Battle on, Lucy Lawless!Lucy Lawless is Xena--America?s latest cult icon. Dressed in a leather miniskirt and metal-studded bustier, she?s part comic-book superhero, part sword-swinging seductress. But to the Xena fan, the 5?10" actress is much more. She?s a new kind of role model for women...Hear the inside story on everything from her acting start on a New Zealand comedy show to her recent marriage to Xena producer Rob Tapert, to her future plans, and more.Includes 8 pages of photos!

An informative and engaging book for all the show's fans, "Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor" chronicles Lucy's journey from budding opera singer to the surprisingly "Hollywood" story of her landing the role of Xena. Also featured is the story of Renee O'Connor, the blond-haired Texan who plays Xena's storytelling sidekick. 41 photos, 16 in color.

A free preview collection of essays from Tom Payne, author of FAME We may regard celebrities as deities, but that does not mean we worship them with deference. From prehistory to the present, humanity has possessed a primal urge first to exalt the famous but then to cut them down (Michael Jackson, anyone?). Why do we treat the ones we love like burnt offerings in a ritual of human sacrifice? Perhaps because that is exactly what they are. In this collection of essays, Tom Payne -- of the website Popcropolis and the "trenchant, unsettling, and darkly hilarious" Fame (New York Times Book Review) -- draws the narratives of the past and the immediate present into one intriguing story. INCLUDES AN EXCERPT FROM FAME!

Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring). And when she left her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans to support her in making an album, leading to the world's most successful music Kickstarter. Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in asking for help, she finds that there are important things she cannot ask for-as a musician, as a friend, and as a wife. She learns that she isn't alone in this, that so many people are afraid to ask for help, and it paralyzes their lives and relationships. In this groundbreaking book, she explores these barriers in her own life and in the lives of those around her, and discovers the emotional, philosophical, and practical aspects of The Art of Asking. Part manifesto, part revelation, this is the story of an artist struggling with the new rules of exchange in the twenty-first century, both on and off the Internet. The Art of Asking will inspire readers to rethink their own ideas about asking, giving, art, and love.

A shy girl who can't say a word in class imagines herself as a doctor healing scary monsters.

A new benchmark in Lucy Lawless. This book is your ultimate resource for Lucy Lawless. Here you will find the most up-to-date 106 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Lucy Lawless's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: 37th Saturn Awards - Best Supporting Actress in Television, We Can Work It Out - Other cover versions, Less than Perfect - One-off guest stars, Unexpected Dreams - Track listing, Flight of the Conchords (TV series) - One-time characters, Curb Your Enthusiasm - Notable guest appearances, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - Cast, Zoe Bell, Brad Ellis, Nothing Important Happened Today - Part 1, Bitch Slap - Cast, Vampire Bats (film) - Cast, New Zealand Town - Plot, Xena: Warrior Princess, William Davis Centre for Actors Study - The William Davis Centre for Actors Study, Tarzan (2003 TV series) - Main cast, Lucy Lawless - Charity, Bedtime Stories (film) - Cast, Footballers' Wives - Background, Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining) - Recurring cast, Ginger Snaps (film) - Cast, Bro'Town - School folk and students, Landslide (song) - Appearances in other media, Dysnomia (moon) - Name, Football Wives - Cast and characters, Battlestar Galactica - The Plan (TV movie), Justice League: The New Frontier - Plot, Xena - Lesbian subtext and debates, St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica - Celebrity connections, Xena - In other media, Grease (musical) - Roles and notable stage cast, Gay icon - 2010s-present, The Bernie Mac Show - Premise, Gina Bellman, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television - 2010s, and much more...

The author focuses on a single year in 100 extraordinary live to capture the mistakes and triumphs on the way to success.