, as he, the author and his 'colleagues' would want us to believe. But then again, he and his also well known history rewriting friends and I don't travel in the same conspiracy-theorist circles. I find his later decisions to 'not act' at certain points in his half-life-carrer as some of his most notable performances since such a big biography warranting deal is made of these profound Zen-like decisions. Had he waited until the other half of his life had played there just might be something to hold my interest and possibly allow for a twist with a surprise ending. There have been several notable performances during his 'brilliant' career but, overall, just because your lib club friends gush all over you doesn't a 'brilliant', 'accomplished' (non)actor make. I'm glad the book was formated chronologically offering me the oft-preferred (though sadly not taken) option to skip the chaff. Maybe, when Mr. Penn is in his 70's or 80's, a Part II covering the second half of his life will offer up some reason for the printing of both parts 1 and 2, but only then...maybe.

A fascinating biographical survey & "window" into the career and personal life of the accomplished actor & director Sean Penn
Sean Penn: His Life And Times - The Authorized Biography by journalist Richard T. Kelly is a fascinating biographical survey and "window" into the career and personal life of the accomplished actor and director Sean Penn. Exclusively documented and informatively written, Sean Penn: His Life And Times explores many interesting intricacies of the friendships, career moves, family and landmarks of Sean Penn's life, including interviews from his colleagues and friends Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Woody Allen, Susan Sarandon, Bono, Christopher Walken, Angelica Huston, and many more recognized and praised individuals. Very highly recommended reading for all Sean Penn fans, as well as Hollywood film buffs interested in behind-the-scenes realities of the Hollywood film industry. Sean Penn.

Readable, interesting and insightful
Reminiscent of the classic HEAR ME TALKIN' TO YOU by Nat Hentoff in which musicians themselves talk about their music, this is more about a single subject - SEAN PENN - and less about the craft of acting.To that extent it tends towards the hagiography but interspersed is much interesting insights into acting, the film making process, and 20th century history in the USA from the perspective of some very interesting characters not least of whom include the subject's father LEO PENN and mother EILEEN RYAN PENN both vital, fascinating, and vivid individuals. Quite a good read especially if you are a fan of PENN's films eg, THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN, MYSTIC RIVER and 21GRAMS

More than a character actor, but an actor with character!
Sean Penn seems frightfully young to have his biography in print, however, in terms of career, he is an old Hollywood hand, the proof -- is rather well documented by his contemporaries..Penn has been schlepping in showbiz for decades, with an eclectic/eccentric body of work, he started early and with certain purpose..And acting is overwhelmingly in his genes, his mother Eileen Ryan Penn was once a noteworthy stage queen, is in fact regarded in select theatrical circles as the quintessential Blanche Dubois, over and above even Vivien Leigh..Penn's father Leo was a tireless, trouble-shooting Hollywood television series director, known for the 60's hospital episodics like "Ben Casey," and "Doctor Kildare"..And Leo was the victim of an unfounded HUAC blacklist, that froze his career like a nuclear winter, having once been peripherally named as a Pinko sympathizer by a "friend"..In actuality, Leo was a decorated veteran, a tailgunner, having flown three dozen successful bomber missions during WWII..Ironic?..Most people don't know Eileen was both Irish, and Italian, and Leo was a non-practicing Russian Jew..You began to appreciate why Sean is naturally versatile..And Sean grew up in a Hollywood/Malibu household that supported the brothers in all their endeavors and passions, but don't wrongfully assume Sean was the benefactor of orchestrated nepotism, as Leo's kid..Sean studied his craft for years behind his parent's back, toiling in LA workshops, and relocated to a cockroach infested flat in New York to more seriously refine his skills..When strapped for cash, Penn camped out with other starving actors, slept on their couches for months on end, on both coasts, and in time made positive noise accepting showy parts in off-Broadway plays, relentlessly on the prowl for agency representation, that inched along like a North Sea iceberg..No joke, Sean was spurned by every major talent agency in the country at one juncture or another..In fact, when Penn's parents first saw him act, they asked themselves, does Sean realize he is so awful, yet, no doubt unafraid?..Obviously, Sean evolved into a dedicated method actor..And his coharts generously toss the words loyalty and integrity around to define his character..This biography is a series of interviews, an oral history by both Sean Penn and the many actors he's worked with over the years (ala Christopher Walken, Elizabeth McGovern)..You won't want to put this book down for an instant..It's a marvelous recap how Sean Penn made the grade from obscure "bad boy" actor to A-list bankable star, despite a disruptive detour with Madonna and Johnny Law..And a penetrating insight into how the "Hurly Burly" Hollywood system operates..Read it!

Great talks on a great actor
Having seen Sean Penn up close in Sam Shepard's The LATE HENRY MOSS, having flown up from San Diego, first-row, watching him and Nolte battle one another, was for me a once-in-a-lifetime experience that started, like the book, in the beginning: Taps, 'Fast Times,' 'Bad Boys'...this book is one long rambling conversation about the art of acting, the art of Penn, and all the details of his life. Integrity is a word that reappears and could be applied to choices this great actor has made, even by going to Iraq to see what was going on over there! We should all be curious enough to question. This is a book about stories, about what movies could have been made, should have been made, about paths crossing, told straight and sober. This is an actor who is getting better and better, more honest, organic, raw even. Just wait 'til 'Richard Nixon' comes your way, let alone the masterful last year's 'Mystic.' If you love this actor, love his performances (my brother's favorite is Kleinfeld in 'Carlito's,' mine: ALL, ok, I thought 'Hurlyburly' is as good as it gets to becoming scarily real). Get this book. If you love acting, and the stories of projects put together, riding on that integrity, staying close to what you believe in, this book on Penn is definitive, told by those real close, told by those who talk now by the great actor whose lineage is from the great ones (the great one who recently passed: Brando). I love this book.

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This biography of Sean Penn includes coverage of: his acting career; his marriages to both Madonna and Robin Wright; his relationship with his actor brother, Chris Penn; his decline into alcohol abuse which resulted in a stint in prison; and his Oscar nomination for "Dead Man Walking". ... Read more

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This guy won't go away
Another book about a spoiled connected bratty actor who noone cares about. Oh good!! He's not enigmatic or elusive or anything. He's an above average actor, director...who has hyped himself to the point of insanity and has journalist friends put him on the cover of everything.

Keep looking...
I applaud this book for tackling such an illusive figure, however, there is little you will learn that you don't already know. As a lifelong Sean Penn fan I was hoping for more than what amounts to a thinly veiled gushing tribute to Mr 'Badboy'. Save your money for his movies! ... Read more

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From the Preface: 'A hush falls over the 95,000 people in attendance as drum taps measure the seconds in the middle of the field. A whistle blows once, then four times rapidly, and suddenly the drums thunder in a staccato fury. Up from the depths of Beaver Stadium storm the 275 members of The Pennsylvania State University Marching Blue Band as they triple-time onto the field. The only thing louder than the fight song they play is the roar of thousands of football fans cheering them on.
The excitement, the pride, and the tradition of the Blue Band have been experienced by generations of Nittany Lion fans for 100 years. . . . As the band finishes its first century, those memories, stories, and traditions must be preserved for future generations to enjoy. This book attempts to do just that.
This history opens with the story of how marching bands came to be so popular in America, from their early nineteenth-century beginnings at West Point to the tremendous growth of their appeal into the present day. The story continues by explaining how that popularity and the importance of music in student military training at Penn State eventually led to establishment of the Cadet Bugle Corps, the Blue Band's precursor, in 1899.Ten chapters follow, each devoted to a single decade covering the major events in the band's development over the next hundred years, such as the adoption of the name 'Blue Band' in 1923. Interspersed throughout are biographies of its five past and present directors, as well as 'Spotlights' that focus on special aspects of the band, including fight songs, marching style, majorettes, silks, 'flipping' drum majors, and various band traditions. Also included is a comparison with other prominent collegiate marching bands today. Illustrations from the band's early history to the present enrich the story throughout. ... Read more

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Excellent Historical Account of a Great Band
A fascinating and easy to read history of the Penn State Blue Band.There are some truly amazing photographs.I highly recommend this book!

Great History of one of the best college bands
This book really captures the spirit and essence of what is the Penn State Blue Band. I've marched in the band for 3 seasons and have, at times, tried to describe the exhiliration of the pregame show, or the dedication andpride I felt when I donned the uniform.This book does that perfectly. Asyears pass, and my memories fade of my experiences in The Blue Band, I willhave this book to call upon, and help relive some of thos moments. ... Read more

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An unprecedented publishing event - the first audiobook in a series of memoirs by one of the most important and influential musicians and songwriters of our time, read by Sean Penn, one of the leading actors of his generation.

In CHRONICLES Volume I, Bob Dylan takes us back to the early 1960s when he arrived in New York to launch his phenomenal career. This is Dylan's story in his own words - a personal view of his motivations, frustrations and remarkable creativity. ... Read more

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When our perennial bestseller, Women Before 10 a.m. first made waves in bookstores worldwide, many of the women in Veronique Vial'spresciently delectable collection of portraits - Julia Stiles, Reese Witherspoon, Angelina Jolie, Milla Jovovich, Denise Richards, Laetitia Casta, Julianne Moore and Salma Hayek, among others - were up-and-coming celebrities.Now these fabulous femmes are the trendsetting stars of pop culture, making waves of their own.This deliciously intimate collection of portraits features some of the most captivating beauties and dynamic personalities in entertainment.Caught in the act of sleeping, snuggling, promping, canoodling, dressing, eating, smoking, bathing, parenting, or waking up are today's sexiest and most sought-after actresses, models, artists, and celebrities.Now in paperback, Women Before 10 a.m. meets its mate, Men Before 10 a.m. Too, launching our Veronique Vial franchise, Before 10 a.m., which will explore a multitude of faces and facets of pop culture.Stay tuned for the next release in this series, slated for 2002. ... Read more

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HP
Great Book with women as they should be seen. But you've got to be mature enogh to appreciate it and for the guys looking for cheap porn and not art recommend you just skip this! But if you want to see women without makeup or any fancy hair style this is a definite recommendation to add your collection.

GREAT
I LOVE THE BOOK... IT IS A COMBINATION OF GREAT ART AND ENTERTAINMENT!

beautiful!! and full of life
I normally don't like to write these reviews, I feel art and music are such subjective experiences, you really need to check it out for yourself. But I had to say that this was a very beautiful book. Its an intimate view into a world, most of us men rarely get to be a part of, especially living in such a fast paced world. Veronique Vial captures these passing moments, tip toeing her way through the homes of some well known and before-they-were-famous woman. All the more reason to appreciate this book. Being a photographer, I can also appreciate the clean straight forward layout, that really shows off her great work. Her previous Men Before Ten am, I found too dark and over designed. Its hard to compare the two, because of the subject, but the printing on Women is superior and it has brighter and livelier feel. Her photographs really capture the moment, which is what great photography is all about.

I would compare her to the likes of the great Magnum photographers like, Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Elliot Erwitt. Her ability to capture the "life" in her subjects and "the moment" shows through in these photographs and her other work (see O Cirque du Soleil).

I gave five of these as gifts to woman friends and they loved and enjoyed this book, seeing themselves captured in these beautiful moments.

Candid Shots of Sleepyheads and Fast Starters
The concept of this book was to shoot candid photographs of women doing their normal activities in the morning, following on the successful book done with men in the morning.The purpose was to get the real person behind the polished facade of the famous.Ms. Vial wanted to see "raw, real, natural . . . no makeup, no posing, I wanted their souls."Each photograph was done without additional lighting and was based on a few candid rolls.The book notes the time when the photograph was taken in most cases.Most are from 7 to 10 a.m.The images catch the subjects in bed (alone, and with pets, a mom, children, and men), bathing, showering, with kids, wearing robes, wearing no robes, dressing, exercising, smoking (too many of these), brushing their teeth, drying their hair, putting on make up, having coffee, meditating, making breakfast, eating breakfast, and even working.The concept works best for those who are still half conked-out while they are being photographed, and those who are not professional models.The bright-eyed professional models look just as great as they would on any fashion shoot.It's testimony to their talent for posing without direction.The book contains lots of notes about the subjects, both written in calligraphy and in printed captions at the end of the book.The book would have been a lot better with much more editing.Many of the images add little, other than to make the people look bad.Some of these women looked like they were coming off an all-night drunk or a drug-based party.

The images here would often earn the book an R rating if it were a motion picture.There is total nudity in some cases, but of the modest sort.

A major drawback to doing candid shots in available light is that many of the images end up looking like semi mug shots, because the light was so poor.I feel that more of these should have been eliminated.

The brief foreword by Sean Penn didn't do anything for me.I suggest you skip it.

One of the touching photographs in the collection is of Demi Moore in bed with her dying mother.

Other touching images include mothers playing with their children, pregnant woman struggling with their temporary girth, and women with their pets.

Despite the limitations of the book, I liked many of the photographs either because they did give a window on the soul or because the woman was just so beautiful or interesting that she overcame the circumstances of the photography.

Here are my favorites:Reese Witherspoon; Helena Christensen; Uschi Obermaier; Julia Stiles; Laetitia Casta (7:17 a.m. and under water); Ingrid Seynhaere; Emily Watson; Mia Kirshner (2); Sophis and Tess Medina; Charlotte Flossant; Amanda De Cadenet; Emma Thompson (2nd one); Dyan Cannon; Frederique van der Wal (2); Diane Warren; Eileen Ryan Penn; Debbie Morgan; Sofia Coppola; Sigourney Weaver (2); Joely Fisher; Lisa Marie; Lumi Cavazos; Angie Everhart; Cheryl Tiegs (2); Gina Gershon; Lois Chiles; Jennifer Beals; and Emmanuelle Sallet.

After you finish enjoying this book, I suggest that you do your own version of this photography with the people in your family.Get them at various times in the day when they are at their most open.It will make a wonderful scrapbook!

Find the natural person behind the prepared mask and response, . . . and cherish them!

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I like this book alot, I love b&w pics, I feel that the ladies are not being completely natural for as soon as they open their eyes they see someone with a camera. Great pics though. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American film actor and director, also known for being a political activist. He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Mystic River and Milk, as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for the former and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter.Penn was born in Los Angeles County, California, the son of Leo Penn, an actor and director, and Eileen Ryan (née Annucci), an actress. He has one living brother, musician Michael Penn. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Hans Blix, George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair, Abou Moussab Al-Zarqaoui, Sean Penn, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Robert Gates, Abou Hamza Al-Mouhajer, Muntadhar Al Zaidi, Colin Powell, Oudaï Hussein, Qoussaï Hussein, Richard Perle, Nouri Al-Maliki, Paul Bremer, Raymond T. Odierno, Juba, Cindy Sheehan, Jalal Talabani, George Tenet, Tarek Aziz, Jessica Lynch, Ali Al-Sistani, Iyad Allaoui, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Ali Hassan Al-Majid, David Petraeus, Mohammed Said Al-Sahhaf, Ghazi Mashal Ajil Al-Yawer, Christian Chesnot, Matt Sanchez, Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, Prise D'otage de Florence Aubenas et Hussein Hanoun, Stanley Mcchrystal, Georges Malbrunot, Jay Garner, Ahmed Chalabi, Salam Pax, Barzan Al-Tikriti, Taha Yassine Ramadan, Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi, April Fool, Nicholas Berg, Ezzat Ibrahim Al-Duri, Salam Al-Zobaïe, Steven Dale Green, Abdeljabbar Al Kubaysi. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : George Walker Bush (), né le 6 juillet 1946, fils de George Herbert Walker Bush et de sa femme, née Barbara Pierce, est le 43 président des États-Unis, en fonction du 20 janvier 2001 au 20 janvier 2009. Membre du Parti républicain, il est élu deux fois gouverneur de l'État du Texas (entre 1994 et 1998 puis entre 1998 et 2000), date à laquelle il quitte son poste de gouverneur à la suite de sa victoire, fortement disputée, à l'élection présidentielle. Il est élu président pour un second mandat le 2 novembre 2004. Ses présidences sont, entre autres, marquées par les attentats terroristes du 11 septembre 2001, par la politique internationale dite de « guerre contre le terrorisme », par les guerres en Afghanistan et en Irak, par l'adoption par le Congrès des États-Unis du Patriot Act e...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Robert Redford, Cole Porter, Suzanne Vega, Carolyn Beug, Sean Penn, Sean Astin, Mark Evanier, Christopher Isherwood, Walter Pidgeon, Tobey Maguire, Bobby Shriver, Gillian Welch, Shirley Temple, Chris Mordetzky, Jason Hirsh, Mariska Hargitay, Kenneth Anger, Glenn Ford, Christina Ricci, Jean Simmons, Kevin Love, Randy Rhoads, Misty May-Treanor, Sam Querrey, Steven Blum, Teena Marie, Lynette Fromme, Stephen Moorer, Anjelica Huston, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Shelley Fabares, David Robertson, Brian Horwitz, Elonka Dunin, Chris Long, Dave Navarro, Stephen Malkmus, Scott Davis, Barbara Billingsley, David Hayter, Gloria Stuart, Faye Dancer, Amber Tamblyn, Lorenzo Lamas, Robert Trujillo, Ed Fallon, Gerald Heard, Helen K. Garber, Geraldine Chaplin, Pat O'hara, Sara Gilbert, Mike Carona, Miguel Ferrer, Lorna Luft, Dwight Evans, Frank Gifford, Dan Quisenberry, Adam Goldberg, Mark Loretta, Mickey Kaus, Barry Williams, Gunnar Nelson, Michel Colombier, Mike Scott, Donald Rice, Carole Caldwell Graebner, Richard Hatch, Cory Kennedy, Bob Gunton, Susan Olsen, Peter Zinner, Joseph Williams, Dominique Dunne, Beverly Baker Fleitz, Christopher Lawford, Peter Viertel, Bonnie Franklin, Zack Fleishman, Sylvia Levin, Jocelyn Brando, Michael Newberry, Kaleena Kiff, Bobbi Fiedler, Martin Starr, Bobby Sherman, Jeff Bollow, Andrea Savage, Trifun Zivanovic, Tracy Nelson, David Groh, Erin Sanders, Apollonia Kotero, Ronnie Knox, Eli Marienthal, List of People From Santa Monica, California, Dennis Smith, Shiva Rose, Lawrence Dale Bell, Markus Burger, Don Collier, Julia Brownley, C. R. Stecyk, Iii, Linda Gray, Grant Nordman, Blanche Ring, Wolfgang Van Halen, Jeff Madsen, Philippe Cousteau, Jr., Tiffany Stiegler, Kai Forbath, Amber Liu, Mara Corday, Philip R. Craig, Jean Darling, Mark Mancina, Tony Alva, Chris Offutt, Mona Simpson, Carson Daly, Ryan Hurst, Tony Horton, Coco Montoya, Paul Sand, Morgan "Bill" Evans, Richard Eyer, Evan Stafford, Mike Gaechter...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=897049 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Jello Biafra, Joe Dimaggio, Bruce Lee, Clint Eastwood, Joshua Norton, O. J. Simpson, Charles Lane, Sean Penn, Leslie Mann, Robin Williams, Harvey Milk, Winona Ryder, Randy Shilts, Jerry García, Danny Glover, Natalie Wood, William Randolph Hearst, Tracy Chapman, Courtney Love, Jason Kidd, Mervyn Leroy, Delmer Daves, Elizabeth George, Daniel Handler, Lefty O'doul, David Strathairn, Nancy Pelosi, Liev Schreiber, Edward Dmytryk, Kirk Hammett, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ansel Adams, David Belasco, Joanna Newsom, Stephen Breyer, John Gilmore, Bea Benaderet, Rob Schneider, Courtney Thorne-Smith, William Joseph Levada, Anton Szandor Lavey, Matthew Barney, William Hewlett, Robert Frost, Philip Kaufman, Dan White, Bill Johnston, Oscar Levi Strauss, George Hearst, Armistead Maupin, Lisa Bonet, Samuel Brannan, Mel Blanc, Dan the Automator, Terry Bozzio, Craig Newmark, Justin Whalin, Liste de Personnes Nées à San Francisco, Ishi, Paul Bostaph, Phoebe Hearst, Matthew Mullenweg, Alison Eastwood, Jon Callas, David Meltzer, Vince Guaraldi, Herb Caen, Tucker Carlson, George Archer, Carol Doda, John Mccone. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Clinton Elias Eastwood Jr, usuellement appelé Clint Eastwood (prononcé ), est un acteur, réalisateur, producteur et compositeur américain, né le 31 mai 1930 à San Francisco. Autodidacte, il entre grâce à des amis au studio où il interprète d'abord de petits rôles dans des séries B, puis l'un des rôles phares d'une longue série, . Il se fait alors remarquer par Sergio Leone qui l'embauche pour la Trilogie du dollar. Devenu célèbre, il interprète de nombreux rôles, d'abord pour , puis pour , notamment ceux de L'Inspecteur Harry. En 1968, il devient producteur avec la création de la soc...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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This special issue features a cover story on Sean Penn and his role of Harvey Milk, Penelope Cruz on Wood's Women, Inside the Mind of Nixon and more~! The Envelope is periodically included with the Los Angeles Times. ... Read more

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Is Sean Penn the greatest actor of his generation or a menace to society? The Dogg Walks: Snoopy Doggy Dogg beats murder rap, Beatles Unplugged, Seven Mary Three, 2Pac, Sterolab, Pulp. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Harrison Ford, Kirk Douglas, Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Leonardo Dicaprio, Joe Dassin, Leonard Nimoy, Aaron Spelling, Sydney Pollack, Carrie Fisher, Wentworth Miller, River Phoenix, Lenny Kravitz, Yul Brynner, Jennifer Connelly, Jules Dassin, Jeff Goldblum, Jascha Heifetz, David Duchovny, Liv Tyler, René Auberjonois, Nicole Scherzinger, Michael Douglas, Joaquin Phoenix, Chris Penn, Ryan O'neal, Milla Jovovich, William Cohen, Edward Furlong, Eli Roth, Ralph Lauren, Jerry Stiller, Rashida Jones, Oscar Zariski, Yasmine Bleeth, Sergueï Brin, Regina Spektor, Anton Yelchin, Lev Sergueïevitch Termen, Larry King, Sofia Vassilieva, Efrem Zimbalist, Alla Pavlova, Alexander Markov, Peter Douglas, Eric Douglas, Nikolai Fraiture, Sy Kravitz, Maurice Podoloff, John Mark Deutch. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Harrison Ford est un acteur américain né le 13 juillet 1942 à Chicago, dans l'État de l'Illinois aux États-Unis. Il doit sa notoriété à sa collaboration avec George Lucas, qui a été le premier à lui donner l'occasion de s'affirmer en tant qu'acteur. Avec ses rôles de Han Solo dans la trilogie originelle de et d'Indiana Jones, il accède au rang de vedette internationale. Il confirme son statut d'acteur majeur du cinéma de divertissement après que l'Association nationale des propriétaires de salles de spectacle l'eut consacré « star du siècle du box-office » en 1994. En effet, les films dans lesquels il a tenu un rôle majeur ont engendré près de six milliards de dollars. Il met sa notoriété au service de la conservation de la nature et de la préservation de l'environnement en sensibilisant, notamment, sur le cas critique de la déforestation des forêts tropicales. Chicago, ville natale d'Harrison Ford.Harrison...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Albert Einstein, Émile Durkheim, Stephen Jay Gould, Stanley Kubrick, Milton Friedman, Woody Allen, Carl Sagan, Sean Penn, Howard Stern, Isaiah Berlin, Gerald Finzi, Daniel Day-Lewis, Alan Dershowitz, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Zac Efron, Larry King, Arthur Rubinstein, Harold Ramis, Walter Kaufmann, Sherwin Wine, Studs Terkel, Bruno Kreisky, Ezra Klein, Jacob Bronowski, David Usher, A. J. Jacobs, Lawrence M. Krauss, Steve Berman, Hertha Marks Ayrton, Gregory Henriquez. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 397. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 March 7, 1999) was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer, who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. Kubrick was noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, his slow method of working, the variety of genres he worked in, his technical perfectionism and his reclusiveness about his films and personal life. He worked far beyond the confines of the Hollywood system, maintaining almost complete artistic control and making movies according to the whims and time constraints of no one but himself, but with the rare advantage of big-studio financial support for all his endeavors. Oscar nominated on several occasions as screenwriter and director, his only personal win was for the special effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kubrick is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished, innovative and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He directed a number of highly acclaimed and often controversial films that have often been perceived as a reflection of his obsessive and perfectionist nature. His films are characterized by a formal visual style and meticulous attention to detail his later films often have elements of surrealism and expressi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26683 ... Read more

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Chapters: Wil Wheaton, Tim Burton, Sean Penn, Debbie Reynolds, Bonnie Raitt, James J. Jeffries, Dick Clark, John Ritter, Clarence Johnson, Angie Dickinson, Randy Rhoads, Mark Harmon, Patton Oswalt, Tyler Newton, Jeffrey Steele, Rod Beck, Wesley Pomeroy, Juliet Anderson, Eddie Cibrian, Clint Howard, Rene Russo, Adam Schiff, Mara Wilson, Doug Blasdell, Andrew Gold, Eve Plumb, Wiley Miller, Brad Johnson, Stefanie Schaeffer, Beverly Adams, Royce Clayton, Vanessa Lee Evigan, Doug Savant, Erin Moran, Hugh Reilly, Orfeo Angelucci, Rob Zabrecky, Beth Sullivan, Debbe Dunning, Gustin Nash, Dave Markey, Paul Barrere, Marla Pennington, Manny Ayulo, Jerry Yester, Pete Lacock, Bruce Reitherman, Wally Albright, Mikayla Mendez, Brian Reardon, Michael G. Richards, Tim Friday, Fred Harman, Jennifer Grant, Lily Jackson, Chris Thomas, Sydney S. Reynolds, Roger Salkeld, Ryan Tucker, Roxanne Blaze, Samuel Joseph Aquila, Wayne Edwards, Jay Benedict, Fred Meyers, Joe Rosselli, Laura Johnson, Ken Stanton, Kate Hansen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 329. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Timothy William "Tim" Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for his dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and for blockbusters such as Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Batman, Batman Returns, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland, his most recent film, that is currently the highest grossing film of 2010 as well as the sixth highest-grossing film of all time. Among Burton's many collaborators are his friend Johnny Depp, musician Danny Elfman (who has compose...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=31501 ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary.Chapters: Into the Wild, the Pledge, the Crossing Guard, the Indian Runner. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Into the Wild is a 2007 American drama film based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures of Christopher McCandless. The film was directed by Sean Penn who also wrote the screenplay, and the cast includes Emile Hirsch, William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden. The film premiered during the Rome Film Feast and later opened outside of Fairbanks, Alaska in September 2007.. Into the Wild recounts the true story of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), a student-athlete at Emory University, as told by his sympathetic sister, Carine McCandless (Jena Malone). In rejection of a materialist, conventional life, and of his parents Walt McCandless (William Hurt) and Billie McCandless (Marcia Gay Harden), who McCandless perceives as having betrayed him, McCandless destroys all of his credit cards and identification documents, donates $24,000 (nearly his entire savings) to Oxfam, and sets out on a cross-country drive in his well-used but reliable Datsun toward his ultimate goal: Alaska and, alone, to test himself and experience the wilds of nature. He does not tell his family what he is doing or where he is going and does not communicate with them thereafter, leaving them to become increasingly anxious and eventually desperate. Along the way his automobile is caught in a flash flood and he abandons it to hitchhike after burning what remains of his dwindling cash supply at the side of Lake Mead, Arizona. He then creates a new name: Alexander Supertramp. Along his travels, he encounters a hippie couple Jan Burres (Catherine Keener) and Rainey (Brian H. Dierker). As McCandless continues his ...http://booksllc.net/?id=11893755 ... Read more