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L'effet Mozart: les bienfaits de la musique sur le corps et l'esprit
By Louise Drolet, Don G Campbell. 1998
Notorious: the life of Ingrid Bergman
By Donald Spoto. 1997
An informative account of the life and career of Ingrid Bergman, who has appeared in 49 feature films and nine…
plays over a period of five decades. The book tells of her controversial affairs and how her relationship with the Italian director Roberto Rossellini scandalized America. 1997.Nomad's land: poésie
By Georges Amsellem. 2014
Georges Amsellem est né au Maroc. En 1968, il immigre à Montréal en passant par Israël et la France. Il…
s'occupe d'écriture et de production de films. Son propre itinéraire le sensibilise à la condition des immigrants, au département des minorités, écartelées entre l'exil et l'espoir. Il poétise, sans nostalgie ni complaisance sur l'espace, le temps et les sables du désert qu'il fait éclater pour ensuite nous en restituer la quintessence. 2014.Norma Jean: my secret life with Marilyn Monroe
By Ted Jordan. 1989
The author met Marilyn Monroe when she was 17-years-old and married to merchant mariner Jim Daugherty. He describes their love…
affair, as well as her sexual escapades with others, including Montgomery Clift and Bugsy Siegel. 1989.Norma: the story of Norma Shearer
By Lawrence J Quirk. 1988
Biography of the quintessential Hollywood star of the golden age. Canadian-born, Norma went first to New York to be an…
actress, but a Hollywood contract soon took her to the West Coast where she met and married Irving Thalberg, the mogul in charge of production at the MGM studios. 1988.Nobody's fool: the lives of Danny Kaye
By Martin Gottfried. 1994
This is the fascinating story of an energetic, athletic, curious kid from Brooklyn who became an utterly original star, parleying…
his multiple talents into a career as one of the most popular and adored entertainers in American history. But while he was fostering this image, Kaye is revealed as a man of paradox and contradiction. 1994.My word is my bond: The Autobiography
By Roger Moore, Gareth Owen. 2009
Roger Moore has had an extraordinary career that has spanned seven decades, from early television to the golden age of…
Hollywood and on to international superstardom. It features myriad stories from his personal life - from his childhood in London and experiences during the Second World War, to the happy and turbulent times in his later life. Bestseller. 2009.Nevertheless: a memoir
By Alec Baldwin. 2017
Never a dull moment: 1971--the year that rock exploded
By David Hepworth. 2016
1971 was defined by the musical arrival of such stars as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Joni Mitchell.…
The world would hear Don McLean's "American Pie," The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar," The Who's "Baba O'Riley," Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," Rod Stewart's "Maggie May," Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," and more. Hepworth takes us on a tour of the major moments, events, and songs of this remarkable year, showing how musicians came together to form the perfect storm of rock and roll greatness, starting a musical era that would last longer than anyone predicted. 2016.Never have your dog stuffed: and other things I've learned
By Alan Alda. 2005
Alda, the son of a popular actor and a loving but mentally ill mother, spent his early childhood backstage and…
went on, after early struggles, to achieve extraordinary success in his profession. This is a moving and funny story of a boy growing into a man, the turning points in his life, and the events that would make him what he is today. 2005.My first five husbands-- and the ones who got away
By Rue McClanahan. 2007
Rue McClanahan, perhaps best known for her Golden Girls role, shares her personal story. From her arrival in New York…
with little money to her name, to her time studying with theater legend Uta Hagen, to her first television role on All in the Family, to The Golden Girls years and beyond, Rue chronicles her life in Hollywood--and all the men (five big ones) and adventures that happened along the way. Now happily married to her soul mate, Rue is proof that many things can and do get better with age--and that, if she keeps her wits about her, even a small-town girl can make it big. 2007.My booky wook
By Russell Brand. 2007
In 2006 Russell Brand exploded onto the international comedy scene. Before the fame, however, Russell's life was anything but glamorous.…
In 2003 Russell was told that he would be in prison, a mental hospital, or dead within six months unless he went into rehab. He has now been clean for three years, and hasn't looked back since. This is Russell's story. Strong language. 2007.My name escapes me: the diary of a retiring actor
By Alec Guinness. 1996
The diary of Alec Guinness spans eighteen months to June 1996. Certain interests recur: theatre and film; books and paintings;…
the church; food and drink; and the delights of being at home with his wife. He also brings memories and anecdotes from his long and distinguished acting career. 1996.Mozart: l'itinéraire libertin (Parenthèse : biographie ; #12)
By Eve Ruggieri. 2006
De Mozart on connaît bien sur l'enfant prodige, l'adolescent rebelle, le génie foudroyé à trente-cinq ans. Mais il en est…
un autre, plus proche de nous, qu'Eve Ruggieri accompagne tout au long d'un itinéraire sentimental et libertin où l'on découvre son insatiable soif d'amour et de plaisirs. Des premiers émois de l'adolescence, des palpitations de Chérubin, aux jeux érotiques chez la Cousinette : d'une folle passion abusée aux conquêtes musiciennes transposées de l'alcôve aux scènes d'opéra, il n'est de note chez Mozart qui ne chante les feux du coeur et des sens. 2006.Mozart retrouvé
By Alain Gueullette. 1982
Mrs. Pat: the life of Mrs. Patrick Campbell
By Margot Peters. 1984
Music cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia (Prentice-Hall history of music series)
By William P Malm. 1977
This comprehensive survey of music and musical instruments found in the major Asian civilizations and in the island cultures of…
the Eastern Hemisphere also provides an introduction to the attitudes and techniques of ethno-musicology. (Prentice-Hall history of music series)Music and the mind
By Anthony Storr. 1992
Music is the most mysterious and least tangible of all forms of art. Yet, Anthony Storr believes, music today is…
a deeply significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before. In this book, he explores why this should be so. 1992.Moi, Christiane F., la vie malgré tout: autobiographie
By Christiane F., Sonja Vukovic, Christiane V Felscherinow, Richard Couffère, Rose Labourie. 2013
" 34 ans après Moi, Christiane F., 13 ans, droguée, prostituée, l'auteur revient sur les années qui ont suivi la…
publication du livre et les étapes de son existence jusqu'à aujourd'hui : son séjour forcé à la campagne, son quotidien de jeune adulte en colocation à Hambourg où elle fréquente les milieux artistiques et devient de nouveau dépendante à l'héroïne puis la naissance de son fils. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Christiane F., mein zweites Leben.Mommie dearest
By Christina Crawford. 1980