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Sean Connery: from 007 to Hollywood icon
By Andrew Yule. 1992
Yule chronicles the life of super-celebrity Sean Connery, who rose from the slums of Edinburgh to become an enduring and…
successful screen idol. A minefield of contradictions, Connery is happily married, but with a history of conquests, and easygoing, but also unforgiving. 1992.Stormy weather: the life of Lena Horne
By James Gavin. 2009
Biography of African American singer/actress Lena Horne, born in 1917 Brooklyn, who first performed at Harlem's Cotton Club at age…
sixteen. Interprets Horne's multiracial family background in the pre-civil rights era as the reason for emotional conflicts in both her personal and professional lives. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2009.Stephen Colbert: beyond truthiness
By Bruce Watson. 2017
More than a comedian and improv genius, Stephen Colbert delights fans with his wit, audacity, and innovative uses of language…
and the media. In this biography, journalist Bruce Watson charts Colbert's development. 2017.Still me: A Life
By Christopher Reeve. 1998
Best known for his role as Superman, actor Reeve discusses his life and career before and after the 1995 horseback…
riding accident that left him paralyzed. Reeve has faith that his injured spinal cord can eventually be repaired and is active in raising funds for research. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.Somewhere in heaven: the remarkable love story of Dana and Christopher Reeve
By Christopher P Andersen. 2008
The author traces the inspirational story of the late celebrity couple's early marriage, describing their passionate shared years prior to…
Christopher's paralyzing accident as based on interviews with people who knew them best. 2008.Soul on the street: an autobiography
By William Roache. 2007
William Roache has been an actor on Britain's soap opera Coronation Street for over 47 years. In this autobiography William…
gives us an insight into what it has been like to play Ken for all those years. 2007.Stars come out within
By Jean Little. 1990
Renowned author Jean Little describes her childhood with a visual impairment, the early death of her father, the shock of…
losing her remaining sight to glaucoma, and her battle with depression. A talking computer and her guide dog, Zephyr, brought her independence and freedom. Sequel to "Little by Little".Spellbinder: the life of Harry Houdini
By Tom Lalicki. 2000
Life of the celebrated magician and escape artist. Born in Budapest in 1874, Houdini came to America in 1878. After…
his debut in a backyard circus, age nine, he developed ever more complicated tricks, entertaining the world with escapes from handcuffs, packing cases, and straitjackets. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000.Snakes and ladders
By Dirk Bogarde. 1978
Second volume of Dirk Bogarde's autobiography, covering the time between his experiences at an army camp at Catterick to his…
role as van Aschenback in the film "Death in Venice". Since 1947 he has starred in more than 60 films, especially during the 50s and 60s. In more recent years, he has become known as a writer. Sequel to “A Postillion struck by lightning”. 1978.Stan and Ollie: the roots of comedy : the double life of Laurel and Hardy
By Simon Louvish. 2001
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have remained, from 1927 to the present day, the screen's most famous and popular comedy…
double act. The author examines the duo from their early lives, to solo careers and through their serendipitous teaming at the Hal Roach Studios. 2001.Sound-shadows of the New World (Continents of exile. #5.)
By Ved Mehta. 1986
In 1949, 15-year-old Ved went to America to attend the Arkansas School for the Blind. In the three years there…
he fell afoul of two members of staff: the PE teacher who believed only the combative could survive in a sighted world and an Evangelical Baptist musician who told him he was damned because he was a Hindu. Girls too were a problem... but he learnt to get around Little Rock himself by perceiving objects and terrain by means of "sound-shadows". Sequel to "The ledge between the streams" (DC28718). 1986. (Continents of exile ; 5).Slackjaw: You Better Start Learning Braille Now
By Jim Knipfel. 1999
At age twelve, Knipfel's uncle told him he "better start learning braille," but it was years before he knew he…
had retinitis pigmentosa. Then a brain lesion began causing erratic behaviour. With humour and honesty, Knipfel recalls his reluctance to accept his condition and how he has coped. Strong language. 1999.Sisters: the story of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine
By Charles Higham. 1984
Since you asked
By Pamela Wallin. 1998
Canadian media personality Pamela Wallin tells her story, from her birth in Wadena, Saskatchewan, to her role as host and…
producer of her television show. This book is her answer to the many questions asked about her life, as well as an examination of her own influences and aspirations. 1998.Send yourself roses: thoughts on my life, love, and leading roles
By Kathleen Turner. 2017
Turner shares her childhood challenges--a life lived in countries around the world until her father, a State Department official whom…
she so admired, died suddenly when she was a teenager. She talks about her twenty year marriage, and why she and her husband recently separated, her close relationship with her daughter, her commitment to service, and how activism in controversial causes has bolstered her beliefs. And Turner reveals the pain and heartbreak of her struggle with rheumatoid arthritis, and how, in spite of it, she made a daring decision: to take a break from the movies and relaunch her stage career. Along the way, Turner describes what it's like to work with legends like Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, William Hurt, Steve Martin, Francis Ford Coppola, John Huston, John Waters, and Edward Albee, and, with characteristic irreverent humour, shares her behind-the-screen stories of dealing with all types of creative, intimidating, and inspiring characters. 2017.Sight unseen
By Georgina Kleege. 1999
Kleege was diagnosed with macular degeneration at the age of eleven and learned coping mechanisms. In eight essays she describes…
her experiences as well as the cultural aspects of blindness in language, film, and literature. As an author and professor, Kleege outlines the reading process and her delight in learning braille later in life. 1999.Shakespeare: the world as stage (Eminent lives series)
By Bill Bryson. 2007
The author documents the efforts of earlier scholars, from today's most respected academics to eccentrics like Delia Bacon, an American…
who developed a firm but unsubstantiated conviction that her namesake, Francis Bacon, was the true author of Shakespeare's plays. Emulating the style of his famous travelogues, Bryson records episodes in his research, including a visit to a bunker-like room in Washington, D.C., where the world's largest collection of First Folios is housed. 2007.Second sight: the true story of Britain's most remarkable medium
By Sharon Neill. 2007
Born prematurely and blinded by the oxygen in her incubator, it was clear that Sharon Neill would lead anything but…
a conventional life. In her autobiography, Sharon describes her journey to become one of the most revered mediums in the psychic world. 2007.Sean Connery
By John Parker. 1993
As a young man, Sean Connery wanted to play professional sports. Entering the theatrical world was purely serendipitous, but various…
people encouraged him to develop his acting skills. Since then, he has acted in more than fifty films and become a true superstar of the screen. 1993.Second sight
By Robert V Hine. 1993
As a young man, Hine was informed that his eye condition, uveitis, would eventually lead to blindness. After graduate school…
and marriage, and well into his career as a history professor, Hine did gradually lose his sight to cataracts, which the uveitis made inoperable. Hine used braille, talking computers, and readers to continue teaching and writing for the next fifteen years, and then underwent an operation that restored sight in one eye. c1993.