A revealing insider's look at one of Hollywood's most prominent, private, and notoriously difficult directors; at the way the film business works; and at the Washington/Hollywood connection. JFK, Nixon, Oliver Stone and Me is the funny, thoughtful memoir of an accomplished former Congressional staffer who left D.C. for Hollywood and a job with Oliver Stone, hoping to help make politically engaged films and a difference, and found himself instead in a wildly dysfunctional universe ruled by greed, paranoia, narcissism, competition, alcohol and drugs. After finishing law school, Eric Hamburg became an unusually effective young staffer on Capitol Hill-convincing his boss, Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, to submit a bill that would release the House's closely held files on the John F. Kennedy assassination investigation, one of Hamburg's own pet obsessions. This led to his meeting Oliver Stone and soon-much to his own surprise-Hamburg found swimming amongst the sneakiest of Hollywood sharks. Hamburg describes his fa

'Funny, serious, tender and honest... Tony Parsons is writing about the genuine dilemmas of modern life' Sunday Express 'He takes as his specialist subject contemporary issues which almost every other male writer has ignored' Guardian 'Memorable and poignant - nobody squeezes more genuine emotion from a scene than Tony Parsons' Spctator 'A broadsheet mind with a tabloid tongue, [TonyParsons] remains one of the few male writers prepared to look beyond his own navel in search of answers' GQ 'Unashamedly touching.., funny and well-written' Telegraph magazine 作者简介： Tony Parsons' novel Man and Boy is a publishing phenomenon - almost two million copies sold, winner of the UK Book of theYear award and translated into over 30 languages. His subsequent novels, One For My Baby and Man and Wife, were both number one bestsellers. He was a regular guest on BBC TV's Late Review for six years and is currently a columnist for the Da

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At 17，Sarah’s life lay around her in ruins。From being a lively lass with good prspects，she had become a convicted felon sleeping in rancid straw in a country gaol，destinde for exild。Appallde by the tragedy which had befallen her，entrancded fell hopelssly in love。Still a teenager and sentenced for a crime she had not committed to the thieves’colony in the company of rogues，she seemded worthy of Nicvol’s deepest compassoin。And he was the first man Sarah had known in two years who had not disbelivevd her，despised her or known the truth about her not disbelivevd her，despised her or known the truth about her ofense。So she reciprocated—more slowly，but nevertheless with increasing trust and affection。Long before the ship left Galleons Reachm，Sarah had left the convict quarters of the orlop and was sleeping in the comfort and privacy of Nicol’s bunk on the’tween deck。By the end of April，she was pregnant。 —FROM THE ELOATING BROTHFEL

Each year, millions of high school students, parents, and guidance counselors address the issue of college. Choosing a college, taking the required entrance exams, qualifying for admission, paying tuition--these are some of the thornier aspects of the college experience. Parents and students alike are faced with myriad questions as they prepare to make this momentous decision. 201 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Getting into College is a fail-safe guide to successfully navigating the road from high school to college. The book walks the reader through every step of the college journey and provides information on: College entrance exams； Selecting the right school； Distance learning； Balancing work and school； Scholarships and financial aid； Entrance interviews and more.

The only thing wrong with this readable, funny memoir of a magazine writer's yearlong travels across the world in search of pleasure and balance is that it seems so much like a Jennifer Aniston movie. Like Jen, Liz is a plucky blond American woman in her thirties with no children and no major money worries. As the book opens, she is going through a really bad divorce and subsequent stormy rebound love affair. Awash in tears in the middle of the night on the floor of the bathroom, she begins to pray for guidance, "you know -- like, to God." God answers. He tells her to go back to bed. I started seeing the Star headlines: "Jen's New Faith!" "What Really Happened at the Ashram!" "Jen's Brazilian Sugar Daddy -- Exclusive Photos!" Please understand that Gilbert, whose earlier nonfiction book, The Last American Man, portrayed a contemporary frontiersman, is serious about her quest. But because she never leaves her self-deprecating humor at home, her journey out of depression and toward belief lacks a certain gravit

Welcome to a world set to the ever-changing rhythms of an artist's life. Since childhood,Jewel has turned to her own short stories,vivid narratives,and starkly honest writings to revisit the past,chronicle the many characters she's encountered,and trace the intricate,unpredictable patterns of her days,In Chasing Down the Dawn,recording artist,actress,and bestselling author Jewel opens her intimate journals to create a vivid montage of the people,places,realtionships,and passages that colored the life she came from and marked the last magical,turbulent and ultimately transformational yera. Drawn from her remarkable chronicle of life on the road during the Spirit World Tour,this unforgettable collectiion of freeze frames captures unusual images form Jewel's childhood in Alaska,her beginnings as a struggling artist,and her challenges as a daughter,sister,and woman Jewel paints an unblinkingly honest picture of the exceptional journey that carried her to the world's stage Here,as if pulled from

Either Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan has had an amazingly long run of remarkably good luck, or he knows what he's doing and really is what most observers believe him to be, the maestro of the rock-solid prospering American economy. Washington Post reporter Woodward of Watergate fame attempts to write an incisive biography, and yet Greenspan remains an elusive and enigmatic figure. Early in his adulthood he was a devotee of Ayn Rand and once briefly attended Juilliard; he is famed for his elliptical language, and if he gets too explicit, the market strengthens or weakens depending on the direction of his words. De*ions of such behavior are presented by the author, but, unfortunately for listening excitement, Greenspan is neither flamboyant nor given to spectacular intrigue. Much of the book, of course, deals with meetings of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee which makes headlines whenever it raises or lowers an interest rate. The chairman is evidently very good at prodding, cajoling, and just pl

Everyone dreams of owning a head-turning car, one that is fast but is also stunning on the eye. A car is not lust a way of traveling from one place to another, it is also a status symbol People often fantasize about owning a Porsche, a Lamborghini or a Mercedes, but it is not just these obvious cars that people yearn to own. This book features the most impressive and sought-after cars from the late 1800s, to the present day--covering all of the most famous marques from past and present, such as Aston Martin, BMW, Buick, Chrysler, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar, Lancia, Mercedes, Porsche, and Volkswagen. Whether your dream car is a Renault CV, a Bond Bug, a Mercedes 60 or an MG Midget, there are enough to choose from in this stunning collection of 1001 dream cars.

Su Doku Bronze is the first title in a new series of books from the Su Doku master, Wayne Gould. Begin the race to master Su Doku at every level starting with this Easy collection of puzzles, guaranteed to entertain and challenge you at a relaxed pace. The original creator of The Times puzzles, Wayne Gould is the leading authority on Su Doku and is the man responsible for transforming this Japanese number puzzle into a worldwide phenomenon. Gould's success resulted in him being listed as one of Time magazine's most influential people in 2005. Containing 150 previously unpublished puzzles, Su Doku Bronze is the first of four collections designed to exercise the brain and test your logic.