Looking for Jackie
Title | Looking for Jackie PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen Craughwell-Varda |
Publisher | William Morrow |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
From Dolly Madison to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, more than 175 color and b&w photos reveal the fascinating fashion world of women who defined American style.
Jackie Chan
Title | Jackie Chan PDF eBook |
Author | Long Cheng |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Martial artists |
ISBN | 9780809228379 |
The electrifying first book from the "Inside Kung-Fu" collection, this volume covers the health, conditioning, and training methods of international martial arts legend and film superstar Jackie Chan. 150 photos.
Never Grow Up
Title | Never Grow Up PDF eBook |
Author | Jackie Chan |
Publisher | Gallery Books |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2019-09-10 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1982107227 |
“You’ll be hard-pressed to find a Hollywood memoir with this much blood and (broken) bone” (Entertainment Weekly) in this candid, thrilling autobiography from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it’s from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016—after over fifty-five years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones—he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up, the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood, his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). In this “impossibly colorful memoir” (USA TODAY), Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his “legendary life, with many fascinating stories waiting for you to discover” (Jet Li), proving time and time again why he’s beloved the world over: he’s honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning and—after all this time—still young at heart.
I Am Jackie Chan
Title | I Am Jackie Chan PDF eBook |
Author | Long Cheng |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Biography |
ISBN | 9780345429131 |
As one of the biggest stars to burst into U.S. theaters, Jackie Chan has wowed audiences with death-defying stunts. But who really is this lightning-fast Charlie Chaplin of martial arts moviemaking? Now, in I Am Jackie Chan, he tells the fascinating, harrowing, ultimately triumphant story of his life: How the rebellious son of refugees in tumultuous 1950s Hong Kong became the disciplined disciple of a Chinese Opera Master. How the dying art of Chinese opera led Jackie to the movie business. And how he broke into Hollywood big time by breaking almost every bone in his body.
Living with Jackie Chan
Title | Living with Jackie Chan PDF eBook |
Author | Jo Knowles |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2013-09-10 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0763667161 |
After fathering a baby, a teenager moves in with his karate-loving uncle and tries to come to terms with his guilt — and find a way to forgive. This isn’t how Josh expected to spend senior year. He thought he’d be hanging out with his best friends, Dave and Caleb, driving around, partying, just like always. But here he is, miles from home — new school, new life, living with his Jackie-Chan-obsessed uncle, Larry, and trying to forget. But Josh can’t forget. So many things bring back memories of last year and the night that changed everything. Every day the pain, the shame, and the just not knowing are never far from his thoughts. Why is he such a loser? How could he have done what he did? He finds some moments of peace when he practices karate with Stella, the girl upstairs and his one real friend. As they move together through the katas, Josh feels connected in a way he has never felt before. He wonders if they could be more than friends, but Stella’s jealous boyfriend will make sure that doesn’t happen. And maybe it doesn’t matter. If Stella knew the truth, would she still think he was a True Karate Man? Readers first met Josh in Jumping Off Swings which told the story of four high school students and how one pregnancy changed all of their lives. In thiscompanion book, they follow Josh as he tries to come to terms with what happened, and find a way to forgive.
Jackie Under My Skin
Title | Jackie Under My Skin PDF eBook |
Author | Wayne Koestenbaum |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pages | 309 |
Release | 2013-09-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1466852828 |
Jackie Under My Skin is a nuanced description of how Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis transformed our definitions of personal identity and style. As Wayne Koestenbaum follows her into America's dreamwork, far from pious "family values," he dares to see her as a pleasure principle, a figure of Circean extravagance, and liberates her from the propagandistic uses to which her image if often harnessed.
Jackie, Ethel, Joan
Title | Jackie, Ethel, Joan PDF eBook |
Author | J. Randy Taraborrelli |
Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2000-10-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780759520066 |
Over the years there have been many books published about the Kennedy family, individually and collectively. But only this book provides a powerful and detailed look at the complex relationships shared between the three women who were not born Kennedy but who married into the family: Jackie Bouvier, Ethel Skakel, and Joan Bennett. For each of the Kennedy wives, the Camelot years provided an entirely different experience of life lessons. These were the years when Jackie's dreams became reality, but at a hefty price. For Ethel, these were years of frustration where her dreams of being First Lady were dashed and she sank into a deep depression. For Joan, her years as a Kennedy wife were the most confusing of her life, and she is now a recovering alcoholic. This fascinating story is set against a panorama of explosive American history, as the women cope with Jack's and Bobby's alleged affairs with Marilyn Monroe, their tragic assassinations, and other tragedies and scandals. Whether dealing with their husbands' blatant infidelities, stumping for their many political campaigns, touring the world to promote their family's legacy or raising their children, the Kennedy wives did it all with grace, style, and dignity. In the end, JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN is a story of redemption and great courage.