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-Titulo Original : Every Frenchman Has One-Fabricante : Crown Archetype-Descripcion Original: Back in print for the first time in decades-and featuring a new interview with the author, in celebration of her centennial birthday-the delectable escapades of Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland, who fell in love with a Frenchman-and then became a Parisian In 1953, Olivia de Havilland-already an Academy Award-winning actress for her roles in To Each His Own and The Heiress-became the heroine of her own real-life love affair. She married a Frenchman, moved to Paris, and planted her standard on the Left Bank of the River Seine. It has been fluttering on both Left and Right Banks with considerable joy and gaiety from that moment on. Still, her transition from Hollywood celebrity to parisienne was anything but easy. And in Every Frenchman Has One, her skirmishes with French customs, French maids, French salesladies, French holidays, French law, French doctors, and above all, the French language, are here set forth in a delightful and amusing memoir of her early years in the “City of Light.” Paraphrasing Caesar, Ms. de Havilland says, “I came. I saw. I was conquered.” Review New York Times Bestseller“Delightfully witty... [de Havillands] tone might be playful, but her talent was, and is, serious.”-Entertainment Weekly“Charming, cheeky fun...[with] plenty of nostalgic pleasure.”-Vogue “Sensational.”-Parade (13 Summer Reads That Are Must-Haves for the Beach)“I found myself supremely enchanted by Every Frenchman Has One....[L]ittle did I imagine that this tome inspired by her 1953 move to Paris following her marriage...would reveal such a marvelous reserve of mischievous wit and self-deprecating humor.... Like a delicious collection of bon bons waiting to be gobbled, juicy anecdotal material is mined from an array of inviting topics.... A charming book.”-Susan Wloszczyna, Buffalo News“An undiluted pleasure.”-Peter Tonguette, Columbus Dispatch“A light-hearted but also penetrating look at adjusting to French life…[with a] surprisingly vibrant sense of humor.” -Martin Rubin, Washington Times “Delightful.”-People“Disarmingly self-deprecating...[an] amusing outsider look at Paris.”-Huffington Post“An unending battle with law, custom, society, fashion… sales clerk and landlord… Who laughs last laughs best. She does and you along with her.”-New York Herald Tribune“A rib-tickler… excellent.”-New York Mirror “Lively and pleasant… wicked and roguish.”-Oakland Tribune “Nostalgic, provocative.”-New York Times“Miss de Havilland Tells All…”-Chicago Tribune “Her seven-year stint as Mme. Pierre Galante, a sharp-eyed Franco-U.S. housewife and what she found out about French husbands… a happy Jean Kerr-ish account… a funny one…”-Life About the Author Olivia de Havilland began her film career at the age of eighteen playing Hermia in Max Reinhardt’s motion picture presentation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Her films have included The Adventures of Robin Hood, Gone with the Wind, The Snake Pit, and Hush…Hush Sweet Charlotte. Over the course of her esteemed career, she has won two Academy Awards (for her leading roles in To Each His Own and The Heiress), as well as two New York Critics Awards, two Golden Globes, and a National Board of Review Award. In 2008 she received the National Medal of Arts, and in 2010, the French Legion of Honour. She lives in Paris. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. I’m not at all sure if you know that I’m alive . . .1I never will forget the day I went to see a movie which you know all about if you’ve been watching television lately: Anthony Adverse. I won’t mention the year I saw it, but it had just come out, and I was in it, and I was just nineteen. I went in the afternoon, to the very first matinee at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Because I’d been in films only a year and this was the fifth and best I’d so far made, I was very thrilled and excited, sitting in the dark waiting for the picture to begin. I wa...

-Titulo Original : Got To Give The People What They Want True Stories And Flagrant Opinions From Center Court-Fabricante : Crown Archetype-Descripcion Original: “I want to start conversations, and even better, arguments.” - From the Introduction One of the most outspoken and original voices in sports sounds off while revealing his incredible life story. Jalen Rose has never been quiet. Not as a kid growing up in Detroit in the 70’s and 80’s. Not as the brash, trash-talking leader of the legendary “Fab Five” at the University of Michigan. Not as the player under the stewardship of Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas and others throughout his 13-year NBA career. And certainly not as a commentator and analyst on ABC/ESPN and Grantland. In Got to Give the People What They Want, no topic is off limits. Honest, unfiltered, unbiased. Raw, refreshing, real. This colorful collection of stories and opinions about basketball and life gives people the kind of insight and understanding they don’t get anywhere else in the sports world. About the Author JALEN ROSE is an ABC/ESPN analyst, executive producer of The Fab Five-the highest-rated documentary in ESPN history-and host of the Jalen Rose Report on Grantland and the Jacoby Podcast. Rose began his sports career at the University of Michigan where he reached two NCAA title games, and then went on to play for six teams in the NBA, most notably the Indiana Pacers when they made three consecutive Eastern Conference finals, including the 2000 NBA Finals. Rose established the Jalen Rose Foundation/Charitable Fund in 2000, personally donating close to $1.5 million to support the development and education of inner-city youths. His most substantial outreach initiative to date is the establishment of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA) in his hometown of Detroit. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1.From a Freezing-Cold Night to a Dusty Film Room, or How I Discovered That I Was Meant to Be an NBA PlayerYou can still see the bump on my forehead.It was January 30, 1973, the middle of the night in the middle of winter in Detroit--which means it was damn cold--and my mom started feeling things. She already had three kids, so she knew what those feelings meant. But unlike with those previous kids, she didnt have a husband to get her to the hospital. Shed gotten divorced, and the father of this new baby was nowhere to be found. So she called her brother, my Uncle Len, and told him she needed a ride to the hospital.Two quick things about my Uncle Len that make him a good person to call in that situation: one, he is as cool as Marvin Gaye under pressure, even if you wake him up in the middle of the night; and, two, he has always had a lot of automobiles. Everyones into cars in the Motor City--we care about our cars as much as we care about our houses. Len was a mechanic, and for this particular urgent voyage, he chose the 1970 Fiat, which could go for a month on six dollars of gas.Len lived about ten minutes from us, but the hospital my mom wanted him to go to, Botsford General Hospital, was miles away, in the suburbs. There was a hospital in our neighborhood, but my mom was smart and knew the difference between city hospitals and suburban hospitals. Botsford General was going to be cleaner, with better doctors, better nurses--better everything. Still, there was a problem: I was coming out fast. The Fiat could weave through traffic pretty good, but Uncle Len didnt start actually running reds until after her water broke. When he pulled into the driveway, he was honking his horn nonstop for the emergency room staff to run out. They rushed over with a gurney, but it was just a little too late. When I came out, with my mom still halfway in the car, I basically fell out onto the street, on my head.It sounds worse than it was, because the only souvenir I have from the adventure is that small bump on my forehead that never went away.We lived on the west side of Detroit. When I was real little, our house was a two-family home right off 6 Mile and Greenlawn. The room I sha...

-Titulo Original : Let Your Mind Run A Memoir Of Thinking My Way To Victory-Fabricante : Crown Archetype-Descripcion Original: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDeena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college, when her competitive method-run as hard as possible, for fear of losing-fostered a frustration and negativity and brought her to the brink of burnout. On the verge of quitting, she took a chance and moved to the high altitudes of Alamosa, Colorado, where legendary coach Joe Vigil had started the first professional distance-running team. There she encountered the idea that would transform her running career: the notion that changing her thinking-shaping her mind to be more encouraging, kind, and resilient-could make her faster than she’d ever imagined possible. Building a mind so strong would take years of effort and discipline, but it would propel Kastor to the pinnacle of running-to American records in every distance from the 5K to the marathon-and to the accomplishment of earning America’s first Olympic medal in the marathon in twenty years.Let Your Mind Run is a fascinating intimate look inside the mind of an elite athlete, a remarkable story of achievement, and an insightful primer on how the small steps of cultivating positivity can give anyone a competitive edge. Review NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2018 BY LIBRARY JOURNAL“A candid account about the self-doubt that enters the mind of an elite athlete and how positive thinking made [Kastor] a champion both on and off the course.”-ATHLETES QUARTERLY“Long-distance runner Deena Kastor shows the secret to her success - and as an Olympic medalist and the American female record holder in the marathon, she’s had more than a few - relies less on any inborn talents, but on ‘the power of thought, attitude and perspective.’ Through race day and training anecdotes, she reveals the mental habits anyone can use to unleash their physical and mental potential.”-FURTHERMORE FROM EQUINOX (5 Books High Performers Should Read This Month)“I have been savoring every story, every morsel of motivation and empowerment; [Kastor] is one of my long time running heroes and I never want this one to end!”-RUNNING N READING “Inspiring… [Let Your Mind Run] details the mental techniques [Kastor] used to improve not just as an athlete but as a person.”-CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE“Let Your Mind Run is a fascinating read that has applications for all athletes in all sports… It’s about cultivating positivity as the launching pad for achieving great performances.”-SPORTING KID LIVE, National Alliance for Youth SportsInspiring, fascinating and insightful... Some inspirational books make you feel, Wow, I could never do that. Let Your Mind Run makes you feel, Wow, I can be better today. By focusing on the mind game, Kastor and Hamilton make this book practical for anyone trying to overcome the biggest impediments to climbing that next hill of growth.-SHAWN ACHOR, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential“There are running legends, and then theres Deena Kastor. Ive always looked to Deena for inspiration in racing and in life. What she has accomplished is incredible, but how shes done it is fascinating. In her captivating new memoir, Kastor takes us on a run through her psyche so we can learn from a true master. Let Your Mind Run will fine tune your mindset for optimal performance both on and off the road!” -SCOTT JUREK, champion ultrarunner and New York Times bestselling author of Eat and Run When Deena Kastor came from behind to medal in the Olympic marathon, it breathed life back into a generation of U.S. distance running. I’ve hoped many times since then for the most profound story leading to that day: Kastor’s battle against fear and doubt (and heat). Here it is, as riveting as a race itself.” -DAVID EPSTEIN, author of The Sports Gene“Deena Kastor is one of the greatest bodies in distance running, but this book captures what is so groundbreaking about her mind. Let Your Mind Run gives us the privilege of watching...

-Titulo Original : Bonfire A Novel-Fabricante : Crown Archetype-Descripcion Original: “A phenomenal, haunting debut.”-Gillian Flynn Nothing burns as bright as the truth.It has been ten years since Abby Williams left home and scrubbed away all visible evidence of her small-town roots. Now working as an environmental lawyer in Chicago, she has a thriving career, a modern apartment, and her pick of meaningless one-night stands.But when a new case takes her back home to Barrens, Indiana, the life Abby painstakingly created begins to crack. Tasked with investigating Optimal Plastics, the town’s most high-profile company and economic heart, Abby begins to find strange connections to Barrens’s biggest scandal from more than a decade ago, involving the popular Kaycee Mitchell and her closest friends-just before Kaycee disappeared for good.Abby knows the key to solving any case lies in the weak spots, the unanswered questions. But as she tries desperately to find out what really happened to Kaycee, troubling memories begin to resurface and she begins to doubt her own observations. And when she unearths an even more disturbing secret-a ritual called “The Game”-it will threaten reputations, and lives, in the community and risk exposing a darkness that may consume her.With tantalizing twists, slow-burning suspense, and a remote rural town of just five claustrophobic square miles, Bonfire is a dark exploration of what happens when your past and present collide.Praise for Bonfire“I burned through Krysten Ritters hugely accomplished debut. Bonfire is dark, disturbing, and compulsively readable.”-Ruth Ware, bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10“The Jessica Jones star makes an auspicious literary debut with Bonfire, spinning a suspenseful, psychologically gripping story.”-Entertainment Weekly“In this adroit debut the star of Marvels Jessica Jones proves her talents arent limited to acting. . . . [Bonfire is] a thriller that delivers suspense, surprise and satisfaction.”-People Review “The Jessica Jones star makes an auspicious literary debut with Bonfire, spinning a suspenseful, psychologically gripping story.” -ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY “In this adroit debut the star of Marvels Jessica Jones proves her talents arent limited to acting... [Bonfire is] a thriller that delivers suspense, surprise and satisfaction.” -PEOPLE I burned through Krysten Ritters hugely accomplished debut. Bonfire is dark, disturbing, and compulsively readable. -RUTH WARE, New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 “Bonfire is a stone-cold stunner-the writing is dazzling, the suspense is creeping, and the story of a woman returning home to face her past is brimming with emotion and truth. An extraordinary debut from a major talent. -BLAKE CROUCH, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter A vicious years-old small-town scandal makes the perfect backdrop for this gritty, moody mystery that will have readers ripping through the pages at top speed. Bonfire ushers in a bold new voice to the suspense genre. I cant wait to see what Ritter dreams up next. -MARY KUBICA, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl Actress Ritter (Marvels Jessica Jones) makes a triumphant fiction debut with this pulse-pounding thriller featuring a sympathetic, broken lead character... Pitch-perfect. -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred) “Ritter, lead actress on television’s Jessica Jones, is likely to attract readers with her name, but this strong, gritty debut is good enough to create its own fan following.” -BOOKLIST “[Bonfire is] a fast-paced thriller that… introduces a tough female lead who’s easy to root for.” -KIRKUS REVIEW About the Author KRYSTEN RITTER is well-known for her starring roles in the award-winning Netflix original series Marvel’s Jessica Jones and cult favorite Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, as well as her pivotal role on AMC’s Breaking Bad. Ritter’s work on film includes Big Eyes, Listen Up Philip, Life Happens, Confessions of a Shopaho...

-Titulo Original : Useless Magic: Lyrics And Poetry-Fabricante : Crown Archetyp...